Lee Jack Fifer (1916 - 1994)

Born 4 Nov 1916 in Kerrville, Kerr, Texas, United States

Ancestors

Died 28 Jul 1994 at age 77 in Kerrville, Kerr, Texas, United States

Biography

Lee Fifer is a part of US Black heritage.

Lee was born in 1916 in Kerrville, Texas. He was the son of Willie Fifer and Geneva Owens .^[1]

Lee served in the U.S. Army during World War II from 1941 to 1945.^[2][3]

In 1930 Lee was living with his mother and stepfather Tom Wallace in Kerrville, Texas.^[4]

Lee was a lifelong resident of Kerrville. He was a musician and member of Mt Olive Baptist Church.^[3]

He passed away in 1994 in Kerrville. He was buried in the Garden of Memories North Cemetery in Kerrville.^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ 1994 Social Security: "U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007"
   Original data: Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007
   Ancestry Record 60901 #15454524 (accessed 21 September 2023)
   Name: Lee Jack Fifer [Lee J Fifer]; Gender: Male; Race: Black; Birth Date: 4 Mar 1916; Birth Place: Kerrville Ke, Texas; Death Date: 28 Jul 1994; Father: Willie Fifer; Mother: Geneva Johnson; Notes: Jun 1954: Name listed as LEE JACK FIFER; 11 Aug 1994: Name listed as LEE J FIFER.
2. ↑ Military: "U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010"
   Original data: Beneficiary Identification Records Locator Subsystem (BIRLS) Death File. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs; Page number: 1
   Ancestry Record 2441 #5741180 (accessed 21 September 2023)
   Name: Lee J Fifer; Gender: Male; Birth Date: 4 Nov 1916; Death Date: 28 Jul 1994; Cause of Death: Natural; Enlistment Branch: ARMY; Enlistment Date: 29 Aug 1941; Discharge Date: 15 Oct 1945.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Obituary: Free View of Clipping "U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current"
   The Kerrville Times; Publication Date: 1 Aug 1994; Publication Place: Kerrville, Texas, USA; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/20184646/?article=f57b9155-e675-4dd4-9394-d5edf6680d0f&focus=0.036034763,0.3100756,0.35909793,0.4640048&xid=3355
   Ancestry Record 61843 #603846144 (accessed 21 September 2023)
   Name: Lee J. Fifer; Gender: Male; Death Age: 77; Birth Date: 4 Nov 1916; Birth Place: Kerrville; Residence Place: Kerrville; Death Date: Abt 1994; Death Place: Kerrville; Obituary Date: 1 Aug 1994; Obituary Place: Kerrville, Texas, USA; Newspaper Title: The Kerrville Times; Siblings: Clanther Mae Brown Willie Mae Benson Vesta Parker Eula Fifer Cliffort Fifer.
4. ↑ 1930 Census: "1930 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1930; Census Place: Kerrville, Kerr, Texas; Page: 21B; Enumeration District: 0007; FHL microfilm: 2342101
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6224 #62384615 (accessed 21 September 2023)
   Lee J Fifer (14), single stepson (step son), in household of Tom Wallace at 306 McFarland Street, Kerrville, Kerr, Texas, USA. Born in Texas.
5. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
   Find A Grave: Memorial #104324848 (accessed 21 September 2023)
   Memorial page for Lee Jack Fifer (4 Nov 1916-28 Jul 1994), citing Garden of Memories North Cemetery, Kerrville, Kerr County, Texas, USA; Maintained by Linda Nielsen (contributor 47095736).