Lewis Sanford Lee

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Lewis Sanford Lee

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Birthplace: Davidson County, Tennessee, United States
Death: July 29, 1894 (84)
Wickliffe, Ballard County, Kentucky, United States
Place of Burial: Wickliffe, Ballard, Kentucky
Immediate Family:

Son of John James Lee III and Jane "Jennie" Lee (Tuggle)
Husband of Nancy Lee
Father of Elizabeth Jane Lee; Robert Bronson Lee; Sarah Tennessee Mayberry; John Montgomery Lee; Polly Ann Lee and 2 others
Brother of Tarlton Lee; Henry Tuggle Lee; Nancy Johnson; James M Lee; Patsy Lee and 8 others

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About Lewis Sanford Lee

Lewis Lee was an early settler of Ballard, Co., Kentucky, arriving about 1833. His father was a soilder in the Revolutionary War. Lewis Lee had two brothers in the war of 1812, both participating in the Battle of New Orleans. In 1855 Lewis Lee commenced riding as deputy sheriff. In 1858 he was appointed to fill an unexpired term due to the death of the sheriff. He was subsequently elected sheriff for two terms, serving during the time of the Civil War. He farmed, and his farm grew to the size of 330 acres. (1865). He was a member of the Baptist Church and cast his first presidential vote for General Andrew Jackson.

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Lewis Sanford Lee's Timeline

1810
February 17, 1810
Davidson County, Tennessee, United States
1830
February 7, 1830
Montgomery County, Tennessee, United States
1831
October 8, 1831
Montgomery County, Tennessee, United States
1833
December 27, 1833
McCracken County, Kentucky, United States
December 28, 1833
Barlow, Ballard County, Kentucky, United States
1835
October 12, 1835
Ballard County, Kentucky, United States
1837
October 1, 1837
Ballard County, Kentucky, United States
1839
September 29, 1839
Ballard County, Kentucky, United States
1894
July 29, 1894
Age 84
Wickliffe, Ballard County, Kentucky, United States