Vernita
Lee
Born in Mississippi, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Earlest Lee
and Hattie May (Pressley) Lee
Sister of
Susie Mae (Lee) Peeler, Willie Estelle Lee, Harold Lee, Hubert Lee, Lamar Lee and Lafayette Lee
Wife of
Vernon Winfrey
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Mother of
Oprah Winfrey
Died
at age 83
in Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 27 Nov 2018
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Biography
Vernita Lee is a part of US Black heritage.
Daughter of Earlist Lee and Hattie May Presley
It does not appear that she ever married, although it is believed that Vernon Winfrey was the biological father of her daughter Oprah. Some controversy exists, as Noah Robinson Sr. has also claimed to be the biological father.
Mother of Oprah Winfrey
Sources
- "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VYLR-2YB : 14 March 2018), Verneta Lee in household of Erlisst Lee, Beat 2, Attala, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 4-10, sheet 15B, line 60, family 335, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 2008.
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