Neomia Lucille (Staley) Lee (1914 - 1981)

Born 14 Feb 1914 in Cass, Missouri, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Howard W. Allen — married 27 Oct 1931 (to before 1935) in Bates, Missouri, United States

Wife of John Calvin Lee — married 7 Nov 1952 in Jackson, Missouri, United States

Died 30 Jul 1981 at age 67 in Missouri, United States

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Biography

Neomia Lucille Staley was born on February 14, 1914^[1] in Cass County, Missouri to John Staley and Emily (Pollard) Staley. She was the fourth of eleven children and the first daughter born to the couple.

Neomia was initially raised on a farm in Sherman Township (later Creighton), Missouri.^[2] By 1930, the family had relocated to Harrisonville, Missouri.^[3]

On October 27, 1931 Neomia married Howard Allen in Bates County, Missouri.^[4] The marriage did not last, although the couple had one child before their divorce. By 1935, Neomia and her son were living with her mother and siblings in the Kaw Township section of Kansas City, Missouri. Neomia worked as a waitress to help provide for the family.^[5]

On November 7, 1952 in Jackson County, Missouri, Neomia married John Lee.^[6]

Neomia passed away in Missouri on July 30, 1981. She was 67 years old. She is buried in Dayton Cemetery in Dayton, Missouri.^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J54D-7T1 : 19 May 2014), Neomia Lee, Jul 1981; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8WT-FX7 : accessed 18 June 2020), Neomia Staley in household of John Staley, Sherman, Cass, Missouri, United States; citing ED 46, sheet 5B, line 71, family 109, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 904; FHL microfilm 1,820,904.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHX6-379 : accessed 18 June 2020), Naomi Staley in household of John Staley, Harrisonville, Cass, Missouri, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 13, sheet 10B, line 58, family 318, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1181; FHL microfilm 2,340,916.
4. ↑ "Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2CC7-5ZY : 2 October 2019), Howard Allen and Neomia Staley, 27 Oct 1931; citing Marriage, Bates, Missouri, United States, Missouri State Archives, Jefferson City; FHL microfilm 007173483.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K74W-5XQ : 11 February 2020), Neoma Allen in household of Homer Staley, Ward 9, Kansas City, Kaw Township, Jackson, Missouri, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 116-195, sheet 61A, line 27, family 177, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 2173.
6. ↑ "Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:WGY3-MR6Z : 1 October 2019), Neomia L Allen in entry for John C Lee, 7 Nov 1952; citing Marriage, Jackson, Missouri, United States, Missouri State Archives, Jefferson City; FHL microfilm 007138049.
7. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com: accessed 18 June 2020), memorial page for Neomia Lucille Staley Lee (14 Feb 1914–30 Jul 1981), Find A Grave: Memorial #8217298, citing Dayton Cemetery, Dayton, Cass County, Missouri, USA; Maintained by Find A Grave.

• "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8WT-FX7 : accessed 18 June 2020), Neomia Staley in household of John Staley, Sherman, Cass, Missouri, United States; citing ED 46, sheet 5B, line 71, family 109, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 904; FHL microfilm 1,820,904.
• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHX6-379 : accessed 18 June 2020), Naomi Staley in household of John Staley, Harrisonville, Cass, Missouri, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 13, sheet 10B, line 58, family 318, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1181; FHL microfilm 2,340,916.
• "Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2CC7-5ZY : 2 October 2019), Howard Allen and Neomia Staley, 27 Oct 1931; citing Marriage, Bates, Missouri, United States, Missouri State Archives, Jefferson City; FHL microfilm 007173483.
• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K74W-5XQ : 11 February 2020), Neoma Allen in household of Homer Staley, Ward 9, Kansas City, Kaw Township, Jackson, Missouri, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 116-195, sheet 61A, line 27, family 177, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 2173.
• "Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:WGY3-MR6Z : 1 October 2019), Neomia L Allen in entry for John C Lee, 7 Nov 1952; citing Marriage, Jackson, Missouri, United States, Missouri State Archives, Jefferson City; FHL microfilm 007138049.
• "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J54D-7T1 : 19 May 2014), Neomia Lee, Jul 1981; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
• Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com: accessed 18 June 2020), memorial page for Neomia Lucille Staley Lee (14 Feb 1914–30 Jul 1981), Find A Grave: Memorial #8217298, citing Dayton Cemetery, Dayton, Cass County, Missouri, USA; Maintained by Find A Grave.