The Shemwell Family

Edwin E McGeheeAge: 24 years18941918

Name
Edwin E McGehee
Given names
Edwin E
Surname
McGehee
Birth March 1894 26 24
Birth of a brotherHerman Earl McGehee
April 7, 1896 (Age 2 years)
Birth of a brotherCarl Everette McGehee
July 26, 1898 (Age 4 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 4 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 18, 1900 (Age 6 years)
Birth of a sisterAnna Laura McGehee
September 29, 1900 (Age 6 years)
Census April 25, 1910 (Age 16 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherSarah Ann Jones
November 18, 1910 (Age 16 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherNancy Jane Duncan
September 29, 1912 (Age 18 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 21 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Military
WWII Draft Registration Card
Invalid date (Age 22 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 22 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 23 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/
Death December 6, 1918 (Age 24 years)
Cause of death: Pneumonia
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Saint Mihiel American Cemetery and Memorial
Note: Buried in Plot C, Row 20, Grave 17
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father
mother
Marriage: June 15, 1885Carroll, Arkansas, United States
23 months
elder sister
14 months
elder brother
Albert Lon “Bert” McGehee
Birth: July 7, 1888 20 18Eureka Springs, Carroll, Arkansas, United States
Death: October 10, 1966Joshua Tree, San Bernardino, California, United States
2 years
elder sister
3 years
himself
Edwin E McGehee
Birth: March 1894 26 24Arkansas, United States
Death: December 6, 1918France
2 years
younger brother
2 years
younger brother
Carl Everette McGehee
Birth: July 26, 1898 30 29Grandview, Carroll, Arkansas, United States
Death: July 28, 1977Gravette, Benton, Arkansas, United States
2 years
younger sister
Anna Laura McGehee
Birth: September 29, 1900 33 31Eureka Springs, Carroll, Arkansas, United States
Death: January 24, 1992Paris, Logan, Arkansas, United States

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Robert Gordon McGehee - Household

Cross, Carroll, Arkansas

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
McGehee, RobertheadWMAug186732M15MOTNMOStone Mason
McGehee, HettiewifeWFJul186930M1566ARMOAR
McGehee, MaydaughterWFMay188713SARMOARAt School
McGehee, BertiesonWMJul188912SARMOARAt School
McGehee, LuladaughterWFNov18909SARMOARAt School
McGehee, EdwinsonWMMar18946SARMOARAt School
McGehee, HermansonWMApr18955SARMOAR
McGehee, CarlsonWMJul18972SARMOAR

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Robert Gordon McGehee - Household

Anderson, Benton, Arkansas

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
McGehee, Robert GheadMW42M124MOMOMOFarmerGeneral Farm
McGehee, HattiewifeFW40M12497ARTNMO
McGehee, Edwin EsonMW16SARMOARFarm LaborerHome Farm
McGehee, Herman EsonMW15SARMOARFarm LaborerHome Farm
McGehee, Carl EsonMW11SARMOAR
McGehee, AnniedaughterFW8SARMOAR

Burial
Buried in Plot C, Row 20, Grave 17