Jane Vail Lee and Francis lived in wagons, under wagon covers, in log and adobe houses, in tents at Liberty, Clay County Missouri; at Far West, Caldwell County, Missouri; at Payson, Adams County, Illinois; at Nauvoo, Hancock County, Illinois; at Jamestown, Andrew County, Missouri, and points in between.
After staying behind for two years to raise crops and animals for other saints going west, the Lee family arrived in Salt Lake City in 1850. A few days before, President Brigham Young had asked Francis Lee's brothers if they would settle Tooele, Utah. So without unpacking their wagons, Jane Vail Lee moved on with her husband.
After eleven years in Tooele, the Francis Lee family was called to move to Dixie where they experienced both flood and drought.
Finally, in and effort to find feed for their animals, they discovered Meadow Valley and moved there about 1864. Again Jane Vail and her family built a home and farm from nature.
It was in Meadow Valley, later called Panaca, Nevada where Jane prevented an Indian from invading her cabin by hitting him with firewood when he tried to get her to give him her husband's rifle which was hanging over the fireplace. She stood less than 5 feet tall, but terrified the Indian.
After Francis' death, Jane Vail Lee turned her home into the only hotel in the area, where she did a good business serving California travelers and miners.
Sources: Nauvoo 5th ward list. Tooele and Panaca Ward Records. Panaca tombstones. The Samuel Lee Family History, a Century in Meadow Valley, Jane Vail Johnson Lee's diary. Family Bible.
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Francis & Jane Lee were living in Tooele County near Francis' brother Alfred Lee (p 383) and his father, Samuel Lee-- 1850 Tooele County, Utah federal census p 384
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Deseret News, Salt Lake City, Utah 11 Aug 1875:
Died, Panaca, Lincoln, NV, 10 Jul 1875, Jane Vail widow of Francis LEE, 59 years 9 months.
Jane Vail Lee and Francis lived in wagons, under wagon covers, in log and adobe houses, in tents at Liberty, Clay County Missouri; at Far West, Caldwell County, Missouri; at Payson, Adams County, Illinois; at Nauvoo, Hancock County, Illinois; at Jamestown, Andrew County, Missouri, and points in between.
After staying behind for two years to raise crops and animals for other saints going west, the Lee family arrived in Salt Lake City in 1850. A few days before, President Brigham Young had asked Francis Lee's brothers if they would settle Tooele, Utah. So without unpacking their wagons, Jane Vail Lee moved on with her husband.
After eleven years in Tooele, the Francis Lee family was called to move to Dixie where they experienced both flood and drought.
Finally, in and effort to find feed for their animals, they discovered Meadow Valley and moved there about 1864. Again Jane Vail and her family built a home and farm from nature.
It was in Meadow Valley, later called Panaca, Nevada where Jane prevented an Indian from invading her cabin by hitting him with firewood when he tried to get her to give him her husband's rifle which was hanging over the fireplace. She stood less than 5 feet tall, but terrified the Indian.
After Francis' death, Jane Vail Lee turned her home into the only hotel in the area, where she did a good business serving California travelers and miners.
Sources: Nauvoo 5th ward list. Tooele and Panaca Ward Records. Panaca tombstones. The Samuel Lee Family History, a Century in Meadow Valley, Jane Vail Johnson Lee's diary. Family Bible.
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Francis & Jane Lee were living in Tooele County near Francis' brother Alfred Lee (p 383) and his father, Samuel Lee-- 1850 Tooele County, Utah federal census p 384
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Deseret News, Salt Lake City, Utah 11 Aug 1875:
Died, Panaca, Lincoln, NV, 10 Jul 1875, Jane Vail widow of Francis LEE, 59 years 9 months.
Family Members
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William Henry Lee
1836–1904
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Electa Jane Lee Young Edwards
1838–1916
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Samuel Marion Lee Sr
1840–1890
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John Nelson Lee
1841–1914
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George Washington Lee
1844–1911
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Francis Columbus Lee Sr
1846–1910
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Jacob Edward Lee
1848–1850
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Jacob Edward Lee
1848–1850
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Milton Lafayette Lee
1853–1894
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Arthur Orson Lee
1856–1910
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Louisa Juliette Lee
1858–1863
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