Diana Dicey Landrum

Brief Life History of Diana Dicey

When Diana Dicey Landrum was born on 10 March 1843, in Perry, Mississippi, United States, her father, William Riley Landrum, was 34 and her mother, Elizabeth Dearman, was 31. She married Elijah C. "Coot" Lee on 24 July 1856, in Marion, Mississippi, United States. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Marion, Mississippi, United States for about 10 years and Marion, Lauderdale, Mississippi, United States in 1880. She died on 26 April 1898, in Pearl River, Mississippi, United States, at the age of 55, and was buried in Hickory Grove Cemetery, Hickory Grove, Pearl River, Mississippi, United States.

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Family Time Line

Elijah C. "Coot" Lee
1832–1919
Diana Dicey Landrum
1843–1898
Marriage: 24 July 1856
Nancy Penina Lee
1857–1928
Benjamin Franklin Lee
1858–1914
James Carl Lee
1864–1931
Mary Ann Dismic Lee
1864–1896
Elizabeth Lena Lee
1865–1930
Anna Lee
1867–1940
Clayton Madison Lee
1868–1931
Ruffin Wiley Lee
1871–1913
Jesse Emanual Lee
1873–1924
Andrew Jackson Lee
1873–1906
Thomas DeLoach Lee
1874–1943
Emma Estalle Lee
1879–1952
Joseph Butler Lee
1881–1953

Sources (14)

  • D. Lee, "United States Census, 1880"
  • Mississippi Marriages, 1776-1935
  • Dicey Landrum Lee, "Find a Grave Index"

World Events (7)

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

1861

Mississippi became the second state to leave the Union at the start of the Civil War in 1861.

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

Name Meaning

Possibly an altered form of Irish Landrigan (see Lonergan ). This surname is common in GA.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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