Individual Details
Green Burge Lee
(7 Feb 1853 - 3 Nov 1937)
On the 1880 U. S. Census of Canaan, Henry Co., Iowa Green appears with his wife Sarah J. and children Elbert V. and Samuel Lee. Green's occupation is farmer.
On the 1900 U. S. Census of New London, Henry Co., Iowa, Green Lee appears with his wife Sarah J. and children Roy V., Harry, Walter S. and Laura. Green and Sarah have been married 26 years. Sarah is the mother of 6 children all of whom are currently living. All members of the family were born in Iowa. Green is a farmer. All the children list under occupation that they are at school.
Burlington Daily Hawk Eye Gazette, Burlington, Iowa, Wednesday, November 3, 1937, Page 9, Col. 5: Green Lee died at his home at New London, Ia., today. Funeral services will be held at New London M. E. church Friday at 2 p.m. with interment in Burge cemetery. Rev. W. A. Longnecker will officiate. Short private services will be held at the home at 1:30 p.m. as Mrs. Lee, who is ill, is unable to attend rites at the church. The body, now at Elliott funeral residence, New London, will be returned to the house Thursday morning.
On the 1900 U. S. Census of New London, Henry Co., Iowa, Green Lee appears with his wife Sarah J. and children Roy V., Harry, Walter S. and Laura. Green and Sarah have been married 26 years. Sarah is the mother of 6 children all of whom are currently living. All members of the family were born in Iowa. Green is a farmer. All the children list under occupation that they are at school.
Burlington Daily Hawk Eye Gazette, Burlington, Iowa, Wednesday, November 3, 1937, Page 9, Col. 5: Green Lee died at his home at New London, Ia., today. Funeral services will be held at New London M. E. church Friday at 2 p.m. with interment in Burge cemetery. Rev. W. A. Longnecker will officiate. Short private services will be held at the home at 1:30 p.m. as Mrs. Lee, who is ill, is unable to attend rites at the church. The body, now at Elliott funeral residence, New London, will be returned to the house Thursday morning.
Events
| Birth | 7 Feb 1853 | New London, Henry Co., Iowa |  | ||
| Marriage | 11 Feb 1874 | Henry Co., Iowa - Sarah Jane "Jenny" Stafford | | ||
| Death | 3 Nov 1937 | New London, Henry Co., Iowa | | ||
| Burial | Burge Cemetery, New London, Henry Co., Iowa | |
Families
| Spouse | Sarah Jane "Jenny" Stafford (1855 - 1939) |
| Child | Elbert Victor Lee (1875 - 1947) |
| Child | Samuel Lee (1877 - ) |
| Child | Roy Virgil Lee (1881 - 1969) |
| Child | Harry Lee (1883 - ) |
| Child | Walter S. Lee (1888 - ) |
| Child | Laura Lee (1889 - ) |
| Father | Samuel Lee (1827 - ) |
| Mother | Louisa J. Burge (1829 - 1857) |
| Sibling | Ira Lee (1851 - 1853) |
Endnotes
1. Ancestry.com.
2. Obituary of Green Lee, Burlington Daily Hawk Eye Gazette, Burlington, Iowa, Wednesday, November 3, 1937, Page 9, Col. 5.
3. U. S. Gen Web Site.
4. Burge Cemetery.
5. Obituary of Green Lee, Burlington Daily Hawk Eye Gazette, Burlington, Iowa, Wednesday, November 3, 1937, Page 9, Col. 5.
6. Burge Cemetery.
7. Obituary of Green Lee, Burlington Daily Hawk Eye Gazette, Burlington, Iowa, Wednesday, November 3, 1937, Page 9, Col. 5.