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(Continued from Page 1)Lane in Tennessee in 1802 and nine children were born to them. In the early 1830's the Hill family came to Clark county, settling not far from the present town of Peaksville.Mr. Hill was an extensivefarmer and interested himselfin the affairs of the county. A relative, Mrs. James Sellers, a great granddaughter, reports that the first county court met at his home April 10, 1837. By the side of Mr. Hill’s grave lies his wife, Elizabeth, whose grave has been marked by the Daughters of the American Revolution on Sept. 24, 1931. Elizabeth Lane was a daughter, granddaughter and niece of Revolutionary War soldiers.The inscription on the third stone, that of Capt. William McKee reads: “Patriots grave— Capt. Wm. McKee of Co. D, 7th Mo. Volunteers, died Dec. 7, 1862, aged 40 years, 10 months and 22 days.** Capt. McKee was an officer in the Civil War and was killed at the battle of Prairie Grove, near Kansas City, Mo.Mrs. 0. C. Wilson and Albert McKee, both of Kahoka, aregrandchildren of Capt. McKee. Albert McKee has a copy of a letter which was written to Major David McKee, a brother.Wm. Mahoney of Kansas City wrote this to Major McKee: “I was an eye witness and saw Capt. Wm. McKee and his horse Reuben at the time they were shot and killed at the battle of Prairie Grove.”In those days transportation was difficult and arduous. A team and wagon were sent to Prairie Grove for Capt. McKee's body, and upon arrival home he was laid to rest in this cemetery. Capt. McKee's home was the farm now owned by Mrs. Oscar Calvert.Of the three servicemen herein mentioned. Capt. McKee was the only one killed in battle.Resting beside Capt. McKee are his two wives, Sarah A. McKee who died in 1851, and Sarah E. McKee who died in 1857. A child of Capt. McKee is buried beside his parents.Mrs. Sellers had at one time written an article on this cemetery and we are also indebted to her for a portion of this story. Her closing lines read:“Soldier rest, thy warfare’s o’er Sleep the sleep that knows notbreaking.Dream of battle fields no more, Days of danger, nights of waking.”The only other Revolutionary War soldier to be buried in +he county is George Reading, whose grave is in the Wolf cemetery at St. Francisville.Mr. Reading was an elder in the Presbyterian church for over 50 years. He died August 4, 1846 in the 85th year of hislife.
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Keokuk Daily Gate City
Keokuk, Iowa, US
Thu, May 29, 1969
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