Article about William Lee of Barbour County,
Al.
Published in
The Christian Advocate, date unknown, but before 1877.
Submitted by
Hellen Ensey <hellen_72826@hotmail.com>
Click photo to see larger version of Rev. William Lee
Copied from the Family Bible of William Lee and Mary
Elizabeth Young Lee
by their
grand daughter Clola Lee Barrow - given to Carlene Westbrook
William Lee b. October 15, 1818
married August 7,
1851 Louisville, Barbour County, Al.
to Mary Elizabeth Young b. April 24, 1827
Children:
1. Rosetta Safroni Lee b. July 4, 1852 Barbour County, Alabama
married August 1871
Neal William Coburn b. January 15, 1854 Alabama
2. Mary Nancy Lee b. 1854 Alabama d. 1854 Alabama
3.William J. Lee b. January 25, 1855 Macon County, Alabama
married November 16,1875
Emma E. Williams b. December 4, 1854 Macon County, Alabama
4.Asa Adom Judson Lee b. May 15, 1856 Barbour County, Alabama
married November 8, 1877 Jemison, Chilton County, Al.
Tabitha Jane Franklin b. 27 July,1858 Jemison, Chilton County,
Alabama
5. James Bryan Lee b. May 18, 1858 , , Alabama
married February 8, 1880 , Chilton County,
Alabama
Farrabe Elizabeth Franklin b. June 12, 1860 Alabama
6. Anna Elizabeth Lee b. March 20,1860 Alabama
married December 19,1880
Joe Frank Wofford b. 1849 Tennessee
7. Mary Alice Lee b. February , 1862 Alabama
married June 9, 1887
James McHan b.
8. Nancy Hellen Lee b. June 5, 1862 Alabama
married December 19,
John Henry Surles b. May 17, 1861 Lamar, Texas
9. John Spurgeon Lee b. November 4, 1864 Alabama
married November 13,1887
Jane Rebecca Vincent b. December 2, 1868
10. Joseph Bunyan Lee b. October 2, 1867 Selma, Dallas Co.,
Alabama
married November 4, 1891
Ella Linna Oden b. January 15.1873 Texas
11. Green Young Lee b. February 22, 1869 Clayton, Chilton
Co., Alabama
married October 15, 1894
Minnie Gilmore b. August 7, 1874 Leon, Texas
12. Clara Lee b. July 27, 1870 Alabama d. 1873, Alabama
Also from Family Bible: William Lee was pastor at the Bethlehem Baptist
Church in Louisville, Alabama.
Book: Some Early Alabama Churches before 1870 by Mabel Ponder
Wilson
Copyright 1973 by Alabama Society DAR, page 161
Spring Hill Baptist Church
Spring Hill Baptist Church was organized in 1852. Charter members were:
Rev. William Lee, I. M. Wood Henry Veasey, James Keith, George Cocker,
Josiah Davis, Deloney Gibson and Jane Keith. One of the
early ministers was Rev. I. H. Horn.
1860 Barbour County, Alabama Census--Beat 11--Township: Louisville--2nd
August 1860
Page 19
Line 22- William Lee 41 M W Miss. Baptist Min. 4000
400 Ala.
Mary 29 F W N.C.
R. S. 8 F W
Ala.
Wm. M. 5 M W
Ala.
Acy A. 4 M W
Ala.
James B. 2 M W Ala.
Ann E. 1/12 F W
Ala.
