In a message dated 5/8/2001 3:22:24 PM Central Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: << I have Francis Young "Frank" LEE b. 1861-64 d. 1930 (who married Mattie WILLIAMS 1884) and his father William LEE (not sure of birth date - 1822?) and his mother Martha Jane FOSTER - but I can't get any farther than that, and I'm not sure which William LEE is which (there are more than one in Muhlenberg in this time period). >> Muhlenberg County Kentucky Marriages 1802-1904, (Marriaged Book 2) by Hopkins County Genealogical Society 20 Oct 1842 - William Lee m. Martha Jane Foster 1850 Muhlenberg County Kentucky Census by Marion G. Hammers pp. 4,5,10,11,15 42-42 - Lee, Jesse 72, Farmer $160 NC Catherine 60 NC Anice 42 NC John 21 TN Vincent, Martha 42 KY 43-43 - Lee, Stanford, 25 Farmer NC Nancy J. 22 TN James F. 2 KY Susan 5/10 KY 46-46 - Lee, William 28, Farmer $200 NC Martha J. 24 NC Jesse 7 (m.) KY Washington 4 KY William T. 2 KY 50-50 - Foster, Richard 50 Farmer $200 NC Lucinda 43 NC Francis M. 17 (m.) KY (These are probably your families living very close together in 1850.) 109-109 - Lee, John 74 Farmer NC Ann 55 NC Josiah 27 NC Levi 20 NC Annis 18 NC Elizabeth 16 NC 115-115 - Lee, John W. 40 Farmer NC Palina 27 NC Susan A. 5 Hulda 1 116-116 - Lee, William 21 Farmer NC Malinda 20 KY (Another cluster of related families - most likely.) And lastly the following family is related to John W(esley) above - now sure how): 162-162 - Lee, Lemuel 40 NC Rebecca 35 NC John 8 NC Mary 6 KY George 4 KY James 2 KY (Living close to Lemuel were three Williams families, John 63 SC, Andrew 27 SC, and John M. 26 KY.) Caswell County NC Marriages 14 Nov 1839 - Lemuel Lea - Rebecca Cates; Martin Morgan, Bondsman 29 Oct 1842 - Westley Lea - Caroline Cates; Lemuel Lea, Bondsman Person County NC Marriage 26 Dec 1810 - John Lea - Anna Lee (need proof that this is John and Annis) 1840 Caswell County Census, p. 92 - Lemuel Lea As you work your way back to NC, this might be a starting place too look for your Lees. If you do not have access to the actual census records in a local library you might want to contact the Muhlenberg County History and Genealogy Library to see if they have any of Marion G. Hammers' 1850 census extracts available. Write: <A HREF="[email protected]">[email protected]</A> Muhlenberg County Marriages 1802-1904 by Hopkins County Genealogical Society (check with library if you would like a copy of this book) 31, 35, 32, 40, 31, 32 20 Oct 1842 - William Lee - Martha Jane Foster 28 Nov 1842 - Josiah Jarvis - Margaret Lee 16 Jan 1845 - Jessee Lee - Hetty Lee 21 Oct 1847 - Stanford (sic) Lee - Nancy Jane Miller 10 Sep 1849 - Levi Lee - Malinda Jane Williams