The collection contains much biographical information of the family members, mainly in photographs, personal papers and correspondence. What follows is a brief summary of that data.

Jefferson Lee (c.1815-1902) was the son of Charles Lee and Mary (nee Almy) Lee. Eliza Jane Dennis Lee (1833-1919) was the daughter of David Dennis and Mary (nee Trego) Dennis. Jefferson and Eliza Jane owned two houses, one in Middleville, MI and later one in Edgeley, ND where Jefferson died. Jefferson and Eliza Jane had five children; George, Minnie, David Dennis, Frank (1869-1959), and Benjamin Hubbard.

Jefferson Lee was a farmer, both in Middleville, MI and Edgeley, ND. Eliza Jane was a schoolteacher in Middleville until 1856 when she married Jefferson. Eliza Jane and her family moved to Middleville from Middletown, Pennsylvania in 1851. She lived in Thornapple Township, Barry County, Michigan forty-five years before she and Jefferson followed three of their children to North Dakota. David, George, and Minnie helped to build Edgeley, ND. Eliza Jane and Jefferson moved back and forth between Edgeley and Middleville from 1884 until their deaths.

Frank and Ben remained in Middleville and both married. Frank married Myrtle Hodge on 7 December 1892. Myrtle Hodge was the daughter of Marcus M. and Francis Hodge. They had two daughters, Ruth (1894-1944) and Edna (1897-?). Frank was a prominent Middleville businessman who was a partner in and later owner of a grocery store. Both daughters received degrees beyond high school. Ruth received her teaching certificate in 1915 from the Indianapolis Conservatory. She married Frank M. Brown, a professor of Aeronautical Engineering at the University of Notre Dame. Edna received her degree in 1924 from the Women's Institute. She never married and remained with her father until his death in 1959. The date of her death is not known.

Ben H. Lee graduated from the University of Michigan School of Dentistry in 1892. He married Francis Slayton (d.1957) of Gratiot Township on 27 August, 1895. Lee became a dentist in downtown Grand Rapids and also active in state politics. His correspondences include many with various Michigan governors and congressmen. He was chairman of the committee in charge of laying the cornerstone of the Masonic Temple in 1915 and was a member of the Saladin Temple's Noble of the Mystic Shrine.

Ben and Francis had two children, Benjamin Hubbard Jr. and Margery. Ben H. Jr., after graduating from Grand Rapids Central High School in 1920, followed his father's footsteps and attended the University of Michigan. In Ann Arbor he met his future wife. Ben spent his life in a banking career with Union Bank and Trust Company. He was a member of the Sons of the American Revolution and a member of the Peninsular Club from 1952. He married Loyce Cushing (1902-c.1985) of Ann Arbor on 3 April 1922. The two of them moved to 143 N. Lafayette in 1950 where they remained until their deaths. Margery Lee married Wallace C. Brown, was a teacher in the Grand Rapids Public Schools, and later joined the Board of Education. She was an active member of the American Cancer Society. For 15 years she headed the Small Change Division of the yearly cancer drive. She resided on Lake Dr. until her death.