William Henry Lee

1871 - 1897  (26 years)

• Name	William Henry Lee  [1]
  Born	16 Jul 1871	Missouri   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Died	12 Sep 1897	Avenue City, Andrew Co. MO.   [2]
  Buried	Fairview Cumberland Presbyterian Cemetery, Jefferson Twp, Andrew Co. MO
  Person ID	I1518	Ramage | Lee Lines
  Last Modified	27 Jan 2012

  
  

  Father	Roger Samuel Lee, Sr,   b. 26 Nov 1846, Illinois ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Martha Ann Johnson,   b. Abt 1850, Missouri ,   d. Feb 16 After 1882  (Age ~ 33 years)
  Married	20 Feb 1870	Missourii
  Family ID	F1431	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Lessarah Ellen Bigham,   b. 12 Jul 1872, Doniphan County, Kansas ,   d. 1 Oct 1952, Hood River, Oregon  (Age 80 years)
  Married	12 Jan 1892	St Joseph, MO
  Children	+ 1. Robert Ellsworth Lee, Sr,   b. 18 Oct 1892, St. Joseph, MO ,   d. Jul 1960, The Dalles, OR  (Age 67 years)   2. William Ray Lee, Jr,   b. 14 Aug 1894, St Joseph, MO ,   d. 22 Sep 1967, Twin Falls, ID  (Age 73 years) + 3. Orie Earl Lee,   b. 22 Aug 1897, St Joseph, MO ,   d. 28 Mar 1979, Portland, Multnomah, OR  (Age 81 years)
  Last Modified	28 Mar 2011
  Family ID	F629	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map

  Married - 12 Jan 1892 - St Joseph, MO Died - 12 Sep 1897 - Avenue City, Andrew Co. MO.  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos

  William Henry Lee abt 1895

  
  

  Documents

  Bigham Lee Marriage Application.jpg

  
  

  Headstones » Slide Show		202b_william_lee marker whole.jpg Woodmen of the World William H. husband of Lessie E. Lee Died Sept. 12, 1897 Aged 26 y's 1 mo 26 d's Illegible verse Erected by Avenue City Camp No. 202 Not lost blest thought But gone before Where we shall meet to part no more.
  		William H Lee marker
  		William H Lee Marker

  
  

• Notes

  Name is either Samuel Henry Lee or William Ray Lee or William Henry Lee. The family story is that he was a river boat gambler. and died when his son Orie Earl Lee was 3 months old. "I understand he was quite a character, spoiled, well-to-do, gambler and generally no good." Source: Letter written by Robert Earl Lee, Jr to Marty Lee Wedding License says his name is William H. Lee married under the age of 21 of Buchanan County Missouri on January 12, 1892 She is over 18 years old from Andrew COunty, Missouri, married in St Joseph Missouri. at the house of Robrt N Bigham Address in 1890 St. Joseph, Missouri City Directory was: r 1013 Francis, St Jospeh Missouri. His occupation is noted as a mason. (page 304) ============================================== Since Martha (Johnson/Johnston) Lee is buried at Fairview CP, the same as William Lee (husband of Lessarah), I think it likely that she was his mother, Roger was his father, and William was the child on the 1880 census in Jefferson Twp. I have his name as William Henry, though. We have an excerpt of Martha's obituary from the book Newspaper Gleanings of Andrew County and Surrounding Areas, compiled by Dorothy L. McMackin: "Died on Fri. p.m., Feb. 16, Mrs. Roger Lee of Jefferson Twp., sudden. Daughter of Mr. John Johnston, an old citizen. She leaves 5 small children." Maybe you already have that. Source Sharron Ross ================================================ Lessarah married William L. LEE 20 Jan 1892, St. Joseph, Buchanan Co., Mo.; They resided in Avenue City, Andrew Co. during the short time of their life together. Sadly William died 12 Sep 1897 age age 22. William is buried Fairview Cumberland Presbyterian Cemetery, Jefferson Twp., Andrew Co., Mo. William LEE was a farmer. There were three little boys born to this family.Robert Ellsworth Lee: b. 18 Oct 1892; Avenue City, Andrew Co., Mo William Ray Lee b. 14 Aug 1894 Avenue City or St. Joseph, Mo Orrie E. 22 Aug 1897, Avenue City or St. Joseph, Mo Source: Monica Schirmer Eshelman +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ (Research):1880 Census St Joseph Missouri NameAge William G. Lee39 Fannie Lee36 Walter Lee17 Agnes Lee14 Clarence Lee12 Henry Lee9 Fannie Lee6 ================================ 1880 Census Tywappity, Mississippi, Mo Name RelationMarital StatusGenderRaceAgeBirthplaceOccupationFather's BirthplaceMother's Birthplace Wm. SNELLING Self M Male W 30 KY Farmer KY KY Nancy SNELLING Wife M Female W 42 KY Keeping House KY KY Dolly DALTON SDau S Female W 12 MO At Home TN KY Elmina LEE Niece S Female W 11 MO At Home KY MO Wm. H. LEE Nephew S Male W 9 MO At Home KY MO Mary DALTON SDau S Female W 20 MO At Home TN MO

  
  

• Sources

  [S131] Letter written by Robert Earl Lee, Jr to Marty Lee. [S132] Lee Family Bible, (N.p., n.d.), family birth & death page. (Reliability: 4), 28 Nov 2008.