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About Col. Alexander R. McKee
Minister to Panama. Res. Pulaski co., Ky.
Kentucky: A History of the State, Battle, Perrin, & Kniffin, 5th ed., 1887, Franklin Co. Alexander R. MCKEE, born March 13, 1815, in Lancaster, Garrard Co., Ky., was a lawyer by profession, and served as circuit and county clerk for twenty years. In 1854 he moved to Nashville, Tenn., and engaged in the coal business and also in real estate. He went as a delegate and sup porter to the National Convention in 1860, which nominated Lincoln for the presidency. In 186 1 Lincoln appointed him United States consul at Panama on the Isthmus, which office he held four years and was re-appointed in 1865. He died at Panama September 3, 1865. September 27, 18 42, he married Martinette Hardin, of Franklin County, Ky., a daughter of Martin and Elizabet h (Logan) Hardin. The following are the names of the children born to them: Lucy, wife of J. J. Mobley; Lizzie, wife of Howard Walcutt; Logan; Ada, wife of J. B. Heffner; Charlotte, wife of O. S. Walcutt, and Charles L. Logan, the eldest son, was born March 1, 1852, and wa s a small boy when his father died. After that event the family moved back to Frankfort, Ky., and Logan clerked in a grocery store for three years. He then clerked in a boot and shoe st ore for five years, and in 1879 went into business for himself, dealing in boots, shoes, dry goods, etc., in the city of Frankfort, remaining in business three years. He was then repor ter for the Cincinnati and Louisville papers, also the Frankfort and Lexington papers, for which he write occasionally yet. In 1884 he was appointed clerk to the assistant civil engineer of Kentucky for one year. In 1885 he bought a corn meal and hominy mill in Frankfort, and h as been engaged in that business since. He is a member of the I.O.O.F. and K. of H., also o f the encampment and Patriarch Militant Odd Fellows. He has passed all the chairs in the K. of H., has been representative to the Grand Lodge three times, and at present holds the office of High Priest. All the family are members of the Presbyterian Church.
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Col. Alexander R. McKee's Timeline
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March 13, 1815
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Garrard or Union County, Kentucky, United States
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1847
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April 14, 1849
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of, Kentucky, USA
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March 1, 1852
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1858
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1861
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September 3, 1865
Age 50
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Panama Res., Pulaski County, Kentucky, United States
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Frankfort Cemetery Frankfort Franklin County Kentucky, USA Plot: Sec J Lot 269 Grave 3
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