Parents: Unknown
Charles served as a Private in Major William Russell's command under Capt. John Cowan (Separate Battalion, Mounted Gunmen, Tennessee Volunteers Military) in Gen. Andrew Jackson's army during the War of 1812 (September 1814 - March 1815).
It's not known when or how Charles got to Tenn., but Major Russell had lived in Rutherford Co., NC and his son William, Jr. was born in 1789 in that locale, so as there were only 5 years between Charles and William, Jr., perhaps they knew each other in NC. However, Rutherford Co. was about 6 counties away from Wake Co. This might not be a valid supposition.
Charles McGee & Samuel McGee settled in Clay Co., MO in 1819.
Charles married Mahala Poteet 3 May 1821 at Gilmore's Fort located in Fishing River Township, Clay County, MO.
In 1822, Charles McGee & John Owens each donated 25 acres to be used to lay out a town named "Liberty" in Clay Co., MO.
The 1850 U.S. Census for Fishing River Twp, Clay Co., MO. lists Charles and his family (6 children). Next to their listing is a Nancy Thorp, 45 yrs, b. Tenn, apparently either divorced or widowed. Cld this be a sister of Charles?
1850 U.S. Census for Fishing River Twp, Clay Co., MO:
Charles Mcgee M 52 North Carolina; farmer
Mahaly Mcgee F 46 Virginia
Sarah J Mcgee F 19 Missouri
Ibbe E Mcgee F 18 Missouri
Mary E Mcgee F 17 Missouri
Martha E Mcgee F 12 Missouri
Nancy C Mcgee F 10 Missouri
Mary A Mcgee F 6 Missouri
Son James Oliver McGee, his wife Deborah & their son George reside next door. James is a farmer.
Charles and Mahala had nine children:
Julia Ann, b. May, 1822 in Clay Co., MO; d. 28 Aug. 1907, Williams, Josephine Co., Oregon; married to James W. Cox.
James Oliver, b. 1824, d. 1901 in Josephine Co., OR; m. Deborah McCullough & Martha Gibson.
Thomas S., b. 1825, m. Eliza Larimore 1854 (Alfred G. Larimore's sister); d. ?. (Eliza was remarried in Oct. 1867. Haven't discovered whether Thomas died or they were divorced. In the 1880 Census, she is listed as living w/her mother and brother Platte Twnsp, Clay Co., MO.)
Sarah Jane, b. 1831, d. ca 1867; married Alfred G. Larimore.
Isabel Eliza (Abby), b. 1832, d. 1889; married Samuel W. Cox (James' brother).
Mary Elizabeth, b. 1833, d. 1901, m. Isaac Money Cox 1853.
Martha E., b. 1838.
Nancy Caroline, b. 1842, d. 1913, married Samuel King.
Margaret, b. 1844.
Notes:
Historic Downtown Liberty (11/21/2011)
Liberty Township was first settled by Robert Gilmore, his sons James Gilmore and Samuel Gilmore, Richard Hill, and Elijah Smith in 1820. Other settlers arrived in 1821. In the early summer of 1822 John Owens and Charles McGee donated 50 acres of land and the Liberty municipal township was laid out and made the county seat. Owens had a tavern, or “house of entertainment” on what is now the northwest corner of Water and Mill streets.
The Owens house was used to hold the first courts and “for other public purposes.”
The first sale of lots was held on July 4th, 1822 and all those fronting the square were sold on that day. Up to 1826 there were approximately a dozen houses in Liberty and all but one were log cabins. Early hotels or taverns were established by Leonard Searcy (1826), Laban Garrett (1827) and John Chauncy (1832). Probably the first store in Liberty was established by William L. Smith, the county clerk, who brought a few goods from Bluffton in 1822 and sold them from his home.
Liberty was first incorporated as a town on May 4, 1829 and included 160 acres of land. The public square in Liberty had two houses on the south side, one on the west, two on the north and two or three on the east. There was one tavern on the square that belonged to Leonard Searcy. There was no church in town.
In December 1846, an article in the Tribune described Liberty as follows:
“If there is a healthy spot in Missouri, it is in Liberty. It is finely watered, society is good, and in point of morals it is the equal to any other place, and rapidly improving in that respect. There is stone enough in the streets to pave the whole town. We have a “Union” Sunday-school numbering 80 scholars, and quite a respectable library attached to it.”
The Legislature re-incorporated the City of Liberty on March 28, 1861 describing its site as “all that district of country contained within one mile square, of which the court house in Clay county is the center…” The city is still governed under this charter and certain amendments.
In 1843 the Gosneyville Methodist/Episcopal Church South was organized in th old Corum schoolhouse. Among the original members were Mahala McGee, Julia McGee, James O. McGee, Thomas McGee, Samuel J. McGee, & Jane McGee.
In December, 1867, a lot was secured from the Gosney tract (then Gosneyville, later Paradise), and a Methodist Church was built in 1868. Charles D. McGee was appointed one of the trustees. It later became known as the Paradise Methodist Church.
In the "Liberty Tribune", published on 12 May 1871, Vol. 25, No. 52, the following was written about Charles McGee by a Gosneyville correspondent named "Demetrius":
"I suppose that you have heard of the death of the venerable and highly esteemed Charles McGee, which took place the 20th of March. He was one of the oldest inhabitants, having resided here over forty-five years. He was one of our best citizens, being a good neighbor, kind husband and affectionate father. Honest and upright in all his transactions. Though poor as regards worldly possessions, yet he was rich in his integrity and good works. He was a true Christian and feared not to die. For said he a few days before his demise, 'Whenever it is God's will, I am ready to go.' What a consolation for his aged and much loved companion and numerous children! What an example for us all!"
Charles served as a Private in Major William Russell's command under Capt. John Cowan (Separate Battalion, Mounted Gunmen, Tennessee Volunteers Military) in Gen. Andrew Jackson's army during the War of 1812 (September 1814 - March 1815).
It's not known when or how Charles got to Tenn., but Major Russell had lived in Rutherford Co., NC and his son William, Jr. was born in 1789 in that locale, so as there were only 5 years between Charles and William, Jr., perhaps they knew each other in NC. However, Rutherford Co. was about 6 counties away from Wake Co. This might not be a valid supposition.
Charles McGee & Samuel McGee settled in Clay Co., MO in 1819.
Charles married Mahala Poteet 3 May 1821 at Gilmore's Fort located in Fishing River Township, Clay County, MO.
In 1822, Charles McGee & John Owens each donated 25 acres to be used to lay out a town named "Liberty" in Clay Co., MO.
The 1850 U.S. Census for Fishing River Twp, Clay Co., MO. lists Charles and his family (6 children). Next to their listing is a Nancy Thorp, 45 yrs, b. Tenn, apparently either divorced or widowed. Cld this be a sister of Charles?
1850 U.S. Census for Fishing River Twp, Clay Co., MO:
Charles Mcgee M 52 North Carolina; farmer
Mahaly Mcgee F 46 Virginia
Sarah J Mcgee F 19 Missouri
Ibbe E Mcgee F 18 Missouri
Mary E Mcgee F 17 Missouri
Martha E Mcgee F 12 Missouri
Nancy C Mcgee F 10 Missouri
Mary A Mcgee F 6 Missouri
Son James Oliver McGee, his wife Deborah & their son George reside next door. James is a farmer.
Charles and Mahala had nine children:
Julia Ann, b. May, 1822 in Clay Co., MO; d. 28 Aug. 1907, Williams, Josephine Co., Oregon; married to James W. Cox.
James Oliver, b. 1824, d. 1901 in Josephine Co., OR; m. Deborah McCullough & Martha Gibson.
Thomas S., b. 1825, m. Eliza Larimore 1854 (Alfred G. Larimore's sister); d. ?. (Eliza was remarried in Oct. 1867. Haven't discovered whether Thomas died or they were divorced. In the 1880 Census, she is listed as living w/her mother and brother Platte Twnsp, Clay Co., MO.)
Sarah Jane, b. 1831, d. ca 1867; married Alfred G. Larimore.
Isabel Eliza (Abby), b. 1832, d. 1889; married Samuel W. Cox (James' brother).
Mary Elizabeth, b. 1833, d. 1901, m. Isaac Money Cox 1853.
Martha E., b. 1838.
Nancy Caroline, b. 1842, d. 1913, married Samuel King.
Margaret, b. 1844.
Notes:
Historic Downtown Liberty (11/21/2011)
Liberty Township was first settled by Robert Gilmore, his sons James Gilmore and Samuel Gilmore, Richard Hill, and Elijah Smith in 1820. Other settlers arrived in 1821. In the early summer of 1822 John Owens and Charles McGee donated 50 acres of land and the Liberty municipal township was laid out and made the county seat. Owens had a tavern, or “house of entertainment” on what is now the northwest corner of Water and Mill streets.
The Owens house was used to hold the first courts and “for other public purposes.”
The first sale of lots was held on July 4th, 1822 and all those fronting the square were sold on that day. Up to 1826 there were approximately a dozen houses in Liberty and all but one were log cabins. Early hotels or taverns were established by Leonard Searcy (1826), Laban Garrett (1827) and John Chauncy (1832). Probably the first store in Liberty was established by William L. Smith, the county clerk, who brought a few goods from Bluffton in 1822 and sold them from his home.
Liberty was first incorporated as a town on May 4, 1829 and included 160 acres of land. The public square in Liberty had two houses on the south side, one on the west, two on the north and two or three on the east. There was one tavern on the square that belonged to Leonard Searcy. There was no church in town.
In December 1846, an article in the Tribune described Liberty as follows:
“If there is a healthy spot in Missouri, it is in Liberty. It is finely watered, society is good, and in point of morals it is the equal to any other place, and rapidly improving in that respect. There is stone enough in the streets to pave the whole town. We have a “Union” Sunday-school numbering 80 scholars, and quite a respectable library attached to it.”
The Legislature re-incorporated the City of Liberty on March 28, 1861 describing its site as “all that district of country contained within one mile square, of which the court house in Clay county is the center…” The city is still governed under this charter and certain amendments.
In 1843 the Gosneyville Methodist/Episcopal Church South was organized in th old Corum schoolhouse. Among the original members were Mahala McGee, Julia McGee, James O. McGee, Thomas McGee, Samuel J. McGee, & Jane McGee.
In December, 1867, a lot was secured from the Gosney tract (then Gosneyville, later Paradise), and a Methodist Church was built in 1868. Charles D. McGee was appointed one of the trustees. It later became known as the Paradise Methodist Church.
In the "Liberty Tribune", published on 12 May 1871, Vol. 25, No. 52, the following was written about Charles McGee by a Gosneyville correspondent named "Demetrius":
"I suppose that you have heard of the death of the venerable and highly esteemed Charles McGee, which took place the 20th of March. He was one of the oldest inhabitants, having resided here over forty-five years. He was one of our best citizens, being a good neighbor, kind husband and affectionate father. Honest and upright in all his transactions. Though poor as regards worldly possessions, yet he was rich in his integrity and good works. He was a true Christian and feared not to die. For said he a few days before his demise, 'Whenever it is God's will, I am ready to go.' What a consolation for his aged and much loved companion and numerous children! What an example for us all!"
Parents: Unknown
Charles served as a Private in Major William Russell's command under Capt. John Cowan (Separate Battalion, Mounted Gunmen, Tennessee Volunteers Military) in Gen. Andrew Jackson's army during the War of 1812 (September 1814 - March 1815).
It's not known when or how Charles got to Tenn., but Major Russell had lived in Rutherford Co., NC and his son William, Jr. was born in 1789 in that locale, so as there were only 5 years between Charles and William, Jr., perhaps they knew each other in NC. However, Rutherford Co. was about 6 counties away from Wake Co. This might not be a valid supposition.
Charles McGee & Samuel McGee settled in Clay Co., MO in 1819.
Charles married Mahala Poteet 3 May 1821 at Gilmore's Fort located in Fishing River Township, Clay County, MO.
In 1822, Charles McGee & John Owens each donated 25 acres to be used to lay out a town named "Liberty" in Clay Co., MO.
The 1850 U.S. Census for Fishing River Twp, Clay Co., MO. lists Charles and his family (6 children). Next to their listing is a Nancy Thorp, 45 yrs, b. Tenn, apparently either divorced or widowed. Cld this be a sister of Charles?
1850 U.S. Census for Fishing River Twp, Clay Co., MO:
Charles Mcgee M 52 North Carolina; farmer
Mahaly Mcgee F 46 Virginia
Sarah J Mcgee F 19 Missouri
Ibbe E Mcgee F 18 Missouri
Mary E Mcgee F 17 Missouri
Martha E Mcgee F 12 Missouri
Nancy C Mcgee F 10 Missouri
Mary A Mcgee F 6 Missouri
Son James Oliver McGee, his wife Deborah & their son George reside next door. James is a farmer.
Charles and Mahala had nine children:
Julia Ann, b. May, 1822 in Clay Co., MO; d. 28 Aug. 1907, Williams, Josephine Co., Oregon; married to James W. Cox.
James Oliver, b. 1824, d. 1901 in Josephine Co., OR; m. Deborah McCullough & Martha Gibson.
Thomas S., b. 1825, m. Eliza Larimore 1854 (Alfred G. Larimore's sister); d. ?. (Eliza was remarried in Oct. 1867. Haven't discovered whether Thomas died or they were divorced. In the 1880 Census, she is listed as living w/her mother and brother Platte Twnsp, Clay Co., MO.)
Sarah Jane, b. 1831, d. ca 1867; married Alfred G. Larimore.
Isabel Eliza (Abby), b. 1832, d. 1889; married Samuel W. Cox (James' brother).
Mary Elizabeth, b. 1833, d. 1901, m. Isaac Money Cox 1853.
Martha E., b. 1838.
Nancy Caroline, b. 1842, d. 1913, married Samuel King.
Margaret, b. 1844.
Notes:
Historic Downtown Liberty (11/21/2011)
Liberty Township was first settled by Robert Gilmore, his sons James Gilmore and Samuel Gilmore, Richard Hill, and Elijah Smith in 1820. Other settlers arrived in 1821. In the early summer of 1822 John Owens and Charles McGee donated 50 acres of land and the Liberty municipal township was laid out and made the county seat. Owens had a tavern, or “house of entertainment” on what is now the northwest corner of Water and Mill streets.
The Owens house was used to hold the first courts and “for other public purposes.”
The first sale of lots was held on July 4th, 1822 and all those fronting the square were sold on that day. Up to 1826 there were approximately a dozen houses in Liberty and all but one were log cabins. Early hotels or taverns were established by Leonard Searcy (1826), Laban Garrett (1827) and John Chauncy (1832). Probably the first store in Liberty was established by William L. Smith, the county clerk, who brought a few goods from Bluffton in 1822 and sold them from his home.
Liberty was first incorporated as a town on May 4, 1829 and included 160 acres of land. The public square in Liberty had two houses on the south side, one on the west, two on the north and two or three on the east. There was one tavern on the square that belonged to Leonard Searcy. There was no church in town.
In December 1846, an article in the Tribune described Liberty as follows:
“If there is a healthy spot in Missouri, it is in Liberty. It is finely watered, society is good, and in point of morals it is the equal to any other place, and rapidly improving in that respect. There is stone enough in the streets to pave the whole town. We have a “Union” Sunday-school numbering 80 scholars, and quite a respectable library attached to it.”
The Legislature re-incorporated the City of Liberty on March 28, 1861 describing its site as “all that district of country contained within one mile square, of which the court house in Clay county is the center…” The city is still governed under this charter and certain amendments.
In 1843 the Gosneyville Methodist/Episcopal Church South was organized in th old Corum schoolhouse. Among the original members were Mahala McGee, Julia McGee, James O. McGee, Thomas McGee, Samuel J. McGee, & Jane McGee.
In December, 1867, a lot was secured from the Gosney tract (then Gosneyville, later Paradise), and a Methodist Church was built in 1868. Charles D. McGee was appointed one of the trustees. It later became known as the Paradise Methodist Church.
In the "Liberty Tribune", published on 12 May 1871, Vol. 25, No. 52, the following was written about Charles McGee by a Gosneyville correspondent named "Demetrius":
"I suppose that you have heard of the death of the venerable and highly esteemed Charles McGee, which took place the 20th of March. He was one of the oldest inhabitants, having resided here over forty-five years. He was one of our best citizens, being a good neighbor, kind husband and affectionate father. Honest and upright in all his transactions. Though poor as regards worldly possessions, yet he was rich in his integrity and good works. He was a true Christian and feared not to die. For said he a few days before his demise, 'Whenever it is God's will, I am ready to go.' What a consolation for his aged and much loved companion and numerous children! What an example for us all!"
Charles served as a Private in Major William Russell's command under Capt. John Cowan (Separate Battalion, Mounted Gunmen, Tennessee Volunteers Military) in Gen. Andrew Jackson's army during the War of 1812 (September 1814 - March 1815).
It's not known when or how Charles got to Tenn., but Major Russell had lived in Rutherford Co., NC and his son William, Jr. was born in 1789 in that locale, so as there were only 5 years between Charles and William, Jr., perhaps they knew each other in NC. However, Rutherford Co. was about 6 counties away from Wake Co. This might not be a valid supposition.
Charles McGee & Samuel McGee settled in Clay Co., MO in 1819.
Charles married Mahala Poteet 3 May 1821 at Gilmore's Fort located in Fishing River Township, Clay County, MO.
In 1822, Charles McGee & John Owens each donated 25 acres to be used to lay out a town named "Liberty" in Clay Co., MO.
The 1850 U.S. Census for Fishing River Twp, Clay Co., MO. lists Charles and his family (6 children). Next to their listing is a Nancy Thorp, 45 yrs, b. Tenn, apparently either divorced or widowed. Cld this be a sister of Charles?
1850 U.S. Census for Fishing River Twp, Clay Co., MO:
Charles Mcgee M 52 North Carolina; farmer
Mahaly Mcgee F 46 Virginia
Sarah J Mcgee F 19 Missouri
Ibbe E Mcgee F 18 Missouri
Mary E Mcgee F 17 Missouri
Martha E Mcgee F 12 Missouri
Nancy C Mcgee F 10 Missouri
Mary A Mcgee F 6 Missouri
Son James Oliver McGee, his wife Deborah & their son George reside next door. James is a farmer.
Charles and Mahala had nine children:
Julia Ann, b. May, 1822 in Clay Co., MO; d. 28 Aug. 1907, Williams, Josephine Co., Oregon; married to James W. Cox.
James Oliver, b. 1824, d. 1901 in Josephine Co., OR; m. Deborah McCullough & Martha Gibson.
Thomas S., b. 1825, m. Eliza Larimore 1854 (Alfred G. Larimore's sister); d. ?. (Eliza was remarried in Oct. 1867. Haven't discovered whether Thomas died or they were divorced. In the 1880 Census, she is listed as living w/her mother and brother Platte Twnsp, Clay Co., MO.)
Sarah Jane, b. 1831, d. ca 1867; married Alfred G. Larimore.
Isabel Eliza (Abby), b. 1832, d. 1889; married Samuel W. Cox (James' brother).
Mary Elizabeth, b. 1833, d. 1901, m. Isaac Money Cox 1853.
Martha E., b. 1838.
Nancy Caroline, b. 1842, d. 1913, married Samuel King.
Margaret, b. 1844.
Notes:
Historic Downtown Liberty (11/21/2011)
Liberty Township was first settled by Robert Gilmore, his sons James Gilmore and Samuel Gilmore, Richard Hill, and Elijah Smith in 1820. Other settlers arrived in 1821. In the early summer of 1822 John Owens and Charles McGee donated 50 acres of land and the Liberty municipal township was laid out and made the county seat. Owens had a tavern, or “house of entertainment” on what is now the northwest corner of Water and Mill streets.
The Owens house was used to hold the first courts and “for other public purposes.”
The first sale of lots was held on July 4th, 1822 and all those fronting the square were sold on that day. Up to 1826 there were approximately a dozen houses in Liberty and all but one were log cabins. Early hotels or taverns were established by Leonard Searcy (1826), Laban Garrett (1827) and John Chauncy (1832). Probably the first store in Liberty was established by William L. Smith, the county clerk, who brought a few goods from Bluffton in 1822 and sold them from his home.
Liberty was first incorporated as a town on May 4, 1829 and included 160 acres of land. The public square in Liberty had two houses on the south side, one on the west, two on the north and two or three on the east. There was one tavern on the square that belonged to Leonard Searcy. There was no church in town.
In December 1846, an article in the Tribune described Liberty as follows:
“If there is a healthy spot in Missouri, it is in Liberty. It is finely watered, society is good, and in point of morals it is the equal to any other place, and rapidly improving in that respect. There is stone enough in the streets to pave the whole town. We have a “Union” Sunday-school numbering 80 scholars, and quite a respectable library attached to it.”
The Legislature re-incorporated the City of Liberty on March 28, 1861 describing its site as “all that district of country contained within one mile square, of which the court house in Clay county is the center…” The city is still governed under this charter and certain amendments.
In 1843 the Gosneyville Methodist/Episcopal Church South was organized in th old Corum schoolhouse. Among the original members were Mahala McGee, Julia McGee, James O. McGee, Thomas McGee, Samuel J. McGee, & Jane McGee.
In December, 1867, a lot was secured from the Gosney tract (then Gosneyville, later Paradise), and a Methodist Church was built in 1868. Charles D. McGee was appointed one of the trustees. It later became known as the Paradise Methodist Church.
In the "Liberty Tribune", published on 12 May 1871, Vol. 25, No. 52, the following was written about Charles McGee by a Gosneyville correspondent named "Demetrius":
"I suppose that you have heard of the death of the venerable and highly esteemed Charles McGee, which took place the 20th of March. He was one of the oldest inhabitants, having resided here over forty-five years. He was one of our best citizens, being a good neighbor, kind husband and affectionate father. Honest and upright in all his transactions. Though poor as regards worldly possessions, yet he was rich in his integrity and good works. He was a true Christian and feared not to die. For said he a few days before his demise, 'Whenever it is God's will, I am ready to go.' What a consolation for his aged and much loved companion and numerous children! What an example for us all!"
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