Born: 12 Jun 1916 Eden, Minidoka Co., Idaho

Died: 24 Nov 1996 Boise, Ada Co., Idaho Buried: 27 Nov 1996 Canyon Hill Cemetery, Caldwell, Canyon Co., ID

Parents

Father: John Eddington McGee f: Rev. David Clendenon "Clendenon" McGee    gf: John Alexander McGee    gm: Caroline Hooper m: Talitha Clementine "Tine" Jones    gf: Eddington M. Jones    gm: Frances Jane Wisdom

Mother: Winnie Frances Thompson f: Anderson Whitfield Thompson    gf: Richard Thompson    gm: Frances L. Ballard m: Amanda "Mandy" Ann Morris    gf: John Morris    gm: Winnie Emaline Kilpatrick

Siblings

David Whitfield McGee	Baby Girl McGee	Ruby Vera McGee   +Erle Enoch Jones         Edward Erle Jones         Leonard C. Jones         Vera Mae Jones         Wilma Marie Jones
Eulis Wilburn McGee	Ova Zelmona McGee   +Richard Dale Blackstone         Lloyd Dale Blackstone         Margaret Joy Blackstone	Edna Florence McGee   +George W. Chandler         Infant Chandler         Gene William Chandler         Doris June Chandler         Joyce Ann Chandler         Ronald Chandler
John William McGee   +Nellie Payne         John Ellis McGee         Donna Lee McGee         Raymond McGee         Sharon McGee         Robert McGee	Ralph Cecil "Cecil" McGee   +Blanche Lee         Cecilia McGee	Elmer Archie "Mac" McGee   +Leona Jones         Cheryl Lynn McGee         Patricia Ann McGee
Harry Clarence McGee   +Audra Darlene Fattig         Sandra Darlene McGee         Mary Ellen McGee         Harry Dean "Dean" McGee	Frances Mae "Mae" McGee   +John Garrett Lolley         John Marvin Lolley         Linda Diane Lolley   +Melvin Dannie Honrath

Family

Wife: Gladys Vera Smith f: Joseph Smith    gf: Thomas Lawrence Smith    gm: Mary Jane Moorhouse m: Alice Morrow    gf: Henry Morrow    gm: Sarah McGill

Married: 16 Jul 1949 Oakland, Alameda Co., California

Children

Karen Ella McGee   +Lynn Fred Ellis         Megan Marie Ellis         Matthew David Ellis   +Jack Vant         Kathleen Erin Vant	David William McGee   +Lisa Brown         Julia Anne "Jules" McGee

Photo Archive

Ellis and Gladys McGee Twenty-Fifth Anniversary	1920 Jerome County Idaho Census - John E. McGee	Ellis McGee Social Security Application
1920 Jerome County Idaho Census	John & William McGee and John Failner Families	Mrs. Smith visits USA
Winnie McGee Bible - Births (2 of 2)	Ellis McGee Wartime Diary (1 of 5)	Ellis McGee Wartime Diary (2 of 5)
Ellis McGee Wartime Diary (3 of 5)	Ellis McGee Wartime Diary (4 of 5)	Ellis McGee Wartime Diary (5 of 5)
Ellis McGee Wartime Tour Book	Ellis McGee Marine Publication	Ellis, Harry, and Cec
Cathy Bragg and Ellis McGee on Cathy's Wedding Day	Jones and McGees	Jones and McGees Enjoying a Good Time!
Mac McGee Obituary	John E. McGee Obituary	Mac McGee Obituary
Ellis and Gladys Smith McGee Tombstone	Ellis McGee footstone	Ellis and Mac McGee
Warranty Deed - Heirs of John E. McGee	Quit Claim Deed - Frances Mae McGee to Harry Clarence McGee	Arkansas Property on Fletcher Mountain

General Sources

1. Winnie McGee's Bible
   
2. Application for Social Security Number
   SS No 519-22-6705
   
3. Obituaries
   Idaho Statesman, Boise Idaho
   
   Ellis Eddington McGee, 80, of Caldwell, died peacefully Sunday, Nov. 24, 1996, of natural causes at a Boise subacute hospital.
   
   Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 27, at the Dakan Funeral Chapel, Caldwell. The Rev. James Burch of the Caldwell United First Methodist Church will officiate. Burial will follow in Canyon Hill Cemetery, Caldwell.
   
   Ellis was born June 12, 1916, (weighing only three pounds and with the German measles), to John Eddington and Winnie Frances McGee. He was the ninth of 12 children. He graduated from Eden High School in 1935, and then moved to California during the Depression to find work.
   
   In 1939, he joined the Second Division of the Marine Corps. His tour of duty included Iceland, New Zealand, Solomon Islands, Gilbert Islands, and Hawaiian Islands. He participated in actions in Guadalcanal and Tarawa, Saipan. He was awarded the Purple Heart for wounds received in Saipan. At the time of his honorable discharge in 1945, he was a platoon sergeant.
   
   Following his discharge, Ellis continued to work in the Oakland, Calif., area, where he renewed a friendship with Gladys McGee, a New Zealand immigrant whom he had met during his tour of duty in 1942. He married her at Oakland on July 16, 1949. They moved to Elgin, Ore., where Mr. McGee worked as a police officer until 1954. They had two children, David and Karen, and subsequently moved to Caldwell, Idaho, to be closer to family.
   
   From 1954 to 1994, Ellis and Gladys lived and worked in Caldwell. He worked for 23 years as a postal carrier. He was an active member and past president of the local chapter of the National Association of Letter Carriers.
   
   He was a member of the Caldwell Elks Lodge for many years.
   
   He loved to golf and bowl in his spare time. His personal goal, during his latest illness, was to get better so that he could improve his golf game. He was a good man with a great sense of humor and a strong set of values. We'll miss you Dad. We all know that you would rather be golfing!
   
   Ellis was preceded in death by his parents; his 11 brothers and sisters; and his wife, Gladys. He is survived by a son and daughter-in-law, David and Lisa McGee of Orlando, Fla.; his daughter and son-in-law, Karen and Jack Vant of Boise; his grandchildren, Julia McGee, Megan and Matthew Ellis, and Kathleen Vant; and several nieces and nephews.
   
4. 1920 Census
   

   1920 Census - Jerome, Idaho - January 7, 1920
   |fm|sa |h# |Name              |rel             |h|s|r|age   |m|sch|rd |wri|birth    |father   |mother   |trade |type        |em|f# |twp          |pg
   |fm|177|180|McGee, William A> |Head            |R|m|w|37    |m|   |yes|yes|Tennessee|Tennessee|Tennessee|farmer|general farm|aa|87 |Eden precinct|37a
   |  |   |   |McGee, Margaret F.|Wife            | |f|w|26    |m|   |yes|yes|Akansas  |Tennessee|Arkansas |none  |            |  |   |             |
   |  |   |   |McGee, Nelly A.   |Adopted daughter| |f|w|4     |s|   |   |   |Akansas  |Arkansas |Arkansas |none  |            |  |   |             |
   |fm|340|345|McGee, John E.    |Head            |R|m|w|39    |m|   |yes|yes|Tennessee|Tennessee|Tennessee|farmer|general farm|aa|225|Eden precinct|43b
   |  |   |   |McGee, Winnie     |Wife            | |f|w|38    |m|   |yes|yes|Akansas  |Missouri |Arkansas |none  |            |  |   |             |
   |  |   |   |McGee, Ruby       |daugher         | |f|w|15    |s|yes|yes|yes|Akansas  |Tennessee|Arkansas |      |            |  |   |Eden precinct|44a
   |  |   |   |McGee, Ova        |daugher         | |f|w|11    |s|yes|yes|yes|Kansas   |Tennessee|Arkansas |      |            |  |   |             |
   |  |   |   |McGee, Edna       |daugher         | |f|w|9     |s|yes|   |   |Akansas  |Tennessee|Arkansas |      |            |  |   |             |
   |  |   |   |McGee, John       |son             | |m|w|7     |s|yes|   |   |Idaho    |Tennessee|Arkansas |      |            |  |   |             |
   |  |   |   |McGee, Cecil      |son             | |m|w|5     |s|   |   |   |Idaho    |Tennessee|Arkansas |      |            |  |   |             |
   |  |   |   |McGee, Ellis      |son             | |m|w|3     |s|   |   |   |Idaho    |Tennessee|Arkansas |      |            |  |   |             |
   |  |   |   |McGee, Elnor      |daugher         | |f|w|1 3/12|s|   |   |   |Idaho    |Tennessee|Arkansas |      |            |  |   |             |
   

   1930 Census
   

   1930 Census - Jerome, Idaho - April 16, 1930
   |h|f|Name             |rel     |h|f  |s|r|ag|m|a |sch|rd |birth    |father   |mother   |eng|trade |type    |e|w  |f|twp              |pg
   |8|8|McGee, John E.   |head    |O|yes|m|w|49|m|20|no |yes|Tennessee|Tennessee|Tennessee|yes|farmer|Own farm|O|yes|8|Canyon Side, Pct4|129a
   | | |McGee, Winnie F. |wife - H| |   |f|w|48|m|18|no |yes|Arkansas |Missouri |Alabama  |yes|      |        | |   | |                 |
   | | |McGee, John W.   |son     | |   |m|w|17|s|  |no |yes|Idaho    |Arkansas |Tennessee|yes|      |        | |   | |                 |
   | | |McGee, Ralph C.  |son     | |   |m|w|16|s|  |yes|yes|Idaho    |Arkansas |Tennessee|yes|      |        | |   | |                 |
   | | |McGee, Ellis E.  |son     | |   |m|w|14|s|  |yes|yes|Idaho    |Arkansas |Tennessee|yes|      |        | |   | |                 |
   | | |McGee, Elmer A.  |son     | |   |m|w|11|s|  |yes|yes|Arkansas |Arkansas |Tennessee|yes|      |        | |   | |                 |
   | | |McGee, Harry E.  |son     | |   |m|w|9 |s|  |yes|yes|Idaho    |Arkansas |Tennessee|yes|      |        | |   | |                 |
   | | |McGee, Francis M.|daughter| |   |f|w|7 |s|  |yes|yes|Idaho    |Arkansas |Tennessee|yes|      |        | |   | |                 |
   

5. Margie Garr
   Hatch Match & Dispatch, Vol. 5, transcribed from "The Baxter Bulletin"
   
   August 21, 1936, page 56, Winnie Frances Thompson died on August 5the and was buried in the Jerome Cemetery after undergoing surgery on July 11. She was born March 6, 1882 in Mountain Home, Arknasas and married J.E. McGee on March 3, 1901. THey had 12 children with nine surviving: Mrs. Ruby Jones of Payette, ID, Mrs. Ova Blackstone of Hermisngston, OR, Mrs. Edna Chandler of Eden, ID, John, Cecil, Ellis, Elmer, Harry, and May all yet single and reside at home. On March 7, 1912 she moved with her family to Eden, ID, spending 1918 and 1919 in Arkansas.