James Henry McGeheeAge: 76 years1869–1946
- Name
- James Henry McGehee
- Given names
- James Henry
- Surname
- McGehee
 Birth | November 17, 1869 23 Shared note: James Henry McGehee and his Parents (Ransom and ??) |
 Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad |
 Census | August 17, 1870 (Age 9 months) |
 Marriage of a parent | Ransom B “Rance” McGehee — Mary Ellen Ethridge — View this family December 5, 1870 (Age 12 months) |
| Birth of a half-brother | Daniel Martin McGehee November 1, 1873 (Age 3 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | John McGehee about January 1875 (Age 5 years) Note: Probate Court established Ann McGehee as the Administrator of John McGehee's estate on January 20, 1875. This would suggest he probably died sometime in January 1875. |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 8 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Birth of a half-sister | Autie Beulah McGehee April 5, 1880 (Age 10 years) |
| Census | June 15, 1880 (Age 10 years) |
| Birth of a half-sister | Sarah Elizabeth “Sallie” McGehee October 6, 1882 (Age 12 years) |
| Birth of a half-brother | Robert Augustus “Gus” McGehee December 25, 1883 (Age 14 years) |
 Marriage | Mary Etta Littleton — View this family November 5, 1889 (Age 19 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Dora E McGehee August 9, 1890 (Age 20 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Willie Olevia McGehee June 27, 1895 (Age 25 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 28 years)Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Loca Viola McGehee August 11, 1899 (Age 29 years) |
| Census | June 3, 1900 (Age 30 years) Note: ED 37 Justice Precinct 4 |
| Marriage of a parent | Ransom B “Rance” McGehee — Carrie L Dry — View this family August 10, 1905 (Age 35 years) |
| Death of a wife | Mary Etta Littleton 1905 (Age 35 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Hugh Carson Holder — Dora E McGehee — View this family February 11, 1906 (Age 36 years) |
| Marriage | Connie Elizabeth Barnes — View this family April 25, 1906 (Age 36 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #4 | Eva McGehee July 13, 1908 (Age 38 years) |
| Census | May 9, 1910 (Age 40 years) Note: ED 9 |
| Birth of a daughter #5 | Una McGehee November 17, 1912 (Age 43 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Samuel George Roach — Willie Olevia McGehee — View this family December 15, 1912 (Age 43 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #6 | Ora Dale McGehee September 3, 1915 (Age 45 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 46 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Death of a father | Ransom B “Rance” McGehee January 30, 1918 (Age 48 years) |
| Death of a half-brother | Robert Augustus “Gus” McGehee March 5, 1918 (Age 48 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 47 years)Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I |
| Historical Event | Spanish Influenza Epidemic 1918 (Age 48 years)Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/ |
| Census | January 1, 1920 (Age 50 years) Note: ED 7 |
| Birth of a son #7 | Odis James McGehee March 23, 1921 (Age 51 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Melvin Emanuel Whitworth Sr — Loca Viola McGehee — View this family September 22, 1923 (Age 53 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Roy Edward Wooten — Una McGehee — View this family November 12, 1926 (Age 56 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 59 years)Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression |
| Census | April 18, 1930 (Age 60 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Una McGehee October 31, 1930 (Age 60 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Willie Olevia McGehee February 1, 1932 (Age 62 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Leonard Andrew Hepp — Ora Dale McGehee — View this family July 5, 1934 (Age 64 years) |
| Death of a half-brother | Daniel Martin McGehee July 8, 1934 (Age 64 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Odis James McGehee — Aleena Bernitze Taylor — View this family December 18, 1938 (Age 69 years) |
| Census | April 2, 1940 (Age 70 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 72 years)Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II |
| Marriage of a child | Frank Franklin Spallone — Eva McGehee — View this family January 10, 1946 (Age 76 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 76 years)Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War |
 Death | September 16, 1946 (Age 76 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Cherry Hill Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Ransom B “Rance” McGehee Birth: May 3, 1846 46 31 — Conway, Arkansas, United States Death: January 30, 1918 — Aplin, Perry, Arkansas, United States |
| mother |
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Marriage: about 1868 — |
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23 months himself |
James Henry McGehee Birth: November 17, 1869 23 — Union, Conway, Arkansas, United States Death: September 16, 1946 — Perry, Arkansas, United States |
| Father’s family with Mary Ellen Ethridge |
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Ransom B “Rance” McGehee Birth: May 3, 1846 46 31 — Conway, Arkansas, United States Death: January 30, 1918 — Aplin, Perry, Arkansas, United States |
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Mary Ellen Ethridge Birth: February 28, 1850 — Conway, Arkansas, United States Death: March 29, 1904 — Perry, Arkansas, United States |
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Marriage: December 5, 1870 — Conway, Arkansas, United States |
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3 years half-brother |
Daniel Martin McGehee Birth: November 1, 1873 27 23 — Conway, Arkansas, United States Death: July 8, 1934 — Perry, Arkansas, United States |
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6 years half-sister |
Autie Beulah McGehee Birth: April 5, 1880 33 30 — Union, Conway, Arkansas, United States Death: August 17, 1952 — Lamar, Texas, United States |
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3 years half-sister |
Sarah Elizabeth “Sallie” McGehee Birth: October 6, 1882 36 32 — Conway, Arkansas, United States Death: June 10, 1960 — Greenville, Hunt, Texas, United States |
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15 months half-brother |
Robert Augustus “Gus” McGehee Birth: December 25, 1883 37 33 — Conway, Arkansas, United States Death: March 5, 1918 — Atkins, Pope, Arkansas, United States |
| Father’s family with Lucinda Woodrell |
| father |
Ransom B “Rance” McGehee Birth: May 3, 1846 46 31 — Conway, Arkansas, United States Death: January 30, 1918 — Aplin, Perry, Arkansas, United States |
| step-mother |
Lucinda Woodrell Birth: February 12, 1849 — Arkansas, United States Death: April 12, 1868 — Conway, Arkansas, United States |
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Marriage: October 17, 1866 — Conway, Arkansas, United States |
| Father’s family with Carrie L Dry |
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Ransom B “Rance” McGehee Birth: May 3, 1846 46 31 — Conway, Arkansas, United States Death: January 30, 1918 — Aplin, Perry, Arkansas, United States |
| step-mother |
Carrie L Dry Birth: September 1, 1872 — Mississippi, United States Death: June 25, 1953 — Lonoke, Arkansas, United States |
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Marriage: August 10, 1905 — Aplin, Perry, Arkansas, United States |
| Family with Connie Elizabeth Barnes |
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James Henry McGehee Birth: November 17, 1869 23 — Union, Conway, Arkansas, United States Death: September 16, 1946 — Perry, Arkansas, United States |
| wife |
Connie Elizabeth Barnes Birth: April 24, 1890 — Conway, Arkansas, United States Death: June 22, 1971 — Perryville, Perry, Arkansas, United States |
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Marriage: April 25, 1906 — Conway, Arkansas, United States |
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2 years daughter |
Eva McGehee Birth: July 13, 1908 38 18 — Arkansas, United States Death: August 21, 1982 — Orange, California, United States |
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4 years daughter |
Una McGehee Birth: November 17, 1912 43 22 — Missouri, United States Death: October 31, 1930 — Sand Springs, Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States |
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3 years daughter |
Ora Dale McGehee Birth: September 3, 1915 45 25 — Arkansas, United States Death: February 2, 1951 — San Diego, California, United States |
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6 years son |
Odis James McGehee Birth: March 23, 1921 51 30 — Hill Creek, Conway, Arkansas, United States Death: June 9, 1998 — Perry, Arkansas, United States |
| Family with Mary Etta Littleton |
| himself |
James Henry McGehee Birth: November 17, 1869 23 — Union, Conway, Arkansas, United States Death: September 16, 1946 — Perry, Arkansas, United States |
| wife |
Mary Etta Littleton Birth: 1871 — Arkansas, United States Death: 1905 — Perry, Arkansas, United States |
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Marriage: November 5, 1889 — Solgohachia, Conway, Arkansas, United States |
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9 months daughter |
Dora E McGehee Birth: August 9, 1890 20 19 — Conway, Arkansas, United States Death: October 11, 1979 — Morrilton, Conway, Arkansas, United States |
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5 years daughter |
Willie Olevia McGehee Birth: June 27, 1895 25 24 — Texas, United States Death: February 1, 1932 — Conway, Arkansas, United States |
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4 years daughter |
Loca Viola McGehee Birth: August 11, 1899 29 28 — Texas, United States Death: June 25, 1973 — West Helena, Phillips, Arkansas, United States |
James Henry McGehee has 20 first cousins recorded
Father's family (20)
Parents Martin Van Buren Johnson + Emaline McGehee
Parents James Henry Tilley + Emaline McGehee
Parents William L Durham + Tennessee McGehee
Parents James Albert Chambers + Sarah Frances McGehee
Mother's family (0)
| Birth | James Henry McGehee and his Parents (Ransom and ??)
CONCLUSION:
I have reviewed the family records of Ransom McGehee and did an exhaustive search for others. I believe that after Lucinda Woodrell (1st wife) died in 1868, Ransom fathered James Henry McGehee in 1869 with an unnamed spouse until he married Mary Ellen Etheridge in 1870.
DETAILS:
James Henry McGehee was born on November 17, 1869 in Conway, Arkansas.
James Henry McGehee's father was Ransom B McGehee; but, exhaustive searching has not revealed his mother.
Ransom and his first wife, Lucinda Woodrell, were married on Oct 17,1866. She died on April 12, 1868.
Ransom and his second wife, Mary Ellen Etheridge, were married on Dec 5, 1870. Records support their children were Daniel Martin McGehee (1873-1934), Sarah Elizabeth McGehee (1879-1960), Autie Beulah McGehee (1880-1952), and Robert Augustus McGehee (1993-1918).
It would seem reasonable to expect Ransom and Mary would have married in early 1869 if James was her son.
Ransom is listed in the (August 18) 1870 Census as a Single, Domestic Servant living in the household of "Andy Sheumate". It is interesting to note that there is listed a "James H Sheumate" who is a 1 year old male in that household. The other children in the family are 7, 9, 10, 12, and 18 years old. It seems odd that there is a 6 year gap between James H and the next youngest child. It seems probably that "James H Sheumate" could actually be "James Henry McGehee" when viewed in the context of Ransom's marriages and Lucinda's death.
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| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - Ransom B McGehee - Household
Conway, Arkansas, United States
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| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - Ranson B McGehee - Household
Union, Conway, Arkansas
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| Census | ED 37 Justice Precinct 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - James Henry McGehee - Household
Delta, Texas, United States
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| Census | ED 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - James Henry McGehee - Household
McLaren, Conway, Arkansas, United States
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| Census | ED 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - James Henry McGehee - Household
Welbourne, Conway, Arizona, United States
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - James Henry McGehee - Household
Cherry Hill, Perry, Arkansas, United States
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - James Henry McGehee - Household
Cherry Hill, Perry, Arkansas, United States
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