In the last three issues of the Telegraph, we explored pioneers James McGee and his wife, Eleanor Fry. Then, we looked deeper into the lives of their sons, Allen, Fry and Mobillion.
One son sets himself aside from the others, partially because he served as mayor of Kansas City. But his story is more than meets the eye.
“Colorful” isn’t even a word that even begins to identify Elijah Milton “Milt” McGee, an incredible yet complicated man of early Kansas City. The son of some of the earliest white settlers in Jackson County, Mo., Milt’s life is surrounded by stories that catalog him as a trailblazer…