Clemmons LEE
married Frances Ritchey/Richey who was born 1804 in Monroe Co.Tenn. or N.C. died June 1876,Monroe Co. Tenn.,dau. of Alexander Ritchey and Elizabeth. Had 9 children /alexander,M. /eliza/ Louisa Rhea2.,Elijah m. Sarah Smith,3.Manervy/Manerva m.Henderson,4,Mary m. Terry,5.John m.Margaret Williams 6.Polly? 7.William(Capt.) m. Margaret J. Morgan 8.Madison m. Manervy Marr. 9.George W. m. Harriette Satterwhite Info. from History of Monroe Co. Tenn.vol.1 part 2,by Sarah G.Cox/Sands, 1850 census,IGI, and Amy Senter 1301,Trinity View St. Irving,Texas 75060-6247 David Lee dblee@prodigy.net On the above website a second marriage is mentioned with the following children (note: almost all of the children have duplicate information as compared to the children with Frances Ritchey except for Nancy Ann and Elizabeth Lee): Manerva (Manervy) Lee b: in Monroe Co, TN Nancy Ann Lee b: 1827 in Monroe Co, TN Elizabeth Lee b: 9 Jan 1829 in Monroe Co, TN Mary Polly Lee b: 5 Sep 1830 in Murray Co, BA Elijah Lee b: Feb 1833 in Tennessee?, Buncombe Co, NC John Lee b: 5 Mar 1835 in TN James MAdison Lee b: Mar 1842 in Carroll Co GA
David Lee dblee@prodigy.net 2 wives and over 20 children. Buried in Jones Hill Cemetery. 1880 Census has him in Monroe Co, TN married to second wife Rebecca Harris. 1st wife was Elizabeth Ann Rhea; Jan 28, 1845 in Monroe Co, TN
David Lee dblee@prodigy.net
David Lee dblee@prodigy.net
David Lee dblee@prodigy.net Fact: Unknow Served at the battle of Vicksburg in Mississippi. 1860 Census- Monroe Co., TN (Dist 14 July, Page 173, DW #372) Elijah-27, Hannah-21, Charles-4, David C.-2, Eliza F. -1 1900 Census-Lamar Co., Tx (DW #221)- In household-Hester H. Land (son-in-law), Elijah-67, Hannah- 63 #ch-16, living ch-9, Jesse-23 Served in the Battle of Vicksburg in Mississippi in July 1863. The town was surendered to the federals on July 4. In 1894, Hannah Ray and Elijah Lee Sr., their children and their families and several relatives came to Lamar County from Monroe County Tennessee. Most settled around the Slabtown and Hazel Dell areas where they bought land along Hickory Creek. William Charlie Lee and Marion Giles bought a sawmill and equipment, hauling their lumber to Paris. Elijah Sr. mostly supervised his adult grandsons in the construcition of homes. He also bought and sold several tracts of land. After depleting the supply of lumber, the land was sold for farming. Rev. David Columbus Lee, a baptist minister, and his family settled several miles east. After a year, they sold that land and moved to land they owned where the cemetery is now located. The "Lee Clan" built a Baptist Chruch where David Columbus and his brother-in-law, Isaac Giles, took turns preaching. By 1901, the family had lost many of its' members, believing the creeks to contain malaria. On Novermber 7, 1901, Rev. D.C. and wife Nancy deeded part of their land for a Baptist Chruch (LCR Bk. 102 p. 417), naming Elijah Sr., deacon, and William C. Lee, clerk their successors and trustees. In 1993, Elijah's grave was unmarked. Buried in Lee Cemetery. IGI has him listed as born in Monroe Co TN. 1800 census for Monroe Co. TN Lee Cemetery, sometimes called Hazel Dell or Lee Hazel Dell, is located in the southern tip of the southeast quadrant of the county off Farm Market 1498, near the Slabtown Community. Turn south off 1498 on to County Road 15900, cemetery is 1/4 mile from main road about 100 feet east of the road across a barbed wire fence. It is in Block 61 of the Lamar County Road Map produced by American Drafting and Services revised December 1993. (Part of the graves are inside a chain link fence and the rest are scattered and broken. A sign reads, 'Private Cemetery founded by Rev. and Mrs. D.C. Lee in 1895.' The cemetery has always been know as the Lee Cemetery. Because there are 3 Lee Cemeteries in the county, Hazel Dell is added to differentiate between the others. THe cemetery contains 41 graves including the unknowns. THe oldest inscribed grave in the cemetery is that of Sammie Lee who died 21 Sep 1895. The cemetery was recorded by Betsy Mills and Elizabeth House on March 2, 1992. Supplemental biographies and dates of the deceased were provided by Carmen Lee Burks, Paris, TX., who is a member and genealogical historian of the family the cemetery is named after. See story of Elijah Lee for further information of the founding of this cemetery.
David Lee dblee@prodigy.net
David Lee dblee@prodigy.net
David Lee dblee@prodigy.net [Chanel.FTW] 1850 Census me minn co tn. 1860 Census monroe co tn. 1870 census monroe co tn. 1880 census monroe co tn. James was crippled in both legs, never walked, taught school, held office in court house, farmed. Buried in New Providence Cemetery near Tellico Plains
David Lee dblee@prodigy.net
He married Frances Ritchey 1822 at Jefferson, Tennessee . Frances Ritchey was born at Monroe, Tennessee 1797 .
They were the parents of 8
children:
Alexander Lafayette Lee
born 16 Jul 1823.
Minerva Lee
born 1827.
Mary Polly Lee
born 5 Sep 1830.
Elijah Lee
born 27 Feb 1833.
John Lee
born 5 Mar 1835.
William G. Lee
born 29 Mar 1839.
James Madison Lee
born Mar 1842.
George Washington Lee
born 1845.
Clemmons Lee died 1852 at Polk, Tennessee .