KILLED BY LIGHTNING Edward Lee, 38 years old, a farmer, received a fatal shock Friday last. He was standing under a tree When the bolt descended and killed him instantly- A dog, which had also taken refuge under the tree, was killed with his master. The present summer has been marked by severe electrical storms in all sections of the county and as a result many deaths have occurred to to persons being struck by lightning. The only fatality in Garrett County from this cause, however, so far as known, took place last Friday evening on a farm near Beckman, a few miles north of Swanton, seventeen miles east of Oakland, on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, the victim being Edward Lee, 38 years old, a farmer and a bachelor, who was engaged in making hay in his field when a storm came up suddenly. To protect himself from the rain he sought shelter under a chestnut tree which stood in the field, and while under it a bolt of lightning descended and struck the tee. Running down the trunk the lightning was attracted by Mr. Lee and entering his body he was shocked to death instantly, dropping to the ground in his tracks. A dog belonging to the deceased also took shelter under the tree and was killed by the same bolt which ended its master's life. Mr. Lee's brother, Frank, who had been assisting in the harvest, has just entered the barn a short distance from the scene with a load of hay witnessed the fatality. The deceased was a son of the late George S. Lee, and was an honest, hard-working, thrifty man. His funeral took place on Sunday from the home of his surviving brother, the services being conducted by Rev. C. S. Funk, pastor of the Swanton M. E. church. The Republican-Aug 7, 1902

Thanks Pat for Edward Lee obit, Charles Below more on his father, mother,brothers and sisters. Descendants of George Statton Lee, Sr. Generation No. 1 1. George Statton1 Lee, Sr. was born August 04, 1826 in MD, and died March 04, 1896. He married Julia Anne Harvey, daughter of Elisha Harvey and Hester Wilson. She was born June 15, 1834, and died March 29, 1891. Notes for George Statton Lee, Sr.: The George S. and Julia Anne Lee Family, Their Ancestors and Descendants. On pages 130 and 181 in the Harvey Genealogy there is somewhat sketchy information about. this particular family. After the publication of the Harvey Genealogy in 1975, the writer (Marshall Brown) was contacted by Marvin Warnick who is a great grandson of George S. and Julia Anne Harvey Lee. Marvin and his son Dr. Walter Lee Warnick had done a considerable amount of research on this particular family. They turned over to me, (Marshall Brown), the information they had obtained and it is included in the following pages. GEORGE S. LEE,was born Aug., 4, 1826, and died March 4, 1896. He married Julia Anne Harvey, daughter of Elisha and Hester Ann Wilson Harvey. She was born June 15, 1834 and died March 29, 1891. The immediate cause of Mr. Lee's death was measles. They lived in the North Glade community in Garrett County. Mr. Lee had been a member of the Methodist Church for 40 years. Information from the Hall of Records, Annapolis. Md., shows that George S. Lee on April 27, 1885, bought for $650. 100 acres at North Glade from Joseph R. Anderson, of Richmond. Va. In1889, he purchased 50 acres from John Henry Beckman for $250. In 1893, he added 100 acres by purchase for $500, from William T. and Nellie E. Carson. Evidently, George S. Lee did not become a land owner in North Glade until he was nearly 59 years old. Following his death, proceeds from the sale of his personal property was administered by his son, Elisha Frank Lee. Some of his assets included: 1-horse $10; 1- cow - $20; 1- calf - $3. 23- sheep- $46. After expenses of $60.83 (including funeral expenses of $6.00) , the proceeds of the sale of the personal property of George S..Lee were distributed as follows: Elijah H. Lee, son 1/8 share $11.43 Edward R. Lee, son 1/8 share $11.43 Elisha F. Lee, son 1/8 share $11.43 Amos, E. Lee, son 1/8 share $11.43 Joseph H. Lee, son 1/8 share $11.83 Jane A. Moon, daughter 1/8 share $11.43 Eliza C. Lee, daughter 1/8 share $11.43 Lula G. Kimmell, granddaughter 1/2 of 1/8 share $5.72 Bessie C. Kimmell, granddaughter 1/2 of 1/8 share $5.72 The parents of George S. Lee have not been positively identified. Possible parents of George S. Lee listed in the 1850 Federal census include Frederick Lee and Dudley Lee. I suspect that Dudley Lee was the father of George S. Lee. In either case, however, George S. Lee would be the grandson of another Dudley Lee who was a Revolutionary War veteran. Footnotes 1. Information from the tombstone in the Lee Cemetery in North Glade. 2. Notice of death appeared in The Republican, March 26, 1896. 3. The Mountain Democrat, Oakland MD., Feb., 11, 1937. Article by Charles E. Hoye entitled " The Dudley of The Lee Family." 4. Bible of George S. Lee owned by Emily Hilda Moon Madigan, Deer Park, Md. She is the granddaughter of Jane Angeline Lee Moon. 5. The Motmtain Democrat, Jan., 12, 1939. 6. Information furnished by Charlotte Paugh, niece of Lucinda Ellen Murphy; also The Republican, May 9, 1963. Children of George Lee and Julia Harvey are: 2 i. Hester Ann2 Lee, born April 01, 1855; died August 11, 1896. 3 ii. Charles Wesley Lee, born November 11, 1856; died January 05, 1861. 4 iii. Elijah High Lee, born September 12, 1858; died January 12, 1902. 5 iv. Jane Angeline Lee, born May 26, 1860 in MD; died June 26, 1943. She married Garrett Wesley Moon March 1880; born March 25, 1848 in MD; died November 02, 1918. Notes for Jane Angeline Lee: JANE AMELINE LEE, daughter of Georgs S. and Julia Anne Harvey Lee, was born May 26, 1860, and died June 26, 1943. She married in March 1880, Garrett Wesley Moon. (For additional information on them and their family see page 180 in the Harvey Genealogy.) Mrs. Jane Angeline Moon, 83, widow of Garrett W. Moon, died Saturday morning at her home in Loch Lynn Heights after an illness of several weeks. She was a daughter of the late George and Julia Lee and was born and reared in this county. A brother, Franklin Lee, Swanton, is the only survivor of the Lee family now. Mrs. Moon had been a member of the United Brethren church since 1880. Her husband died November 2, 1918, and a daughter, Emma C. Gough, died October 23, 1937. Surviving are five sons, Asa C. Moon, Deer Park; Frank W. and Allen D. Moon, Mt. Lake Park; George S. Moon, Cumberland; Ernest L. Moon, Parsons, WV; three grandchildren, Mrs. Hilda Madigan, Deer Park; Mrs. Naomi Merrill, Shallmar; Pvt. Ernest G. Moon, Camp Roberts, California; six great grandchildren, Imogene Madigan, Harold Madigan and Elaine Madigan, Deer Park; Franklin Welch, Emily Jane Merrill, Robert Allen Merrill, Shallmar. Funeral services were conducted Monday afternoon from the U. B. church in Loch Lynn with Rev. J. C. Foster in charge. Interment was in the Harvey cemetery in the Bethlehem community. (Hand dated 7-1-43) Pat-T More About Jane Angeline Lee: Burial: June 28, 1943, Elisha Harvey Farm, Garrett Co., MD Notes for Garrett Wesley Moon: Middle name "Wesley", date of birth, date of death- "Charles W. & Neva Layton Harvey" <harvey.c.w@myactv.net> Apr. 20, 2001 "He married Jane LEE March 1880, daughter of George LEE and Julia Harvey. Both buried on the Elisha Harvey farm. All information concerning their children unless noted otherwise, also came from Charles. ( By Samuel Bowser- May 2001 ) More About Garrett Wesley Moon: Burial: Elisha Harvey Farm, Garrett Co., MD More About Garrett Moon and Jane Lee: Marriage: March 1880 6 v. Edward Rodruck Lee, born September 06, 1862 in MD; died August 01, 1902. Notes for Edward Rodruck Lee: He was killed by being struck by lightning. KILLED BY LIGHTNING Edward Lee, 38 years old, a farmer, received a fatal shock Friday last. He was standing under a tree. When the bolt descended and killed him instantly a dog, which had also taken refuge under the tree, was killed with his master. The present summer has been marked by severe electrical storms in all sections of the county and as a result many deaths have occurred to to persons being struck by lightning. The only fatality in Garrett County from this cause, however, so far as known, took place last Friday evening on a farm near Beckman, a few miles north of Swanton, seventeen miles east of Oakland, on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, the victim being Edward Lee, 38 years old, a farmer and a bachelor, who was engaged in making hay in his field when a storm came up suddenly. To protect himself from the rain he sought shelter under a chestnut tree which stood in the field, and while under it a bolt of lightning descended and struck the tee. Running down the trunk the lightning was attracted by Mr. Lee and entering his body he was shocked to death instantly, dropping to the ground in his tracks. A dog belonging to the deceased also took shelter under the tree and was killed by the same bolt which ended its master's life. Mr. Lee's brother, Frank, who had been assisting in the harvest, has just entered the barn a short distance from the scene with a load of hay witnessed the fatality. The deceased was a son of the late George S. Lee, and was an honest, hard-working, thrifty man. His funeral took place on Sunday from the home of his surviving brother, the services being conducted by Rev. C. S. Funk, pastor of the Swanton M. E. church. The Republican-Aug 7, 1902 ( Pat T. ) 7 vi. Emma Belle Lee, born December 19, 1864; died February 11, 1891. She married // Kimmell; died Abt. April 16, 1891. 8 vii. George Statton Lee, Jr., born May 04, 1867; died April 16, 1891. 9 viii. Eliza Catherine Lee, born October 17, 1869 in Garrett Co., MD; died November 30, 1938 in at the home of her niece, Mt. Lake Park, Garrett Co., MD. Notes for Eliza Catherine Lee: Eliza Catherine Lee - Mountain Lake Park, Md., Dec. 2 - Eliza Catherine Lee, 69, died at the home of her niece in Mt. Lake Park on Wednesday, after an illness of two years. she was a daughter of the late George S. and Julia Ann Lee. surviving are one sister and one brother; Mrs. Jane A. Moon, Mt. Lake Park; Elisha F. Lee Swanton; 18 nieces and nephew. Aside from some fifteen years in Fairmont, W. Va. she lived in Garrett county. Funeral services were conducted from the United Brethren church in Loch Lynn Heights this afternoon, with Rev. E. A. Crites in charge. Interment was in Oakland cemetery. Source: Her obituary, The Republican Newspaper, Oakland, Garrett Co., MD, dated December 2, 1938. More About Eliza Catherine Lee: Burial: December 02, 1938, Oakland Cemetery, Garrett Co., MD 10 ix. Elisha Frank Lee, born January 08, 1872; died May 05, 1963. He married Laura Rebecca Murphy December 23, 1896; born November 18, 1879; died March 10, 1934. Notes for Elisha Frank Lee: ELISHA FRANK LEE, son of George S. and Julia Anne Harvey Lee was born Jan., 8. 1872, and died May 5, 1963. He married Dec. 23, 1896, Laura Rebecca Murphy, who was born Nov. 18, 1879, and died March 10, 1934. She was the daughter of William Henry and Lucinda Ellen Murphy. Lucinda Ellen Murphy was the youngest child of James A. (b. Dec., 9, 1803, d. Oct., 21, 1896) and Mary A. Streets Murphy (b. Dec., 12, 1812. d. July 26, 1901), who were married July 19, 1928. More About Elisha Frank Lee: Burial: Murphy Cemetery More About Elisha Lee and Laura Murphy: Marriage: December 23, 1896 11 x. Amos Dorsey Lee, born September 04, 1876. He married Julia Lee. 12 xi. Josephus Harvey Lee, born October 16, 1882; died June 27, 1908. Notes for Josephus Harvey Lee: JOSEPHUS HARVEY LEE, son of George S. and Julia Anne Harvey Lee, was born Oct.. 16, 1882, and died June 27, 1908 as a result of a mine accident in which he was killed. Pat Thompson wrote: > KILLED BY LIGHTNING > Edward Lee, 38 years old, a farmer, received a fatal shock Friday last. > He was standing under a tree > > When the bolt descended and killed him instantly- A dog, which had also > taken refuge under the tree, was killed with his master. > > The present summer has been marked by severe electrical storms in all > sections of the county and as a result many deaths have occurred to to > persons being struck by lightning. The only fatality in Garrett County from > this cause, however, so far as known, took place last Friday evening on a > farm near Beckman, a few miles north of Swanton, seventeen miles east of > Oakland, on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, the victim being Edward Lee, 38 > years old, a farmer and a bachelor, who was engaged in making hay in his > field when a storm came up suddenly. To protect himself from the rain he > sought shelter under a chestnut tree which stood in the field, and while > under it a bolt of lightning descended and struck the tee. Running down the > trunk the lightning was attracted by Mr. Lee and entering his body he was > shocked to death instantly, dropping to the ground in his tracks. A dog > belonging to the deceased also took shelter under the tree and was killed by > the same bolt which ended its master's life. > Mr. Lee's brother, Frank, who had been assisting in the harvest, has just > entered the barn a short distance from the scene with a load of hay > witnessed the fatality. > The deceased was a son of the late George S. Lee, and was an honest, > hard-working, thrifty man. His funeral took place on Sunday from the home of > his surviving brother, the services being conducted by Rev. C. S. Funk, > pastor of the Swanton M. 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