Lemuel M. McKee Family Tree

Lemuel M. McKee Family

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Nancy Susana (McKee) Goodbar 1889-1927 Illinois, Missouri, Texas

I've had a pretty good handle on the children of Lemuel M. McKee and his wife Mary Elizabeth Blair. Only one child, a daughter, Nancy McKee (child 3) has remained a mystery. I knew from obituaries that she had married a Mr. Goodbar. From the 1900 census, I knew she had been born in Jul 1889. However, this too little information hasn't allowed me to get very far. 

As is so often the case, an event precipitated the posting of information on Ancestry.com. Nancy's granddaughter, Sharon Blair (Goodbar) Hetchler, died on 3 Feb 2011. A researcher posted information that has provided significant leads. Here's what I've been able to confirm so far.

Nancy Susana McKee (FAG memorial 82413173)
b. 17 Jul 1889 Illinois
d. 1 Apr 1927 Dallas, Dallas County, Texas
m. abt 1918 (where? date?)
James Horace Goodbar
b. 23 Jan 1889 Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee
d. 23 Mar 1973 Dallas, Dallas County, Texas

Child 1: Horace Blair Goodbar (FAG memorial 34633269)
b. 20 Jan 1919 Dallas, Dallas County, Texas
d. 9 Sep 1966 Dallas, Dallas County, Texas

Child 2: James Horace Goodbar
b. 21 Jan 1919 Dallas, Dallas County, Texas
A certificate for this child exists. I'm assuming they are twin boys born late at night. However, the certificate may also be a mistake. The researcher on Ancestry.com doesn't not mention this child.

Horace Blair Goodbar went by Blair. Blair married twice and had four children. Here is their information.

Wife 1: Edna Vermelle Holmes
b. 6 Feb 1919 Greenville, Hunt County, Texas
d. 19 Mar 1986 Dallas, Dallas County, Texas (died as Mrs. Phelps)

Child 1: Sharon Blair Goodbar (FAG memorial 79294482)
b. 30 Oct 1942 Dallas, Dallas County, Texas
d. 3 Feb 2011 Garland, Dallas County, Texas
m. Living Hetchler

Wife 2: Living Reid
b. 25 Aug 1920 Wichita County, Texas

Wife 2 and Blair had two daughters and a son, all of whom are living.

I'm still tracking information for members of this family. I've used Facebook to send a message to one of Blair's daughters to see if anyone in the family is interested in the project/information. I'm hoping that they are willing to fill in the blanks I still have.

I'm going to keep looking for info for this family. As always, if you're reading this blog and you're interested in this family please email me.

Lemuel Leslie McKee, 1891-1968, Illinois, Missouri

Lemuel was the son of Lemuel M. McKee and Mary Elizabeth Blair.
b. 9 Sep 1891 Willis Station, Union County, Illinois
d. ? Mar 1968 Saint Louis, City, Missouri

From the Willis Station area, the McKee family moved to Decatur, Macon County, Illinois. They appear on the 1900 federal census. By 1910, the family has moved to Maplewood, Saint Louis County, Missouri. Lemuel spends the remainder of his life in the Saint Louis area (mostly Maplewood).

Lemuel marries Katheryn M. Unknown. Katheryn was born 30 Jun 1904 in Illinois and she died in Saint Louis on 20 Dec 1989. They might have married in Illinois or Missouri.

Lemuel and Katheryn have one child that I know of: Lemuel Leslie McKee.

Obituaries

St. Louis Post Dispatch, St. Louis, MO March 1968
McKee
Lemuel Leslie McKee, March 3, 1968, dear husband of Katheryn McKee, father of L. Leslie McKee, Jr. grandfather and uncle.
Private services were held Tues., March 5, at the BOPP Chapel in Kirkwood.

Saint Louis Post-Dispatch, Saint Louis, Missouri, 22 Dec 1989, Page 4c
McKEE, Kathryn, Dec 20, 1989, beloved mother of L. Leslie McKee, dear mother-in-law of Sharon McKee, dear grandmother of Valerie and Steve McKee, dear sister, aunt and beloved friend.
In lieu of flowers memorials may be given to the American Heart Assoc. A private family service was held.

Comments
My usual modus operandi is to track down an obit, locate a burial location, and add a Find A Grave memorial. Leaving a trail on Find A Grave is a free way to help other researchers with the person they are immediately researching. Researchers can also contact me for more information if they want to. This time the obits have done me no good because neither of them mentions a burial location.

These McKee cousins are very distant relatives. Thus I am unwilling to bust my genealogy budget to hire a researcher in Saint Louis. I'm hoping another researcher picks up this post and emails me (ptreme@gmail.com) and we can trade info.

Howard Ashworth Blair 1891-1978 Illinois and Missouri

Howard was the son of James Renwick Blair and Mary Louisa Alice Ashworth. Here are his vitals:
b. 23 Feb 1891 Cutler, Perry County, Illinois
d. 2 Sep 1978 Saint Louis, City, Missouri

Howard was married twice:

• Agnes...no last name yet who was born in 1894 in Illinois. They divorced (or she died) between 1910 and 1917.
• Mary...no last name yet who was born in 1902 and died in 1974.

Howard is on Find A Grave (memorial 45361585); he is buried with Mary. Howard's obituary appears in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Tuesday, 5 Sep 1978, Page 10C and a transcription is on the FAG memorial.

The obituary--really a death notice--doesn't mention survivors. I can find no record of any children. So unless someone can come up with children, Howard and his wives mark the last of their respective lines.

Please post of comment if you have more information or would like a list of sources that I've used.