Gazlay Family History
 

Family HistoryFamily History - May Lettie Toase


Key:1.“+” before a child’s name indicates the child has their own entry in the next generation.
 2.“born xxxx” indicates the child is under 18 years of age so the birth date is not shown.
This family history features May Lettie Toase and two of her descendants down to the third generation.


First Generation
1. May Lettie Toase,1 born 22 November 1878 in Wisconsin (parents not determined);1 died 31 May 1910.1 May married, 10 September 1898, Horace Lee1 (born 10 July 1868 in Merrimac, Sauk County, Wisconsin, parents not determined;1 Horace died 14 January 19461). May and Horace are buried in Sylvania Cemetery, Yorkville, Racine County, Wisconsin.1

Child of May Lettie Toase and Horace Lee:

+2i. Reuben Earl Lee, born 9 May 1910 in Sylvania, Racine County, Wisconsin; died 22 December 1997. Married Ruth Eleanor Knight.

  1. Jan’s Digs (website), by Jan Cortez. Sylvania Cemetery, Yorkville Township, Racine County, Wisconsin, compiled by Mary Anne Falk, April, 1991; cemetery lot of Horace Lee: the record gives family details of his two wives and their children, including Reuben E. Lee who married Ruth E. Knight [sources are not provided for any of the family information].
Second and Third Generations
2. Reuben Earl Lee2 (May1), born 9 May 1910 in Sylvania, Racine County, Wisconsin;1, 2 died 22 December 1997.1 Reuben married, 29 January 1938 in Racine County, Wisconsin, Ruth Eleanor Knight2 (born 29 February 1916 in Wisconsin, the daughter of Harold Timothy Knight and Mary Irene DeLong;2, 3, 4, 5 Ruth died 15 December 19973).

Child of Reuben Earl Lee and Ruth Eleanor Knight:

 3i. Patricia Mae Lee.

  1. Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Rootsweb (website). Lee, Ruben E., no. 398-09-9462; died 22 December 1997; born 9 May 1910; last residence: Cochise, Arizona.
  2. Jan’s Digs (website), by Jan Cortez. Sylvania Cemetery, Yorkville Township, Racine County, Wisconsin, compiled by Mary Anne Falk, April, 1991; cemetery lot of Horace Lee: the record gives family details of his two wives and their children, including Reuben E. Lee who married Ruth E. Knight [sources are not provided for any of the family information].
  3. Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Rootsweb (website). Lee, Ruth E., no. 396-10-8119; died 15 December 1997; born 29 February 1916; last residence: Cochise, Arizona.
  4. U.S. Federal Census, 1920, Wisconsin, Racine County, Racine, Enumeration District 69, Sheet No. 10B, family of James E. DeLong (57. Wisconsin, laborer, automobile tires); wife Verna DeLong (52, Wisconsin); daughter Mary I. Knight (29, Wisconsin, widow); grand daughter Ruth E. Knight (3 10/12, Wisconsin); grand son Everet W. Knight (1 11/12, Wisconsin); border Ellen Gilbert (29, Wisconsin, teacher, grade school); border Ella Foxwell (36, Wisconsin, teacher, grade school); border Inez M. Lacey (24, Wisconsin, teacher, grade school).
  5. U.S. Federal Census, 1930, Wisconsin, Racine County, Racine City, Enumeration District 51-35, Sheet No. 30B, family of James E. DeLong (66, Wisconsin, first married age 25); wife Verna DeLong (61, Wisconsin, first married age 20); daughter Mary I. Knight (40, Wisconsin, widow, first married age 23, teacher, public school); grand daughter Ruth Eleanor Knight (14, Wisconsin).