Henry Lee son of John L. Lee ,also known as Jackie, and Molly Rebecca Matthews Lee.
Henry was named after his Uncle Henry who was born in Va. but later migrated to Overton County.

He was the second child of eleven.
Mahalia Lee 1813-1893
Malachi Lee 1816-1870
Mary Lee 1820-1897
Melinda Lee 1822-1876
Washington Lee 1824-1862
Adam Lee 1825-1853
Lucinda Lee 1825-1912
Levi Lee 1826-1862
Huntsman Lee 1827-
James Lee 1827-1847

Henry married Virginia Jane 'Jennie' Copeland in 1836.
They had 6 children:
John Madison Lee 1837-1915
Margaret Melissa Lee 1841-1883
Frederick Copeland Lee 1843-
Hannah Elizabeth Lee 1845-1880
Rebecca Ellen Lee 1845-1918
Bethiar Lee 1851-1905


Before 1851 Jennie divorced Henry on grounds of adultery.

Not long after the divorce he remarries young 18 year old Jane Victor. They have 5 children:
Almeda Lee 1852-1931
Mahaley Lee 1859-1922
Alty D. Lee 1863-
William Lee 1869-
James Virgil Lee 1871-1942

Henry lived his whole life in Overton county. He had a roving eye for the ladies, which caused his first marriage to divorce and almost the same to his second marriage.
Henry was a Distiller of Spirits or Moonshiner in Overton county with his distillery now located at the junction of Hwy 111 and 84 just east of Livingston Tn.
He lived to be 87.


*********** NOTE ON SON FREDERIC Copeland LEE *************

FREDERICK C LEE WAS BORN TO HENRY & JENNIE COPELAND LEE AROUND 1843 IN OVERTON COUNTY TN.
IN 1861 FREDERICK ENLISTED TO THE 13 TH CONFEDERATE CALVARY UNDER GENERAL GEORGE DIBRILL OF SPARTA.
DEC. 8, 1863 HE WAS CAPTURED BY UNION FORCES & TRANSFERED TO FORT DELAWARE CAMP ON PEA PATCH ISLAND. HE WAS INCARCERATED ABOUT THE SAME TIME & PLACE AS HIS BROTHER JOHN MADISON LEE.
FEB.27, 1865 HE WAS RELEASED AS A P.O.W. RETURNED TO TN AND RESIDED IN OVERTON COUNTY UNTIL AROUND 1870S. HE MOVED HEADING TOWARD MISSOURI AND CONTACT WITH HIS LEE/COPELAND FAMILY BECAME NON EXISTANT.

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