Family Group Sheet
Marriage2 Mar 1901, Letcher Co., Kentucky
SpouseHortense Lee
Birth26 May 1861, Roanoke Co., Virginia
Death27 Oct 1943, Lexington, Fayette Co., Kentucky
FatherIsaac Friley
MotherRachel Lee (~1843-)
Other spousesSolomon Emery Baker
Notes for Hortense Lee
Her death certificate records Mrs. Hortense Reynolds, age 82 years 5 months 0 days, born 27 May 1861 in Roanoke, Va, died 27 Oct 1943 in rural Fayette Co., Ky, widow of Jos. Coleman Reynolds, father Isaac Friley, mother’s maiden name Rachel Lee, both born in Virgnia, cause of death cerebral hemorrhage, informant Mrs. G. O. Rogers, Spurr Road, Lexington, Ky, burial in Lexington Cemetery.
Census
1880 census of Letcher Co., Ky, Whitesburg district, enumerated 16 June, lists on p. 10 as a servant with the family of Henry C. Bates:
Lee, Hortence, 19, servant, b. Va Va Va; Irven, 6/12, b. Dec, Ky Ky Va, boarder.
Two households above is the family of Joseph Reynolds, whom Hortense would later marry after she separated from Solomon Baker.
Lee, Hortence, 19, servant, b. Va Va Va; Irven, 6/12, b. Dec, Ky Ky Va, boarder.
Two households above is the family of Joseph Reynolds, whom Hortense would later marry after she separated from Solomon Baker.
Census Notes for Joseph Coleman & Hortense (Family)
1900 census of Letcher Co., Ky, Millstone precinct, lists as family #255/256:
Reynolds, Joseph C., 51, married 35 years, b. Va Va Va, farmer; Lee, Hortence, servant, 50, b. Aug 1849, Va Va Va, widowed, mother of 9 children, 9 living; Coleman, son, 7, b. Nov 1892; Aggie, dau, 5, b. Oct 1894; James, son, 4, b. July 1895; Margie, dau, 1, b. Sep 1891. All children born Ky Va Va.
It is unclear whether the surname of the children is meant to be Lee or Reynolds, but probably Lee. These four plus the five children of Solomon Baker would add up to nine.
1910 census of Pittsburg Co., Oklahoma, Canadian township, enumerated 5 May, lists on p. 13A as family #239:
Reynolds, Josph C., 61, b. Va Va Va, farmer; Hartence, wife, 49, second marriage for both, married 18 years, mother of 11 children, 9 living; Coleman, son, 17; Angie, dau, 14; James M., son, 12; Margie, dau, 10, Amanda, dau, 6. All children born Ky Va Va.
(Notice that Hortense has gone from 50 to 49 in the decade! This age is more consistent with other records, though.)
1920 census of Letcher Co., Ky, Baker district, enumerated 3 Jan, lists on p. 2A as family #26:
Reynolds, Joseph C., 71, b. Va Va Va, farmer; Hortense, wife, 60, b. Va Va Va; Wannebo, Angie, dau, 24, married, b. Ky Va Va; Reynolds, James, son, 22, single, motorman, b. Ky Va Va; Margie, dau, 20, single; Dorothy, 5, granddau, b. Washington Ky West Virginia.
Reynolds, Joseph C., 51, married 35 years, b. Va Va Va, farmer; Lee, Hortence, servant, 50, b. Aug 1849, Va Va Va, widowed, mother of 9 children, 9 living; Coleman, son, 7, b. Nov 1892; Aggie, dau, 5, b. Oct 1894; James, son, 4, b. July 1895; Margie, dau, 1, b. Sep 1891. All children born Ky Va Va.
It is unclear whether the surname of the children is meant to be Lee or Reynolds, but probably Lee. These four plus the five children of Solomon Baker would add up to nine.
1910 census of Pittsburg Co., Oklahoma, Canadian township, enumerated 5 May, lists on p. 13A as family #239:
Reynolds, Josph C., 61, b. Va Va Va, farmer; Hartence, wife, 49, second marriage for both, married 18 years, mother of 11 children, 9 living; Coleman, son, 17; Angie, dau, 14; James M., son, 12; Margie, dau, 10, Amanda, dau, 6. All children born Ky Va Va.
(Notice that Hortense has gone from 50 to 49 in the decade! This age is more consistent with other records, though.)
1920 census of Letcher Co., Ky, Baker district, enumerated 3 Jan, lists on p. 2A as family #26:
Reynolds, Joseph C., 71, b. Va Va Va, farmer; Hortense, wife, 60, b. Va Va Va; Wannebo, Angie, dau, 24, married, b. Ky Va Va; Reynolds, James, son, 22, single, motorman, b. Ky Va Va; Margie, dau, 20, single; Dorothy, 5, granddau, b. Washington Ky West Virginia.
