WILLAIM PERRY LEE 1854-1943
Son of Robert Lee (1824-1899) and Christina Ellen Waltz Lee (1834-1918)
BIRTH: 9 February 1854
Near Oakland, Allegany County (now Garrett), Maryland
DEATH: 17 April 1943
Red House, Garrett County, Maryland
BURIAL: 20 April 1943
Saint Johns Lutheran Church Cemetery
Redhouse, Garrett County, Maryland
Married Sarah Anna Moreland in 1872. Of this union, six children:
1. Floyd Yantz: b. 30 December 1875; d. 29 June 1959
2. Laura Mae: b. 22 August 1880; d. 11January 1975
3. John Samuel: b. 14 July 1879; d. 29 April 1963
4. George Oliver: b. 4 October 1882; d.13 October 1966
5. Ernest Robert: b. 16 August 1884; d. 15 December 1966
6. Mary Lucretia: b. 8 November 1891; d. 15 December 1972
OBITUARY: The Cumberland News (Cumberland, Maryland), Monday, April 19, 1943 – Page 5
FORMER SHERIFF DIES
William Perry Lee, 89, former sheriff of Garrett County, died at the home of a son, Floyd Lee, at Red House, on Saturday morning, April 17, after an illness of six months.
He was born in Garrett County February 9, 1854, a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Lee, and was a member of the Lutheran church.
Surviving are six children, Floyd Lee, Red House; Mrs. Laura Childs, Detroit, Mich.; George Lee, Richwood, W. Va.; John Lee, Huntersville, W.Va.; Ernest Lee, Luthersburg, Pa.; and Lucretia Ebner, Barbarton, Ohio; twenty-two grandchildren, eighteen great-grandchildren, and one brother, A. J. Lee of Mr. Lake Park. His wife died in 1927. (Transcribed by Ronn E. Friend)
NOTE: The obituary cites the location of birth as Garrett County. However, Garrett County was not formed until December 2, 1872, so technically he was born in Allegany County.
Son of Robert Lee (1824-1899) and Christina Ellen Waltz Lee (1834-1918)
BIRTH: 9 February 1854
Near Oakland, Allegany County (now Garrett), Maryland
DEATH: 17 April 1943
Red House, Garrett County, Maryland
BURIAL: 20 April 1943
Saint Johns Lutheran Church Cemetery
Redhouse, Garrett County, Maryland
Married Sarah Anna Moreland in 1872. Of this union, six children:
1. Floyd Yantz: b. 30 December 1875; d. 29 June 1959
2. Laura Mae: b. 22 August 1880; d. 11January 1975
3. John Samuel: b. 14 July 1879; d. 29 April 1963
4. George Oliver: b. 4 October 1882; d.13 October 1966
5. Ernest Robert: b. 16 August 1884; d. 15 December 1966
6. Mary Lucretia: b. 8 November 1891; d. 15 December 1972
OBITUARY: The Cumberland News (Cumberland, Maryland), Monday, April 19, 1943 – Page 5
FORMER SHERIFF DIES
William Perry Lee, 89, former sheriff of Garrett County, died at the home of a son, Floyd Lee, at Red House, on Saturday morning, April 17, after an illness of six months.
He was born in Garrett County February 9, 1854, a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Lee, and was a member of the Lutheran church.
Surviving are six children, Floyd Lee, Red House; Mrs. Laura Childs, Detroit, Mich.; George Lee, Richwood, W. Va.; John Lee, Huntersville, W.Va.; Ernest Lee, Luthersburg, Pa.; and Lucretia Ebner, Barbarton, Ohio; twenty-two grandchildren, eighteen great-grandchildren, and one brother, A. J. Lee of Mr. Lake Park. His wife died in 1927. (Transcribed by Ronn E. Friend)
NOTE: The obituary cites the location of birth as Garrett County. However, Garrett County was not formed until December 2, 1872, so technically he was born in Allegany County.
WILLAIM PERRY LEE 1854-1943
Son of Robert Lee (1824-1899) and Christina Ellen Waltz Lee (1834-1918)
BIRTH: 9 February 1854
Near Oakland, Allegany County (now Garrett), Maryland
DEATH: 17 April 1943
Red House, Garrett County, Maryland
BURIAL: 20 April 1943
Saint Johns Lutheran Church Cemetery
Redhouse, Garrett County, Maryland
Married Sarah Anna Moreland in 1872. Of this union, six children:
1. Floyd Yantz: b. 30 December 1875; d. 29 June 1959
2. Laura Mae: b. 22 August 1880; d. 11January 1975
3. John Samuel: b. 14 July 1879; d. 29 April 1963
4. George Oliver: b. 4 October 1882; d.13 October 1966
5. Ernest Robert: b. 16 August 1884; d. 15 December 1966
6. Mary Lucretia: b. 8 November 1891; d. 15 December 1972
OBITUARY: The Cumberland News (Cumberland, Maryland), Monday, April 19, 1943 – Page 5
FORMER SHERIFF DIES
William Perry Lee, 89, former sheriff of Garrett County, died at the home of a son, Floyd Lee, at Red House, on Saturday morning, April 17, after an illness of six months.
He was born in Garrett County February 9, 1854, a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Lee, and was a member of the Lutheran church.
Surviving are six children, Floyd Lee, Red House; Mrs. Laura Childs, Detroit, Mich.; George Lee, Richwood, W. Va.; John Lee, Huntersville, W.Va.; Ernest Lee, Luthersburg, Pa.; and Lucretia Ebner, Barbarton, Ohio; twenty-two grandchildren, eighteen great-grandchildren, and one brother, A. J. Lee of Mr. Lake Park. His wife died in 1927. (Transcribed by Ronn E. Friend)
NOTE: The obituary cites the location of birth as Garrett County. However, Garrett County was not formed until December 2, 1872, so technically he was born in Allegany County.
Son of Robert Lee (1824-1899) and Christina Ellen Waltz Lee (1834-1918)
BIRTH: 9 February 1854
Near Oakland, Allegany County (now Garrett), Maryland
DEATH: 17 April 1943
Red House, Garrett County, Maryland
BURIAL: 20 April 1943
Saint Johns Lutheran Church Cemetery
Redhouse, Garrett County, Maryland
Married Sarah Anna Moreland in 1872. Of this union, six children:
1. Floyd Yantz: b. 30 December 1875; d. 29 June 1959
2. Laura Mae: b. 22 August 1880; d. 11January 1975
3. John Samuel: b. 14 July 1879; d. 29 April 1963
4. George Oliver: b. 4 October 1882; d.13 October 1966
5. Ernest Robert: b. 16 August 1884; d. 15 December 1966
6. Mary Lucretia: b. 8 November 1891; d. 15 December 1972
OBITUARY: The Cumberland News (Cumberland, Maryland), Monday, April 19, 1943 – Page 5
FORMER SHERIFF DIES
William Perry Lee, 89, former sheriff of Garrett County, died at the home of a son, Floyd Lee, at Red House, on Saturday morning, April 17, after an illness of six months.
He was born in Garrett County February 9, 1854, a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Lee, and was a member of the Lutheran church.
Surviving are six children, Floyd Lee, Red House; Mrs. Laura Childs, Detroit, Mich.; George Lee, Richwood, W. Va.; John Lee, Huntersville, W.Va.; Ernest Lee, Luthersburg, Pa.; and Lucretia Ebner, Barbarton, Ohio; twenty-two grandchildren, eighteen great-grandchildren, and one brother, A. J. Lee of Mr. Lake Park. His wife died in 1927. (Transcribed by Ronn E. Friend)
NOTE: The obituary cites the location of birth as Garrett County. However, Garrett County was not formed until December 2, 1872, so technically he was born in Allegany County.
Gravesite Details
S/O Robert Lee & Christina Elizabeth (Waltz)
