Lee Ancestry - Person Sheet
Lee Ancestry - Person Sheet
NameJohn Bartlett LEE 
Birth1851, Great Torrington, Devon, England
Deathabt 1934
Burial17 Nov 1934
OccupationTax Collector and Treasurer
FatherJohn LEE (1803-1892)
MotherCatherine Rendle BARTLETT (~1810-1899)
Notes for John Bartlett LEE
John Bartlett had two daughters, Edith and Nellie. Nellie was music teacher and ran the china shop. John Bartlett inherited the cabinet shop and most of the family assets. John Bartlett was the Tax Collector for 30 years and Treasurer of Town Counsil for 42 years.
Mr. J.B. Lee, the son of the purchaser (John) of the Wear Gifford factory, in his business of a cabinet-maker in Great Torrington, for combing out the flock of mattresses, etc.--a little petrol engine now performs the work of the old water-wheel.
SOURCE: Letter and article from Aunt VA.
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Took over his fathers furniture business which he continued to operate until his death. His wife died while the two daughters were children. Lived to be about 85 years old. He was district Treasurer for about 40 years.
From his headstone:
John Bartlett Lee, beloved husband of the above, who died November 16 1934 aged 82 "Thy Will Be Done"
Mr. J.B. Lee, the son of the purchaser (John) of the Wear Gifford factory, in his business of a cabinet-maker in Great Torrington, for combing out the flock of mattresses, etc.--a little petrol engine now performs the work of the old water-wheel.
SOURCE: Letter and article from Aunt VA.
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Took over his fathers furniture business which he continued to operate until his death. His wife died while the two daughters were children. Lived to be about 85 years old. He was district Treasurer for about 40 years.
From his headstone:
John Bartlett Lee, beloved husband of the above, who died November 16 1934 aged 82 "Thy Will Be Done"