Gazlay Family History
 

Family HistoryFamily History - Horace Lee


Key:1.“+” before a child’s name indicates the child has their own entry in the next generation.
 2.“born xxxx” indicates the child is under 18 years of age so the birth date is not shown.
This family history features Horace Lee and two of his descendants down to the third generation.


First Generation
1. Horace Lee,1 born 10 July 1868 in Merrimac, Sauk County, Wisconsin (parents not determined);1 died 14 January 1946.1 Horace married, 10 September 1898, May Lettie Toase1 (born 22 November 1878 in Wisconsin, parents not determined;1 May died 31 May 19101). Horace and May are buried in Sylvania Cemetery, Yorkville, Racine County, Wisconsin.1

Child of Horace Lee and May Lettie Toase:

+2i. Reuben Earl Lee, born 9 May 1910 in Sylvania, Racine County, Wisconsin; died 22 December 1997. Married Ruth Eleanor Knight.

  1. Jan’s Digs (website), by Jan Cortez. Sylvania Cemetery, Yorkville Township, Racine County, Wisconsin, compiled by Mary Anne Falk, April, 1991; cemetery lot of Horace Lee: the record gives family details of his two wives and their children, including Reuben E. Lee who married Ruth E. Knight [sources are not provided for any of the family information].
Second and Third Generations
2. Reuben Earl Lee2 (Horace1), born 9 May 1910 in Sylvania, Racine County, Wisconsin;1, 2 died 22 December 1997.1 Reuben married, 29 January 1938 in Racine County, Wisconsin, Ruth Eleanor Knight2 (born 29 February 1916 in Wisconsin, the daughter of Harold Timothy Knight and Mary Irene DeLong;2, 3, 4, 5 Ruth died 15 December 19973).

Child of Reuben Earl Lee and Ruth Eleanor Knight:

 3i. Patricia Mae Lee.

  1. Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Rootsweb (website). Lee, Ruben E., no. 398-09-9462; died 22 December 1997; born 9 May 1910; last residence: Cochise, Arizona.
  2. Jan’s Digs (website), by Jan Cortez. Sylvania Cemetery, Yorkville Township, Racine County, Wisconsin, compiled by Mary Anne Falk, April, 1991; cemetery lot of Horace Lee: the record gives family details of his two wives and their children, including Reuben E. Lee who married Ruth E. Knight [sources are not provided for any of the family information].
  3. Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Rootsweb (website). Lee, Ruth E., no. 396-10-8119; died 15 December 1997; born 29 February 1916; last residence: Cochise, Arizona.
  4. U.S. Federal Census, 1920, Wisconsin, Racine County, Racine, Enumeration District 69, Sheet No. 10B, family of James E. DeLong (57. Wisconsin, laborer, automobile tires); wife Verna DeLong (52, Wisconsin); daughter Mary I. Knight (29, Wisconsin, widow); grand daughter Ruth E. Knight (3 10/12, Wisconsin); grand son Everet W. Knight (1 11/12, Wisconsin); border Ellen Gilbert (29, Wisconsin, teacher, grade school); border Ella Foxwell (36, Wisconsin, teacher, grade school); border Inez M. Lacey (24, Wisconsin, teacher, grade school).
  5. U.S. Federal Census, 1930, Wisconsin, Racine County, Racine City, Enumeration District 51-35, Sheet No. 30B, family of James E. DeLong (66, Wisconsin, first married age 25); wife Verna DeLong (61, Wisconsin, first married age 20); daughter Mary I. Knight (40, Wisconsin, widow, first married age 23, teacher, public school); grand daughter Ruth Eleanor Knight (14, Wisconsin).