Lee, Richard Henry

1858 - 1940  (82 years)

• Name	Lee, Richard Henry
  Birth	6 Mar 1858	Illinois   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Farmer  [3, 4]
  Reference Number	LEE.R001
  _FGRAVE	20755980
  Death	5 Nov 1940  [1]
  Burial	Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  		Headstone, Lee, R. H., Belle, Ada, and Bertha
  Person ID	I18349	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	17 Sep 2023

  
  

  Father	Lee, James,   b. 1811   d. 1855 (Age 44 years)
  Mother	Brown, Sarah Jane,   b. 10 Nov 1811, Indiana d. 31 Dec 1855, Clay County, Illinois (Age 44 years)
  Family ID	F8226	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Blackledge, Sara Arabelle 'Belle',   b. 1861   d. 1899 (Age 38 years)
  Marriage	Y  [1, 5]
  Children	1. Lee, Ada,   b. 1882   d. 1901 (Age 19 years) > 2. Lee, Sherman,   b. 6 Oct 1886, Illinois d. 19 May 1953, Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois (Age 66 years)   3. Lee, Chester Arthur,   b. 22 Jan 1889, Clay County, Illinois d. 12 Apr 1971, Richland County Memorial Hospital, Olney, Richland County, Illinois (Age 82 years) + 4. Lee, Jennie,   b. 22 Oct 1890, Clay County, Illinois d. 6 Nov 1988, Flora Care Center, Flora, Clay County, Illinois (Age 98 years)   5. Lee, Bertha,   b. 23 Apr 1893, Clay County, Illinois d. 21 Dec 1903, Clay County, Illinois (Age 10 years)   6. Lee, James 'Jimmie',   b. 25 Dec 1898, Clay County, Illinois d. 9 Aug 1978, Mattoon, Coles County, Illinois (Age 79 years)
  Family ID	F5883	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 6 Mar 1858 - Illinois Burial - - Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  R.H. Lee is Richard Henry Lee (6 Mar 1858-5 Nov 1940). Richard was the son of James Lee (1811-1877) and Sarah Jane Atkinson (1834-1886). Included in the same burial location are his wife Sara Arabelle "Belle" Blacklidge (1861-1899) and two daughters of Richard and Sara: Ada and Bertha.

  
  

• Sources

  [S4712] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Lee, R. H., Belle, Ada, and Bertha, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/20755995/bertha-lee), none. (Reliability: 2). [S3275] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Illinois, (District 13-4) (Township), image 22, page 11b, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2442/M-T0627-00769-00087?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.as) (Reliability: 3). [S2304] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, (District 0004) (Township), image 11, page 6a, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/6224/4584337_00620?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.aspx%3fd), none. (Reliability: 2). [S3273] Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, Enumeration District 3, Page 9B, (http://search.ancestry.com/content/viewer.aspx?dbid=6061&iid=4300174_00625&sid=&gskw=) (Reliability: 2). [S3278] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Herdes, Jennie, 98, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/24068547/jennie-herdes), none. (Reliability: 2).