--part1_b9.c851077.27eed744_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit --part1_b9.c851077.27eed744_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; name="McKee.txt" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline; filename="McKee.txt" Surname: McKee, Marrow, Simonson, Height History of Rush County Indiana=20 1888=20 Brant & Fuller=20 Charles H. McKee was born on the farm where he now resides, November=20 15, 1838, son of John McKee, who was born in Jessamine County, Ky.,=20 March 10, 1816. By occupation he was a farmer, and as early as 1822=20 came to Rush County where he was married March 22, 1836, to Miss=20 Hester Ann, daughter of Charles W. and Elizabeth Marrow, who came to=20 Indiana from New Jersey. Mrs. McKee died August 2, 1871, leaving six=20 children. Mr. McKee is a Republican and a member of the Methodist=20 Episcopal Church. The gentleman whose name introduces this biography=20 was reared on the farm and attended the common schools. He has always=20 followed the avocation of a farmer, and now owns 145 acres of well- improved land. Mr. McKee was married April 3, 1862, to Mrs. Catharine=20 Simonson, of Franklin County, Indiana, born April 3, 1840, daughter of=20 William and Eliza (Height) Simonson, both natives of Indiana. They are=20 the parents of ten children, nine of whom are now living, viz: Ella, born=20 March 10, 1863, Carrie, born November 17, 1865, Eliza, born February=20 28, 1868, Hester A, born September 18, 1870, Mattie M, born December=20 10, 1873, John F, born March 6, 1875, Maggie M, born February 9, 1877,=20 William S, born July 14, 1879, and Nellie G, born October 2, 1882. Mr.=20 McKee is a Republican, and he and wife are members of the Methodist=20 Episcopal Church.=20 Page 439 --part1_b9.c851077.27eed744_boundary--