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Population 1880--White 14,192, Indians 2; colored 922, total
15,116.
County Seat, Jonesville. Population 277
Vote of county November 2, 1886--Democrats 913; Republicans
1,131
Value real estate, 1886: $1.076,639.33
Value personal property: $ 533,467.00
Tax real estate: $4,357.79
Tax personal property: $2,133.91
Captation Tax: White 2,633, colored: 121
Lee county was formed 1792 from Russell, and named in honor of Henry Lee, the then Governor. It lives on the eastern slope of the Cumberland mountains at the extreme southwestern angle of the State. The States of Kentucky and Tennessee bound it on the north and south and Scott county on the east. The western part is very mountainous and the land unimproved, but the eastern and valley portions are quite fertile and produce good and abundant crops of corn, oats, rye, and wheat and the grasses. Some tobacco of fine grade is also raised. The orchard and dairy yield handsome revenue. The county is well watered by the headwaters of Powells river, which also furnish a means for the transportaiton of grain and forest products to market. The minerals found in this county are iron (red and brown hematite), coal, barytes and salt. The timbers are white oak, much being the natural growth, and every variety of wood to be found in any other county in the State. Jonesville, the county seat, is a thriving village, located about the middle of the county, and has a population of about 300. The area of the county is 400 square miles, or 256,137 acres, and the average assessed value of the land is $4.20 per acre.
Post Offices
Bailey
Bales' Mills - J. S. B. Richmond
Beech Spring - B. M. Morgan
Blackwater - John T. Livsay
Boon's Path - Charles E. Baylor
Brick Store - J. B. Cox
Cany Hollow - Mrs. M. E. C. Ewing
Chandler - James M. Stamper
Corin - E. M. Pennington
Crab Orchard - James R. P. Legg
Cumbow - Charles H. Kincaid
Delphi - W. M. Pennington
Douglass - S. A. Ball
Fritts' - B. F. Thompson
Gibson's Station - C. W. Nash
Golconda
Hau - John P. Graham
Jonesville - J. M. Couk
Longfield
Pridemore - W. P. Word
Rocky Station - Lafayette Loyd
Rose Hill - Robert M. Bales
Slemp
Stickleyville - C. V. Young
Tide - W. P. M. Stewart
Turkey Cove
Van - Charles W. Marshall
Walnut Hill - J. M. Wheeler
White Shoals - Wright Stickley
Yokum Station - E. S. Flanary
Zion Mills- W. S. Hunt
Courts
The Circuit Court of the Seventeenth Circuit meets at Jonesville on the first Monday after the fourt Monday in March, August and November.
Judge: H. S. K. Morrison
Clerk: John A. G. Hyatt
The County Court meets at the Courthouse on the first Monday in each month.
Judge: C. T. Duncan
Clerk: John R. Gibson
County Officers
Sheriff: S. H. Ewing
Treasurer: J. P. Graham
Surveyor: Luther N. Carmichael
Commonwealth's Attorney: John M. Morgan
Superintendent of Poor: J. R. Ely
Magistrates
H. C. Joslyn, Charles Marshall, W. A. Owens, Jonesville District; John Riddle, F. B. Cox, F. M. Paison, Yokum Station District; A. J. Littleton, J. P. Myers, J. J. Newman, Rocky Station District; J. W. Woodward, E. H. Daniel, D. C. Willis, Rose Hill District; John Curry, E. M. Russell, H. Edmondson, White Shoals District.
Supervisors
S. S. Surgener, Jonesville District; Craig Pennington, Yokum Station District; J. T. Hughes, Rocky Station District; H. C. T. Richmond, Rose Hill District; Wm. Jayne, White Shoals District.
Constables
S. H. Bolen, C. C. Poteet, Jonesville District; Jmaes Smith, C. B. Turner, Yokum Station District; J. P. Ely, Wm. Tankersly, Rocky Station District; J. R. Edds, Neil Jennings, Rose Hill District; Jonathan Smith, S. S. Rose, White Shoals District
Attorneys at Law
Duncan, C. F. - Jonesville
Goins, A. M. - Jonesville
Howard, Henry - Hau
Johnston, C. B. - Gibson's Station
Legg, H. H. K. - Crab Orchard
Legg, U. S. G. - Crab Orchard
Moore, A. C. - Crab Orchard
Morgan, John M. - Jonesville
Morgan, H. J. - Jonesville
Morris, G. C. - Jonesville
Orr, J. W. - Jonesville
Orr, W. A. - Jonesville
Pennington, E. M. - Corinth
Pennington, E. W. - Delphi
Pridemore, A. L. - Jonesville
Sewell, B. H. - Jonesville
Cattle Dealers
Hurst & Shelburn - Zion's Mills
Litton, D. S. - Dryden
Litton, Robert - Bailey
Parsons, M. C. - Zion's Mills
Russell, George W. - Hau
Slemp, Cain - Turkey Cove
Coach and Wagon Builders
Carnes, Alexander - Pridemore
Barren, Adam - Gibson's Station
Burk, Francis - Rocky Station
Cau, Jefferson - Rose Hill
Cridlin, John N. & Sons - Jonesville
Dillman, George W. - Rose Hill
Gates, W. A. - Crab Orchard
Hall, Jacob - Pridemore
Hall, John S. - Zion's Mills
Harber, J. - Beech Spring
Hobbs, S. D. - Rose Hill
Horton, W. H. - Tide
Hyatt, N. G. - Crab Orchard
Lawson, R. - Chandler
Martin, W. - Rose Hill
Mink, Hiram - Chandler
Moore, J. A. - Blackwater
Sarvers, John - Tide
Seal, J. K. - Boon's Path
Woodward, G. - Cumbow
Dentists
Astrop, V. R. - Zion's Mills
Duff, C. - Friths
Duff, John - Douglas
Duff, M. F. - Jonesville
Ely, J. G. - Hau
Gibson, H. R. - Gibson's Station
Larmer, E. S. - Stickleysville
McGinness, G. C. - Jonesville
Distillers
Clark, F. M., Sr. - Crab Orchard
Clark, Wm. - Crab Orchard
Ely, Joseph - Hau
Gibson, T. S. - Gibson's Station
Hurst & Shelburn - Zion's Mills
Legg, J. K. P. - Crab Orchard
Morris, D. F. - Crab Orchard
Skaggs, John - Hau
General Merchants
Anderson, F. C. - Chandler
Bales, D. B. & Co. - Rose Hill
Bales, Henry - Douglas
Baylor, Chas. E. - Boon's Path
Ball, E. D. - Douglas
Burchet, Edward - Van
Compton, A. D. - Rose Hill
Cox, J. B. - Brick Store
Flanary, C. F. - Fritt's
Gibson, J. O. - Jonesville
Hamlin, C. L. - Turkey Cove
Harper, Samuel - Corinth
Hurst, W. S. - Fritts'
Hurst & Shelburn - Zion's Mills
Legg, J. K. P. - Crab Orchard
Livesay, J. T. - Blackwater
Litton, A. J. - Stickleyville
McLin, J. B. - Rose Hill
McNeal, A. C. - Camp Hollow
McPherson & Anderson - Blackwater
Marriman, W. B. - Van
Morgan, B. M. - Beech Spring
More, E. & Anderson - Blackwater
Nash, C. W. & Co. - Gibson's Station
Noe, A. W. & Bro. - Beech Spring
Orr & Russell - Jonesville
Oxford, John - Chandler
Pennington, E. M. - Corinth
Richmond, H. C. T. - Bales Mills
Richmond, M. D. - Jonesville
Schepley, F. R. - Delphi
Skaggs, J. F. - Delphi
Stickley, Wright - White Shoals
Thompson, B. F. - Fritts'
Wheeler, J. M. - Walnut Hill
Wood, William P. - Pridemore
Worley, N. - Van
Young, C. V. - Stickleyville
Hotels
Brown, A. M. - Jonesville
Burk, Mary, Mrs. - Hau
Kelley, V. H. - Delphi
Litton, A. J. - Stickleyville
Livingston, A. J. - Blackwater
Nash, C. W. Mrs. - Gibson's Station
Pennington, James - Jonesville
Stout, A. S. - Stickleyville
Iron Founders and Machinists
Pennington, William - Hau
Mills--Corn and Flour
Bales, George - Rose Hill
Bales, L. S. - Rose Hill
Bales, R. M. - Bales' Mills
Bales, William - Gibson's Station
Bales & Co. - Bales' Mills
Ball, M. L. - Bales' Mills
Baumgardner, Andrew - Hau
Baumgardner, Henry - Pridemore
Browning, J. G. - Jonesville
Campbell, D. C. - Rose Hill
Debusk, A. K. - Tide
Duff, C. G. - Stickleyville
Ely & Morgan - Beech Spring
Gibson, Z. S. - Gibson's Station
Graybeal, L. F. - Beech Spring
Legg, J. K. P. - Crab Orchard
Litton, D. S. - Rocky Station
Litton, Richard - Tide
McConnell, Robert - Crab Orchard
McKinney, Daniel - Crab Orchard
Morris, Alexander - Crab Orchard
Moyer, C. N. - Bales' Mills
Orr, James W. - Jonesville
Payne, A. - Crab Orchard
Pennington, E. M. - Corinth
Poteet, S. - Jonesville
Smith, J. M. - Hau
Yeary, Hiram J. - Van
Yeary, M. L. - Beech Spring
Mills-Saw
Ball, M. L. - Bales' Mills
Bonham, H. C. - Jonesville
Browning, J. C. - Jonesville
Crowell, W. S. - Jonesville
Dean, G. T. - Bales' Mills
Debusk, A. K. - Fritts'
Eads, J. R. - Rose Hill
Ely & Morgan - Beech Spring
Gibson, J. N. - Gibson's Station
Graybeal, F. J. - Beech Spring
Hall, John S. - Rocky Station
Hamilton & Kilbert - Gibson's Station
Moyer, C. N. - Bales Mills
Pennington, E. M. - Corinth
Yeary, H. L. - Corinth
Yeary, M. L. - Beech Spring
Millwrights
Anderson, S. D. N. - Bales' Mills
Clark, F. - Crab Orchard
Clark, Wesley - Crab Orchard
Fitzpatrick, John - Crab Orchard
Hobbs, W. G. - Rose Hill
Lyon, M. M. - Cumbo
Morris, John W. - Crab Orchard
Pennington, R. A. - Corinth
Pridemore, W. H. - Gibson's Station
White, Daniel - Blackwater
Mines -- Coal
Clark, W. H. H. - Crab Orchard
Clark, Z. T. - Crab Orchard
Harris, Thomas - Crab Orchard
McLin, J. B. - Rose Hill
Sewell Bros. - Jonesville
Short, James - Bales Mills
Newspapers
Lee County Sentienel (Democratic Weekly) - Jonesville
Virginia Herald (Weekly), Democratic, J. L. Duff Proprietor - Hau
Physicans
Allen, P. H. - Rocky Station
Beaty, N. E. - Rose Hill
Beaty, P. - Douglas
Browning, J. G. - Jonesville
Burk, John E. - Hau
Clark, George F. - Fritts'
Field, Samuel - Stickleyville
Gibson, Hugh - Delphi
Graham, John P. - Hau
Howard, D. H. - Hau
Kimberling, G. W. H. - Stickleyville
Kogar, Jackson - Chandler
Legg, W. M. T. - Crab Orchard
Legg, U. S. G. - Crab Orchard
McNeil, J. - Douglas
Milan, R. J. - Beech Spring
Morgan, John D. - Rose Hill
Morris, D. F. - Crab Orchard
Morrison, W. E. - Bales Mills
Muncey, H. L. - Blackwater
Reaser, D. S. - Brick Store
Shelburn, Silas B. - Zion's Mills
Stallard, S. C. - Jonesville
Stewart, J. A. - Tide
Thomas, J. H. - Jonesville
Whitehead, John M. - Beech Spring
Willis, William - Walnut Hill
Wilson, B. F. - Crab Orchard
Wygal, F. J. - Blackwater
Saddlers and Harnessmakers
Baylor, C. E. - Bales Mills
Crockett, M. H. - Jonesville
Henderson, John - Jonesville
Wheeler, H. S. - Boon's Path
Wheeler, John - Douglas
Schools
There are 92 white and 8 colored public schools in this county. Superintendent--A. M. Goins, Jonesville
Tanners
Astrop, C. D. - Hau
Aistrop, V. R. - Tide
Baylor, C. E. - Boon's Path
Clark, John - Boon's Path
Couk & Son - Jonesville
Fugate, P. P. - Bales Mills
Milton, P. T. - Cumbow
Russell, E. H. - Beeck Spring
Undertakers
Cole, Jefferson - Bales Mills
Crowell, W. S. - Jonesville
Hobbs, W. C. - Bales Mills
Smith, W. A. - Jonesville
Principal Farmers
Bales' Mills--Wm. F. Gibson, H. C. T. Richmond, L. D. Fulkerson, W. W. Ball, M. S. Ball, John Ball, W. M. Brown, T. S. Snavely, P. P. Fugate
Beech Spring--James D. Morgan, Jacob H. Stump, P. F. Chance, H. E. Edds, Asa McDaniel, Samuel H. Kenser, James McDaniel, J. C. Muncy, And. J. Myers, Wm. Day, E. M. Russell, Chas. Taylor, A. C. Ely, John Kincaid, John Speak, John W. Ely, John McDonald
Blackwater--S. S. Surgener, S. H. Livsay, A. R. Anderson, John M. Tate, S. R. Robinett, Thomas McPherson, Henry Tomlinson, Nat Livingston, B. H. Livingston, J. W. McPherson, Thomas Horten, Austin Bledsoe, Andrew Osborn, Thomas Lawson, S. E. Robinett, Chas. E. Baylor
Boon's Path--S. M. Beaty, R. B. Beaty, S. King, Jos. Graybeal, S. Hamilton, Jas. Fowler, Burt Hensley, Calvin Hensley, J. P. Giles, Chas. E. Baylor, Chas. Fulkerson
Brick Store--Dr. D. S. Reasor, W. L. Stout, A. D. Lytton, D. Z. Parsons, M. L. Slemp, W. A. Ward, John Reasor, H. C. T. Reasor, J. H. Reasor, Peter Reasor, H. L. Slemp
Cany Hollow--Frank Kincaid, Columbus Ely, C. C. Blankenship, Wm. Davis, Buck Smith, Thomas Givens, James Tilson, Edward Snodgrass, C. D. Smith, T. S. Ely, Champ Hamblen, Elkannah Flanery, Geo. Long, Henry Davison, O. H. Ward, James Pennington, Skelton Willis, Rev. J. M. Wolfe, Henley Collins, James Weatherman
Chandler--G. S. Lawson, T. J. Chandler, Wm. Sybert, John S. Larmere, Steven C. Burk, S. P. Bledsoe, Andrew Lockhart, E. N. Sword, James Marcum, M. D. Allen, N. Casely
Corinth--J. S. Sprinkle, M. C. Sprinkle, D. S. Sprinkle, H. J. Russell, John Rutherford, B. F. Sneed, J. F. Burgin, E. M. Burgin, C. C. Flanary, J. S. Flanary, R. D. Flanary, C. Pennington, J. W. Pennington, John Pennington, Wm. Hedrick
Crab Orchard--J. F. Edens, A. Witt, E. D. Barker, B. F. Wilson, James Moore, Jesse Moore, T. B. Moore, H. R. Morris, J. S. Morris, J. E. DeBusk, J. B. F. Witt, Harvey Flanary, Jos. J. Gates, Wm. Witt, Sterling DeBusk, James McConnell
Cumbow--Josephus Graybeal, A. J. Mileham, S. A. King, James Oaks, Abbert Ball, Bradley Carter, John McClure, Eli Quinley, Abraham Barbour, Jackson Alsup, Noveley Graybeal, Erven Russell, John McDonald, Peter Miller, Wm. A. Miller, Crokett Heniger, John Heniger
Delphi--G. W. Russell, J. K. P. Kelly, J. Z. Ely, C. B. Howard, J. E. Burk, A. J. Ely, W. M. Pennington
Douglas--P. M. Ball, M. O. Cones, J. W. Moore, N. H. Moore, C. C. Jones, J. J. Jones, R. H. Ball, S. R. Ball, G. S. Ball, S. B. Anderson, W. H. Yeary, O. M. Yeary, S. A. Ball
Fritts'--Wm. Fritt, J. P. Crabtree, J. Lucas, James Fritt, Pink Carter, C. Lucas, A. K. DeBusk, J. P. Herndon, A. J. Lucas, Micajah Colton, Anderson Belcher, B. F. Thompson, J. E. Hobbs, Ed Cecil, W. E. Gilbert
Gibson's Station--T. S. Gibson, Jr., Z. S. Gibson, J. N. Gibson, C. W. Nash, C. B. Johnson, J. S. Payne, S. C. Kincaide, Gill Colson, Hugh Irvin, Ben Brooks, Chad Pridemore, Sam Pearman, Stephen Arnold
Jonesville--H. C. Joslyn, M. B. Martin, E. S. Woodward, William Bell, J. R. Noell, Wm. J. Stanafer, Frank Minton, T. S. Ely, Geo. Holliday, A. J. Frittz, W. A. Baker, M. C. Monghum
Pridemore--Martin Collier, Josiah Wynn, Job Wynn, A. G. Roof, Wm. J. Standefer, William R. Clanson, Andy Bumgardner, Alf Bumgardner, J. P. Shelburne, J. M. Orr, John A. Orr, Samuel Trett, N. A. Sally
Rocky Station--J. Jessee, T. J. Larmer, J. H. Graham, A. L. Loyd, F. M. Litton, Frank Bumgardner, Will Conner, C. C. Fleener, W. G. Bishop
Rose Hill--J. B. McLin, Wm. Martin, Cale Baer, A. H. Fulkerson, J. D. Morgan, J. W. Woodward, W. W. Jessee, James Ely, R. B. Ely, W. A. Crockett, S. E. Thompson, Geo. W. Morley, S. N. Thompson, Charles E. Hobbs, Robert B. Marcum, Pat Robinson, H. L. Bales
Stickleyville--Wm. P. Duff, Michael Robinett, H. L. Anderson, Isaac Steele, B. F. Richmond, Creed Arey, E. F. Young, R. D. Young, David Banner, Vastine Banner, A. J. Hickam, John T. Whittaker
Tide--A. J. Ely, R. L. Graham, Joseph Ely, Nimrod Ely, James M. Ely, I. P. Ely, James M. Stewart, Rev. H. H. Ely, W. S. Carter, A. R. Belcher, Jas. H. Stewart
Van--James Muncey, J. O. Mink, J. A. Blakemore, A. James, R. P. Marshall, J. Williams, M. C. Couch, S. Wilder, D. M. Yeary, J. Weston, S. L. Yeary, S. Burchet, W. M. James, J. Wilson, J. Sparks, Sam Eanes, John Warner, N. Baker, W. M. Vandeventer, T. B. Vandeventer, T. Sheets, P. Albert, F. F. Albert, T. F. W. Sadler
Walnut Hill-- T. A. Taylor, W. R. Bowles, A. J. Susing, W. Hoskins, G. W. Wheeler, J. M. Wheeler, C. R. Kesterson, D. C. Willis, C. V. Morgan, J. W. Gibson
White Shoals--John McDowell, R. C. Hamblin, A. R. Robinson, Madison Sims, A. W. Suttles, Alex Ewing, H. M. Hall, H. C. Davault, A. J. Shepherd, W. R. Wood, N. Speaks, M. C. Wolfe, Cale Wolfe, N. E. Land
Zions Mills--M. C. Parsons, A. J. Wilson, Dr. P. H. Allen, E. V. Litton, Michael Spangler, W. H. Carnes, John Jessee, Samuel Fritt