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Left to right are sisters Dr. Peggy Ott, Leah Ott Johnson, and Jackie Ott Dobie.

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In remembrance of Leah Ott Johnson
By CECILY BATEMAN
Thu,11/17/22-6:43PM , 489 Reads
On a September visit to Springwood, the birthplace and lifelong home of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt in Hyde Park, New York, I was reminded of Winston Churchill who once stayed there, in the pink room upstairs.
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Left to right Magee siblings Fleet, Lela, Dallas, and Price, pictured in the late 1950s or early 1960s.

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Outline of William Price Magee's life --- the conclusion
By CECILY BATEMAN
Thu,11/10/22-5:40PM , 347 Reads
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Outline of William Price Magee's Life -- Part 4
By CECILY BATEMAN
Thu,11/03/22-1:56PM , 466 Reads
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The autobiography of William Price Magee, son of Jacob Wood Magee (1863-1901) and wife Mary Alice Bateman Magee (1871-1901) - a blueprint to the past - continues in his own words:
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Pictured left to right, Dallas Magee, Fleet Magee, Kate Ella Magee (1889-1905), and Price Magee. Photo courtesy of Anne Magee Jackson.

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Outline of William Price Magee's Life -- Part 3
By CECILY BATEMAN
Thu,10/27/22-6:05PM , 497 Reads
The autobiography of William Price Magee, the son of Jacob Wood Magee (1863-1901) and wife Mary Alice Bateman Magee (1871-1901), continued with his recollection of church, labor, and love. With no icebreaker necessary - the portions of it relayed are verbatim:
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