Individual Details

Mollie Wilson

(Jan 15, 1869 - Jan 9, 1905)

B. Peter Lee - Family stories say that Mollie Wilson married a man named B. Peter Lee around the time that her daughter Alta Monyette was born, thereby giving the child the last name of 'Lee'. Those stories also argue that B. Peter Lee was a fictional character who was created to explain Mollie's pregnancy. To date no records of Lee's existence, or of the alleged marriage, have been identified.

William T. Stevens - The 1900 US census shows that Mollie Wilson and William T. Stevens married in 1898, when Mollie's daughter, Alta Monyette, would have been about 9 years old. The couple's marriage certificate has not been located to date.

Alta Monyette's Biological Father - Research using a DNA sample provided by Alta Monyette's son, George W. King, is underway to try and determine the identity of Alta Monyette's birth father. Reports of that research will be shared on the OurBelovedAncestors webpage as that work is completed.


Events

BirthJan 15, 1869Kentucky
BirthJan 15, 1869Kentucky
Census1880Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Granddaughter, Pembroke, Christian, Kentucky
Marriage1889B Peter Lee
Marriage1898William T. Stevens
Residence1900Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Wife - Chicago Ward 4, Cook, Illinois
DeathJan 9, 1905Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee
Mollie StevensJan 9, 1905Mollie Wilson's Death Certificate - Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee
BurialJan 10, 1905MT Ararat, Tennessee
Alt nameMollie Lee
Alt nameMollie Stevens

Families

SpouseB Peter Lee ( - )
ChildAlta Monyette Lee (1889 - 1977)
SpouseWilliam T. Stevens (1872 - )
MotherAnne Wilson (Allen) (1851 - )
SiblingSusan Wilson (1876 - )
SiblingJohn Wilson (1876 - )
SiblingDovie Wilson (Wallace) (1875 - )
SiblingHattie (Wilson) Allen Bronaugh (1879 - 1928)

Notes

Alt name

Mollie Wilson may have been known as Mollie Lee, but a union with B Peter Lee has never been verified.

Endnotes

1. Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004), Year: 1900; Census Place: Chicago Ward 4, Cook, Illinois; Roll: 247; Page: 5; Enumeration District: 0089; FHL microfilm: 1240247.

2. Ancestry.com, U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current (Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012).

3. Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1880 United States Federal Census (Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010), Year: 1880; Census Place: Pembroke, Christian, Kentucky; Roll: 409; Page: 237D; Enumeration District: 013.

4. Ancestry.com, Tennessee, U.S., City Death Records, 1872-1923 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012), Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, Tennessee; Tennessee Death Records, 1908-1959; Roll #: M-9.

5. Ancestry.com, U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current (Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012).

6. Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1880 United States Federal Census (Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010), Year: 1880; Census Place: Pembroke, Christian, Kentucky; Roll: 409; Page: 237D; Enumeration District: 013.

7. Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004), Year: 1900; Census Place: Chicago Ward 4, Cook, Illinois; Roll: 247; Page: 5; Enumeration District: 0089; FHL microfilm: 1240247.

8. Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004), Year: 1900; Census Place: Chicago Ward 4, Cook, Illinois; Roll: 247; Page: 5; Enumeration District: 0089; FHL microfilm: 1240247.

9. Ancestry.com, U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current (Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012).

10. Ancestry.com, Tennessee, U.S., City Death Records, 1872-1923 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012), Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, Tennessee; Tennessee Death Records, 1908-1959; Roll #: M-1.

11. Ancestry.com, Tennessee, U.S., City Death Records, 1872-1923 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012), Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, Tennessee; Tennessee Death Records, 1908-1959; Roll #: M-9.

12. , Findagrave (Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA: n.p., 9 January 1905), Mollie Stevens 9 Jan 1905.

13. Ancestry.com, U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current (Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012).

14. Ancestry.com, Tennessee, U.S., Deaths and Burials Index, 1874-1955 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011).