Western Pennsylvania Genealogy
Compiled by Douglas H. Lusher
Family Group Record
James McGee, Sr. and Mary Barnhart
Husband James McGee, Sr. 1 2
AKA: James McGhee 3
Born: 1790 - Centre Co, PA 4
Christened:
Died: 1854 - Bell Twp, Clearfield Co, PA 5
Buried:
Father: John McGee ( - ) 6
Mother:
Marriage:
Wife Mary Barnhart 2 3 5
AKA: Mary Burnhart 7
Born: Abt 1792
Christened:
Died: 1872 - Bell Twp, Clearfield Co, PA 5
Buried:
Father: Philip Barnhart (Abt 1760-1844) 8 9
Mother: Elizabeth Antis ( - ) 10
Children
1 M John McGee 5
Born:
Christened:
Died: Aft 1898
Buried:
2 M Thomas McGee 5
Born:
Christened:
Died: Bef 1898
Buried:
3 M Philip McGee 5 11
Born: 18 Jun 1818 - Bellefonte, Centre Co, PA 12
Christened:
Died: 29 Apr 1888 11
Buried:
Spouse: [Unk] Ennis ( - ) 12
Spouse: Martha McKague (1829-Aft 1898) 12
4 F Elizabeth A. McGee 13 14
Born: Abt 1820 - Bell Twp, Clearfield Co, PA
Christened:
Died: 1885 - Kansas 15
Buried:
Spouse: John Mitchell (Abt 1821-1891) 14 15
5 F Mary McGee 17 18 19
AKA: Mary [Unk] 16
Born:
Christened:
Died: Bef 1898
Buried:
Spouse: Robert Mahaffey (1815-1900) 16 18 19 20
6 F Margaret G. McGee 2 21
Born: 4 Mar 1826 or 1827 - Clearfield Co, PA 2 7
Christened:
Died: Aft 1898
Buried:
Spouse: John Weaver, Jr. (1825-1895) 2 22
Marr: 1853 2
7 M James McGee 23
Born: 11 Apr 1829 - Bell Twp, Clearfield Co, PA
Christened:
Died: 10 Oct 1895 - Bell Twp, Clearfield Co, PA 4
Buried:
Spouse: Adaline Orr (1835-Aft 1898) 24
Marr: 1856 4
8 M Henry McGee 5
Born:
Christened:
Died: Bef 1898
Buried:
General Notes: Husband - James McGee, Sr.
In 1826 he brought his family to Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, locating at what later became known as McGee's Mills, in Bell township, which at that time was an unbroken wilderness. He secured a large tract of land on and near the west branch of the Susquehanna river, where he at once commenced to improve a farm, and also erected the first gristmill in that section of the county. Later he built and operated a sawmill, engaging extensively in the manufacture of lumber, and he took the first raft of lumber down the river to market. In company with Gov. Bigler, Mr. McGee engaged in general merchandising, and was instrumental in securing the post office, known as Chest post office, serving as its postmaster from its establishment in 1830 until his death. He was a Democrat in politics, but was allowed to retain the position through all administrations. His friends often solicited him to become a candidate for office, but he usually refused. Finally he was nominated for assemblyman, but was defeated by a small majority. He was an active and influential member of the Methodist Protestant Church, to which his wife also belonged; he was licensed to exhort and, later, to preach.
He came from Centre County in 1826, settling in Bell township, where they were among the prominent families. James McGee was the first postmaster at McGees Mills, when the first mail route was established between Curwensville and Indiana in 1833 and the McGees were charter members of the pioneer M. E. church in Bell township, this-being about 1860.
Sources
1
Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion. (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 555, 728, 922.
2
Roland D. Swoope, Jr., 20th Century History of Clearfield County, Pa., and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1911), Pg 790.
3
John Blair Linn, History of Centre and Clinton Counties, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: J. B. Lippincott & Co., 1883), Pg 263.
4
Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion. (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 729.
5
Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion. (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 555, 729.
6
Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion. (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 554, 728.
7
Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion. (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 978.
8
John Blair Linn, History of Centre and Clinton Counties, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: J. B. Lippincott & Co., 1883), Pg 263, 432.
9
Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion. (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 277.
10
Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clinton, Union and Snyder. (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 277.
11
Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion. (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 554.
12
Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion. (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 555.
13
Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion. (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 555, 729, 922.
14
Roland D. Swoope, Jr., 20th Century History of Clearfield County, Pa., and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1911), Pg 853.
15
Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion. (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 922.
16
John W. Jordan, LL.D, A Century and a Half of Pittsburg and Her People, Vol. IV (New York: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1908), Pg 225.
17
Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion. (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 555, 585, 729.
18
Lewis Cass Aldrich, History of Clearfield County, Pennsylvania (Syracuse, NY: D. Mason & Co., Publishers, 1887), Pg 704.
19
Roland D. Swoope, Jr., 20th Century History of Clearfield County, Pa., and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1911), Pg 757.
20
Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion. (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 555, 584, 729.
21
Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion. (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 555, 729, 978.
22
Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion. (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 555, 603, 729, 978.
23
Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion. (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 555, 729, 1212.
24
Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion. (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 729, 1212.