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From: "Fran" <>
Subject: Additional Info: The Pioneer, John LEE, Bio #1, m. Charity Smith
Date: Mon, 18 Mar 2002 11:57:01 -0800
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An additional BIO of The Lee Family that is part of what Tom has listed:
From: Biographical Review of Henry county, Iowa, 1906
The Lee family has long figured prominently in Henry county and the name
is inseparably connected with its history, for its members have been active
in promoting the material, intellectual, social and moral progress of this
part of the state. Fred and Hezekiah Lee, brothers, natives of Ohio or
Illinois, came to Henry county in the spring of 1835 and took up separate
claims of government land in New London township that are now owned by James
Totemeier. John Martin Lee now owns the Fred Lee property. Both of the
brothers who came originally to the county were buried in the Farrel
cemetery, where also were interred the remains of two other brothers, John
and Jeremiah Lee, who came to this county in 1836. Elias, another brother,
died in Illinois. John and Jeremiah Lee also took up government land, living
for some years upon their property before it came on the market. John took
up over four hundred acres, of which Samuel lee conducts over eighty acres.
The improvements of that property were all placed there by the Lee family
and the parents lived and died upon this farm.
John Lee married Charity Smith, in Bond County, Illinois, and unto them
were born twelve children.
Samuel Lee was born in Bond County, Illinois, November 4, 1827, and was
educated in one of the old-time subscription schools. He was reared to the
occupation of farming and has followed that pursuit throughout his entire
business career. He added to his original eighty-acre tract of land in New
London township another tract of eighty acres in Canaan township, and at the
present time is the owner of one hundred and fifty-six acres of land on
section 12, New London township, and eighteen acres in Pleasant Grove
township, Des Moines county. His business interests have been carefully
conducted and he has ever followed farming along progressive lines. His
life, too, has been upright and honorable and at all times he has
exemplified in his daily contact with his fellow men his religious faith as
a member of the Methodist Episcopal church. He held the office of church
trustee both while residing upon the farm and after his removal to New
London and in fact is the incumbent of that office at the present time.
Politically he has been a stalwart republican since the organization of the
party but has never desired office, preferring to do his public service as a
private citizen.
Samuel Lee was married to Miss Louisa Burge, a daughter of Jacob and
Rachel Burge and unto them were born two children; Ira, who died at the age
of two years; and Green, who is now a resident of New London. The wife and
mother, Mrs. Louise Lee, died upon the home farm and like her son Ira was
laid to rest in the old family burying ground. For his second wife Mr. Lee
choose Jane Leace, a daughter of Thomas and Jane (Walker) Leace. By this
marriage, there are four children; John, who is living in Morning Sun, Iowa,
where he is engaged in the livery business; Florence, the wife of Edgar
Peterson, who is mentioned elsewhere in this work; Cora Alice, at home; and
Jennie, the wife of Frank Seaton, a resident of California.
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Subject: The Pioneer, John LEE, Bio #1, m. Charity Smith
one of the John Lee’s biography is listed on pp. 555-556.
son Thomas B. Lee born 6/29/1835 in Bond Co., IL
was a pioneer of Henry County, IA.
son: Samuel Lee born 11/4/1827
son William Lee born 12/23/1832
son John Lee born 3/25/1829 in Bond Co., IL
The actual text of the biography follows from p 555-556.
"John Lee, deceased, a worthy pioneer of Henry County, Iowa, of 1836, was
born in Franklin County, Ohio, Dec. 26, 1797, was farmer by occupation and
removed to Bond County, IL, in an early day, where he was united in marriage
to Miss Charity Smith, daughter of Zedek Smith, Esq., who was born in
Tennessee, in November, 1800. Mr. Lee emigrated with his family to Henry
County, Iowa, in November, 1836, and located in what is now New London
Township on unsurveyed land. The exact date of his arrival at the site of
his future home was Nov. 14, 1836. He made his claim on what is now section
11 of New London Township, where he made his home till late in life, when he
removed to New London Village. His death occurred April 22, 1979, in his
82nd year. His wife, an estimable Christian lady, who had reared a family of
twelve children, 4 sons and 8 daughters, died Oct. 11, 1865. The children
all lived to be men and women, and are all living at this date (1887) except
three. They were born in the following order:
Eliza, Jan. 21, 1821
Jane, Oct. 12, 1823
Sarah, Oct. 26, 1824
Almira, April 10, 1826
Samuel, Nov. 4, 1827
John, March 25, 1829
Julia Ann, Jan. 2, 1831
William, Dec. 23, 1832
Thomas B., June 29, 1835
Polly Ann, Oct. 7, 1837
Charity, July 26, 1839
Louisa, Sept. 26, 1841
The nine elder children were born in Bond County, IL and the three younger
in Henry County, Iowa.
In early life Mr. Lee was a Whig, and a Republican after the organization of
that party. Both he and his wife were consistent members of the Methodist
Episcopal Church from early life. He was an upright, honorable, industrious
citizen, and deserves creditable mention in the annals of the pioneer days
of Henry County. That this sketch is not more complete is not the fault of
the writer, but owing to the indifference of certain members of the family,
who could, but would not, take the trouble to supply the necessary
information."
Tom Otto 6326
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