The John and Matilda Guynes Family of Copiah County, MS:Information about Melissa Leaona Lea
Melissa Leaona Lea (b. March 12, 1885, d. August 22, 1923)
More About Melissa Leaona Lea and Charles Thomas (Charlie) Shorter:
Marriage: December 22, 1906, Copiah County, Mississippi.
Children of Melissa Leaona Lea and Charles Thomas (Charlie) Shorter are:
- Buford Charles Thomas Shorter, b. October 21, 1907, Simpson County, MS, d. January 08, 1975, Detroit, MI /bur: New Zion Baptist Church, Simpson County, MS.
- Jessie Lea Shorter, b. March 15, 1909, Simpson County, MS, d. April 17, 1921, Simpson County, MS /bur: New Zion Baptist Church.
- Wyatt Thadeous (Thad) Shorter, b. October 20, 1912, Simpson County, MS, d. June 14, 1953, Braxton, MS /bur: New Zion Baptist Church, Simpson County, MS.
- Lyonell E. Shorter, b. August 07, 1915, Simpson County, MS.
- Luther Lowery (Tince) Shorter, b. September 04, 1917, Simpson County, MS, d. February 17, 1985, New Orleans, LA /bur: New Zion Baptist Church, Simpson County, MS.
- Charles Ray Shorter, b. April 15, 1920, Simpson County, MS, d. January 07, 1999, Braxton, MS /bur: New Zion Baptist Church, Simpson County, MS.
- +M. L. Shorter, b. June 17, 1923, Simpson County, MS.