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Below is a family biography included in Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Chicot County, Arkansas published by Goodspeed Publishing Company in 1890.  These biographies are valuable for genealogy research in discovering missing ancestors or filling in the details of a family tree. Family biographies often include far more information than can be found in a census record or obituary.  Details will vary with each biography but will often include the date and place of birth, parent names including mothers' maiden name, name of wife including maiden name, her parents' names, name of children (including spouses if married), former places of residence, occupation details, military service, church and social organization affiliations, and more.  There are often ancestry details included that cannot be found in any other type of genealogical record.

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John H. Lee. Prominent among the highly respected and genial men who, by their industry, genius, and wide-awake way of solving the problems of life is he whose name heads this sketch. A son of Henry and Susan M. (Massy) Lee, he was born in Shelby County in 1852. His parents were natives of Tennessee and Alabama, respectively, and the former was a physician, but preferring the freedom of outdoor exercise, abandoned his profession to devote his attention to farming. When the subject of this sketch was only one year old, the family emigrated to Arkansas, locating in Drew County. At the present date the father resides in Ashley County, having reached his sixty-seventh year. The mother departed this life in the year 1884. John H. Lee enjoyed good educational advantages in his youth, attending the public schools of his county until he had prepared himself for the battle of life, and made his first venture in the business world as a clerk in a dry goods house, which position he continued to fill most creditably until 1878. In that year he married Miss Gertrude L. Davis, daughter of Felix G. and Mary (Lamb) Davis. Immediately after his marriage Mr. Lee began farming, an occupation that he follows. To Mr. and Mrs. Lee have been born seven children, viz.: Lou Ellen, Mary S., Cleveland D., Mattie C., John B., Joseph M., and an infant, who died without being named. The subject of this sketch owns a valuable farm of 140 acres. In politics he is a member of the Democratic party, and he also belongs to several prominent lodges.

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This family biography is one of 34 biographies included in Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Chicot County, Arkansas published in 1890.  For the complete description, click here: Chicot County, Arkansas History, Genealogy, and Maps

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