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January 18, 2015
by William Lee, Albany, Joe Munsell's Sons, 1888
Page 291 et seq.
TIMOTHY LEE, born Aug. 14, 1785, died April 30, 1848. In the spring of 1807 he went to Worthington, Franklin Co., Ohio, it taking six weeks to make the journey from Sullivan, Madison Co. N. Y. In 1810 he fixed his residence on the banks of the Gahanna (Big Walnut) where he was entitled to 500 acres of land under a Major's warrant, which he had purchased. He afterwards bought 170 acres adjoining. He was not able to do much upon the land until after the war of 1812 in which he served as private. This military experience served him later in training an independant company as captain. At the close of the war he went to Kentucky, and labored for two years at his trade as clothier, then returned to his homestead, and built a flour and saw mill, and afterwards a clothing and carding establishment. He lived two miles from his nearest neighbor, and on one occasion, his neighbor, not having seen him for three weeks went to look after him, and found him sick on his bed and unable to care for himself. He was justice of the peace for fifteen years. In 1829 when the meeting house was built, he was one of two to bear the chief burden of expense. As soon as it was completed a protracted meeting of one weeks continuance was held, during which he was converted and united with the church. Before the next Sabbath the house was burned to the ground and the congregation came together and worshipped in the open air beside the smoking embers. Another house soon rose in its place, Mr. Lee again contributing to its erection. To meet the wants of his Bible class, he commenced the study of the Greek language at about the age of 45, and so far mastered it as to be able to render any part of the New Testament from the original. In 1832 he established a school and secured the services of a teacher. In 1839-40 he erected three buildings assigned as chapel, boarding house and school rooms, and in 1842 a large edifice designed for Student's rooms. These, together, with 100 acres of land amounting in value to about $15,000, he afterwards gave to a Board of Trustees, thus endowing Central College. He lived in Blendon, Franklin Co., Ohio.
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