Charles Ray Lee

1912 - 1991  (78 years)

• Name	Charles Ray Lee
  Birth	04 May 1912	Hopkins Co, KY   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1920	Hopkins Co, KY   [3]
  	age 7, living with father & step-mother
  Census	1940	Muhlenberg Co, KY   [4]
  	age 26, wife Jewel Mae-age 24, 4 children
  Census	1950	Lewisburg, Logan Co, KY   [5]
  	age 37, wife Jewel M-age 34, 6 children
  Obituary	12 Jan 1991	Louisville, Jefferson Co, KY   [2, 6]
  Death	12 Jan 1991	Louisville, Jefferson Co, KY   [2, 7, 8]
  Findagrave.com	19 Jan 2022
  	See Notes
  Burial	Louisville, Jefferson Co, KY   [7]
  	Resthaven Memorial Cemetery
  Person ID	I829	Butler Family Tree
  Last Modified	6 Jun 2026

  
  

  Father	Melvin Arthur Lee, Sr,   b. 24 Mar 1885, Butler Co, KY d. 19 Apr 1970, Hopkins Co, KY (Age 85 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Minnie C Hibbs,   b. 06 Feb 1890, Hopkins Co, KY d. 08 Nov 1916, Hopkins Co, KY (Age 26 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	29 Apr 1908	Hopkins Co, KY   [9, 10]
  Photos		Lee-Melvin-Arthur-Sr-(Minnie-C-(Hibbs))-19080429-KY-Hopkins-Mar-1.jpg
  		Lee-Melvin-Arthur-Sr-(Minnie-C-(Hibbs))-19080429-KY-Hopkins-Mar-2.jpg
  Family ID	F40	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Jewel Mae Anderson-xx,   b. 23 Aug 1914, KY d. 06 Feb 1998, FL (Age 83 years)
  Marriage	Bef 1933
  Notes	Children: dau Norma Jean Lee 1933 KY - 2008 - married ??? Belcher dau Betty Jane Lee 1936 KY - 2008 - married ??? Shoemaker dau Charlene Lee 1937 KY - 2017 - married ??? Mogg dau Patricia Ann Lee 1939 KY - married ??? Russgrove son Gerald R Lee 1942 son Thomas E Lee 1945
  Family ID	F1512	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Jun 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 04 May 1912 - Hopkins Co, KY Census - age 7, living with father & step-mother - 1920 - Hopkins Co, KY Census - age 26, wife Jewel Mae-age 24, 4 children - 1940 - Muhlenberg Co, KY Census - age 37, wife Jewel M-age 34, 6 children - 1950 - Lewisburg, Logan Co, KY Obituary - 12 Jan 1991 - Louisville, Jefferson Co, KY Death - 12 Jan 1991 - Louisville, Jefferson Co, KY Burial - - Louisville, Jefferson Co, KY  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos

  Lee-Charles-Ray-(Jewel-Mae-(Anderson))-1

  
  

• Notes

  - ** See marriage notes for list of children ** ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - in a picture 6/19/1977 with Lora Utley Hibbs at Ruby and Harlan Woodward's 50th anniversary - also in picture is daughter Norma Jean ----- Pic1-432 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ found at https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKHJ-GN5N Name: Charles Lee Titles and Terms: Event Type: Birth Event Date: 04 May 1912 Event Place: Hopkins, Kentucky, United States Gender: 9 Mother's Name: Minnie Hibbs **** Digital Folder Number: Citing this Record: "Kentucky, Vital Record Indexes, 1911-1999," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKHJ-GN5N : 1 July 2015), Charles Lee, 04 May 1912; citing Birth, Hopkins, Kentucky, United States, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives, Frankfort. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKCM-FCDB Name: Charles R Lee Event Type: Death Event Date: 12 Jan 1991 Event Place: Jefferson, Kentucky, United States Age: 78 Birth Date: Birth Year (Estimated): 1913 Digital Folder Number: Citing this Record: "Kentucky, Vital Record Indexes, 1911-1999," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKCM-FCDB : 1 July 2015), Charles R Lee, 12 Jan 1991; citing Death, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives, Frankfort. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVPL-66W1 Name: Charles Ray Lee Event Type: Obituary Event Date: 14 Jan 1991 Event Place: Kentucky, United States Gender: Male Age: 78 Relationship to Deceased: Deceased Birth Year (Estimated): 1913 Birthplace: , Hopkins, Death Date: 12 Jan 1991 Death Place: Louisville, , Newspaper: Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer Spouse and Children Jewel Anderson Lee Wife Female Gerald R Lee Son Male Thomas E Lee Son Male Jean Belcher Daughter Female Betty Shoemaker Daughter Female Charlene Mogg Daughter Female Patricia Russgrove Daughter Female Parents and Siblings Arthur Lee Jr Brother Male Ruby Woodard Sister Female Citing this Record: "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVPL-66W1 : 13 September 2016), Charles Ray Lee, Kentucky, United States, 14 Jan 1991; from "Recent Newspaper Obituaries (1977 - Today)," database, GenealogyBank.com (http://www.genealogybank.com : 2014); citing Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer, born-digital text. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Found at findagrave.com on 1/19/2022 Charles Lee Birth: 4 May 1912 Death: 12 Jan 1991 (aged 78) Burial: Resthaven Memorial Cemetery, Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA Memorial #: 187221324 Family Members Parents Melvin Arthur Lee 1885-1970 Minnie C. Hibbs Lee 1890-1916 Spouse Jewel Anderson Lee 1914-1998 Siblings Raymond Lee 1908-1979 Ruby L. Lee Woodward 1910-2005 Hazel Leora Lee Gunn 1913-1986 Half Siblings Arthur Lee 1925-2006 Mary Ruth Lee Beard 1929-2006 Children Norma Jean Lee Belcher 1933-2008 Betty Jane Lee Shoemaker 1934-2008 Charlene Lee Mogg 1936-2017 Created by: Carol Kaye (47727060) Added: 9 Feb 2018 URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/187221324/charles-lee Citation: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/187221324/charles-lee : accessed 19 January 2022), memorial page for Charles Lee (4 May 1912–12 Jan 1991), Find a Grave Memorial ID 187221324, citing Resthaven Memorial Cemetery, Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA ; Maintained by Carol Kaye (contributor 47727060) . ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

  
  

• Sources

  [S32] KY,Hopkins Co,Births. Child Mother Mo Da Year Cert. Lee, Charles Hibbs, Minnie 5 4 1912 23652 [S48] See Notes. [S13] 1920 United States Federal Census. [S15] 1940 United States Federal Census. [S86] 1950 United States Federal Census. [S43] Military documents. [S25] Findagrave.com. [S44] Obituary. [S35] KY,Hopkins Co,Marriages, 87. Name Spouse Date Book Page Lee, M.A. Hibbs, Minnie 4/29/1908 TT59 87 [S41] Marriage License.