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James Fenton McGee
son Fenton McGee
and
Esther Olinger was
born May 20, 1865 in Abingdon,
Illinois
and died November 30, 1942 in Holdrege
Hospital, Holdrege, Nebraska.
He married
Mary Susan Payne
January 1, 1889 in Seward, Nebraska
(see
photograph and
certificate).
Other events in the life of James Fenton McGee
(see
also obituary)
Religion : Methodist Episcopal Church, Fairview Community Sunday School
Burial : December 3, 1912 in
Oberlin,
Kansas. (See
photograph)
Arrival : 1906 in Decatur County, Kansas from
Oskaloosa,
Iowa.
Occupation : Worked in a coal mine in Iowa as well as
John Deere Implement company.
He began farming in 1901 in Iowa, farming 3 different farms.
In 1906 he moved to Kansas and purchased 1/2 section of land
south of Oberlin, Decatur County
Kansas. (see
land record).
Description: Six feet "Tall and slender with a sandy complexion,
and red whiskers, or an occasional beard.
Very active man for his age."
She was born December 11, 1865 in Davenport, Iowa and died
February 26, 1944 in Oberlin,
Decatur County, Kansas,
daughter of
Owen Payne and
Nancy Anne Williams.
Other events in the life of Mary Susan Payne
(see
also obituary)
Religion : Methodist Episcopal Church, Fairview Community Sunday School
Burial :
Oberlin,
Kansas.
(See
photograph)
Arrival : Moved at age two to Cass County, Iowa then five years
later to Seward County, Nebraska. Immediately after
marriage moved to Oskaloosa, Iowa and then in 1906 relocated to
farm south of Oberlin, Kansas. (see land map)
Occupation : Housewife.
Children of James
Fenton McGee and Mary Susan Payne:
Roscoe Mason McGee
was born about July 1896 and died on May 10, 1897.
 Loyd Ray McGee
was born October 2, 1889 in Oskaloosa, Iowa and died
October 2, 1952 NE of Oberlin,
Kansas. He married
Jessie Ruth Wimer on April 16, 1914.
See Photograph
 Everett Earl McGee
was born November 23, 1891 in Oskaloosa, Iowa and died December 8, 1980 in Hays, Kansas. He married Minnie May Fringer
on September 16, 1915.
See
photograph
 Walter Winford McGee
(also known as "Walter Winfred") was born November 11, 1898 in
Oskaloosa,
Iowa and died December 7, 1973 in Oberlin, Decatur County,
Kansas.
 Jessie Cortez McGee
was born January 5, 1901 and died July 17, 1985 in
Beloit,
Kansas. She married
Delbert Haskel Woodburn on October 2, 1926. (See
photograph)
 Dorothy Margaret McGee
was born November 26, 1903 in Oskaloosa, Iowa and died July 30, 1962 in Topeka, Kansas.
She married William Dennis Scully on June 30, 1937. (See
photograph)
 Frances Marie McGee
was born July 5, 1905 in
Oskaloosa, Iowa and died on January 9, 1987 in Fort Meyers, Florida. She married George
Boling on February 8, 1925 in Oberlin, KS. She
later married Andrew Charles Elson. (See
photograph)
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