Descendants of Thomas Uriah Lee, Sr.

 

 

Generation No. 1

 

1.  THOMAS URIAH2 LEE, SR.  (JOHN RILEY1) was born 22 Jul 1841 in Poplarville, Marion Co., MS, and died 21 Jul 1923 in Poplarville, Pearl River Co., MS.  He married ELIZABETH WILLIAMS 02 Jan 1863 in Harrison Co., MS, daughter of JOHN WILLIAMS and ELIZABETH DAVIS.  She was born 09 Mar 1842 in Perry Co., MS, and died 03 Jan 1938 in Lee's Mill, Pearl River Co., MS.

 

Notes for THOMAS URIAH LEE, SR.:

Regarding Uriah Lee's date of birth, we have conflicting information. His obituary indicates that he was born July 22, 1841. His tombstone indicates that he was born July 20, 1842. His death certificate indicates that he was born July 22, 1841. Census data can support either date. Since his death certificate is an official record, that date is presumed to be correct.

 

According to the 1880 U.S. Census taken in Harrison County, Mississippi on June 10th and 11th, 1880, Beat 4, Page 403A, transcribed by Howard Baulch from census image, household 35 was recorded as follows:

Lee, Uriah, W, M, 40, -, Farmer, MS, MS, MS

Lee, Elizabeth, W, F, 35, wife, Keeping house, MS, MS, MS

Lee, John, W, M, 12, son, at home,  MS, MS, MS

Lee, Thomas, W, M, 10, son, at home, MS, MS, MS

Lee, Elias, W, M, 8, son, at home, MS, MS, MS

Lee, Jane, W, F, 6, daut, at home, MS, MS, MS

Lee, George, W, M, 4, son, at home, MS, MS, MS

Lee, Emeline, W, F, 2, daut, at home, MS, MS, MS

Lee, Eliza, W, F, 3/12 (Apr), daut, at home, MS, MS, MS

 

According to the 1900 U.S. Census taken in Pearl River County, Mississippi on June 13, 1900, Supervisor District 6, Enumeration District 85, Beat 3, Page 61A, transcribed by Howard Baulch from census image, household 57 was recorded as follows:

Name, Relation, Race, Sex, Birth, Age, Marital Status, Years Married, Children Borne, Children Living, Birthplace, Father's BP, Mother's BP

Uriah Lee, Head, W, M, July 1840, 59, M, 38, , , Mississippi, Mississippi, Mississippi

Elizabeth Lee, Wife, W, F, Mar 1844, 56, M, 38, 12, 11, Mississippi, Mississippi, Mississippi

Elias Lee, Son, W, M, July 1870, 29, S, , , , Mississippi, Mississippi, Mississippi

Emma Lee, Daughter, W, F, Mar 1877, 23, S, , , , Mississippi, Mississippi, Mississippi

Rosa Lee, Daughter, W, F, Apr 1881, 19, S, , , , Mississippi, Mississippi, Mississippi

Zackeriah Lee, Son, W, M, Jan 1883, 17, S, , , , Mississippi, Mississippi, Mississippi

Elisa Lee, Daughter, W, F, Apr 1885, 15, S, , , , Mississippi, Mississippi, Mississippi

Robert Lee, Son, W, M, Nov 1887, 12, S, , , , Mississippi, Mississippi, Mississippi

 

According to the 1910 U.S. Census taken in Pearl River County, Mississippi on April 21, 1910, Supervisor District 6, Enumeration District 108, Beat 2, Page 8A, transcribed by Howard Baulch from census image, household 7 was recorded as follows:

Name, Relation, Sex, Race, Age, Marital Status, Years Married, Children Borne, Children Living, Birthplace, Father's BP, Mother's BP

Uriah Lee, Head, M, W, 67, M, 47, Mississippi, North Carolina, Georgia

Elizabeth Lee, Wife, F, W, 67, M, 47, 12, 11, Mississippi, Georgia, Mississippi

Alias Lee, Son, M, W, 40, S, , , , Mississippi, Mississippi, Mississippi

 

Fought in Civil War. Tombstone in Lee Cemetery No. 1, Pearl River County, Mississippi. Civil War marker on tomb.

 

Confederate Pension Application made by Elizabeth (Williams) Lee for Uriah Lee lists service as "G 1. N. O. La. Inf., B 2. N. O. La. Inf.". The first filing was done on June 15, 1913, application number 1,300,809, certificate number 1104220 in Mississippi, and the second filing was done on Sept 20, 1921, application number 1,210,094, certificate number 940909. The attorney was E. Brandenburg.

 

Uriah Lee's Mississippi Death Certificate Number 13326, recorded in 1923, offers the following information:

Place of Death: Poplarville, Pearl River County, Mississippi

Husband of: Elizabeth Williams Lee

Age: 81 years, 11 months, 29 days

Occupation: Farmer

Birthplace: Marion County, Mississippi

Name of Father: John Lee

Birthplace of Father: Georgia

Name of Mother: Senith Seal

Birthplace of Mother: Georgia

Informant: Mrs. J. F. Rester (his daughter, Elizabeth Lee)

Filed: 8/11/1923

Date of Death: 7/21/1923

Physican statement: Attended the deceased from 7/13/1923 to 7/20/1923 and last saw him alive on 7/20/1923 and that death occurred on the date stated above at 10 PM.

Cause of death: General senility; contributory: Arteri schlerosis for 10 years

Signed: W. S. Arledge

 

From the "Baptist and Commoner", Baptist Publishing Company, Benton and Little Rock, Arkansas, Volume VII, Number 37,  January 9, 1924, was his obituary, written by his daughter, Rosa Lee (Mrs. Abner Gibson):

"On Friday night, July 19, 1923, after an illness of two weeks, God in his infinite wisdom saw fit to call dear father, Uriah Lee, to that blessed home above. He was born July 22, 1841, was married to Elizabeth Williams in 1859. To this union twelve children were born, of which nine are left to mourn his loss. Also dear mother and one brother and one sister and a host of friends are left to mourn his loss.

He lived a faithful Christian life. He was a faithful husband and father and a friend to all, so we bow in humble submission to the will of Him that doeth all things well. It was so hard to give him up. We loved him so much, but God loved him more. He called him to that eternal home, where there is no sin and sorrow. So dear ones, let us not weep, as those that have no hope. It grieves our hearts to part with him, yet I can rejoice to know that he is safe with Him who gave His life for the sins of the world. He always lived a life for Christ, before his children, always striving to bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord. And Oh! how I do love him for that. I can realize that our loss is heaven's gain, for he died with a smile as if he saw Jesus setting on the right hand of God, as did Stephens. We shall meet him again in that beautiful home above, to bask in the sunlight of God's eternal love.

 

A kind and dear one from us is gone,

A voice we loved is stilled.

A place is vacant in our home

Which never can be filled.

 

Papa has gone to live with Jesus,

And we know that he is there,

We hope some day to meet him

In that happy land so fair.

 

Tears from our eyes are falling,

Deep sorrow shades our brow,

Cold in the grave he is sleeping,

And we have no papa now.

 

   Written by his daughter, Mrs. A. Gibson."

 

Regarding Uriah Lee's date of death, we have conflicting information. His obituary indicates that he died on July 19, 1923. His tombstone indicates that he died on July 22, 1923. His death certificate indicates that he died on July 21, 1923. Since the latter document is an official record and was signed by the attending physician, that date is presumed to be correct.

 

 

 

 

 

More About THOMAS URIAH LEE, SR.:

Date born 2: 20 Jul 1842, Poplarville, Marion Co., MS

Died 2: 22 Jul 1923, Poplarville, Pearl River Co., MS

Burial: 22 Jul 1923, Lee Cemetery No. 1, Pearl River Co., MS

Cause of Death (Facts Pg): 21 Jul 1923, General Senility

 

Notes for ELIZABETH WILLIAMS:

Elizabeth Williams Lee's Mississippi Death Certificate Number 1373, recorded in 1938, offers the following information:

Place of Death: Lee's Mill, Pearl River County, Mississippi

Wife of: Uriah Lee

Age: 95 years, 9 months, 24 days

Birthplace: South Carolina

Name of Father: Jeff Williams

Birthplace of Father: SC

Name of Mother: Betsy Davis

Birthplace of Mother: SC

Informant: Mrs. Jeptha Rester (her daughter, Elizabeth Lee)

Filed: 1/4/1938

Date of Death: 1/3/1938

Physican statement: Attended the deceased from 12/30/1937 and last saw her alive on 12/30/1937 and that death occurred on the date stated above at 11:40 AM.

Cause of death: General senility; contributory: bronchitis.

Signed: J. B. Davis

 

 

More About ELIZABETH WILLIAMS:

Name 2: Senith Elizabeth Williams

Burial: Lee Cemetery No. 1, Pearl River Co., MS

Cause of Death (Facts Pg): 03 Jan 1938, Senility

 

More About THOMAS LEE and ELIZABETH WILLIAMS:

Marriage: 02 Jan 1863, Harrison Co., MS

Marriage license: 02 Jan 1863, Harrison Co., MS

     

Children of THOMAS LEE and ELIZABETH WILLIAMS are:

2.                i.    JOHN E.3 LEE, SR., b. 29 Oct 1866, Poplarville, Marion Co., MS; d. 05 Jun 1914.

3.               ii.    THOMAS URIAH LEE, JR., b. Mar 1868, Poplarville, Marion Co., MS; d. Aft. 1930, MS.

4.              iii.    ELIAS LEE, b. 20 Jul 1870, Poplarville, Marion Co., MS; d. 22 Apr 1954, Stone Co., MS.

5.              iv.    SARAH JANE LEE, b. 19 Jul 1872, Poplarville, Marion Co., MS; d. 22 Aug 1963, Pearl River Co., MS.

6.               v.    GEORGE LITTLETON LEE, b. 12 Jun 1874, Poplarville, Marion Co., MS; d. 28 Oct 1959, MS.

7.              vi.    EMELINE LEE, b. Mar 1877, Poplarville, Marion Co., MS; d. Aft. 1930.

8.             vii.    ELIZABETH LEE, b. 28 Nov 1878, Poplarville, Marion Co., MS; d. 28 Apr 1961, MS.

9.            viii.    ROSA LEE, b. 04 Apr 1881, Poplarville, Marion Co., MS; d. 04 Mar 1933, Bond, Stone Co., MS.

10.             ix.    ZACHARIAH JEFFERSON LEE, b. 25 Jan 1883, Poplarville, Marion Co., MS; d. 28 Mar 1934, Bogalusa, Washington Parish, LA.

11.              x.    ELIZA LEE, b. Apr 1885, Poplarville, Marion Co., MS; d. Bet. 1920 - 1930.

12.             xi.    ROBERT E. LEE, b. 01 Nov 1887, Poplarville, Marion Co., MS; d. 12 Sep 1958, MS.

 

 

Generation No. 2

 

2.  JOHN E.3 LEE, SR. (THOMAS URIAH2, JOHN RILEY1) was born 29 Oct 1866 in Poplarville, Marion Co., MS, and died 05 Jun 1914.  He married MARY LADNER 24 Nov 1888 in Hancock Co., MS.  She was born 24 Sep 1875 in MS, and died 17 Dec 1942.

 

Notes for JOHN E. LEE, SR.:

According to the 1910 U.S. Census taken in Pearl River County, Mississippi on April 22, 1910, Supervisor District 6, Enumeration District 108, Beat 2, Page 9A, transcribed by Howard Baulch from census image, household 8 was recorded as follows:

Name, Relation, Sex, Race, Age, Marital Status, Years Married, Children Borne, Children Living, Birthplace, Father's BP, Mother's BP

John R. Lee, Head, M, W, 41, M, 21, , , Mississippi, Mississippi, Mississippi

Mary L. Lee, Wife, F, W, 37, M, 21, 9, 9, Mississippi, Mississippi, Mississippi

Albert Lee, Son, M, W, 20, S, , , , Mississippi, Mississippi, Mississippi

Cora Lee, Daughter, F, W, 17, S, , , , Mississippi, Mississippi, Mississippi

Titia Lee, Daughter, F, W, 15, S, , , , Mississippi, Mississippi, Mississippi

Oscar Lee, Son, M, W, 13, S, , , , Mississippi, Mississippi, Mississippi

Essie Lee, Daughter, F, W, 11, S, , , , Mississippi, Mississippi, Mississippi (this child was Jessie in the 1900 census)

Myra Lee, Daughter, F, W, 9, S, , , , Mississippi, Mississippi, Mississippi

Kizzir E. Lee, Daughter, F, W, 7, S, , , , Mississippi, Mississippi, Mississippi

Martia A. Lee, Daughter, F, W, 4, S, , , , Mississippi, Mississippi, Mississippi

John E. Lee, Son, M, W, 2, S, , , , Mississippi, Mississippi, Mississippi

 

According to testimony from Eva Mae Gibson Johnson on November 1, 2001, John Lee and Mary Ladner boarded school teachers in their home. He took them to the school each day for work. One morning in early June 1914, on his way back home, he was shot and killed by a jealous lover of one of the school teachers who didn't accept that he was just boarding the women.

 

 

More About JOHN LEE and MARY LADNER:

Marriage: 24 Nov 1888, Hancock Co., MS

     

Children of JOHN LEE and MARY LADNER are:

                   i.    ALBERT4 LEE, b. 27 Feb 1890, Pearl River Co., MS; m. ORA L. LADNER, 18 Mar 1909, Pearl River Co., MS; b. 1890, MS.

 

More About ALBERT LEE and ORA LADNER:

Marriage: 18 Mar 1909, Pearl River Co., MS

Marriage license: 17 Mar 1909, Pearl River Co., MS

 

                  ii.    CORA LEE, b. Jul 1892, Pearl River Co., MS; m. LEVANDER L. LADNER, JR., 26 Aug 1911, Pearl River Co., MS; b. 28 May 1890, Pearl River Co., MS.

 

More About LEVANDER LADNER and CORA LEE:

Marriage: 26 Aug 1911, Pearl River Co., MS

Marriage license: 25 Aug 1911, Pearl River Co., MS

 

                 iii.    TECIA LEE, b. 17 May 1894, Pearl River Co., MS; d. 16 Jan 1924; m. CLARENCE L. LADNER, 01 Mar 1911, Pearl River Co., MS; b. 26 Dec 1888; d. 22 Mar 1946.

 

Notes for TECIA LEE:

Marriage Index: AR, MS, MO, TX, 1766-1981, Pearl River Co., MS lists LEE, Teacie marrying LADNER, Clarence L on 1911-Mar-01.

 

 

 

More About TECIA LEE:

Burial: Ladner Cemetery, Stone Co., MS

 

More About CLARENCE L. LADNER:

Burial: Ladner Cemetery, Stone Co., MS

 

More About CLARENCE LADNER and TECIA LEE:

Marriage: 01 Mar 1911, Pearl River Co., MS

 

                 iv.    OSCAR LEE, b. Oct 1897, Pearl River Co., MS; m. ARTIMESA PERKINS, 12 Jun 1917, Pearl River Co., MS; b. 1902, MS.

 

More About OSCAR LEE and ARTIMESA PERKINS:

Marriage: 12 Jun 1917, Pearl River Co., MS

 

                  v.    JESSIE LEE, b. Feb 1899, Pearl River Co., MS.

                 vi.    MYRA LEE, b. 1902, Pearl River Co., MS.

                vii.    KIZZIR E. LEE, b. 1904, Pearl River Co., MS.

               viii.    MYRTIS A. LEE, b. 22 May 1905, Pearl River Co., MS; d. Apr 1981, Bogalusa, Washington Parish, LA; m. JOHN MELVIN LEE, 1925, probably Pearl River Co., MS; b. 24 May 1904, MS; d. Jun 1986, Bogalusa, Washington Parish, LA.

 

More About MYRTIS A. LEE:

Social Security Number: Withheld by request

SSN issued: Mississippi

 

More About JOHN MELVIN LEE:

Social Security Number: Withheld by request

SSN issued: Louisiana

 

More About JOHN LEE and MYRTIS LEE:

Marriage: 1925, probably Pearl River Co., MS

 

                  ix.    JOHN E. LEE, JR., b. 1909, Pearl River Co., MS.

                   x.    MYRTLE LEE, b. 1911, Pearl River Co., MS.

                  xi.    VERA LEE, b. 1913, Pearl River Co., MS.

                 xii.    J. E. LEE, b. 1915, Pearl River Co., MS.

 

 

3.  THOMAS URIAH3 LEE, JR. (THOMAS URIAH2, JOHN RILEY1) was born Mar 1868 in Poplarville, Marion Co., MS, and died Aft. 1930 in MS.  He married EMALINE J. RESTER 14 Jan 1892 in Pearl River Co., MS, daughter of WILLIAM RESTER and ANNA BILBO.  She was born 27 Aug 1876 in MS, and died 26 Aug 1931 in MS.

 

Notes for THOMAS URIAH LEE, JR.:

According to the 1910 U.S. Census taken in Pearl River County, Mississippi on April 21, 1910, Supervisor District 6, Enumeration District 108, Beat 2, Page 8A, transcribed by Howard Baulch from census image, household 5 was recorded as follows:

Name, Relation, Sex, Race, Age, Marital Status, Years Married, Children Borne, Children Living, Birthplace, Father's BP, Mother's BP

Thomas E. Lee, Head, M, W, 42, M, 19, , , Mississippi, Mississippi, Mississippi

Emma J. Lee, Wife, F, W, 32, M, 19, 7, 7, Mississippi, Mississippi, Mississippi

Floyd Lee, Son, M, W, 15, S, , , , Mississippi, Mississippi, Mississippi

Ollce(?), Daughter, F, 13, S, , , , Mississippi, Mississippi, Mississippi (this child was listed as Franey in the 1900 Census)

Floran, Son, M, W, 11, S, , , , Mississippi, Mississippi, Mississippi

Robert, Son, M, W, 7, S, , , , Mississippi, Mississippi, Mississippi

Monroe, Son, M, W, 5, S, , , , Mississippi, Mississippi, Mississippi

Brulah, Daughter, F, W, 1, S, , , , Mississippi, Mississippi, Mississippi

Carroll Bonds, Son-in-law, M, W, 19, M, 0, , , Mississippi, Mississippi, Mississippi

Florence Bonds, Daughter, F, W, 18, M, 0, , , Mississippi, Mississippi, Mississippi

Note that this household lived next door to Thomas' father's home.

 

 

 

 

More About THOMAS URIAH LEE, JR.:

Burial: Lee Cemetery No. 1, Pearl River Co., MS

 

More About EMALINE J. RESTER:

Burial: Lee Cemetery No. 1, Pearl River Co., MS

 

More About THOMAS LEE and EMALINE RESTER:

Marriage: 14 Jan 1892, Pearl River Co., MS

Marriage license: 14 Jan 1892, Pearl River Co., MS

     

Children of THOMAS LEE and EMALINE RESTER are:

                   i.    FLORENCE4 LEE, b. 19 Nov 1892, Pearl River Co., MS; d. 15 Dec 1910, MS; m. CARROLL BOND, 10 Mar 1910, Pearl River Co., MS.

 

More About FLORENCE LEE:

Burial: Lee Cemetery #1, Pearl River Co., MS

 

More About CARROLL BOND and FLORENCE LEE:

Marriage: 10 Mar 1910, Pearl River Co., MS

Marriage license: 07 Mar 1910, Pearl River Co., MS

 

                  ii.    FLOYD WILLIAM LEE, b. 15 Nov 1894, Pearl River Co., MS; d. 27 Mar 1943, Pearl River Co., MS; m. (1) CLAUDIE LEE, 20 May 1916, Pearl River Co., MS; b. 1902, MS; m. (2) JEWELL E., Aft. 1920; b. 14 Feb 1909; d. 06 Jan 1955, Pearl River Co., MS.

 

More About FLOYD WILLIAM LEE:

Date born 2: 15 Nov 1893

Burial: Lee Cemetery #1, Pearl River Co., MS

 

More About FLOYD LEE and CLAUDIE LEE:

Marriage: 20 May 1916, Pearl River Co., MS

 

More About JEWELL E.:

Burial: Lee Cemetery No. 1, Pearl River Co., MS

 

More About FLOYD LEE and JEWELL E.:

Marriage: Aft. 1920

 

                 iii.    FRANEY OLLIE LEE, b. Dec 1896, Pearl River Co., MS.

                 iv.    JAMES FLOREN LEE, SR., b. 15 Dec 1897, Pearl River Co., MS; d. 05 Aug 1984, Lumberton, Lamar Co., MS; m. EFFIE E. ?; b. 12 Mar 1903; d. 22 Jun 1966.

 

More About JAMES FLOREN LEE, SR.:

Burial: Lee Cemetery No. 1, Pearl River Co., MS

 

More About EFFIE E. ?:

Burial: Lee Cemetery No. 1, Pearl River Co., MS

 

                  v.    ROBERT FRANKLIN LEE, b. 17 Apr 1902, Pearl River Co., MS; d. 24 Jun 1987, Poplarville, Pearl River Co., MS; m. MYRTLE CHADWICK; b. 1903, MS; d. Bet. 1987 - 2006.

 

More About ROBERT FRANKLIN LEE:

Burial: Lee Cemetery No. 1, Pearl River Co., MS

 

                 vi.    MONROE J. LEE, b. 15 Sep 1904, Pearl River Co., MS; d. 04 Jul 1983, Poplarville, Pearl River Co., MS; m. (1) IVY C. ?, Abt. 1927; b. 1909, MS; m. (2) HELEN D., Aft. 1930; b. 02 May 1909; d. 07 Sep 1989, Poplarville, Pearl River Co., MS.

 

More About MONROE J. LEE:

Burial: Lee Cemetery No. 1, Pearl River Co., MS

 

More About MONROE LEE and IVY ?:

Marriage: Abt. 1927

 

More About HELEN D.:

Burial: Lee Cemetery No. 1, Pearl River Co., MS

 

More About MONROE LEE and HELEN D.:

Marriage: Aft. 1930

 

                vii.    BEULAH J. LEE, b. 27 May 1908, Pearl River Co., MS; d. 30 Aug 1993; m. ? SILVER; b. Abt. 1905, Ms.

 

More About BEULAH J. LEE:

Burial: Lee Cemetery No. 1, Pearl River Co., MS

 

               viii.    TOMMY J. LEE, b. 17 May 1912, Pearl River Co., MS; d. 11 Sep 1946; m. ANNIE R.; b. 05 May 1916; d. 04 Nov 1982.

 

Notes for TOMMY J. LEE:

There is a Thomas J. Lee, b. 5/17/1912, d, 9/11/1946, in the Lee #1 Cemetery, Pearl River Co., MS on a double headstone with Annie R.  Perhaps this is a misinscribed tombstone for Thomas U. Lee, III.

 

 

More About TOMMY J. LEE:

Burial: Lee Cemetery No. 1, Pearl River Co., MS

 

More About ANNIE R.:

Burial: Lee Cemetery No. 1, Pearl River Co., MS

 

 

4.  ELIAS3 LEE (THOMAS URIAH2, JOHN RILEY1) was born 20 Jul 1870 in Poplarville, Marion Co., MS, and died 22 Apr 1954 in Stone Co., MS.  He married LILLIAN DAVIS 17 Mar 1913 in Lamar, Pearl River Co., MS, daughter of DANIEL DAVIS and SABRA CARTER.  She was born 28 Feb 1894, and died 28 Aug 1977 in Stone Co., MS.

 

Notes for ELIAS LEE:

 

 

 

 

More About ELIAS LEE:

Burial: Lee Cemetery, Stone Co., MS

 

More About LILLIAN DAVIS:

Burial: Lee Cemetery, Stone Co., MS

 

More About ELIAS LEE and LILLIAN DAVIS:

Marriage: 17 Mar 1913, Lamar, Pearl River Co., MS

     

Children of ELIAS LEE and LILLIAN DAVIS are:

                   i.    IRENE4 LEE, b. 22 Nov 1914, MS; d. 12 Aug 1994, Poplarville, Pearl River Co., MS; m. COLON LADNER, 24 Dec 1933, Stone Co., MS; b. 24 Jun 1914; d. 03 Oct 1998, Poplarville, Pearl River Co., MS.

 

More About COLON LADNER and IRENE LEE:

Marriage: 24 Dec 1933, Stone Co., MS

 

                  ii.    STELLA LEE, b. 13 Jun 1918, MS; d. 10 Jan 1992, MS; m. WELTON LADNER; b. 19 Mar 1920; d. 03 Apr 1983, Lumberton, Lamar Co., MS.

 

More About STELLA LEE:

Burial: Lee Cemetery, Stone Co., MS

 

More About WELTON LADNER:

Burial: Lee Cemetery, Stone Co., MS

 

 

5.  SARAH JANE3 LEE (THOMAS URIAH2, JOHN RILEY1) was born 19 Jul 1872 in Poplarville, Marion Co., MS, and died 22 Aug 1963 in Pearl River Co., MS.  She married WILLIAM WILBURN JOHNSON 29 Mar 1894 in Pearl River Co., MS, son of GEORGE JOHNSON and HARRIETT SIMS.  He was born 22 Nov 1869 in MS, and died 07 May 1946 in Pearl River Co., MS.

 

Notes for SARAH JANE LEE:

 

 

 

 

 

More About SARAH JANE LEE:

Burial: Johnson-Broadus Cemetery, Pearl River Co., MS

 

Notes for WILLIAM WILBURN JOHNSON:

According to the 1910 U.S. Census taken in Pearl River County, Mississippi on April 21, 1910, Supervisor District 6, Enumeration District 108, Beat 2, Page 8A, transcribed by Howard Baulch from census image, household 8 was recorded as follows:

Name, Relation, Sex, Race, Age, Marital Status, Years Married, Children Borne, Children Living, Birthplace, Father's BP, Mother's BP

Wilber N. Johnson, Head, M, W, 38, M, 16, , , Mississippi, Mississippi, Mississippi

Sarah J. Johnson, Wife, F, W, 37, M, 16, 3, 3, Mississippi, Mississippi, Mississippi

Lena Johnson, Daughter, F, W, 15, S, , , , Mississippi, Mississippi, Mississippi

Wibir Johnson, Son, M, W, 11, S, , , , Mississippi, Mississippi, Mississippi (Eva Mae Gibson Johnson says this child was Neil)

Heber Johnson, M, W, 8, S, , , , Mississippi, Mississippi, Mississippi

Note that this household was next door to Wilburn's father-in-law.

 

 

 

More About WILLIAM WILBURN JOHNSON:

Burial: Johnson-Broadus Cemetery, Pearl River Co., MS

Census 1: 1910, Pearl River Co., MS

Census 2: 1930, Pearl River Co., MS

 

More About WILLIAM JOHNSON and SARAH LEE:

Marriage: 29 Mar 1894, Pearl River Co., MS

     

Children of SARAH LEE and WILLIAM JOHNSON are:

                   i.    LENA MAE4 JOHNSON, b. 21 Dec 1894; d. 16 Oct 1986; m. LUTHER O. BOND, 30 Dec 1920, Stone Co., MS; b. 25 Aug 1893; d. 20 Apr 1939.

 

More About LENA MAE JOHNSON:

Burial: Seaborn Bond Cemetery, Stone Co., MS

 

More About LUTHER O. BOND:

Burial: Seaborn Bond Cemetery, Stone Co., MS

 

More About LUTHER BOND and LENA JOHNSON:

Marriage: 30 Dec 1920, Stone Co., MS

 

                  ii.    WILBURN NEIL JOHNSON, b. Abt. 1899; d. Bef. 2001.

                 iii.    HEBER JOHNSON, b. Abt. 1902; d. Bef. 2001.

 

 

6.  GEORGE LITTLETON3 LEE (THOMAS URIAH2, JOHN RILEY1) was born 12 Jun 1874 in Poplarville, Marion Co., MS, and died 28 Oct 1959 in MS.  He married JERUSHA EMMALINE BROADUS 23 Jan 1896 in Pearl River Co., MS, daughter of JOHN BROADUS and NARCISUS SIMS.  She was born 15 Feb 1881 in Harrison Co., MS, and died 13 Feb 1932 in MS.

 

Notes for GEORGE LITTLETON LEE:

According to the 1910 U.S. Census taken in Harrison County, Mississippi on May 19, 1910, Supervisor District 6, Enumeration District 47, Beat 4, page28A transcribed by Howard Baulch from census image, household 563 was recorded as follows:

Name, Relation, Sex, Race, Age, Marital Status, Years Married, Children Borne, Children Living, Birthplace, Father's BP, Mother's BP

George L. Lee, Head, M, W, 35, M, 14, , , Mississippi, Mississippi, Mississippi

Gerusha E. Lee, Wife, F, W, 28, M, 14, 8, 8, Mississippi, Mississippi, Mississippi

Lillie A. Lee, Daughter, F, W, 13, S, , , , Mississippi, Mississippi, Mississippi

Lula A. Lee, Daughter, F, W, 11, S, , , , Mississippi, Mississippi, Mississippi

Morgan L. Lee, Daughter, F, W, 9, S, , , , Mississippi, Mississippi, Mississippi

Lewey E. Lee, Son, M, W, 7, S , , , , Mississippi, Mississippi, Mississippi

Lawrence A. Lee, Son, M, W, 6, S , , , , Mississippi, Mississippi, Mississippi

Agnes M. Lee, Daughter, F, W, 5, S , , , , Mississippi, Mississippi, Mississippi

Ellen A. Lee, Daughter, F, W, 5, S , , , , Mississippi, Mississippi, Mississippi

Walter E. Lee, Son, M, W, 5/12, S , , , , Mississippi, Mississippi, Mississippi

 

 

 

More About GEORGE LITTLETON LEE:

Burial: Lee Cemetery No. 1, Pearl River Co., MS

 

More About JERUSHA EMMALINE BROADUS:

Burial: Lee Cemetery No. 1, Pearl River Co., MS

 

More About GEORGE LEE and JERUSHA BROADUS:

Marriage: 23 Jan 1896, Pearl River Co., MS

Marriage license: 20 Jan 1896, Poplarville, Pearl River Co., MS

     

Children of GEORGE LEE and JERUSHA BROADUS are:

                   i.    LILLIE ADA4 LEE, b. 06 Jul 1897, MS; d. 12 Oct 1972; m. PRICE THOMAS BOND, 22 Mar 1919, Stone Co., MS; b. 07 Feb 1896; d. 03 Jun 1973.

 

Notes for LILLIE ADA LEE:

Stone County, Mississippi court records a BOND, P. T. marrying a LEE, Lillie on 1919, March 22. This could be this Lillie Lee, but I have no proof of such.

 

In the SSDI, there is a Lillie Bond listed who was born 7/19/1897 and died May 1977 in Gustine, Merced, CA.

 

More About LILLIE ADA LEE:

Burial: Seaborn Bond Cemetery, Stone Co., MS

 

More About PRICE THOMAS BOND:

Burial: Seaborn Bond Cemetery, Stone Co., MS

 

More About PRICE BOND and LILLIE LEE:

Marriage: 22 Mar 1919, Stone Co., MS

 

                  ii.    LULA ARENIA LEE, b. 18 Feb 1899, MS; d. 16 Sep 1958, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, LA; m. (1) WILLIAM R. BOND, 16 May 1920, Stone Co., MS; m. (2) ROGER G. BENNETT, Aft. 1920; b. 11 Nov 1895; d. 15 Nov 1959.

 

Notes for LULA ARENIA LEE:

The marriage of Lula Lee to Roger Bennett is evidenced by their tombstone. This may be a second marriage, as there is also a Stone County, Mississippi court record of a Lula Lee marrying a William Bond on May 16, 1920.

 

 

More About LULA ARENIA LEE:

Burial: Lee Cemetery No. 1, Pearl River Co., MS

 

More About WILLIAM BOND and LULA LEE:

Marriage: 16 May 1920, Stone Co., MS

 

More About ROGER G. BENNETT:

Burial: Lee Cemetery No. 1, Pearl River Co., MS

 

More About ROGER BENNETT and LULA LEE:

Marriage: Aft. 1920

 

                 iii.    MORGAN LORENZO LEE, b. 27 Oct 1900, MS; d. 17 Jun 1970, Gulfport, Harrison Co., MS; m. ANNIE E. JENKINS, 28 Jun 1920, Stone Co., MS; b. 20 Oct 1902, LA; d. 22 Nov 1944, MS.

 

More About MORGAN LORENZO LEE:

Burial: Lee Cemetery No. 1, Pearl River Co., MS

Social Security Number: Withheld by request

 

More About ANNIE E. JENKINS:

Burial: Lee Cemetery No. 1, Pearl River Co., MS

 

More About MORGAN LEE and ANNIE JENKINS:

Marriage: 28 Jun 1920, Stone Co., MS

 

                 iv.    LEWEY EDGAR LEE, b. 09 Jan 1903, MS; d. 23 May 1977, Wiggins, Stone Co., MS; m. STELLA MAY OLIVER, 03 Aug 1920, Stone Co., MS; b. 29 Oct 1903; d. 29 Mar 1993, Wiggins, Stone Co., MS.

 

Notes for LEWEY EDGAR LEE:

According to testimony from Eva Mae (Gibson) Johson on November 1, 2001, Lewey ran for sheriff and only got two votes: his and his wife's. After that he felt that someone with so few friends ought to carry a gun to protect himself.

 

 

More About LEWEY EDGAR LEE:

Date born 2: 10 Jan 1902, Harrison Co., MS

 

More About LEWEY LEE and STELLA OLIVER:

Marriage: 03 Aug 1920, Stone Co., MS

 

                  v.    LAWRENCE AVON LEE, b. 23 Oct 1903, Harrison Co., MS; d. 1971; m. BONNIE DALE, 05 Dec 1920, Stone Co., MS.

 

More About LAWRENCE LEE and BONNIE DALE:

Marriage: 05 Dec 1920, Stone Co., MS

 

                 vi.    AGNES M. LEE, b. 22 Apr 1905, Harrison Co., MS; m. FRED OLNEY CRUTHIRDS, 29 Dec 1923, Stone Co., MS.

 

Notes for AGNES M. LEE:

 

 

 

More About FRED CRUTHIRDS and AGNES LEE:

Marriage: 29 Dec 1923, Stone Co., MS

 

                vii.    ELLEN ALBERTA LEE, b. 18 Jul 1907, Harrison Co., MS; m. ? KOEHLER.

               viii.    WALTER ENOS LEE, b. 06 Dec 1909, Harrison Co., MS; d. 12 Jul 1912, Harrison Co., MS.

 

More About WALTER ENOS LEE:

Burial: Lee Cemetery No. 1, Pearl River Co., MS

 

                  ix.    MILTON JACKSON LEE, b. 12 Jul 1911, Harrison Co., MS; d. 04 Jul 1912, Harrison Co., MS.

 

More About MILTON JACKSON LEE:

Burial: Lee Cemetery No. 1, Pearl River Co., MS

 

                   x.    HARVEY WILSON LEE, b. 20 Jun 1913, Harrison Co., MS; d. 06 Jun 1978, Norfolk, VA.

                  xi.    EARL CLAYTON LEE, b. 16 May 1915, Harrison Co., MS; d. 13 Jul 1989.

 

Notes for EARL CLAYTON LEE:

His tombstone is inscribed "PFC US Army".

 

More About EARL CLAYTON LEE:

Burial: Lee Cemetery No. 1, Pearl River Co., MS

Social Security Number: Withheld by request

 

                 xii.    MEDDIE MALCOM LEE, b. 17 Mar 1917, Stone Co., MS; d. 11 Sep 1967.

 

More About MEDDIE MALCOM LEE:

Burial: Lee Cemetery No. 1, Pearl River Co., MS

 

                xiii.    INFANT DAUGHTER LEE, b. 06 Feb 1919, Stone Co., MS; d. 06 Feb 1919, Stone Co., MS.

 

More About INFANT DAUGHTER LEE:

Burial: Lee Cemetery #1, Pearl River Co., MS

 

                xiv.    MILLIE MAE LEE, b. 03 Jun 1920, Stone Co., MS.

 

 

7.  EMELINE3 LEE (THOMAS URIAH2, JOHN RILEY1) was born Mar 1877 in Poplarville, Marion Co., MS, and died Aft. 1930.  She married JAMES A. FRY 13 Sep 1905 in Pearl River Co., MS.  He was born Dec 1880 in MS, and died Aft. 1930.

 

Notes for EMELINE LEE:

Emma was Jim Frye's school teacher, before they were married.

 

 

More About EMELINE LEE:

Occupation: School Teacher

 

Notes for JAMES A. FRY:

According to the 1910 U.S. Census taken in Pearl River County, Mississippi on April 21, 1910, Supervisor District 6, Enumeration District 109, Beat 3, transcribed by Howard Baulch from census image, household 42 was recorded as follows:

Name, Relation, Sex, Race, Age, Marital Status, Years Married, Children Borne, Children Living, Birthplace, Father's BP, Mother's BP

James A. Fry, Head, M, W, 29, M, 4, , , Mississippi, Mississippi, Mississippi

Emma Fry, Wife, F, W, 33, M, 4, , , Mississippi, Mississippi, Mississippi

 

 

More About JAMES FRY and EMELINE LEE:

Marriage: 13 Sep 1905, Pearl River Co., MS

     

Child of EMELINE LEE and JAMES FRY is:

                   i.    JAMES R.4 FRY, b. 1911, Pearl River Co., MS.

 

Notes for JAMES R. FRY:

According to Lee family history, this child was severely overweight and died at a young age of pneumonia.

 

 

 

8.  ELIZABETH3 LEE (THOMAS URIAH2, JOHN RILEY1) was born 28 Nov 1878 in Poplarville, Marion Co., MS, and died 28 Apr 1961 in MS.  She married JEPTHA FREDERICK RESTER 28 Nov 1895 in Pearl River Co., MS, son of WILLIAM RESTER and ANNA BILBO.  He was born 29 Sep 1871, and died 02 Nov 1958 in MS.

 

More About ELIZABETH LEE:

Date born 2: Sep 1871, Marion Co., MS

Burial: Lee Cemetery No. 1, Pearl River Co., MS

 

Notes for JEPTHA FREDERICK RESTER:

According to the 1900 U.S. Census taken in Pearl River County, Mississippi on June 11, 1900, Supervisor District 6, Enumeration District 85, Beat 3, Page 59A, transcribed by Howard Baulch from census image, household 39 was recorded as follows:

Name, Relation, Race, Sex, Birth, Age, Marital Status, Years Married, Children Borne, Children Living, Birthplace, Father's BP, Mother's BP

Jeptha F. Rester, Head, W, M, Sept 1871, 28, M, 4, , , Mississippi, Mississippi, Mississippi

Elizabeth Rester, Wife, W, F, Aug 1871, 28, M, 4, 1, 1, Mississippi, Mississippi, Mississippi

George W. Rester, Son, W, M, Nov 1897, 2, S, , , , Mississippi, Mississippi, Mississippi

 

According to the 1910 U.S. Census taken in Pearl River County, Mississippi on April 22, 1910, Supervisor District 6, Enumeration District 108, Beat 2, Page 9A, transcribed by Howard Baulch from census image, household 7 was recorded as follows:

Name, Relation, Sex, Race, Age, Marital Status, Years Married, Children Borne, Children Living, Birthplace, Father's BP, Mother's BP

Jepper F. Rester, Head, M, W, 37, M, 15, , , Mississippi, Mississippi, Mississippi

Lizzie Rester, Wife, F, W, 30, M, 15, 4, 4, Mississippi, Mississippi, Mississippi

George W. Rester, Son, M, W, 12, S, , , , Mississippi, Mississippi, Mississippi

Bertha E. Rester, Daughter, F, W, 9, S, , , , Mississippi, Mississippi, Mississippi

Zachrira Rester, Son, M, W, 6, S, , , , Mississippi, Mississippi, Mississippi

Son Rester, Son, M, W, 2/12, S, , , , Mississippi, Mississippi, Mississippi

 

 

More About JEPTHA FREDERICK RESTER:

Burial: Lee Cemetery No. 1, Pearl River Co., MS

 

More About JEPTHA RESTER and ELIZABETH LEE:

Marriage: 28 Nov 1895, Pearl River Co., MS

Marriage license: 27 Nov 1895, Poplarville, Pearl River Co., MS

     

Children of ELIZABETH LEE and JEPTHA RESTER are:

                   i.    GEORGE W.4 RESTER, SR., b. 18 Nov 1897; d. 05 Oct 1975, Lumberton, MS; m. IDELL L. TYNER, 20 Aug 1919, Poplarville, Pearl River Co., MS; b. 24 Oct 1904; d. 09 Jun 1961.

 

More About GEORGE W. RESTER, SR.:

Burial: Lee Cemetery No. 1, Pearl River Co., MS

 

More About IDELL L. TYNER:

Burial: Lee Cemetery No. 1, Pearl River Co., MS

 

More About GEORGE RESTER and IDELL TYNER:

Marriage: 20 Aug 1919, Poplarville, Pearl River Co., MS

 

                  ii.    BERTHA E. RESTER, b. Abt. 1901.

                 iii.    ZACKERIAH J. RESTER, b. 19 Oct 1903, Poplarville, Pearl River Co., MS.

                 iv.    INFANT SON RESTER, b. Abt. 1909.

                  v.    CLINTON L. RESTER, b. 08 Feb 1910, Poplarville, Pearl River Co., MS.

                 vi.    CLIFTON M. RESTER, b. 05 Oct 1914, Poplarville, Pearl River Co., MS.

 

 

9.  ROSA3 LEE (THOMAS URIAH2, JOHN RILEY1) was born 04 Apr 1881 in Poplarville, Marion Co., MS, and died 04 Mar 1933 in Bond, Stone Co., MS.  She married ABNER W. GIBSON 24 Dec 1903 in Pearl River Co., MS, son of URIAH GIBSON and MINERVA WILLIAMS.  He was born 15 Jun 1881 in Rapides Parish, LA, and died 04 Sep 1970 in Hattiesburg, Forrest Co., MS.

 

Notes for ROSA LEE:

Rosa Lee GIbson's Mississippi Death Certificate Number 4672, recorded in 1933, offers the following information:

Place of Death: Bond, Stone County, Mississippi

Wife of: Abner Gibson

Date of Birth: 4/4/1880

Age: 50 years, 11 months, 0 days

Birthplace: Pearl River Co., Miss (Marion County at the time)

Name of Father: U. R. Lee

Birthplace of Father: Mississippi

Name of Mother: Elizabeth Williams

Birthplace of Mother: Miss.

Informant: A. Gibson

Filed: 3/4/1933

Date of Death: 3/4/1933

Physican statement: Attended the deceased from 2/20/1933 to 3/4/1933 and last saw her alive on 3/4/1933 and that death occurred on the date stated above at 5:15 AM.

Cause of death: Acute encephalitus; contributory: pyelitus

Signed: S. E. Dunlap

 

 

The 4/4/1880 birth date given by Rosa's husband, Abner Gibson, differs from the birth date of 4/4/1881 on her tombstone. The 1880 Census was taken in June 1880, and Rosa is NOT listed in that census with her parents. Therefore, it is presumed that she was born in 1881.

 

 

 

 

More About ROSA LEE:

Date born 2: 04 Apr 1880, Poplarville, Marion Co., MS

Burial: Ebenezer Baptist Church Cemetery, Perry Co., MS

Cause of Death (Facts Pg): 04 Mar 1933, Acute encephalitus

Religion: Baptist

 

Notes for ABNER W. GIBSON:

Lived in Alexandria, LA as a child.

 

From his World War I Registration Card, serial number 354, order number A58:

Name: Abner Gibson

Address: Bond, Stone County, Miss.

Age: 37

Date of Birth: June 15, 1881

Race: White

U.S. Citizen: Native Born

Present Occupation: Farmer

Employer's Name: Self

Place of Employment: Bond, Stone County, Miss.

Nearest Relative: Rosa Gibson, Wife

Height: Medium

Build: Medium

Color of Eyes: Gray

Color of Hair: Light Brown

Signature of Registrar: J. R. Davis

Date of Registration: 9/12/18

Stamp of Local Board: Local Board for the County of Stone, State of Mississippi, Wiggins, Mississippi.

 

According to the 1920 U.S. Census for Stone County, Mississippi, Beat 1, Supervisor's District Number 6, Enumeration District Number 140, Beat 1, Sheet Number 4B, enumerated on the 15, 16, and 17 day of January, 1920 by Lela A. Batson, transcribed by Howard Baulch from census image, the household of Abner Gibson (house 69) was recorded as follows:

Name, Relation, Sex, Race, Age, Marital Status, Birthplace, Father's Birthplace, Mother's Birthplace

Abner Gibson, Head, M, W, 28, M, Louisiana, Louisiana, Mississippi (Home owned free)

Rosa Lee, Wife, F, W, 28, M, Mississippi, Mississippi, Mississippi

Burrel E. Gibson, Son, M, W, 11, S, Mississippi, Louisiana, Mississippi

Eva M. Gibson, Daughter, F, W, 9, S, Mississippi, Louisiana, Mississippi

Mittie R. Gibson, Daughter, F, W, 3 4/12, S, Mississippi, Louisiana, Mississippi

Maybell Gibson, Daughter, F, W, 7/12, S, Mississippi, Louisiana, Mississippi

 

From http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ms/county/perry/cemeteries/ebeneezer.htm, Ebenezer Baptist Church Cemetery, Highway 29 South, Perry County, Mississippi. Compiled by Robert J. McSwain, Sr. and Robert J. McSwain, Jr. To get to this Cemetery, from the intersection of Highway 98 & 29 in New Augusta, go 27.6 miles on Highway 29 South to Ebenezer Baptist Church. The Cemetery is on the left side of the Church. Buried there are Abner, wife Rosa Lee, and daughter Mittie Ruth.

 

Abner's obituary was published in the Daily Herald Biloxi-Gulfport, Mississippi on September 5, 1970 as follows:

     "Abner Gibson, 89, 1202 West Elmer St., Wiggins, died Friday in a Hattiesburg hospital. He was born June 13, 1881, in Louisiana, and was a member of the Bethel Baptist Church in Wiggins.

     Survivors are three daughteers (sic), Mrs. Eva Mar (sic) Johnson and Miss Mittie Ruth Gibson both of Wiggins, and Mrs. Jim Baulch, Slidell, La.; one son Ernest Earl Gibson, Gulfport; one sister, Mrs. Katherine Johnson, and one brother, J. M. Gibson, both of Wiggins. Ten grandchildren and 22 great-grandchildren also survive.

     The body will be taken to the Ebenezer Baptist Church in Wiggins Saturday, at 10 a.m. where it will lie in state until the funeral service at 11 a.m. Rev. Chevis Gibson, Rev. Tommy Mize and Rev. Hollis Smith will officiate. Interment will be in the church cemetery.

     Dees Funeral Home in Wiggins is in charge of arrangments."

 

More About ABNER W. GIBSON:

Burial: 05 Sep 1970, Ebenezer Baptist Church Cemetery, Perry Co., MS

Religion: Baptist

Social Security Number: Bef. 1951, Withheld by request

 

More About ABNER GIBSON and ROSA LEE:

Marriage: 24 Dec 1903, Pearl River Co., MS

Marriage license: 12 Dec 1903, Pearl River Co., MS

     

Children of ROSA LEE and ABNER GIBSON are:

                   i.    INFANT SON4 GIBSON, b. Abt. 1905, Bond, Harrison Co., MS; d. Abt. 1905, Bond, Harrison Co., MS.

                  ii.    INFANT SON GIBSON, b. Abt. 1906, Bond, Harrison Co., MS; d. Abt. 1906, Bond, Harrison Co., MS.

                 iii.    BURL EARNEST GIBSON, SR., b. 07 Mar 1908, Bond, Harrison Co., MS; d. 04 May 1971, Gulfport, Harrison Co., MS; m. (1) LOTTIE BELL WHIGHAM, 29 Oct 1926, Bond, Stone Co., MS; b. 23 Mar 1912; d. 03 Jul 1929; m. (2) HAZEL ELIZABETH BLACK, 16 Mar 1932, Pearl River Co., MS; b. 03 Sep 1914, MS; d. 09 Dec 1992, Gulfport, Harrison Co., MS; m. (3) MAE ?, 1949; m. (4) ALICE MARIE BULLOCK, Abt. 1968, Gulfport, Harrison Co., MS; b. 18 Jun 1936, Woodsworts, LA; d. 17 Jul 1978, Gulfport, Harrison Co., MS.

 

Notes for BURL EARNEST GIBSON, SR.:

Burl's obituary was published on May 5, 1971 by the Sun-Herald as follows:

"Burl Ernest Gibson

Burl Ernest Gibson, 63, a resident of Box 1061, Gulfport, DeLisle community, was pronounced dead at 4:58 p.m. Tuesday on arrival at Memorial Hospital in Gulfport following a truck accident. Death was attributed to a heart attack.

Mr. Gibson, a building contractor and owner of B. E. Gibson Construction Co. of Gulfport, was born March 7, 1908, in Bond, Miss. He was a member of Loyal Order of the Moose, Gulfport Lodge 1359, and the Knights of Pythias. He was a Baptist.

Mr. Gibson is survived by his wife, Mrs. Alice Bullock Gibson, DeLisle; one daughter, Mrs. Irene Moulder, Hurley; six sons, Carl A. Gibson, Tacoma, Wash.; Burl E. Gibson Jr., Haverhill, Mass.; J. C. Gibson, Long Beach; Kenneth and Maurice Gibson, Gulfport; and Burel (sic) E. Gibson VI (sic), DeLisle; one stepson, James D. Meikle, DeLisle; and three sisters, Mrs. Eva Mae Johnson, Miss Mattie (sic) Ruth Gibson, Wiggins; and Mrs. James Baulch, Slidell, La.

Friends may call at Riemann Funeral Home in Gulfport Thursday evening from 6 to 10 o'clock.

The body will be taken to the Ebenezer Missionary Baptist Church in Stone County Friday where it will lie in state from 1 to 2 p.m. at which time the funeral service will be conducted by the Rev. Chevis Gibson, pastor. Interment will be in the Ebenezer Church Cemetery."

 

Additionally, the following article was published regarding the truck accident:

"Gulfportian Dies After Being Stricken

A 63-year-old Gulfport man died of an apparent heart attack about 4:30 p.m. Tuesday while driving a pickup truck on Old Pass road in Gulfport.

Burl E. gibson, P. O. Box 1061, was pronounced dead on arrival at Memorial Hospital at Gulfport after his truck ran off the road and knocked down a wall at the residence of Rosie Roper, 1228 Hardy Ave., Gulfport police noted.

Serving on the inquest jury, which ruled death by apparent heart attack while driving a pickup truck, were Vaughn Hollis, Jamie Ferguson, Rubin Posey, Arthur Lang III, Norman Barnum and H. T. Hargrove.

The jury was empanelled by Harrison County Coroner Gladys O'Neil. Police Det. Horace Page was the bailiff."

 

 

More About BURL EARNEST GIBSON, SR.:

Burial: 07 May 1971, unmarked grave in Ebenezer Baptist Church Cemetery, Perry Co., MS

Social Security Number: Withheld by request

 

Notes for LOTTIE BELL WHIGHAM:

Lottie was killed in an automobile accident.

 

More About LOTTIE BELL WHIGHAM:

Died 2: 07 Jul 1929

Burial: Ebenezer Baptist Church Cemetery, Perry County, MS

 

More About BURL GIBSON and LOTTIE WHIGHAM:

Marriage: 29 Oct 1926, Bond, Stone Co., MS

Marriage license: 29 Oct 1926, Stone Co., MS

 

More About HAZEL ELIZABETH BLACK:

Burial: Evergreen Cemetery, Gulfport, Harrison Co., MS

 

More About BURL GIBSON and HAZEL BLACK:

Marriage: 16 Mar 1932, Pearl River Co., MS

 

More About BURL GIBSON and MAE ?:

Marriage: 1949

 

More About ALICE MARIE BULLOCK:

Burial: Evergreen Cemetery, Gulfport, Harrison Co., MS

 

More About BURL GIBSON and ALICE BULLOCK:

Marriage: Abt. 1968, Gulfport, Harrison Co., MS

 

                 iv.    EVA MAE GIBSON, b. 16 May 1910, Bond, Harrison Co., MS; d. 31 Oct 2002, Wiggins, Stone Co., MS; m. LEWIS VAN BUREN JOHNSON, SR., 08 Aug 1935, Poplarville, Pearl River Co., MS; b. 16 Jun 1913, Perry Co., MS; d. 30 Jun 1999, Gautier, MS.

 

Notes for EVA MAE GIBSON:

The Sun Herald (Biloxi, Mississippi), Friday, November 1, 2002:

 

"Eva Johnson's kindness won the kids

By KAT BERGERON

THE SUN HERALD

 

WIGGINS - The neighborhood kids loved Eva M. Johnson. She was always there for them, but best of all, she let them take away candy when they didn't have the cash to pay. Her little grocery store on Magnolia Drive in Wiggins was a safe haven - and a stash of goodies.

 

"We'd be playing in the woods, run over to the store to buy candy and a soft drink, then we'd go back to playing," said Susan Lott, the Stone County comptroller who grew up in the piney-woods neighborhood.

 

"She'd keep a ticket on each of us and at the end of the month let our parents know how much it was. Sometimes we'd have her slice up just a couple of pieces of lunch meat and we'd take it home to make a sandwich. When I think back on those times, they really were incredible."

 

"Miss Johnson," as the neighborhood politely called her, died Thursday at 92. Although Johnson's Grocery closed two decades ago, those who grew up with its friendly proprietor in the 1950s through the 1970s never forgot her kindness.

 

"She was a sweetheart," Lott said.

 

Johnson is also remembered for her strong faith. Until age slowed her, she taught Sunday school and was faithfully involved in the women's league at Vardaman Street Baptist Church.

 

"She believed in teaching the Bible to all of her friends and anyone who would listen," said her daughter, Eva "Dimple" Ferrell of Wiggins.

 

"Her upbringing was the key to her personality. Her mother died when she was a teen-ager so she quit school to take care of the other children. She never resented or regretted it.

 

"She lived the Christian way and set a good example."

 

An obituary appears below.

 

Eva Johnson

 

Service: 11:30 a.m. Saturday at Moore Funeral Home in Wiggins.

 

- WIGGINS - Eva M. Johnson, 92, died Thursday, Oct. 31, 2002, in Wiggins.

 

Mrs. Johnson was a retired owner of Johnson's Grocery in Wiggins and was a member of Vardaman Street Baptist Church.

 

Survivors include a daughter, Dimple Ferrell of Wiggins; a sister, Madie Baulch of Franklin, Tenn.; two grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.

 

Visitation will be from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday at Moore Funeral Home in Wiggins. Services will be at 11:30 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home chapel, with burial in Ebenezer Cemetery."

 

More About EVA MAE GIBSON:

Burial: 02 Nov 2002, Ebenezer Baptist Church Cemetery, Perry Co., MS

Religion: Baptist

 

More About LEWIS VAN BUREN JOHNSON, SR.:

Burial: Serene Memorial Gardens, Escatawpa, MS

 

More About LEWIS JOHNSON and EVA GIBSON:

Divorce: 1955

Marriage: 08 Aug 1935, Poplarville, Pearl River Co., MS

Marriage license: 08 Aug 1935, Pearl River Co., MS

 

                  v.    INFANT DAUGHTER GIBSON, b. Abt. 1913, Bond, Harrison Co., MS; d. Abt. 1913, Bond, Harrison Co., MS.

                 vi.    MITTIE RUTH GIBSON, b. 22 Aug 1916, Bond, Stone Co., MS; d. 13 Nov 1998, Gulfport, Harrison Co., MS.

 

Notes for MITTIE RUTH GIBSON:

Mittie Ruth was never able to support herself independently. She lived with her father, Abner Gibson, or her sister, Eva Mae Gibson Johnson, most of her life, until her care requirements necessitated living in a nursing home. She died in a nursing home in Gulfport, Mississippi. Her obituary read as follows, "Mittie Ruth Gibson, 82, of Gulfport, died November 13, 1998, in Gulfport. She was a member of Vardaman Street Baptist Church in Wiggins, and a native of Stone County. She is survived by two sisters, Eva Mae Johnson of Wiggins and Madie Baulch, of Franklin, Tennessee; and a number of neices (sic) and nephews. Services were held November 15th at Moore Funeral Home in Wiggins, with burial at Ebenezer Cemetery in Wiggins."

 

 

More About MITTIE RUTH GIBSON:

Burial: 15 Nov 1998, Ebenezer Baptist Church Cemetery, Perry Co., MS

Religion: Baptist

 

                vii.    MADIE GIBSON, b. 14 May 1919, Bond, Stone Co., MS; m. JAMES HOMER BAULCH, 13 Apr 1940, Gulfport, Harrison Co., MS; b. 18 Dec 1915, Gallatin, Sumner Co., TN; d. 24 Nov 1992, Slidell, St. Tammany Parish, LA.

 

Notes for MADIE GIBSON:

Madie was given the name Maybell at birth, but her sister, Mittie Ruth, could never pronounce it right and called her Madie. Eventually she legally changed her name to Madie and dropped any reference to Maybell. She was raised in Bond, Mississippi and attended Harrison-Stone-Jackson Agricultural High School and Junior College (later known as Perkinston Junior College).

 

The following is her wedding announcement contained in a local newspaper:

"Mr. Abner Gibson announces the marriage of his daughter Miss Madie Gibson to Mr. James H. Baulch, son of Mr. G. N. Baulch of Gallatin, Tenn. The groom is a graduate of Bowling Green Commercial Law School of Bowling Green, Kentucky and has been bookkeeping instructor and business manager at Perkinston Junior Colege (sic) for two years when he resigned to take a position in Tennessee. The bride is a graduate of Perkinston High School. The young couple left as soon as his work was completed at the Junior College. They will be at his home in Gallatin, Tenn."

 

Madie was an accomplished seamstress, making clothes for her children and thirteen grandchildren. She was an active member of the United Methodist Church, having held numerous positions on church boards and committees. One of her greatest gifts is her contributions to the Altar Guild and, more directly, the talent she has with the flower arrangements for the church services. When Jim entered semi-retirement, they enjoyed travels to West Germany, Austria, England, Canada, and Brazil. Life was difficult for Madie after Jim died in November 1992. In September 1997 she moved from Slidell, Louisiana to Morningside Assisted Living in Franklin, Tennessee.

 

More About MADIE GIBSON:

Religion 1: Aft. 1940, Methodist

Religion 2: Bet. 1919 - 1940, Baptist

 

Notes for JAMES HOMER BAULCH:

The middle name of Homer came from the man who delivered James into this world, Dr. Homer Reese. He was raised and schooled in Sumner County, Tennessee and spent his grammar school years at the Salem School building where he laughingly claimed he "was the smartest one in the eighth grade ... and the only one!" He attended Spartanburg Textile Industrial Institute (l.k.a. Spartanburg Junior College), University of Tennessee, and Bowling Green College of Commerce.

 

The 1935 yearbook of Spartanburg Textile Industrial Institute, "The Trail Blazer", lists Freshmen in attendance. On page 21, it lists "James Baulch, Gallatin, Tenn."

 

The 1936 yearbook of Spartanburg Textile Industrial Institute, "The Olympic", lists Sophomores in attendance. On page 10, it lists "Jim Baulch, Gallatin, VA (sic), 'What I must do concerns me, not what people think.'"

 

The 1938 yearbook of Bowling Green College of Commerce, "The Towers", lists the 1938 Seniors in attandance. On page 20, it lists "James H. Baulch, B. S., Gallatin, Tennessee, 'Most powerful is he who has himself in his own power.'"

 

After graduating from college, Jim became an instructor and business manager at Harrison-Stone-Jackson Agricultural High School and Junior College (l.k.a. Perkinston Junior College), where he met a student, Madie Gibson, who became his wife.

 

The record of Jim and Madie's marriage is in the Harrison County, Mississippi court book 50, page 640, where it indicates that they were married April 13, 1940 by H. C. Moore, Justice of the Peace.

 

He and Madie then traveled to Gallatin, Tennessee to visit his family, and they moved to Charlotte, North Carolina where he was a bookkeeper and instructor for Carolina Business College. He later joined his brother, Ernest, as schoolmaster at "Baulch Junior School for Boys" in Park City, Kentucky until 1949. From there they moved to Hopkinsville, Kentucky where he was Business Manager for Hopkinsville Lincoln-Mercury and bookkeeper for Hopkinsville Auto Parts until 1958. He was then recruited by Oak Motors of Nashville, Tennessee to be Assistant Business Manager. In 1959 he was recruited by Jim Burke Buick of Birmingham, Alabama to be Business Manager. In 1964 he followed his doctor's advice to find a less stressful job and moved to Slidell, Louisiana to be Business Manager and part owner of John Brown Olds (later Tom Brown Olds-Buick, Del Williams Motors, and Bill Ward Motors), Slidell, Louisiana until his retirement in 1986 (excepting for a brief return to Birmingham, Alabama to help out Jim Burke Buick in 1971).

 

James Baulch was received into membership of the Salem Methodist Church, north of Gallatin, Sumner County, Tennessee in October 1929 by his brother, Rev. Ernest F. Baulch. He remained an active member of the United Methodist Church his entire life, holding numerous positions on its boards and committees and taught an Adult Sunday School Class for over 30 years. He was an ardent believer in maintaining a healthy body, engaging in a variety of exercise programs, particularly those centered around running. He won numerous awards for finishing top in his age group for 10K and 5K runs through age 76. Having been raised on a farm, the "farmer blood" never left him. He maintained a vegetable garden wherever he lived and helped his children establish ones for them.

 

Largely due to his active life style, he looked and acted younger than his years. He was admired and respected by his friends and family for his physical, mental, and spiritual strength. He was the epitome of reliability: if he promised he would do something, he did it as committed and did it well. While quite introverted, he was a friend to anyone who needed him, often selflessly sacrificing himself in support of others. Friends and family knew they could count on him.

 

He and his wife, Madie, lived a beautiful fifty-two years together. They were always committed to each other, to their family, to their church, and to their friends. They were both victims of a tragic car accident (being hit broadside by a one-ton truck that ran through an inoperative red light) in May 1992 and were hospitalized for over a month. With two brain hemorrhages and numerous broken bones, recovery was slow and physical therapy was difficult. Six months later, a massive stroke put him in a deep, irreversible coma. With no hope of a functional life, his family followed his often repeated request if such an occasion arose. He was taken home and removed from life support systems. He died on November 24, 1992, two days before Thanksgiving. It was as he would have liked it: he was at home in his own bed, kept warm by the quilt made by his mother that had been a wedding gift to Madie and him, and surrounded by his family. Madie, all three children, and all their spouses were there, singing hymns from the United Methodist Hymnal. It was during his son Howard's singing of "How Great Thou Art" that he breathed his last breath here on earth. His son-in-law, Floyd Duvall, fittingly read the Twenty-Third Psalm as he joined the angels in heaven.

 

Originally, Jim was placed in a mausoleum in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Slidell, Louisiana. After Madie moved to Franklin, Tennessee in September 1997, he was moved to his final burial place in Woodlawn Memorial Park in Nashville, Tennessee, near his parents and his brother, Nelson Howard Baulch.

 

More About JAMES HOMER BAULCH:

Burial 1: 1997, Woodlawn Memorial Park, Nashville, Davidson Co., TN

Burial 2: 27 Nov 1992, Forest Lawn Cemetery, Slidell, LA

HS Education: Raised and schooled in Gallatin, TN

Religion: Methodist

 

More About JAMES BAULCH and MADIE GIBSON:

Marriage: 13 Apr 1940, Gulfport, Harrison Co., MS

 

 

10.  ZACHARIAH JEFFERSON3 LEE (THOMAS URIAH2, JOHN RILEY1) was born 25 Jan 1883 in Poplarville, Marion Co., MS, and died 28 Mar 1934 in Bogalusa, Washington Parish, LA.  He married FRANCES BOYD POWELL 1917 in Washington Parish, LA, daughter of WILLIAM POWELL and JULIA DEASON.  She was born 22 Jun 1891 in Hattisburg, Perry Co., MS, and died 15 Feb 1973 in Livermore, Alameda Co., CA.

 

Notes for ZACHARIAH JEFFERSON LEE:

He was a wonderful father and loving husband. He worked for the Great Southern Lumber Company where he was the Personnel Manger until his retirement just before the depression. He had bought a farm of 160 acres about 10 miles out of Bogalusa, LA.

 

 

More About ZACHARIAH JEFFERSON LEE:

Burial: 31 Mar 1934, Ponemah Cemetery, Washington Parish, LA

Residence: 1930, St. Tammany Parish, LA

 

More About FRANCES BOYD POWELL:

Died 2: 26 Feb 1973, Contra Costa, CA

Burial: Ponemah Cemetery, Washington Parish, LA

 

More About ZACHARIAH LEE and FRANCES POWELL:

Marriage: 1917, Washington Parish, LA

     

Children of ZACHARIAH LEE and FRANCES POWELL are:

                   i.    JACK POWELL4 LEE, b. 22 Aug 1925, Bogalusa, Washington Parish, LA; d. 15 Sep 1999, Antioch, Contra Costa Co., CA; m. SALLY JANE HARRISON, 13 Dec 1945, Reno, NV; b. 26 Mar 1926, Oakland, Alameda Co., CA.

 

More About JACK LEE and SALLY HARRISON:

Marriage: 13 Dec 1945, Reno, NV

 

                  ii.    ZACK JOSEPH LEE, b. 22 Aug 1925, Bogalusa, Washington Parish, LA; m. MODELLE COPE, 28 Oct 1944, San Francisco, CA; b. 18 Aug 1919, Sedalia, Graves Co., KY; d. 27 Apr 1999, Sarasota, Sarasota Co., FL.

 

Notes for ZACK JOSEPH LEE:

Zack was in the U.S. Marines during World War II and served in the South Pacific in the First Battalion of the Third Marine Regiment of the Third Division. He was brought back to the States to attend the University of California at Berkeley, California. With the war over he decided to leave the University after two years to attend eighteen months of special school for television, The American Television Laboratories, in Los Angeles. After graduation and getting his First Class Radio License he went to work for The American Broadcasting Company for their station in Detroit, Michigan. He worked for ABC for the next 35 years and retired in 1983 at the age of 57 years old.

 

Notes for MODELLE COPE:

Modelle's family moved from Marshall County, Kentucky to Detroit, Wayne County. MI in 1924 and she entered first grade.  Attended Sherrard Intermediate, and then attended a specialized high school for business majors, completing the double major (Bookkeeping and Shorthand) and graduated from Downtown Commerce in 1936. She began working for Neisner Brothers after school and on weekends when 14 years old.  Upon graduating she was transferred to the Neisner Bros. store in Hamtramck, Michigan to handle the one-girl office.  Resigned to take a position at the Ford Motor Company Bomber Plant, during World War II, where she worked in the Purchasing Department as a Secretary.  Resigned and volunteered for service in the United States Marine Corps Women Reserves.  She was a member of the first class of Women Reservist and received basic training at Hunter College, New York City.  Was appointed Sargeant and sent to Seattle, Washington as a Marine Corps Recruiter.  There she met Zack who was on duty in the Naval Exchange Building where the recruiting office was located.  Zack was transferred overseas and Modelle was transferred to the Western Procurement Headquarters located in San Francisco, California where she worked first in the Accounting Dept. and then became personal secretary to the Officer in Charge, Headquarters, Western Procurement Division, U. S. Marine Corps, San Francisco. Zack returned from overseas in 1944 to attend the University of California in the V12 Program to become an Officer in the Regular Marine Corps and Modelle and Zack were married by a Judge in the Court House in San Francisco. Zack had enough points and requested a discharge so that he could attend the American Television Laboratories in Los Angeles, California for Electronic Engineering so that he could become a Broadcast Engineer.  Modelle requested a transfer to the Los Angeles Recruiting Office, and they moved to Los Angeles.

 

 

More About ZACK LEE and MODELLE COPE:

Marriage: 28 Oct 1944, San Francisco, CA

 

 

11.  ELIZA3 LEE (THOMAS URIAH2, JOHN RILEY1) was born Apr 1885 in Poplarville, Marion Co., MS, and died Bet. 1920 - 1930.  She married EMERY SEALS 1902.  He was born 1880 in MS.

 

Notes for EMERY SEALS:

According to Eva Mae Gibson, Emory and Eliza had a son, Hilbert, another son, Naison (sp?), who died of TB, and other children she could not recall.

 

 

More About EMERY SEALS and ELIZA LEE:

Marriage: 1902

     

Children of ELIZA LEE and EMERY SEALS are:

                   i.    VELMA EVELYN4 SEALS, b. 17 Sep 1902, MS; d. 20 Nov 1975, MS; m. (1) WILLIAM ALVIN WALTERS, 16 Apr 1918, Pearl River Co., MS; b. 1896, MS; d. 1928, MS; m. (2) CARL ARCHER, Aft. 1928, MS; b. 05 Feb 1905; d. 07 Mar 1992, MS.

 

More About VELMA EVELYN SEALS:

Burial: Thomas Cemetery, Stone Co., MS

 

More About WILLIAM ALVIN WALTERS:

Burial: Thomas Cemetery, Stone Co., MS

 

More About WILLIAM WALTERS and VELMA SEALS:

Marriage 1: 16 Apr 1918, Pearl River Co., MS

Marriage 2: 1918

 

More About CARL ARCHER:

Burial: Thomas Cemetery, Stone Co., MS

 

More About CARL ARCHER and VELMA SEALS:

Marriage: Aft. 1928, MS

 

                  ii.    EVERETT NAISON SEALS, b. 14 Jun 1907, MS.

 

More About EVERETT NAISON SEALS:

Date born 2: 1902, MS

 

                 iii.    JOHN HILBERT SEALS, b. 20 Aug 1909; d. 01 Jan 1989, Wiggins, Stone Co., MS.

                 iv.    THELMA ALICE SEALS, b. 1912.

                  v.    JULIUS BURMAN SEALS, b. 30 Oct 1916.

                 vi.    CLARENCE PERCELL SEALS, b. 11 Feb 1919, Pearl River Co., MS; d. 28 Aug 1978, Leaf, Greene Co., MS.

 

More About CLARENCE PERCELL SEALS:

Burial: Thomas Cemetery, Stone Co., MS

Military: PVT US Army, World War II

 

 

12.  ROBERT E.3 LEE (THOMAS URIAH2, JOHN RILEY1) was born 01 Nov 1887 in Poplarville, Marion Co., MS, and died 12 Sep 1958 in MS.  He married MAUDE HOWARD 28 May 1907 in Pearl River Co., MS, daughter of JAMES HOWARD and MARIAH ?.  She was born Mar 1891 in MS.

 

Notes for ROBERT E. LEE:

The WW-1 Registrants of Pearl River, MS reported at http://searches1.rootsweb.com/usgenweb/archives/ms/pearlriver/military/ww1/registrants/pearl-l.txt lists a Robert E. Lee born Nov. 1, 1887 in Poplarville, MS, and registering in Stone Co., MS in 1917.

 

More About ROBERT E. LEE:

Name 2: Robert S. Lee

Burial: Lee Cemetery No. 1, Pearl River Co., MS

Occupation: Undertaker

 

Notes for MAUDE HOWARD:

According to Lee family legend, there was no other woman meaner than Maude Howard. Her husband, Robert E. Lee, left her after she took after him with a high heeled shoe in a fit of anger. Pearl River County records confirm that Maude Lee then filed for divorce on June 14, 1927. Proof of publication was made on August 8, 1927, and the final divorce decree was made on October 17, 1927. This is recorded in Book 5, page 119, case number 2029.

 

Maude moved to Bogalusa, Louisiana after the divorce. She is listed in the 1930 census of Washington Parish, Louisiana with her youngest son, Norman, who is 17 at the time.

 

 

 

 

More About ROBERT LEE and MAUDE HOWARD:

Divorce: 17 Oct 1927, Pearl River Co., MS

Divorce Filed: 14 Jun 1927, Pearl River Co., MS

Marriage: 28 May 1907, Pearl River Co., MS

     

Children of ROBERT LEE and MAUDE HOWARD are:

                   i.    ESTHER4 LEE, b. 1909, Pearl River Co., MS.

                  ii.    HOWARD LEE, b. 1911, Pearl River Co., MS.

                 iii.    NORMAN LEE, b. 1913, Pearl River Co., MS.

 

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