Historical encyclopedia of Illinois, ed . Beihel Township. Tenchildren have been the offspring of this union,namely: James H.; Charles: Annie (Mrs. Williams), deceased; Robert; Mary F. ( Laughlin), deceased; George W.; LauraF., who died in 1892, at the age of twenty-fiveyears: Wealthy, who is with her parents; Asa,and Francis Edwin. In political affairs thesubject of this sketch espouses the cause ofthe Republican party. MONTEE, Charles Finley, M. D., a highly rep-utable iihysician and surgeon, who is engagedin practice in Colchester. McDonough County,111., was born five miles s
Historical encyclopedia of Illinois, ed . Beihel Township. Tenchildren have been the offspring of this union,namely: James H.; Charles: Annie (Mrs. Williams), deceased; Robert; Mary F. ( Laughlin), deceased; George W.; LauraF., who died in 1892, at the age of twenty-fiveyears: Wealthy, who is with her parents; Asa,and Francis Edwin. In political affairs thesubject of this sketch espouses the cause ofthe Republican party. MONTEE, Charles Finley, M. D., a highly rep-utable iihysician and surgeon, who is engagedin practice in Colchester. McDonough County,111., was born five miles southwest of Macomb,McDonough County, on July 15. 1870. His fa-ther, Frank M. Montee. was born in Upper San-dusky, Ohio, and his mother. Mary E. (Purdum)Montee, was a native of Schuyler County, paternal grandfather was Abram Montee,a native of New York State, who married aMiss Wilson, also of New York—the Monteefamily being originally from France. The ma-ternal grandfather was John Purdum. m X Xl o> > z o >s r- ?<. HISTORY OF McDOXO[-nir COUiXTY. 9G1 The paternal great-grandfather came to thiscountry with Lafayette and settled near NewYork City. Grandfather Montee located inChicago at a very early period, and built thefirst block house there. He was a sailor onthe great lakes, and also owned land in Ohioand in McDonough County. He settled in Mc-Donough County in , on a farm about fourmiles southwest of Macomb, where he re-mained until his death in 1S75. His wife wasa second cousin of Daniel Webster. They hadthirteen children—seven boys and six girls—of whom Frank M. Montee was the twelfthin order of birth. The last named is a farmerand stock-raiser in Southeastern Kansas, wherehe settled in 1S74. He owns 400 acres of landin Crawford County, that State. Charles F. Montee in early youth attendedthe public schools and the Ohio Normal School,and lived with his parents until he was twenty-one years old. He then spent seven years instudy in different ins
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