Clarence Birtsel Mckee

Male24 May 1886–2 February 1919

Brief Life History of Clarence Birtsel

When Clarence Birtsel Mckee was born on 24 May 1886, in Persia, Harrison, Iowa, United States, his father, Jonathan McKee Jr., was 34 and his mother, Percelia Ann Richardson, was 27. He married Bertha Caroline Weber on 23 December 1908, in Logan, Harrison, Iowa, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in Union Township, Harrison, Iowa, United States for about 10 years. He died on 2 February 1919, in Independence, Jackson, Missouri, United States, at the age of 32, and was buried in Caldwell, Missouri, United States.

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Family Time Line

Clarence Birtsel Mckee
1886–1919
Bertha Caroline Weber
1888–1970
Marriage: 23 December 1908
Kenneth Bertsel Mckee
1911–1943
Vyrel L. McKee
1916–1980

Sources (13)

  • Clarence Birtsel Mckee in entry for Kenneth Birtsel Mckee, "Iowa, Delayed Birth Records, 1850-1939"
  • Clarence B Mc Kee in household of Jonathan Mc Kee, "Iowa State Census, 1895"
  • Clarence Bistsel Mckee, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    23 December 1908Logan, Harrison, Iowa, United States
  • Children (2)

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    Siblings (14)

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    World Events (8)

    1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act

    Age 4

    This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.

    1890 · Woman's Suffrage

    Age 4

    An organization formed in favor of women's suffrages. By combining the National Woman Suffrage Association and the American Woman Suffrage Association, the NAWSA eventually increased in membership up to two million people. It is still one of the largest voluntary organizations in the nation today and held a major role in passing the Nineteenth Amendment.

    1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

    Age 10

    A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.

    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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