John Sowders Lee
1844 - 1919 (74 years)-
Name John Sowders Lee Birth 12 Jul 1844 Vermilion County, Illinois 
[1] Gender Male Death 15 May 1919 Blount Township, Vermilion County, Illinois [1] Burial Gordon Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois [1] Person ID I4350 Gritton Last Modified 27 Jan 2023
Father Squire Edward Lee, b. 1 Oct 1814, Mercer County, Kentucky d. 4 May 1880, Vermilion County, Illinois (Age 65 years) Mother Fannie Sowders, b. 22 Jan 1820, Ohio d. 23 Jun 1893, Vermilion County, Illinois (Age 73 years) Marriage 16 Jun 1836 Vermilion County, Illinois [2, 3] - Marriage License Abstracts Vermilion County, Illinois 1826-1852. Page 44. William Lee, father, signed permission for Squire Lee. John Sowders signed for Fanny. [2]
Family ID F191 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Rachel Cosat, b. 1850, Illinois d. 1926 (Age 76 years) Children 1. David Squire Lee, b. 1870 d. 1888 (Age 18 years) 2. Solomon Ambrose Lee, b. 16 Apr 1873, Illinois d. 19 Oct 1952 (Age 79 years)3. John Cosat Lee, b. 6 Nov 1876 bur. Gordon Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois Family ID F1874 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 27 Jan 2023
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Birth - 12 Jul 1844 - Vermilion County, Illinois 
Death - 15 May 1919 - Blount Township, Vermilion County, Illinois 
Burial - - Gordon Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois = Link to Google Earth Pin Legend 
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Headstones Lee, John S 1844-1919 
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Lee, Rachel Cosat 1850-1926
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Notes - Commercial News
Danville, Il
16 May 1919
JOHN S LEE DIES AT HIS COUNTRY HOME
PROMINENT FARMER HAD BEEN A SUFFERER FOR YEARS; PARALYSIS
John S Lee, one of the best known residents of Blount township, died at 12:30 o’clock Thursday afternoon at his home for and ½ miles northwest of the city. He had resided there for 70 years. Thirteen years ago he was stricken with paralysis and for more than a year following the seizure was in a critical condition, but had greatly improved. Two weeks ago he suffered a second attack. Mr Lee was born July 12, 1844, in Crawford County and came here when barely past four years of age. He lived forty years on the farm his father had located and thirty years on the place nearby which he himself owned. He is survived by three sons and two daughters, SA Lee, Chicago Heights; WH Lee, Danville; Ardella, wife of CA Shanks, Collison; and Clara, wife of CB Bath, a farmer residing near the Lee home. Funeral services will be held Sunday afternoon at 2 o’clock from the residence, with interment at the Gordon Cemetery, northwest of the City. [1]
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