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Has 6 ancestors and 53 descendants in this family tree.
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| Name |
David Daniel McKee |
| Birth |
28 Jan 1859 |
Spanish Fork, Utah, Utah, United States  |
| Christening |
5 Feb 1859 |
Spanish Fork, Utah, Utah, United States |
| Gender |
Male |
| Initiatory (LDS) |
4 May 1887 |
SGEOR |
| FamilySearch ID |
KWCT-VFN |
| Death |
20 Feb 1946 |
Holden, Millard, Utah, United States |
| Burial |
23 Feb 1946 |
Holden, Millard, Utah, United States |
| Headstones |
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| Person ID |
I227 |
mytree |
| Last Modified |
25 Feb 2024 |
| Father |
James McKee, b. 8 May 1820, Slippery Rock, Butler, Pennsylvania, United States d. 14 Jul 1861, Spanish Fork, Utah, Utah, United States (Age 41 years) |
| Mother |
Matilda Sweat, b. 23 Nov 1833, Andover, Oxford, Maine, United States d. 4 Jul 1908, Holden, Millard, Utah, United States (Age 74 years) |
| Marriage |
13 May 1852 |
Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States |
| Family ID |
F246 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
Emily Ann Giles, b. 23 Mar 1867, Fillmore, Millard, Utah, United States d. 15 Apr 1949, Holden, Millard, Utah, United States (Age 82 years) |
| Marriage |
14 Oct 1886 |
Fillmore, Millard, Utah, United States |
| Children |
| | 1. Dora McKee, b. 18 Oct 1887, Holden, Millard, Utah, United States d. 5 Jan 1890, Holden, Millard, Utah, United States (Age 2 years) |
| + | 2. Angus Vorda McKee, b. 4 Aug 1890, Holden, Millard, Utah, United States d. 14 Feb 1972, Fillmore, Millard, Utah, United States (Age 81 years) |
| | 3. Ida Lorene McKee, b. 28 May 1893, Holden, Millard, Utah, United States d. 28 Nov 1893, Holden, Millard, Utah, United States (Age 0 years) |
| + | 4. Effie McKee, b. 7 Apr 1895, Holden, Millard, Utah, United States d. 1 Sep 1957, Meadow, Millard, Utah, United States (Age 62 years) |
| + | 5. Chloe McKee, b. 28 Dec 1897, Holden, Millard, Utah, United States d. 19 Mar 1963, Holden, Millard, Utah, United States (Age 65 years) |
| + | 6. Eva Louise McKee, b. 2 Nov 1900, Holden, Millard, Utah, United States d. 7 May 1935, Holden, Millard, Utah, United States (Age 34 years) |
| + | 7. Burton David McKee, b. 3 Oct 1903, Holden, Millard, Utah, United States d. 5 Feb 1991, Fillmore, Millard, Utah, United States (Age 87 years) |
| | 8. Riley LaVaughn Mckee, b. 2 Jun 1906, Holden, Millard, Utah, United States d. 19 Sep 1919, Holden, Millard, Utah, United States (Age 13 years) |
| + | 9. Florence McKee, b. 2 Dec 1908, Holden, Millard, Utah, United States d. 3 Jun 1993, Nephi, Juab, Utah, United States (Age 84 years) |
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| Family ID |
F245 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
5 May 2024 |
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| Event Map |
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 | Birth - 28 Jan 1859 - Spanish Fork, Utah, Utah, United States |
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| Christening - 5 Feb 1859 - Spanish Fork, Utah, Utah, United States |
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 | Marriage - 14 Oct 1886 - Fillmore, Millard, Utah, United States |
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 | Initiatory (LDS) - 4 May 1887 - SGEOR |
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 | Death - 20 Feb 1946 - Holden, Millard, Utah, United States |
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| Burial - 23 Feb 1946 - Holden, Millard, Utah, United States |
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| Notes |
- David Daniel McKee 1859-1946
As well as family members: Emily Ann Giles, James McKee, Matilda Sweat , D avid McKee, and Mary Tweed McMillan
David Daniel McKee was born January 28, 1859 in Spanish Fork, Utah Count y , Utah. He was the third child of three children born to James and Mati ld a Sweat McKee.
James’ parents, David McKee and Mary Tweed McMillian, were converts to t h e Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and were baptized May 15 , 1 837. They were the parents of eleven children, seven boys and four gi rls . James was the third child. David and Mary Tweed were on their way t o Ut ah from Nauvoo with the pioneers when David died at Winter Quarters , Ma y 1, 1847.
James married Matilda Sweat in 1852 at Bluff City, Iowa. Matilda and h e r family were also converts to the Church and were on their way to Uta h w hen Matilda and James were married.
Upon arriving in Utah, James and Matilda settled in Spanish Fork. In 186 0 , the family moved to Goshen, Utah, where they lived in a dug out. At t ha t time the Walker Indian War was in progress. Several men, includin g Jam es McKee were sent from the settlement to the top of a mountain t o guar d against an Indian attack. They were snowed in for the winter an d were i n a destitute condition when finally rescued. James McKee didn’ t surviv e this ordeal. He died July 14, 1861 at the age of forty-nine.
Matilda returned to Spanish Fork with her three children where she work e d in the homes of other people and gleaned from near-by fields to mak e br ead for her children. They lived for a time at the pond town.
James’ sister, Lettie (or Letty) was eight years younger than he. She h a d married Albert Stevens on November 22, 1852. They later moved to Hold en , Utah where Albert’s parents were living. Lettie and Albert still h a d a number of their own children at home when James died leaving Matil d a and three children in very poor circumstances. Albert and Lettie open e d their home for them and willingly provided for them for several years .
Later Matilda and her children moved to Paragonah, Utah for a few year s b ut returned to Holden where the townspeople built them a little log h ous e with a dirt floor and a dirt roof.
After the two older children were married, Matilda lived with David Dani e l until he married. She then made her home with Sarah for the rest of h e r life. Sarah was married to Andrew Stephenson. Matilda died July 4, 19 0 8 and is buried in Holden. She had been a widow for 47 years.
David Daniel attended school in Holden, and he was considered an excelle n t baseball player. He was primarily a pitcher. Though relatively smal l o f statue, being 5 foot 7 inches tall and weighing about 130 pounds, h e wa s a strong and wiry for his size. He had brown eyes and black hair.
He married Emily Ann Giles on October 14, 1886 in Fillmore, Utah. He w a s twenty-seven and Emily was nineteen. They traveled to St. George th e fo llowing spring where they were sealed in the St. George Temple on Ma y 4 , 1887.
They were the parents of nine children. Their first born, Dora, died a t o nly twenty-six months of age. Their third child, Ida Lorene, died whe n on ly six months old. They also lost their eighth born child, Riley LaV augh n who died at age thirteen of food poisoning. He was considered a ta lente d musician.
David Daniel homesteaded 160 acres two miles south of Holden. In orde r t o prove up on the land it was necessary for the family to live on i t fo r a certain period of time. They built a log cabin there where the y live d for two summers. The area was called Hog Ranch by some of the pe ople be cause they considered people homesteading there ‘hogs’ who wante d too muc h land for themselves. Most of the acres there were used for pa sture an d to raise dry land rye. They did have about twenty-five acres i n alfalfa . He owned three of the ten shares of Partridge Springs water w hich was u sed to irrigate.
After David ‘proved up’ on the land south of Holden, they moved back t o H olden. They also moved the log house on their lot and made a granar y ou t of it.
David Daniel formed a business partnership with David Jones in raising c a ttle. Mr. Jones ran the cattle on the mountain and David Daniel took ca r e of the hay ground pasture and raised winter feed. David Daniel obtain e d 40 acres of pasture at the hay ground west of Holden.
David Daniel purchased 140 acres located about 1.5 miles southeast of Ho l den. This property had two nice springs of water on it. The larger of t h e two springs was sold many years later to the city of Holden to be us e d as one of the two main potable water sources for the community.
The McKee family established a summer home ‘up to the field’, as it wa s c alled. It was there that an abundance of fruit and vegetables were ra ised . David Daniel was considered an excellent gardener. He also pasture d abo ut on hundred head of sheep up there.
During the summer months David Daniel and Emily held a number of communi t y socials at their summer home. They had a wooden platform built outsi d e where many nights of dancing were enjoyed. Lanterns or coal oil lamp s w ere used for lighting.
In the fall of 1917 or 1918 David Daniel and his son, Burton, were ou t i n the hills after a load of wood. The family needed from eight to te n wag on loads to get through the winter. They were caught in a snow stor m. Dav id Daniel got wet and cold before they got home. He became ill an d was le ft with a stiff back. He couldn’t bend over nor could he sit dow n on a re gular chair because of his stiff back. He was only fifty-eigh t or fifty-n ine years old at that time. The family had to work togethe r to take car e of their needs. Burton completed the eighth grade then dr opped out of s chool to run the family farm.
David Daniel loved sports. When he was over seventy years old he attend e d a basketball game at the ward recreation hall. One of the players acc id entally stepped on his left foot. He wouldn’t go to a doctor to have i t p roperly attended to. The foot was apparently broken and mended incorr ectl y. This left his unable to walk without crutches for the rest of hi s life .
In his later years, David Daniel could often be seen standing on the fro n t porch of his home for hours at a time. He also had a shelf built in t h e kitchen where he could stand and listen to his radio.
David Daniel passed away February 7, 1946 a few days after his eighty-se v enty birthday. After many years of physical pain and discomfort, he wa s a llowed to pass to the other side peacefully in his sleep.
David Daniel McKee was considered to be a kind and patient man who lov e d his family. He disciplined his children by talking and reasoning wit h t hem. In order to emphasize his instructions, on occasion, he would ta p th em on the arm with his knuckles and say “remember what I said.”
In some of Emily’s writings she said that David was very kind to her ev e n when she scolded him for such things as not having the wood box fille d . He never gave her a cross word. In his kind voice he would say “Emil y , did you expect to find me perfect?” or many other such statements.
Sources of information:
Burton David McKee, Bly McKee Nixon
Writings of Emily Ann Giles McKee
Stella H. Day, Compiler, Builders of Early Millard, Biographies of Pione e rs of Millard County, 1850-1875. Art City Publishing Co., 1979 .
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