A1 WILLIS ISIAH LEE SR. - (b.1805,d.1884) married CHARLOTTE THOMPSON, who was born 1803 in North Carolina and died in 1875 in Etowah County, Alabama. "WILLIS moved to Calhoun County from Spartenburg, where he had a grist mill on a creek. He lived there until 1862 OR 3 OR 4, then moved to Etowah County. Aunt Mamie was born there. Then they moved before "Papa" (Robert Jackson Lee) was born. They married in South Carolina. She had a sister that married a brother to her, so their children were double first cousins. (Thanks to Aunt Hattie for this information.)" Both buried Lee Cemetery.

Willis I. Lee Senior had 5 children:

1. Jeremiah "Jerry" Lee, b. December 1828 in Spartanburg Co., SC,
married: August 23, 1865,
Died: 08 January , 1907 in Etowah Co., AL Old Harmony Cemetery
Spouses: Jane (June) Unknown, Lucille Honea, Amanda "Mandy" Dunaway

2. Willis I. Lee Jr., b.Feb 5, 1835 in Spartanburg Co., SC
  d. 05 Sept, 1882 in: Etowah Co., Al. b. Lee Cemetery
Spouse: Thursay Dunnaway

3. Nancy Lee, b. July 6, 1839  in: Spartanburg Co., SC Married: 1869
Died: December 13, 1892 in Ala., in buried Lee Cemetery
Spouse: Nancy "Nan" Richey

4. John Henry Lee, b. bet 1841 - 1843 in Spartanburg Co., SC

5. Aaron Lee
spouse: unknown