Charles Lees and Jane W. Donaldson

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Husband Charles Lees ¹

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           Born: 16 Oct 1822 1
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         Father: James Lees (1792-1845) 2
         Mother: Charlotte Birttenshaw (      -1878) 3

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Wife Jane W. Donaldson ⁴

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           Born: 23 Feb 1821 1
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         Father: Isaac Donaldson (1791-1835) 1 5
         Mother: Rebecca "Beckie" Shannon (1793-1865) 1 5

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Children

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1 M Charles R. Lees ¹

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2 M William D. Lees ¹

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         Spouse: Melda Ray (      -      ) 1

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3 F Mary E. Lees ¹

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         Spouse: Charles Clark (      -      ) 1

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4 F Sarah E. Lees ¹

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         Spouse: A. H. Clark (      -      ) 1

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5 U [Infant] Lees ¹

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General Notes: Husband - Charles Lees

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He and his wife settled at marriage in Venango County, Pennsylvania, where they remained until April 21, 1853, when they left, and in 1854 came to Mercer County and rented for two years in Wilmington Township. April 2, 1856, they moved to another farm. He improved about eighty-two acres; was township treasurer two terms and supervisor. He and his wife were members of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church of Jackson Centre, and he was a Republican.

1 —, History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania. Its Past and Present (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 980.

2 —, History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania. Its Past and Present (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 895, 980.

3 —, History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania. Its Past and Present (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 895.

4 —, History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania. Its Past and Present (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 980, 1008.

5 J. P. Lytle, The Reed Family (Marion Center, PA: Independent Office, 1909), Pg 20.