McKee Family Photographs - Clark McKee
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| Clark
McKee - b: August 17, 1848 (Frederick County,
Virginia) - d: July 5, 1931 (Elk City, Kansas) |
 Right
is a picture of my paternal great-grandparents,
Clark McKee and Emma Janette
Robinson.
Together, they had 13 children and lived on a farm
near Afton, Union County, Iowa. |
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 The
picture on the left was taken circa 1895 of the Clark McKee in front of
their home near Afton, Union County, Iowa. |
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Left is a picture of Clark McKee taken in front of
the coal shed/shanty on Pine Street in Creston, Iowa
around 1921. Right is a picture of Clark and
his grandson, Harley
Petznick. |
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 Standing
left to right: Blanton (Blade) Penland, Florence
McKee Penland, Clark McKee, unknown,
unknown. Kneeling:
Kenny
Petznick, Erna Petznick,
Harley Petznick and
Harold
Petznick (my father). This photograph was taken in the
early 1920's. |
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  Left
is the McKee family home outside of Afton, Union
County, Iowa. Most (if not all) of the McKee
children were born here. On the right,
is the garage. |
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  Left
are some of the many outbuilding on the McKee
property. To the right, is the old chicken
house. |
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Left is the obituary of Clark McKee. He passed away in Elk City,
Kansas while visiting his daughter, Stella McKee
Davidson. |
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In May of 2001 I visited the gravesite of Clark & Emma McKee at the
Greenlawn Cemetery in Afton, Union County, Iowa for the first time. Left is the
headstone as it appears today. To the right is a picture of the
headstone taken circa 1925 prior to Clark's death. |
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| Etha May McKee -
b: June 14, 1878 - d: September 12, 1922 |
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| Laura Jane
McKee - b: November 17, 1879 - d: July 1950 |
 Right
is a picture of Laura McKee and her husband, Verlin
Wright taken in 1909. With them are two
of their five children, Theron and Wesley. |
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| Arthur
Clement McKee - b: October 15, 1881 - d: March
1919 |
Left right in this photo are, Elsie
McKee (my paternal grandmother), Arthur McKee
and Nina McKee. According to the obituary
of his mother, Emma Janette
Robinson, Arthur passed away in South Dakota. |
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  Left
is a picture of Arthur McKee at what looks like a
school or social function. Right is a photo of
Arthur and Laura McKee. |
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Left is the headstone of Arthur McKee in the McKee family plot in the
Greenlawn Cemetery, Afton, Union County, Iowa. Arthur is buried next
to his parents and his brother Lew McKee.
According to the obituary of his mother, Emma
Janette
Robinson, Arthur passed away in South Dakota. |
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| Stella
Agnes McKee - b: January 27, 1883 - d: December 20,
1965 |
 Stella
McKee and her husband Floyd Davidson. This
photo was taken in September of 1953. They
resided in Oneida, California. |
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| Florence
Arilda McKee - b: April 2, 1884 - d: 1942 |
 Left
is a picture of Florence and Minnie
McKee. |
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| Minnie
Susan McKee - b: December 30, 1885 - d: November 9,
1959 |
  Left
is a picture of Minnie and a friend. Right is
a portrait of Minnie. Both photographs were
taken circa 1905 to 1915. |
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 Left
is a picture taken in 1907 in Des Moines, Iowa of
Minnie (right) and two friends. If you
double-click on the picture, you will be able read
the sign on the side of the car that says
"Seeing Des Moines". |
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  Left
is a photo of Minnie and a friend taken on November
5, 1910. Right is a shot of Minnie and her
husband Henry Ziegler taken on the porch of their
home on September 1, 1912 at 213 Clark Street, Des
Moines, Iowa. |
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  Left
is a picture of Minnie wearing her gold locket. Right is a photo
of Minnie (also wearing her gold locket) with her husband, Henry
Ziegler. |
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  After
my Aunt Erna Petznick passed away, I found Minnie's gold locket in
Erna's family items. Left
is a picture of the locket where you can see the initials "MSM" engraved.
Inside the locket, Minnie kept miniature pictures of both Henry and
herself (right) and of Henry (below right). |
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  Left
is a picture of Minnie and her husband, Henry
Ziegler. Right is a picture of Minnie and
Henry in their later years. |
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 Holding
a new generation, left is a picture of Minnie McKee
and Debbie Petznick. Seated is her husband,
Henry Ziegler. This photo was taken in
about 1958. Debbie is the daughter of Harley
Petznick, the third son of Elsie
McKee. |
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Left is the headstone of Minnie McKee Ziegler. The stone on the
right is that of her husband Henry. |
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| Owen Waldo McKee -
b: August 6, 1887 - d: March 26, 1972 |
 Left
to right are, Owen McKee, Elsie
McKee, Stella McKee
and Henry Ziegler, husband of Minnie
McKee. |
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 Throughout
his life, Owen McKee felt that the numbers 7 and 11 were significant.
Left is his explanation of these numbers. |
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| Nina
Patience McKee - b: March 12, 1889 - d: April 1937 |
  These
are pictures of Nina McKee. |
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  Left
is a picture postcard of Nina McKee and an unknown
niece. The postcard was written to her mother,
"Mrs. Emma McKee". Although the date
on the postmark is unclear, I am guessing that this
was sent on May 28th, 1913. |
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Lew Wesley McKee - b:January 28, 1891 - d: September
1956
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  Great-uncle Lew, was a soldier in World War
I. Left is a certificate he received from the Army after
enlisting for service.
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  Here
are two pictures of uncle Lew in his uniform.
The photo on the right is of Lew (standing right)
and an unknown gentleman. |
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  My grandmother used to use uncle Lew's Army
helmet as a flower pot hanging in her basement. I was
finally able to talk her out of it, now it hangs on the wall
in my den. |
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  Still
on active duty, Jan and I use uncle Lew's Army trunk
for storage and as a sitting bench at the end of our
bed. |
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Left is the headstone of Lew McKee in the McKee family plot in the
Greenlawn Cemetery, Afton, Union County, Iowa. Lew is buried next to his
parents and his brother Arthur McKee. |
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| Elsie Fay McKee -
b: June 14, 1892 - d: September 3, 1976 |
  Left
is a picture of my paternal grandmother, Elsie
McKee. Right is a picture of Elsie and Nancy
Elwell, who, according to the back of the picture,
was her teacher. |
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  Left
is a picture of Elsie McKee taken probably in the
1920's. Right is a picture of Elsie
McKee Petznick with her daughter, Erna
C. Petznick taken in the late 1930s or early
1940s. |
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  Left
is a picture of Elsie McKee with her husband, Jake
Wenzel on Jake's farm (where I grew up) outside of
Creston, Union County, Iowa, taken probably in the
late 1930s. Right is a picture of Elsie and
Erna
Petznick on the back porch of the McKee family
home outside of Afton, Union County, Iowa in the
early 1960s. |
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  Left
is a picture of Elsie McKee and Leona Kaster
Petznick, wife of Kenny
Petznick in Elsie's kitchen on Elm Street in
Creston, Iowa in the 1950s. How fondly I remember my
grandmother's cooking, especially the hot cinnamon
rolls she would always bake. Right is a
picture of Elsie with her granddaughters, Pam
Petznick and Debbie
Petznick in California, probably around
1959. Pam and Debbie are the daughters of Harley
Charles Petznick. |
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Left is a picture of my grandmother's house at 302 North Elm Street,
Creston, Union County, Iowa that I took in May of 2001.
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  Left
is a picture of Elsie McKee with her grandson (my
brother) Harold
Jay Petznick II taken in the 1950s. Right
is a picture of Elsie with her great-granddaughter Heather
Marie Petznick. Heather is the daughter of
Harold
Jay Petznick II (photo left) and granddaughter
of Harold
Jay Petznick, taken in 1972 at our home on Maple
Street in Creston, Iowa. |
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Left is the Certificate of Death for Elsie McKee. On the right is
a Court document naming my uncle Kenny
Petznick as Executor of my grandmother's estate.
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Left is the notice of the death of my grandmother as it appeared in
the Creston News Advertiser in Creston, Iowa. Right is a picture
of the funeral program. |
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In May of 2001 I visited the gravesite of my grandmother for the first
time. Left is her headstone. The stone on the right is of
Jake Wenzel. |
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| Robert
Truman McKee - b: July 3, 1894 - d: |
  Left
is a picture of Robert McKee. To the right, is
a photo of Stella McKee
and Robert at a young age. |
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| Helena
Grace McKee - b: June 25, 1897 - d: 1938 |
  These
two pictures were taken of Helena 'Grace' McKee and
her sister, Nina McKee.
The back of one of the pictures lists Grace as 12
years old, meaning that these were taken around
1909. |
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| Leo McKee -
b: March 23, 1899 - d: January 11, 1950 |
On the farm, Leo McKee is standing on the
right. The young gentleman on the left is most
likely a nephew. |
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 To
the right is a photo of Leo and Beatrice Fraser
McKee taken in 1942, when Leo was 42 years old. |
