When I researched the name like 12+ years ago, I read that it may have been named after the Dr. But the evidence for that was rather lacking, and the consensus was it was after Gen. Lee.
Has there been new evidence unearthed to make it clear one way or another?
If you like history, check out near by Missouri Town 1855. Though going into it, I didn’t realize it was pre-civil war. Stop by the lawyer’s place of business to see what the current political debates of the day. You might find people bragging about voting in Kansas more than once 
