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William L. McKee

Birth	:	20 Mar 1832 Muskingum County, Ohio, USA
Death	:	23 Nov 1894
Burial	:	Munyon Cemetery, Grand River, Decatur County, USA
Coordinate	:	40.8180315, -93.8899326
Description	:	Information from Iowa, U.S., Cemetery Records, 1662-1999 Biographical and Historical Record of Ringgold and Decatur Counties Iowa, Lewis Publishing Company, 1887 p 484 WILLIAM L. MCKEE, farmer and stock-raiser, resides on section 35, Richland Township, where he owns 140 acres of excellent farming land in a good state of cultivation. He was born in Muskingum County, Ohio, March 20 1832, son of John and Mary A. (Bain) McKee, the former a native of Virginia and the latter of Scotland and of Scotch-Irish descent. They removed to Jefferson County in 1854 and a year later to... Read More	Information from Iowa, U.S., Cemetery Records, 1662-1999 Biographical and Historical Record of Ringgold and Decatur Counties Iowa, Lewis Publishing Company, 1887 p 484 WILLIAM L. MCKEE, farmer and stock-raiser, resides on section 35, Richland Township, where he owns 140 acres of excellent farming land in a good state of cultivation. He was born in Muskingum County, Ohio, March 20 1832, son of John and Mary A. (Bain) McKee, the former a native of Virginia and the latter of Scotland and of Scotch-Irish descent. They removed to Jefferson County in 1854 and a year later to Decatur County, where the father died in 1864, aged sixty-three years; the latter lives in this county and is seventy-six years old. Mr. McKee was reared on a farm and has followed farming all his life with the exception of a few years spent on the river. When he first came to this county he entered and bought 500 acres of land from the Government. He was married January 10 1857 to Mary J. Bees, born in Wayne County, Indiana, daughter of Peter and Mary Berry Bees, natives of Wales and England. Their living children are: - John; Florence, wife of Isaac West of this county, has one child - William R.; William C., Virginia E., Frances O., Elma, Ella and Elmer (triplets) and Fanny. The deceased are - Mary W., Ulysses G., Ulysses R., and Elmer. When Mr. McKee commenced life he had only $50. He worked eighteen hours a day most of the time for two years, running a mill. His two grandfathers served in the war of 1812. A sister of Mrs. McKee's grandfather was stolen by the Indians and was never recovered; her parents thought they saw her some twelve years afterward but she could not be induced to leave the tribe. Her paternal grandfather served in the war of 1812. Politically Mr. McKee is a Republican and was formerly an Abolitionist. Postoffice, Grand River. He was postmaster at Woodland for four years.

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William L. McKee's memorial is located at: Munyon Cemetery, Grand River, Decatur County, USA.
When did William L. McKee death?
William L. McKee death on 23 Nov 1894 in
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Latitude: 40.8180315
Longitude: -93.8899326

Family Members:

Parent

John McKee

(1810 - 1865)

Spouse

Mary Jane Beers McKee

(1836 - 1910)

Siblings

Martha Ann McKee Woodard

(1841 - 1917)

Susannah McKee Burnett

(1847 - 1918)

Clarissa McKee Fullerton

(1851 - 1889)

Eunice Eva Alice McKee Hamilton

(1858 - 1903)

John Bain McKee

(1859 - 1920)

Children

(1857 - 1917)

(1859 - 1932)

(1861 - 1872)

(1870 - 1872)

(1874 - 1875)

(1874 - 1912)

(1874 - 1952)

Flowers:

Nearby Cemetories:

1. Madarasz Cemetery
Richland Township, Decatur County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8114500, -93.9081700

2. Hazen Cemetery
Grand River, Decatur County, USA
Coordinate: 40.7999970, -93.9238360

3. Oak Hill Cemetery
Grand River, Decatur County, USA
Coordinate: 40.7986231, -93.9236534

4. West Cemetery
Van Wert, Decatur County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8454582, -93.8650654

5. Young Cemetery
Grand River, Decatur County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8255172, -93.9424396

6. McKee Cemetery
Decatur County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8647000, -93.8622000

7. Clinton Cemetery
Van Wert, Decatur County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8611120, -93.8335620

8. Wheelis Cemetery
Grand River, Decatur County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8755000, -93.9215000

9. Grand River Cemetery
Grand River, Decatur County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8146537, -93.9751625

10. Woodmansee Cemetery
Grand River, Decatur County, USA
Coordinate: 40.7405590, -93.8944817

11. Westervelt Cemetery
Grand River, Decatur County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8630955, -93.9753771

12. Warrick Cemetery
Decatur County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8960000, -93.9234000

13. Shy Cemetery
Woodland, Decatur County, USA
Coordinate: 40.7751468, -93.7955189

14. Decatur City Cemetery
Decatur City, Decatur County, USA
Coordinate: 40.7435989, -93.8392029

15. Van Wert Cemetery
Van Wert, Decatur County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8630955, -93.7953472

16. Trinity Hills Cemetery
Decatur County, USA
Coordinate: 40.7326000, -93.8832000

17. Westerville Cemetery
Grand River, Decatur County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8824606, -93.9666116

18. Cash Cemetery
Decatur City, Decatur County, USA
Coordinate: 40.7308036, -93.8815641

19. OGrady Cemetery
Decatur County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8643990, -93.9907990

20. Millsap Cemetery
Grand River, Decatur County, USA
Coordinate: 40.7333310, -93.9502260

21. Waller Cemetery
Decatur City, Decatur County, USA
Coordinate: 40.7333340, -93.8168900

22. Elk Cemetery
Lamoni, Decatur County, USA
Coordinate: 40.7210467, -93.9390707

23. Palestine Cemetery
Leon, Decatur County, USA
Coordinate: 40.7422986, -93.7954545

24. Gregg Cemetery
Doyle Township, Clarke County, USA
Coordinate: 40.9138000, -93.9520000