Lee Ella Gerrell in the 1940 Census

This snapshot of Lee Ella Gerrell's life was captured by the 1940 U.S. Census.
When Lee Ella Gerrell was born about 1921, her father, Wallace, was 28, and her mother, Ruby, was 24. In 1940, she was 19 years old and lived in Ballard, Kentucky, with her father, mother, and brother.