George Lemuel McKee (1919 - 1999)

Born 24 Oct 1919 in Drumright, Creek, Oklahoma, United States

Died 13 Jan 1999 at age 79 in Dover, Kent, Delaware, United States

Biography

This profile is part of the McKey Name Study.

George was a Jehovah's Witness and served at Brooklyn Bethel

This profile is part of the 122-124 Columbia Heights, Brooklyn, New York One Place Study.

George was born in 1919.^[1][2] George was the son of George Lemuel McKee and Clara Emma Burt.^{[3][4][5][6][2]}

George volunteered at the world headquarters of the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society at Brooklyn, New York.^[7]

In 1951, George married Sarah Princess Irizarry.^[5][6][8]

1. Robert^[8]

George died in 1999.^[2][9][8]

Sources

1. ↑ Military: "U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947"
   National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Oklahoma, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 334
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2238 #13965091 (accessed 31 October 2022)
   Name: George Lemnuel Mc Kee; Gender: Male; Race: White; Age: 21; Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head); Birth Date: 24 Oct 1919; Birth Place: Drumright, Oklahoma, USA; Residence Place: Drumright, Creek, Oklahoma, USA; Registration Date: 1 Jul 1941; Registration Place: Drumright, Creek, Oklahoma, USA; Employer: Watch Tower Bible Tract Society; Height: 5'7; Weight: 135; Complexion: Light; Hair Color: Blonde; Eye Color: Gray; Next of Kin: Clara Mc Kee;
   Household Members (Name) Relationship:
   George Lemnuel Mc Kee Self (Head)
   Clara Mc Kee Mother.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} Social Security: "U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007"
   Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007
   Ancestry Record 60901 #22468651 (accessed 31 October 2022)
   Name: George Lamuel McKee [George L McKee]; Gender: Male; Race: White; Birth Date: 24 Oct 1919; Birth Place: Drumright, Oklahoma; Death Date: 13 Jan 1999; Father: George L McKee; Mother: Clara Burt; Notes: Oct 1937: Name listed as GEORGE LAMUEL MCKEE; 16 Mar 1999: Name listed as GEORGE L MCKEE.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNBR-JKJ : 3 February 2021), George L McKee, Jr in entry for George L McKee, 1920.

   Name	Sex	Age	Status	Relation	Occupation	Birth Place
   George L Mckee	M	38	Married	Head	Tool Dresser	Indiana
   Clara E Mckee	F	35	Married	Wife	None	Indiana
   Pauline B Mckee	F	15	Single	Daughter	None	Indiana
   Everett B Mckee	M	13	Single	Son	None	Indiana
   Velnice Mckee	F	12	Single	Daughter	None	Indiana
   Cartha E Mckee	F	7	Single	Daughter	None	Oklahoma
   Cleo G Mckee	F	2	Single	Daughter	None	Oklahoma
   George L Mckee Jr	M	0	Single	Son	None	Oklahoma

4. ↑ 1940 Census: "1940 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1940; Census Place: Drumright, Creek, Oklahoma; Roll: m-t0627-03288; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 19-15
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2442 #89434704 (accessed 31 October 2022)
   George L McKee (20), single son, Laborer, in household of Clara E McKee (53) in Drumright, Creek, Oklahoma. Born in Oklahoma.

   Name	Sex	Age	Status	Relation	Occupation	Birth Place
   Clara E McKee	F	53	Widowed	Head	Seamstress	Indiana
   George L McKee	M	20	Single	Son	Laborer	Oklahoma
   Robert L McKee	M	18	Single	Son	Laborer	Oklahoma
   Clifford B McKee	M	17	Single	Son	Laborer	Oklahoma

5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} "Delaware Marriage Records, 1913-1954", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F3SX-DJ1 : 11 November 2021), George Lemuel McKee and Sarah Princess Irizarry, 1951.
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} "Delaware, Wilmington Vital Records, 1847-1954", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q28B-MVQX : 25 April 2022), George Lemuel McKee and Sarah Princes Irizarry, 1951.
7. ↑ 1950 Census: "1950 United States Federal Census"
   United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: New York, Kings, New York; Roll: 2756; Sheet Number: 9; Enumeration District: 24-1355
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 62308 #294833132 (accessed 31 October 2022)
   George L McKee (30), single lodger, Export Clerk, in household of Clarence Ubrich (42) in New York, Kings, New York, USA. Born in Oklahoma.
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1 8.2} "Obituaries: George L McKee" database w/images (https://www.newspapers.com/ : accessed 20 Apr 2021) The News Journal Wilmington, Delaware · Saturday, January 16, 1999 Newspapers Clip: 112345300
9. ↑ "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JY59-V31 : 10 January 2021), George L Mckee, 13 Jan 1999; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).

• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XCQ5-8GQ : accessed 1 November 2022), George Mckee in household of Laura K Hill, Eagle Chief, Alfalfa, Oklahoma, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 15, sheet 2A, line 12, family 1, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1892; FHL microfilm 2,341,626.

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 01 November 2022, 00:47), entry for George Lemuel McKee (FamilySearch Person: G87D-8WC ); contributed by various users.