History of Bourbon, Scott, Harrison and Nicholas Counties, Kentucky, ed. by William Henry Perrin, O. L. Baskin & Co., Chicago, 1882. p. 670. [Harrison County] [Cynthiana City and Precinct] WILLIAM MAGEE, deceased, was born in Harrison County, Ky., Feb. 25, 1812, and died March 23, 1870. He was a farmer and the son of William Magee, of Virginia, who was the father of eleven children. Feb. 29, 1852, Mr. Magee, our subject, married Miss Margaret Doyle, daughter of Simon and Eliza Doyle, of Harrison County, and four children were born: William S., born Dec. 6, 1852; Edward L., Jan. 31, 1854, Eliza C., July 8, 1856, John H., Aug. 5, 1860. Mr. Magee held the position of Magistrate for some years and was a Democrat. Mrs. Magee, the relict of our subject, received her education at the Cooper Institute, at Dayton, Ohio. Since the death of her husband, Mrs. Magee has continued the management of the farm herself, which is an excellent tract of 200 acres, her place being known as Locust Grove. Her great grandfather, Edward Doyle, came to Lewis County at a very early day, and accumulated a very large fortune. Her great uncle, John Doyle, was in the Revolutionary war. And died at the age of 116 years. Her grandfather and grandmother were natives of Harrison County, and her grandfather was in the Revolutionary war. Mrs. Magee is a member of the Methodist Church. Her husband was a Democrat. Magee Doyle = Lewis-KY OH http://www.rootsweb.com/~kygenweb/kybiog/harrison/magee.w.txt