Lee (Family : Caswell County, N.C.)

The Lee family is an African American family with roots in Caswell County, N.C. Members of the Lee family include J. Kenneth Lee (1923-2018) and Dr. Winona Evelyn Lee Fletcher (1926- ), as well as their siblings, Alvis Lee (1916-2004), Ann Lee (1918- ), Bessie Lee Ingram Draw (1914-1991), Henry Franklin Lee (1903-1983), James Alphonso Lee (1900-1967), Lillian Lee (1911-1999), Pauline (Polly) Lee Tyler (1921-2013), and Viola Lee (1905-1995); and Fletcher's daughter Betty Anne (Fletcher) Baylor (1952-) and granddaughter Olivia Fletcher Baylor (1997-). J. Kenneth Lee is a lawyer in Greensboro, N.C., and was one of the first two African American students to attend the School of Law at the University of North Carolina in 1951. Dr. Winona L. Fletcher conducted pioneering research for the Federal Theater Project in the 1930s and made a career as a theater professional and educator.