Cecelia May McGee King..Where are You??

Cecelia May McGee King is my maternal great grandmother.  My "brick" wall. (Or should I say one of my brick walls.) 

Cecelia Mae McGee

My grandmother, Helen Louise Wise King, who started our family history/genealogy, is wanting information on my grandfather's mother Cecelia May McGee King.  I really don't have any information for her.  Cecelia  has been one of my biggest brick walls since I started my journey back in the 80's.  My grandmother knew Cecelia remarried a man named Jack Monroe, information that I did not know until this week.  That is all the information that we know at this time.

• Cecelia May McGee
• Birth 03 May 1900 in District of Columbia, USA (or so we thought)
• Married Elmer Joseph King Sr in 1915
• 1920 Census lists the family at 11th St. S.W., Washington City, District of Columbia
• Divorced from Elmer Joseph King Sr in 1925
• Married Jack Monroe
• Died 12 Apr 1936

We had a search done for Cecelia's birth certificate and this is what we received.

"Cecelia May McGee - alleged date of event 3 May 1900.  There is no listing under this date of birth, but we may be able to locate siblings with parents names.  This search of six years covers the period of 1898 through 1900, inclusive."

"May be able to locate siblings with parents names"?  If I had that information, I probably would have correct info and a birth certificate.  

Why can I not find you anywhere?  My grandmother told me years ago that Cecelia one day just up and left her family.  My grandfather was very young when she left and never really knew what happened to her.  It's been a mystery, and I intend to find out what happened to her.

Nothing new on Ancestry.com.  

Looking in Find A Grave, I search and search with no results.  As you can see, I have tried all the different variations of her name that I can think of.

• Cecelia McGee, Cecelia May McGee, Cecelia Mae McGee
• Cecelia King, Cecelia May King, Cecelia Mae King
• Cecelia Monroe, Cecelia May Monroe, Cecelia Mae Monroe
• Cecelia MacGee, Cecelia May MacGee, Cecelia Mae MacGee 
• Cece McGee, Cece May McGee, Cece Mae McGee
• Cece King, Cece May King, Cece Mae King
• Cece  Monroe, Cece May Monroe, Cece Mae Monroe
• Cece MacGee, Cece May MacGee, Cece Mae MacGee
• May McGee, May Cecelia McGee, 
• Mae McGee, Mae Cecelia McGee
• May King, May Cecelia King, 
• Mae King, Mae Cecelia King
• May Monroe, May Cecelia Monroe
• Mae Monroe, Mae Cecelia Monroe
• May MacGee, May Cecelia MacGee
• Mae MacGee, Mae Cecelia MacGee

I went to FamilySearch.org and only found the 1920 census, which I already have.

Nothing at Heritage Quest.

The 1920 census on Google, again, I already have that.

( The above list of websites that I researched, are not the only sites I have looked on.  These are just a few. )

I have to expand my search.  Hmm, I am thinking that I will search in Maryland or Virginia.  I don't seem to be getting anything in Washington, DC.

Where are you Cecelia???

I have no idea who the other 2 women are in this picture with my great grandmother.  All I do know is that the woman in the middle is Agnes and the woman on the right is Edith.  Sisters maybe?  Friends?  Cousins?  I wish I knew!  I wish I knew where you went?  Why you left?  So many questions, and not very many answers.

Debbie