John McKee

John McKee, was a son of Samuel McKee, the latter being a native of Ireland, who emigrated to America in about 1786, settling in Washington county, Penn., on the farm where he died.

John McKee was born in 1803 in Washington county, Penn., and on arriving at man's estate married Miss Nancy McNary, a native of Chartiers township, this county. The young couple first settled in Canton township, this county, and a few years afterward moved to the home farm, where Mr. McKee is yet living at the age of eighty-nine years. Five children were born to them, four of whom died in infancy. The mother died in 1844, on the farm in Canton township, and John McKee was afterward married to Leviah Irwin, daughter of John Irwin, an early pioneer of Washington county, and to this union were born three children, wiz.: John T. (living in Mt Pleasant township, this county), Elizabeth N. and Mary M. (both residing at home). This wife died in 1886.