BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES, BELMONT COUNTY, OHIO

"History of the Upper Ohio Valley" Vol. II, 1890.

Presented by Linda Fluharty from hard copies provided
by Mary Staley & Phyllis Slater.

Pages 724-725.
 
LEVI B. LEE, son of John E. and Elizabeth (Benson) Lee, is a native of
Maryland, born in the city of Baltimore in the year 1839. The father
was born in Baltimore, about the year 1813, and was by occupation, a book-
binder. He moved to Ohio in 1840, settling in Guernsey county, where he
engaged in agriculture, and where his death occurred, March 25, 1875.
Mrs. Lee was born in Hartford county, Maryland, October 8, 1820, and is
still living in Belmont county. Mr. and Mrs. Lee were the parents of the
following children, namely:  Harriet A., deceased; Levi B.; Rachel N.,
wife of Frank Spencer; John E., deceased; Martha E., deceased; Eliza J.,
wife of H. Thomas; Mary A., deceased; Phebe E., wife of Anson Mead; Sarah,
wife of J. C. Burcher. Levi B. Lee was raised to agricultural pursuits in
Guernsey county, received a common school education, and on attaining his
majority, began life as a farmer. In his business transactions, Mr. Lee
has met with well deserved success, and from a very humble beginning, has
succeeded in accumulating a sufficiency of this world's goods, owning at
this time, a fine farm of 204 acres, the greater part of which is under a
high state of cultivation. In connection with farming, Mr. Lee has given
considerable attention to stock-raising, and is justly considered one of
the representative men of the community. November 29, 1864, was solemnized,
his marriage with Miss Narcissa Redd, daughter of Isaiah and Ann (Sinclair)
Redd. Mr. Redd was a native of Virginia, born in 1801, and died in the year
1861. Mrs. Redd was a daughter of James and Catharine Sinclair. She de-
parted this life on the 12th of February, 1844. The marriage of Mr. and
Mrs. Lee has been blessed with the birth of three children, viz.: Alden A.,
born September 29, 1865; John B., born June 14, 1872; Corliss E., born
April 21, 1876. Mr. and Mrs. Lee are members of the Methodist church,
belonging to the Burton Station society.