Lee, George

1830 - 1916  (85 years)

• Name	Lee, George
  Birth	3 Jun 1830	England   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	LEE.G002
  Funeral	First Methodist Episcopal Church, Urbana, Champaign County, Illinois   [1]
  Death	19 Mar 1916	Urbana, Champaign County, Illinois   [2]
  Burial	Mount Hope Cemetery and Mausoleum, Urbana, Champaign County, Illinois   [2]
  		Headstone, Lee, Rose Hamilton and George
  Person ID	I28594	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	16 Jan 2026

  
  

  Family	Hamilton, Rose,   b. 31 Oct 1832, Argyll and Bute, Scotland d. 24 Apr 1899, Urbana, Champaign County, Illinois (Age 66 years)
  Marriage	Y  [1, 2]
  Children	1. Lee, William   2. Lee, Edward   3. Lee, George > 4. Lee, ? > 5. Lee, Elizabeth 'Lizzie' > 6. Lee, Rosa > 7. Lee, Sara   d. Bef 19 Mar 1916   8. Lee, Hattie   d. Bef 19 Mar 1916 + 9. Lee, Margaret Jane 'Maggie',   b. 10 Sep 1865, Urbana, Champaign County, Illinois d. 22 Mar 1952, Fisher, Champaign County, Illinois (Age 86 years)
  Family ID	F12160	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 3 Jun 1830 - England Funeral - - First Methodist Episcopal Church, Urbana, Champaign County, Illinois Death - 19 Mar 1916 - Urbana, Champaign County, Illinois Burial - - Mount Hope Cemetery and Mausoleum, Urbana, Champaign County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  The decedent was born on June 3, 1830, in England, In 1852 he came to New York state where the following year, he married Miss Rose Hamilton. Shortly afterward the couple came to Illinois. From Kankakee to Urbana they journeyed by stage coach — as they Illinois Central was only in process of construction. The couple lived on a farm near Rantoul for several years, and then moved to another farm near Urbana, where Mr. Lee resided until his retirement, 18 years ago. He then made his home with his son, William Lee, 504 Cunningham avenue, until nine weeks ago, when he went to live with another son, Edward, at whose home he died. Mrs. Lee died on April 24, 1899.

  
  

• Sources

  [S8338] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Lee, George, (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Lee&GSiman=1&GScid=107031&GRid=47006233&), none. (Reliability: 2). [S8339] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Lee, Rose Hamilton and George, (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Lee&GSiman=1&GScid=107031&GRid=47006233&), none. (Reliability: 2).