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James Sylvester McGee 1865–1941 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Jan 1865

Birth Location: Marion County, Missouri, United States of America

Death Date: 2 Oct 1941

Death Location: Riverside Cemetery, Hannibal, Marion County, Missouri, United States

Father: John McGee

Mother: Sarah Smith

Spouse(s): Dora Cornelius, Sarah Sapp

Children(s): Elsie McGee, John McGee, Jesse McGee, Charles McGee

In 1865, James Sylvester McGee entered the world in Marion County, Missouri, United States of America, born to John Hiller Mcgee And Sarah Catherine Smith. James Sylvester McGee married Dora Margaret Cornelius, Sarah Margaret Sapp, and had children including Charles Everett Mcgee, Elsie May Mcgee, Jesse Urmel Mcgee, John Henry Thomas Mcgee. James Sylvester McGee passed away in 1941 in Riverside Cemetery, Hannibal, Marion County, Missouri, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1865, James Sylvester McGee entered the world in Marion County, Missouri, United States of America, born to John Hiller Mcgee And Sarah Catherine Smith.
  • James Sylvester McGee married Dora Margaret Cornelius, Sarah Margaret Sapp, and had children including Charles Everett Mcgee, Elsie May Mcgee, Jesse Urmel Mcgee, John Henry Thomas Mcgee.
  • James Sylvester McGee passed away in 1941 in Riverside Cemetery, Hannibal, Marion County, Missouri, United States.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James McGee's Ancestors

Self
James McGee
1865–1941
Birth Place: Marion County, Missouri, United States of America
Parents
John Hiller McGee
1840–1905
Greene, Pennsylvania, United States
Sarah (Catherine) Smith
1844–1889
Culpeper, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Josia ((Josiahjosias)) McGee
1817–1869
Culpepper County, Virginia, ,
Artimacy Hiller
1817–1874
Greene County, Pennsylvania, USA
Abijah (D.) Smith
1816–1893
Culpeper, Culpeper, Virginia, United States
Lucy (Ann) Gaines
1818–1894
Culpeper County, Virginia, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
John McGee
1788–1856
Elizabeth Lowry
1793–1835
John Hiller
1790–1844
Hedgeman Smith
1788–1865
Elizabeth Casper
David Gaines
1795–
Elizabeth Howard
1794–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Colonel McGee
1756–1804
Elizabeth Holt
1769–1844
John Smith
1745–1785
Elizabeth Triplett
1745–1816
Peter Casper
1727–1818
Davis Gaines
1765–
Margaret Mitchell
1772–

James McGee's Descendants

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James (Sylvester) McGee (16 Jan 1865–2 Oct 1941) m. Dora (Margaret) Cornelius (12 Mar 1866–1891) m. Sarah (Margaret) Sapp (5 Apr 1860–19 Feb 1947)
  1. 1. Elsie (May) McGee 1887–1962
  2. 2. John (Henry Thomas) McGee 1895–1976
  3. 3. Jesse (Urmel) McGee 1898–1973
  4. 4. Charles (Everett) McGee 1901–1983

James McGee's Timeline

2 Records

1865
16 Jan 1865
Birth of James Sylvester McGee in Marion County, Missouri, United States of America
Marion County, Missouri, United States of America
1941
2 Oct 1941
Age 76
Death of James Sylvester McGee in Hannibal, Marion County, Missouri, United States of America
Hannibal, Marion County, Missouri, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Jan 1865
    Event Place: Marion County, Missouri, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Oct 1941
    Event Place: Hannibal, Marion County, Missouri, United States of America
    Record Source: Age:
    75-76

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Riverside Cemetery, Hannibal, Marion County, Missouri, United States

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