John Nelson Lee

Brief Life History of John Nelson

When John Nelson Lee was born on 17 November 1841, in Payson, Adams, Illinois, United States, his father, Francis Lee, was 30 and his mother, Jane Vail Johnson, was 26. He married Melissa Keziah Rollins on 30 December 1868, in Minersville, Beaver, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 5 daughters. He immigrated to Utah, United States in 1850 and lived in Tooele, Tooele, Utah, United States for about 10 years and Washington, Utah, United States in 1870. He died on 21 July 1914, in Panaca, Lincoln, Nevada, United States, at the age of 72, and was buried in Panaca, Lincoln, Nevada, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Nelson Lee
1841–1914
Melissa Keziah Rollins
1851–1949
Marriage: 30 December 1868
Jane Eveline Lee
1870–1891
Ada Melissa Lee
1872–1890
Ida Dionitia Lee
1873–1959
Mary Etta Lee
1875–1968
John Raymond Lee
1877–1963
James Henry Lee
1879–1896
Luverna Edessa Lee
1881–1958
Peter Leroy Lee
1883–1903
Angus Melvin Lee
1885–1914
Lester Eugene Lee
1889–1988
Porter Lafayette Lee
1891–1967

Sources (26)

  • John M Lee, "United States Census, 1870"
  • John N. Lee, "BillionGraves Index"
  • John Neilson Lee, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970"

World Events (8)

1848 · Chicago Board of Trade is organized

Starting as a voluntary association to help buyers and sellers meet to negotiate and make contracts. The Chicago Board of Trade is one of the oldest futures and options exchanges in the world and it is open 22 hours per day to stay competitive.

1851

Historical Boundaries: 1851: Utah Territory, United States 1851: Tuila, Utah Territory, United States 1852: Tooele, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Tooele, Utah, United States

1861 · Simple life to Soldiers

Illinois contributed 250,000 soldiers to the Union Army, ranking it fourth in terms of the total men fighting for a single state. Troops mainly fought in the Western side of the Appalachian Mountains, but a few regiments played important roles in the East side. Several thousand Illinoisians died during the war. No major battles were fought in the state, although several towns became sites for important supply depots and navy yards. Not everyone in the state supported the war and there were calls for secession in Southern Illinois several residents. However, the movement for secession soon died after the proposal was blocked.

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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