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Bill Lee 1869–1935 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 NOV 1869

Birth Location: Gales Creek, Washington, Oregon, USA

Death Date: 24 FEB 1935

Death Location: Gales Creek, Washington, Oregon, USA

Father: Joseph Lee

Mother: Sarah Taylor

Spouse(s): Dode Smith

Children(s): Poddie Lee, Bus Lee, Pete Lee, Lok Lee, Kit Lee, Red Lee, Pessen Lee, Duck Lee, Babe Lee, Blackie Lee, Reatha Lee, John Lee

In 1869, Bill Lee entered the world in Gales Creek, Washington, Oregon, USA, born to Joseph Lee And Sarah Elizabeth Taylor. In 1870, Bill Lee was recorded in the census in Forest Grove, Washington, Oregon, USA. In 1900, Bill Lee was recorded in the census in Gales Creek, Washington, Oregon, USA. Bill Lee married Dode Smith, and had children including Babe Lee, Blackie Lee, Bus Lee, Duck Lee, John Lee, Kit Lee, Lok Lee, Pessen Lee, Pete Lee, Poddie Lee, Reatha Mary Lee, Red Lee. Bill Lee passed away in 1935 in Gales Creek, Washington, Oregon, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1869, Bill Lee entered the world in Gales Creek, Washington, Oregon, USA, born to Joseph Lee And Sarah Elizabeth Taylor.
  • In 1870, Bill Lee was recorded in the census in Forest Grove, Washington, Oregon, USA.
  • In 1900, Bill Lee was recorded in the census in Gales Creek, Washington, Oregon, USA.
  • Bill Lee married Dode Smith, and had children including Babe Lee, Blackie Lee, Bus Lee, Duck Lee, John Lee, Kit Lee, Lok Lee, Pessen Lee, Pete Lee, Poddie Lee, Reatha Mary Lee, Red Lee.
  • Bill Lee passed away in 1935 in Gales Creek, Washington, Oregon, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joseph Lee
1841–1913
Birth Location: Davis County, Iowa, USA
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Sarah Taylor
1848–1923
Birth Location: Indiana, USA
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Spouses(s)

Dode Smith
1880–1954
Birth Location: Morton, Tazewell, Illinois, USA
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Children(s)

Poddie Lee
1918–1996
Birth Location: Gales Creek, Washington, Oregon, USA
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Bus Lee
1920–
Birth Location: –
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Pete Lee
1913–1996
Birth Location: Gales Creek, Washington, Oregon, USA
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Lok Lee
1905–
Birth Location: Forest Grove, Washington, Oregon, USA
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Kit Lee
1915–1999
Birth Location: Gales Creek, Washington, Oregon, USA
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Red Lee
1907–1966
Birth Location: Gales Creek, Washington, Oregon, USA
RL
Pessen Lee
1923–1989
Birth Location: Gales Creek, Washington, Oregon, USA
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Duck Lee
1903–1973
Birth Location: Gales Creek, Washington, Oregon, USA
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Babe Lee
1898–1994
Birth Location: Washburn, Washington, Oregon, USA
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Blackie Lee
1910–1996
Birth Location: Gales Creek, Washington, Oregon, USA
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Reatha Lee
1898–1903
Birth Location: Washburn, Washington, Oregon, USA
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John Lee
1902–1983
Birth Location: Forest Grove, Washington, Oregon, USA
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Bill Lee's Ancestors

Self
Bill Lee
1869–1935
Birth Place: Gales Creek, Washington, Oregon, USA
Parents
Joseph Lee
1841–1913
Davis County, Iowa, USA
Sarah (Elizabeth) Taylor
1848–1923
Indiana, USA
Grandparents
Farlaman Lee
Great-Grandparents
Josephus Lee
1758–1848
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Bill Lee's Descendants

1.
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Bill Lee (28 NOV 1869–24 FEB 1935) m. Dode Smith (2 JUL 1880–20 MAY 1954)
  1. 1. Poddie Lee 1918–1996 m. Gus Hult 1911–1991
  2. 2. Bus Lee 1920– m. Joyce (Alica) Westenhouse 1922–
  3. 3. Pete Lee 1913–1996 m. Florence (Pearl) Wiswell 1914–2005
  4. 4. Lok Lee 1905– m. Red Johnson 1911–
  5. 5. Kit Lee 1915–1999 m. Ensel Schofield 1909–1976
  6. 6. Red Lee 1907–1966 m. Kathryn (M.) Algren 1910–1996
  7. 7. Pessen Lee 1923–1989 m. Edna (Pauline \Van) Loo 1923–
  8. 8. Duck Lee 1903–1973 m. William Heuer 1896–1993
    1. 1. Jack Heuer 1923–
    2. 2. Bonnie Heuer 1925–
  9. 9. Babe Lee 1898–1994 m. Oliver (V.) Cutright 1891–1977
    1. 1. William (P.) Cutright 1920–1993 m. Doris (Katherine) Reed 1927–2011 m. Nell Medearis 1923–2016
    2. 2. Dorna Cutright 1925–
    3. 3. Audrey Cutright 1922–
  10. 10. Blackie Lee 1910–1996 m. Verner (Heming) Johnson 1903–1934 m. Fred 1900–1993
  11. 11. Reatha (Mary) Lee 1898–1903
  12. 12. John Lee 1902–1983 m. Ernest (Irving) Schofield 1904–1989
    1. 1. William (Irving) Schofield 1922–2005

Bill Lee's Timeline

8 Records

1869
28 NOV 1869
Birth of Bill Lee in Gales Creek, Washington, Oregon, USA
Gales Creek, Washington, Oregon, USA
1870
1870
Age 1
Bill Lee appeared in census in Forest Grove, Washington, Oregon, USA
Forest Grove, Washington, Oregon, USA
1900
1900
Age 31
Bill Lee appeared in census in Gales Creek, Washington, Oregon, USA
Gales Creek, Washington, Oregon, USA
1910
1910
Age 41
Bill Lee appeared in census in Gales Creek, Washington, Oregon, USA
Gales Creek, Washington, Oregon, USA
1920
1920
Age 51
Bill Lee was employed
None
1920
1920
Age 51
Bill Lee appeared in census in Gales Creek, Washington, Oregon, USA
Gales Creek, Washington, Oregon, USA
1930
1930
Age 61
Bill Lee appeared in census in Gales Creek, Washington, Oregon, USA
Gales Creek, Washington, Oregon, USA
1935
24 FEB 1935
Age 66
Death of Bill Lee in Gales Creek, Washington, Oregon, USA
Gales Creek, Washington, Oregon, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 NOV 1869
    Event Place: Gales Creek, Washington, Oregon, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] LEES of Oregon and Their Descendants 1847-1997, 411
    [2] Timmerman, Darlene to Verboort, Lorraine "Lorrie", Darlene Timmerman Correspondence
    [3] Photograph: tombstone, William D. Lee, Gales Creek Cemetery
    [4] 1900 Census of United States of America, Oregon, Washington, Gales Creek, Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900 Schedule; Online Images, Sheet 2B
    [5] 1880 Census of United States of America, Oregon, Washington, Gales Creek, Tenth Census of the United States, 1880 Schedule; Online Images, ED 127, Sheet 16D
    [6] 1920 Census, ED 406, Sheet 5B
    [7] 1870 Census of United States of America, Oregon, Washington, Forest Grove, Ninth Census of the United States, 1870 Schedule; Online Images, Sheet 19

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Gales Creek, Washington, Oregon, USA
    Record Source: Timmerman, Darlene to Verboort, Lorraine "Lorrie", Darlene Timmerman Correspondence

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Gales Creek, Washington, Oregon, USA
    Record Source: Timmerman, Darlene to Verboort, Lorraine "Lorrie", Darlene Timmerman Correspondence

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Occupation
    Event Date: 1920
    Record Source: 1920 Census, ED 406, Sheet 5B

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Gales Creek, Washington, Oregon, USA
    Record Source: 1920 Census, Sheet 5B

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 FEB 1935
    Event Place: Gales Creek, Washington, Oregon, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] LEES of Oregon and Their Descendants 1847-1997, 411
    [2] Timmerman, Darlene to Verboort, Lorraine "Lorrie", Darlene Timmerman Correspondence
    [3] Photograph: tombstone, William D. Lee, Gales Creek Cemetery

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Forest Grove, Washington, Oregon, USA
    Record Source: 1870 Census of United States of America, Oregon, Washington, Forest Grove, Ninth Census of the United States, 1870 Schedule; Online Images, Sheet 19

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Gales Creek, Washington, Oregon, USA
    Record Source: 1900 Census of United States of America, Oregon, Washington, Gales Creek, Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900 Schedule; Online Images, Sheet 2A

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Gales Creek, Washington, Oregon, USA
    Record Source: 1910 Census of United States of America, Oregon, Washington, Gales Creek, Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910 Schedule; Online Images, Enumeration District: 272, Sheet: 2A

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Gales Creek, Washington, Oregon, USA
    Record Source: 1930 Census, ED 27, Sheet 7A
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