Downs Tree » James Roan Lea (1866-1926)
Personal data James Roan Lea
Sources 1, 2Source 2- He was born on August 15, 1866 in St. Helena, Louisiana, United States.Source 2
- He died on September 6, 1926 in Louisiana, United States, he was 60 years old.Source 2
- He is buried in Kentwood, Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana, United States of America.Source 2
- A child of James Roan Lea and Margaret Maria Bazoon
Household of James Roan Lea
He had a relationship with Nancy P Lea.
Child(ren):
- Tate B Lea 1883-1909
- Edgar Bunyon Lea 1887-1948
- Jesse Nicholas Lea 1891-1947
- William O Lea 1896-1964
- Fitzhugh Lea 1901-1984
- Joseph Rayborn Lea 1908-1974
- Tate Lester Lea 1910-1985
Timeline James Roan Lea
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- U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
Historical events
Birthday August 15, 1866
- The temperature on August 15, 1866 was about 18.9 °C. The air pressure was 9 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-northwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 67%. Source: KNMI
- Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from February 1, 1862 to February 10, 1866 the cabinet Thorbecke II, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
- In The Netherlands , there was from February 10, 1866 to June 1, 1866 the cabinet Fransen van de Putte, with I.D. Fransen van de Putte (liberaal) as prime minister.
- From June 1, 1866 till June 4, 1868 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt - Heemskerk with the prime ministers Mr. J.P.J.A. graaf Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt (AR) and Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief).
- In the year 1866: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
- June 7 » One thousand eight hundred Fenian raiders are repelled back to the United States after looting and plundering the Saint-Armand and Frelighsburg areas of Canada East.
- July 3 » Austro-Prussian War is decided at the Battle of Königgrätz, resulting in Prussia taking over as the prominent German nation from Austria.
- July 25 » The United States Congress passes legislation authorizing the rank of General of the Army. Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant becomes the first to be promoted to this rank.
- July 30 » Armed Confederate veterans in New Orleans riot against a meeting of Radical Republicans, killing 48 people and injuring another 100.
- August 23 » Austro-Prussian War ends with the Treaty of Prague.
- December 12 » Oaks explosion: The worst mining disaster in England kills 361 miners and rescuers.
Day of death September 6, 1926
- The temperature on September 6, 1926 was between 14.8 °C and 18.6 °C and averaged 16.3 °C. There was 3.6 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
- Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from August 4, 1925 to March 8, 1926 the cabinet Colijn I, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
- In The Netherlands , there was from March 8, 1926 to August 10, 1929 the cabinet De Geer I, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
- In the year 1926: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 7.4 million citizens.
- March 15 » The dictator Theodoros Pangalos is elected President of Greece without opposition.
- April 6 » Varney Airlines makes its first commercial flight (Varney is the root company of United Airlines).
- April 21 » Al-Baqi cemetery, former site of the mausoleum of four Shi'a Imams, is leveled to the ground by Wahhabis.
- May 25 » Sholom Schwartzbard assassinates Symon Petliura, the head of the government of the Ukrainian People's Republic, which is in government-in-exile in Paris.
- August 20 » Japan's public broadcasting company, Nippon Hōsō Kyōkai (NHK) is established.
- November 11 » The United States Numbered Highway System is established.
Same birth/death day
- 1859 » Charles Comiskey, American baseball player and manager († 1931)
- 1860 » Florence Harding, American publisher, 31st First Lady of the United States († 1924)
- 1863 » Aleksey Krylov, Russian mathematician and engineer († 1945)
- 1865 » Mikao Usui, Japanese spiritual leader, founded Reiki († 1926)
- 1866 » Italo Santelli, Italian fencer († 1945)
- 1872 » Sri Aurobindo, Indian guru, poet, and philosopher († 1950)
- 1907 » Sully Prudhomme, French poet and critic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1839)
- 1919 » Lord Charles Beresford, English admiral and politician (b. 1846)
- 1927 » William Libbey, American target shooter and geographer (b. 1855)
- 1938 » John Stuart Hindmarsh, English race car driver and pilot (b. 1907)
- 1939 » Arthur Rackham, English illustrator (b. 1867)
- 1944 » James Cannon Jr., American Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South
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