Lee, Jerusha Emily

1847 - 1904  (56 years)

• Name	Lee, Jerusha Emily
  Birth	Sep 1847	Illinois   [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  Census		1880 Census, Clay City Township, Clay County, Illinois, page 12 1880 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Illinois, (District 155) (Clay City Township), image 12, page 12d
  Reference Number	LEE.J006
  _FGRAVE	53678697
  Death	16 Jan 1904	Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [2]
  Burial	Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [2]
  	In the Clay City Cemetery, she is listed under Apperson, her first husband's name, her headstone is hard to read, but closer inspection shows the name at the bottom is Walser.
  		Headstone, Walser, Jerusha Emily
  Person ID	I29158	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	12 Dec 2025

  
  

  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 1	Apperson, Richard Lafayette,   b. 3 Sep 1831, Clay County, Illinois d. 28 Jan 1878, Clay County, Illinois (Age 46 years)
  Marriage	1872
  Age at Marriage	She : ~ 24 years and 3 months - He : ~ 40 years and 3 months.
  Children	1. Apperson, Lillian,   b. UNKNOWN   d. 17 May 1873   2. Apperson, Lettie,   b. 4 Oct 1874, Clay County, Illinois d. 9 Dec 1874, Clay County, Illinois (Age 0 years)
  Family ID	F12368	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Walser, Hiram Herman,   b. 13 Jun 1836, West Salem, Edwards County, Illinois d. 7 Jun 1885, West Salem, Edwards County, Illinois (Age 48 years)
  Marriage	26 Sep 1878	Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  Age at Marriage	She : 31 years - He : 42 years and 3 months.
  Children	1. Walser, Nicholas V.,   b. 1869   2. Living
  Family ID	F12369	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - Sep 1847 - Illinois Marriage - 26 Sep 1878 - Clay County, Illinois Death - 16 Jan 1904 - Clay City, Clay County, Illinois Burial - - Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S16735] https://www.ancestry.com/, 1880 Census, Clay City Township, Clay County, Illinois, page 12, (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/6742/images/4240459-00202?usePUB=true&_phsrc=Jsm1&pId=46442044) (Reliability: 2). [S8623] https://www.findagrave.com/, Headstone, Walser, Jerusha Emily, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/53678697/jerusha-emily-apperson), none. (Reliability: 2).