Pictures from the Past

Sarah Beatrice Moore Lee, born Feb., 23 1912; died Apr. 11 1991. Sarah was the daughter of Lula Horner of Gatliff, KY. Sarah married General Lee and they had 8 children: General, Jr., Raymadene, Leonard, Lois, William, Wanda, Henry and Glenda.

Sarah B. Moore Lee, 1960's

Sarah B. Moore, 1916

General Lee, born 28th Apr., 1911; died 23 Jul., 1995. Born and lived his entire life on Harps Creek, Knox County, KY. He worked as a coal miner in Knox Co., KY and Wheeling, West Virginia. When he worked at the coal mine in Kay Jay he would walk across the mountain to work, everyday. As he grew older and with the mining almost gone he retired to his farm. General was the only child of Smith Lee and Lula Peace, who never moved away from the head of Harps Creek.

General Lee, Sarah Lee, and son William Lee. William Lee; born 28 Aug 1940, died May 16 1993.

General Lee, 1950

Smith B. Lee, with great-grandson Tommy, 1965 Smith was the son of Andrew Mack Lee and Delila Golden. Smith was born Sept. 23, 1882; died Dec 5, 1967.

Lula A. Peace, daughter of Joseph Walter Peace and Rachel Lay. Lula was born Jan. 28, 1888; died of tuberculosis Feb. 5, 1921. Lula was 14 years old when she married Smith Lee. They had eight children.

Rachel Lay, daughter of Rev. William L. Lay and Elizabeth Ellison. Rachel was born Feb. 5, 1853; died Jan. 24, 1926. Rachel married Joseph Walter Peace, Dec. 23 1869.

.Joseph Walter Peace, born Nov. 10, 1838; died Sept, 1923. Joseph was the son of Thomas Peace and Jane Harp.