Descendants of William Lea Generation No. 1 1. WILLIAM1 LEA was born 1789 in Caswell Co.North Carolina, and died February 12, 1882 in Newton Co. Mo.-Shoal Creek Twp.Rensenhauser Cem.. He married ELIZABETH CADLE Abt. 1818 in Tazwell, Clayborn Co. Tn., daughter of ABNER CADLE. She was born Abt. 1797 in North Carolina, and died Abt. 1865 in Newton Co. Mo.-Shoal Creek Twp.Rensenhauser Cem. Moved to Newton Co. Mo. 1839/1840. Children of WILLIAM LEA and ELIZABETH CADLE are: i. ABNER2 LEA, b. Abt. 1820, Claiborne Co. TN.; d. 1856, Newton Co.Mo.. ii. WILSON LEA, b. December 13, 1822, Claiborne Co. Tn.; d. October 09, 1877, Newton Co. Mo.; m. CATHERINE G. NICHOLS,February 02, 1854, Fort Scott,Burbon Co. Ks.; b. November 27, 1833, Winston, North Carolina; d. October 1898. iii. PRYOR LEA, b. Abt. 1823, Claiborne Co. Tn.; d. 1881, Benton Co. Ar.; m. (1) MARY EISLEY, October 04, 1849, Carthage,Jasper Co. Mo.; b. 1833, N.C.; d. Bef. 1855; m. (2) MARGARET COX, December 16, 1855, Newton Co. Mo.; d. Benton Co.Ar.. iv. LOUISA JANE LEA, b. April 25, 1827, Claiborne Co. Tn.; d. June 08, 1904, Fort Scott, Burbon Co. Ks.-West Planes Cem.; m. JOHN BURKHART, Abt. 1850; b. 1826, IN.; d. January 14, 1891, Fort Scott Bourbon Co. Ks.. Notes for JOHN BURKHART: After John's first wife died, giving birth to a daughter also named Elizabeth, he married Elizabeth's older sister Louisa Jane Lea. v. JOHN LEA, b. 1827, Claiborne Co. Tn.; d. 1857; m HARRETT MERRICK, Abt. 1847; b.1830,CT.. WILLIAM FRANKLIN LEA, b. July 20, 1830, Claiborne Co. Tn.; d. April 04, 1893, Newton Co. Mo.; m. ISABELLA HOLLAND, April 02, 1860; b. July 12, 1845, TN.; d. June 12, 1888, Mo. -buried at Galena, Cherokee Co. Ks.-cemetery. vii. SUSAN LEA, b. Abt. 1831, Claiborne Co. Tn.; m. (1) CHARLES D. MERRICK, Abt. 1848; b. 1805; d. Bef. 1868; m. (2) JAMES LOUGHREY, June 14, 1868. viii. ELIZABETH LEA, b. Abt. 1832, Claiborne Co. Tn.; d. 1846; m. JOHN BURKHART, 1845; b. 1826, IN.; d. January 14, 1891, Fort Scott, Bourbon Co. Ks.. ix. JAMES J. LEA, b. October 24, 1833, Claiborne Co. Tn.; d. August 10, 1922; m. ORLENA RITTER, Abt. 1877; b. September 24, 1858,Mo.. x. SAMUEL HUSTON LEA, b. August 1836, Meigs Co. Tn.; d. 1923; m. MAHULDA RITTER, December 19, 1869, Newton Co. Mo. xi. LUKE S. LEA, b. March 17, 1839, Megis Co. Tn.; d. June 03, 1923, Newton Co. Mo.-- Hornet Cem.; m. MARANDA HOLLAND,August 21, 1870, Newton Co. Mo., b. February 28, 1855, TN.; d. May 26, 1933, Newton Co. Mo.-- Hornet Cem.