McGee, an Ulster name, originally MacGee and often written Magee of Scottish extraction, having come to Ireland early in the 17th century. The name is also associated with County Antrim, because of the large isthmus on the east of Lough Larne, territory at one time in possession of Magee.
Bartholomew McGee born c. 1805 Ireland may be the Bartholomew McGee who appears on a Tithe Applotment Book, Tyrone, Donaghmore, Annabellsagart, Ireland in 1826. Bartholomew married Alice McDonald who had first married a Clark, widow, born perhaps c. 1811 Ireland and the mother of Catherine Clark born Jan 1838 Ireland. They removed from Ireland to Northumberland County, England and settled at Morpeth and Bedlington. This area saw a large influx of Irish immigrants who removed there to labor in the coal mines. In the 1851 census enumeration, Bartholomew, age 28, coal miner; Alice, wife, age 40; Mary, daughter, age 3, born Morpeth; Charles, son, age 2, born Bedlington; and Maria Ormsby, niece, single, age 19, born Ireland, were enumerated at Bedlington, Morpeth, Northumberland, England. Mary's birth is unrecorded in Morpeth birth indexes at Morpeth registrar's office. Charles's birth is recorded as 31 Oct 1850 Bedlington.
They were enumerated at Bell's Place, Bedlington in 1861. Bartholomew (enumerated as Barnard) was age 50 and Alice was age 53, both born Ireland, Bartholomew a laborer. No children in the household, but there was a Walker and a Conner family boarding with them.
Bartholomew and Alice emigrated from England in July 1869 and arrived at New York in the same month (Naturalization record of Bartly McGee filed Bradford County, Pennsylvania Courthouse). With them was their daughter Mary Harvey and her husband and children. Alice's daughter, Catherine Pearson and family had arrived a few years earlier. Bartholomew (signed as Bartly) applied for naturalization, 17 March 1873, native of Ireland, aged 68 years, stated that he emigrated from England in July 1869 and arrived in New York in July. He signed his name. Witness was William Pearson who had married Alice's daughter, Catherine. Son in law, Roger Harvey applied for naturalization at the same time.
The family appears in the 1870 (13 August) census of Barclay Township, Bradford County, Pennsylvania, Bartholomew, age 55, miner, and Alice, age 50, in household #30. Their daughter, Mary, was residing in household #29 with her family. A mountainous region in the southern portion of Bradford County of few inhabitants it was the last township created in the county, but had become the second most populous township by the 1870 census enumeration, due to the coal mines. Mining did not become an important industry until after the completion of the Barclay railroad in 1856, when the Barclay Coal Company took men and equipment to the mountain and began working the mines. In 1864, the Fall Creek Coal Company was organized and the first shipment made from the Fall Creek mines in 1865. The Carbon Run mines, operated by the Shrader Coal Company, were opened in 1874 and the Long Valley mines, operated by the Towanda Coal Company, in 1880. Barclay was at its best in 1875 when three mines, Barclay, Fall Creek and Carbon Run, were in operation, producing 380,000 tons of coal annually. There were five mining villages, Barclay, Fall Creek, Graydon, Dublin and Foot-of-Plane, besides Carbon Run on the line between Barclay and LeRoy. Barclay and Carbon Run, numbering several hundred inhabitants each, were the most important, with stores, shops, churches and schools. It was at Carbon Run that the McGee family resided and where Bartholomew died.
Bartholomew McGee born c. 1805 Ireland may be the Bartholomew McGee who appears on a Tithe Applotment Book, Tyrone, Donaghmore, Annabellsagart, Ireland in 1826. Bartholomew married Alice McDonald who had first married a Clark, widow, born perhaps c. 1811 Ireland and the mother of Catherine Clark born Jan 1838 Ireland. They removed from Ireland to Northumberland County, England and settled at Morpeth and Bedlington. This area saw a large influx of Irish immigrants who removed there to labor in the coal mines. In the 1851 census enumeration, Bartholomew, age 28, coal miner; Alice, wife, age 40; Mary, daughter, age 3, born Morpeth; Charles, son, age 2, born Bedlington; and Maria Ormsby, niece, single, age 19, born Ireland, were enumerated at Bedlington, Morpeth, Northumberland, England. Mary's birth is unrecorded in Morpeth birth indexes at Morpeth registrar's office. Charles's birth is recorded as 31 Oct 1850 Bedlington.
They were enumerated at Bell's Place, Bedlington in 1861. Bartholomew (enumerated as Barnard) was age 50 and Alice was age 53, both born Ireland, Bartholomew a laborer. No children in the household, but there was a Walker and a Conner family boarding with them.
Bartholomew and Alice emigrated from England in July 1869 and arrived at New York in the same month (Naturalization record of Bartly McGee filed Bradford County, Pennsylvania Courthouse). With them was their daughter Mary Harvey and her husband and children. Alice's daughter, Catherine Pearson and family had arrived a few years earlier. Bartholomew (signed as Bartly) applied for naturalization, 17 March 1873, native of Ireland, aged 68 years, stated that he emigrated from England in July 1869 and arrived in New York in July. He signed his name. Witness was William Pearson who had married Alice's daughter, Catherine. Son in law, Roger Harvey applied for naturalization at the same time.
The family appears in the 1870 (13 August) census of Barclay Township, Bradford County, Pennsylvania, Bartholomew, age 55, miner, and Alice, age 50, in household #30. Their daughter, Mary, was residing in household #29 with her family. A mountainous region in the southern portion of Bradford County of few inhabitants it was the last township created in the county, but had become the second most populous township by the 1870 census enumeration, due to the coal mines. Mining did not become an important industry until after the completion of the Barclay railroad in 1856, when the Barclay Coal Company took men and equipment to the mountain and began working the mines. In 1864, the Fall Creek Coal Company was organized and the first shipment made from the Fall Creek mines in 1865. The Carbon Run mines, operated by the Shrader Coal Company, were opened in 1874 and the Long Valley mines, operated by the Towanda Coal Company, in 1880. Barclay was at its best in 1875 when three mines, Barclay, Fall Creek and Carbon Run, were in operation, producing 380,000 tons of coal annually. There were five mining villages, Barclay, Fall Creek, Graydon, Dublin and Foot-of-Plane, besides Carbon Run on the line between Barclay and LeRoy. Barclay and Carbon Run, numbering several hundred inhabitants each, were the most important, with stores, shops, churches and schools. It was at Carbon Run that the McGee family resided and where Bartholomew died.
McGee, an Ulster name, originally MacGee and often written Magee of Scottish extraction, having come to Ireland early in the 17th century. The name is also associated with County Antrim, because of the large isthmus on the east of Lough Larne, territory at one time in possession of Magee.
Bartholomew McGee born c. 1805 Ireland may be the Bartholomew McGee who appears on a Tithe Applotment Book, Tyrone, Donaghmore, Annabellsagart, Ireland in 1826. Bartholomew married Alice McDonald who had first married a Clark, widow, born perhaps c. 1811 Ireland and the mother of Catherine Clark born Jan 1838 Ireland. They removed from Ireland to Northumberland County, England and settled at Morpeth and Bedlington. This area saw a large influx of Irish immigrants who removed there to labor in the coal mines. In the 1851 census enumeration, Bartholomew, age 28, coal miner; Alice, wife, age 40; Mary, daughter, age 3, born Morpeth; Charles, son, age 2, born Bedlington; and Maria Ormsby, niece, single, age 19, born Ireland, were enumerated at Bedlington, Morpeth, Northumberland, England. Mary's birth is unrecorded in Morpeth birth indexes at Morpeth registrar's office. Charles's birth is recorded as 31 Oct 1850 Bedlington.
They were enumerated at Bell's Place, Bedlington in 1861. Bartholomew (enumerated as Barnard) was age 50 and Alice was age 53, both born Ireland, Bartholomew a laborer. No children in the household, but there was a Walker and a Conner family boarding with them.
Bartholomew and Alice emigrated from England in July 1869 and arrived at New York in the same month (Naturalization record of Bartly McGee filed Bradford County, Pennsylvania Courthouse). With them was their daughter Mary Harvey and her husband and children. Alice's daughter, Catherine Pearson and family had arrived a few years earlier. Bartholomew (signed as Bartly) applied for naturalization, 17 March 1873, native of Ireland, aged 68 years, stated that he emigrated from England in July 1869 and arrived in New York in July. He signed his name. Witness was William Pearson who had married Alice's daughter, Catherine. Son in law, Roger Harvey applied for naturalization at the same time.
The family appears in the 1870 (13 August) census of Barclay Township, Bradford County, Pennsylvania, Bartholomew, age 55, miner, and Alice, age 50, in household #30. Their daughter, Mary, was residing in household #29 with her family. A mountainous region in the southern portion of Bradford County of few inhabitants it was the last township created in the county, but had become the second most populous township by the 1870 census enumeration, due to the coal mines. Mining did not become an important industry until after the completion of the Barclay railroad in 1856, when the Barclay Coal Company took men and equipment to the mountain and began working the mines. In 1864, the Fall Creek Coal Company was organized and the first shipment made from the Fall Creek mines in 1865. The Carbon Run mines, operated by the Shrader Coal Company, were opened in 1874 and the Long Valley mines, operated by the Towanda Coal Company, in 1880. Barclay was at its best in 1875 when three mines, Barclay, Fall Creek and Carbon Run, were in operation, producing 380,000 tons of coal annually. There were five mining villages, Barclay, Fall Creek, Graydon, Dublin and Foot-of-Plane, besides Carbon Run on the line between Barclay and LeRoy. Barclay and Carbon Run, numbering several hundred inhabitants each, were the most important, with stores, shops, churches and schools. It was at Carbon Run that the McGee family resided and where Bartholomew died.
Bartholomew McGee born c. 1805 Ireland may be the Bartholomew McGee who appears on a Tithe Applotment Book, Tyrone, Donaghmore, Annabellsagart, Ireland in 1826. Bartholomew married Alice McDonald who had first married a Clark, widow, born perhaps c. 1811 Ireland and the mother of Catherine Clark born Jan 1838 Ireland. They removed from Ireland to Northumberland County, England and settled at Morpeth and Bedlington. This area saw a large influx of Irish immigrants who removed there to labor in the coal mines. In the 1851 census enumeration, Bartholomew, age 28, coal miner; Alice, wife, age 40; Mary, daughter, age 3, born Morpeth; Charles, son, age 2, born Bedlington; and Maria Ormsby, niece, single, age 19, born Ireland, were enumerated at Bedlington, Morpeth, Northumberland, England. Mary's birth is unrecorded in Morpeth birth indexes at Morpeth registrar's office. Charles's birth is recorded as 31 Oct 1850 Bedlington.
They were enumerated at Bell's Place, Bedlington in 1861. Bartholomew (enumerated as Barnard) was age 50 and Alice was age 53, both born Ireland, Bartholomew a laborer. No children in the household, but there was a Walker and a Conner family boarding with them.
Bartholomew and Alice emigrated from England in July 1869 and arrived at New York in the same month (Naturalization record of Bartly McGee filed Bradford County, Pennsylvania Courthouse). With them was their daughter Mary Harvey and her husband and children. Alice's daughter, Catherine Pearson and family had arrived a few years earlier. Bartholomew (signed as Bartly) applied for naturalization, 17 March 1873, native of Ireland, aged 68 years, stated that he emigrated from England in July 1869 and arrived in New York in July. He signed his name. Witness was William Pearson who had married Alice's daughter, Catherine. Son in law, Roger Harvey applied for naturalization at the same time.
The family appears in the 1870 (13 August) census of Barclay Township, Bradford County, Pennsylvania, Bartholomew, age 55, miner, and Alice, age 50, in household #30. Their daughter, Mary, was residing in household #29 with her family. A mountainous region in the southern portion of Bradford County of few inhabitants it was the last township created in the county, but had become the second most populous township by the 1870 census enumeration, due to the coal mines. Mining did not become an important industry until after the completion of the Barclay railroad in 1856, when the Barclay Coal Company took men and equipment to the mountain and began working the mines. In 1864, the Fall Creek Coal Company was organized and the first shipment made from the Fall Creek mines in 1865. The Carbon Run mines, operated by the Shrader Coal Company, were opened in 1874 and the Long Valley mines, operated by the Towanda Coal Company, in 1880. Barclay was at its best in 1875 when three mines, Barclay, Fall Creek and Carbon Run, were in operation, producing 380,000 tons of coal annually. There were five mining villages, Barclay, Fall Creek, Graydon, Dublin and Foot-of-Plane, besides Carbon Run on the line between Barclay and LeRoy. Barclay and Carbon Run, numbering several hundred inhabitants each, were the most important, with stores, shops, churches and schools. It was at Carbon Run that the McGee family resided and where Bartholomew died.
Inscription
Pray for the
Soul of
BARTHOLOMEW McGEE
WHO DEPARTED
THIS LIFE
Oct 9, 1876,
Aged
71 years.
May his soul rest
in peace, Amen
Gravesite Details
On same monument with wife, Alice. Two granddaughters buried same lot.
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