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Descendants of James Henry Lee

Generation No. 1

1. JAMES HENRY³ LEE (WILLIAM², PETER¹) was born August 17, 1829 in Bedford Co., TN ^1,^2,^3,⁴, and died July 16, 1895 in Maunie, White Co., IL ^5,^6,^7,⁸. He married (1) SUSANNAH MATTHEWS February 02, 1850 in White Co., IL ⁹. She was born 1834 ^10,^11,¹², and died September 03, 1887 in Burnt Prairie, White Co., IL ^13,^14,¹⁵. He married (2) SARAH J MINTON December 08, 1890 in White Co., IL ¹⁶. She was born Abt. 1841 ¹⁷, and died Unknown.

Notes for JAMES HENRY LEE:
1850 White Co., IL Census

633/633 Lee, James H. 21 TN farmer
, Susannah 17 IL
, James 6 IL

Who is James?
Debbie McArdle, 6705 Connecticut Trail, Crystal Lake, IL 60012-3125 thinks James may be the son of Reese Lee who died in 1845, possilbe Shelby or Moultrie County, IL
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1870 White Co., IL Census

411 Lee, James 41 TN
, Susannah 36 IL
, Mary 18 IL
, Peter 17 IL
, William 16 IL
, Ida? Eda 14 IL
, George 12 IL
, James 9 IL
, Susan 7 IL
, Pricilla 5 IL
, Rease 3 IL
, Annie 1 IL
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1880 White Co., IL Census, Village of Liberty, Burnt Prairie Township

199 Lee, James 50 farmer TN TN TN
, Susannah 45 wife IL IN KY
, George F 22 son IL TN IL
, James A 19 son IL TN IL
, Susan M 17 dau IL TN IL
, Percilla A 15 dau IL TN IL
, Reece 13 son IL TN IL
, Annie 12 dau IL TN IL
, Zacheus A 8 son IL TN IL
, Samantha 5 dau IL TN IL
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State of Illinois, Public Domain Land Tract Sales Archive
Illinois State Archives, Archives Building, Springfield, IL 62756

Purchaser: LEE JAMES H Record ID: 398098
Date: 10/25/1853
Acres: 39.2
Price: $2.00
Type of sale: School (SC)
County: 97 (White)
Section: 16 Section Part: LOT4NWNW
Township: 04S Range: 09E
Meridian: 3 Purchaser Res:
Arch. Vol. No.: 819 Vol. Page No.: 067
Cash warrant code: Record corrected: 0

Purchaser: LEE JAMES H Record ID: 398097
Date: 10/24/1853
Acres: 39.4
Price: $2.63
Type of sale: School (SC)
County: 97 (White)
Section: 16 Section Part: LOT2NWNE
Township: 04S Range:
Meridian: 3 Purchaser Res:
Arch. Vol. No: 819 Vol. Page No.: 067
Cash warrant code: Record Corrected: 0

Purchaser: LEE JAMES H Record ID: 559756
Date: 11/01/1855
Acres: 40
Price: $0.75
Type of sale: Wetlands (SW)
County: 97 (White)
Section: 9 Section Part: SWSE
Township: 04S Purchaser Res:
Meridian: 3 Vol. Page No.: 022
Cash warrant code: Record corrected: 0
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From Mt. Pleasant Primitive Baptist Church records (via Debbie McArdle)
James Lee and wife, Susannah, joined in Feb, 1868. Susannah Lee died Sept. 3, 1887. James Lee died July 16, 1895.
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Notes from Debbie McArdle:
"James H. Lee appears in Burnt Prairie Precinct "Personal Property Collector's Book" for 1852 which I found in the White County, Illinois Courthouse attic.
.25 tax on cattle , sheep, and hogs
.07 tax on household furniture
.02 tax on all other property
.34 total tax"
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More About JAMES HENRY LEE:
Burial: Mt. Pleasant Church Cemetery, Burnt Prairie Twp Sec 33, White Co., IL ¹⁸
Census 1: 1870, White Co., IL Census
Census 2: 1850, White Co., IL ¹⁹
Religion: February 1868, Joined Mt. Pleasant Primitive Baptist Church ²⁰

More About SUSANNAH MATTHEWS:
Burial: Mt. Pleasant Church Cemetery, Burnt Prairie Twp Sec 33, White Co., IL ²¹
Religion: February 1868, Joined Mt. Pleasant Primitive Baptist Church ²²

Children of JAMES LEE and SUSANNAH MATTHEWS are:

MARY⁴ LEE, b. Abt. 1852 ²³; d. Unknown; m. WILLIAM J EDWARDS, March 15, 1872, White Co., IL ²⁴; b. 1846, KY ²⁵; d. Unknown.

More About MARY LEE:
Burial: Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, White Co., IL²⁵

More About WILLIAM J EDWARDS:
Burial: Maple Ridge Cemetery, Carmi, White Co., IL²⁵

	ii.		PETER J LEE, b. Abt. 1853 ²⁶; d. Unknown; m. MINERVA CARTER, October 23, 1871, White Co., IL ²⁷; d. Unknown.
	iii.		WILLIAM HENRY LEE, b. Abt. 1854 ²⁸; d. Bef. December 1877 ²⁹; m. MELVINA CAROLINE EDWARDS, May 11, 1873, Carmi, White Co., IL ^30,³¹; b. February 04, 1854, Williamson Co., IL³¹; d. December 10, 1915, Grayville, Edwards Co., IL³¹.

More About MELVINA CAROLINE EDWARDS:
Burial: Oak Grove, Grayville, IL³¹

2.	iv.	EDITH CATHERINE LEE, b. October 20, 1855, Burnt Prairie, White Co., IL; d. July 26, 1934, Oliver, Posey Co., IN.
	v.	GEORGE F LEE, b. Abt. 1858, IL ^32,³³; d. Aft. 1880 ³⁴.
3.	vi.	JAMES ALBERT LEE, b. February 09, 1861, IL or KY; d. August 06, 1921, West Frankfort, Franklin Co., IL.
4.	vii.	SUSAN MANDY LEE, b. Abt. 1863, IL; d. Unknown, McLeansboro, IL.
5.	viii.	ALICE PRISCILLA LEE, b. October 28, 1864, Illinois; d. December 26, 1937, White Co., IL.
6.	ix.	REECE EDMUND LEE, b. September 10, 1866, Burnt Prairie, White Co., IL; d. July 24, 1945, Wayne Co., IL.
	x.	ANNIE D LEE, b. Abt. 1869, IL ^35,^36,³⁷; d. Unknown; m. JAMES L BOLAND, December 21, 1889, White Co., IL ³⁸; b. Abt. 1866 ³⁹; d. Unknown.
	xi.	ZACHEAS LEE, b. August 07, 1871, IL ⁴⁰; d. September 20, 1942, Maynard, Arkansas⁴⁰; m. JULIA CARROLL⁴⁰; d. Unknown.

More About ZACHEAS LEE:
Date born 2: Abt. 1872, IL ⁴¹
Burial: Foster Cemetery, Pocahontas, AR ⁴²

xii.

SAMANTHA LEE, b. Abt. 1875, IL ⁴³; d. Unknown; m. GEORGE THOMASON, September 24, 1891, Marshall Ferry, White Co., IL ^44,⁴⁵; b. Abt. 1863⁴⁵; d. Unknown.

More About SAMANTHA LEE:
Burial: Seal's Chapel Cemetery, White Co., IL ⁴⁶.

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