BIOGRAPHIES: Martin A. McKEE, Dallas, Barron Co., WI ************************************************************************ USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. Transcribed by Kate Wilson. Edited and submitted by Vic Gulickson 5 October 2003 ************************************************************************ Martin A. McKee, prosperous barber of Dallas Village, was born in Fulton County, Indiana, Sept. 19, 1873, son of Martin and Martha (Ellison) McKee, who are appropriately mentioned elsewhere in this work. Martin A. received his early education in the district schools of his native county, and then was connected with the lumber business for a while working in a lath and shingle mill and loading cord wood. In 1888 he came to Barron and after engaging as a barber for a while, became partner with his brother, William, in a shop of their own. In 1900 he came to Dallas and opened his present shop. He owns the building and a residence in the south part of the village. His shop is a model in every respect and the two chairs are kept constantly busy. Mr. McKee is well liked in the community and in 1919 was elected a member of the village council. He is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church and in politics is a strong Republican. Mr. McKee was married April 25, 1893 to Stella Durrin, daughter of Warren and Nancy (Hirschey) Durrin, and this union has been blessed with three children: Naoma, born Aug. 9, 1894, now Mrs. Henry Nutzhorn of Canada; Isabelle, born April 27, 1898; and Melvin, born Jan. 17, 1902, now attending the Normal school at River Falls, Wis. Warren Durrin, father of Mrs. McKee, was born in Cleveland, O., and his wife in Hartland, Wis. They lived for many years in Minnesota and Iowa. In 1873 they went to Wilson, Wis., and later to Woodville, Wis. Mr. Durrin died there Sept. 25, 1901, and his wife now lives with her daughter, Mrs. C. B. Hart, in Tacoma, Wash. In the Durrin family there were eleven children: Louis, Lena (deceased), Verner (deceased), Estella, George, Harriet, Laura, Jennie, Warren (deceased), Loren and Lottie. --Transcribed from: History of Barron Co., Wisconsin, H. C. Cooper, Jr., & Co., 1922, pg. 859. © All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm