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HELEN MARIE: Still born on Oct. 20, 1924.

S. Clarence Trued, Author - Published 1953

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Funeral services were held at the Emerson Baptist church for S. S. McKee Sr., at 2 p.m. with the Rev. Wm. Van Antwerp in charge on Friday, Oct. 4, 1968.
Honorary pallbearers were Charles Lees, L. V. Bradley, Morris Evans, Harold Smith, Frank Durbin, Boyd Nuckols, John R. Lauritzen and Edward L. Lnughlin. Pall bearers were grandsons, Grant Shaw, Joseph McKee, Stanley Shaw, Russell McKee, Mark J. Parker, Daniel M. Shaw, Charles McKee, James B. Parker, Kenneth McKee, Samuel L. McKee and Ross Parker.
Music was furnished by Mrs. Edward Greenwood, organist and Frederick Larson, soloist. Mrs. Gilbert Carlson jr., Mrs. Alfred Anderson and Mrs. Francis Parker were in charge cf the floral offerings. Ushers were Ivan Durbin, Gordon Frink and Edward Greenwood.
Humanity Lodge No. 378, A. F. and A.M. were in charge of the graveside rites at the Emerson cemetery.
The son of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel C. McKee, he was born July 18, 1889, at Adrian, Mo., and passed away Oct. 1. 1968, at the Red Oak hospital after an illness of six weeks.
He had farmed in the Emerson area for more than 60 years. In 1911 he was married to Juilia E. Trued, who passed away in 1953, and in 1954 he was married to Lois Gauld, who
survives. Other survivors are four sons, Joseph J. and Vernon D., both of Emerson, LeRoy K. (Pat) and Samuel S. Jr.. both of Red Oak; three daughters, Mrs. Opal Shaw of Red Oak, Mrs. Lola Adkins of Des Moines and Mrs. Mildred Parker of Villisca: Two brothers, Stanley of Buller, Mo., and George of Amsterdam, Mo.; two sisters, Mrs. Olive Faulkner of Colorado Springs, Colo., and Mrs.Maude Warnick of Peru, III; 27 grandchildren and nine greatgrandchildren.
For many years Mr. McKce had been a leader in community affairs, he was honored by the Omaha Chamber of Commerce in 1958 as a Pioneer Shipper. He served as a Director cf the Emerson State Bank for 20 years, and was a member of the First Baptist church, Humanity Lodge No. 378. AF & AM, and of the OES all of Emerson.
Malvern Leader, October 10, 1968

Sam married Julia Elizabeth Trued on 11 Dec 1911. Julia (daughter of John Trued and Emma Sophia Anderson) was born on 16 Oct 1891 in Saunders County,Nebraska; died on 2 Oct 1953 in Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska; was buried in Emerson Cemetery, Emerson, Mills County, Iowa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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JULIA: Born in Nebraska and was reared on farm after her father

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JOHN TRUED: Fourth child of Trued and Elsie Nilssson. Born April 13, 1851 in Attarp Torrup Soken, Kristianstads Lan, Sweden. He arrived in America together with several sisters in 1871, (a date fixed by Joe, his son, although writer believes it was several years later inasmuch as he could not have fulfilled his military duties in Sweden before age 21).
John came directly to the Nebraska Territory where Nils his brother, had preceded him. He acquired 40 acres of land (probably through homestead act) due east of Nils Trued

John married Emma Sophia Anderson in 1883 in Grace Lutheran Church, Swedeburg, Saunders County, Nebraska by Rev. Arthur H. Peterson. Emma was born on 15 Apr 1863 in Vereby, Smaland, Sweden; died on 1 Feb 1927 in Missouri; was buried in Scott Cemetery, Amsterdam, Bates County, Missouri. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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TRUED NILSSON AND WIFE ELSA

TRUED NILSSON: Born in 1819, died 1890. He was born in Kristianstads lan, Sweden and came to America several years after the arrival of his son, Nil Trued, who arrived in the early spring of 1868. He was a man of medium stature, blue eyes, dark brown hair and of gentle manner.
He inherited considerable estate from his father and grandfather, - the latter being considered one of the wealthiest men in Sweden in his time, - but through faulty judgment, promiscuous underwriting of notes, etc., he and his immediate family lost the fortune, and almost penniless, he came to America to live with his son Nils until his death.
His grandfather possessed a Bible which was brought by the family to America, (now in the writer

Trued married ElsaSweden. was born on 12 Jun 1814 in Sweden; died in Apr 1891 in Ceresco, Saunders County, Nebraska; was buried in Grace Lutheran Cemetery, Swedeburg, Saunders County, Nebraska. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]