At 01:52 AM 1/10/98 EST, you wrote: >Garen, > > In a message dated 1/4/98 9:47:36 AM, you wrote: > > <<Somehow Jessie's father is connected to a Henry LEE who is written about in > the County history of (I believe it's) Stewart County, Georgia. I have not > been able to obtain a copy of this book. Is there anyone who can find this > book who could photocopy the bio. on this Henry LEE?? I would gladly reimburse > them for the photocopies and postage. Please e-mail me if you can. > > Thank you! > Garen Lee Smith>> > > I have most of what is in the History of Stewart Co., GA History Volume II on > Henry Lee and his family. Following are references from that book and/or > Census information that I have in my data base: > > 1 Henry LEE > > Birth: ca 1779, NC > Death: 1860, Stewart Co., GA > Burial: Henry Lee Cemetary, Stewart Co., GA > > Henry Lee, one of the most beloved, admired and respected men of the > community, a deacon in a Baptist Church, Henry Lee, a cousin of "Light Horse" > Harry Lee, the father of General Robert E. Lee, was similar in appearance and > manner as the famed Civil War General; courtly, cultured, highly educated, > deeply religious, quiet and modest. He was strongly patriotic as evidenced by > his sons, grandsons and descendants, who to this date have fought and died in > every War. > Henry and wife, Lettie, came to Stewart Co. from their home in Wilkes Co., GA > about 1835, settling in the southern part of the county in the 21st district > on the Lumpkin-Georgetown Stage route. They had a large family of children, > some of whom were married when they came to Stewart. He was faithful in > church, honorable, missionary minded and financially well off. He died at the > age of 81 and his wife died a few years later. Their home was a gathering > place. They reared several orphan children. > > > > Please report corrections or additions to... > David E. Pope > 2407 Hodges Bend Circle > Sugar Land, TX 77479 > 281/980-8893 > Hi, You seem to have a lot of good information! I wish I could use it. I was wandering if you would know any of the names of the orphans taken in by Henry Lee that you mention above or a Dolly Lee. My ggg grandmother was Dolly Lee. I have two possible dob. 1818 in Clarke Co. Ga or 1826 in Paulding Co. GA. The story in our family goes like this--Dolly was orphaned at an early age and went to live with her Uncle Henry Lee and was raised as a sister to Robert E. Lee. She became a Medical Doctor and married a Willie Thompson. After they started their family they moved to Arkansas. I had a lead on a name for her father as Hart Lee and mother Elizabeth. I have found a Hartwell Lee in Paulding Ga with a daughter Dolly but he lived to be an old man and his Dolly has a different husband and is buried in GA. So I don't think this is correct. Of course it is possible the story of her being orphaned is not right. Thanks in advance for your time. Vicci Stone knvstone@thegrid.net