Elizabeth Susan (Freeman) Lee (1831 - 1862)

Born 19 Mar 1831 in Laurel, Kentucky, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Morrison Mitchel Lee — married 26 Jul 1849 in Pettis, Missouri, United States

Descendants

Died 24 Apr 1862 at age 31 in Sedalia, Pettis, Missouri, United States

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Biography

Born to George and Louisa Estil Reid-Freeman.

Her parents Marriage

Also found the marriage record: Louisa Estil Reid

birth place KY yr: 1812

spouse: George Washington Freeman

birth place KY yr: 1806

Marriage date: 1828"

(daughter of Thomas Reed/Suzanna Shelton.)

NOTE: According to other researchers these are Elizabeth's parents. And the proof so far looks good to me. And now we see that she had a sister, Martha Ann who married the eldest brother of Morrison, Richard Lee.

Elizabeth's Marriage

"Missouri, Marriages, 1750-1920"

Morrison/Elizabeth's marriage record,

"Name: Mitchell M. Lee

spouses name: Elizabeth Freeman

Event date: 26 July 1849

Event place: Pettis county, MO

Spouses father's name: George W. Freeman."

"that I, A Polland, a Preacher of the Methodist Episcopal church did unite in marriage..." (GS film: 947352)

Married Life

1850 Aug. 30 Dist. #68 Pettis County. Missouri

HEAD: Morrison age:20 farmer KY

Elizabeth age:19 KY

married within the year:1

Mary E. age:1/12 MO.

1860 June 11th P.O. Bowling Green Township. Pettis County, Missouri,

HEAD: Morrison Lee age:30 farmer KY "can not read/write"

Elizabeth age:25 KY

Ellen (Mary) age 8

James (Noah) age 6

Levisa (Visey) age 4 (this being my g-gramma)

William (G) age 2

another page of the 1860 census, Bowling Green Twnshp has

HEAD: G.W. Freeman and Louisa both born KY.

Gramma Elizabeth passed just 3 months after she gave birth to her last child, a son Richard Morrison Lee. Grampa Morrison, died 5 months prior to that.

The 5 Children After the Death of Their Parents

Mary Ellen, the oldest child, is found married in 1869 to John Henry Comer and raising her baby brother Richard. She and her husband and kids moved to Oregon, they are buried in Oregon.

James Noah Lee

Levisa, age 14 on the 1870 census Bowling Green, living with neighbors, Henry THOMAS/family.

And then in Nov. 1872, age 16, she married William H. Taylor. They had 12 kids. They moved the family to Indian Terr. Choctaw Nation, Oklahoma, 1900. And then in 1910, 5 of their kids moved back to Pettis and lived together, leaving Mom/Dad in Oklahoma.

"William G. Lee memorial #22212527 born on Dec. 28, 1857-on the 1860 census he is 2 yrs.

1870 he is not found.

1880 William was living with Aunt Louvisa Marlin, widow." and all her kids & 1 granddaughter and then he lived by himself or a "servant" farmer." William never married.

Richard born after the death of his father, Morrison and just months after his birth their mother died as well. He stayed here. See his life story on his memorial ..

f-a-g memorial # 22212526

James B in 1853 was hard to find,

1860 he is with his mom/dad.

1870 not found (age 16)- in

Feb 20 1879 he married Emma R. Fall in Pettis.

1880 census James/Emma are living in Bowling Green with a new baby. Lawrence age 3 months.

1900 he is still in Bowling Green with Emma and 9 kids.

1920 James/Emma are still in Bowling Green, own their land and have a 10th child, Kenneth born 1904 and the only one living with them.

1930 James is still living on his farm in Bowling Green and the only one with him is his sister-in-law Nora Gordon. On the same page and in the same neighborhood are:

Lawrence his eldest son and down the road a way is his other son Noah and family. Next door to Lawrence is the Fall family, probably the parents or kids of Emma Fall-Lee, his Mom.

Emma died 1928 and James died 1934. James memorial #22212526 & Emma's is 22212525 by "Coleah" not linked to his parents............they also had a daughter Dovey Ann died age 18 (1900) as per Coleah...

We know the date of death for Morrison Mitchel is correct because of his military record. "5 Nov. 1861." So Morrison never saw his baby son. They left 5 kids orphaned.

Sources

1. find a grave photo of the headstone is on f-a-g
2. "Missouri Marriages, 1750-1920," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V281-XZ9 : 6 December 2014), Mitchell M. Lee and Elizabeth Freeman, 26 Jul 1849; citing Pettis,Missouri; FHL microfilm 947,352.