John Frederick LEE

1885 - 1975  (90 years)

• Name	John Frederick LEE
  Born	12 Mar 1885	Rosendale, Andrew Co., MO
  Gender	Male
  Died	12 Jun 1975	Savannah, Andrew Co., MO
  Buried	12 Jun 1975	Savannah, Andrew Co., MO
  Person ID	I15	The Lee-Beckwith Family Tree
  Last Modified	30 Nov 2009

  
  

  Father	Frederick LEE,   b. 12 May 1854, Great Torrington, Devon, England ,   d. 8 Jan 1919, Savannah, Andrew Co., MO  (Age 64 years)
  Mother	Adeline GREY,   b. 16 Jan 1853, Claiborn Co., TN ,   d. 24 Sep 1912, Savannah, Atchison Co., MO  (Age 59 years)
  Married	30 Jul 1876	Oregon, Holt Co., MO   [1]
  Notes	Marriage: 14 Aug 1876 [1]
  Family ID	F29	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Helen Beatrice CONDELL,   b. 13 Feb 1893, Chicago Heights, Cook Co., IL ,   d. 26 Nov 1967, Tempe, Maricopa Co., AZ  (Age 74 years)
  Married	8 May 1917	El Dorado, Butler Co., KS
  Divorced	9 Dec 1960
  Children	+ 1. John Frederick LEE, Jr.,   b. 7 Apr 1919, El Dorado, Butler Co., KS ,   d. 15 Jan 2013, Victoria, Victoria Co., TX  (Age 93 years) + 2. H.V. LEE + 3. J.G. LEE + 4. Joan Elizabeth LEE,   b. 26 Aug 1927, Forest City, Holt Co., MO ,   d. 15 Nov 2013, Madison, WI  (Age 86 years) + 5. Robert Edward LEE,   b. 10 Jul 1931, Fortescue, Holt Co, MO ,   d. 30 Oct 1983, Elkhorn, Douglas Co., NE  (Age 52 years)
  Photos		1920 Census.gif 1920 Census extract: Lee, John F   View Image Online   Age: 34 Year: 1920   Birthplace: Missouri Roll: T625_524   Race: White Page: 10A   State: Kansas ED: 18   County: Butler Image: 149   Township: El Dorado
  Last Modified	6 Oct 2002
  Family ID	F8	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

  Lee, John F, 1930 Census

  
  

• Notes

  Homesteaded to South Dakota as a young man. School History Elementary school (assume Rosendale, Mo.) 1891 to 1899 - Completed 8th grade (Assume Sept. 1891 to May 1900) High School - Rosendale Sept. 1900 to May 1902. Completed 10th grade College Stanberry Normal (Stanberry, Mo.) Sept. 1904 to May 1906. Graduated Missouri University (Columbia, Mo.) 1906 to 1907. Work History of John F. Lee El Dorado, Kansas July 1907 to July 1908. Worked for and with father on farm. Faith, South Dakota (Meade Co.) July 1907 to Feb. 1910. Homestead. Patent (?) June 11, 1911. (Faith is located in NW South Dakota on Rt. 212 just west of the present day Cheyenne River Indian Agency.) Transition period Feb. 1910 to Feb. 1913. Worked for Bert Saylor, Morrill, (Brown Co.), Ks most of the time. Bolckow, Missouri Feb. 1913 to March 1915. Owned and operated small farm. March 1915 to Feb. 1917. Bolckow State Bank, Assistant Cashier. El Dorado, Kansas March 1917 to March 1923. Butler County State Bank. April 1923 to Aug. 1925. In charge of failed banks and bank examiner. Aug. 1925 to Dec. 1926 (probably should be 1925). Studied law. Admitted to Practice Feb. 26-27-28, 1926. Fortesque, Missouri March 1926 to July 1933. Citizens Bank. July 1933 to - Special Deputy Bank (?) ********** The following was added by Prissy Lee: Mound City, Missouri Sept 1934 to ? Banking business By the 1950's Mr. Lee was farming on 'Leeway Farm' outside Bolckow, Mo. and, at times, ran a small gas station nearby. He published his first book of poetry in 1957. By the 1960's he had a winter residence in Mesa, Arizona. Eventually he sold the farm and moved to Savannah, Mo. where he died 12 June 1975 at age 90. Born: Bolckow, MO

  
  

• Sources

  [S22] Certificate of Marriage.