GED4WEB version 4.41 Lee Wesley [Male] b. 2 FEB 1903 - d. 3 APR 1903 Rushing Cemetery, Walthall County, Ms.
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Title: Jesse Monroe Lee Family Bible
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Title: Randaulph Lee of Ms. Descendants 10-20-2002.FTW
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Title: Jesse Monroe Lee Family Bible
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Title: Randaulph Lee of Ms. Descendants 10-20-2002.FTW
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Author: Terri Lively and Eden Boudreaux
Title: Rushing Cemetery List
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Title: Randaulph Lee of Ms. Descendants 10-20-2002.FTW
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Author: Terri Lively and Eden Boudreaux
Title: Rushing Cemetery List
Publication: January 25, 1999
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Title: Randaulph Lee of Ms. Descendants 10-20-2002.FTW
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Title: Major Clinton Lee
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Title: Randaulph Lee of Ms. Descendants 10-20-2002.FTW
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Title: Major Clinton Lee
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Title: Randaulph Lee of Ms. Descendants 10-20-2002.FTW
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Title: Major Clinton Lee
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Title: Randaulph Lee of Ms. Descendants 10-20-2002.FTW
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Title: Obituary for Liddie Mae Dallas
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Title: Randaulph Lee of Ms. Descendants 10-20-2002.FTW
[Randaulph Lee of Ms. Descendants 10-20-2002.FTW]
Obituary as published on page 2A, Neshoba Democrat, Philadelphia, Miss., Wednesday, December 7, 1988:
Mrs. Lee
Services for Liddie Mae Lee were held Monday at 2 p. m. from the chapel of McClain-Hays Funeral Home. The Rev. Dennis Duvall officiated. Burial was in Cedarlawn Cemetery.
Mrs. Lee, 79, died Friday in the Neshoba County Hospital. She was born in Winston County and had been a resident of Neshoba County most all of her life. She was a member of Grace Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Ellis, in 1983.
Survivors include three daughters, Mrs. Bobette Johnston of Woodbridge, Va., Mrs. Dean Gray of Braxton, and Mrs. Sue Triplett of Little Rock, Ark.; three sons, John E. Lee of Port Orange, Fla., Dallas Lee of Pearl, and Clint Lee of Newport News, Va.; 13 grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. Lazelle Van Horn of Philadelphia; and a number of nieces and nephews.
Pallbearers were Charles Williams, Ross Gray, Kerry Hudson, Earl Lee, Jerry Williams, Perry Van Horn, Gary Gray, and Jack Maxey.
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Title: Randaulph Lee of Ms. Descendants 10-20-2002.FTW
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Title: Randaulph Lee of Ms. Descendants 10-20-2002.FTW
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Title: Major Clinton Lee
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Title: Willie Dean Lee
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Title: Randaulph Lee of Ms. Descendants 10-20-2002.FTW
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Title: Obituary for Willie Dean Lee
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Title: Randaulph Lee of Ms. Descendants 10-20-2002.FTW
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Title: Obituary for Willie Dean Lee
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Title: Randaulph Lee of Ms. Descendants 10-20-2002.FTW
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Obituary as published on page 4B, The Clarion-Ledger, Jackson, Miss., Saturday, February 19, 2000.
Willie Dean Gray
homemaker
PEARL - Willie Dean Gray, 67, a homemaker, died of heart failure Thursday at home.
Services are 3:30 p.m. Sunday at Sandtown United Methodist Church in Philadelphia with burial in Sandtown Cemetery. Visitation is 4-9 p.m. today at McClain-Hays Funeral Home of Philadelphia.
Mrs. Gray was a native of Tylertown and grew up in Neshoba County. She had lived in the Jackson area for 42 years. She was the widow of Talmadge Gray.
Survivors include: son, Gary Lee Gray of Jackson; daughter, Macy Lynn Barnes of Deer Park, Texas; brothers, Dallas Lee of Pearl, Clint Lee of Newport News, Va., and John Lee of Port Orange, Fla.; sisters, Bobette Johnston of Woodbridge, Va., and Sue Fisher of Maumelle, Ark.; and four grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
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Title: Randaulph Lee of Ms. Descendants 10-20-2002.FTW
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Title: Randaulph Lee of Ms. Descendants 10-20-2002.FTW
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Title: Randaulph Lee of Ms. Descendants 10-20-2002.FTW
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Title: Randaulph Lee Family Bible
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Title: Randaulph Lee of Ms. Descendants 10-20-2002.FTW
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Title: Randaulph Lee Family Bible
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Title: Randaulph Lee of Ms. Descendants 10-20-2002.FTW
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Title: Death Certificate
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Title: Randaulph Lee of Ms. Descendants 10-20-2002.FTW
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Title: Death Certificate
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Title: Randaulph Lee of Ms. Descendants 10-20-2002.FTW
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Author: Terri Lively and Eden Boudreaux
Title: Rushing Cemetery List
Publication: January 25, 1999
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Title: Randaulph Lee of Ms. Descendants 10-20-2002.FTW
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Author: Terri Lively and Eden Boudreaux
Title: Rushing Cemetery List
Publication: January 25, 1999
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Title: Randaulph Lee of Ms. Descendants 10-20-2002.FTW
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Author: Terri Lively and Eden Boudreaux
Title: Rushing Cemetery List
Publication: January 25, 1999
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Title: Randaulph Lee of Ms. Descendants 10-20-2002.FTW
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Title: Randaulph Lee of Ms. Descendants 10-20-2002.FTW
[Randaulph Lee of Ms. Descendants 10-20-2002.FTW]
RANDAULPH LEE'S EARLY YEARS
Randaulph (frequently spelled " Randolph") Lee appears to have been born in the 1830s in Mississippi. Most of his records indicate his birth year was about 1839, with some indications that he was born as early as March 1832. At this point in time (August 21, 2002) the earliest records for him that this writer has seen are the family pages of his family Bible and the 1870 Pike County, Mississippi Census. The handwriting on the family pages of his family Bible is not very legible and has obviously been "touched up." To this writer it appears that the Family Bible lists his name as "Randaulph Lee" and his birth date as March 29, 1839, although some consideration has been given to the possibility that the year might have been written as "1832". His birth date shown on his headstone and on his Confederate Grave Registration Card is March 29, 1839. His Confederate Grave Registration Card list the place of his birth as Monroe County, Miss.
RESEARCH FOR RANDAULPH LEE'S ANCESTRY AND SIBLINGS
Randaulph Lee's ancestry and siblings are not proven at this point in time, at least to this writer's satisfaction. Several different research paths have been pursued and will be summarized separately in the following text. This writer hopes that this summary may assist others in future genealogical searches for the ancestry and siblings of Randaulph Lee.
THE NEEDHAM LEE LINE OF SIMPSON County, Ms.
A noted Lee Researcher named John Wesley Lee has led some rather extensive research and authored a 1980 book entitled "Descendants of Needham Lee". John Wesley Lee ( resident of Garland, Texas, and a descendant of this Needham Lee) believes Randaulph's parents to have been William Lee and Sally Lea Lee (maiden name Lea). John Wesley Lee's research and his 1980 book indicate the following:
1. William Lee's father was Needham Lee (born about 1775 in North Carolina, died 1850-1860 in Simpson County, Ms.).
2. Needham Lee lived in South Carolina during the time that his children were born with William Lee's birth appearing to have occurred about 1795-1800.
3. Needham Lee apparently migrated to Simpson County, Mississippi just prior to 1830.
4. William and Sally Lee migrated to Mississippi and appear to have lived initially in places other than Simpson County, Ms.
5. William and Sally Lee appear to have moved to Simpson County, Ms., in the 1830s.
6. William Lee is believed to have died sometime before 1845 in Mississippi.
7. Upon William Lee's death Sally Lee apparently "bonded" their five children (four sons and one daughter) to other families as she must have been unable to raise them alone.
8. Among the five children of William and Sally Lee there is believed to have been one that has been referred to as William Lee, or Bill Lee, or William "Dock" Lee, based on John Wesley Lee's research and his 1980 book. This individual is believed by John Wesley Lee to be Randaulph Lee.
This writer had telephone conversations and exchanged writings with John Wesley Lee during the last several months of 1999. John Wesley Lee now refers both verbally and in writings to the William "Dock" Lee of his 1980 book as "William Randolph Lee". Some family stories passed down indicate that Randaulph's first name may have been William but none of Randaulph Lee's known written records (all are post Civil War) show any indication of a name other than Randaulph (or Randolph) Lee. None of John Wesley Lee's research writings indicated a name of Randaulph Lee or Randolph Lee prior to the point in time that he was contacted by Randaulph Lee descendants. This contact was initially made by Mary Sue Lee, sister of this writer, because of the "Simpson" indication (believed to mean Simpson County, Mississippi) found in Randaulph Lee's Civil War Pension Applications. After careful study of Randaulph Lee's written records (descriptions follow) this writer can neither prove nor disprove John Wesley Lee's claim that Randaulph Lee is the son of William Lee and the grandson of Needham Lee. Based on the known data at this time (August 21, 2002) this writer considers the claim of John Wesley Lee regarding the ancestry of Randaulph Lee as a "possible" rather than a "positive".
The "R. LEE, AGE 11," OF Marion County, Ms., 1850 CENSUS
The 1850 Marion County, Ms., Census contains a Lee household, 21-21 as follows:
Wm Lee, age 53, M, b. S.C.
M. Lee, age 45, F, b. S.C.
M. Lee, age 19, F, b. Miss.
N. Lee, age 16, F, b. Miss.
M. Lee, age 14, F, b. Miss.
R. Lee, age 11, M, b. Miss.
W. Lee, age 7, F, b. Miss.
A. Lee, age ?, F, b. Miss.
The age for the A. Lee is not legible to this writer's satisfaction and has been read as 2 years by some researchers. It may be written as some fraction of one year. As the R. Lee, age 11, appears to be a possible for Randaulph Lee, further examination of this family was conducted. The family is next found (at least this writer believes this to be the case) in Perry County, Ms., on the 1860 Census. The census household numbers for the page the family is located on are not legible on this writer's copy. Members of the 1860 William Lee household are read as follows:
William Lee, age 60, M, b. S.C.
Margeret Lee, age 49, F, b. S.C.
Margeret Lee, age 23, F, b. Miss.
Riley Lee, age 20, M, b. Miss
Wilkey Lee, age 17, M, b. Miss.
Almedia Lee, age 11, F, b. Miss.
Sarahann Lee, age 7, F, b. Miss.
After study of these two household census records it is this writer's opinion that the same family is represented. This writer believes the 1850 R. Lee is the Riley Lee of the 1860 census and not Randaulph Lee. Later records, Civil War and thereafter, indicate Riley Lee had the full name of William Riley Lee.
THE "REUBEN LEE" FATHER STORY
Ellis W. Lee, 1901-1983, father of this writer, apparently always stated that Randaulph Lee's father was named Reuben Lee. The father named Reuben Lee story may have been passed down through the James (Jim) Willis Lee line although this writer has been unable to confirm this to any degree of confidence. No records have been found to link Randaulph Lee with any Reuben Lee. It is interesting to note that a Reuben Lee of Marion County, Ms., named a son Jesse Monroe Lee, born about 1828. Randaulph Lee named a son Jesse Monroe Lee, born 1872.
THE BLACK CREEK STORY
Some family stories suggest Randaulph Lee had a connection in his youth to the Black Creek area of Lamar or Perry Counties in Mississippi. These stories indicate that his parents and other family members may have been in that area when the Civil War started and that he may have searched that area after the war for remnants of his family.
THE E. LIBERTY LEE HALF BROTHER STORY
A year or so after Randaulph Lee's death in 1921 a man named E. Liberty Lee along with some members of his immediate family is reported to have visited the home of Wyatt Alexander Lee, son of Randaulph Lee. E. Liberty Lee claimed to have been Randaulph Lee's half brother. E. Liberty Lee appears to have been born about 1856 and died in 1924. E. Liberty Lee's father appears to have been an early Southern Mississippi settler named Bryant Lee who was married twice with children by both wives. Bryant Lee's first wife was named Belinda Wheeler, according to an 1828 marriage record. Bryant Lee's household is found in the 1850 Census for Harrison County, Ms., and 8 male "apparent sons" are found. The name Randaulph or Randolph doesn't show in the list however this writer considers that the possiblity exists that Randaulph Lee might be one of these "sons". The 1850 census record for the Bryant Lee household has been read by several researches with the names/ages appearing to be as follows:
Bryant Lee, age 47, male, b. S. Carolina
Stephen, age 17, male, b. Mississippi
Everett, age 15, male, b. Mississippi
Ruben, age 13, male, b. Mississippi
Asen??, age 11, male, b. Mississippi
Albert, age 9, male, b. Mississippi
Henry, age 7, male, b. Mississippi
John, age 5, male, b. Mississippi
Uriah, age 3, male, b. Mississippi
The spelling for the 11 year old of the above group is not legible to this writer. Almost no information has been found on these 8 offspring. More research of this group is needed in order to consider if the possibility exists that Randaulph Lee might have been a member of this group. Bryant Lee is shown to have married a second time in 1854 to Caroline Carter with E. Liberty Lee being an apparent issue of this marriage.
THE IRELAND STORY
In December 1999 a great granddaughter of Randaulph's, Jennifer Karen Lee, brought forth some information suggesting that Randaulph was born near Dublin, Ireland, and migrated to this country as a child with his parents. Jennifer and her husband, Milton Wayne Fleming, also a descendant of Randaulph Lee, reportedly spent time at the National Archives researching this possibility. They apparently came away with handwritten notes supporting this story. The Ireland story says that Randaulph Lee's family settled in the Beaufort District of South Carolina. Somehow Randaulph Lee ended up in Pike County, Ms., at the end of the Civil War. This writer did a search of the 1850 Census of the Beaufort District, South Carolina, and found no Lees. Even though no substantiating documentation for this Ireland story has been seen this writer has not discarded this story.
THE ALABAMA STORY
Another family story says that Randaulph Lee may have had roots that lived for a time in Alabama. In a review of Alabama Lees there is a Lee household headed by Needham Lee, wife named Nancy, in the 1850 Shelby County, , Census. The family appears to have 8 issue, 4 males and 4 females. One of the males is listed as William Lee, age 11. This William Lee (full name was William Martin Lee) served in the Civil War and was killed in battle near Richmond, Va.. This obviously eliminates this individual as a candidate for Randaulph Lee.
THE NAMING OF OFFSPRING
Randaulph Lee is said to have named at least two sons after brothers of his and one daughter after a sister of his.
THE N. R. LEE IDEA
As the first grandson of Randaulph Lee was named Randolph Lee and may have been named Needham Randolph Lee or Randolph Needham Lee this writer has considered the possibility that Randaulph Lee might have been named Needham Randaulph Lee or Randaulph Needham Lee. An N. R. Lee was found on the 1860 Census for Leake County, Ms., and was examined as a "possible" for Randaulph Lee. It turns out that this individual was actually named Needham Richard Lee and was married by the 1860 Census. Descendants of this individual exist with some doing genealogy. This writer has established E-mail contact with two of these Needham Richard Lee descendants. Needham Richard Lee is found on the 1870 Census in Lincoln County, Ar., so obviously he can be discarded as a candidate to have been Randaulph Lee.
RANDAULPH LEE SETTLES In. OLD Pike County, Ms.
Different stories have been passed down regarding Randaulph's settlement in Old Pike County, Ms., after the Civil War. It should be noted that Walthall County, Ms., was formed in the time interval of 1912 to 1916 from the eastern portion of Old Pike County and the western portion of Old Marion County. Whatever the real story of how or why Randaulph settled in Old Pike County, Ms., may never be known. It is reasonably well known within the family that he apparently never wanted to discuss his youth and his Civil War experiences with his family. Apparently enough information was passed on to generate family stories that tend to fall into the "Family Legends" category.
Story A: A sister of this writer, Mary Sue Lee (Triplett) (Fisher), was into genealogy and researching Randaulph Lee in the early 1980s. Sue was told the following story about Randaulph Lee by our father, Ellis W. Lee, who was born in 1901 and died in 1983. Ellis W. Lee was almost 20 years old when Randaulph Lee, his grandfather, died in 1921. Sue and I understand that our father knew Randaulph well. The story states that Randaulph was from Simpson County, Ms. Prior to the Civil War he had spent some, if not all, of his growing up years there. Randaulph's father is said to have been named Reuben Lee. Randaulph had multiple brothers and all of them served in the Civil War. The war scattered the brothers and after the war Randaulph was trying to track one of his brothers down. Randaulph had learned that this brother was working in Old Pike County, Ms., at Mr. Wiley J. Rushing's furniture mill. Upon arriving at Mr. Rushing's mill Randaulph learned that the brother had moved on to another location. Randaulph proceeded to that new location but learned that the brother had again moved on. At this point Randaulph gave up on his attempt to find the brother, returned to Old Pike County, Ms., went to work at Mr. Rushing's furniture mill, and shortly thereafter married Mr. Rushing's daughter Mary Jane.
Story B: This version of the story says he was looking for his family (probably parents and siblings) at the end of the war and was passing through Old Pike County, Mississippi. He walked with a slight limp due to having suffered a foot injury during the war and stopped to rest for a few days at the home of Wiley Rushing. He began working at Mr. Rushing's furniture mill to pay his board and gave up on his search. This version of the story was reportedly told by Floyd Lee, b. 1905, d. 1992.
Story C: This story was written into the June 1, 2000, "Descendants of Randaulph Lee" report and was posted to the Lee Genealogy Web Page report for a considerable period of time. It now has become apparent that the story needs to be RETRACTED. The Story as originally written by this author is repeated below and following it is a description of the information that has surfaced to NEGATE the story:
"Story C: This version of the story is substantially different from the others and how its timing relates to the Civil War is unclear. Betty Dillon (Lee), wife of James Willis Lee, Jr., reportedly was told this story by Mary Jane Leo Lee (Simmons), b. 1892, d. 1965, youngest daughter of Randaulph. The story tells that Randaulph, his parents, and his siblings were traveling to Texas to resettle and were near the Texas/Louisiana border. A couple of the sons, including Randaulph, got in a fight with some locals and one of the locals was seriously injured. Fearing that this local person would die, Randaulph's parents sent him back to Mississippi because they didn't want him charged with murder and possibly hanged."
THE NEGATION OF THE STORY: A researcher from another Lee line (not a descendant of Randaulph Lee) read the story as posted on this authors Lee Genealogy Web Page. The researcher recognized the story as closely resembling one told in her Lee line with the exception that her great grandfather, rather than Randaulph Lee, was the individual said to have been sent back to Mississippi from Texas. After numerous communication exchanges it has been determined that about 15 years ago members of the other Lee line visited with Betty Dillon (Lee). Betty Dillon (Lee) was told the story by these visitors. The retelling of the story in our Randaulph Lee line appears to have erroneously evolved into Randaulph Lee as being the one sent back to Mississippi from Texas.
RANDAULPH LEE'S CENSUS RECORDS
All the census records described below show Randaulph's name as "Randolph Lee".
The 1870 Pike County Mississippi, census is the earliest census record in which Randolph Lee has been positively identified in as of June 1, 2000. This census shows Randaulph's age as "29", farmer, born in Miss., Wife, Mary J., and the following children living in the house: Wiley J. age 1 year, and Wyatt A. age 2/12 year.
The 1880 Pike County, Mississippi, census shows Randaulph's age as "40", planter, and his place of birth as "Miss." with the place of birth of both his parents given as S.C., Wife, Mary J., and the following children living in the house: Wylie J. age 11, Wiatt A. age 10, Jesse M. age 8, Obed C. age 6, Nancy A. age 4, and James W. age 1.
The 1900 Pike County, Mississippi, census shows Randaulph's age as 68, born Mar. 1832, married 34 years, farmer, both parents born in S. Carolina, Wife, Mary J., and the following children living in the house: Evan L. age 19, Charles N. age 14, Laura D. age 11, and Mary J. age 8.
The 1910 Pike County, Mississippi, census shows Randaulph's age as 73, married once for 44 years, born in Mississippi, both parents born in South Carolina, farmer, Wife, Mary Jane and the following children living in the house: Needham, son, age 23 years, Laurah, daughter, age 20, Leo, daughter, age 17 years.
The 1920 Walthall County, Mississippi, census shows Randaulph's age as 88, widowed, born in Mississippi, both parents born in Mississippi, and living in the household of his daughter, Mary Jane Leo Lee (shown as Leo on the census) and her husband, Offie Simmons.
RANDAULPH LEE'S 1880'S LAND APPLICATION FILE
A copy of Randaulph Lee's 1880's land application file was received by this writer from the National Archives on May 21, 1999. The file contains little information that might help identify his parents, siblings, or birthplace, but does provide significant insight into his everyday life as he and Mary Jane raised their family in the late 1870s and 1880s. A significant item in the file is called "HOMESTEAD, PRE-EMPTION, AND COMMUTATION PROOF. TESTIMONY OF CLAIMANT". This form is 4 pages long and was filled out and signed on 8 January 1887, before A. P. Sparkman, Circuit Clerk of Pike County, Ms., with the Circuit Judge certified as absent. It appears that Mr. Sparkman transcribed onto the form Randaulph's "duly sworn" answers to all the questions of the form. Randaulph then appears to have placed his mark an "x" on the signature line and Mr. Sparkman is believed to have signed for Randaulph as "Randolph Lee". As part of the answer to Question #1 of the 8 January 1887 form his "correct name" was entered as "Randolph Lee" and his age was entered as 48 years. If he were born March 29, 1839, as some other sources indicate then he would have been 47 years, 9 months and 10 days old when the form was filed. He stated that he was a native born citizen of the United States.
On his 8 January 1887 filing Randaulph claimed that he had occupied the land and house in January 1876, "as well as my memory serves me" he stated and that his residence on the land had been continuous with his wife and children (9 children at the time of filing). Prior to January 1876 the house and some outbuildings had been built and the property occupied by Ivan C. Rushing (probably Evan C. Rushing, a brother-in-law of Randaulph's). Mr. Rushing had moved elsewhere by January 1876 without filing a claim for the land. Randaulph apparently paid Mr. Rushing for the improvements and moved himself and his family onto the property. Prior to living on this land Randaulph stated that he lived on the farm of James Stallings and worked as a farmer.
When Randaulph first occupied the land none of it had been cleared for cultivation. It was described as "Pine Timberland". He rented land for cultivation from a neighbor during his first three years of residence on the land and during those years cleared and broke some of the land rendering it suitable for cultivation. On October 25, 1881, Randaulph reported that he had 35 acres of the land under cultivation and by January 8, 1887, he reported 75 acres of the land under fence and 50 of those acres under cultivation. By January 1887 he had raised corn, cotton, peas, and potatoes for 7 seasons on the land.
The file contains a significant amount of detail about the property including the following: the land is identified as the "South half of the South west quarter and the South west quarter of the South east quarter of Sec. thirty five in Township two North of Range ten East of Washington Meridian in Mississippi containing one hundred and twenty acres"; split log one room house about 18 feet by 20 feet with 2 doors, 2 windows and a chimney; split log kitchen; log corn crib; log cotton house; black smith shop; stables for his livestock. Randaulph placed a value of all improvements to the property at $400.00. He stated that he had 5 cows, 2 yearlings, 2 sows, 6 pigs, and 1 horse. He also claimed to have had only self made furniture.
There are two "TESTIMONY OF WITNESS" forms (each 4 pages long and both dated 8 January 1887) in the file. One is by Wiley Rushing (Randaulph's father-in-law) and the other by James B. Johnson (a brother-in-law). Both witnesses state that they had known Randaulph for 20 years. This is significant in that it indicates they did not know him until after the Civil War.
On January 5, 1889, a Homestead Certificate No. 3741, Application 11587, was deposited in the General Land Office of the United States granting Randolph Lee the right of ownership of the 120 acre tract of land.
RANDAULPH LEE'S PENSION APPLICATIONS FOR CSA SERVICE
In 1914 Randaulph filed a Form No. 4 Pension Application for his CSA Service. This form was mostly prepared on a typewriter and which Randaulph Lee (the way it is signed but name is typed in as Randolph Lee) signed and the form is dated August 30, 1914. It contains (but is not limited to) the following information: age 74, state and county where he resided when he enlisted in the service of the Confederate States "Simpson", enlisted at "Beginning of War 1861", regiment "First Battalion of Confederacy", commander "Forney", company "A", captain "McKennis", service time in the above regiment "Until end of war", ever discharged or transferred from the above commands "no", command surrender "Mobile", with whom do you now live "Children" (misspelled "Childerh"). This form was approved with multiple signatures by the Office of Chancery Clerk and County Board of Inquiry for Walthall County, Miss., Sept 8, 1914.
In 1919 Randaulph Lee filed a second Form No. 4 Pension Application for his CSA Service. This form was prepared on a typewriter and includes essentially the same information as the 1914 application with one exception; he reported he was living with Mrs. Leo Simmons, daughter. It was signed (It appears that Randaulph placed an x "his mark" on the two signature lines and someone else signed his name as "Randolph Lee") and the form is dated August 30, 1919. Randaulph's age is listed as 74 years (same as shown on the 1914 application). This form was approved with multiple signatures by the Office of Chancery Clerk and County Board of Inquiry for Walthall County, Tylertown, Miss. Sept 1, 1919.
The two Pension Applications described above are the only documentation known to this writer that "appear" to report that Randaulph lived in Simpson County, Ms. Some family stories passed down do suggest that he lived in Simpson County, Ms., before the Civil War.
RANDAULPH LEE'S CONFEDERATE GRAVE REGISTRATION CARD
A copy of Randaulph Lee's Confederate Grave Registration Card was obtained by this writer from the Mississippi Archives in December 1998. It is undated but obviously completed after his death on August 31, 1921. The card lists the following information:
"Name, Lee, Randolph; Home Address, Tylertown, Miss.; Next of Kin, Alex Lee (S); Born, 3-29-1839, Monroe County, Miss.; Date of Death 8-31-1921; Buried at Rushing Cemetery; City, S22-T2-R10E, County, Walthall; War Record, County A. 1st Battn. Miss. Infantry; Branch of Service, Army CSA, Rank, Pvt.; Enlisted 5-8-1861, Discharged, 4-26-1865; Information Given By, a. e.; Headstone, Pvt".
It is this writer's opinion that the Confederate Grave registration information was given by Randaulph' son, Wiatt Alexander Lee, as the next of kin is listed as Alex Lee (S for Son) on the card. The Confederate Grave Registration card is the only documentation known to this writer, as of September 22, 1999, that indicates Randaulph was born in Monroe County, Ms.
SEARCH FOR RANDAULPH'S DEATH CERTIFICATE
The Mississippi State Department of Health, Vital Records, located in Jackson, Mississippi, maintains a file of deaths that have been recorded after November 1, 1912. Since Randaulph died on August 31, 1921, it seems logical that a death certificate for him should be on file. Several individuals who have researched our line have filed applications for his death certificate and had the Vital Records files searched. All of these searches have produced the same result "none found". A recent search was conducted in the time interval of August 1999 to November 1999. This search was conducted in this writer's behalf by fellow Lee researcher, Ricky Lee, who lives in Brandon, Ms. Ricky is not a descendant of Randaulph but because of his location near Jackson, knowledge of the process, and ability to spend time at the Vital Records Office, he graciously volunteered to assume the task of overseeing a search conducted in as thorough a manner as possible. The files of the Vital Records were searched (at times with Ricky onsite and observing) for the various combinations of names and initials including: Randaulph Lee, Randolph Lee, William Randaulph Lee, and William Randolph Lee. The Delayed Records Files (where records are kept that didn't arrive in a normal timely manner ) were searched as well. Unfortunately the result of this search was the same as previous searches "none found".
PROFESSIONAL GENEALOGISTS RESEARCH RANDAULPH LEE AND HIS DESCENDANTS
During the period of January-March, 2000, significant genealogy research of Mississippi records for Randaulph Lee and his family line was conducted by professional genealogists:
Southern Ancestors Research
George R. and Patricia Jacks Weeks
1659 Kentwood Drive
Jackson, Mississippi 39212-2624
Telephone 601-372-2959
E-mail GeoPatWks@@aol.com
This research was an add-on to a Mississippi Lee genealogy research project previously initiated by Mr. Ricky Lee (not a descendant of Randaulph Lee) of Brandon, Ms. Because of Ricky's interest and generosity he directed George and Patricia Weeks to expend a significant effort to attempt, for the most part, to resolve the mystery of Randaulph's parents and siblings.
Other goals of this work were to fill in missing items of information in our Lee file related to first and second generation descendants of Randaulph Lee through locating such things as marriage records, death certificates, obituaries, and census records. In a number of cases this portion of the work produced needed data which has been included in the family file.
This writer maintained frequent E-mail contact with Mr. and Mrs. Weeks to exchange information. Other cousins participating in this Lee genealogy project were also informed of near daily developments. The nature of the research and findings related to Randaulph Lee were as follows:
1. Variations on his name were tried.
2. 1840 Mississippi Census records for Lee households were studied for male children potentially Randaulph Lee. Only names for the head of the households were included on the 1840 and earlier Censuses. These households were searched in the 1850 Census and no clear evidence of Randaulph Lee was found.
3. 1850 Mississippi Census Lee records were searched and no evidence of Randaulph Lee was found.
4. 1860 Mississippi Census Lee records were searched and no evidence of Randaulph Lee was found.
5. Mississippi Civil War records were searched and none were found with a positive link to Randaulph Lee.
6. A search for a Randaulph Lee death certificate produced the same result as other searches before "None Found".
7. No indications for Randaulph Lee's birth having been in Monroe County, Ms., were found (this included an on-site visit by Mrs. Weeks).
This Lee research conducted by Mr. and Mrs. Weeks, like previous work by Randaulph Lee descendants, failed to produce any written or otherwise substantiating evidence for Randaulph's Civil War or earlier youth within Mississippi. In his later written records he:
1. Claimed to have been born in Mississippi of parents born in South Carolina.
2. Claimed to have joined the Confederate States Army and served for the duration of the Civil War.
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