Franklin "Frank" Huston Lea, aka, Judge Lea was b. 18 Jul 1843, Cleveland, Bradley, Tennessee, d. 10 Jul 1905, Roswell, Chaves, New Mexico. Judge Lea married, Susan "Sue" E. Caroline Whetstone, b. 31 Mar 1838, Coosada, Autauga, Alabama, d. 12 Aug 1901, Roswell, Chaves, New Mexico.
Father of Frank Lea: Pleasant John Graves Lea
Mother of Frank Lea; Lucinda "Lucy" Frances Callaway
Father of Sue Whetstone: John Asa Whetstone
Mother of Sue Whetstone: Martha Susan Alexander
Roswell Daily Record, Roswell, New Mexico, Friday Evening, February 10, 1905
JUDGE LEA IS DEAD
Passed to his last rest early this morning
A PIONEER
Judge Lea Was One of the Early Setters of the Pecos Valley, Doing Much for Roswell.
A Sketch of His Life.
The Funeral Service on Sunday.
Though not unexpected, the announcement of the death of Judge Lea this morning came as a shock to nearly every citizen of Roswell. While his decline has been steady for a year past his condition became serious two weeks ago today.
Frank Houston Lea Was born at Cleveland, Tennessee, July 18th, 1843. When but five years old his parents, Dr. Pleasant J. G. Lea and Lucy Calloway Lea, moved to Jackson county, Missouri. When only eighteen his father was shot down in his own yard, and he and his older brother the lamented Capt. Joseph Lea, were forced by the exigencies of conditions on the Missouri-Kansas border to flee from home, joining their fortunes with the Stars and Bars, and for four years Frank Lea, refusing many offers of promotion, fought as a private. At the close of the war he settled in Moorehouse Parish, Louisiana, and in 1866 married Miss Sue C. Whetstone. In the spring of 1871 they moved to his former home at Lea's Summit, Jackson county, Mo. In 1879 they moved to New Mexico, lived in Roswell for a short time, then moved to White Oaks. In 1884 they returned to Roswell. On the organization of Chaves county in 1890 Judge Lea was elected Probate Clerk and held the office for two terms, this being the only county office he ever asked for. He has held the office of Justice of the Peace for a number of years–in fact just as long and as often as his friends could induce him to hold it.
He was a charter member of Roswell Lodge No. 18 A. F. . & A. M., and also a member of Columbia Chapter No. 7, Royal Arch Masons. Since the death of his wife, which occurred some three years ago, he has made his home with his daughter, Mrs. J. Rowland.
He leaves seven children, Joseph D. Lea, Mrs. McDowell Minter, Mrs. Lucius Dills, Mrs. Lea L. Wells, Mrs. W. T. Joyner, Mrs. Jennie Rowland and Mrs. V. R. Kenney, who have all been with him in his last illness, except Mrs. Wells who resides in Herrietta, Texas.
Judge Lea was a man of marked individuality, strong in his convictions and opinions; a loyal, law-abiding citizen and a law-enforcing official. His friends were every good citizen in the county.
As one of the first settlers of the Pecos Valley, Judge Lea did a great service and accomplished a wonderful work for the Territory of New Mexico. He was the original settler of White Oaks, having staked off the town with the use of a tape measure in the early history of the Territory. He came to the present site of Roswell in 1881 and built one of the first houses of the town. This house was the ancient adobe building that stood on the alley back of the Joyce-Pruit store and was washed down during the last flood. It was built before the present streets were laid out and the surveyors' lines threw it on the alley. Judge Lea at that time owned the half block on which the house stood.
Not only did Judge Lea serve as the first clerk of Chaves county, for a period of four years, but he was a justice of the peace here when this was a part of old Lincoln county. He was a charter member and the first secretary of the local lodge of Masons.
Being one of the first conveyancers of New Mexico, a great many of the original deeds are in his handwriting. He has owned much property and farm lands in this part of the Territory, and a more widely known citizen would be hard to find.
The funeral will be held from the home of Dr. W. T. Joyner, Sunday morning at ten o'clock. The Masons will meet at their hall at nine o'clock and march to the Joyner home, where they will be in charge of the service. Six Masons who served in the Confederate army will act as pall bearers. Interment will be made in South Park cemetery.
All Master Masons are requested to meet at the Masonic Hall on Sunday morning. February 212, 1905, at 9 o'clock. The lodge will march in a body to the residence of Dr. Wm. T. Joyner, where, after religious services conducted by Rev. C C. Hill and Rev. S. R. Twitty, they will take charge of the body of the late Judge Frank Lea and bury it in accordance with the ancient customs of the fraternity.
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Judge Lea's son, Joe D. Lea, is buried in El Paso, TX. He died in 1917
Father of Frank Lea: Pleasant John Graves Lea
Mother of Frank Lea; Lucinda "Lucy" Frances Callaway
Father of Sue Whetstone: John Asa Whetstone
Mother of Sue Whetstone: Martha Susan Alexander
Roswell Daily Record, Roswell, New Mexico, Friday Evening, February 10, 1905
JUDGE LEA IS DEAD
Passed to his last rest early this morning
A PIONEER
Judge Lea Was One of the Early Setters of the Pecos Valley, Doing Much for Roswell.
A Sketch of His Life.
The Funeral Service on Sunday.
Though not unexpected, the announcement of the death of Judge Lea this morning came as a shock to nearly every citizen of Roswell. While his decline has been steady for a year past his condition became serious two weeks ago today.
Frank Houston Lea Was born at Cleveland, Tennessee, July 18th, 1843. When but five years old his parents, Dr. Pleasant J. G. Lea and Lucy Calloway Lea, moved to Jackson county, Missouri. When only eighteen his father was shot down in his own yard, and he and his older brother the lamented Capt. Joseph Lea, were forced by the exigencies of conditions on the Missouri-Kansas border to flee from home, joining their fortunes with the Stars and Bars, and for four years Frank Lea, refusing many offers of promotion, fought as a private. At the close of the war he settled in Moorehouse Parish, Louisiana, and in 1866 married Miss Sue C. Whetstone. In the spring of 1871 they moved to his former home at Lea's Summit, Jackson county, Mo. In 1879 they moved to New Mexico, lived in Roswell for a short time, then moved to White Oaks. In 1884 they returned to Roswell. On the organization of Chaves county in 1890 Judge Lea was elected Probate Clerk and held the office for two terms, this being the only county office he ever asked for. He has held the office of Justice of the Peace for a number of years–in fact just as long and as often as his friends could induce him to hold it.
He was a charter member of Roswell Lodge No. 18 A. F. . & A. M., and also a member of Columbia Chapter No. 7, Royal Arch Masons. Since the death of his wife, which occurred some three years ago, he has made his home with his daughter, Mrs. J. Rowland.
He leaves seven children, Joseph D. Lea, Mrs. McDowell Minter, Mrs. Lucius Dills, Mrs. Lea L. Wells, Mrs. W. T. Joyner, Mrs. Jennie Rowland and Mrs. V. R. Kenney, who have all been with him in his last illness, except Mrs. Wells who resides in Herrietta, Texas.
Judge Lea was a man of marked individuality, strong in his convictions and opinions; a loyal, law-abiding citizen and a law-enforcing official. His friends were every good citizen in the county.
As one of the first settlers of the Pecos Valley, Judge Lea did a great service and accomplished a wonderful work for the Territory of New Mexico. He was the original settler of White Oaks, having staked off the town with the use of a tape measure in the early history of the Territory. He came to the present site of Roswell in 1881 and built one of the first houses of the town. This house was the ancient adobe building that stood on the alley back of the Joyce-Pruit store and was washed down during the last flood. It was built before the present streets were laid out and the surveyors' lines threw it on the alley. Judge Lea at that time owned the half block on which the house stood.
Not only did Judge Lea serve as the first clerk of Chaves county, for a period of four years, but he was a justice of the peace here when this was a part of old Lincoln county. He was a charter member and the first secretary of the local lodge of Masons.
Being one of the first conveyancers of New Mexico, a great many of the original deeds are in his handwriting. He has owned much property and farm lands in this part of the Territory, and a more widely known citizen would be hard to find.
The funeral will be held from the home of Dr. W. T. Joyner, Sunday morning at ten o'clock. The Masons will meet at their hall at nine o'clock and march to the Joyner home, where they will be in charge of the service. Six Masons who served in the Confederate army will act as pall bearers. Interment will be made in South Park cemetery.
All Master Masons are requested to meet at the Masonic Hall on Sunday morning. February 212, 1905, at 9 o'clock. The lodge will march in a body to the residence of Dr. Wm. T. Joyner, where, after religious services conducted by Rev. C C. Hill and Rev. S. R. Twitty, they will take charge of the body of the late Judge Frank Lea and bury it in accordance with the ancient customs of the fraternity.
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Judge Lea's son, Joe D. Lea, is buried in El Paso, TX. He died in 1917
Franklin "Frank" Huston Lea, aka, Judge Lea was b. 18 Jul 1843, Cleveland, Bradley, Tennessee, d. 10 Jul 1905, Roswell, Chaves, New Mexico. Judge Lea married, Susan "Sue" E. Caroline Whetstone, b. 31 Mar 1838, Coosada, Autauga, Alabama, d. 12 Aug 1901, Roswell, Chaves, New Mexico.
Father of Frank Lea: Pleasant John Graves Lea
Mother of Frank Lea; Lucinda "Lucy" Frances Callaway
Father of Sue Whetstone: John Asa Whetstone
Mother of Sue Whetstone: Martha Susan Alexander
Roswell Daily Record, Roswell, New Mexico, Friday Evening, February 10, 1905
JUDGE LEA IS DEAD
Passed to his last rest early this morning
A PIONEER
Judge Lea Was One of the Early Setters of the Pecos Valley, Doing Much for Roswell.
A Sketch of His Life.
The Funeral Service on Sunday.
Though not unexpected, the announcement of the death of Judge Lea this morning came as a shock to nearly every citizen of Roswell. While his decline has been steady for a year past his condition became serious two weeks ago today.
Frank Houston Lea Was born at Cleveland, Tennessee, July 18th, 1843. When but five years old his parents, Dr. Pleasant J. G. Lea and Lucy Calloway Lea, moved to Jackson county, Missouri. When only eighteen his father was shot down in his own yard, and he and his older brother the lamented Capt. Joseph Lea, were forced by the exigencies of conditions on the Missouri-Kansas border to flee from home, joining their fortunes with the Stars and Bars, and for four years Frank Lea, refusing many offers of promotion, fought as a private. At the close of the war he settled in Moorehouse Parish, Louisiana, and in 1866 married Miss Sue C. Whetstone. In the spring of 1871 they moved to his former home at Lea's Summit, Jackson county, Mo. In 1879 they moved to New Mexico, lived in Roswell for a short time, then moved to White Oaks. In 1884 they returned to Roswell. On the organization of Chaves county in 1890 Judge Lea was elected Probate Clerk and held the office for two terms, this being the only county office he ever asked for. He has held the office of Justice of the Peace for a number of years–in fact just as long and as often as his friends could induce him to hold it.
He was a charter member of Roswell Lodge No. 18 A. F. . & A. M., and also a member of Columbia Chapter No. 7, Royal Arch Masons. Since the death of his wife, which occurred some three years ago, he has made his home with his daughter, Mrs. J. Rowland.
He leaves seven children, Joseph D. Lea, Mrs. McDowell Minter, Mrs. Lucius Dills, Mrs. Lea L. Wells, Mrs. W. T. Joyner, Mrs. Jennie Rowland and Mrs. V. R. Kenney, who have all been with him in his last illness, except Mrs. Wells who resides in Herrietta, Texas.
Judge Lea was a man of marked individuality, strong in his convictions and opinions; a loyal, law-abiding citizen and a law-enforcing official. His friends were every good citizen in the county.
As one of the first settlers of the Pecos Valley, Judge Lea did a great service and accomplished a wonderful work for the Territory of New Mexico. He was the original settler of White Oaks, having staked off the town with the use of a tape measure in the early history of the Territory. He came to the present site of Roswell in 1881 and built one of the first houses of the town. This house was the ancient adobe building that stood on the alley back of the Joyce-Pruit store and was washed down during the last flood. It was built before the present streets were laid out and the surveyors' lines threw it on the alley. Judge Lea at that time owned the half block on which the house stood.
Not only did Judge Lea serve as the first clerk of Chaves county, for a period of four years, but he was a justice of the peace here when this was a part of old Lincoln county. He was a charter member and the first secretary of the local lodge of Masons.
Being one of the first conveyancers of New Mexico, a great many of the original deeds are in his handwriting. He has owned much property and farm lands in this part of the Territory, and a more widely known citizen would be hard to find.
The funeral will be held from the home of Dr. W. T. Joyner, Sunday morning at ten o'clock. The Masons will meet at their hall at nine o'clock and march to the Joyner home, where they will be in charge of the service. Six Masons who served in the Confederate army will act as pall bearers. Interment will be made in South Park cemetery.
All Master Masons are requested to meet at the Masonic Hall on Sunday morning. February 212, 1905, at 9 o'clock. The lodge will march in a body to the residence of Dr. Wm. T. Joyner, where, after religious services conducted by Rev. C C. Hill and Rev. S. R. Twitty, they will take charge of the body of the late Judge Frank Lea and bury it in accordance with the ancient customs of the fraternity.
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Judge Lea's son, Joe D. Lea, is buried in El Paso, TX. He died in 1917
Father of Frank Lea: Pleasant John Graves Lea
Mother of Frank Lea; Lucinda "Lucy" Frances Callaway
Father of Sue Whetstone: John Asa Whetstone
Mother of Sue Whetstone: Martha Susan Alexander
Roswell Daily Record, Roswell, New Mexico, Friday Evening, February 10, 1905
JUDGE LEA IS DEAD
Passed to his last rest early this morning
A PIONEER
Judge Lea Was One of the Early Setters of the Pecos Valley, Doing Much for Roswell.
A Sketch of His Life.
The Funeral Service on Sunday.
Though not unexpected, the announcement of the death of Judge Lea this morning came as a shock to nearly every citizen of Roswell. While his decline has been steady for a year past his condition became serious two weeks ago today.
Frank Houston Lea Was born at Cleveland, Tennessee, July 18th, 1843. When but five years old his parents, Dr. Pleasant J. G. Lea and Lucy Calloway Lea, moved to Jackson county, Missouri. When only eighteen his father was shot down in his own yard, and he and his older brother the lamented Capt. Joseph Lea, were forced by the exigencies of conditions on the Missouri-Kansas border to flee from home, joining their fortunes with the Stars and Bars, and for four years Frank Lea, refusing many offers of promotion, fought as a private. At the close of the war he settled in Moorehouse Parish, Louisiana, and in 1866 married Miss Sue C. Whetstone. In the spring of 1871 they moved to his former home at Lea's Summit, Jackson county, Mo. In 1879 they moved to New Mexico, lived in Roswell for a short time, then moved to White Oaks. In 1884 they returned to Roswell. On the organization of Chaves county in 1890 Judge Lea was elected Probate Clerk and held the office for two terms, this being the only county office he ever asked for. He has held the office of Justice of the Peace for a number of years–in fact just as long and as often as his friends could induce him to hold it.
He was a charter member of Roswell Lodge No. 18 A. F. . & A. M., and also a member of Columbia Chapter No. 7, Royal Arch Masons. Since the death of his wife, which occurred some three years ago, he has made his home with his daughter, Mrs. J. Rowland.
He leaves seven children, Joseph D. Lea, Mrs. McDowell Minter, Mrs. Lucius Dills, Mrs. Lea L. Wells, Mrs. W. T. Joyner, Mrs. Jennie Rowland and Mrs. V. R. Kenney, who have all been with him in his last illness, except Mrs. Wells who resides in Herrietta, Texas.
Judge Lea was a man of marked individuality, strong in his convictions and opinions; a loyal, law-abiding citizen and a law-enforcing official. His friends were every good citizen in the county.
As one of the first settlers of the Pecos Valley, Judge Lea did a great service and accomplished a wonderful work for the Territory of New Mexico. He was the original settler of White Oaks, having staked off the town with the use of a tape measure in the early history of the Territory. He came to the present site of Roswell in 1881 and built one of the first houses of the town. This house was the ancient adobe building that stood on the alley back of the Joyce-Pruit store and was washed down during the last flood. It was built before the present streets were laid out and the surveyors' lines threw it on the alley. Judge Lea at that time owned the half block on which the house stood.
Not only did Judge Lea serve as the first clerk of Chaves county, for a period of four years, but he was a justice of the peace here when this was a part of old Lincoln county. He was a charter member and the first secretary of the local lodge of Masons.
Being one of the first conveyancers of New Mexico, a great many of the original deeds are in his handwriting. He has owned much property and farm lands in this part of the Territory, and a more widely known citizen would be hard to find.
The funeral will be held from the home of Dr. W. T. Joyner, Sunday morning at ten o'clock. The Masons will meet at their hall at nine o'clock and march to the Joyner home, where they will be in charge of the service. Six Masons who served in the Confederate army will act as pall bearers. Interment will be made in South Park cemetery.
All Master Masons are requested to meet at the Masonic Hall on Sunday morning. February 212, 1905, at 9 o'clock. The lodge will march in a body to the residence of Dr. Wm. T. Joyner, where, after religious services conducted by Rev. C C. Hill and Rev. S. R. Twitty, they will take charge of the body of the late Judge Frank Lea and bury it in accordance with the ancient customs of the fraternity.
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Judge Lea's son, Joe D. Lea, is buried in El Paso, TX. He died in 1917
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