MAURICE LEE, farmer and stock raiser, was born in county Limerick, Ireland, in April, 1842. He came to the United States in 1855; landed in New York, where he remained a short time; from there went to New Jersey, where he attended school, and remained five years. In August, 1860, he came to Morgan county, Illinois, and lived two years; in 1862, came to new Berlin, where he rented until 1865; then purchased one hundred and sixty acres of land on the wild prairie, which he has succeeded in bringing under a high state of cultivation. He married Miss Emeline Campbell, who was born in this county, November 7, 1848. They have had ten children, seven of whom are living, viz: Johnny, Elizabeth, Mary, Margaret, Barbara E., Annie, and Maurice. In politics, Mr. Lee is a Republican, and was once the nominee of the party for supervisor. He raises one hundred acres of wheat and thirty acres of corn; has fifty hogs, ninety-seven head of stock, and nine horses. Mr. Lee came to the county a poor man, but by hard work and good management, has accumulated a fine property.