Brief Life History of William Donham
When William Donham Lee was born about 1798, in Greene, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Henry Lee, was 31 and his mother, Mary Sarah Donham, was 25. He married Sarah Jane Hook on 1 March 1821, in Clermont, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in Perry Township, Clay, Indiana, United States in 1860. In 1860, at the age of 63, his occupation is listed as day laborer in Perry Township, Clay, Indiana, United States. He died on 20 July 1871, in Riley Township, Vigo, Indiana, United States, at the age of 74.
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Sources (16)
- William D Lee in household of John R Lee, "United States Census, 1860"
- William D. Lee, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"
- Wm D Lee in entry for W B Morgan and Sarah Jane Lee, "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 "
Spouse and Children
1798–1871 Male
1802–1839 Female
Children (9)
1821– Male
1823– Female
1825– Female
1827– Male
1828–1913 Female
+4 More Children
Parents and Siblings
1768–1838 Male
1774–1839 Female
Siblings (12)
1795–1838 Female
1797–1864 Male
1798–1871 Male
1800–1877 Female
1803–1850 Female
+7 More Children
World Events (8)
1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.
Age 2
1812 · Harrisburg Becomes the State Capital
Age 14
1819 · Panic! of 1819
Age 21
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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