BEDFORD COUNTY, VA - MISCELLANEOUS - The William Lee and Ave Noel Families --------------¤¤¤¤¤¤-------------- MISCELLANY ABOUT THE WILLIAM LEE and AVE NOEL FAMILY of BEDFORD CO., VA, AND THEIR DESCENDANTS Deed Book 16, p. 105 Campbell Co. - JOHN LEE and his wife TABITHA ARNOLD Lee, gave a lot, for the purpose of divine worship, to the Trustees of the Methodist Episcopal Church South. Trustees of the church were Mosby Arnold, Abner Early, Wiatt Lee, Jacob Early, Thomas Calloway, and Henry Moorman. Mt. Hermon Methodist Church, one mile west of the present town of Lynch Station, was the church built on the site. (NOTE: John Lee, son of William and Ave Noel Lee) Deed Book 30, p. 441 Campbell Co. - WYATT A. LEE gave to the Trustees of Mt. Hermon Church a plat of land adjoining the land on which the Church stands and which had been given to the Church by his father John Lee, son of William Lee. The plat given by Wyatt A. Lee was to be used for the purpose of securing a burial ground for the Church - Dated Oct. 13, 1856. (Note: Wyatt A. Lee, son of John Lee and Tabitha Arnold, grandson of William and Ave Noel Lee) WILLIAM H. LEE is from one of the oldest families in Bedford County. His grandfather came over 100 years ago and bought land of Samuel Crockett, uncle of Davy Crockett which land is still owned by the Lee Family and a part of it is cultivated by William H. Garnett and Mary (Robinson) Lee both now many years deceased. They were the parents of William H. and he was born in Bedford County May 9, 1815. He married December 21, 1840 Susan a daughter of Henry and Sarah L (Cobbs) Jones. Her parents were long honored residents in this county. She was born 23 November 1814. Their children were William H. Lee b. 3/1/1841; Ella M. Lee b. 3/1/1844; Edwin J. Lee b. 8/26/1846, John A. Lee b. 3/22/1849; Sarah E. Lee b. 8/30/1851 and Custis Lee b. 2/15/1854. Sarah died July 10, 1874. Ella M. is the wife of H. P. Read and lives in Bedford County. Custis S. lives in Alabama and the others in Bedford County. The two oldest sons and Mr. Lee himself served in the Confederate Army. Mr. Lee was 8 years Justice of the Peace 1867-1881 for Bedford County. Post Office address is Bedford Springs, Campbell County, Virginia (Excerpted from "Hardesty's Historical and Geographjcal Encyclopedia", New York: H. H. Hardesty, 1885) (Note: William H. Lee, son of William H. Garnett Lee and grandson of William and Ave Noel Lee) BENJ. P. PORTER", P.O., Wellington, MO. was born in Campbell County, Va., Dec. 14, 1811, where he was raised and educated. In 1825, he came to this county, where he has since resided, except two years spent in Carroll County, engaged in farming and carpentering. His parents, Benj. and Martha Porter, were both natives of Virginia. He was married in 1840 to Miss Ann E. Price, daughter of Judge Nathaniel Price, who came from Bedford County, Va., in 1838. By this union, he has had eleven children, seven of whom are now living. He and his wife are members of the M.E. church south. He had three sons in the confederate service, and lost two of them. Previous to the war he was Captain of the State Militia." (Excerpted from "History of Lafayette County, MO. St. Louis Missouri Historical Company 1881) (Note: Benjamin P. Porter was son-in-law of Nathaniel Price m. Ann Lee, daughter of William and Ave Noel Lee) RICHARD LEE - "Mr. Lee was born in Campbell County Virginia, September 8, 1810. He was raised a farmer and bought a farm in his native state. He married when thirty years old to Miss Almira C. Arnold, daughter of Mosby Arnold, a Methodist minister, who afterward died in Clay township of Lafayette Co. "Mr. Lee sold out in Virginia and moved to Mississippi only stayed there two years. In 1845, he came to Lafayette County, Missouri. He became a large farmer. He had 1000 acres but lost heavily during the Civil War. His first wife died three years ago. They had ten children, but only six living. "He married the second time to Miss Sallie E. Bell, daughter of Magruder Bell, one of the early settlers of Washington township. "Mr. Lee's fathers name was John Lee and his grandfather, William Lee, a relative of "Lighthorse Harry" of the Revolutionary War." (Excerpted from "1877 Atlas of Lafayette County, Missouri", copied by Mrs. Maurice Clyde, published by Elizabeth Prather Ellsberry, p. 56) (Note: Richard Lee was son of William and Ave Noel Lee. Relationship to Lighthorse Harry Lee is not proven.) LYNCH STATION - Land which it covers was originally owned by the family of Lee who were large landholders in that section. . . . Upon completion of the Lynchburg and Danville Railways in 1873, a station was settled upon land belonging to WILLIAM FRAZIER which he had purchased from the Estate of JOHN LAUGHON . . . Nearby residents JOHN W. AND BENJAMIN H. ANTHONY; REV. MILTON E. ANDREWS; WYATT, ALEXANDER AND D. R. ARNOLD, HENRY W. ADAMS, BENJAMIN AND ALEXANDER BROOKS . . . JOHN LAUGHON; WYATT, RICHARD AND MOSES LEE, THE SONS OF JOHN LEE . . . (Excerpted from "Tracks Along the Staunton, A History of Leesville, Lynch Station, Hurt & Altavista" by Diane Popek, printed by Altavista Printing Co., Altavista, VA) (Note: John , Wyatt, Richard and Moses Lee are descendants of William and Ave Noel Lee) JOSEPH LINDSEY LEE, son of Richard Alexander Lee, a descendant of old Richard Lee, the emigrant to Virginia, whose illustrious sons, grandsons and many descendants, including Richard Henry Lee, Arthur Lee, Governor Thomas Lee, Philip Ludwell Lee , William Lee, Hancock Lee and Robert E. Lee, have helped to make American history famous. Children 1. Mary Jane m. Harold B. Jeffrey of England s/o Sir John Jeffery of Scotland 2. Florence Callaway m. James D. Tate, son of Major M. B. Tate and Amelia Gwyn of Amelia Co., d/o Hugh Gwyn of Smyth Co., VA 3. James Franklin m. Content Judkins d. 1902 (Excerpted from "Encyclopedia of American Biography", Volume V, p. 837) (Note: Joseph was grandson of Beverly Lee and Rebecca Lee. Beverly Lee was son of John Lee and Susannah Guthrey. Rebecca Lee was daughter of William and Ave Noel Lee.) EMMA JAMES FRANKLIN (Mrs. Joseph Lindsey Lee) was adopted when three months old, her mother dying, by her uncle James Franklin and his wife, Emeline Susan (Leftwich) Franklin. He was a successful merchant, amassing considerable fortune as a banker, the firm being known as Miller & Franklin, Lynchburg, VA. After the death of Mr. Miller the bank was merged into what is now known as the National Exchange Bank of Lynchburg, he having been its first present, serving four years; he served two terms in the Virginia legislature and then retired from active life. He died in 1898, at the advanced age of 85. (Excerpted from "Encyclopedia of Virginia Biography", Volume V, p. 837 EDMUND AUSTIN LEE - son of William Garnett Lee and Mary Brown (Adams) Lee was born in Bedford County, VA near Leesville, on the 18th of October 1833. When about 12 mos. old his parents went as far west as Tennessee where they remained six years during which time his brothers John A., James I., and sister Mary R. were born. The family then moved to Lafayette County, Missouri where the youngest child, Frances W. was born in 1840. The father and oldest daughter died leaving the mother with five small children. With the help of her brothers, Isaac and Samuel Adams, they came back to Virginia. Edmund married Mary Frances McGhee, daughter of James D. and Susan R. (Hudnall) McGhee on 10 December 1857. Edmund in 1852 joined the army. Edmund and wife had four children an infant who died; coma. 11/17/1863; James B. b. 6/18/1866; Lula B. b. 10/17/1871. Edmund Lee is now successfully engaged as a merchant with post office address at Lowry, Bedford County, Va. (Excerpted from "Hardesty's Historical and Geographical Encyclopedia, New York: H. H. Hardesty, 1885) (Note: Edmund Austin Lee was great grandson of William and Ave Noel Lee) Homeplace - Poplar Grove - Maj. Nathan Reed bought it after his father died in 1830. In 1843 GARNETT LEE bought it and gave it to his son, William Lee and renamed it LEEWOOD. page 85 - William Lee and family living there in 1864. Page 19 Garnett Lafayette Lee, WWII Co. F 38th Inf. d. 12/17/1918. Reared in Bedford County, Va., born in Frankfort, Ky, buried in France. (Excerpted from "New London Today and Yesterday" by Daisy I. Read published 1950 page 66 ) (Note: The Garnett Lee referred to is William H. Garnett Lee , son of William and Ave Noel Lee) FRANCIS T. THORPE, P. O. Greenton, Missouri. Was born in Bedford County, Virginia, September 7, 1806, where he was reared and educated. He moved to his county in 1838, and settled in Clay Township, where he has ever since resided, engaged in farming. He was married February 2, 1832, to Miss Zerinda G. Price of Bedford County, Virginia. She died August 8, 1854, leaving three living children Mrs. Susan E. Beazley, Mrs. Sophia R. Kinkaid, and James A. B. He has a splendid farm of 200 acres in the Greenton Valley, which is well improved. His father was a soldier of the War of 1812. (Excerpted from "History of Lafayette County, MO St. Louis Missouri Historical Company 1881) (Note: Francis T. Thorpe was son-in-law of William and Ave Noel Lee) NOTES RE JAMES A. PRICE, son of Nathaniel Price and Ann Lee and grandson of William and Ave Noel Lee, married Russella Boone Warner, daughter of Wynkoop Warner and Minerva S. Boone. James lived in Lexington until he was 21 years of age and went on to dental college. He became the first dentist at Ft. Leavenworth. Theo, Rose's brother, forbid her to marry James. However, they married, 1852. James apparently had a fallout with his family and his brother-in-law Theo Warner, along with his fill of slavery and the bloody border wars and went west in 1852 to Sonora, CA where he bought land and began a dental practice. James finally succumbed to his wife's wishes to be near family and remained in Weston, although he remained an outsider. During the 1850's, Weston was a hotbed of slavery and murder. A short while later, Rose's sister fell ill back in Weston, and Theo convinced her to come and nurse her back to health. After about a year, James insisted Rose come back to Sonoma. When she did not, he went to Weston to bring her back but Theo had purchased the home on Spring Street and gave it as a gift to his sister Rose. He finally relented and remained in Weston and was pretty much left alone with his views by the pro-slavery supporters because Theo was his brother-in-law. James and Russella moved to Weston, MO in 1857. James apparently had a fallout with his family and his brother-in-law Theo Warner, along with his fill of slavery and the bloody border wars and went west in 1852. Their home, at 718 Spring St., Weston, MO still stands had was in the family until 1991 when the last descendant died. It is now a private museum and a Boone heritage home. Russella's brother, Theodore Warner, started w/his partner, the Overland Stage Company. He was much opposed to the marriage because of James' radical anti- slavery views. Her sister, Mary Hulse, fled Weston with her husband Tom for St. Louis, after the town folks threatened to tar and feather them for teaching slaves to read in the basement of their home. Russela Warner's mother was Minerva Boone, grandaughter of Daniel Boone. Minerva and daughter Margaret died in the Cholera epidemic of 1849-1850. James was a mayor and postmaster of Weston and was against slavery and fought for the Union in the Civil War and held the rank of Colonel. He was wounded at the battle of Shiloh. He named his last daughter, Nancy Corinth Price - Nancy for his mother, Nancy Ann Lee, and Corinth because he was fighting the battle of Corinth in Mississippi on the day she was born. "My grandmother, who was Miss NANCY LEE, a cousin of Robert E. Lee, married Nathaniel Price, who was the owner of a plantation in Virginia and the owner of many slaves. The Price family moved to MO when their daughter, Fannie Price, who later became my mother, was about 28 years of age. "At approximately the same time my grandfather, William Houx, and his brother, George W. Houx, emigrated to Missouri and settled on the Missouri River, occupying land which had previously been a part of the "old town" of Lexington, MO. The new town of Lexington was moved from the banks of the river back to the bluffs overlooking the river. Grandfather Houx' plantation was in Lafayette county, south of the Missouri river, while Grandfather Price settled in Carroll county, also near Lexington, but north of the Missouri River. "At the time of my birth, my parents were living on my Grandfather Houx plantation in Lafayette county but I was born on my Grandfather Price's plantation in Carroll county where my mother had gone for the occasion. This was December 12, 1854. Grandfather Price owned at his time between 200 and 300 slaves. (Excerpted Excerpts from the Autobiography of Gov. FRANK L. Houx - April 23, 1941, Cody Enterprise, Cody, WY) (Note: Proof is still needed as to relationship to Robert E. Lee) History of Wyoming Heading Hon. Frank L. Houx . . . A native of Missouri, he was born in Lexington on the 12th of December, 1854 and is a son of George W. and Fannie (Price) Houx. The father was a farmer by occupation and served for four years in the Confederate army under General Price (General Sterling Price), who was an uncle of his wife. Both Mr. and Mrs. George W. Houx have passed away. They had a family of three sons and three daughters. Hon. Frank L. Houx, secretary of state for the second term and acting governor of Wyoming, has in many ways left the impress of his individuality upon the history of the state, not only as its chief executive but also as the promoter of those material interests which take cognizance of the natural resources of the state, leading to its settlement and up building. He has studied closely many of the problems of Wyoming and has been active with those who have done much toward promoting its irrigation projects, thus greatly enhancing the productiveness of the land. A native of Missouri, he was born in Lexington on the 12th of December, 1854, and is a son of George W. and Fannie (Price) Houx. The father was a farmer by occupation and served for four years in the Confederate army under General Price, who was an uncle of his wife. Both Mr. and Mrs. George W. Houx have passed away. They had a family of three sons and three daughters. Governor Houx, who was the second in order of birth, was educated in private schools of Missouri and also had the benefit of instruction in a high school. He afterward took up the study of law, reading in the office of John S. Blackwell, of Lexington, Missouri, but did not complete his course. Afterward he turned his attention to commercial pursuits, in which he was engaged for ten years, and in 1886 he went to Montana, where he engaged in the live stock business for ten years. He then removed to Cody, Wyoming, where he took up his abode on the 16th of June, 1896. Here he has since made his home and it is in the vicinity of Cody that his business interests largely center. In 1901 Hon. Frank L. Houx was elected the first mayor of Cody, while from 1902-1903 he served as police judge. For the terms from 1905 until 1909 he was again elected to the office of mayor. For a time he was associated with Colonel William F. Cody, better known as Buffalo Bill, in the construction of the Cody canal and in the settlement of the lands which then were under their united interest, and these enterprises (copy missing) an important element in the growth and development in that section of the (copy missing) put forth most earnest efforts to advance its up building and his labors have been farreaching and resultant. Endowed by nature with qualities that work for leadership, Frank L. Houx has been called upon to serve in many public positions of honor and trust. He was the first mayor of Cody and later again occupied the position for four years, thus largely directing the policy of the city during its formative period. In the fall of 1910 he was elected secretary of state, the first and only democrat ever chosen to the office in Wyoming. After four years' service he was reelected in 1914, so that he is now occupying the position for a second term, which extends until 1919. When Governor John B. Kendrick was elected to the United States senate, Frank L. Houx, as secretary of state became governor and is there the chief executive of Wyoming at the present time. Governor Houx was again married, his second union being with Miss Ida Mason Christy, a daughter of Joseph and Hannah Christy, and the children of this marriage are Christy, Vera, Mercedes and Thora. Governor Houx has always given his political allegiance to the democratic party and has been one of the most active workers in party ranks in his state. He has closely studied the vital and significant problems of the age and keeps abreast with the best thinking men in their attitude concerning the questions which have to do with the welfare and up building of commonwealth and country. Fraternally he is a Royal Arch Mason and his religious faith is that of the Presbyterian church. He is fond of fishing, hunting and other phases of outdoor life to which he turns for needed rest and recreation. In manner he is genial, affable and kindly, and his cordiality is unfeigned, for he feels a deep interest in his fellowmen and their welfare and believes that every citizen should have a chance to develop the best that is in him. For the last eight years he has been very active in prison reform and has made resultful efforts for the benefit of the condition of the prevailing in the prison and has kept in close touch with the warden and has for a length of time been a member of the board of pardons, of which he is now chairman. He has been a forceful advocate of prohibition for many years and has been active (missing words) about temperance conditions and molding public opinion in regard to (missing word) adoption of this important measure. He has made numerous speeches for (missing word) use true especially one of his lectures is famous that is based upon his personal (unable to read word) during his long years of residence in the west. An enumeration of the men of the present generation in Wyoming who have won honor and public recognition for themselves and at the same time have honored the state to which they belog would be incomplete were there failure to make prominent reference to the one whose name initiates this review, for in every connection he has borne himself with such signal dignity and honor to gain the respect of all. He is not only a political leader but has been and is distinctively a man of affairs and one who has wielded a wide influence. A strong mentality, invincible courage, a most determined individuality have so entered into his makeup as to make him a natural leader of men and a director of opinion. Governor Houx has been married twice. He first wedded Miss Augusta Camp in 1875 and in 1896 she passed away. Their children were Carrie P. now the wife of Joseph Newell; Florence, the wife of Richard Marlow; and Earl. In 1898 Webpage http//wyoarchives.state.wy.us/GOVERNOR/houx.htm FRANK L. HOUX (D) February 26, 1917---January 6, 1919 FRANK L. HOUX was born near Lexington, Missouri, December 12, 1860. He was educated in common schools and attended business college. After working in various fields, including the cattle business, he moved to Cody, Wyoming in 1895. Houx ran for his first office in 1901 and became Mayor of Cody. He joined the Democratic Party and was elected Secretary of State in 1910. Reelected in to a second term, Houx became Acting Governor with the resignation of Governor Kendrick. Governor Houx served two full years of Kendrick's term from February 26, 1917 to January 6, 1919. Frank Houx died in Cody April 3, 1941 and was buried in Cody, Wyoming. Cody Enterprise, Cody, WY 23 April, 1941 Editor's Note….story as written by the elderly man two years ago My grandparents on my father's side of the family were descendants of a French Huguenot family who settled in South Carolina. On my mother's side the family were Virginians. My grandmother, who was Miss Nancy Lee, a cousin of Robert E. Lee, married Nathaniel Price, who was the owner of a plantation in Virginia and the owner of many slaves. The Price family moved to Missouri when their daughter, Fannie Price, who later became my mother, was about 18 years of age. At approximately the same time my grandfather, William Houx and his brother, George W. Houx, emigrated to Missouri and settled on the Missouri river, occupying land which had previously been a part of the "old town" of Lexington, Mo. The new town of Lexington was moved from the banks of the river back to the bluffs overlooking the river. Grandfather Houx' plantation was in Lafayette county, south of the Missouri river, while Grandfather Price settled in Carroll county, also near Lexington, but North of the Missouri river. At the time of my birth my parents were living on my Grandfather Houx' plantation in Lafayette county but I was born on my Grandfather Price's plantation in Carroll county where my mother had gone for the occasion. This was December 12, 1854. Grandfather Price owned at this time between 200 and 300 slaves. ….when I was four years of age Grandfather Houx purchased a large tract of prairie land in Johnson county, Missouri about seven miles from our former home and my father, George W. Houx, so named for his uncle, moved to this farm and the family was living here when the Civil war broke out in 1861.….. May 14, 1941 (continued) The next morning two companies of Union soldiers arrived with an ambulance and my mother was taken as a prisoner to Lexington. She was allowed to take the baby with her but her four older children were left on the plantation with two Negro women and one colored boy…. We learned that our mother had been turned over to her brother who lives in Lexington and was a staunch defender of the cause of the Union…[we] made our way to our uncle's home only to find out that our mother had been removed from our uncle's home to the women's quarters of the penitentiary at Jefferson City. All southern prisoners had been taken there preparatory to the attach which was to be made on Lexington. ….My mother was kept prisoner for 10 months. Shortly after she had been taken to Jefferson City, the Sisters of Charity heard of her plight and interceded for her…. So she was turned over to their care…at the end of the ten months…the Sisters of Charity prevailed upon the Union authorities to allow her to come home to her family…The plantation where we were living was sold so my father rented a farm and we lived on it until Grandfather Houx returned to Philadelphia. May 21, 1941 (continued) Our farm was a productive one but, my father was a poor farmer and decided after a time to rent the farm and move to a near by town. This left me with nothing to do except to hire out to some farmer …I wanted to get more education and at the age of seventeen I with a neighbor boy decided to go ….to Texas.. May 28, 1941 (continued) ….[traveling on a stage referring to possible stage robbers] …I had on me a .45 six shooter which I always carried in that country …. June 18, 1941 (continued) [upon traveling to Custer City to meet his brother]….My brother had no seen me since my youthful days….Finally when it was nearly bedtime I said, "Well, Bill, I am your brother, Frank." July 1941 (continued) …..We spent a year and a half in Montana after which time my wife returned to Missouri so that the children could attend school….. August 6, 1941 (continued) My wife seemed to have regained her health fully until very suddenly in April, 1898, she was taken ill….and lived only a few days, dying on the tenth day of April 1898... About a year after the death of my first wife I married my second wife, who was a Mrs. Ida De Garnio, an Iowa lady. We lived in Cody until 1910, when upon my election to the office of secretary of state we moved to Cheyenne, Wyoming… Note Any descendants of Governor Houx and his ancestors would find it worthwhile to order copies of these articles for they are very interesting and informative. Kentucky A History of the State, Battle, Perrin, Kniffin 2nd ed., 1885 Caldwell Co. PROF. E. LEE BLANTON, Caldwell County, was born April 4, 1844, in Cumberland County, Va. His paternal ancestors came from England prior to the war of Independence, and settled in Caroline County, Va. His paternal great- grandfather was David Blanton, who died in 18--. His grandfather was James Blanton, who died in 1852. Subject's father, W. D. Blanton, was a farmer, and died in Virginia November 7, 1882, at the age of sixty-one years. The maiden name of subject's mother was R. F. Lee, a daughter of Joseph D. Lee, who died in the year 1845. Mrs. Blanton is still living in her native State of Virginia. Mr. and Mrs. Blanton reared a family of ten children, named as follows E. Lee (subject), Joseph J., Willis S., Judith T. (deceased), Dr. John W., William B., Mary W., Frank, Jesse and Sarah E. Prof. Blanton, until the age of eighteen, attended a number of excellent select schools in his native county; at the age of twenty-three he entered Hampden Sydney College, Prince Edward CO., Va., where he remained one year. Prior to entering that institution of learning, however, Mr. Blanton had filled the position of assistant professor of mathematics in Roanoke College, Salem, Va., prosecuting his studies at the same time with the object of making teaching his life work. After leaving Hampden Sydney College, he accepted the position of professor of music in the Ann Smith Female Seminary, Lexington, Ky., where he remained one year, but the following year taught music and mmathematics one session, after which he returned to Virginia, and on December 21, of the same year, was united in marriage to Miss Anna M., daughter of Dr. J. M. and Lavina (Rizer) Snyder. After the marriage he removed to Mississippi, locating at Pass Christian, and took charge of the Trinity High School at that place, which position he filled until the spring of 1873. In August of the latter year he went to Bowling Green, Ky., and established a select school at that place, which he taught until June, 1876, at which time he was elected president of Princeton College, which office he held four years; at the end of that time he established the Princeton High School, of which he has charge at the present time, the attendance averaging seventy-five to 100 pupils. On January 27, 1883, Mrs. Blanton died at the age of forty years, the mother of five children, named as follows Kate Lavinia, Annie Lee Clifford (deceased), Wallace Carroll (deceased), Mabel Carr and Orabel. Mr. Blanton was next married June 24, 1884, to Miss Sarah E. M., daughter of W. C. C. and Elizabeth Jones, of Princeton, Ky. Mr. Blanton is a member of the Masonic fraternity and of the K. of H., and he and his wife are active members of the Southern Presbyterian Church at Princeton. CEMETERY RECORDS, Pleasant Hill Township, CASS COUNTY, MISSOURI - The Pleasant Hill Cemetery, The Thomas Cemetery, The Smith Cemetery, Compiled by Marjorie Pearce Buckner and Hazel Jennings Myers. American Family Records Association; Kansas City, Missouri 1980 - Site 690 - east ½ MERS James W. MERS, born Aug 20, 1838, died Dec 13, 1903 Virginia ARNOLD, his wife, born Apr 9, 1836 died Oct 24, 1925 Matching footstones J.W.M. and M.E.M. A Weaving - Shumakers, Lee and allied families "by Clara McLaughlin Funai - page 35 would like to record here, in connection with the old Lee burial ground, an account of an apparition, sometimes called a ghost as recalled in a newspaper clipping. It seems that L. Lee Barnes, who owns Sedgefield Farm, and was born in 1887 and still lives in the old rambling farm house, which is near New London and only about ½ mile down the road from the old cemetery; often visited the graveyard, since his Great-grandfather was William Lee, a brother of Capt. John Lee who founded Leesville, VA. Barnes states, "I noticed that while there was a headstone marker for the grave of Mrs. William Lee there was none for her husband. It was in 1931 that I decided to satisfy my curiosity by doing a bit of xecavating"…… (Note The DAR has since put up a headstone of William Lee) A Weaving - Shumakers, Lee and allied families by Clara McLaughlin Funai - page 15 - A letter from Lee Barnes, dated 31 May 1936 to Funai's mother's sister, Aunt "Lutie", who was named Edna Lucretia Jennings. "Cassie told me that you said that some of the family were having the Lee line traced. I presume they are tracing the James Lee line, as we have always done, and if such is the case, they are entirely off the track. We descend from Charles Lee and his wife, Ann, who settled in Goochland Co. in 1741.…I have unquestioned proof of my record by some papers I discovered in Bedford last year, as well as the records I got in Cumberland…If any of the family doubt my records, they have but to consult the record at Cumberland C. H. and the files at Bedford to satisfy themselves. Lee graveyard at the Richardson place near Lynch Station, Campbell Co., VA. Sacred to the Memory of JOHN LEE Who died 6th October 1831 Sacred to the Memory TARIZA W. LEE Aged about 57 years who was born 15th Sept. 1819 and died 15th Feby 1843 In Memory of TABITHA LEE, who Died 9th Nov. 1857 Sacred to the Memory of JOHN MOSBY LEE Aged 82 years son of Richard & Almary C. Leewho was born 14th Decr. 1841 and died 19th February 1843 Sacred to the Memory MOSES A. LEE Who was born 17th Sept. 1807 And died 6th Oct. 1842 Graveyard at the Old Hall place on the Deering's Ford Road to Lynch Station, Campbell Co., VA Sacred to the Memory To the memory of PATSY ARNOLD JOHN ARNOLD Born 14th August 1769 Born 8th August 1768 Died 16th Jany 1840 Died 20th Feby 1834 ARNOLD CEMETERY (located between Wellington, MO and Napoleon, MO) This land was purchased by Rev. Mosby Arnold from Col. William Y.C. Ewing and his wife Sally in 1845. The ½ acre was then donated by Rev. Mosby Arnold to be continued as a cemetery. ANDREWS Eugene L., son of Ralph S. and Ida May Lee Andrews 12 May 1882-7 Jan. 1884 ARNOLD Ethelbert K., son of J. E. and M. C. Arnold 29 Sept. 1856 12 June 1863 J. Elmore Arnold, son of J E. and M. C. 16 Apr 1868 Rev. Mosby Arnold 3 Feb 1790 18 Feb 1876 Ann D. Andrews Arnold wf. Rev. Mosby 12 March 1790 7 June 1868 LEE Anna Eliza, daughter of Richard & Almary C. Lee 26 Sept. 1848 3 Sept. 1850 Infant son of Richard & Almary Sept. 1860 Clara A., daughter of Richard & Almary 27 April 1862 19 Jan. 1864 Infant daughter, Ethelbert Thomas & A. A. Arnold 1 June 1869 Richard 8 Sept. 1810 31 Oct. 1877 Almary Coke Arnold Lee wf 5 January 1821 7 April 1874 Miss Ann Lee b. Campbell County, Va. 12 Nov. 1799 d. 6 Oct. 1870 William 27 April 1805 28 April 1854 Leila C. 28 Sept. 1853 26 Feb. 1882 ___________________________________________________________________ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Molly Shumate OurFamilyHistory@hotmail.com ___________________________________________________________________