Marion Johnson Lee (1897 - 1967)

Born 7 Apr 1897 in Shiloh, Richland, Ohio, United States

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Descendants

Died 18 Jan 1967 at age 69 in Clyde, Sandusky, Ohio, United States

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Biography

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Birth

Birth:

Date: 7 APR 1897

Place: Shilo, Richland, Ohio

LDS Baptism

LDS Baptism:

Date: 26 MAR 1905

Place: Saint Vincent Orphange

EMPL

EMPL

Date: 1929

Place: Youngstown, Mahoning, OH

Note: Special Vice squad

EMPL

Date: 16 JAN 1930

Place: Youngstown, Mahoning, OH

Note: Regular Police force

Census

Census:

Date: 12 APR 1930

Place: Youngstown, Mahoning, OH

Burial

Burial:

Date: 21 JAN 1967

Place: Greenlawn Memory Gardens, Clyde, Sandusky, OHio

Note

Note: #N720

OBIT

OBIT @N721@

Sources

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Notes

Note N720

Marion J. Lee was born 27 April 1897 in Shiloh, Ohio . His parents were Carry Lee and Georgia Powers . When he was 7 years his mother died, but before she died she made arrangements for him and his two siblings (older brother William Henry, age 11) and (younger sister Ida,age 5). The two boys were sent to St Vincent Orphanage in Cleveland , Ohio and the sister was sent to a relative. The boys stayed there until their teens when they were ?farmed? out as workers on farms. As far as anyone knows he never saw or heard from his father again.. He married Martha Gallagher on 26 Oct 1918., they had 6 children , 4 girls and 2 boys. They divorced on Oct 9, 1940 after 22 yrs of marriage. He left his family for another women and was unable to provide any support for them. At one time he worked as a policeman for Youngstown, but resigned or was fired when a union dispute came up. He had his own radio program over WKBN in Youngstown and was a well known singer, being a tenor soloist. He once was contracted to sing in Calif, but was unable to leave his family. Later in life he was reunited with his sister and brother.

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Marion J. Lee was born 7 April 1898 or 1897 in Shilo, Ohio. His parents were Carry Lee and Georgia Powers or Johnson. When he about 7 years his mother died.Before she died she made arragements to put him and his brother in the St. Vincent Orphange in Cleveland, Ohio. They were admitted to the orphange on 17 Sept 1904. There is no record of his sister being admitted. His older brother William Henry was 11 years old then, his younger sister about 4 yrs. He stayed in the orphange until he was about 16 and could leave on his own. As far as anyone knows he never saw or heard from his father again.. He married Martha Gallagher around the early 1920's, they had 6 children , 4 girls and 2 boys. They divorced after about 18 yrs of marriage. He left his family for another women and was unable to provide any support for them. At one time he worked as a policeman for Youngstown, but resigned or was fired when a union dispute came up. He had his own radio program over WKBN in Youngstown and was a well known singer, being a tenor soloist. He once was contracted to sing in Calif, but was unable to leave his family. Later in life he was reunited with his sister and brother.

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July 13, 2001 , "Conversation with Aunt Georgia":

My Dad told me his mother put them in a Catholic Orphange in Cleveland when he was about 5 years. His mother was very ill. His brother Henry was about 10 and sister Ida was 3. His mother left some family jewelery with the nuns to be given to some relatives of hers that were supposed to care for Ida. When his mother died Ida stayed on at the Orphange for a short while and was then given to the relatives with the Jewerly. When Ida was around 11 she was loaned out to a preacher. The relatives kept the jewerly. Ida was sexually abused by this family and became a herion addict. Marion stayed at the Orphange for awhile then was farmed out to live and work on a farm, he was about 13 years. He ran away from them and was placed in a foster home where he stayed until he was 17 or 18 years of age. The foster parents name was Gueyser and the foster sister name was Opel. They came to see him after he was married.

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Articles from The Younstown Vindicator Index, June 16, 1934; Lee, Marion demoted in police Dept. for violating rules.

June 23, 1934; Lee, Marion dismissed from city police force, hearing on dismissal to be held by civil service commission, dismissal upheld, files appeal in common pleas court on civil service ruling.

1938; Le Marion arrested on non-support charge, placed on probation, copies warrants issued, fails to appear for hearing, dismissal appeal overruled. Lee(Mrs), Marion, burned with son, Marion Jr. when match ignites gasoline, residence damaged.