Biographical Sketch of James D. McGee, Dent County, Missouri

>From "History of Laclede, Camden, Dallas, Webster, Wright, Texas, 
Pulaski, Phelps and Dent Counties, Missouri" The Goodspeed Publishing
Company, 1889.
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James D. McGee, farmer of Franklin Township, Dent County, Mo., was born
in Tennessee in 1825, being a son of John and Margaret (Dixon) McGee,
who were born in Tennessee, the former about 1797 and the latter in 
1799.  John McGee was of Irish descent, and throughout life followed 
the occupation of farming.  In 1845 he emigrated from his native state
to what is now Dent (then Crawford) County, Mo., and there spent the
remainder of his days, dying about 1865.  His wife was of Scotch 
descent, and also died in Dent County, in 1886, having borne a family
of seven children, only three of whom are now living.  James D. McGee
is the fourth member of the family, and made his parents' house his 
home until forty-five years of age.  His boyhood days were spent in
attending the district schools and working on the farm, and in 1869 he
espoused Miss Sarah Pettigrew, who was born in Alabama about 1844, and
was a daughter of Edward and Nancy Pettigrew.  She was a member of the
Cumberland Presbyterian Church, and died in 1876, having borne a family
of three children.  In 1877 Mr. McGee married his second wife, Miss
Catherine Hutchison, who was born in Tennessee about 1846, and died in
1883, leaving two children.  She was also a member of the Cumberland
Presbyterian Church.  Mr. McGee has a fine farm of 460 acres, 80 acres
of which are well improved and in a good state of cultivation.  He is 
one of the pioneers of Dent County, and in his political views is a
Democrat.

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