Vanquelon LEE

Vanquelon Lee was born in TN perhaps Fentress Co. TN. He appears by name in Fentress Co. TN only in court records where he and his father were charged with fighting Thomas K Beatty in public. He moved to Marion Co. IL, married twice and died there.

Vanquelon's First Family

Married first (07Jul1850 Marion Co. IL)Mary (SMITH) LEE (b. 26AUG1834 Marion Co. IL d.09Nov1877 Marion Co. IL) daughter of Mordecai SMITH andSarah (PURSLEY) SMITH

Their Children


  1. Matilda (LEE) CHANDLER(b.27Dec1851 Marion Co. IL d. 11Jan1882) m.(19Sep1872 Marion Co. IL) Samuel F. CHANDLER(b. 1851 d.24Dec1876 Marion Co. IL)

  2. Mordecai LEE(b.Nov1853 Marion Co. IL d. 1932) m1. (02Oct1879 Marion Co. IL) Nancy J.(CALDWELL) LEE m2 (11Dec1881 Marion Co. IL) Almira (SMITH) LEE(b. Jan 1861 IL d. aft 1900)

  3. George Washington LEE(b.Dec1854 Marion Co. IL d.aft 1900) m. (09Sep1881 Marion Co. IL) Mahala C. (WARREN) LEE(b.Jan1865 MO d. aft 1900)

  4. Mary A. (LEE) HYDEN(b.21Sep1858 Marion Co. IL d. aft 1894) m.(27Mar1891 Marion Co. IL)William W. HYDEN

  5. Sarah E. (LEE) WOODRUFF(b.21Sep1858 Marion Co. IL d.12Dec1888 Marion Co. IL) m. (18Apr1877 Marion Co. IL)James M. WOODRUFF

  6. Bartholemew/Bartholet? LEE(b. 1863 Marion Co. IL d.11Nov1899 Marion Co. IL) m. ?

  7. William LEE (b. Aug1864 Marion Co. IL d. aft 1900) m. (23Jun1883)Ida M. (LARSH) LEE(b.Mar1870 IL d. aft 1900)

  8. Margaret "Maggie" (LEE) ROBBINS (b. 1869 Marion Co. IL) d. after 1899) m. (Jan1893 Marion Co. IL)Shubal G. ROBBINS

  9. Flora LEE(b. 1873 Marion Co. IL d. aft1894) m. ?

  10. Newton L. LEE(b. 18Dec1875 Marion Co. IL d. 17Oct1877 Marion Co. IL)


Vanquelon's Second Family

Married SecondMahala E. (FRASER) LEE (b.1847 IL d. 1894 Marion Co. IL) daughter of William H. FRASER(b. 1810 NC)and Nancy (DICKENS) FRASER(b.1812 TN)

Their Children


  1. James LEE(b.08Feb1882 Marion Co. IL d. 31Jul1883 Marion Co. IL)

  2. Effie LEE(b.1885 Marion Co. IL d.28Apr1899 Marion Co. IL)

  3. Unknown daughter(b. aft 1885 d. aft 1899)

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