Lee Neer - Revision history

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His Education

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 According to his daughter Peggy, Lee worked at the Old Dominion Mine in Globe, Arizona. This was a copper shaft located about 8 miles from Globe, in Gila County. (Globe itself was founded as a mining community in 1876, and copper and turquoise are still mined there.) I do not know whether he worked at Old Dominion only while married to Mary Margaret in the 1910s, or also earlier, while married to Charlotte in the 1900s.
-: Lee Neer marries [[Charlotte George]]. They met in Colorado. They were married in San Francisco on 21 July 1906, the license recorded as Number H, 979, on 24 July, 1906. We have a copy of this license. It is likely that they were in San Francisco because Charlotte's mother Izetta was there at the time, in the period after the 1906 earthquake.
+: Lee Neer marries [[Charlotte George]]. They met in Colorado. They were married in San Francisco on 21 July 1906, the license recorded as Number H, 979, on 24 July, 1906. We have a copy of this license. It is likely that they were in San Francisco because Charlotte's mother Izetta was there at the time, in the period after the 1906 earthquake. The date was his birthday.
 : [[Leona Jane Neer]] born to Charlotte and Lee Neer in Douglas, Arizona. Cochise County Department of Public Health records report that the birth was by physician.

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 '''[[Leona Jane Neer]]'''.
-Lee next married '''[[Mary Buchanan Reid]]''' on 11 Oct 1919 in Globe, AZ.
+Lee next married '''[[Margaret Buchanan Reid]]''' on 11 Oct 1919 in Globe, AZ.
 The child from this marriage was:

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 : Lee Neer marries [[Charlotte George]]. They met in Colorado. They were married in San Francisco on 21 July 1906, the license recorded as Number H, 979, on 24 July, 1906. We have a copy of this license. It is likely that they were in San Francisco because Charlotte's mother Izetta was there at the time, in the period after the 1906 earthquake.
-: [[Leona Jane Neer]] born to Charlotte and Lee Neer in Douglas, Arizona.
+: [[Leona Jane Neer]] born to Charlotte and Lee Neer in Douglas, Arizona. Cochise County Department of Public Health records report that the birth was by physician.
 : The Tombstone Epitaph reports (March 31, 1912, Sunday Edition) that "Lee Neer, a former resident of Courtland, arrived in camp last week coming from old Mexico, and saying that he had to get out of that country on account of the disturbances there."

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	1912: The Tombstone Epitaph reports (March 31, 1912, Sunday Edition) that "Lee Neer, a former resident of Courtland, arrived in camp last week coming from old Mexico, and saying that he had to get out of that country on account of the disturbances there."		1912: The Tombstone Epitaph reports (March 31, 1912, Sunday Edition) that "Lee Neer, a former resident of Courtland, arrived in camp last week coming from old Mexico, and saying that he had to get out of that country on account of the disturbances there."
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		+	1913: The Bisbee Daily Review reports (August 31, 1913) that Lee Neer was ordered to be paid $5.00 by Cochise County for interpreting.

	1914: Lee and Charlotte Neer divorce. (Peggy threw the original records away, but we obtained copies of documents from case 1120 in the Superior Court of Cochise County, Arizona, 21 August 1915.) Charlotte made the petition for divorce on the grounds that Lee "for more than one year last past failed and neglected to provide the plaintiff with the common necessaries of life." The Bisbee Daily Review (August 22, 1915) reports that "Charlotte R. Neer was granted a decree of divorce from Lee Neer on the grounds of desertion and non-support."		1914: Lee and Charlotte Neer divorce. (Peggy threw the original records away, but we obtained copies of documents from case 1120 in the Superior Court of Cochise County, Arizona, 21 August 1915.) Charlotte made the petition for divorce on the grounds that Lee "for more than one year last past failed and neglected to provide the plaintiff with the common necessaries of life." The Bisbee Daily Review (August 22, 1915) reports that "Charlotte R. Neer was granted a decree of divorce from Lee Neer on the grounds of desertion and non-support."

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 : The Tombstone Epitaph reports (March 31, 1912, Sunday Edition) that "Lee Neer, a former resident of Courtland, arrived in camp last week coming from old Mexico, and saying that he had to get out of that country on account of the disturbances there."
-: Lee and Charlotte Neer divorce.  (Peggy threw the original records away, but we obtained copies of documents from case 1120 in the Superior Court of Cochise County, Arizona, 21 August 1915.)  Charlotte made the petition for divorce on the grounds that Lee "for more than one year last past failed and neglected to provide the plaintiff with the common necessaries of life." The settlement was initially described to me to be that Lee and Charlotte would have joint custody of Leona Jane with Leona Jane spending six months of the year with one parent and six months of the year with the other until she reaches high school. In fact, the divorce records say that Leona is to spend three months in the summer with her father, and the rest with her mother. This settlement seems to have resulted in legal disputes in 1916 and 1918. Considerable records of these disputes are included with the divorce documents: these records include summons to Lee Neer; a letter from Leona Jane Neer to her mother Charlotte; and a description of Lee's failure to bring Leona to Izetta George for transfer to Charlotte.
+: Lee and Charlotte Neer divorce.  (Peggy threw the original records away, but we obtained copies of documents from case 1120 in the Superior Court of Cochise County, Arizona, 21 August 1915.)  Charlotte made the petition for divorce on the grounds that Lee "for more than one year last past failed and neglected to provide the plaintiff with the common necessaries of life." The Bisbee Daily Review (August 22, 1915) reports that "Charlotte R. Neer was granted a decree of divorce from Lee Neer on the grounds of desertion and non-support."
 : The city directory of Globe Arizona records Lee Neer as a miner living at the Webster House.

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	1909: [[Leona Jane Neer]] born to Charlotte and Lee Neer in Douglas, Arizona.		1909: [[Leona Jane Neer]] born to Charlotte and Lee Neer in Douglas, Arizona.
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		+	1912: The Tombstone Epitaph reports (March 31, 1912, Sunday Edition) that "Lee Neer, a former resident of Courtland, arrived in camp last week coming from old Mexico, and saying that he had to get out of that country on account of the disturbances there."

	1914: Lee and Charlotte Neer divorce. (Peggy threw the original records away, but we obtained copies of documents from case 1120 in the Superior Court of Cochise County, Arizona, 21 August 1915.) Charlotte made the petition for divorce on the grounds that Lee "for more than one year last past failed and neglected to provide the plaintiff with the common necessaries of life." The settlement was initially described to me to be that Lee and Charlotte would have joint custody of Leona Jane with Leona Jane spending six months of the year with one parent and six months of the year with the other until she reaches high school. In fact, the divorce records say that Leona is to spend three months in the summer with her father, and the rest with her mother. This settlement seems to have resulted in legal disputes in 1916 and 1918. Considerable records of these disputes are included with the divorce documents: these records include summons to Lee Neer; a letter from Leona Jane Neer to her mother Charlotte; and a description of Lee's failure to bring Leona to Izetta George for transfer to Charlotte.		1914: Lee and Charlotte Neer divorce. (Peggy threw the original records away, but we obtained copies of documents from case 1120 in the Superior Court of Cochise County, Arizona, 21 August 1915.) Charlotte made the petition for divorce on the grounds that Lee "for more than one year last past failed and neglected to provide the plaintiff with the common necessaries of life." The settlement was initially described to me to be that Lee and Charlotte would have joint custody of Leona Jane with Leona Jane spending six months of the year with one parent and six months of the year with the other until she reaches high school. In fact, the divorce records say that Leona is to spend three months in the summer with her father, and the rest with her mother. This settlement seems to have resulted in legal disputes in 1916 and 1918. Considerable records of these disputes are included with the divorce documents: these records include summons to Lee Neer; a letter from Leona Jane Neer to her mother Charlotte; and a description of Lee's failure to bring Leona to Izetta George for transfer to Charlotte.

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 Peggy has in her possession State of California Department of Agriculture branding records from the late 1930s and early 1940s, one of which is addressed to Lee Neer. Peggy says he kept 2 or 3 cattle. His brand was <nowiki>’</nowiki>49<nowiki>’</nowiki> which she says was "his lucky number." I suggested that this was his fraternity initiation number, and that Paul and Lee got swapped in the fraternity records. Peggy said that he won his first cow with the number 49 from a rancher who had a lot and was giving one away in a contest. His five-year diary with entries dating from 1941 to 1944 includes in the back his own cattle breeding notes from 1940 to 1947.
-s? In March 2016, Peggy's daughter Kathy reported Peggy saying that after Lee's wife died, Mrs. Cease asked Lee Neer to visit the sanatorium to tell stories, perhaps to keep his mind off of the death.
+s? In March 2016, Peggy's daughter Kathy reported Peggy saying that after Lee's wife died, Mrs. Cease asked Lee Neer to visit the sanitarium to tell stories, perhaps to keep his mind off of the death.
 : A funeral notice in our possession dates to July 27, 1951, Lisle Chapel, Fresno, California. Peggy has the death certificate dated to July 24: she was the informant, as her mother had died in 1944, after an operation for a varicose vein. (Peggy has the legal bills incurred in the process.) His occupation was listed as a laborer. He died in the Fresno Community Hospital of a ruptured aneurysm, for which he had had an operation on July 23.

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	Peggy has in her possession State of California Department of Agriculture branding records from the late 1930s and early 1940s, one of which is addressed to Lee Neer. Peggy says he kept 2 or 3 cattle. His brand was <nowiki>’</nowiki>49<nowiki>’</nowiki> which she says was "his lucky number." I suggested that this was his fraternity initiation number, and that Paul and Lee got swapped in the fraternity records. Peggy said that he won his first cow with the number 49 from a rancher who had a lot and was giving one away in a contest. His five-year diary with entries dating from 1941 to 1944 includes in the back his own cattle breeding notes from 1940 to 1947.		Peggy has in her possession State of California Department of Agriculture branding records from the late 1930s and early 1940s, one of which is addressed to Lee Neer. Peggy says he kept 2 or 3 cattle. His brand was <nowiki>’</nowiki>49<nowiki>’</nowiki> which she says was "his lucky number." I suggested that this was his fraternity initiation number, and that Paul and Lee got swapped in the fraternity records. Peggy said that he won his first cow with the number 49 from a rancher who had a lot and was giving one away in a contest. His five-year diary with entries dating from 1941 to 1944 includes in the back his own cattle breeding notes from 1940 to 1947.
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		+	1940s? In March 2016, Peggy's daughter Kathy reported Peggy saying that after Lee's wife died, Mrs. Cease asked Lee Neer to visit the sanatorium to tell stories, perhaps to keep his mind off of the death.

	1951: A funeral notice in our possession dates to July 27, 1951, Lisle Chapel, Fresno, California. Peggy has the death certificate dated to July 24: she was the informant, as her mother had died in 1944, after an operation for a varicose vein. (Peggy has the legal bills incurred in the process.) His occupation was listed as a laborer. He died in the Fresno Community Hospital of a ruptured aneurysm, for which he had had an operation on July 23.		1951: A funeral notice in our possession dates to July 27, 1951, Lisle Chapel, Fresno, California. Peggy has the death certificate dated to July 24: she was the informant, as her mother had died in 1944, after an operation for a varicose vein. (Peggy has the legal bills incurred in the process.) His occupation was listed as a laborer. He died in the Fresno Community Hospital of a ruptured aneurysm, for which he had had an operation on July 23.

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 In 2006, Peggy described the event as she understood it. Lee was walking, perhaps from Ahwahnee to Yosemite Mountain Ranch, when his aorta ruptured. He tried to walk to Fish Camp. Cars drove past him. One couple picked him up and took him to Fish Camp. He wanted to stay there, but the doctors insisted that he go to the hospital. Leona Jane came. They operated on Lee in Fresno. He asked her (Leona?) to cover his feet because they were cold, but his feet were already covered, and he could not feel them. He did not live long.
-== Family ==
+== Family and Heirlooms ==
 Lee married '''[[Charlotte George]]'''. The marriage ended in divorce.
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 '''[[Mary Margaret (Peggy) Neer]]''' was born on 16 Dec 1925 in Douglas, AZ.
 [[Category:Individual]]
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 == His Education ==
-In 2004 Peggy said he attended Angola Normal School, and that she wrote and found out it was a mining school.
+In 2004 Peggy said he attended Angola Normal School, and that she wrote and found out it was a mining school. Searches for this school suggest that Angola, Indiana is meant. This is very close to the Ohio state border.
 s/1900s: He attended Denver Normal High School.