flag female ancestor  Essie Frances  LEE

  (b. 8 November 1912 East Point, Red River, Louisiana, USA   d. 2 September 1994 Haughton, Bossier, Louisiana, USA )  

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Essie Frances LEE was born 8 November 1912 in East Point, Red River, Louisiana, USA

Essie Frances LEE was the child of Stephen David LEE   and   Charlotte Annette WATSON

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Essie Frances  married  James Devaun BARTLEY abt. 1929 .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
James Devaun BARTLEY  was born 8 May 1895 in Taylor, Williamson, Texas, USA.  James Devaun died 21 March 1970 in Shreveport, Louisiana, USA.  James Devaun was the child of Leon Valentine BARTLEY and Viola Ann LANIER.

Essie Frances LEE died 2 September 1994 in Haughton, Bossier, Louisiana, USA.
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Essie Frances LEE married flag male ancestor James Devaun BARTLEY-- Date: abt. 1929 Place: 
James Devaun BARTLEY was the child of Leon Valentine BARTLEY and Viola Ann LANIER




Children of James Devaun BARTLEY and Essie Frances LEE:

flag photo of Doris BARTLEY  Doris BARTLEY (b.12/24/1929, Ringgold. Louisiana, USA  d. 3/08/2018, Ruston, Louisiana, USA)
m. Carlton WOODARD 



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birth1912 Birth
8 November 1912
East Point, Red River, Louisiana, USA
News1929 - October 29 - Black Tuesday - Stock market crash - The Great Depression Begins - It lasted until 1941 (WW2)
1929 Birth of Child
Doris BARTLEY was born 12/24/1929, Ringgold. Louisiana, USA

Essie Frances was 17 years old.
Invention 1934 - The metal beverage can is invented (American Can Co., United States)
Invention 1940 - April - 1st electron microscope demonstrated (RCA), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Invention The microwave oven was invented accidentally in 1945 by Percy Spencer, a Raytheon engineer. While testing a magnetron, he noticed microwaves melted a candy bar in his pocket. Experimenting further, he discovered microwaves could cook food quickly. Raytheon patented the process, and by 1947, they built the first commercial microwave oven, called the 'Radarange.' Initially used in commercial settings, microwaves becomes affordable for home use by the 1960s and 1970s, revolutionizing cooking.
News1962 - The Cuban Missile Crisis was a tense 13-day standoff in October 1962 between the United States and the Soviet Union over the installation of Soviet nuclear missiles in Cuba, just 90 miles from the U.S. coast. The crisis is considered the closest the Cold War came to escalating into a full-scale nuclear war. It began when American spy planes discovered the missiles, leading to a U.S. naval blockade of Cuba and intense negotiations. The crisis ended when Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev agreed to remove the missiles in exchange for the U.S. promising not to invade Cuba and secretly agreeing to remove American missiles from Turkey.
News1963 - I Have a Dream Speech - Martin Luther King's Address at March on Washington August 28, 1963.
1970 Death of Spouse/Partner
James Devaun BARTLEY died 21 March 1970, Shreveport, Louisiana, USA
NewsJune 17, 1972 – August 9, 1974 - Watergate Scandal began with the break-in at the Democratic National Committee headquarters at the Watergate office complex in Washington, D.C., in 1972. Members of President Richard Nixon's administration attempted to cover up their involvement. The scandal led to the discovery of multiple abuses of power by the Nixon administration, the resignation of President Nixon in 1974, and the indictment of several administration officials.
News1973 - January 22 - Roe v. Wade, 410 U.S. 113 and Doe v. Bolton, 410 U.S. 179: The U.S. Supreme Court declares that the Constitution protects women’s right to terminate an early pregnancy, thus making abortion legal in the U.S.
News1973 - March 29 - The last United States soldier leaves Vietnam
Invention The cell phone was invented by Martin Cooper of Motorola. On April 3, 1973, he made the first handheld mobile phone call with the Motorola DynaTAC. This device weighed 2.5 pounds and was 10 inches long, offering 30 minutes of talk time and requiring 10 hours to charge. The first commercial cell phone was released in 1983, revolutionizing communication and leading to the modern smartphones we use today.
News1981 - June 5 - First reported case of AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome)
News1986 - January 28 - Space Shuttle Challenger accident - The Space Shuttle Challenger disaster occurred on January 28, 1986, when the shuttle broke apart 73 seconds into its flight, leading to the deaths of its seven crew members.
Invention 1989 - The World Wide Web is invented at CERN (Tim Berners-Lee, UK)
death1994 Death
2 September 1994
Haughton, Bossier, Louisiana, USA

She died at the age of 81.
Added: 8/6/2025 1:51:06 PM - Updated: 8/30/2025 12:56:31 AM

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