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 This picture of the KATE belongs to Ed Provine who graciously allowed me to copy.  Way’s Packet Directory 1848-1983 recorded the following “On  June 29, 1917, the KATE was stranded at Helena Ark., on a falling river and remained high … Continue reading →

 KATE ADAMS named for the wife of Captain John D. Adams was a competitor of the Lee Line.  This undated picture was most likely taken at a planters landing.  The KATE was very similar in size to JAMES LEE

PAT CLEBURNE: Boat 4398 Way’s Packet Directory page 363. (Named after Confederate General). Side Wheel Packet, wood hull, built Cincinnati Ohio 1870. A fair sized boat, dimensions not at hand.  Engines 20’s – 7 ft. Four boilers each 37” by … Continue reading →

PHIL ALLIN: Boat 4476 Way’s Packet Directory page 370. Side Wheel Packet, wood hull, built Memphis Tenn. 1871, 463 tons, 181 x 38 x 6. Engines 22’s – 7 ft. Three boilers. Ran Memphis – Friar’s Point. Capt. James Lee. … Continue reading →

These spoons were dug up by my friend Ed Provine who along with a gang of diggers dug large numbers of old privets, cisterns, and wells in the downtown area of Memphis when urban renewal removed hundreds of old homes … Continue reading →

The Memphis Commercial Appeal Mid-South Memories Saturday October 22, 2011 reported 125 years ago October 22, 1886 the following: “Cottenmen are confident now that Memphis will receive more than 600,000 bales of cotton this season.”  On October 22, 1911 the Commercial … Continue reading →

James Lee Sr and Penniah Gibson descendants James Lee Sr. born in 1808 died in 1889 married Penniah Gibson in 1830 together they had 3 sons two who lived into adulthood. James Lee Jr born in 1832 and Samuel Stacker … Continue reading →

The Memphis Commercial Appeal Mid-South Memories section reported that on October 20, 1886  the following:  “More cotton was received in Memphis yesterday than any other city in the country, New Orleans and New York not excepted.  The CHICKASAW (Lee Line) alone … Continue reading →

RUTH: Boat 4880 Way’s Packet Directory page 406. 160 x 31.5, 5 x 5. Stern Wheel, Packet, Wood Hull, built Paducah Kentucky 1888. Built for Capt. W.P. Hall, Memphis and ran Vicksburg – Greenville. Crew in 1900: Capt. Charles Nichols, … Continue reading →