Kenneth Barton McKee

6 March 1896–23 January 1963 (Age 66)
Palmyra, Otoe, Nebraska, United States

The Life Summary of Kenneth Barton

When Kenneth Barton McKee was born on 6 March 1896, in Palmyra, Otoe, Nebraska, United States, his father, Henry Clark McKee, was 26 and his mother, Kate Loper, was 24. He married Ethel Fink on 31 August 1928, in Cook, Illinois, United States. He lived in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States in 1930 and Monterey Judicial Township, Monterey, California, United States in 1940. He registered for military service in 1946. He died on 23 January 1963, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 66, and was buried in Kaysville, Davis, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Kenneth Barton McKee
1896–1963
Mary Eldora Barnes
1913–2003
Marriage: 12 September 1947

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    12 September 1947Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States

    • Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

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    +2 More Children

    World Events (8)

    1897 · The Union Loop Elevated
    Age 1
    The Loop was born in political scandal that combined the three elevated railways around Chicago and combined them into one. The scandal was to raise the fares for commuters so state legislators could receive more money while in office. 
    1898 · War with the Spanish
    Age 2
    After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.
    1916 · The First woman elected into the US Congress
    Age 20
    Jeannette Pickering Rankin became the first woman to hold a federal office position in the House of Representatives, and remains the only woman elected to Congress by Montana.

    Name Meaning

    Irish (northern): Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Aodha or Mac Aoidh ‘son of Aodh’, an old personal name meaning ‘fire’. Thus, this name has the same origin as McKay , McGee , McCoy , and McHugh .

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

    Possible Related Names

    McKey
    McKay
    McKie

    Sources (10)

    • Kenneth B Mckee, "United States Census, 1930"
    • Kenneth B McKee, "Illinois, Cook County Marriages, 1871-1920"
    • Kenneth B Mc Kee, "United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946"

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