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White lawyer reclaims grandfather estate in color line case
T John McKee a white lawyer in Philadelphia claimed the estate of Col John McKee a Negro Civil War veteran. McKee argues he is the last surviving grandson and heir while 25 others also claim parts of the 800000 dollar estate. The case unfolds in Orphans Court as details surface of his name change and ties to the Syphax family.
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New York
T. John McKee
Col
John McKee
Philadelphia
Philadelpha
McKee
Dennis Cardinal Dougherty
H. Eugene Heine
Heine McKee
Colonel McKee
Abby
John Vincent Syphax
Washington
Iacophilus M. Syonax
Hartford