Ida Mary Lee

Brief Life History of Ida Mary

When Ida Mary Lee was born on 14 December 1867, in Tuscola, Tuscola Township, Tuscola, Michigan, United States, her father, Lewis Henry Lee, was 30 and her mother, Frances Lamira "Fannie" Hunt, was 30. She married Douglas Cole on 13 April 1889, in Tuscola, Tuscola Township, Tuscola, Michigan, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. She died on 1 February 1922, in her hometown, at the age of 54, and was buried in Millington, Tuscola, Michigan, United States.

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Family Time Line

Douglas Cole
1860–1921
Ida Mary Lee
1867–1922
Marriage: 13 April 1889
Leon Cole
1892–1911
Nyta Cole
1894–1929
Victor Lee Cole
1900–1965
Verna Edith Cole
1900–1966
Cole
1905–1905

Sources (27)

  • Ida M Lee in household of Henry L Lee, "United States Census, 1880"
  • Ida M Lee, "Michigan, County Births, 1867-1917"
  • Ida Lee, "Michigan, Marriages, 1868-1925"

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1868 · Impeach the President!

Caused by many crimes and breaking the Tenure of Office Act, Many Senators and House Representatives became angry with President Johnson and began discussions of his Impeachment. After a special session of Congress, the Articles of Impeachment were approved by the House and then the Senate. Making Andrew Johnson the first President to be Impeached.

1879 · New State Capitol Building Dedicated

After the second state capitol had been destroyed, Michigan Governor Henry P. Baldwin initiated the passing of a bill that would cover the costs for a new building. The bill was adopted and raised over $1 million by a six year state income tax. Architect Elijah E. Myers' design named Tuebor, or I will defend, was selected and he was commissioned to design the new capitol building. The renaissance revival brick and sandstone building soared 267 feet from the ground and was dedicated on January 1, 1879.

1882 · The Chinese Exclusion Act

A federal law prohibiting all immigration of Chinese laborers. The Act was the first law to prevent all members of a national group from immigrating to the United States.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Chinese Young, Sang, Jae, Jong, Jung, Sung, Yong, Kyung, Seung, Dong, Kwang, Myung.

English: topographic name for someone who lived near a meadow or a patch of arable land, Middle English lee, lea, from Old English lēa, dative case (used after a preposition) of lēah, which originally meant ‘wood or glade’.

English: habitational name from any of the many places in England named with Old English lēah ‘wood, glade’, including Lee in Buckinghamshire, Essex, Hampshire, Kent, and Shropshire, and Lea in Cheshire, Derbyshire, Herefordshire, Lancashire, Lincolnshire, and Wiltshire.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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