MCGEE (VETERAN CSA), THOMAS MOORE - Crawford County, Arkansas | THOMAS MOORE MCGEE (VETERAN CSA) - Arkansas Gravestone Photos

Thomas Moore MCGEE (VETERAN CSA)

Fairview Cemetery
Crawford County,
Arkansas

Confederate States Army
General Terry's Regiment
Civil War Confederate
September 18, 1846 - December 1910

Thomas M. McGee was born in Van Buren in 1846, in the Collins Hotel. He was the son, of Dr. Jonathan D. McGee and Mary Moore McGee.

His father was one of the first white settlers in Crawford County, Arkansas. McGee was educated in Van Buren and at the Kentucky Military Institute near Frankfort, Kentucky. After his education he farmed until 1874 and then dealt in fresh meats for two years.

In 1861, he enlisted in the Confederate Army, first in the Van Buren Guards, and later with General Terry's regiment in Texas. He served for the duration of the Civil War and was present at the surrender at San Antonio, Texas.

He was married to Margaret Price and the father to Emily Moore McGee Dick, Mary Moore McGee, Margaret T. McGee, Sally C. McGee and Thomas Moore McGee.

In 1881, he engaged a mercantile business in Van Buren and became one of the more successful businessmen in the city. In 1871, McGee served as Deputy United States Marshal and later served two years as the Sheriff of Crawford County under Colonel William L. Taylor. McGee served on the Van Buren School Board for several years and the Van Buren City Council.

Mr. McGee owns about 350 acres of bottom land, and 235 acres of hill land, besides a number of town lots, and he is a stockholder in the Crawford County Bank. Mr. McGee belongs to the I. O. O. F., Lodge No. 6, and is an ancient member of the K. of P. Himself and wife are Episcopalians.

Photo courtesy of Frances Allen Titsworth

Contributed on 6/8/22 by Billsully060
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Submitted: 6/8/22 • Approved: 6/23/22 • Last Updated: 6/26/22 • R1435895-G0-S3

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