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Son of Ignatius George MacAtee and Maria (Butler) MacAtee. Husband of Henrietta (Wilson) MacAtee. They married May 8, 1915 in Houston, Harris Co., TX.
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Excerpt from "History of Texas." Chicago: Lewis Publishing Co: 1895. [Note: the first paragraph of his bio was so full of errors that it was omitted.]
The incidents of his early life were not much different from other boys from farms. He was taught to work at anything necessary for him to do, and to make himself useful around the home place. Like other boys, MacAtee attended school in winters and in summer assisted his father on the farm, in this manner attaining a fair common school education. Until twenty-one years of age, he remained under his parental roof, and then went to Memphis, Tennessee, where he was employed in a clothing store for about two years. There he laid the foundation for his future prosperous career. From that place he went to New Orleans, and having fulfilled the position of clerk in a dry-goods store for some time, he again moved to Shreveport and held the same position. Here he had the yellow fever in 1853, and after recovering sufficiently from this dreadful disease, he returned to his old homestead to rest and recover his accustomed health and strength. About four months later he went to New Orleans and clerked for D.H. Holmes.
Leaving that city he came to the flourishing city of Houston, Texas, in 1855, and then on to Richmond where he engaged in the hotel business. This enterprise not proving very profitable, he returned to Houston in 1857, and secured employment as a bookkeeper and salesman for T.W. Whitmarsh, who was in the cotton commission business. In 1860 he, along with others, bought Mr. Whitmarsh's business and formed MacAtee, Stafford, and Company. In 1870, Mr. MacAtee bought out his partners.
He does a cotton and general commission business and imports Portland and Rosedale cement, lime, plaster, and fire-brick. His place of business is located at the corner of Washington and Fifth Streets, and he is not only endowed with all the qualities which make a man a social favorite, but also with those characteristics which make a man popular as a business man.
The marriage of Mr. MacAtee occurred in 1860, when he and Miss Henrietta Wilson united their fortunes. She was one of a family of children born to Peter and Mary Wilson, natives of Maryland, but who came to Houston in 1840. There are five living children: George P. who resides in New York City; Leonard, who is in business with his father; Cora B., wife of J.M.A. McEnnis; Mary T., wife of C. Grunewald; and Joseph I., in business with his father. Although his hair is white with the frost of years, Mr. MacAtee is remarkably well preserved for his years, and is a most agreeable man to meet.
(Excerpt above provided by Contributor #47010546)
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Son of Ignatius George MacAtee and Maria (Butler) MacAtee. Husband of Henrietta (Wilson) MacAtee. They married May 8, 1915 in Houston, Harris Co., TX.
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Excerpt from "History of Texas." Chicago: Lewis Publishing Co: 1895. [Note: the first paragraph of his bio was so full of errors that it was omitted.]
The incidents of his early life were not much different from other boys from farms. He was taught to work at anything necessary for him to do, and to make himself useful around the home place. Like other boys, MacAtee attended school in winters and in summer assisted his father on the farm, in this manner attaining a fair common school education. Until twenty-one years of age, he remained under his parental roof, and then went to Memphis, Tennessee, where he was employed in a clothing store for about two years. There he laid the foundation for his future prosperous career. From that place he went to New Orleans, and having fulfilled the position of clerk in a dry-goods store for some time, he again moved to Shreveport and held the same position. Here he had the yellow fever in 1853, and after recovering sufficiently from this dreadful disease, he returned to his old homestead to rest and recover his accustomed health and strength. About four months later he went to New Orleans and clerked for D.H. Holmes.
Leaving that city he came to the flourishing city of Houston, Texas, in 1855, and then on to Richmond where he engaged in the hotel business. This enterprise not proving very profitable, he returned to Houston in 1857, and secured employment as a bookkeeper and salesman for T.W. Whitmarsh, who was in the cotton commission business. In 1860 he, along with others, bought Mr. Whitmarsh's business and formed MacAtee, Stafford, and Company. In 1870, Mr. MacAtee bought out his partners.
He does a cotton and general commission business and imports Portland and Rosedale cement, lime, plaster, and fire-brick. His place of business is located at the corner of Washington and Fifth Streets, and he is not only endowed with all the qualities which make a man a social favorite, but also with those characteristics which make a man popular as a business man.
The marriage of Mr. MacAtee occurred in 1860, when he and Miss Henrietta Wilson united their fortunes. She was one of a family of children born to Peter and Mary Wilson, natives of Maryland, but who came to Houston in 1840. There are five living children: George P. who resides in New York City; Leonard, who is in business with his father; Cora B., wife of J.M.A. McEnnis; Mary T., wife of C. Grunewald; and Joseph I., in business with his father. Although his hair is white with the frost of years, Mr. MacAtee is remarkably well preserved for his years, and is a most agreeable man to meet.
(Excerpt above provided by Contributor #47010546)
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Son of Ignatius George MacAtee and Maria (Butler) MacAtee. Husband of Henrietta (Wilson) MacAtee. They married May 8, 1915 in Houston, Harris Co., TX.
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Excerpt from "History of Texas." Chicago: Lewis Publishing Co: 1895. [Note: the first paragraph of his bio was so full of errors that it was omitted.]
The incidents of his early life were not much different from other boys from farms. He was taught to work at anything necessary for him to do, and to make himself useful around the home place. Like other boys, MacAtee attended school in winters and in summer assisted his father on the farm, in this manner attaining a fair common school education. Until twenty-one years of age, he remained under his parental roof, and then went to Memphis, Tennessee, where he was employed in a clothing store for about two years. There he laid the foundation for his future prosperous career. From that place he went to New Orleans, and having fulfilled the position of clerk in a dry-goods store for some time, he again moved to Shreveport and held the same position. Here he had the yellow fever in 1853, and after recovering sufficiently from this dreadful disease, he returned to his old homestead to rest and recover his accustomed health and strength. About four months later he went to New Orleans and clerked for D.H. Holmes.
Leaving that city he came to the flourishing city of Houston, Texas, in 1855, and then on to Richmond where he engaged in the hotel business. This enterprise not proving very profitable, he returned to Houston in 1857, and secured employment as a bookkeeper and salesman for T.W. Whitmarsh, who was in the cotton commission business. In 1860 he, along with others, bought Mr. Whitmarsh's business and formed MacAtee, Stafford, and Company. In 1870, Mr. MacAtee bought out his partners.
He does a cotton and general commission business and imports Portland and Rosedale cement, lime, plaster, and fire-brick. His place of business is located at the corner of Washington and Fifth Streets, and he is not only endowed with all the qualities which make a man a social favorite, but also with those characteristics which make a man popular as a business man.
The marriage of Mr. MacAtee occurred in 1860, when he and Miss Henrietta Wilson united their fortunes. She was one of a family of children born to Peter and Mary Wilson, natives of Maryland, but who came to Houston in 1840. There are five living children: George P. who resides in New York City; Leonard, who is in business with his father; Cora B., wife of J.M.A. McEnnis; Mary T., wife of C. Grunewald; and Joseph I., in business with his father. Although his hair is white with the frost of years, Mr. MacAtee is remarkably well preserved for his years, and is a most agreeable man to meet.
(Excerpt above provided by Contributor #47010546)
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Son of Ignatius George MacAtee and Maria (Butler) MacAtee. Husband of Henrietta (Wilson) MacAtee. They married May 8, 1915 in Houston, Harris Co., TX.
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Excerpt from "History of Texas." Chicago: Lewis Publishing Co: 1895. [Note: the first paragraph of his bio was so full of errors that it was omitted.]
The incidents of his early life were not much different from other boys from farms. He was taught to work at anything necessary for him to do, and to make himself useful around the home place. Like other boys, MacAtee attended school in winters and in summer assisted his father on the farm, in this manner attaining a fair common school education. Until twenty-one years of age, he remained under his parental roof, and then went to Memphis, Tennessee, where he was employed in a clothing store for about two years. There he laid the foundation for his future prosperous career. From that place he went to New Orleans, and having fulfilled the position of clerk in a dry-goods store for some time, he again moved to Shreveport and held the same position. Here he had the yellow fever in 1853, and after recovering sufficiently from this dreadful disease, he returned to his old homestead to rest and recover his accustomed health and strength. About four months later he went to New Orleans and clerked for D.H. Holmes.
Leaving that city he came to the flourishing city of Houston, Texas, in 1855, and then on to Richmond where he engaged in the hotel business. This enterprise not proving very profitable, he returned to Houston in 1857, and secured employment as a bookkeeper and salesman for T.W. Whitmarsh, who was in the cotton commission business. In 1860 he, along with others, bought Mr. Whitmarsh's business and formed MacAtee, Stafford, and Company. In 1870, Mr. MacAtee bought out his partners.
He does a cotton and general commission business and imports Portland and Rosedale cement, lime, plaster, and fire-brick. His place of business is located at the corner of Washington and Fifth Streets, and he is not only endowed with all the qualities which make a man a social favorite, but also with those characteristics which make a man popular as a business man.
The marriage of Mr. MacAtee occurred in 1860, when he and Miss Henrietta Wilson united their fortunes. She was one of a family of children born to Peter and Mary Wilson, natives of Maryland, but who came to Houston in 1840. There are five living children: George P. who resides in New York City; Leonard, who is in business with his father; Cora B., wife of J.M.A. McEnnis; Mary T., wife of C. Grunewald; and Joseph I., in business with his father. Although his hair is white with the frost of years, Mr. MacAtee is remarkably well preserved for his years, and is a most agreeable man to meet.
(Excerpt above provided by Contributor #47010546)
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