John Edward MegeheeAge: 79 years1843–1923
- Name
- John Edward Megehee
- Given names
- John Edward
- Surname
- Megehee
- Also known as
- John Edward McGehee
 Birth | August 27, 1843 21 21 |
 Birth of a brother | James S McGehee about 1846 (Age 2 years) |
 Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 2 years)Note: The Mexican-American War was an armed conflict between the United States of America and the United Mexican States from 1846 to 1848 in the wake of the 1845 U.S. annexation of Texas, which Mexico considered part of its territory despite the 1836 Texas Revolution - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican%E2%80%93American_War |
| Birth of a sister | Julia Ann McGehee about 1849 (Age 5 years) |
 Census | September 5, 1850 (Age 7 years) |
| Birth of a brother | William Joshua McGehee November 21, 1851 (Age 8 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Mary Ann McGehee March 17, 1854 (Age 10 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Martha “Mattie” McGehee February 1, 1857 (Age 13 years) |
| Death of a mother | Nancy Harvil February 13, 1857 (Age 13 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 13 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Marriage of a parent | Robert McGehee — Melissa Adeline Murphy — View this family May 6, 1860 (Age 16 years) |
| Census | July 14, 1860 (Age 16 years) |
 Military | Civil War Type: Arkansas 3rd Cavalry Regiment January 18, 1864 (Age 20 years)Agency: Confederate |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 17 years)Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War |
| Birth of a half-brother | William Abraham McGehee November 26, 1865 (Age 22 years) |
| Marriage of a parent | Robert McGehee — Sarah Ann Jones — View this family April 16, 1866 (Age 22 years) |
| Birth of a half-brother | Robert Gordon McGehee August 8, 1867 (Age 23 years) |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 23 years)Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic 1867 (Age 23 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
 Marriage | Evaline Harriet Bell — View this family February 6, 1868 (Age 24 years) |
| Birth of a half-sister | Tabitha Clementine McGehee August 16, 1869 (Age 25 years) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 25 years)Note: 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 |
| Birth of a son #1 | William Obadiah “Obe” Megehee February 25, 1870 (Age 26 years) |
| Census | August 3, 1870 (Age 26 years) |
| Death of a father | Robert McGehee October 12, 1870 (Age 27 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | Able Leander McGehee September 9, 1871 (Age 28 years) |
| Death of a sister | Julia Ann McGehee December 24, 1873 (Age 30 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | James Stokley McGehee November 3, 1874 (Age 31 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | John McGehee about January 1875 (Age 31 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. |
| Birth of a daughter #4 | Luna Elizabeth “Lizzie” McGehee February 23, 1877 (Age 33 years) |
| Death of a son | Able Leander McGehee October 1, 1878 (Age 35 years) |
| Death of a son | James Stokley McGehee October 6, 1878 (Age 35 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 34 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 daughter #5 | Florence Izorah McGehee August 1, 1879 (Age 35 years) |
| Census | June 25, 1880 (Age 36 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #6 | Amorila McGehee June 25, 1881 (Age 37 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Amorila McGehee June 25, 1881 (Age 37 years) |
| Birth of a son #7 | Thomas Jefferson McGehee June 25, 1882 (Age 38 years) |
| Death of a son | Thomas Jefferson McGehee October 5, 1885 (Age 42 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #8 | Harriet Evelyn “Hattie” McGehee August 10, 1887 (Age 43 years) |
| Marriage of a child | William Obadiah “Obe” Megehee — Amy Bell Ward — View this family March 15, 1896 (Age 52 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | William Franklin Megehee April 19, 1897 (Age 53 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 54 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 |
| Census | June 23, 1900 (Age 56 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #2 | John Elbert Megehee July 10, 1900 (Age 56 years) |
| Marriage of a child | James Lulard “Linnie” Ginn — Florence Izorah McGehee — View this family March 3, 1901 (Age 57 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #3 | Florence Ida Ginn June 1, 1902 (Age 58 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #4 | Bertha Belle Megehee November 1, 1902 (Age 59 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #5 | LaNora Izora Ginn April 17, 1904 (Age 60 years) |
| Marriage of a child | William Edward Hopkins — Luna Elizabeth “Lizzie” McGehee — View this family about 1904 (Age 60 years) Note: Marriage info based on birth of first child |
| Birth of a grandson #6 | Daniel Floyd Megehee October 4, 1905 (Age 62 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #7 | Ellen Hopkins 1905 (Age 61 years) |
| Death of a granddaughter | Ellen Hopkins 1905 (Age 61 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Luna Elizabeth “Lizzie” McGehee February 10, 1905 (Age 61 years) Cause: Child Birth |
| Birth of a granddaughter #8 | Evelyn Belle Ginn January 31, 1907 (Age 63 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #9 | Ruth Jane Ginn April 17, 1907 (Age 63 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #10 | Jesse Leander Megehee August 26, 1907 (Age 63 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #11 | Earvil Leslie “Irvy” Ginn September 26, 1909 (Age 66 years) |
| Census | April 22, 1910 (Age 66 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #12 | Tilda Maxine Ginn June 17, 1910 (Age 66 years) |
| Death of a brother | William Joshua McGehee after 1910 (Age 66 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #13 | Clifford Marion Megehee April 26, 1912 (Age 68 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #14 | Nina Gertrude Ginn June 1, 1912 (Age 68 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #15 | Thelma Irene Ginn September 18, 1912 (Age 69 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #16 | Launa Evelyn Ginn February 3, 1915 (Age 71 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #17 | Rubye Dorine “Dee” Megehee May 7, 1915 (Age 71 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 72 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Birth of a grandson #18 | Lawrence Elbert Ginn August 1, 1917 (Age 73 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 73 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 74 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 | February 3, 1920 (Age 76 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Florence Izorah McGehee February 13, 1920 (Age 76 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #19 | Ila Beatrice Ginn April 16, 1921 (Age 77 years) |
| Death of a half-brother | Robert Gordon McGehee July 9, 1921 (Age 77 years) |
 Death | April 27, 1923 (Age 79 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Tribbey Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Robert McGehee Birth: about 1822 22 17 — Missouri, United States Death: October 12, 1870 — Butler, Missouri, United States |
| mother |
Nancy Harvil Birth: about 1822 — Illinois, United States Death: February 13, 1857 — Conway, Faulkner, Arkansas, United States |
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Marriage: estimated 1842 — Missouri, United States |
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20 months himself |
John Edward Megehee Birth: August 27, 1843 21 21 — Butler, Missouri, United States Death: April 27, 1923 — Pottawatomie, Oklahoma, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
James S McGehee Birth: about 1846 24 24 — Arkansas, United States Death: |
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4 years younger sister |
Julia Ann McGehee Birth: about 1849 27 27 — Ripley, Missouri, United States Death: December 24, 1873 — Butler, Missouri, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
William Joshua McGehee Birth: November 21, 1851 29 29 — Butler, Bates, Missouri, United States Death: after 1910 |
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2 years younger sister |
Mary Ann McGehee Birth: March 17, 1854 32 32 — Texas, United States Death: November 7, 1927 — Robert Lee, Coke, Texas, United States |
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3 years younger sister |
Martha “Mattie” McGehee Birth: February 1, 1857 35 35 — Springfield, Conway, Arkansas, United States Death: February 26, 1934 — Lamasco, Fannin, Texas, United States |
| Father’s family with Melissa Adeline Murphy |
| father |
Robert McGehee Birth: about 1822 22 17 — Missouri, United States Death: October 12, 1870 — Butler, Missouri, United States |
| step-mother |
Melissa Adeline Murphy Birth: about 1829 — Tennessee, United States Death: April 1866 — Missouri, United States |
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Marriage: May 6, 1860 — Conway, Arkansas, United States |
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6 years half-brother |
William Abraham McGehee Birth: November 26, 1865 43 36 — Butler, Bates, Missouri, United States Death: August 4, 1941 — Celeste, Fannin, Texas, United States |
| Father’s family with Sarah Ann Jones |
| father |
Robert McGehee Birth: about 1822 22 17 — Missouri, United States Death: October 12, 1870 — Butler, Missouri, United States |
| step-mother |
Sarah Ann Jones Birth: November 28, 1835 28 23 — Tennessee, United States Death: November 18, 1910 — Vinita, Craig, Oklahoma, United States |
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Marriage: April 16, 1866 — Butler, Missouri, United States |
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16 months half-brother |
Robert Gordon McGehee Birth: August 8, 1867 45 31 — Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States Death: July 9, 1921 — Rogers, Benton, Arkansas, United States |
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2 years half-sister |
Tabitha Clementine McGehee Birth: August 16, 1869 47 33 — Butler, Bates, Missouri, United States Death: August 9, 1942 — Sherman, Grayson, Texas, United States |
| Family with Evaline Harriet Bell |
| himself |
John Edward Megehee Birth: August 27, 1843 21 21 — Butler, Missouri, United States Death: April 27, 1923 — Pottawatomie, Oklahoma, United States |
| wife |
Evaline Harriet Bell Birth: October 23, 1850 32 31 — Tennessee, United States Death: November 25, 1928 — Pottawatomie, Oklahoma, United States |
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Marriage: February 6, 1868 — Butler, Missouri, United States |
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2 years son |
William Obadiah “Obe” Megehee Birth: February 25, 1870 26 19 — Siloam Springs, Benton, Arkansas, United States Death: September 29, 1944 — Pottawatomie, Oklahoma, United States |
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18 months son |
Able Leander McGehee Birth: September 9, 1871 28 20 Death: October 1, 1878 |
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3 years son |
James Stokley McGehee Birth: November 3, 1874 31 24 Death: October 6, 1878 |
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2 years daughter |
Luna Elizabeth “Lizzie” McGehee Birth: February 23, 1877 33 26 — Texas, United States Death: February 10, 1905 — Pottawatomie, Oklahoma, United States |
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2 years daughter |
Florence Izorah McGehee Birth: August 1, 1879 35 28 — Bonham, Fannin, Texas, United States Death: February 13, 1920 — Shawnee, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma, United States |
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23 months daughter |
Amorila McGehee Birth: June 25, 1881 37 30 — Texas, United States Death: June 25, 1881 — Texas, United States |
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1 year son |
Thomas Jefferson McGehee Birth: June 25, 1882 38 31 Death: October 5, 1885 |
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5 years daughter |
Harriet Evelyn “Hattie” McGehee Birth: August 10, 1887 43 36 — Bonham, Fannin, Texas, United States Death: May 20, 1961 — Eureka, Humboldt, California, United States |
John Edward Megehee has 1 first cousin recorded
Mother's family (0)
| Census | 1850 United States - Census transcript - Robert McGehee - Household
Ripley, Missouri
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| Census | 1860 United States - Census transcript - Robert McGehee - Household
Union, Conway, Arkansas
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| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - John Edward McGehee - Household
Osage, Benton, Arkansas
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| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - John Edward McGehee - Household
Fannin, Texas
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| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - John Edward McGehee - Household
Burnett, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - John Edward McGehee - Household
Burnett, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - John Edward McGehee - Household
Burnett, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma
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