Elmer Asel MCGHEE

1870 - 1939  (~ 69 years)

• Name	Elmer Asel MCGHEE  [1, 2]
  Birth	Aug 1870	, Allamakee, Iowa, USA   [3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1895	, Allamakee, Iowa, USA
  pg 12 (67), d/f #72/75
  Franklin Township Elmore Mcghee M 23 Allamakee Mertie Mcghee F 23 Allamakee Wallis Mcghee M 0 Allamakee All the children in the Under 5 column are marked age 0.
  Census	21 Jun 1900	Postville, Allamakee, Iowa, USA
  ED 13, pg 14A
  Post Township Elmer Mcghee Head M 29 Aug 1870 Iowa m. 6 yrs. Bertha Mcghee Wife F 28 Feb 1872 Iowa 4/1 children Hollis Mcghee Son M 5 Aug 1894 Iowa [died 1908]
  Census	19 Apr 1910	Postville, Allamakee, Iowa, USA
  ED 14, pg 3B
  Post Township, Green Street Elmer Mcgee Head M 39 Iowa m. 16 yrs. Mertie Mcgee Wife F 38 Iowa 2/1 children Clifton Mcgee Son M 8 Iowa Joey Dresser Boarder M 40 Iowa Elmer is a hotel clerk and Joey [indexed as Jay] is a jeweler.
  Census	3 Jan 1920	Lansing, Allamakee, Iowa, USA
  ED 8, pg 3A
  Lansing Township, Front Street Elmer Mcghee Head M 48 Iowa Myrta Mcghee Wife F 47 Iowa Clifton Mcghee Son M 17 Iowa They live next to Lucius and Eliza. Elmer is unemployed.
  Census	9 Apr 1930	, Cedar, Missouri, USA
  ED 5, pg 2B
  Box Township E A Mcghee Head M 58 Iowa Myrtie Mcghee Wife F 58 Iowa
  Death	28 Dec 1939	, Cedar, Missouri, USA   [2]
  death certificate	29 Dec 1939
  	Mrs Myrta McGhee of Eldorado Springs
  Burial	31 Dec 1939	Postville, Allamakee, Iowa, USA   [6]
  	Address: Postville Cemetery Iowa Clayton County, pg 12 (67), d/f #72/75
  Obituary	3 Jan 1940	Postville, Allamakee, Iowa, USA
  Postville Herald
  Funeral services were held here Sunday at the Community Presbyterian church for Elmer McGhee, 68, of Eldorado Springs, Mo., who died after a short illness. The Rev. J. Ian Fraser officiated and burial was in Postville cemetery. Mr. McGhee was born in Post township, Allamakee county, and on October 12, 1893, he was married to Miss Myrta M. Cook in Postville. They lived in Postville until 1916. Mr. McGhee operated a livery service, managed a hotel and for a period served as town marshal. In 1916 they moved to Dubuque, later going to Cedar Rapids. For the last 18 years they had been residents of Eldorado Springs, where Mr. McGhee operated a truck farm. He is survived by his wife, a son, Clifton, of Dubuque, a sister, Mrs. S.O. Swenson, and a brother, Elbe, both of Postville.
  Person ID	I11366	An Armstrong & A Heffernan
  Last Modified	30 Aug 2018

  
  

  Father	Lucius Henry MCGHEE,   b. 17 Jul 1850, , Hancock, Ohio, USA d. 21 May 1931, Lansing, Allamakee, Iowa, USA (Age 80 years)
  Mother	Ruth Marie EATON,   b. 17 Jan 1849, , , Illinois, USA d. 17 Feb 1903, , Allamakee, Iowa, USA (Age 54 years)
  Marriage	25 Nov 1869	, Allamakee, Iowa, USA   [7, 8]
  Family ID	F3539	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map	Load the map	Birth - Aug 1870 - , Allamakee, Iowa, USA Census - pg 12 (67), d/f #72/75 - 1895 - , Allamakee, Iowa, USA Census - ED 13, pg 14A - 21 Jun 1900 - Postville, Allamakee, Iowa, USA Census - ED 14, pg 3B - 19 Apr 1910 - Postville, Allamakee, Iowa, USA Census - ED 8, pg 3A - 3 Jan 1920 - Lansing, Allamakee, Iowa, USA Census - ED 5, pg 2B - 9 Apr 1930 - , Cedar, Missouri, USA Death - 28 Dec 1939 - , Cedar, Missouri, USA Burial - Address: Postville Cemetery Iowa Clayton County, pg 12 (67), d/f #72/75 - 31 Dec 1939 - Postville, Allamakee, Iowa, USA Obituary - Postville Herald - 3 Jan 1940 - Postville, Allamakee, Iowa, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources

  [S54] 1880 Allamakee, IA, ED 15, pg 2 (428B). Elmer McGhee [S275] Death Certificate, McGhee, Elmer A #43049. [S54] 1880 Allamakee, IA, ED 15, pg 2 (428B). age 9, Iowa [S2491] 1900 Allamakee IA, ED 13, pg 14A. age 29, Aug 1870, Iowa [S275] Death Certificate, McGhee, Elmer A #43049. 19 Aug 1871, Iowa [S275] Death Certificate, McGhee, Elmer A #43049. Postville, Iowa [S2491] 1900 Allamakee IA, ED 3, pg 3A. married 30 years [S1361] Iowa County Marriages, 1838-1934, (FamilySearch.org), McGhee, Lucius. to Ruth Eaton, 25 Nov 1869, Waukon, Allamakee County