Charles Wolfe McFee
b. circa October 1858, d. 31 August 1910
- Father: John R. McFee
- Charles Wolfe McFee was born circa October 1858 in Georgetown, Sussex County, Delaware.
- The following appeared on 7 June 1898 in The Times: Epiphany Church will be the scene of the first of the several weddings which are to take place today.
Promptly at 12 o'clock Miss Anna Goldthwaite Campbell and Mr. Charles W. McFee will be united by Rev. Dr. McKim. The best man will be Mr. Samuel M. Hamill, of New York, and the ushers selected are Mr. Miller, of Philadelphia; Col. Andrew C. Gray, of Wilmington; Dr. Ralph Jenkins and Mr. Robert S. Chilton, jr. The ceremony will be succeeded by a wedding breakfast at the home of Mrs. Duncan G. Campbell, mother of the bride. - He married Anna Goldthwaite Campbell, daughter of Duncan Green Campbell and Ella S. Calvert, on 7 June 1898 in Washington, District of Columbia, at the Church of the Epiphany, with Rev. Dr. McKim officiating.
- The following appeared on 8 June 1898 in The Philadelphia Times: (Washington, June 7) Miss Anna Campbell, daughter of Mrs. Duncan G. Campbell, was married at noon to-day to Charles W. McFee, at the Church of the Epiphany. Mr. McFee is a young Delaware barrister and was for some years private secretary ot Senator Gray. Rev. Dr. McKim performed the ceremony. Mr. Samuel Hamil, of New York, was best man, and Andrew Gray, of Wilmington; Mr. Miller, of Philadelphia; Dr. Ralph Jenkins and Robert Chilton, Jr., of Washington, were the ushers. The ceremony was followed by a breakfast at the house of the bride's mother on N. street. A number of prominent Delawareans came to Washington for the event, among whom were Governor Tunnell, Judge Marvel, Judge Grubb and Chancellor Nicholson. The bride is a granddaughter of the late Justice John Campbell, of the Supreme Court, and of the late Charles Calvert, of Maryland.
- Charles Wolfe McFee and Anna Goldthwaite Campbell appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1900 in Georgetown, Sussex County, Delaware. Head of the household was Charles' mother Charlotte McFee (age 69).
- He was an attorney at law, according to the 1900 census.
- Charles Wolfe McFee and Anna Goldthwaite Campbell appeared in the US federal census of 15 April 1910 in Washington, District of Columbia, at 1922 Sunderland Place. Also in the household were two female domestic servants.
- He was self-employed as a lawyer in general practice, according to the 1910 census.
- Charles Wolfe McFee died on 31 August 1910 in Quebec, Canada.
- He was interred at St. Paul's Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, District of Columbia.
- The following appeared on 2 September 1910 in The Evening Star: Funeral services for Charles W. McFee, who died in Quebec Wednesday, will be held from St. Thomas' Church tomorrow afternoon at 3 o'clock. Canon Austin, assistant rector of the church, will officiate. Interment will be made at Rock Creek cemetery. Andrew Gray, secretary of state of the state of Delaware; Charles Cullen of Georgetown, Del; Phillipus Miller of Philadelphia, J. William Henry, Dr. Ralph Jenkins, Robert Fitch Shepard, Gist Blair and S. Kemp Duvall will be the pallbearers. [:CR;] Mr. McFee was born in Georgetown, Del., in 1858. His father was John R. McFee, an eminent attorney of that city. After being graduated from Princeton in 1879 Mr. McFee served two terms as secretary of the senate of Delaware. In 1880 Gov. Biggs offered him a position as justice of the court of appeals of the state, which position, however, he did not accept. He was elected to attend the democratic conventions in 1892 and 1904, when Grover Cleveland and Judge Alton Parker, respecively, were nominated for the presidency. He served fourteen years as private secretary ot United States Senator George Gray and was held in great esteem by him. For the last seven years Mr. McFee had been manager of a local typewriter agency.
- Last Edited: 25 Nov 2015