BIO:  McATEE, George, s/o Daniel McAtee

Submitted by:  phill@redrock.net   (Phyllis Hill)

McATEE   MATTINGLY   BREWER   SIMS

History of Knox and Daviess Counties, Indiana
Chicago:  The Goodspeed Publishing Co., 1886

Daviess County, Barr Twp., page 822

GEORGE McATEE is a son of Daniel McAtee, who was born in Kentucky in 1794.
In 1818 he wedded our subject's mother, who was born in 1799.  The day after
their marriage they moved to Missouri, where they lived about eight years.
They then came to Daviess County, Ind., where they spent the remainder of
their days.  The father was a farmer, and also worked at the mill-wright
and carpenter trade.  He died in 1875 and the mother four years later.
George was born in 1820 in Missouri.  He attended the subscription schools,
and after attaining his majority began to do for himself.  In 1845 he led to
the hymeneal altar Margaret Mattingly, born in 1821.  She died in 1852,
leaving these three children:  Ann S., William E. and James L.  Two years
later Mr. McAtee married Martha M. Brewer, born in Kentucky in 1833.  Her
parents, James and Teressa L. (Sims) Brewer, were born in Maryland and
Kentucky.  To Mr. and Mrs. McAtee were born these children:  Francis,
Margaret, John, Susan, Clora, Thomas, Liza, Josephine, Joseph, July,
Bridget and Martha.  Subject is a stanch Democrat and cast his first vote
for James K. Polk.  He owns 180 acres of land, 150 of which are under
cultivation.
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