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Anderson “Dad” McGee

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Anderson “Dad” McGee

Birth
Carroll County, Virginia, USA
Death
19 Jun 1891 (aged 53)
Illinois, USA
Burial
Kinmundy, Marion County, Illinois, USA Add to Map
Plot
Section F; Row 7
Memorial ID
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It is possible that his first name is John.

D i e d :—At bis home in Kinmundy,
on Friday, June 19, 1891, after a brief
illness, Mr. Anderson McGee, in the
fifty-third year of his age. Mr. McGee
was a native of Virginia, which State
be served in the Confederate army
during the late war. He came from
Sandoval to Kinmundy a few years ago
to labor in the coal mine. He was an
exemplary citizen and a leader among
his fellow workmen, being known and
addressed by all as “ Dad McGee,”
whom everybody liked. His was the
first death of a miner here since the
coal industry was established five years
ago, and the mine suspended operations
Saturday on account of the funeral,
which took place from his residence,
the Reynolds’ property, in the
afternoon, and was largely attended by
his craftsmen. Besides his devoted
wife he leaves four sons and three
daughters and a host of friends to
lament his unexpected demise.—Kinmundy
Express.
It is possible that his first name is John.

D i e d :—At bis home in Kinmundy,
on Friday, June 19, 1891, after a brief
illness, Mr. Anderson McGee, in the
fifty-third year of his age. Mr. McGee
was a native of Virginia, which State
be served in the Confederate army
during the late war. He came from
Sandoval to Kinmundy a few years ago
to labor in the coal mine. He was an
exemplary citizen and a leader among
his fellow workmen, being known and
addressed by all as “ Dad McGee,”
whom everybody liked. His was the
first death of a miner here since the
coal industry was established five years
ago, and the mine suspended operations
Saturday on account of the funeral,
which took place from his residence,
the Reynolds’ property, in the
afternoon, and was largely attended by
his craftsmen. Besides his devoted
wife he leaves four sons and three
daughters and a host of friends to
lament his unexpected demise.—Kinmundy
Express.

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