Byford Thomas Lee, Sr.

1911 - 1981  (69 years)

• Name	Byford Thomas Lee
  Suffix	Sr.
  Birth	18 Jun 1911	Illinois, United States   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	23 May 1981	Lee, Florida, United States   [1, 2]
  Burial	Fort Myers, Lee, Florida, United States of America   [3]
  Person ID	I16353	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	12 Nov 2023

  
  

  Father	John Theodore Lee,   b. 27 Jul 1872, Macedonia, Franklin, Illinois, United States d. 22 Jan 1946, Eastern Township, Franklin, Illinois, United States (Age 73 years)
  Mother	Lavinia Sarah Reed,   b. Jul 1881, Illinois, United States d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	17 Nov 1901	Frankfort Township, Franklin, Illinois, United States
  Family ID	F6951	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Nancy Gillespie,   b. 18 Aug 1912, Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States d. 19 Mar 1990, Fort Myers, Lee, Florida, United States (Age 77 years)
  Children	1. Thomas F. Lee, <   2. Patricia Ann Lee, <   3. Suzanne Lee, <   4. Byford Thomas Lee, Jr. ^,   b. 21 Jun 1949   d. 12 May 2008, Fort Lauderdale, Broward, FL (Age 58 years)
  Family ID	F4686	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 May 2025

  
  

• Sources

  [S111] Ancestry.com. Florida Death Index, 1877-1998 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2004. Original data: State of Florida. Florida Death Index, 1877-1998. Florida: Florida Department of Health, Office of Vital Records, 1998. [S112] Social Security Death Index (U.S. Social Security Administration), 059-24-8399. [S1273] Patricia Ann Sweeney, [e-mail for private use], to John Deitz, email, , ","; privately held by John Deitz, [e-mail & address for private use]., Oaklawn Cemetery; 24 July 2013; 2013. Hi My name is Patricia Ann Sweeney, nee Lee. My mother was NancyGillespie Lee, third child of Michael Joseph Gillespie and Helena St. John Kearney  from Ireland/Brookhaven. Michelle Rabitin forwarded your email about your research of the families of Brookhaven Hamlet and Oaklawn Cemetery. I talked with my a few cousins and verified some information. Beth Ann Keegan, daughter of Debra (Pusins) Ellis Cartwright, granddaughter of Ina Pauline Gillespie (Pusins) Ellis George W. Pusins III, son of George W. Pusins Jr. and Ina Pusins Ellis nee Gillespie. His stone is a memorial stone. He was cremated and ashes are "buried" behind his father's headstone.  Byford Thompson Lee, Jr. (my brother), son of Nancy Gillespie Lee and Byford Thompson Lee Sr. (they are buried in Lee Memorial Cemetery in Lee County, FL) . NB Nancy was actually a nickname that lasted her whole life. In the eighties searching for a copy of her birth certificate, "Nancy" found she was actually Annie Gillespie In the family photo posted on one of the sights, Nancy is identified as Maney. At the time of Uncle Freddie's death when this apppeared in the LI Advance , I thought it was their typo. I am happy to answer other questions regarding this project. Pat