> I"ve been told that we are related to Robert E. Lee.(one of my ancestors > is supposed to be either a half brother or a cousin.) I am having > trouble probably because this is all new to me but I want to try and > trace my family roots. On my grandmothers side We have a: > > Thomas Holland LEE b. Nov. 21 1829 d. Dec. 4 1886 (age 57) His father > is supposedly an Edward or edmond Lee and his mother is Margaret ??? and > He married Polly Ann Britton b. Oct.7 1828 in Tennessee. They had my > great great grandma Annie Elizabeth Lee b. May 31 1857 in Kentucky. > > Now I'm not sure who was the cousin or half brother of Robert E. Lee but > I beleive my grandma had said it was either Edward (edmund) or his > father. Wich I don't even know who he is. Does anyones Lee's have Indian > in them? My Thomas H. was supposed to be full cherokee, He had blonde hair > blue eyes. Polly was angry after she married him because he was Indian. > Reason for this, she was 1/2 blackfoot and 1/2 cheerokee. She wanted to > marry a white man. At this time alot of the indians were in hiding. Anyway > tis is just what has been handed down to me. Thanks for any help. > > Beverely Phillips > beverely@idsely.com > http://www.idsely.com/~phillips/