Biographical Sketch of James F. Lee, Franklin County, Missouri >From "History of Franklin, Jefferson, Washington, Crawford and Gasconade Counties", Biographical Appendix, Goodspeed Publishing Company, 1888. ********************************************************************** James F. Lee was born in Jefferson County, Mo., about 1836, and is a son of Israel and Nellie (Allen) Lee. Israel Lee, a blacksmith and wagon-maker by trade, was a son of Josiah Lee, who died in Illinois about 1846, at the age of eighty years. Israel Lee died in 1857, at the age of fifty-four years. James T.(?) Lee was reared on the farm, learned the blacksmith's trade, and began life for himself when twen- ty years of age with $1,000 worth of property, which he has more than trebled by his industry and good management. He owns a well-improved farm, where he resides, of 227 1/2 acres. He was married, in 1857, to Miss Jane Wilson, who bore him two children: Silas and Emma. Mr. Lee subsequently married Mrs. Iman, nee Martha Withington, who died April 26, 1874, leaving two children, John and William. In 1879 Mr. Lee married Fannie Williams, a native of Jefferson County, Mo. One child blessed this marriage. Mr. Lee is a Democrat in politics. In 1862 he enlisted in Company I, Tenth Missouri Cavalry, two months later was transferred to the infantry, and about a year later was given charge of a Confederate States army blacksmith shop, where he worked until June, 1865. ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Joe Miller Penny Harrell ====================================================================