 1838 - 1914 (76 years)
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| Name |
Merideth MCGHEE [1] |
| Born |
1838 |
, Hancock, Ohio, USA  [2, 3] |
Address:
Liberty Township
Hancock County
Hancock County, Ohio |
| Gender |
Male |
 Census |
30 Aug 1860 |
, Allamakee, Iowa, USA |
| pg 302 (376), d/f #2270/2220 |
- Post Township
Marideth McGee M 23 Ohio
Mary A McGee F 20 Ohio
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| Military |
23 Oct 1862 |
, , Iowa, USA |
| Co A, 27th Infantry, USA |
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| Census |
1885 |
, Guthrie, Iowa, USA |
| pg 17 (238), d/f #109/115 |
- Dodge Township
Meredith Mcghee M 47 Ohio
Mary A Mcghee F 46 Ohio
John Mcghee M 18 Allamakee
David Mcghee M 16 Allamakee
Charles Mcghee M 14 Allamakee
Curtis Mcghee M 12 Guthrie
Enos E Mcghee M 1 Guthrie
They live near James Dee.
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| Census |
1895 |
, Guthrie, Iowa, USA |
| pg 2 (213), d/f #11/11 |
- Dodge Township
Merithe Mcghee M 57 Ohio
Mary E Mcghee F 56 Ohio
Curtis Mcghee M 22 Allamakee
Virgil Mcghee M 15 Guthrie
Burtt Mcghee M 12 Guthrie
Charles Mcghee M 24 Allamakee
Abba Mcghee F 16 Guthrie
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| Census |
19 Jun 1900 |
Bagley, Guthrie, Iowa, USA |
| ED 56, pg 7A |
- Dodge Township
Merritt Mcghee Head M 63 Feb 1837 Ohio m. 39 yrs.
Mary A Mcghee Wife F 63 Apr 1837 Ohio 10/10 children
Curtis E Mcghee Son M 27 Nov 1872 Iowa
Virgil M Mcghee Son M 21 Mar 1879 Iowa
Bert E Mcghee Son M 16 Sep 1883 Iowa
Elizabeth Clayton Servant F 17 Aug 1882 Iowa
Meredith is a capitialist. [sic]
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| Census |
1905 |
Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, USA |
| I80-I83 |
- Ward 7, 1638 Maple Street
Meredith McGhee M 67 Ohio
Mary McGhee F 66 Ohio
Virgil McGhee M 25 Iowa
Curtis E McGhee M 32 Iowa
Meredith is retired. He served in Co A 27th Regt Iowa Inf, enlisted 9 Aug 1862 and discharged 14 Aug 1865. Curtis is a teamster and Virgil is a laborer. Curtis is indexed as Custer.
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| Census |
18 Apr 1910 |
Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, USA |
| ED 169, pg 4A |
- Ward 7, 1638 Maple Street
Meredith Mcghee Head M 73 Ohio m. 51 yrs.
Mary A Mcghee Wife F 72 Ohio 10/10 children
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| Died |
10 Jun 1914 |
Gale, Guthrie, Iowa, USA [4] |
| Buried |
11 Jun 1914 |
Bagley, Guthrie, Iowa, USA |
Address:
Dodge Center Cemetery
Guthrie County
Guthrie County, Iowa |
| Obituary |
26 Jun 1914 |
Postville, Allamakee, Iowa, USA |
| Postville Review |
Meredith McGhee was born in Hancock County, Ohio, February 5, 1838 and died at his home in Des Moines, Iowa, June 10, 1914, aged 76 years, 8 months and 2 days.
He was united in marriage to Mary Ann Ervin at Hardin, Iowa, December 15, 1859. To this union were born ten children, nine sons and one daughter, all of whom are living. He is also survived by his wife, who has been his faithful companion for fifty five years, three sisters, three brothers, twenty six grandchildren and four great grandchildren.
Mr. McGhee came to Iowa when but a boy of fifteen years of age and has resided here ever since, living in Allamakee County fifteen years, and then becoming a resident of Guthrie county, living northwest of Yale for a number of years. Retiring from farm work eleven years ago he and his wife moved to Des Moines where they were living at the time of his death. In August 1862 he responded to his country's call and joined Co. A, 27th Iowa Infantry, and served throughout the war receiving an honorable discharge at the close thereof.
A brief service was held at his Des Moines home, after which the remains were brought to Yale and funeral services held in the church. Interment in the cemetery at Dodge Center, Iowa, Guthrie Co.
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| Person ID |
I8836 |
An Armstrong & A Heffernan |
| Last Modified |
30 Jul 2018 |
| Father |
John MCGHEE, Jr, b. Cal 10 Jan 1810, , Ross, Ohio, USA , d. 13 Nov 1885, Bagley, Guthrie, Iowa, USA (Age ~ 75 years) |
| Mother |
Elizabeth MCKINNIS, b. 31 Oct 1814, , Ross, Ohio, USA , d. 8 Feb 1893, Bagley, Guthrie, Iowa, USA (Age 78 years) |
| Married |
2 Mar 1831 |
, Hancock, Ohio, USA [5] |
| Family ID |
F3524 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
Mary Ann ERWIN, b. 29 Apr 1839, , , Ohio, USA , d. 12 Nov 1924 (Age 85 years) |
| Married |
15 Dec 1859 |
, Allamakee, Iowa, USA [6] |
| Children |
| | 1. William MCGHEE, b. 17 Nov 1860, , Allamakee, Iowa, USA , d. 1 May 1954, Akron, Washington, Colorado, USA (Age 93 years) |
| | 2. Franklin MCGHEE, b. Jan 1862, , , Iowa, USA , d. 1948, , , Colorado, USA (Age ~ 85 years) |
| | 3. Milton Henry MCGHEE, b. 21 Apr 1864, , Allamakee, Iowa, USA , d. 27 Feb 1936, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA (Age 71 years) |
| | 4. John MCGHEE, b. 1866, , Allamakee, Iowa, USA , d. Bef 1955 (Age 88 years) |
| | 5. David MCGHEE, b. 1868, , Allamakee, Iowa, USA , d. Bef 1955 (Age 86 years) |
| | 6. Charles MCGHEE, b. 31 Oct 1870, , Allamakee, Iowa, USA , d. 16 Jan 1945, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA (Age 74 years) |
| | 7. Curtis Elsworth MCGHEE, b. 20 Nov 1872, , Guthrie, Iowa, USA , d. 1 Mar 1941, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA (Age 68 years) |
| | 8. Mary Elizabeth MCGHEE, b. 5 Jul 1875, , Guthrie, Iowa, USA , d. 8 Sep 1959, Otis, Washington, Colorado, USA (Age 84 years) |
| | 9. Virgil Meredith MCGHEE, b. 21 Mar 1879, , Guthrie, Iowa, USA , d. 14 Jun 1963, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA (Age 84 years) |
| | 10. Bert Earl MCGHEE, b. 26 Sep 1883, , Guthrie, Iowa, USA , d. 1 Dec 1957, , Los Angeles, California, USA (Age 74 years) |
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| Last Modified |
28 Jul 2018 |
| Family ID |
F3535 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Sources |
- [S816] 1850 Hancock, OH, pg 782 (391B), d/f #38/38.
Meredith McGee
- [S769] Cemetery, Dodge Center, Guthrie Co, IA, McGhee, Meredith.
1838
- [S816] 1850 Hancock, OH, pg 782 (391B), d/f #38/38.
age 11, Ohio
- [S2469] Grand Army of the Republic Membership Records, 1861-1949, (FamilySearch.org), McGhee, Meredith.
- [S700] History of Hancock County (Ohio), (Chicago: Warner Beers & Co, 1886), pg 434.
"John Magee, a step-son of Meredith Parrish, married Eliza, daughter of Judge McKinnis, and settled on the east half of the northwest quarter of Section 9, which he entered June 1, 1829, and where they resided until their removal to Iowa about 1851."
- [S1361] Iowa County Marriages, 1838-1934, (FamilySearch.org), McGee, Meredith.
to Mary Ann Irving, 15 Dec 1859, Allamakee County
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