Leatrice (Lea) was the
last child born to James Bowman and Ida Pearl James. She was named after
her father's favorite movie star. Born April 21, 1926 in Garden Valley
(Childress) Texas, she made the same trek west with her family during the
dustbowl days as described in Dorothy James' Story. She has vivid memories
of much of the trip. After arriving in Sacramento, Lea married Lee Roy
Delbert Connolly September 11, 1942 at age 16. They had five
children, Judy, Kendra, Candy, Philip, and Roger before the marriage
ended. On August 20, 1963, she married
William C. Eastin. They have one son, Bill.
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1.
Ida Pearl, Judy, Lea, Roger, Philip, Candy, Kendra, and cousin Sheril
Reddell. 2. Roger, Kendra, Sheril, Candy, Philip.
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