William Douglas Lee

Notes:

In South Bristol last Saturday January 3d 1925, occurred the death of William D. Lee after several months illness. The son of William and Samantha McMichael Lee, he was born in Naples on March 14, 1859, and had always resided here, except for a few years in South Bristol. Deceased is survived by his wife, Bertha Hulse Lee; two brothers, Charles T. Lee, of Naples and Bert Lee and by several nephews, neices and cousins; two sisters, Mrs. Fred Wilson, and Mrs.Austin S. Childs, preceded him in death. Funeral services were held in South Bristol yesterday morning at 11 o'clock, conducted by the Rev. W. T. H. Bayford, pastor of the Naples Methodist Church, and burial was made in Rose Ridge cemetery.
(The Naples News, January 7, 1925)

Raised by Robert and Sarah Coons, after his father died. 1870 census, Willie is living with the Robert and Sarah Coons family in Naples.

Family/Spouse: Bertha Hulse. Bertha was born in 1854; died in 1928; was buried in Academy Cemetery, Canandaigua, Ontario County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]