McGee - Britton Cemetery - Ellis County, TX
N 32° 32.677 W 097° 04.181
14S E 681257 N 3602447
Woodmen of the World headstone for George Washington McGee and his wife, Mandy A. McGee, in Britton Cemetery, one of the remnants of the town of Britton, in Ellis County, TX. Thanks to Findagrave for information about his name.
Waymark Code: WMZMN5
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 12/02/2018
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Mrs. McGee's side of this gray granite headstone is detailed with ivy, and a medallion with a sheaf of wheat complements the Woodmen of the World emblem on Mr. McGee's side, which is detailed with oak leaves. Their personal information are separated by ivy on Mrs. McGee's side, and oak leaves on Mr. McGee's. The family name, "McGee", is on the plinth, with "Mother" and "Father" on their respective sides of the headstone, and the inscriptions are:
Mandy A.
McGee
Sept. 16, 1853
Feb. 2, 1929
There's a beautiful region
above the skies
And I long to reach its
shore
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George W.
McGee
June 9, 1853
Apr. 24, 1912
A light from our house-
hold is gone
A voice we loved is stilled
Was the inscription legible?: Yes
Location of Marker/Monument: Cemetery
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