He was a native of Meridian, Mississippi. He died suddenly at his home at 463 Southern Avenue, Hattiesburg, when talking with one of his daughters, at age 54.[2]
^"Robert Emmett Lee Succumbs to Stroke of Apoplexy While Chatting With Daughter". Hattiesburg American. March 2, 1925. As reproduced in "Mississippi Architects: Robert E. Lee (1870-1925)".