Liller Cordelia (Gailey) Lee
Cordielia "Cordie" Gailey was born January 26, 1898 in Eastland County. She died March 5, 1962 in Merkel, Texas.
Cordelia Gailey married Dee Lee who was the son of John Abel Lee and Starrett Annie Smith. Starrett smith was the youngest daughter of
Permelia Jane Tuder "Gailey" Smith, making Cordie and Dee half first cousins. The two had one child, Zelma, which died young. They would later
raise M.C. Fry after his mother Eva died.
Cordelia Gailey (Wedding Photo)
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Dee Abel Lee (Wedding Photo)
(Photo courtesy of the MC Fry family)
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Cordie Gailey Lee holding a neice or nephew around 1918 at the "new" Gailey house south of Thurber.
Baby could possibly be Chrystal Jackson Falls.
Cordie Gailey Lee holding a baby. The girl standing next to her is Audie Gailey or Dovie Gailey. If Audie is the
girl standing, the baby might be Dovie.
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Dee Lee in front of their tourist court "Camp Fair" in Merkel, TX
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Cordie (MC Fry Family Photo)
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Cordie and Dee (MC Fry Family Photo)
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Cordie and Dee (MC Fry Family Photo)
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MC Fry, Cordie, and Dee Lee
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Cordie and MC Fry
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Cordie and M.C. Fry (Who was partially raised by Cordie and Dee)
(Photo courtesy of the MC Fry family)
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Luther Gailey and sister Cordie "Gailey" Lee
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Dee and Cordie Lee and Loddy Gailey
Letha, Nora, Cordie, and Pernia - 1955
Dee Lee's Parents
This is the headstone for Dee Abel Lee's parents, John Abel Lee and Starrett Annie Smith. Late in their life
they moved from Texas to Tulare County, California where they are both buried at the Exeter Cemetery. A backstory on John Abel Lee is that his parents and older siblings
were killed by Indians when he was young. The were living in central Stephens County at the time. John and his sister were taken by the Indians and held captive
for several months before being released. John and Starrett Annie had several children together, Dee being the oldest.
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