From "HISTORY OF THE UPPER OHIO VALLEY,"  Vol. I, pages 282-283.
Brant & Fuller, 1890.


WILLIAM H. FEE

William H. Fee, of Wheeling, at present associated in a clerical 
capacity with the municipal government of that place, was born in 
Belmont county, Ohio, February 11, 1859.  His parents, John and 
Elizabeth Fee, natives of county Antrim, Ireland, emigrated to the 
United States in the year 1844, and after landing at New York, 
proceeded directly to Belmont county.  There John Fee, who was a man 
of good education and scholarly mind, engaged in teaching school, 
besides attending to the duties of the farm upon which he settled.  
In 1862, he removed with his family to Wheeling, and then abandoned 
school teaching and found employment in one of the manufactories of 
the city.  He died in August, 1888, and his wife in January of the 
same year. Their family was large, but of them all but four sons 
survive, who are residents of Wheeling. William H., the subject of 
this mention, has passed almost his entire life, thus far, in that 
city, having been brought there by his parents at the age of three 
years.  He received his education in the public schools, also from 
his ninth to his fourteenth year clerking during mornings and 
evenings in the grocery store of William Odbert, with whom he 
subsequently was engaged as a clerk until he attained majority.  He 
was then for several years engaged as traveling salesman for the 
wholesale house of Keim & Handal, dealers in notions, after which, in 
1884, he became assistant book-keeper for the wholesale grocery house 
of Simon Baer's Sons. After two years' service in that capacity he 
was promoted principal book-keeper, a position he held for three 
years.  In February, 1889, he was appointed assistant city clerk of 
Wheeling, by T. F. Thoner, and in the following May, received from 
the city council, the appointment of clerk of the police court.  In 
April, of the same year, he was appointed by the council, clerk of 
the fire department.  In all of these capacities he has proven to be 
a faithful officer.  Mr. Fee was married December 29, 1881, to Lulu, 
daughter of L. D. Wait, of Wheeling, and they have three children: 
Willie, Sherwood and Cecil. 


(Linda Fluharty)