James Hiram Lee, Sr. and Laura Agusta Barnett Lee

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Title

James Hiram Lee, Sr. and Laura Agusta Barnett Lee

Alternative Title

J. H. Lee and Laura Lee

Subject

Oviedo (Fla.)

Description

Husband and wife, James Hiram Lee, Sr. (1844-1920) and Laura Agusta Barnett Lee (1851-1940) sometime in the late 19th century. A veteran of the Confederate military, Lee served as an Orange County Commissioner, before Seminole County was established. The county courthouse was constructed in 1892, while Lee was chairman of the commission.

Barnett migrated from Columbia County to Oviedo and married Lee in 1867. The couple settled near Lake Charm in the Lake Jesup community (present-day Oviedo) in 1874 and had nine children, including William "Wiley" Lee (1869-1905); John Theodore Lee (1871-1959); Mary Louise Lee (1876-1877); Annie Ethel Lee Carter; James Hiram Lee, Jr. (1890-1959); Charles Simeon Lee (1892-1991), George Lee Wheeler, and Lillian Della Lee Lawton (ca. 1883-1977).

Creator

Howard

Source

Original 5 x 7 inch black and white photographic print by Howard: Private Collection of Vicki Clonts.

Date Created

ca. 1867-1899

Contributor

Clonts, Vicki
Bruce, Mimi

Is Format Of

Digital reproduction of original 5 x 7 inch black and white photographic print by Howard.

Is Part Of

Oviedo Historical Society Collection, Oviedo Collection, Seminole County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.

Format

image/jpg

Extent

107 KB

Medium

5 x 7 inch black and white photographic print

Language

eng

Type

Still Image

Coverage

Lake Charm, Oviedo, Florida

Accrual Method

Donation

Mediator

History Teacher

Provenance

Originally created by Howard.

Rights Holder

Copyright to this resource is held by Vicki Clonts and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.

Contributing Project

Curator

Cepero, Laura

Digital Collection

Source Repository

Private Collection of Vicki Clonts

External Reference

Robison, Jim. "Yankees Brought Their Cash, Crackers Supplied The Sweat." The Orlando Sentinel, March 14, 1999. http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/1999-03-14/news/9903120894_1_oviedo-lee-family-clonts.
Robison, Jim. Around Oviedo. 2012.
"James Hiram Lee." Find A Grave. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=31838835.
"Laura Agusta Barnett Lee." Find A Grave. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=31838770.

Still Image Item Type Metadata

Original Format

1 black and white photographic print

Physical Dimensions

5 x 7 inches

Citation

Howard, “James Hiram Lee, Sr. and Laura Agusta Barnett Lee,” RICHES, accessed December 26, 2024, https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/6279.

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