In Aug. 1861, Levisa's father Morrison Mitchell Lee joined the 27th Missouri Mounted Infantry. And then on November 5, 1861, just 4 months later, according to Morrison's military record, he was only 31 years old when he died of "The fever", right after the 1860 census, also his wife Elizabeth is known to have died 1862 which left the young children orphans. These would be,
Mary Ellen 10 yrs.,
James 8 yrs.,
Levisa 6 yrs., and
William 2 yrs. and there are family trees that name a
Richard born: 12 Jan 1862 D: 12 Mar 1943
if this is true Elizabeth was pregnant before Morrison went to war and he did not come home. Elizabeth died 3 months after the birth of their son, Richard Morrison, April 1862.
Life After Their Parents Deaths
Levisa. the daughter, is found on the 1870 census Sedalia, Pettis County, Missouri living with neighbors, Henry Thomas & family. And then at the age of 16, Visey married William Taylor.
And to see what became of the other children see Elizabeth Freeman-Lee. Traced all 5 of the kids to see how they did.
1870 Bowling Green Twnsp. Pettis County, P.O. Sedalia, Missouri,
NAME: Louisa LEE --Birth Year (Estimated) 1855-1856 -Birthplace:Missouri
(ALL children BORN in MO, Freddie was the only one born in Oklahoma on :Indian Territory) and the next line on the census is Julius M Taylor and wife :Fannie, he is 24 she is 18 no kids. This is the older brother that appears on the :1880 census, along with his 3 sisters, Sallie (Sarah) Mollie (Mary) & Zeddie age 1.
(Zettie died Christmas next year) And also the one that 4 of the kids moved in :with when they all moved back to Sedalia, Pettis MO.
Children
Julius M Taylor (1873 - 1960
Sarah Ellen Taylor -Wear (1875 - 1948)
Mary Elizabeth Taylor- Dempsey (1877 - 1947)
Charlotte Taylor- Harrison (1882 - 1938)
James Millard Taylor (1883 - 1949
Leonard Taylor (1885
Claud W Taylor (1888 - 1970
Zettie Taylor (1888 - 1898
Clarence Lee Taylor (1889 - 1964
Willie Taylor (1893 - 1974
Eva "Lena" Taylor- Pilkington (1893 - 1989
Edwin C. S. Taylor (1896 - 1913
Fred Taylor (1898 - 1952
Death
Gramma Visey is not found on the 1910 census in Oklahoma or Missouri, so we are assuming she passed between Jan 1910 and June 1910, when most censuses were taken.
Burial at Short Mountain Cemetery, Cowlington, Oklahoma
with her husband, William H and 2 of their children
Research Note
The 1860 census is not right, s/b 29) because of the marriage record found for Mitchell M. Lee and Elizabeth Freeman dated 26 July 1849.
THE proving factor on the census IS: child-LEVISA age 4 (which would be date of birth 1856) that would be our grandmother, 'Visey'
Sources
↑ "United States Census, 1860," , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MH89-HJ8 : accessed 14 August 2015), Levisa Lee in household of Morrison Lee, Bolling Green Township, Pettis, Missouri, United States; from "1860 U.S. Federal Census - Population," database, Fold3.com (http://www.fold3.com : n.d.); citing p. 9, household ID 51, NARA microfilm publication M653 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 803,638. - Affiliate Name The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) --Affiliate Publication Number: M653
↑ 1870 census https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M461-5RD--"United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M461-5RD : accessed 14 August 2015), Louisa Lee in household of Archibald Lovelace, Missouri, United States; citing p. 20, family 114, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 552,296.
↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6FS-7SS : 14 July 2016), Zeddie Taylor in household of William Taylor, Heaths Creek, Pettis, Missouri, United States; citing enumeration district ED 120, sheet 130A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records --Administration, n.d.), roll 0708; FHL microfilm 1,254,708.
↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MST7-3HT : accessed 19 December 2015), Edwin Taylor in household of William H Taylor, Township 9 N. Range 24 E. Bonoshe town, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory, United States; citing sheet 16B, family 251, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,241,850.
Find A Grave: Memorial #26200046 found your parents, with the help of Oklahoma History Soc. and the LDS Center - carole taylor puntenney- Added: Dec. 27, 2013
headstones-
marriage record-William Taylor/Miss Miss Visey Lee (copy attached)
Clarence Lee Taylor Death Cert. (original in family book Carole
Acknowledgement
This biography, Lee-12709 was created by Carole L. Taylor through the import of Taylor line 3 gene.ged on May 23, 2015.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Levisa by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Levisa:
~3.12%Brenda Lee :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch BL7019844[compare], yourDNAportal BRE2540e659, Ancestry member rosepetalbrenda71