William Abraham McGeheeAge: 75 years1865–1941
- Name
- William Abraham McGehee
- Given names
- William Abraham
- Surname
- McGehee
 Birth | November 26, 1865 43 36 |
 Marriage of a parent | Robert McGehee — Sarah Ann Jones — View this family April 16, 1866 (Age 4 months) |
| Death of a mother | Melissa Adeline Murphy April 1866 (Age 4 months) |
| Birth of a half-brother | Robert Gordon McGehee August 8, 1867 (Age 20 months) |
 Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 13 months)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 13 months)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Birth of a half-sister | Tabitha Clementine McGehee August 16, 1869 (Age 3 years) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 3 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 |
 Census | June 3, 1870 (Age 4 years) |
| Death of a father | Robert McGehee October 12, 1870 (Age 4 years) |
| Death of a half-sister | Julia Ann McGehee December 24, 1873 (Age 8 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | John McGehee about January 1875 (Age 9 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 12 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Census | June 19, 1880 (Age 14 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 32 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 |
 Marriage | Amanda E McDaniel — View this family January 29, 1908 (Age 42 years) |
| Census | April 10, 1910 (Age 44 years) |
| Death of a half-brother | William Joshua McGehee after 1910 (Age 44 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | Robert Herman “Mac” McGehee September 28, 1911 (Age 45 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 50 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 51 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 52 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 10, 1920 (Age 54 years) |
| Birth of a child #2 | Lawrence O'Neal about 1921 (Age 55 years) |
| Death of a half-brother | Robert Gordon McGehee July 9, 1921 (Age 55 years) |
| Death of a half-brother | John Edward Megehee April 27, 1923 (Age 57 years) |
| Death of a half-sister | Mary Ann McGehee November 7, 1927 (Age 61 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 63 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 17, 1930 (Age 64 years) |
| Adoption of a child | Lawrence O'Neal between 1921 and 1930 (Age 55 years) Adoption: Adopted by both parents Note: Lawrence's father, Jessie O'Neal, died in 1921. There is no record of his mother, Minnie Nelma West, in the 1930 Census. The only 1930 I found with his family was for his brother, Delbert O'Neal, who was living in a "Training School for Boys" without his mother. |
| Death of a half-sister | Martha “Mattie” McGehee February 26, 1934 (Age 68 years) |
| Death of a wife | Amanda E McDaniel November 19, 1936 (Age 70 years) |
 Death | August 4, 1941 (Age 75 years) Cause of death: Chronic myocarditis |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Robert McGehee Birth: about 1822 22 17 — Missouri, United States Death: October 12, 1870 — Butler, Missouri, United States |
| 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 himself |
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 Nancy Harvil |
| father |
Robert McGehee Birth: about 1822 22 17 — Missouri, United States Death: October 12, 1870 — Butler, Missouri, United States |
| step-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 half-brother |
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 half-brother |
James S McGehee Birth: about 1846 24 24 — Arkansas, United States Death: |
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4 years half-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 half-brother |
William Joshua McGehee Birth: November 21, 1851 29 29 — Butler, Bates, Missouri, United States Death: after 1910 |
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2 years half-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 half-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 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 |
| Mother’s family with Henry Fryer |
| step-father |
Henry Fryer Birth: December 27, 1822 — Selma, Dallas, Alabama, United States Death: |
| mother |
Melissa Adeline Murphy Birth: about 1829 — Tennessee, United States Death: April 1866 — Missouri, United States |
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Marriage: about 1843 — Arkansas, United States |
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7 years half-brother |
James A Fryer Birth: about 1849 26 20 — Arkansas, United States Death: |
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5 years half-sister |
Nancy C Fryer Birth: about 1853 30 24 — Arkansas, United States Death: |
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3 years half-brother |
William A Fryer Birth: about 1855 32 26 — Arkansas, United States Death: |
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3 years half-brother |
Richard L Fryer Birth: July 1857 34 28 — Conway, Arkansas, United States Death: |
| Family with Amanda E McDaniel |
| himself |
William Abraham McGehee Birth: November 26, 1865 43 36 — Butler, Bates, Missouri, United States Death: August 4, 1941 — Celeste, Fannin, Texas, United States |
| wife |
Amanda E McDaniel Birth: July 1868 — Center Township, Greene, Missouri, United States Death: November 19, 1936 — Sebastian, Arkansas, United States |
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Marriage: January 29, 1908 — Cherryvale, Montgomery, Kansas, United States |
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4 years son |
Robert Herman “Mac” McGehee Birth: September 28, 1911 45 43 — Oklahoma, United States Death: December 3, 1973 — Arkansas, United States |
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10 years child |
Lawrence O'Neal Adoption: between 1921 and 1930 55 52 — Arkansas, United States Birth: about 1921 55 52 — Arkansas, United States Death: |
| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - Robert McGehee - Household
Beaver Dam, Butler, Missouri
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| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - Sarah Duncan - Household
Baker, Crawford, Kansas
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - William Abraham McGehee - Household
ED 115 Johnson, Ness, Kansas, United States
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - William Abraham McGehee - Household
ED 150, Ward 5 Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, United States
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - William Abraham McGehee - Household
ED 52 Upper, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States
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