Leila O. Lee

For years, Lela operated the Leslie House, at the corner of Bull St and Oglethorpe Ave in Savannah, Ga. The Leslie House featured home cooked meals served daily - family style.

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Leila O Rogers Lee
BIRTH
18 Nov 1872
Georgia, USA
DEATH
3 Jan 1950 (aged 77)
Chatham County, Georgia, USA
BURIAL
Bonaventure Cemetery
Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia, USA
PLOT
Section L Lot 378 Grave 4
MEMORIAL ID
116529655 · View Source
MEMORIAL
PHOTOS 1
FLOWERS 1
Name: Lelia O. Roggers
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1880
Event Place: Hagans, Bulloch, Georgia, United States
Gender: Female
Age: 6
Marital Status: Single
Occupation:
Race (Original): W
Ethnicity: American
Relationship to Head of Household: Daughter
Birthplace: Georgia, United States
Birth Date: 1874
Spouse's Name:
Spouse's Birthplace:
Father's Name: James E. Roggers
Father's Birthplace: Georgia, United States
Mother's Name: Ann E. Roggers
Mother's Birthplace: Georgia, United States
Page: 512
Page Letter: D
Entry Number: 5012
Affiliate Film Number: T9-0135
GS Film number: 1254135
Digital Folder Number: 004240127
Image Number: 00671

Household Gender Age Birthplace
Self James E. Roggers M 32 Georgia, United States
Wife Ann E. Roggers F 28 Georgia, United States
Son Newton S. Roggers M 7 Georgia, United States
Daughter Lelia O. Roggers F 6 Georgia, United States
Son James F. Roggers M 5 Georgia, United States
Daughter Telulah O. Roggers F 3 Georgia, United States
Daughter Olla O. Roggers F 1 Georgia, United States
Mother-in-law Decree Lee F 50 Georgia, United States

Citing this Record:
"United States Census, 1880," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M8LZ-2VK : accessed 03 Sep 2013), Lelia O. Roggers in entry for James E. Roggers, 1880.

Name: W. B. Lee
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Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 24 Sep 1896
Event Place: Bulloch, Georgia, United States
Age:
Birth Year (Estimated):
Father's Name:
Father's Titles and Terms:
Mother's Name:
Mother's Titles and Terms:
Spouse's Name: Lelia Rogers
Spouse's Titles and Terms:
Spouse's Age:
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated):
Spouse's Father's Name:
Spouse's Father's Titles and Terms:
Spouse's Mother's Name:
Spouse's Mother's Titles and Terms:
Reference ID:
GS Film number: 181895
Digital Folder Number: 4849083
Image Number: 226

Citing this Record:
"Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KXJ6-53W : accessed 03 Sep 2013), W. B. Lee and Lelia Rogers, 1896.

Source Citation: Year: 1920; Census Place: Brooklet, Bulloch, Georgia; Roll: T625_238; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 18; Image: 985.

Household Members:
Name Age
W Baker Lee 69 abt 1851 GA
Lela Lee 47 abt 1873 GA
Alberta Lee 19 abt 1901 GA
Lucile Lee 14 abt 1906 GA
Rennah Lee 11 abt 1909 GA
Crawford Mcdaniel 75
John Blitch 28
Bulford Eacrett 27

Source Citation: Year: 1930; Census Place: Savannah, Chatham, Georgia; Roll: 344; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 23; Image: 273.0; FHL microfilm: 2340079.

Household Members:
Name Age
Leila O Lee 57 abt 1873 GA Widowed
Carl Smith 27
Jesse E Moori 34
Thomas B Faulkner44
Lears Muller 45
Herbert J Van Orden19
Benjamin F Givens25
Ruby E Givens 23
Francis M Givens 1[1 8/12]
George A Merritt 38
Mae R Merritt 34
George A Merritt 11
Gordan Merritt 9
Stewart Merritt 8
Peter A Fartna 67
Albert T Caire 23

Ancestry.com. Georgia Deaths, 1919-98
Name: Mrs Leila Lee
Death Date: 3 Jan 1950
County of Death: Chatham
Gender: F (Female)
Race: White
Age: 77 Years
County of Residence: Chatha
Certificate: 26??

Inscription
A TENDER MOTHER AND A FAITHFUL FRIEND
Gravesite Details
Upright double headstone on a large base with a scroll feature on each side, shared with her husband.

Family Members
Parents

James Ervin Rogers
1848–1932

Annie E Lee Rogers
1851–1918

Spouse

William Barker Lee
1850–1929 (m. 1896)

Siblings

Telulah O Rogers Shuman
1878–1961

Florence Eula Rogers Waters
1885–1972

Russie Rogers
1888–1954

Children

Samuel Lafayette Lee
1883–1954

Fitzhugh Lee
1898–1978

Lucile Lee Batt
1905–2000

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