Willie Henry Lee

Notes:

His first name may have been either William or Washington. Henry Lee writes that he was a physician in the Petal and Morristown area.

(Research):Census Listings:


1880 Federal Census
Household:

Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Oc
cupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace
W. L. LEE Self M Male W 29 MS Physician MS MS
Mary LEE Wife M Female W 26 MS Keeping House MS MS
R. Theodore LEE Son S Male W 7 MS At Home MS MS
Flether E. LEE Son S Male W 6 MS At Home MS MS
Willie H. LEE Son S Male W 4 MS At Home MS MS
Addie V. LEE Dau S Female W 1 MS At Home MS MS
Source Information:
Census Place Ellisville, Jones, Mississippi
Family History Library Film 1254651
NA Film Number T9-0651
Page Number 325C

W. married Mary Fairchild in Oct 1870 in Mississippi. Mary was born on 28 Jun 1854 in Jones County, Mississippi; died on 9 Mar 1916. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Merritt Mullen shows her as a daughter of William Henry Fairchild and Louisa C. Dickerson. Henry Lee notes that she and Dr. W. Lafayette Lee were first cousins.

Notes:

Married:
Henry Lee shows their marriage as being on 16 Oct 1870 in Ellisville, Jones County, MS. Merritt Mullen instead lists it as 15 Oct 1870 in Copiah County, MS.

He shows them as the parents of Robert, Fletcher, Willie, John Homer and Birdie Ethel LEE.

He does not show a daughter, Addie V. LEE, as listed by both Merritt Mullen and the 1880 census, unless Birdie is a nickname for Addie.

Notes:

Merritt Mullen shows him as the son of Elijah LEE and Rachel RODGERS.

Henry Lee of McComb, Mississippi shows the Covington County Newspaper dated May 21, 1909 reported "Henry E. Lee, CSA died yesterday...Born at Green Creek, Perry County...." He further notes that the Leaf River Masonic Lodge 1852 recorded his date of death as May 17, 1909.

Henry also writes that Henry Elijah Lee was married twice, and was elected circuit clerk and probate clerk of Perry County, MS and was reported on the census in that county in 1860 and 1870. He was also a Judge. During the Civil War, he ordered men to go into Jones County, a few miles east, and bring back deserters.

Henry married Nancy Mary McLemore on 10 Aug 1851. Nancy (daughter of Josiah McLemore and Sarah Jane Fairchild) was born on 1 Nov 1830 in Jones County, Mississippi; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Some researchers show her date of death as early as 1873. Henry Lee of McComb, Mississippi instead lists it as May 21, 1909, with her burial in the Green Creek Cemetery in Perry County, Mississippi. As this is the date that her husband's death was reported in a Covington County newspaper, he might be confusing the two.

(Research):
Census Information:

Mississippi, Perry County, Southern District
Enumerated 15 Sep 1860 by Henry E. Lee
291-279
Henry E. Lee 28 M Teacher of Common School $--- $200 Mi
Nancy Lee 29 F Mi
Rachel Lee 6 F Mi
[Why were sons Fate and John Thomas not listed??]
292-280
Joseph & Marth McLemore
293-281
Londy & Luvinia Fairchild
294-282
Josiah & Sarah McLemore

Notes:

Merritt Mullen and others variously report his location of birth as North Carolina or Tennessee. He might have instead been born in South Carolina, as this is what is reported on the 1860 census.

(Research):
Census Information:

1850 Census
Mississippi, Perry County
Enumerated 27 Sept 1850
Stamped 379
126-126
Joseph McLamore 46 M Farmer Miss
Sarah McLamore 49 F ???
Nancy McLamore 18 F S.C.
Joseph McLamore 16 M Miss
Susan McLamore 14 F Miss
Elizabeth Kilgue/Kilgore? 5 F Miss
John McLamore 13 M Miss

1860 Census
Mississippi, Perry County, Southern District
Enumerated 15 Sep 1860 by Henry E. Lee
294-282
Josiah McLemore 58 M Farmer $500 $300 SC
Sarah McLemore 59 F SC
Susan McLemore 23 F Mi
John McLemore 22 M Waggoner Mi
Layfett Lee 8 M Mi
John Lee 3 M Mi

It appears that Lafayette and John LEE are stepsons of Josiah, born to his second wife.

Josiah married Sarah Jane Fairchild about 1822 in Mississippi. Sarah was born about 1804 in South Carolina; died after 1870 in Mississippi. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Merritt Mullen shows her as the daughter of Robert FAIRCHILD and Nancy TAYLOR. He also notes that she may have been born in Georgia instead of South Carolina.

Notes:

Married:
Merritt Mullen instead shows their marriage as occuring ca 1825.