Son of John Doyle Lee and Sarah Caroline Williams

Married Leah Armanda Young, 15 Oct 1879, St. George, Washington, Utah

Children - Charles William Lee, Jr., James Parley Lee, Minda Caroline Lee, Margaret Gertrude Lee, John Alpheus Lee, Walter Ammon Lee, Delilah May Lee, Margaret Jane Lee, Ruth Lee, Minerva Jane Lee

Married Sarah Eleanor Cox, 12 July 1917, Loa, Wayne, Utah

Children - Charles Phileman Lee, Joyce "Josie" Eleanor Lee, Phyllis Pearl Lee, Carma Kaye Lee, Glenister Edmond Lee

History - Charles William was the major figure in settling Teasdale and Torrey townsites in Wayne County, Utah. At one time, he owned all of the Torrey bench and most of the Teasdale area. He practically gave most of this land away to induce people to settle there. He built up a large herd of sheep and then sold the herd to go into the cattle business, which proved successful for a number of years. Due to the running off of his cattle by members of the famous "Robbers Roosters," Butch Cassidy's gang, and the prevalence of poison loco weed, he eventually went broke. Yet he never let one single debt go unpaid throughout his life. At one time he worked as a road builder. The foreman said no man did more or better work.

He was well known for his skill in breaking and training bronco horses. It had been said that he was never thrown from any horse until he was past sixty years of age. A few years after his sixtieth birthday, a humorous incident occurred which might have ended in tragedy. He was riding a tame horse and leading another to the canal to drink. The horse being led finished drinking first and crossed behind the other. The lead rope caught under his tail which caused the animal to jump into the middle of the canal, pitching its rider head first in the stream in about four feet of water. There he was, stuck in the mud, thrashing his legs about, trying to free himself. It was an embarrassing moment, particularly so because it took the aid of a passing neighbor to pull him out of the canal.

Charles really led an exciting life in his younger days. He had a natural tendency for making money but having had little education, he never was able to manage his finances.

His second wife separated from him and he lived the remaining years of his life alone. He died after a lingering siege of dropsy.