Gentry County MO Archives Biographies.....Magee, George Henton March 19, 1851 - February 13, 1928
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Source: A History of Northwest Missouri Volume 3 pp1625-26; The Lewis Publishing Company, Chicago-New York; 1915
Author: edited by Walter Williams

GEORGE HENTON MAGEE.  In George Henton Magee is found a sample of that 
material which has brought Gentry County to the forefront as a prosperous 
agricultural center. Endowed with natural ability and backed by shrewd 
business judgment and determination, this sterling citizen so ably conducted 
his activities that in September, 1907, he was able to step aside from the 
path of labor to let pass the younger generation with their clear-cut hopes 
and unrealized ambitions. Although now living a somewhat retired life at 
Albany, Mr. Magee continues to retain his interest in the affairs of his 
community, and although not an office-seeker or politician is a supporter of 
all worthy  and beneficial movements. 

Mr. Magee was born in Henry County, Kentucky, March 19, 1851, and is a son of 
Tolbert and Mary J. (Gibbany) Magee. During the winter of 1852-3 the father 
brought his family from the South to St. Joseph, Missouri, and wintered close 
to the present site of New Hampton, but in February came to Gentry County and 
bought 240 acres of land. This he continued to cultivate with industry and 
perseverance until his retirement, in 1893, and in February, 1897, his death 
occurred when he was eighty-two years of age. The mother died several years 
before, there having been the following children in the family : Mrs. 
Elizabeth Marrs, now deceased; Perlina, who died in 1861, at the age  of 
sixteen years; James W., a resident of Marshfield, Missouri; Thomas R., a 
resident of Albany ; George Henton, of this review ; Mrs. Susan A. Tockey, of 
Boelus, Howard County, Nebraska; and Mrs. Mary C. McCord, a resident of 
Bartley, Nebraska. 

The education of George Henton Magee was obtained in a log cabin schoolhouse 
in the Glendenning District, which he attended until reaching the age of 
nineteen years, during which time he assisted his father in the duties of the 
homestead during the summer months. Following the completion of his education 
he continued to work on the home place until his marriage, then purchasing 120 
acres of partly-improved land, in section 10, township 63, range 30, and to 
this he added from time to time until he now has 375 acres, all in a good 
state of cultivation, a farm which he has improved with modern buildings and 
the latest equipment in the way of machinery. He carried on general farming 
and also met with much success in the raising of stock, and at all times 
maintained an excellent reputation for integrity in his business dealings and 
fidelity to his engagements. Always a progressive and enterprising citizen, 
Mr. Magee was the owner of the first registered red hogs in the county, and 
was always ready to give a trial to new methods, with the result that he did 
much to assist the development of his community and to raise the standard of 
agricultural work. In 1907 he retired from active pursuits and removed to 
Albany; where he resides in his comfortable, modern home. Mr. Magee is a 
democrat, and while he has not been very active in public affairs, has been 
ready to share the responsibilities of citizenship, serving on the first board 
of township trustees. His religious connection is with the Christian Church, 
of which he has served as an elder for a number of years.
 
On November 11, 1872, Mr. Magee was united in marriage in Gentry County, 
Missouri, with Miss Sarah E. Madden, daughter of William T. and Frances 
(Wayman) Madden, natives of Tennessee, from which state they came to Gentry 
County, Missouri, in the spring of 1853, Mr. Madden entering a considerable 
tract of land. He was engaged in general farming until the outbreak of the 
Civil war, when he enlisted in Company E, Captain Little, Missouri Volunteer 
Cavalry, and served two years with this organization, when he was honorably 
discharged and returned to his home. In 1893 he retired from active pursuits, 
and lived quietly until his death in June, 1913, at the age of eighty-nine 
years. He was a son of George and Delilah Madden, natives of Tennessee, who 
came to Clay County, Missouri, with their son and here died. Mr. and Mrs. 
Madden were the parents of the following children : William M., who is now 
deceased ; Mrs. Margaret Sullenger, of Albany ; Mrs. Victoria Sellers, of that 
place; George M., of Albany, and Mrs. Magee. To Mr. and Mrs. Magee there have 
been born the following children: Franklin L., a farmer in the vicinity of 
Albany, married Carrie Monger, and has one son, Carl ; James W., also a farmer 
of Albany, married Julia Nicholson, and has  four children, Ray, Wayne, Victor 
and Beatrice; Thomas A., engaged in farming at Albany, married Mary Clabough, 
and has four children, Zola, William, Mary and Lena May;* Stella, married 
Joseph V. Bentley, engaged in the produce business in Albany, and has one 
daughter, Georgia ; Fleetie, married John J. Sweeney, engaged in farming at 
Albany, and has two children, Donald and Francis ; Curtis, engaged in farming 
at Albany; and Goldie, who is single and resides with her parents. 


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