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WILLIAM F. McKEE
WILLIAM F. McKEE, deceased,
who was in times past one of the most prominent business men of Stockton, was a
native of Pennsylvania, born in Westmoreland County, in December, 1824, his
parents being Andrew and Elizabeth McKee, both of whom were Pennsylvanians by
birth. He spent his boyhood days in his native State, and in 1851 came to
California by the Isthmus route. He became a clerk in the Stockton post office,
and afterward assistant postmaster. He entered the mercantile trade in
partnership with B. W. Owens, and afterward was associated with the latter and
Edward Moore, under the name of Owens, Moore & McKee. Shippee, McKee &
Co., succeeded that firm, and later McKee & Southworth carried on the
business of the house.
He was married, May 3, 1854, to Miss Mary,
daughter of Judge A. G. Brown (whose sketch appears elsewhere). The children of
this marriage now living are, four sons and one daughter.
Mr. McKee died on the 4th of
September, 1875, and in April, 1878, Dr. Grattan purchased the interest of the
estate in the firm of McKee & Southworth. Mr. McKee was one of the most
thorough-going merchants that have ever been identified with Stockton, and made
a great success of his business. He ranked among the most prominent men of the
city, and was always identified with movements calculated to advance the
genuine welfare of the community. He was a member of the Masonic order.
Transcribed by: Jeanne Sturgis Taylor.
An Illustrated History of San Joaquin County,
California, Page 513. Lewis Pub. Co.
Chicago, Illinois 1890.
© 2009 Jeanne Sturgis Taylor.
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