Does anybody have any ancestry connected to John Fee born abt. 1857 and immigrated to Northern Illinois?

Question

I am new to this and am trying to trace down my paternal line. Thanks

Answer 1

John R Fee

United States Census, 1870

Name	John R Fee
Event Type	Census
Event Year	1870
Event Place	Illinois, United States
Gender	Male
Age	12
Race	White
Race (Original)	W
Birth Year (Estimated)	1857-1858
Birthplace	Ohio
Page Number	6

Household	Role	Sex	Age	Birthplace
William Fee		M	40	Ohio
Amelia Fee		F	33	Ohio
Wm H Fee		M	14	Ohio
John R Fee		M	12	Ohio
Cyntha Fee		F	11	Ohio
Esther B Fee		F	7	Ohio
George M Fee		M	4	Missouri
Viola M Fee		F	2	Missouri
Isaac Clark		M	29	Ohio

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United States Census, 1870

Household ID	36
Line Number	13
Affiliate Name	The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number	M593
GS Film number	000545695
Digital Folder Number	004263658
Image Number	00328

Citing this Record

"United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M64J-XQZ : 12 April 2016), John R Fee in household of William Fee, Illinois, United States; citing p. 6, family 36, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 545,695.

Answer 2

John Fee Head United States Census, 1910	birth: 1857 Ireland residence: 1910 Evanston Ward 5, Cook, Illinois, United States immigration: 1880
John Fee Head United States Census, 1900	birth: October 1857 Ireland residence: 1900 Evanston Township Evanston city Ward 5, Cook, Illinois, United States immigration: 1880
John Fee Illinois State Census, 1865	residence: 1865 , Grandview, Edgar, Illinois
John Fee Illinois, Cook County Deaths, 1878-1994	birth: 1857 death: 26 September 1919 , Cook, Illinois, United States residence: Chicago, Cook, Illinois
John Fee Illinois, Cook County Deaths, 1878-1994	birth: 16 December 1857 , , Ireland death: 26 September 1919 Evanston, Cook, Illinois, United States burial: 29 September 1919 residence: Evanston, Cook, Illinois
John Mc Fee United States Census, 1870	birth: from 1856 to 1857 Illinois residence: 1870 Illinois, United States
John Fee Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947	birth: 16 December 1857 / 1857 Irelandf death: 26 September 1919 Evanston, Illinois burial: 28 September 1919 Cook County, Illinois
John Fee Find A Grave Index	birth: 16 December 1857 death: 26 September 1919 burial: 1919 Lake Forest, Lake, Illinois, United States of America
John Fye Illinois State Census, 1865	residence: 1865 , Rock Grove, Stephenson, Illinois

Comments

It looks like there was more than one person named John Fee, born 1857 who moved to northern Illinois. One was from Ohio, another from Ireland.

You would be a better judge of which John Fee is the right one.

Do you have any additional family names or other information that could help establish a beginning of your family tree?

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Thank you Frank. I do have some sources that have him born in Ireland so I am leaning in that direction. What would be a Y chromosome test to take and would my father need it too??

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All the records about living in Evanston, IL are accurate and his death in 1919 also. He is buried at St. Mary's in Lake Forest Illinois with his wife Hannah (Morgan) Fee (died 1916). As are the census records from Illinois with Hannah in them. The MC Fee record is interesting in that it was a family rumor that we were possibly McFee! And another rumor was John came into the US through Canada.

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All your ancestors in your paternal line would have the same Y DNA.

The Y DNA test is confined to part of one chromosome. If you want to see what nationalities are in your ancestors, you might consider having a more comprehensive test of all 46 chromosomes.

My ethnic makeup results show 83% British Isles, 11% Eastern Europe and 5% Asia Minor. You may want check out several sources to see which one is more likely to clarify Irish ancestry.