Thomas Jefferson McKee1

b. 5 January 1853, d. 20 December 1879
FatherJohn R. McKee2,1 b. abt 1826, d. 6 Jun 1863
MotherElizabeth Ann Edmondson2,1 b. abt 24 Mar 1828, d. 17 Oct 1902
Birth5 Jan 1853 Thomas Jefferson McKee was born on 5 Jan 1853 in Washington County, Virginia.1,3 
Childhood  Thomas was enumerated with his parents on the 1860 census of Washington Co. He was 8 years old. Three years later Thomas' father died in a Richmond hospital during the Civil War while serving as a Confederate soldier. Elizabeth McKee took her 6 surviving children and migrated west, settling in Madison County, Iowa. Thomas, who by 1870 appears to have been known as Walter J., then lived with his father's brother James in Crawford Co., Kansas.2,4 
Death20 Dec 1879 Thomas died on 20 Dec 1879 at age 26.5 
Burial He was buried at Peru Cemetery in Madison County, Iowa.5 
Last Edited13 May 2012

Citations

  1. [S3] Moore and Stephens, Washington Co., VA Birth and Death Records, p. 94. Thomas Jefferson McKee, b. 5 Jan 1853 to John R. & Ann McKee.
  2. [S234] John R. McKee household, 1860 U.S. cens, Washington Co., VA, pop. sched., Western District, p. 162 (original script), dwelling 1211, family 1161, viewed online at Ancestry.com, March 2012. Household includes: John R. McKee, 35, farmer, owns land worth $3,000, pers, prop of $500; Ann, 30; Sarah, 12; Taylor, 10; Thomas, 8; Francis, 6; Martha, 4; Andrew, 2; all b. VA.
  3. [S1777] Find A Grave Website (http://www.findagrave.com/index.html : accessed March 2012). Walter J. McKee entry, Peru Cemetery, E. Peru, Madison Co., IA. (entry includes photo: Walter J. McKee, d. Dec. 20, 1879, age 26y 11m 11d, son of E.A. & J.R. McKee). Computes to a birth date of abt 9 Jan. 1853.
  4. [S2869] James O. McNey [McKee] household, 1870 U.S. census, Crawford Co., KS, pop. sched., Grant, p. 6, dwelling 53, family 54, viewed online at Ancestry.com, March 2012. Household includes: James O. McNey [sic], 28, farmer, owns land worth $1,460, b. VA; Martha, 24, b. VA; William C., 2, b. IL; William _ounettra, 28, farming, b. KY; Walter McKee, 17, farming, attended school within year, b. VA.
  5. [S1777] Find A Grave Website (http://www.findagrave.com/index.html : accessed March 2012). Walter J. McKee entry, Peru Cemetery, E. Peru, Madison Co., IA. (entry includes photo: Walter J. McKee, d. Dec. 20, 1879, age 26y 11m 11d, son of E.A. & J.R. McKee).