Extracted from:
A Standard History of Kansas and Kansans
Written and Compiled by William E. Connelley, Secretary of the Kansas State Historical Society, Topeka. Chicago: Lewis Publishing Company, copyright 1918; transcribed 1997.
[A portion of the biography of her husband, LEONARD V. McKEE]
[Page 1542]
In 1899 Mr. McKee married Miss E. Etta Lemons. Mrs. McKee, who still lives at Frankfort, was born at Glenville, Minnesota, daughter of J. E. Lemons, who is now living at Snohomis, Washington. Her father was born October 3, 1842, at Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin, a son of Jacob Lemons, who was born in Wilmington, North Carolina, and became a pioneer settler at Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin. He went there as a soldier under General Taylor, and he helped build Fort Crawford. Jacob Lemons had served in the War of 1812. He was of French-English descent, and the family located in the Carolinas in Colonial times. His wife was Gertrude Price, who was born in Brooklyn, New York, and was of Holland descent. J. E. Lemons was a pioneer at Glenville, Minnesota, where he married. In 1876 he went to Bethany, Harrison County, Missouri, and in 1879 to Hiawatha, Kansas, where he was one of the early grocers. In 1882 he came to Marshall County, Kansas, locating on a farm near Frankfort. He became a well known citizen of this locality and lived as a farmer in Marshall County until 1906, when he removed to Snohomis, Washington, where he is practically retired, though still occupying his ranch. He is a republican with progressive ideas. Mr. Lemons took a prominent part in local affairs of Marshall County, though never as an aspirant for office. He joined Hiawatha Lodge of Masons and still has membership in Frankfort Lodge of that order. He also belongs to the Ancient Order of United Workmen and the Knights and Ladies of Security and is a member of the Grand Army of the Republic. Mr. Lemons enlisted in 1861 in the Eighth Wisconsin Infantry, and was in service until the close of the war, being present in numerous engagements and was once slightly wounded.
Mrs. McKee's mother was Helen Rugland, who was born near Christiana, Norway, July 29, 1849. In April, 1852, her parents immigrated to the United States and located in Northern Iowa, where she was reared. She is an active member of the Methodist Episcopal Church and a member of the Woman's Relief Corps. Mr. aud Mrs. Lemons had seven children: Lottie, who died in Kansas City, Missouri, in January, 1912, wife of C. L. Andresen, a physician and surgeon of Kansas City; Mrs. McKee, the second in age; Mabel, wife of F. R. Short, a mining engineer now located in Seward, Alaska; Burton E., in the undertaking business at Monrovia, California; Joseph Walter, who died March 26, 1896; Irene, wife of R. M. Booher, a contractor and builder at Seattle, Washington; and Fred, still living with his parents.
[Page 1543]
Mrs. McKee was educated in the public schools of Hiawatha and in the rural schools of Marshall County, belonging to the Frankfort High School class of 1894. She attended Baker University for two years, and is a woman of culture and many tastes and interests. She is actively identified with the Methodist Episcopal Church, with its Sunday School and Ladies' Aid Society, and is a member of Palace Chapter of the Order of Eastern Star and of the Woman's Relief Corps and the Tuesday Club at Frankfort. Mr and Mrs. McKee had six children, the first born, a boy, dying in infancy, Helen is now a sophomore in the Frankfort High School, Harold, Leonard and Edgar are all in the grammar school, while the youngest is Miriam.
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Extracted from:
The Frankfort Index
(Frankfort, Marshall County, Kansas)
November 19, 1959
MRS. ETTA MCKEE DIES AT TOPEKA HOSPITAL
Mrs. Etta McKee, 84, of 1204 Jewell, died Monday in a Topeka hospital after a short illness.
She was born May 5, 1875, in Minnesota and moved to Topeka from Frankfort in 1916.
Mrs. Mckee was the former Etta Lemon, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J.E. Lemon [and] was reared on the old Harland farm east of town.
While in Frankfort, her husband L.V. McKee ran the State Bank and their home was in the large house which is now the Methodist Parsonage occupied by Reverend and Mrs. VanPatten. The McKee's presented their home to the Methodists when they moved to Topeka.
She was a member of the First Methodist Church, Woman's Club, Nautilus Club and Frankfort Eastern Star Chapter.
She is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Helen Allen of Wichita, and Mrs. Mariam Badenoch of the home; three sons, Harold McKee of Mobile, Alabama; Edgar McKee of Coral Gables, Florida; and Leonard McKee of Hopkins, Minnesota; seven grandchildren and three great grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at the Penwell-Gabel Funeral Home in Topeka at 10:00 AM Thursday with graveside services and burial in the Frankfort Cemetery at 12:15 PM.
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A Standard History of Kansas and Kansans
Written and Compiled by William E. Connelley, Secretary of the Kansas State Historical Society, Topeka. Chicago: Lewis Publishing Company, copyright 1918; transcribed 1997.
[A portion of the biography of her husband, LEONARD V. McKEE]
[Page 1542]
In 1899 Mr. McKee married Miss E. Etta Lemons. Mrs. McKee, who still lives at Frankfort, was born at Glenville, Minnesota, daughter of J. E. Lemons, who is now living at Snohomis, Washington. Her father was born October 3, 1842, at Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin, a son of Jacob Lemons, who was born in Wilmington, North Carolina, and became a pioneer settler at Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin. He went there as a soldier under General Taylor, and he helped build Fort Crawford. Jacob Lemons had served in the War of 1812. He was of French-English descent, and the family located in the Carolinas in Colonial times. His wife was Gertrude Price, who was born in Brooklyn, New York, and was of Holland descent. J. E. Lemons was a pioneer at Glenville, Minnesota, where he married. In 1876 he went to Bethany, Harrison County, Missouri, and in 1879 to Hiawatha, Kansas, where he was one of the early grocers. In 1882 he came to Marshall County, Kansas, locating on a farm near Frankfort. He became a well known citizen of this locality and lived as a farmer in Marshall County until 1906, when he removed to Snohomis, Washington, where he is practically retired, though still occupying his ranch. He is a republican with progressive ideas. Mr. Lemons took a prominent part in local affairs of Marshall County, though never as an aspirant for office. He joined Hiawatha Lodge of Masons and still has membership in Frankfort Lodge of that order. He also belongs to the Ancient Order of United Workmen and the Knights and Ladies of Security and is a member of the Grand Army of the Republic. Mr. Lemons enlisted in 1861 in the Eighth Wisconsin Infantry, and was in service until the close of the war, being present in numerous engagements and was once slightly wounded.
Mrs. McKee's mother was Helen Rugland, who was born near Christiana, Norway, July 29, 1849. In April, 1852, her parents immigrated to the United States and located in Northern Iowa, where she was reared. She is an active member of the Methodist Episcopal Church and a member of the Woman's Relief Corps. Mr. aud Mrs. Lemons had seven children: Lottie, who died in Kansas City, Missouri, in January, 1912, wife of C. L. Andresen, a physician and surgeon of Kansas City; Mrs. McKee, the second in age; Mabel, wife of F. R. Short, a mining engineer now located in Seward, Alaska; Burton E., in the undertaking business at Monrovia, California; Joseph Walter, who died March 26, 1896; Irene, wife of R. M. Booher, a contractor and builder at Seattle, Washington; and Fred, still living with his parents.
[Page 1543]
Mrs. McKee was educated in the public schools of Hiawatha and in the rural schools of Marshall County, belonging to the Frankfort High School class of 1894. She attended Baker University for two years, and is a woman of culture and many tastes and interests. She is actively identified with the Methodist Episcopal Church, with its Sunday School and Ladies' Aid Society, and is a member of Palace Chapter of the Order of Eastern Star and of the Woman's Relief Corps and the Tuesday Club at Frankfort. Mr and Mrs. McKee had six children, the first born, a boy, dying in infancy, Helen is now a sophomore in the Frankfort High School, Harold, Leonard and Edgar are all in the grammar school, while the youngest is Miriam.
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Extracted from:
The Frankfort Index
(Frankfort, Marshall County, Kansas)
November 19, 1959
MRS. ETTA MCKEE DIES AT TOPEKA HOSPITAL
Mrs. Etta McKee, 84, of 1204 Jewell, died Monday in a Topeka hospital after a short illness.
She was born May 5, 1875, in Minnesota and moved to Topeka from Frankfort in 1916.
Mrs. Mckee was the former Etta Lemon, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J.E. Lemon [and] was reared on the old Harland farm east of town.
While in Frankfort, her husband L.V. McKee ran the State Bank and their home was in the large house which is now the Methodist Parsonage occupied by Reverend and Mrs. VanPatten. The McKee's presented their home to the Methodists when they moved to Topeka.
She was a member of the First Methodist Church, Woman's Club, Nautilus Club and Frankfort Eastern Star Chapter.
She is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Helen Allen of Wichita, and Mrs. Mariam Badenoch of the home; three sons, Harold McKee of Mobile, Alabama; Edgar McKee of Coral Gables, Florida; and Leonard McKee of Hopkins, Minnesota; seven grandchildren and three great grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at the Penwell-Gabel Funeral Home in Topeka at 10:00 AM Thursday with graveside services and burial in the Frankfort Cemetery at 12:15 PM.
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Extracted from:
A Standard History of Kansas and Kansans
Written and Compiled by William E. Connelley, Secretary of the Kansas State Historical Society, Topeka. Chicago: Lewis Publishing Company, copyright 1918; transcribed 1997.
[A portion of the biography of her husband, LEONARD V. McKEE]
[Page 1542]
In 1899 Mr. McKee married Miss E. Etta Lemons. Mrs. McKee, who still lives at Frankfort, was born at Glenville, Minnesota, daughter of J. E. Lemons, who is now living at Snohomis, Washington. Her father was born October 3, 1842, at Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin, a son of Jacob Lemons, who was born in Wilmington, North Carolina, and became a pioneer settler at Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin. He went there as a soldier under General Taylor, and he helped build Fort Crawford. Jacob Lemons had served in the War of 1812. He was of French-English descent, and the family located in the Carolinas in Colonial times. His wife was Gertrude Price, who was born in Brooklyn, New York, and was of Holland descent. J. E. Lemons was a pioneer at Glenville, Minnesota, where he married. In 1876 he went to Bethany, Harrison County, Missouri, and in 1879 to Hiawatha, Kansas, where he was one of the early grocers. In 1882 he came to Marshall County, Kansas, locating on a farm near Frankfort. He became a well known citizen of this locality and lived as a farmer in Marshall County until 1906, when he removed to Snohomis, Washington, where he is practically retired, though still occupying his ranch. He is a republican with progressive ideas. Mr. Lemons took a prominent part in local affairs of Marshall County, though never as an aspirant for office. He joined Hiawatha Lodge of Masons and still has membership in Frankfort Lodge of that order. He also belongs to the Ancient Order of United Workmen and the Knights and Ladies of Security and is a member of the Grand Army of the Republic. Mr. Lemons enlisted in 1861 in the Eighth Wisconsin Infantry, and was in service until the close of the war, being present in numerous engagements and was once slightly wounded.
Mrs. McKee's mother was Helen Rugland, who was born near Christiana, Norway, July 29, 1849. In April, 1852, her parents immigrated to the United States and located in Northern Iowa, where she was reared. She is an active member of the Methodist Episcopal Church and a member of the Woman's Relief Corps. Mr. aud Mrs. Lemons had seven children: Lottie, who died in Kansas City, Missouri, in January, 1912, wife of C. L. Andresen, a physician and surgeon of Kansas City; Mrs. McKee, the second in age; Mabel, wife of F. R. Short, a mining engineer now located in Seward, Alaska; Burton E., in the undertaking business at Monrovia, California; Joseph Walter, who died March 26, 1896; Irene, wife of R. M. Booher, a contractor and builder at Seattle, Washington; and Fred, still living with his parents.
[Page 1543]
Mrs. McKee was educated in the public schools of Hiawatha and in the rural schools of Marshall County, belonging to the Frankfort High School class of 1894. She attended Baker University for two years, and is a woman of culture and many tastes and interests. She is actively identified with the Methodist Episcopal Church, with its Sunday School and Ladies' Aid Society, and is a member of Palace Chapter of the Order of Eastern Star and of the Woman's Relief Corps and the Tuesday Club at Frankfort. Mr and Mrs. McKee had six children, the first born, a boy, dying in infancy, Helen is now a sophomore in the Frankfort High School, Harold, Leonard and Edgar are all in the grammar school, while the youngest is Miriam.
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Extracted from:
The Frankfort Index
(Frankfort, Marshall County, Kansas)
November 19, 1959
MRS. ETTA MCKEE DIES AT TOPEKA HOSPITAL
Mrs. Etta McKee, 84, of 1204 Jewell, died Monday in a Topeka hospital after a short illness.
She was born May 5, 1875, in Minnesota and moved to Topeka from Frankfort in 1916.
Mrs. Mckee was the former Etta Lemon, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J.E. Lemon [and] was reared on the old Harland farm east of town.
While in Frankfort, her husband L.V. McKee ran the State Bank and their home was in the large house which is now the Methodist Parsonage occupied by Reverend and Mrs. VanPatten. The McKee's presented their home to the Methodists when they moved to Topeka.
She was a member of the First Methodist Church, Woman's Club, Nautilus Club and Frankfort Eastern Star Chapter.
She is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Helen Allen of Wichita, and Mrs. Mariam Badenoch of the home; three sons, Harold McKee of Mobile, Alabama; Edgar McKee of Coral Gables, Florida; and Leonard McKee of Hopkins, Minnesota; seven grandchildren and three great grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at the Penwell-Gabel Funeral Home in Topeka at 10:00 AM Thursday with graveside services and burial in the Frankfort Cemetery at 12:15 PM.
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A Standard History of Kansas and Kansans
Written and Compiled by William E. Connelley, Secretary of the Kansas State Historical Society, Topeka. Chicago: Lewis Publishing Company, copyright 1918; transcribed 1997.
[A portion of the biography of her husband, LEONARD V. McKEE]
[Page 1542]
In 1899 Mr. McKee married Miss E. Etta Lemons. Mrs. McKee, who still lives at Frankfort, was born at Glenville, Minnesota, daughter of J. E. Lemons, who is now living at Snohomis, Washington. Her father was born October 3, 1842, at Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin, a son of Jacob Lemons, who was born in Wilmington, North Carolina, and became a pioneer settler at Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin. He went there as a soldier under General Taylor, and he helped build Fort Crawford. Jacob Lemons had served in the War of 1812. He was of French-English descent, and the family located in the Carolinas in Colonial times. His wife was Gertrude Price, who was born in Brooklyn, New York, and was of Holland descent. J. E. Lemons was a pioneer at Glenville, Minnesota, where he married. In 1876 he went to Bethany, Harrison County, Missouri, and in 1879 to Hiawatha, Kansas, where he was one of the early grocers. In 1882 he came to Marshall County, Kansas, locating on a farm near Frankfort. He became a well known citizen of this locality and lived as a farmer in Marshall County until 1906, when he removed to Snohomis, Washington, where he is practically retired, though still occupying his ranch. He is a republican with progressive ideas. Mr. Lemons took a prominent part in local affairs of Marshall County, though never as an aspirant for office. He joined Hiawatha Lodge of Masons and still has membership in Frankfort Lodge of that order. He also belongs to the Ancient Order of United Workmen and the Knights and Ladies of Security and is a member of the Grand Army of the Republic. Mr. Lemons enlisted in 1861 in the Eighth Wisconsin Infantry, and was in service until the close of the war, being present in numerous engagements and was once slightly wounded.
Mrs. McKee's mother was Helen Rugland, who was born near Christiana, Norway, July 29, 1849. In April, 1852, her parents immigrated to the United States and located in Northern Iowa, where she was reared. She is an active member of the Methodist Episcopal Church and a member of the Woman's Relief Corps. Mr. aud Mrs. Lemons had seven children: Lottie, who died in Kansas City, Missouri, in January, 1912, wife of C. L. Andresen, a physician and surgeon of Kansas City; Mrs. McKee, the second in age; Mabel, wife of F. R. Short, a mining engineer now located in Seward, Alaska; Burton E., in the undertaking business at Monrovia, California; Joseph Walter, who died March 26, 1896; Irene, wife of R. M. Booher, a contractor and builder at Seattle, Washington; and Fred, still living with his parents.
[Page 1543]
Mrs. McKee was educated in the public schools of Hiawatha and in the rural schools of Marshall County, belonging to the Frankfort High School class of 1894. She attended Baker University for two years, and is a woman of culture and many tastes and interests. She is actively identified with the Methodist Episcopal Church, with its Sunday School and Ladies' Aid Society, and is a member of Palace Chapter of the Order of Eastern Star and of the Woman's Relief Corps and the Tuesday Club at Frankfort. Mr and Mrs. McKee had six children, the first born, a boy, dying in infancy, Helen is now a sophomore in the Frankfort High School, Harold, Leonard and Edgar are all in the grammar school, while the youngest is Miriam.
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Extracted from:
The Frankfort Index
(Frankfort, Marshall County, Kansas)
November 19, 1959
MRS. ETTA MCKEE DIES AT TOPEKA HOSPITAL
Mrs. Etta McKee, 84, of 1204 Jewell, died Monday in a Topeka hospital after a short illness.
She was born May 5, 1875, in Minnesota and moved to Topeka from Frankfort in 1916.
Mrs. Mckee was the former Etta Lemon, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J.E. Lemon [and] was reared on the old Harland farm east of town.
While in Frankfort, her husband L.V. McKee ran the State Bank and their home was in the large house which is now the Methodist Parsonage occupied by Reverend and Mrs. VanPatten. The McKee's presented their home to the Methodists when they moved to Topeka.
She was a member of the First Methodist Church, Woman's Club, Nautilus Club and Frankfort Eastern Star Chapter.
She is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Helen Allen of Wichita, and Mrs. Mariam Badenoch of the home; three sons, Harold McKee of Mobile, Alabama; Edgar McKee of Coral Gables, Florida; and Leonard McKee of Hopkins, Minnesota; seven grandchildren and three great grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at the Penwell-Gabel Funeral Home in Topeka at 10:00 AM Thursday with graveside services and burial in the Frankfort Cemetery at 12:15 PM.
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