Enoch Erick B Lee (abt. 1836 - bef. 1865)

Born about 1836 in Missouri

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Biography

Birth

Enoch 'Eric' B. (Benson?) Lee was born c.1836 in the state of Missouri. He was the youngest of three boys.^[1]

Parents

Eric's father was James Henry Lee, from England, and his mother was Betsy Ann Benson from New York.^[2]

Siblings

Enoch was the second son of three sons. His brothers were:

• William b. 1834
• Charles b. 13 Oct 1837

Marriage and Children

Enoch 'Eric' married Harriet Ann Thomas on September 26, 1856.^[3][4][5] In 1860 Eric and Harriett were living in Keene, Illinois. They had two boys:^[6]

• Joseph
• James

Residence

'Eric' and his family were farmers and their farm lay in between Eric's father's farm and his brother William's farm.^[7]

Civil War

The Civil War raged during the time Eric and Harriett were raising their family in Keene, Illinois. In the book by David F. Wilcox, "Quincy and Adams County History and Representative Men" it is mentioned that approximately 4,750 were sent in to war from these counties.

Eric was at the prime of his life and he most likely became a soldier in the Union Army. His father writes much later in 1888, to his brother-in-law, Enoch's uncle, Alfred Benson, that he "only had 2 sons left".

James Lee Letter

Records of Eric's enlistment or death have not been located. Perhaps he was one of the "800 soldiers that died at Andersonville Prison"^[8]

Enoch's Wife Remarries

According to the Illinois, Marriage Index, 1860-1920, Enoch's wife remarried on January 22, 1865, to Thomas Standiff in Adams, Illinois.^[9]

Death

Records are not available for Enoch Lee after the 1860 Federal Census. Illinois Civil War records do list Enoch's name. Both of his brothers, Charles and William are listed and were 'mustered out' with records to support this fact. It is possible that Enoch died another kind of death, perhaps on the farm. But we do know that he died young because of his wife's remarriage and his father's letter listed above.

Sources

1. ↑ 1850 U.S. Federal Census
2. ↑ 1850 U.S. Federal Census
3. ↑ Illinois Marriages, 1851-1900
4. ↑ Illinois, County Marriages, 1800-1940, Adams County Court Records, Film #1845384-1845385
5. ↑ Illinois, Marriage Index, 1860-1920
6. ↑ 1860 U.S. Federal Census; Keene, Adams County, Illinois
7. ↑ 1860 U.S. Federal Census; Keene, Adams County, Illinois
8. ↑ Quincey and Adams County History and Representative Men, Vol. I, pp. 214; by David Wilcox; published 1919 by the Lewis Publishing Company of Chicago and New York
9. ↑ Illinois, Marriage Index, 1860-1920