[p. 424] who, as postmaster at New Castle, is known to every citizen, has been identified with the interests of this city all his life. He was born at New Castle, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania October 11, 1856, and is a son of James B. and Agnes S. (McGoun) McKee.
Mr. McKee's father was a native of Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, born in 1815, and his mother in Lawrence County, in 1816. They reared ten children. In early manhood James B. McKee worked at the carpenter trade and later became a bridge builder and contractor. His death took place in 1871.
John A. McKee was educated in the public schools of New Castle. When prepared to enter into business he engaged in merchandising and continued in the same line until he was appointed postmaster in 1903. The New Castle office is one of considerable importance and the postmaster here occupies a very responsible position, which carries with it many cares. Mr. Mckee has under his charge twenty-one regular carriers, with four substitutes, has fourteen clerks and one substitute clerk, has two special delivery boys, three mail wagon drivers, and two janitors are on his pay roll. He has an able assistant in E. W. Crawford. Since taking charge of this office Mr. McKee has introduced a number of reforms looking to the expediting of the deliveries and to safeguarding the property of the government. He is recognize as one of the state's most faithful public officials.
Mr. McKee resides with his family at No. 120 South Grant Avenue, in the Second Ward, in which he was reared and from which he has always voted ever since reaching manhood. He served for four years as a member of the common council from this ward. In political sentiment he is a stanch Republican.
In 1903 Mr. McKee married Eva Wick, who is a daughter of J. C. Wick, and they have one daughter who bears the name of Elinor. The family belongs to the Methodist Episcopal Church. Mr. McKee is a member of the Knights of Pythias.
20th Century History of New Castle and Lawrence County Pennsylvania and Representative Citizens Hon. Aaron L. Hazen Richmond-Arnold Publishing Company, Chicago, Ill., 1908
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