Brief Life History of John William
When John William Lee was born on 8 September 1865, in Christian, Missouri, United States, his father, George Washington H Lee, was 31 and his mother, Catherine Lavinia Hyden, was 23. He lived in Baker, Oregon, United States in 1880 and Fairfield, Spokane, Washington, United States for about 10 years. He died on 9 July 1930, in St. Maries, Benewah, Idaho, United States, at the age of 64, and was buried in Mount Hope Cemetery, Mount Hope, Spokane, Washington, United States.
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Sources (5)
- John W Lee in household of George Lee, "United States Census, 1870"
- John William Lee, "Find A Grave Index"
- John Wm Lee in household of Georg H Lee, "United States Census, 1880"
Parents and Siblings
1834–1904 Male
1842–1911 Female
Siblings (7)
1861–1888 Female
1863–1895 Female
1865–1930 Male
1870–1874 Male
1873– Male
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World Events (8)
1866 · The First Civil Rights Act
Age 1
1866 · Married Women's Property Act
Age 1
1888
Age 23
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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