William Henry McGee
ID # 5416, (1865-1937)
| Birth | William Henry McGee was born on 17 May 1865 at East Nissouri Twp., Oxford County. |
| Marriage | He married Sarah Brown, daughter of Sherman Brown and Sarah Dennis, on 29 December 1928 at Dunwich Twp., Elgin County, Ontario. Mrge. reg. 010601-29 Dunwich Twp., Elgin County William Henry McGee, age 65, widower, gentleman, U. C. C. (United Church of Canada). Born E. Nissouri, residing Thamesford. Parents William Henry McGee and Jane Guthry Fraser. Sarah Noxon, 50, widow, nurse, U. C. C. Born Pickering, Ontario, residing Thamesford. Parents Sherman Brown and Sara Dennis. Witnesses Alice McGee of Thamesford and Thomas McGee of Lakeside. On 29 December, 1928, Dunwich Township, Elgin County, by J. H. MacDonald, Wallacetown, United Church of Canada. The groom's father was born in Glasgow, Scotland, and the bride's father was born in Pickering. The application for marriage license portion of the form shows the intended place of marriage as Wallacetown. This is the residence of the clergyman and was probably the actual location. Wallacetown is a little to the south of the village of Dutton. |
| Death | He died on 13 November 1937 at Thamesford, E. Nissouri Twp., Oxford County, at age 72. |
| Burial | He was buried on 16 November 1937 at Kintore Presbyterian Cemetery, E. Nissouri Twp., Oxford Co.. |
| Note | Death reg. 028322-37 E. Nissouri Twp., Oxford County William Henry McGee died November 13, 1937, at Thamesford Village, East Nissouri Township, Oxford County. Stay at place of death 9 years. Residence on Delatre Street, Thamesford. Married. Born E. Nissouri on May 17, 1865. Age 72. Retired farmer. Wife Florence McGee. Parents William McGee and Jean Fraser, both born Scotland. Physician J. Moffat Weir of Thamesford. Informant Mrs. Wm. H. McGee, Thamesford, wife. Burial Nov 16, 1937, at Kintore. It's evident from the inscription on William's gravestone in Kintore Presbyterian Cemetery that his first wife was Margaret Oliver. Photos for this stone appear on the Cemeteries in the County of Oxford website, Kintore Presbyterian Cemetery, in East Nissouri Township. This cemetery is just west of the main intersection of the corners of Kintore. Kintore is rather north of Thamesford. |
| Last Edited | 21 Jul 2017 |