8 9 2 . ▁ ▁Before ▁she ▁died ▁on ▁June ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 1 8 9 5 , ▁however , ▁the ▁union ▁produced ▁one ▁child , ▁M abel ▁Mar tha , ▁who ▁later ▁became ▁the ▁wife ▁of ▁Tal bot ▁Frederick ▁Roth well . ▁ ▁Lee ' s ▁second ▁marriage ▁occurred ▁on ▁April ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 1 9 0 0 , ▁to ▁Ess ie ▁M able ▁H orton ▁of ▁Sav ann ah , ▁Georgia , ▁and ▁together , ▁the ▁couple ▁had ▁five ▁daughters : ▁Mau de , ▁Eth el , ▁Max ine , ▁Th el ma , ▁and ▁Mar jor ie . ▁Con tr ary ▁to ▁many ▁previously ▁published ▁accounts , ▁T . ▁P . ▁Lee ▁had ▁no ▁sons . ▁ ▁At ▁age ▁si xty - se ven , ▁Thomas ▁Peter ▁Lee ▁died ▁of ▁a ▁coron ary ▁occ l usion ▁on ▁February ▁ 4 , ▁ 1 9 3 9 , ▁and ▁he ▁was ▁buried ▁at ▁Glen wood ▁C emetery ▁in ▁Houston , ▁two ▁days ▁later . ▁ ▁Lee ' s ▁former ▁home , ▁now ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁the ▁Link – Le e ▁House , ▁and ▁its ▁surrounding ▁area , ▁became ▁the ▁basis ▁of ▁the ▁found ing ▁of ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁St . ▁Thomas ▁( H ou ston ) ▁which ▁still ▁occup ies ▁the ▁site ▁today . ▁ ▁In ▁particular , ▁the ▁house ▁serves ▁as ▁the ▁university ' s ▁administration ▁building . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁listed ▁on ▁the ▁National ▁Register ▁of ▁Historic ▁Places , ▁and ▁as ▁a ▁land mark ▁of