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Format of family pages
The Lee family page is one of the better formatted family pages I have seen. I have used its body as the model for the page on the Mathews family that I have been developing, while for the lead I have used the model of the Taft family. I think it would be nice to develop a standard structure for political family wiki pages, as all seem to be different. I like using the lead to list the offices and states served (instead of identifying particular members), and using the 'era' format for the body. this is a edit but my family on my mothers side is related to Robert e LEE
I would like to also develop the pages of some other significant Virginia families (Randolphs, etc), but I am wondering: For the purposes of a wikipedia page, what is a good definition for 'family'? The Lee family page appears to limit itself primarily to patrilineal descent from the family founder, which, in my opinion, is a good working definition. Thoughts?Newtack101 (talk) 19:17, 30 October 2013 (UTC)
Richard Henry Lee
Richard Henry Lee is a descendant of the Connecticut Lee's, google: Thomas Lee House This article combines the Virginian and Connecticut Lees into the same lineage. There is no evidence in record (early 1500's) of the two families sharing a common ancestor in England.
I don't understand the above statement. Richard Henry Lee, the signer of the Declaration of Independence, was a Virginia Lee. Googling Thomas Lee House produces some results for a house in Connecticut and others for Stratford Hall in Virginia (built by Thomas Lee, R H Lee's father). Tnvalee 07:44, 22 December 2006 (UTC)
March 11, 2007 - deleted a reference to Helen Keller being a cousin of Robert E. Lee
The kinship may well be true, but, if so, it is through Lee's mother and thus not relevant to this article.
March 30, 2008 - deleted the line: "Current members of the Lee family reside in Georgia. these include William Byrd Lee IV (Bill Lee) and his son William Byrd Lee V (Byrd Lee)." This statement implies that most members of, or a significant number of, the Lee family pulled-up and relocated to Georgia. That is both misleading and irrelevant. Lees reside everywhere. Modern members of the family who hold no political office (at a minimum - elected State officials, Judges, etc.) nor are members of the military (with a minimum rank of General Officer), have no historical significance and do not belong on this page. I myself am a direct descendant of Thomas Sim Lee (I'm an 11th generation Lee - born and raised in Maryland), but it would be inappropriate to list my name here. Please use your God-given sense, and do not dilute the accomplishments of some family members by riding their coattails. That kind of behaviour may be a disgrace to the Lee family name, and is hardly the behavior of a true Lee. WCL —Preceding unsigned comment added by 12.13.63.131 (talk) 06:11, 31 March 2008 (UTC)
In review, this article has distant relationships documented that are unnecessary. As someone else mentioned, how is it justified that Hellen Keller be attached to the Lees by, "(R. E. Lee's) mother's side, a daughter of his second cousin was Helen Keller"? The following line also has little to add to the article: "A descendant of another second cousin was Harry Flood Byrd, Sr." Deleted 1 April 2008. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 12.13.63.131 (talk) 08:57, 1 April 2008 (UTC)