Minnie Maude (Matheny) Lee (1864 - 1886)

Born 3 Jul 1864 in Salem, Marion County, Oregon

Ancestors

Wife of Samuel Wolcott Lee — married 17 Aug 1880 in Mono, California

Descendants

Died 21 Sep 1886 at age 22 in Spencer, Clark County, Idaho

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Biography

Minnie was born in 1864. Minnie Matheny ... She passed away in 1886.

Sam worked in timber while living in Utah and continued the same line of work when he went to Beaver Canyon with his mother. While visiting his sister Lib in Blackfoot, Idaho he met and married Minnie Matheny, his sister's step-daughter. They both went with Mr. and Mrs. Matheny to Cayacus, California about 200 miles south of San Francisco, on the ocean front.

It was there that his two children were born, Minnie Collier and Jasper (Jsp) Lee. When Sam's in-laws moved to San Francisco he, his wife and two small children moved back to Beaver Canyon. The happiness that comes with married life was short for Sam. His dear wife Minnie died, leaving him with two small children. Grandma was close, also other relatives, but Sam a home loving type was very lonely.

Her's and Cora's grave would have gone unnoticed except for Peggy Shuping. She tells this story of finding the grave:

It took me quite awhile to find who all were buried in this cemetery, there were no records at the county courthouse. Since the town had quite a few residents, I'm sure there are many more that I haven't located yet. I believe that Mamie and Cora have a broken headstone, my husband and I spent quite awhile looking for the top of it, but had no luck. We stopped there one day and the cemetery had garbage blowing all around, so we went home, got garbage bags and cleaned it, we also called the forest service and had the garbage barrel removed, people would just throw garbage there and it would blow into the cemetery. Not a big deal, but it got me interested in who was there. Where the broken headstone is located, in the spring, we could see the outline of what appeared to be a larger plot with a smaller one right beside it. We could be wrong, but we always talked to Mamie and Cora at that spot. We have since moved to Michigan, and can only hope that others are making sure it is kept clean. I am happy that they have family to care for them now. Take care, Peggy

Death Place: Beaver Canyon, Idaho Spouse: Samuel LEE Sources: REFERENCES, " MEMORIES of MARKEY LAKE, Vol. 2, page 65, by Wm. S. PETTITE POST REGISTER, Article, 17 Aug 1979, "FORGOTTEN EAST IDAHO GRAVEYARDS HOLD MANY MEMORIES" FIELD SURVEY, JON COSIER BEAVER CANYON CEM., Located EAST of I-15, STODDARD CREEK EXIT 1 Remarks: Near Spencer.

Sources

The Cooper Family History, Don Rivara, 1994, pp. 20-23. Available at the Hewitt Matheny Family Association Books for Sale.

• Jasper Matheny--Frontier Sheriff, Businessman, Mexican Planter, and a Founder of Spokane, Don Rivara, 2004.

Census Records 1870-1880

• "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (Index Link : accessed 27 November 2015), M Matheney in household of J W Matheney, Oregon, United States; citing p. 31, family 265, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 552,786.

• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (Index Link : accessed 27 November 2015), Minnie Matheny in household of Jasper N Matheny, Lundy, Mono, California, United States; citing enumeration district 50, sheet 139C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0069; FHL microfilm 1,254,069.

Marriage Records 1880

• "California, County Marriages, 1850-1952," database with images, FamilySearch (Index Link : accessed 27 November 2015), Samuel W Lee and Minnie M Matheny, 17 Aug 1880; citing Mono, California, United States, county courthouses, California; FHL microfilm 1,293,676.

Death Records 1886

• "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (Index Link : accessed 27 November 2015), Minnie Maude Matheny Lee, 1886; Burial, , Clark, Idaho, United States of America, Beaver Canyon Cemetery; citing record ID 18546403, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.

• Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 29 November 2018), memorial page for Minnie Maude Matheny Lee (3 Jul 1864–21 Sep 1886), Find A Grave Memorial no. 18546403, citing Beaver Canyon Cemetery, Clark County, Idaho, USA ; Maintained by Sharon Anderson (contributor 47283598) .