SECOND GENERATION

3. Sammiel Dorsey LEE was born on 5 Dec 1847 in Cairo, Henderson County KY. He was Sammiel was 13 years old. in 1880 in Cairo, Henderson County KY. He died on 25 Jan 1929 in Ballard, KY. Barlow KY, Feb. 2 (Special) Funeral services for Mr. Sammy Dorsey Lee, 81 years old, who died at his home Friday January 25, were held Sunday afternoon at the New Liberty church with Rev. W. W. Henley, officiating. "Burial was in the Church cemetery. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Fannie Lee, five children, Mrs. Amanda Conway of Paducah, Mrs. Albert Harmon, Mrs. Homie Holt, and S. C. Lee of Kevil and Mrs. J. R. Jordan, of St. Louis. A sister Mrs, Mary Denton, of Robards, KY, and twelve grandchildren. He was buried in New Liberty Cemetery. Great Great grandson of Nicholas Dorsey of Huntington Quarter.

Move to McCracken County, about twenty miles of Paducah,

Copy of a letter from Amanda to son Sam Dorsey


Corydon, KY December 14, 1873

My Dear Samuel,

Your very kind and come letter of the 27th and the 29th come to hand about five day ago, am glad to hear that you and Fannie are well but sorry to hear that the dear little have the chills occasional, I would have written to you sooner but I was waiting to write something definite about my coming I do not know yet whether I will go along or Eddie will go with me. Mary expect to marry the 16th and we all expect to leave here the seventeenth . Mary will go to the Frog Island I expect to start to his mother, on antisit, and when he can get his money her now expects to go to Kansas, Mike has bought this place, that is Mr. Conley part. I suppose Mike will get the money about the first of January. I do hope Mr. Conley will find a place to suit him, near where you line. I want you all to be near to gather and be company for each other and help each other along true friend will do.

I will say in regard to the money that John owe me I did not expect him to pay any of it this year. I am sorry for John and I would help him and all the rest of you more if I could with out his furnishing my self. I expect to keep what property. I have and give it to my children when I do not need it any longer, that is what i want to do and I don't think any person will object.

Dear Sammy this has been a sad Sabbath day to me it is the last Sabbath that I ever expect to spend in this house and it may be the last that I ever will spend in KY. When I thank of the change I think of the past, and then of the future, but I cannot anticipate my future happiness to be equal to apart of the past, but what I have done I thought it would be for the better. I have not acted from any impulse of a moment, it has been bothering me alone time, but I could not persuade my self to take such a course until very lately. I am to satisfied yet. I must you writing as it is late all the other had gone to be a before I commenced writing. I will tell you all the news when I get their write to me when you get this I am going to stop with John a while is the children for me give my love to Fannie accept a share for yourself. I remain your loving Mother.
Amanda Lee

(on the same letter on the side of it) I hope you will excuse me for not writing to you this time as it is late and I will have to pack in the morning I will write again when I get to Mrs If I go alone I want to stay till March, but if I have company will stay 2 or 3 weeks.

(Note at the top of the Letter) Grandmother Amanda Dorsey Lee to Grandfather Samuel Dorsey Lee before her marriage to Esquire Hiram Turner next day after daughter Mary's marriage to Lawrence D. Denton.

Letter from Sam to Amanda...dtd June 5th 1884

Dear Mother,
In haste I seat myself to write you a few times. I have gotten a letter
from Willie (brother) as you will see by the part he sent to you. Now Mother
I want you for once to lay business down immediately and come down here and
I will tell you what I have not time to write. Now Mother I will look foryou
I am busy at work and worked down and some of the children are sick and I
am trying to get my crop in, but if you are not here by Wednesday night- I
will have to go after you. I am bound to see you right away. Nothing but
sickness can stop things. I do not want you to think me abrupt = with you in
the least for in all kindness and love I look for you. I want to see you
right away and then I will explain to you so be sure to come by Wednesday
night. Just bounce into your buggy out for Sammy or John's and don't
pull back on those lines till you halt girl- my house. So looking for you I
sign your son til death

SD Lee

Samuel Dorsey Lee was a farmer.
Samuel Dorsey Lee and Susan Frances "Fannie" Powell were married in the
William Powell home. Their marriage is registered in Book 8 p., 297.

Funeral Serviced for Mr. Sammy Dorsey Lee, 81 years old, who died at his
home Friday, January 25, were held Sunday afternoon at the New Liberty Church
with Rev. W.W. Henley, officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery. He is
survived by his widow, Mrs. Fannie Lee, five children.

He was married to Susan Frances (Fannie) POWELL on 6 Aug 1868 in Cairo, Henderson County KY. Marriage Bond Book 8 page 297.
August 6, 1868 Samuel Lee & Susan Frances Powell. Samuel Lee age 21, Farmer, Father born in Mason County, KY. Susan Frances age 19, Father born in N. C. (Married at the home of Wm. Powell. )

Marriage Record 147 Said that they got marriage on April 11, 1868 Two different dates on the record.

Marriage at William Powells August 6, 1868

Susan Frances (Fannie) POWELL was born on 17 Nov 1849 in Henderson County, KY. From her Marriage Bond She died on 3 Jun 1936 in Ballard, KY. Letter from Sam to Amanda...dtd June 5th 1884

Dear Mother,
In haste I seat myself to write you a few times. I have gotten a letter
from Willie (brother) as you will see by the part he sent to you. Now Mother
I want you for once to lay business down immediately and come down here and
I will tell you what I have not time to write. Now Mother I will look for
you I am busy at work and worked down and some of the children are sick and I
am trying to get my crop in, but if you are not here by Wednesday night- I
will have to go after you. I am bound to see you right away. Nothing but
sickness can stop things. I do not want you to think me abrupt = with you in
the least for in all kindness and love I look for you. I want to see you
right away and then I will explain to you so be sure to come by Wednesday
night. Just bounce into your buggy out for Sammy or John's and don't
pull back on those lines till you halt girl- my house. So looking for you I
sign your son till death

SD Lee

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Samuel Dorsey Lee was a farmer.
Samuel Dorsey Lee and Susan Frances "Fannie" Powell were married in the
William Powell home. Their marriage is registered in Book 8 p., 297.

Funeral Serviced for Mr. Sammy Dorsey Lee, 81 years old, who died at his
home Friday, January 25, were held Sunday afternoon at the New Liberty Church
with Rev. W.W. Henley, officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery. He is
survived by his widow, Mrs. Fannie Lee, five children.

She was buried in New Liberty Cemetery. Walter J. Bord said that their was another child name Gladys, then he has a ? mark. Sammiel Dorsey LEE and Susan Frances (Fannie) POWELL had the following children:

child+8 i. Annie Nora Lee HILL.
child+9 ii. Dorothy Viola Lee Jordan REESON.
child+10 iii. Edna Amanda Lee CONWAY.
child+11 iv. Maude Ellen Lee PARKER.
child12 v. Robert Owen LEE was born on 6 Sep 1877 in Union Town, KY. He died in Nov 1911.
child+13 vi. Minnie Frances Lee HARMON.
child+14 vii. Martha Susan Lee HOLT.
child+15 viii. Katie Bell LEE.
child+16 ix. Sam Carl LEE.

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