Clyde Wilson Lee Sr. (1884)

Born 21 Jun 1884 in Jackson, Hinds, Mississippi, United States

Husband of Lelia May (Creswell) Lee — married 6 Aug 1907 in Mound Bayou, Bolivar, Mississippi, United States

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Biography

Clyde Lee Sr. is a part of US Black heritage.

This profile is part of the Mound Bayou, Mississippi One Place Study.

Original Settler of Mound Bayou

Dr. Clyde W. Lee was born June 21st, 1884, at Jackson, HInds County, Mississippi. He is the son of George Lee.

His biography was included in the book, "The Negro at Mound Bayou."^[1]

He attended Alcorn A. and M. College, Tougaloo University, and Meharry Medical College, graduating with honor in1907.^[1]

In the 1900 census Clyde (age 16) was the single son of George A Lee in Beat 3, Bolivar, Mississippi, United States.^[2]

Clyde Lee married Miss Lelia M. Creswell, the eldest daughter of Mayor and Mrs. B. Howard Creswell, on 6 August 1907 in Bolivar, Mississippi.^[3]

On 6 April 1910 Clyde (age 26) and Leila (age 24) appeared on the census in Mound Bayou, Bolivar County, Mississippi. Clyde listed his occupation as Medical Practitioner and they had two children:

• Clyde W. Lee, Jr (age 1)
• B. D. Lee (age 7/12)^[4]

By 1920, it appears that their young daughter, B. D. Lee had died (she doesn't appear on the 1920 census). Lelia and son, Clyde W. Lee, Jr., are living in Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee. She reported that she was widowed. However, Dr. Lee appears on the 1930 census still in Mound Bayou.

On the 1930 census Dr. Lee (age 45) was rooming with Burgess F Brooks in Mound Bayou, Bolivar, Mississippi. He was reported as married.^[5]

Research Notes

• No record has been found for Clyde Lee's death
• No records has been found on the 1940 census

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Hood, Aurelius P. The Negro at Mound Bayou: being an authentic story of the founding, growth and development of the "most celebrated town in the South," covering a period of twenty-two years. Dr. Clyde W. Lee, page 109. Available at https://hdl.handle.net/2027/emu.010002630190.
2. ↑ 1900 Census: "United States Census, 1900"
   citing Affiliate Publication Number: T623; Line: 40; FHL microfilm: 1240801; Record number: 38476;
   FamilySearch Record: M96Z-BRS (accessed 31 May 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: S3HT-6Q73-2PR Image number 00807
   Clyde W Lee (16), single son, in household of George A Lee (35) in Beat 3, Bolivar, Mississippi, United States. Born in Mississippi.
3. ↑ Marriage: "Mississippi, County Marriages, 1858-1979"
   citing Marriage, Bolivar, Mississippi, United States, 00391, citing multiple county clerks; Mississippi Department of Archives and History, Jackson.
   FamilySearch Record: HW3Q-2NT2 (accessed 31 May 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-99VP-BWYB Image number 00391
   Clyde W Lee marriage to Lelia M Creswell on 6 Aug 1907 in Bolivar, Mississippi, United States.
4. ↑ 1910 Census: "United States Census, 1910"
   citing enumeration district (ED) ED 11, sheet 2B, family 44, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 733; FHL microfilm 1,374,746.
   FamilySearch Record: MPZB-4B2 (accessed 31 May 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9RVW-BWP Image number 00355
   C W Lee (26), married head of household in Beat 3, Bolivar, Mississippi, United States. Born in Mississippi.
5. ↑ 1930 Census: "United States Census, 1930"
   citing enumeration district (ED) ED 20, sheet 4A, line 26, family 96, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1139; FHL microfilm 2,340,874.
   FamilySearch Record: XMB8-8PG (accessed 31 May 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GRH8-CPH Image number 00572
   Clyde W Lee (45), married roomer, in household of Burgess F Brooks (38) in Mound Bayou, Bolivar, Mississippi, United States. Born in Mississippi.