Jodie, In a message dated 11/17/97 4:25:08 AM, you wrote: <<I am looking for the Harmony Grove Methodist Church in either chambers co or close to tallapoosa co. dudleyville,ridge grove area. elijah & malinda lee, augustus & Martha Slaughter Lee are buried there. also looking for Phillip Madison Shepard descendants from the dadeville area. this is the Graefenburg Medical institute area.>> I believe the following should answer your first question. I do not have any info on Madison Shepard. I had several Lee's that I have in my data base that are held under Chambers Co., AL Lineage Families. I have included what I have in case you do not have. I would appreciate any info you have regarding relationships that is not clear from the following and any extensions to the families that you have. Also, following the information you requested is what I have relative to my wife's ancestors. Any info there would also be appreciated. David E. Pope (tabsgran2@aol.com) 2407 Hodges Bend Circle Sugar Land, TX 77479 281/980-8893 1. (Chambers Co., AL Lineage Families) LEE. Remarks See Notes for 1840 Census Lee's. Research: 16A 2. Cemetery Records of East Alabama, New Harmony Methodist Church Cemetery and "Old" Harmony Methodist Church Cemetery in Chambers Co., AL. Location: Range 25 E, Township 22 N, Section 5. Harmony Methodist Church is in Chambers Co. about 2 miles from the Tallapoosa Co. line. It is located at the intersection of the road leading to Dudleyville and County Line Church west and the road running north from Ridge Grove School. The "New" Harmony Methodist Church Cemetery is near the church. The "Old" Harmony Methodist Church Cemetery is reached by a road going south from the church over on a hill. 16A 2. Elijah Pope The People of Chambers Co., AL, 1840 U. S. Census - Charles S.(?) Lee, 2M & 1F under 5, 2M & 2F 5-10, 2F 10-15, 1M & 1F 30-40.Total Whites:5M, 4F, 9 Total, # Slaves 29 - Edwin Lee, 1F under 5, 2F 5-10, 2F 10-15, 1M & 1F 30-40 Total Whites: 1M, 6F, 7 Total, # Slaves 1 - William S. Lee, 2F under 5, 1M & 1F 20-30 Total Whites: 1 M, 3F, 4 Total, # Slaves 7. - William Lee, 1M 10-15, 2M 15-20, 1M & 1F 30-40 Total Whites: 5M, 1F, 6 Total, # Slaves 6 - Boykin (?) Lee, 1M 20-30, 1M 30-40, 1F 60-70, 1M 70-80 Total Whites: 3M, 5F, 8 Total, # Slaves 0 - Samuel Lee, 1M & 1F under 5, 1M & 2F 5-10, 1F 10-15, 1M & 1F 40-50. Total Whites: 3M, 5F, 8 Total, # Slaves 0 - Charles H. Lee, 1F under 5, 1F 10-15, 1M & 1F 30-40 Total Whites: 1M, 3F, 4 Total, # Slaves 6 2. Elijah Lee. Born 1777. Died 6 Nov 1860 in Chambers Co., AL. 3. Malinda LEE. Born 1794. Died 1880. 4. Ephraim (Father) LEE. He married Nancy (LEE). Born 1790 in NC. Assume Nancy Lee is Ephraim Lee's mother. She was shown as a member of the family living with Ephraim: Census 1860. They had the following children: 9 i. Ephraim J. LEE 5. William J. LEE. Born 1821 in GA. Occupation Farmer. 81D 1860 U.S. Census, Chambers Co., AL Wiliam J. Lee 39 M b. GA, Farmer R1,500 P3,000, 4 Slaves Lucy Lee 36 F MAry A. Lee 11 F b. AL In School Matilda Lee 9 F In School William L. Lee 5 M Henry Lee 2 M 10 i. Mary A. LEE 11 ii. John T. LEE 12 iii. Matilda LEE 13 iv. William L. LEE 14 v. Henry LEE 6. Augustus F. LEE. Born 1826. Residence 1857/1860 in Chambers Co., AL. Occupation Farmer. 18C Chambers Co. Marriage License #431-1, issued to Augustus F. Lee & Martha E. Slaughter 1 Dec 1857 at residence of Susan Slaughter. 18C U.S. Census, Chambers Co., AL (HH 743) He married Martha E. SLAUGHTER, 1 Dec 1857 in Chambers Co., AL. Born Circa 1840. Residence 1857/1860 in Chambers Co., AL. They had the following children: 15 i. William L. LEE 7. James C. LEE. Born 26 May 1829. Died 10 May 1894 in Chambers Co., AL. James C. Lee May 26, 1829-May 10, 1894) and Wife, Elizabeth (Jun 1, 1840-Apr 18, 1925) 16A 2.Cemetery Records of East Alabama, New Harmony Methodist Church Cemetery and "Old" Harmony Methodist Church Cemetery in Chambers Co., AL. (Location: See Notes, Elijah Lee, 1777-6 Nov 1860) He married Elizabeth (LEE). Born 1 Jun 1840. Died 18 Apr 1925. 8. Nathaniel David LEE. Born 1840. Residence 1860 in Chambers Co., AL. Occupation Farmer. 81C Chamber Co., Marriage License V5 #581-1 issued to Nathaniel David Lee & Martha J. Harris, 1 Mar 1860. Research: 81C 1860 U. S. Census, Chambers Co., AL He married Martha Jane HARRIS, 1 May 1860 in Chambers Co., AL. Residence 1860 in Chambers Co., AL. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 9. Ephraim J. LEE. Born 1823. Residence 1850/1860 in Chambers Co., AL. Occupation Farmer. 81C Chambers Marriage License V4 #411 issued to Ephraim J. Lee & Martha Jane Willoughby, 24 Jun 1851, by Joel D. Trammel. Charles C. Lee, 2nd Bondsman. 1860 U. S. Census Ephraim Lee 37 M b. GA Farmer R800 P2,500 GA Martha J.* 30 F William T. 7 M b. AL In School Nancy Lee 70 F b. NC P500 Frederick Johnson 9 M In School Chambers Co. Marriage Lincense V4 #411 issued to Ephraim J. Lee & Martha J. Willoughby, Jun 24, 1851 by Joel D. Trammell (MG), Charles C. Lee 2nd bondsman. (Need to locate Charles C. Lee in 1860 Census) 81D The People of Chambers Co., AL, Vol III, 1860 Census and Genealogical Facts. p. 162-163. He married Martha Jane WILLOUGHBY, 24 Jun 1851 in Chambers Co., AL (by Joel D. Trammel). Born 1830. Residence 1850/1860 in Chambers Co., AL. They had the following children: 16 i. William T. LEE 17 ii. Nancy LEE 10. Mary A. LEE. Born 1849 in AL. 11. John T. LEE. Born 1851 in AL. 12. Matilda LEE. Born 1853 in AL. 13. William L. LEE. Born 1855 in AL. 14. Henry LEE. Born 1858 in AL. 15. William L. LEE. Born 1859 in Chambers Co., AL. 16. William T. LEE. Born 1853 in Chambers Co., AL. Remarks In School in 1840 Census. 17. Nancy LEE. Born 1855 in Chambers Co., AL. Following is my wifes lineage. 5 generations of this Lee family are all buried in the Pierce Chapel Church Cemetery, about 4 miles west of Opelika, AL in Lee Co., AL. It is also the small country church that my wife were married in 1 Mar 1958: My wife's name is Betty Jeanelle (Lee) Pope. We have been married almost 40 years. Her father was Charles Edward (C. E.) Lee, Jr., b. 14 Jul 1917 in Lee Co., AL and d. 17 Sep 1984. He is buried in Pierce Chapel Church Cemetery. C. E. Lee m. Elizabeth Louise (Baker) Lee, 15 Apr 1937 in Opelika, AL. Elizabeth was b. 13 Mar 1919 and still lives in the home she lived in when she and C. E. were married. C. E. Lee's father was Charles Edward (Eddie) Lee, Sr., b. 1880 in Lee Co., AL and d. 1933. He is buried in Pierce Chapel Church Cemetery by the side of his wife, Martha Ann Eugenia Folsom. (Eddie, Sr. and his brother Marion Lee married sisters, Marion m. Mary Tercy Folsom.) C. E. Lee Sr.'s father was William L. Lee, b. 12 Feb 1847, d. 30 Apr 1915. He is buried in Pierce Chapel Church Cemetery by the side of his wife, Winnie (?), b. 22 Mar 1850, d. 12 Jun 1905. William L. Lee was born in GA. Although I have a lot of Lee's from GA, NC, SC and VA. I have been unable to get out of the Pierce Chapel Cemetery with the next generation. Any help you may provide would be appreciated. David E. Pope ==== LEE Mailing List ==== 5 We need sources, please - can you help? Thanks for cooperation :) Cheers! Read detail in Welcome message then ask Harold to help Special topics: genetics, books, places mailto:sundance@neosoft.com If posting URLs please excerpt ON topic data with proper credits :)