William Howard Lee^[1]

1908 - 1981  (72 years)

• Name	William Howard Lee
  Nickname	W. Howard
  Born	Sep 12, 1908	Texas, USA   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Died	Feb 16, 1981	Houston, Harris county, Texas, USA
  Buried	Glenwood Cemetery, Houston, Harris county, Texas, USA
  Notes	- In a February 4, 1959 article, the Houston Chronicle reported:  "W. Howard Lee's charge in a divorce suit from actress Hedy Lamarr that his actress wife was guilty of excesses and cruel treatment was denied by Mrs. Lee's attorney.     In Lee's divorce petition, he said: "She was guilty of such excesses, cruel treatment and outrages as to seriously affect and endanger plaintiff's health and in rendering living together insupportable."     Mrs. Lee, who has been living in Beverly Hills since the separation, could not be reached for comment." - Obituary: HOUSTON, Feb. 17— W. Howard Lee, an oilman who was the husband of Gene Tierney, the former actress, died yesterday after a long illness. He was 72 years old. Mr. Lee had previously been married to Hedy Lamarr, also a former actress. Their divorce in 1960 led to a long court battle over alimony. Other survivors include a daughter, Donna Lee Curtin of Aspen, and two sisters, Mrs. Glenn H. McCarthy of La Porte and Mrs. Hub Issacks of Fort Worth. The New York Times, February 18, 1981.
  Person ID	I53697	mykindred
  Last Modified	Jul 18, 2013

  
  

  Father	William Ellsworth Lee,   b. Jan 31, 1867, West Virginia, USA ,   d. Oct 28, 1936, Houston, Harris county, Texas, USA  (Age 69 years)
  Mother	Margaret Morgan McGuigan,   b. Jun 30, 1874, Butler county, Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. Mar 20, 1948, Houston Cemetery, Harris county, Texas, USA  (Age 73 years)
  Married	Y  [2]
  Notes	- Is this his family? 1900 census, WV, Wood cty, Lubeck dist, e.d. 132, 3-A June 4, 1900 (all b. WV) LEE, William, head, W, M, Sept 1866, 33, m 4 yrs, WV, WV, WV, day laborer LEE, Ella, wife, W, F, Mar 1879, 21, m 4 yrs, no children DEEVER, Lucy, lodger, Jun 1877, 22, widowed, 1 child, living LEE, Ensle? P, son, Aug 1899, 9/19 - 1910 census, TX, Hardin cty, JP 7, e.d. 31, 4-B April 19, 1910, HH 83 LEE, William E, head, M, W, 43, m1 2 yrs, WV, WV, VA, laborer LEE, Margaret M., wife, 35, m1 2 yrs, 2 children, both living, PA, Ireland, IR LEE, Howard W, son, 1, TX, WV, PA LEE, Irene? M, dau, 5/12, TX, WV, PA - 1920 census, TX, Hardin, Sour Lake, ed 40, 11-B, (T625-1811, p.71) Jan 12, 1920, South 3rd Street, HH 244/247 HH 243/246 LEE, Will E, head, M, W, 52, WV, OH, WV, secretary, oil co LEE, Margaret M, wife, F, W, 45, PA, NY, Ireland LEE, Howard, son, 11, TX LEE, Irene, dau, 10, TX LEE, Thomas O, son, 9, TX LEE, Faustine, dau, 6, TX LEE, Ronald, son, 5, TX LEE, Donald, son, 5, TX - next door is his mother and his niece and her husband, Talbot Rothwell LEE, Martha, head, F, W, 71, widowed, WV, WV, WV Rothwell, Talbot F, son in law, M, W, 31, WV, WV, WV, field superintendent, oil co LEE , Mabel, dau, F, W, 27, PA, WV, England LEE , Elizabeth, grand-dau, 5, TX LEE , Essie, grand-dau, 1-3/12, TX - 1930 census, TX, Harris cty, Houston, pct 1, block 2963, e.d. 101-109, 23-A April 10, 1930, 4218 Montrose, HH 197 LEE, William E, head, own, $15,000, 62, m. at 42, WV, WV, WV, executive, oil production LEE, Margaret, 55, m. at 32, NY, No. Ireland, No. Ireland LEE, William H, son, 21, TX, WV, NY LEE, Irene M, dau, 20 LEE, Thomas ?O/B?, son, 19 LEE, Faustine E, dau, 16 LEE, Roland E, son, 15 LEE, Donald A, son, 13 McGUIGAN, Bessie, m-in-law, 86, No. Ireland, No. IR, No. IR BLUE, Elsie, servant, F, Neg, 35, wid, m at 19, TX, TX, TX ROBINSON, Mary, servant, F, Neg, 32, m at 16, LA, LA, LA -
  Family ID	F19062	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 1	Helen Geraldine Torrance,   b. Dec 21, 1914, Texas, USA ,   d. Mar 04, 1997, Waco, McLennan county, Texas, USA  (Age 82 years)
  Married	Bef 1936
  Children	1. Donna Lee,   b. Sep 03, 1936, Houston, Harris county, Texas, USA ,   d.
  Family ID	F18919	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 2	Hedwig Eva Maria "Hedy Lamarr" Kiesler,   b. Nov 09, 1913, Vienna, Austria ,   d. Jan 19, 2000, Altamonte Sprngs, Seminole county, Florida, USA  (Age 86 years)
  Married	Dec 1953
  Divorced	1960
  Family ID	F18913	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 3	Gene Eliza Tierney,   b. Nov 19, 1920, Brooklyn, Kings county, New York, USA ,   d. Nov 06, 1991, Houston, Harris county, Texas, USA  (Age 70 years)
  Married	Jul 11, 1960	Aspen, Colorado, USA
  Family ID	F18922	Group Sheet

  
  

• Sources

  [S2555] 1930 US federal census, 1930 census, TX, Harris cty, Houston, pct 1, block 2963, e.d. 101-109, 23-A. [S3961] 1900 US federal census, 1910 census, TX, Hardin cty, JP 7, e.d. 31, 4-B.