John Wesley MCGHEE, Jr.

Male 1867 - 1942  (75 years)


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  • Name John Wesley MCGHEE 
    Suffix Jr. 
    Born 11 Feb 1867  Washington Territory Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 07 Mar 1942  Walla Walla Co. WA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Mountain View Cemetery, Walla Walla, Walla Walla Co. WA Find all individuals with events at this location 
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    • CENSUS RECORDS

      1870 Census
      Name: John Mc Gee [McGhee]
      Age in 1870: 3
      Birth Year: abt 1867
      Birthplace: Wt
      Home in 1870: Waitsburg, Walla Walla, Washington Territory
      Race: White
      Gender: Male
      Post Office: Waitsburg
      Household Members:
      J W McGhee 49
      Rachel McGhee 43
      Wm McGhee 2
      Frank McGhee 7
      John McGhee 3

      1880 Census
      Name: John Mc Ghee
      Age: 13
      Birth Year: abt 1867
      Birthplace: Washington Territory
      Home in 1880: Waitsburgh, Walla Walla, Washington
      Race: White
      Gender: Male
      Relation to Head of House: Son
      Marital Status: Single
      Father's name: John W. Mc Ghee
      Father's Birthplace: Virginia
      Mother's name: Rachel Mc Ghee
      Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
      Occupation: At Home
      Household Members:
      John W. Mc Ghee 59
      Rachel Mc Ghee 52
      Frank Mc Ghee 16
      John Mc Ghee 13

      1900 Census
      Name: John W McGhee [John W Mcghee Jr.]
      Age: 33
      Birth Date: Feb 1867
      Birthplace: Washington
      Home in 1900: Walla Walla Ward 2, Walla Walla, Washington
      Race: White
      Gender: Male
      Relation to Head of House: Son (Child)
      Marital Status: Single
      Father's name: John W Mc Ghee
      Father's Birthplace: Virginia
      Mother's name: Rachael Mc Ghee
      Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
      Household Members:
      John W Mc Ghee 79
      Rachael Mc Ghee 71
      John W Mc Ghee 33


      HISTORICAL INFORMATION

      Source: Lyman William Denison,Lyman's History of Old Walla Walla County (1918)Chicago, Ill., S.J. Clarke Publishing Company, Vol 1 Page 292

      JOHN W. McGHEE, Jr. -- A son of Walla Walla county, and one whose career has been such as to reflect credit upon the valley in which he was born, the subject of this brief biographical review is especially deserving of representation in a work of this character. His parents, John W. and Rachel (Whiteaker) McGhee, were old pioneers of the valley, residing on the Coppei three miles south of Waitsburg, and on the parental farm our subject was born, the date being February 11, 1867.

      He acquired his education in the local public schools, in Waitsburg Academy, in Whitman College and in the Empire Business College of Walla Walla. Upon retiring from the last named institution he entered the office of the Fidelity Abstract Company, by which he was engaged for a short time, after which he entered the employ of the Washington Loan and Trust Company, of whose bookkeeping he had charge for about three years thereafter. He resigned in 1892 to accept a position as deputy county treasurer, under H. H. Hungate.

      In the Democratic convention of 1894 Mr. McGhee was one of the candidates for nomination for the office of county treasurer, and he proved to be the choice of his party, but was defeated in the Republican landslide which followed, his opponent, however, receiving a majority of only ninety-seven votes. The ensuing year he was appointed receiver of the Walla Walla Savings bank, and he continued to discharge his duties as such until the affairs of the bank were settled. In the campaign of 1898 he was again the nominee of his party for the county treasurership, and this time his candidacy was successful.

      The Republicans were almost universally victorious in that election, but the fact that Mr. McGhee ran two hundred votes ahead of his ticket speaks volumes for the esteem and confidence in which he is held among the people of his native valley. He has given his entire energies to the faithful discharge of the duties of his office ever since the county's books were first placed in his hands, proving true to this, as he had to every other trust reposed in him by the people.

      Mr. McGhee was also treasurer of the city of Walla Walla from 1896 to 1898. Our subject is a prominent Odd Fellow, his membership being in Washington Lodge, No. 19, of which he is recording secretary, and in Walla Walla Encampment, No. 3. He also belongs to the Royal Arcanum.
    Person ID I29484  Master File
    Last Modified 19 Apr 2015 

    Father John Wesley MCGHEE, Sr.,   b. 29 Apr 1821, Washington Co. VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 02 Aug 1908, Walla Walla Co. WA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years) 
    Mother Rachel WHITEAKER,   b. 17 Jul 1828, Russell Co. VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Jun 1901, Walla Walla Co. WA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years) 
    Family ID F1666  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart