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 1865 - 1953
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| Born |
01 Jun 1865 |
Toledo, Lucas, Ohio, USA  |
| Gender |
Female |
| Died |
08 Jun 1953 |
Santa Monica, Los Angeles, California, USA |
| Buried |
08 Jun 1953 |
| Notes |
- [baltimore.ftw]
Los Angeles Times Wed. June 10, 1953, Part II, page 2.
Woman Paper Founder to be Buried Today
Private funeral services will be conducted today for Mrs. Marie Nelson Lee, 88, co-founder of a mid-western newspaper and mother of Film Director Rowland V. Lee.
Mrs. Lee died Monday in Santa Monica after a lengthy illness. She was a resident here for 30 years.
Widely known for Poetry
In the early 1890s Mrs. Lee and two other women founded the Sault City Voice in Manistee, Michigan. Her late husband, C.W. Lee, was a leader in early Community Chest campaigns. They celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in 1939.
Mrs. Lee, a native of Toledo, Ohio, had been active in the national movement for suffrage for women. She was widely known for poems published in all types of periodicals of the day.
She was a charter member of the Michigan's Women's Press Club and later a member of the New York Women's Press Club and many other professional and civic organizations.
In addition to her son, she leaves a daughter, Mrs. Zahrah Lee Koepp; two other sons, Robert and Donald, also connected with the motion picture industry, six grandchildren, and five great grand children.
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Los Angeles Examiner, Wednesday, June 10, 1953, Section I, p.7
Private Funeral Rites for Pioneer Newspaper Lady
Private funeral services will be held at Forest Lawn Memorial Park today for Mrs. Marie Nelson Lee, 88, pioneer newspaper woman and poet who died at Santa Monica Monday after a lengthy illness.
Mrs. Lee--mother of Movie Director-Producer Rowland V. Lee and Screen Writers Robert N. and Donald W. Lee--had been a resident of Los Angeles for more than 30 years.
In addition to her newspaper work, Mrs. Lee was active in the woman's suffrage movement, and in the 1890's was one of the founders of the country's first women's weekly newspaper in Manistee, Michigan.
Her poetry was widely published during the earlier part of the century. She was a charter member of the Michigan Women's Press Club and the New York Women's Press Club.
In addition to her sons, she is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Zahrah Lee Kelpp (sic); six grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Burial will be in Forest Lawn Memorial Park.
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| Person ID |
I903 |
My Genealogy |
| Last Modified |
11 Jun 2012 |
| Father |
Isaiah Rogers Nelson, b. 04 Mar 1817, , , New York, USA , d. 08 Feb 1889, Salina, Saline, Kansas, USA |
| Relationship |
Natural |
| Mother |
Alice Jane Doughty, b. 12 Jun 1833, Bethany, Wayne, Pennsylvania, USA , d. 09 Jul 1902, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA |
| Relationship |
Natural |
| Married |
26 Dec 1849 |
Palmyra, Lenawee, Michigan, USA |
| Family ID |
F381 |
Group Sheet |
| Family |
Clarence Willis Lee, b. 01 Jul 1864, Wellington, Lorain, Ohio, USA , d. 08 Nov 1942, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA |
| Married |
06 Feb 1889 |
Salina, Saline, Kansas, USA |
| Children |
| | 1. Robert Nelson Lee, b. 12 May 1890, Butte, Silver Bow, Montana, USA , d. 18 Sep 1964, Hollywood, California, USA |
| | 2. Rowland Vance Lee, b. 06 Sep 1891, Findlay, Hancock, Ohio, USA , d. 21 Dec 1975, Palm Desert, Riverside, California, USA |
| | 3. Gertrude Beulah Lee, b. 22 Aug 1893, Traverse City, Grand Traverse, Michigan, USA , d. 20 Jan 1960, Ridgecrest, Kern, California, USA |
| | 4. Donald Willis Lee, b. 02 Nov 1894, Manistee, Michigan, USA , d. Dec 1978, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA |
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| Family ID |
F389 |
Group Sheet |
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