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William Wesley Lee

Birth	:	1846 Henry County, Iowa, USA
Death	:	16 Jun 1876 Oquawka, Henderson County, Illinois, USA
Burial	:	Perlee Cemetery, Perlee, Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate	:	41.0805750, -91.8993380
Description	:	William Wesley Lee was born to the parents of Lewis Runo Lee and his wife Julia Ann Eddleman Lee in 1847 Fairfield, Jefferson County, Iowa. in his younger years he was a brick layer like many of his other family members. He married Anna Mariah Stallman at the age of 18 in Fairfield, Jefferson County, Iowa. According to Court documents provided to me by Verda Baird, a historian of the Jefferson County Court house and Fairfield Public Library. Of that union they had a son named William Sherman Lee. Shortly after Anna Mariah divorced him... Read More	William Wesley Lee was born to the parents of Lewis Runo Lee and his wife Julia Ann Eddleman Lee in 1847 Fairfield, Jefferson County, Iowa. in his younger years he was a brick layer like many of his other family members. He married Anna Mariah Stallman at the age of 18 in Fairfield, Jefferson County, Iowa. According to Court documents provided to me by Verda Baird, a historian of the Jefferson County Court house and Fairfield Public Library. Of that union they had a son named William Sherman Lee. Shortly after Anna Mariah divorced him because of his drinking problem. William married a second time at the age of 22 to Margaret 'Maggie' Wilson. He was 5 years older than Maggie. At some point William grew discontent and left his wife and moved to Illinois. It is not known what happened to Maggie, if she remarried or where she passed. He came from a good family that was well respected in Fairfield He had nine siblings, Doctor John H., Cynthia Ann, Rev Daniel H., Richard Harrison, Celia Elizabeth, Sarah L Jane, Amos, Mary Iowa and Louisa Adeline Lee. William was bought up with a Christian mother and a drinking father. Being on his own he got in with the wrong crowd starting with a cousin Harry Lee who owned a house of prostitution which he then sold to William. A known Opium, Morphine user and prostitute Jessie demanded favors of him to buy drugs, it is known that while drunk he had a temper and denied her request for money, he then violently murdered her and threw her into the river, the rest is history with him being tried and hung in Illinois with his brothers Doctor John H and Rev Daniel H Lee at his side. His brothers bought him back home to Fairfield, Jefferson County, Penn Township, Iowa to be buried along side his mother Julia Ann Eddleman Lee in the old Perlee Cemetery in Fairfield, Jefferson County, Iowa. He was 29 years of age, a lesson learned to late.

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Where is William Wesley Lee's memorial?
William Wesley Lee's memorial is located at: Perlee Cemetery, Perlee, Jefferson County, USA.
When did William Wesley Lee death?
William Wesley Lee death on 16 Jun 1876 in Oquawka, Henderson County, Illinois, USA
Where are the coordinates of the William Wesley Lee's memorial?
Latitude: 41.0805750
Longitude: -91.8993380

Family Members:

Parent

Julia Ann Eddleman Lee

(1806 - 1872)

Spouse

Siblings

Sarah Jane Lee Bennett

(1840 - 1902)

Children

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Perlee Cemetery
Perlee, Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 41.0805750, -91.8993380

2. Wheeler Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.0797000, -91.9185500

3. Westenhaver Family Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.0968240, -91.8829110

4. Antioch Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.1002998, -91.9147034

5. Upper Richwoods Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.0602989, -91.8807983

6. Moyer Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.1046982, -91.9330978

7. Switzer Cemetery
Fairfield, Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 41.0368996, -91.9096985

8. Walnut Creek Friends Cemetery
Pleasant Plain, Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 41.1237500, -91.8747500

9. Chillcott Family Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.0558000, -91.8286300

10. Salina Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.0419006, -91.8330994

11. McDowell Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.1380997, -91.9460983

12. Saint Josephs Cemetery
Pleasant Plain, Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 41.1357994, -91.8463974

13. Lower Richwoods Cemetery
Salina, Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 41.0882000, -91.8085000

14. Polishville Cemetery
East Pleasant Plain, Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 41.1116982, -91.8131027

15. Friends Cemetery
Pleasant Plain, Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 41.1478004, -91.8636017

16. Howard Grove Cemetery
Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 41.1488991, -91.9419022

17. Evergreen Cemetery
Fairfield, Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 41.0138600, -91.9562100

18. Old Fairfield Cemetery
Fairfield, Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 41.0148000, -91.9598000

19. Bethesda Cemetery
Fairfield, Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 41.0019000, -91.8796000

20. Peterson Cemetery
Lockridge, Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 41.0393982, -91.8075027

21. Memorial Lawn Cemetery
Fairfield, Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 41.0068000, -91.9805000

22. Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Cemetery
Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 41.1088982, -91.7731018

23. New Sweden Baptist Cemetery
Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 41.0242004, -91.7857971

24. Bradshaw Cemetery
Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 40.9766998, -91.9032974