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Rev William Wells Lee

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Rev William Wells Lee

Birth
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21 Jan 1901 (aged 82)
Burial
Springfield, Effingham County, Georgia, USA Add to Map
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The Rev. William Wills LEE, "Billy," was born in North Carolina to
• John LEE &
• Elizabeth NEWTON. He was the younger brother of James W. LEE; their sister was Mary Jane LEE HOTCHKISS.

He became the husband, first of Hezekiah Ann ANDERSON (the daughter of Hezekiah B. ANDERSON & his wife Alley) in 1841, and then of Sarah Ann LOWTHER in 1858.

By Hezekiah Ann ANDERSON, Rev. LEE was the father of eight children:
• Davis Henry LEE, who was born between 1842 and 1846, and who married Tabitha Ann NEWTON (born 1850) in 1867,
• Sarah J. LEE, who was born about 1844,
• Mary E. LEE (1846-1911), who married Peter V. WOLFE in 1880,
• Lavinia F. LEE, who was born in 1847, and married Alexander Ase FARMER in 1890,
• Valeria LEE WILSON, born 1850,
• Lorena R. LEE, born 1852-1854, who became the first wife of Calvin H. WOLFE, Jr. in 1872 (they were divorced in Savannah)
• Laura A. LEE (1856-1917), who married Samuel Lafayette NEWTON, "Phate," in 1875 (couple buried in Chatham County), and
• William P. LEE, who was born about 1857.

By Sarah A. LOWTHER, Rev. LEE was the father of seven more children:
• George Whitfield LEE, born 1859,
• Rev. Joseph N. LEE, born 1863 and who married Mary Augusta MIDDLETON about 1892,
• Dr. Walter W. LEE, born 1866,
• Samuel L. LEE, born 1869,
• Henry C. LEE, born about 1871,
• Alexander Carson (name unclear) LEE, born about 1875, and
• Chalmers (name unclear) LEE, born about 1877.
The Rev. William Wills LEE, "Billy," was born in North Carolina to
• John LEE &
• Elizabeth NEWTON. He was the younger brother of James W. LEE; their sister was Mary Jane LEE HOTCHKISS.

He became the husband, first of Hezekiah Ann ANDERSON (the daughter of Hezekiah B. ANDERSON & his wife Alley) in 1841, and then of Sarah Ann LOWTHER in 1858.

By Hezekiah Ann ANDERSON, Rev. LEE was the father of eight children:
• Davis Henry LEE, who was born between 1842 and 1846, and who married Tabitha Ann NEWTON (born 1850) in 1867,
• Sarah J. LEE, who was born about 1844,
• Mary E. LEE (1846-1911), who married Peter V. WOLFE in 1880,
• Lavinia F. LEE, who was born in 1847, and married Alexander Ase FARMER in 1890,
• Valeria LEE WILSON, born 1850,
• Lorena R. LEE, born 1852-1854, who became the first wife of Calvin H. WOLFE, Jr. in 1872 (they were divorced in Savannah)
• Laura A. LEE (1856-1917), who married Samuel Lafayette NEWTON, "Phate," in 1875 (couple buried in Chatham County), and
• William P. LEE, who was born about 1857.

By Sarah A. LOWTHER, Rev. LEE was the father of seven more children:
• George Whitfield LEE, born 1859,
• Rev. Joseph N. LEE, born 1863 and who married Mary Augusta MIDDLETON about 1892,
• Dr. Walter W. LEE, born 1866,
• Samuel L. LEE, born 1869,
• Henry C. LEE, born about 1871,
• Alexander Carson (name unclear) LEE, born about 1875, and
• Chalmers (name unclear) LEE, born about 1877.

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In Loving Remembrance of
Father and Mother
Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord
They rest from their labors and their works do follow them.

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  • Created by: jrpv
  • Added: Mar 9, 2009
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/34623054/william_wells-lee: accessed ), memorial page for Rev William Wells Lee (7 Sep 1818–21 Jan 1901), Find a Grave Memorial ID 34623054, citing Turkey Branch Baptist Church Cemetery, Springfield, Effingham County, Georgia, USA; Maintained by jrpv (contributor 46972216).