Essie Leona (Wright) Lee (1894 - 1932)

Born 5 Apr 1894 in Eagle Ford, Dallas, Texas, United States

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Died 4 Mar 1932 at age 37 in Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States

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Biography

Essie Leona Wright was born on April 5, 1894 in Dallas, Dallas County, Texas to Jefferson Davis Wright and Sarah Catherine Lacey.

Essie married Frank Lee Nutting on.... Essie and Frank had two children, Dorothy and Frank Jr. At some point, and for reasons unknown, Frank changed the family name to Lee after 1930.

Essie passed away on March 4, 1932 in Dallas County, Texas. Her final resting place is at Oakcliff Cemetery.

Sources

• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3LL-89W : 22 January 2015), Essie L Wright in household of J D Wright, Justice Precinct 7, Eagle Fort Voting Precinct, Dallas, Texas, United States; citing sheet 1A, family 1, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,241,626.

• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M2MS-JRP : 29 October 2015), Essie Wright in household of J D Wright, Justice Precinct 7, Dallas, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 103, sheet 10B, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,375,557.

• "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC9B-Y66 : accessed 17 August 2017), Essie Nutting in household of Frank Nutting, Justice Precinct 7, Dallas, Texas, United States; citing ED 107, sheet 5B, line 81, family 121, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1794; FHL microfilm 1,821,794.

• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH1M-RMT : accessed 17 August 2017), Essie L Nutting in household of Frank L Nutting, Del Rey, Maricopa, Arizona, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 59, sheet 64B, line 96, family 1435, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 59; FHL microfilm 2,339,794.

• "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K3SN-3BT : 5 December 2014), Essie Wright Lee, 04 Mar 1932; citing certificate number 10737, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,135,795. Note: Fathers name death cert is incorrect.

• "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVGF-X1K8 : 11 July 2016), Essie L Wright Lee, 1932; Burial, Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States of America, Oak Cliff Cemetery; citing record ID 116532711.

• Find A Grave Memorial

Notes

Husband Frank changed the family name from Nutting to Lee between 1930 and 1940. (Reason unknown)