Brief Life History of George Collins
When George Collins McKee was born on 2 October 1836, in Joliet, Will, Illinois, United States, his father, James McKee, was 37 and his mother, Sarah Sallie Martin, was 30. He married Annetta Hortense Camp on 22 April 1873, in Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 daughters. He lived in Marion, Illinois, United States in 1860 and Hinds, Mississippi, United States in 1880. He died on 17 November 1890, in Jackson, Hinds, Mississippi, United States, at the age of 54, and was buried in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia, United States.
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- G C Mc Kee, "United States Census, 1880"
- Geo Collins McKee, "New York, New York City Marriage Records, 1829-1938"
- George Colin McKee, "Find A Grave Index"
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1839 · From Swamp to Beautiful Place
By 1829 Venus, Illinois had grown sufficiently and in 1832 was one of the contenders for the new county seat. However, the honor was awarded to a nearby city, Carthage. In 1834 the name Venus was changed to Commerce because the settlers felt that the new name better suited their plans. But during late 1839, arriving members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints bought the small town of Commerce and in April 1840 it was renamed Nauvoo by Joseph Smith Jr., who led the Latter-Day Saints to Nauvoo to escape persecution in Missouri. The name Nauvoo is derived from the traditional Hebrew language. It is notable that by 1844 Nauvoo's population had swollen to around 12,000 residents, rivaling the size of Chicago at the time. After the Latter-Day Saints left the population settled down toward 2,000 people.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
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.
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