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Eleanor Agnes Lee (February 27, 1841 – October 15, 1873) was an American diarist and poet. The fifth child of General Robert E. Lee and Mary Anna Custis Lee, she was a member of the prominent Lee family of Virginia and was affectionately called "Wiggy" and "Agnes" by her parents.
c 1865-1870. The fifth child of Robert and Mary Lee, Agnes kept a diary in the 1850s documenting life at Arlington. It was later published. Growing Up in the 1850s: The Journal of Agnes Lee is still in print. Agnes was in love with a cousin, Orton Williams. It is believed that he proposed marriage to Agnes during the war but she turned him down.
Feb 17, 2021 · Eleanor Agnes Lee, the third daughter and fifth child of Robert E. and Mrs. Lee, was born at Arlington on February 27, 1841. She was named after Eleanor (Nelly) Parke Custis Lewis, one of G.W.P. Custis’ sisters.
General Lee and his wife, Mary Anne Randolph Custis, had four daughters, born at Arlington: Mary Custis, in 1835; Anne Carter, June 18, 1839; Eleanor Agnes, between January and March, 1841; and Mildred Chiles, February 10, 1846.
Eleanor Agnes Lee. When Eleanor “Wiggy” Agnes Lee was born on February 27, 1841, at Arlington House, her father called her “the finest child that was ever seen.”. [1] She was the Lees’ fifth child and third daughter.
The deaths of Annie Lee and Orton Williams took a toll on Agnes’ health from which she never recovered. The once light-hearted girl – “General Lee’s pretty daughter” – became a distant figure, damaged and care-worn far beyond her years.
Eleanor Agnes Lee (February 27, 1841 – October 15, 1873) was an American diarist and poet. The fifth child of General Robert E. Lee and Mary Anna Custis Lee, she was a member of the prominent Lee family of Virginia and was affectionately called "Wiggy" and "Agnes" by her parents.
