Biographies: Sebastian McGee Family Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Trisha Whitlock ************************************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ************************************************************************ Southwest Virginia McGee I have spent a large amount of time searching for my grandmothers people.I have located most all of them,but decided to only wright up her immediate family,born and raised in Carroll co. Va. Sebastian McGee Sebastian was born 1859 in Carroll Co. Va. To Alfred McGee and Martha Effie Stoots McGee.There are plenty of censuses for Carroll Co. to support this fact. Sebastian was raised as a farmer and lived all his life on the McGee Land. Sebastian married Elisabeth Ann Crowder {Betty} in 1879.Elizabeth was the daughter of Mathew Madison Crowder and Francis Jane Bratton Crowder.She was born 1863 in Carroll co va. Sebastian and Elizabeth had 12 children. #one:: Robert Timothy McGee {b} 1880 in Carroll Co. va. {d}1920 in Va. Married Halle Collins #Two:: Effie Francis McGee {b} 1883 in Carroll Co Va. {d} 1963 in Pulaski Co. Va. Married Foster D. Sutherland. #Three:: Christopher Perry McGee {b} 1884 In Carroll Co.Va. {d} 1904 #Four:: Conley Grover McGee {b} 1886 in Carroll Co. Va. {d} 1920 married Elvie Lineberry. #Five:: Sarah Margret McGee {b} 1888 in Carroll Co. va. {d} 1947, Married Brawley Winesette both Sara and Brawley are buried in th Pickett cemetery in Carroll Co. Va. #Six::: Mary Florence McGee {b}1891 {d} 1976 in Va. Married, Andy Porter #Seven:: George Washington McGee {b} 1893 {d] 1926, Married: Maggie Bell Edwards #Eight:: Betty Lee McGee {b} 1896 {d} 1950. Married, George Davidson #Nine:: Annie May McGee {b} 1898 {d} 1995. Married, Leonard C. Porter #Ten:: Sebastian McGee J. R. {b} 1900 {d} 1982. Married, Callie Evans #Eleven:: John Sidney McGee {b}1902 {d} 1936. Married, Thelma Foster #Twelve:: Lollie Alice McGee {b}1905 {d}1980. Married, Earley Aust From my records Elizabeth McGee died on 20 March,1906. This means her last baby was only about one year old.This tells us that Sebastian was left with several small children to raise,this would explain his second Marrage. Marrage # Two... Sebastian Married Betty Jane Grimes King in abt.1907 Betty was a good frined of my grandmother Effie Francis Mcgee, so she knew the mcGee family well. Sebastian and Betty grimes had 6 children of their own. #One::Walter Carr McGee {b}1911 {d} 1989. Married, Maude Easter,,Married Victoria Cataman #Two:: IO Jo McGee {b}1914 {d}1996 .Married, Walter Sowers #Three::: Omy Ethelene McGee {b} 1917 {d} 1985. Married, Kelly Fagg #Four::: Octavia Lucille McGee {b} 1920 as of 2008 Living. Married, William Clark #Five:: Leroy McGee {b}1924 {d} 16 Feb 2005. Married, Dorothy Lee Newman. It was a pleasure to be abl to comunicate with Leroy for about a year before his death,He was most helpful in my search for our people.Leroy also provided me with several Good pictures of his father,Mother and some uncles along with a wedding picture with most all the family in it. I miss Leroy and will contenue To do so as I journey on alone. Sebastian had three brother's that served in the civil war,Richard McGee Co.C 29th inf. Enlisted 31 Aug. 1861,Hospitalized 06 April 1862 at Farmville with pnuemonia. Christopher Perry Enlisted 31 Aug. 1861 Co. C 24th infantry Va. Killed 30 Aug.1862 Manassas Va. Walter McGee Enlisted 24 May,1861 Co. C. Va. infantry. Wounded 29,Augest 1862 ,Died of wounds 20 June 1864 in Chimborazo Hospital,Richmond Va. Two of Sabastion's children were Killed in The pounding Mill Rock Crusher explosion Of 13 Aug ,1920,,Grover Conley ,and Robert Timothy. Grover is buried in the Pickett Cemetery in Carroll co Va. Robert was buried in Max Meadows Va. Sebastian 's oldest daughter Effie Francis Was my grandmother,she married Foster Dillon Southerland,I have been unable to find their marrage record,and unable to find a birth record for Foster D. Southerland.I can find census for them starting in 1900,1910,and 1930,but otherwise can find no further in formation on my Sutherland side.Foster was a miner in Wythe Co. Va and it says he was born in Wythe Co Va on his Army registration.Foster and Effie moved to Pulaski Co. Va. and raised thier family there.They had 8 children 7 girls and only one Boy. All are dead now and so ends the line for my Southerlands. There is one child living of Sebastian and Betty Grimes,she is the last of the emmediate family. From all I can tell these Mcgee's were hard working people who loved their family's and loved Carroll Co. Va. I have much more information on my McGee's if any one would like to ask me questions I will be happy to share. Email me at ptrcwpc@aol.com