Biography
Son of Peter Perrine Lee and Ruth Huntington Gard, Rodney was born in 1804. He married Sarah Faulkner in1823.
In the 1850 census, Jefferson (age 46), Farmer, was in Miami, Hamilton, Ohio, United States.[1]
| Name | Sex | Age | Occupation | Birth Place |
| Jefferson Lee | M | 46 | Farmer | Ohio |
| Sarah Lee | F | 46 | Pennsylvania | |
| James H Lee | M | 16 | Ohio | |
| Jefferson F Lee | M | 16 | Ohio | |
| Henry M Lee | M | 12 | Ohio | |
| Sidney F Lee | M | 5 | Ohio | |
| Mary Tippa | F | 12 | Germany |
In the 1870 census, Jefferson (age 66), Retired Farmer, was in Saluda, Jefferson, Indiana.[2]
Rodney died on 28 October 1871 and was buried at Woods Graveyard, Hanover, Jefferson County, Indiana, United States.[3]
- Fact: census ( 1850) Miami Township, Hamilton, Ohio
- Fact: Residence (1850) Miami Township, Hamilton, Ohio, United States
- Fact: Census (1860) , Trimble, Kentucky, United States
- Fact: Census (1870) Saluda Township, Jefferson, Indiana, United States
- Fact: Burial Jefferson, Indiana, United States
Sources
- ↑
1850 Census:
"1850 United States Federal Census"
The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Miami, Hamilton, Ohio; Roll: 686; Page: 276a; Line Number: 23
Ancestry Record 8054 #15899105 (accessed 27 March 2024)
Jefferson Lee (46), Farmer, in Miami, Hamilton, Ohio, USA. Born in Ohio. - ↑
1870 Census:
"1870 United States Federal Census"
Year: 1870; Census Place: Saluda, Jefferson, Indiana; Roll: M593_328; Page: 528A
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7163 #20537200 (accessed 27 March 2024)
J R Lee (66), Retired Farmer, in Saluda, Jefferson, Indiana. Born in Ohio. - ↑
Burial:
"U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current"
Find A Grave: Memorial #63201352
Ancestry Record 60525 #29546547 (accessed 1 March 2026)
Rodney Jefferson Lee burial (died on 28 Oct 1871) at Woods Graveyard, Hanover, Jefferson County, Indiana, United States of America. Born on 16 Nov 1804.
- Family History: "U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970"
Original data: Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970. Louisville, Kentucky: National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. Microfilm, 508 rolls
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2204 #753747 (accessed 23 March 2024)
Name: Rodney Jefferson Lee; Birth Date: 16 Nov 1803; Death Date: 28 Oct 1871; SAR Membership: 73864; Role: Ancestor; Application Date: 2 Oct 1951; Father: Peter Perrine Lee; Mother: Rush Huntington Hard; Spouse: Sarah Faulkner; Children: Jefferson Francis Marion Lee.
- "Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1965," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NS75-6ZK : 2 March 2021), R. J. Lee in entry for Jefferson F. M. Lee, 1912; citing Death, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States, certificate , Office of Vital Statistics, Frankfort; FHL microfilm 1,904,689.
- Also see: "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 21 October 2022, 17:10), entry for Rodney Jefferson Lee (PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:KCGB-HQD ); contributed by various users.