William Henry Lee
b: 1812
d: 03 FEB 1883
Biography
Ran away from Michigan home to join Robert E. Lee's army in Virginia.His heartsick parents wrote to Robert E. Lee asking him to send theboy home because of his age and the fact that he was their only son.The direct descendants of John James Lee have two letters written byRobert E. Lee to the William H. Lees reassuring them that the boy hadarrived safely and had been assigned a safe post caring for the horsesfar behind the lines.
Facts
  • 1812 - Birth - ; Pennsylvania
  • 03 FEB 1883 - Death -
Ancestors
   
 
 
James Lee
ABT 1781 -
  
  
  
?
 
William Henry Lee
1812 - 03 FEB 1883
  
 
  
?
 
 
Hannah Church
ABT 1780 -
  
  
  
?
 
Family Group Sheet - Child
PARENT (M) James Lee
BirthABT 1781NY
Death
Marriageto Hannah Church
FatherWilliam Henry Lee
Mother?
PARENT (F) Hannah Church
BirthABT 1780Vermont
Death
Marriageto James Lee
Father?
Mother?
CHILDREN
MUrial Church Lee
Birth25 FEB 1815NY
Death26 OCT 1894
Marriageto Margaret Sherrod
Marriageto Susan Prater
MWilliam Henry Lee
Birth1812Pennsylvania
Death03 FEB 1883
Marriageto Susanna Brown
FMargaret Sherrod Lee
Birth1817Pennsylvania
Death
MBerzuna Lee
Birth
Death
MWilson Lee
BirthNY
Death
Marriageto Augusta
Family Group Sheet - Spouse
PARENT (M) William Henry Lee
Birth1812Pennsylvania
Death03 FEB 1883
Marriageto Susanna Brown
FatherJames Lee
MotherHannah Church
PARENT (F) Susanna Brown
BirthPennsylvania
Death
Marriageto William Henry Lee
Father?
Mother?
CHILDREN
MWilliam Lee
Birth1847Michigan
Death
FSusanna Lee
Birth1845Michigan
Death
FRoxaline Lee
Birth1843Michigan
Death
FHannah A. Lee
Birth1841Michigan
Death
MJohn James Lee
Birth1839Michigan
Death
FHarriett Lee
Birth1827Pennsylvania
Death
FMyra Lee
Birth
Death
Descendancy Chart
William Henry Lee b: 1812 d: 03 FEB 1883
William Lee b: 1847
Susanna Lee b: 1845
Roxaline Lee b: 1843
Hannah A. Lee b: 1841
John James Lee b: 1839
Harriett Lee b: 1827