Biographical Sketch of J. A. Lee, Wright County, Missouri

>From "History of Laclede, Camden, Dallas, Webster, Wright, Texas, 
Pulaski, Phelps and Dent Counties, Missouri" The Goodspeed Publishing
Company, 1889.
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J. A. Lee, of the drug firm of Ellis & Lee, at Mountain Grove, Wright
County, Mo., was born in Perry County, Mo., March 9, 1847, being the
son of John B. and Elizabeth (Simmons) Lee, and the grandson on his 
mother's side of John Simmons, who was a native of Louisiana, but who
settled in Tennessee, and afteward came to Missouri, where he died in
Wright County.  He was a captain in the War of 1812 under Jackson. 
John B. Lee was born in North Carolina, and immigrated to Middle Tenn.,
where he was married.  He afterward came to Missouri (1845 or 1846),
lived in Perry County for a time, and then came to Wright County, where
he died when forty-five years of age.  His wife, Elizabeth (Simmons)
Lee, was born in Tennessee in 1817, and grew to womanhood in that 
state.  By her marriage to Mr. Lee she became the mother of ten child-
ren (four boys), two living, J. A. and J. C.  Mrs. Lee is still living,
and resides in Mountain Grove.  The family is of Irish origin.  J. A.
Lee was reared in his native county, and during the war went, in 1860, 
to Arkansas.  After peace was declared he returned to Missouri, and
followed agricultural pursuits and traded in stock until 1881, when he 
and W. C. Ellis built a room and put in a stock of drugs.  Their aver-
age sales equal $8,000 per year, and they keep one of two clerks.  Mr.
Lee has continued to deal in stock in connection with his drug busi-
ness, and aside from this is the owner of 140 acres of land.  He is a
Cleveland Democrat; a member of the I. O. O. F., and is treasurer of
the Widow' and Orphans' Fund in the I. O. O. F.  Mr. Lee was married
in 1870 to Miss N. M. Finley, of Moniteau County, Mo., born in 1844.
Seven living children were the result of this union: James F., John R.,
Annie B., Emaline, Robert, Mary E. and Essie.

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