Benjamin Martin LeeAge: 79 years1875–1954
- Name
- Benjamin Martin Lee
- Given names
- Benjamin Martin
- Surname
- Lee
 Birth | August 17, 1875 36 36 |
 Birth of a sister | Maggie Lee May 17, 1878 (Age 2 years) |
| Death of a sister | Maggie Lee June 20, 1878 (Age 2 years) |
 Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 2 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Birth of a brother | Virgil Elvin Lee February 26, 1880 (Age 4 years) |
 Census | June 2, 1880 (Age 4 years) |
| Death of a mother | Virginia A Martin October 27, 1892 (Age 17 years) |
| Death of a brother | Charles P Lee June 18, 1897 (Age 21 years) Cause: Shot in back; operation not successful |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 22 years)Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War |
| Death of a father | Charles Penic Lee October 14, 1903 (Age 28 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 40 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 41 years)Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I |
| Historical Event | Spanish Influenza Epidemic 1918 (Age 42 years)Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/ |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 54 years)Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression |
| Death of a brother | John Wesley Lee April 10, 1932 (Age 56 years) |
| Death of a brother | Virgil Elvin Lee August 11, 1933 (Age 57 years) Cause: TB |
| Death of a half-sister | Louisa Sue Lee May 27, 1938 (Age 62 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 66 years)Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 74 years)Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 70 years)Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War |
 Death | December 15, 1954 (Age 79 years) |
 Burial | December 16, 1954 (1 day after death) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Lee Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Charles Penic Lee Birth: March 20, 1839 38 37 — Logan, Kentucky, United States Death: October 14, 1903 — Logan, Kentucky, United States |
| mother |
Virginia A Martin Birth: January 18, 1839 — Kentucky, United States Death: October 27, 1892 — Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: October 8, 1868 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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13 months elder brother |
Charles P Lee Birth: November 18, 1869 30 30 — Kentucky, United States Death: June 18, 1897 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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22 months elder brother |
Alfred Tinsley Lee Birth: September 12, 1871 32 32 — Kentucky, United States Death: June 17, 1959 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years elder brother |
John Wesley Lee Birth: October 2, 1873 34 34 Death: April 10, 1932 — Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States |
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22 months himself |
Benjamin Martin Lee Birth: August 17, 1875 36 36 — Kentucky, United States Death: December 15, 1954 — Daysville, Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years younger sister |
Maggie Lee Birth: May 17, 1878 39 39 — Logan, Kentucky, United States Death: June 20, 1878 — Logan, Kentucky, United States |
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21 months younger brother |
Virgil Elvin Lee Birth: February 26, 1880 40 41 — Kentucky, United States Death: August 11, 1933 — Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States |
| Father’s family with Amanda M Miller |
| father |
Charles Penic Lee Birth: March 20, 1839 38 37 — Logan, Kentucky, United States Death: October 14, 1903 — Logan, Kentucky, United States |
| step-mother |
Amanda M Miller Death: |
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Marriage: December 26, 1860 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years half-sister |
Elizabeth D Lee Birth: 1862 22 — Kentucky, United States Death: |
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23 months half-sister |
Louisa Sue Lee Birth: November 24, 1863 24 — Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: May 27, 1938 — Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia, United States |
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3 years half-sister |
Rose E Lee Birth: 1866 26 — Kentucky, United States Death: |
| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - Charles Penic Lee - Household
Logan, Kentucky, United States
Robert listed not Virgil Lee |