Wilson McKee
Wilson McKee was born on January 30, 1831, in Ireland to William McKee and Mary Wilson. He eventually immigrated to America and settled in Steubenville, Ohio. He married Margaret McCune on April 9, 1857, and they had at least nine children: William, born around 1858; James, born around 1860; Clara, born around 1863; Emmett, born around 1866; John, born around 1869; Jessie, born around 1872; Gertrude, born around 1875; Mary, born around 1878; and Ada, born around 1880.
He worked as a farmer and butcher, and by 1860, he owned $7,000 of real estate. A decade later, he owned $2,000 of real estate. He supported the Democratic Party, and in 1898, he received an appointment as sergeant-at-arms of the Democratic State Convention. By the late 1800s, he had become a prominent member of Steubenville society, and he served as vice president of the local Building and Loan Association. He died in Steubenville on January 22, 1899.
DATABASE CONTENT
| (5451) | McKee, Wilson | 1831-01-30 | 1899-01-22 |
- Conflict Side: Union
- Role: Civilian
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- Gender: Male
- Race: White
Documents - Records: 1
- (14036) [recipient] ~ James Wilson to Wilson McKee, 13 December 1862
People - Records: 2
Places - Records: 2
Groups - Records: 1
- (1) [member/supporter] ~ Democratic Party
SOURCES
1860, 1870, and 1880 United States Federal Censuses, available from Ancestry.com; Ohio County Marriage Records, 1774-1993, available from Ancestry.com; Steubenville (OH) Herald-Star, 10 July 1897 and 22 August 1898; The Wheeling (WV) Daily Intelligencer, 23 January 1899
