The Shemwell Family

Herman Earl McGeheeAge: 54 years18961950

Name
Herman Earl McGehee
Given names
Herman Earl
Surname
McGehee
Birth April 7, 1896 28 26
Birth of a brotherCarl Everette McGehee
July 26, 1898 (Age 2 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 23 months)
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 4 years)
Birth of a sisterAnna Laura McGehee
September 29, 1900 (Age 4 years)
Census April 25, 1910 (Age 14 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherSarah Ann Jones
November 18, 1910 (Age 14 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherNancy Jane Duncan
September 29, 1912 (Age 16 years)
MarriageSadie B GorumView this family
March 24, 1913 (Age 16 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Charlie Earl McGehee
October 19, 1915 (Age 19 years)
Note: Still birth record naming parents
Death of a sonCharlie Earl McGehee
October 19, 1915 (Age 19 years)
Note: Still birth record naming parents
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 19 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 20 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
Death of a brotherEdwin E McGehee
December 6, 1918 (Age 22 years)
Cause: Pneumonia
Historical Event
Spanish Influenza Epidemic
1918 (Age 21 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 9, 1920 (Age 23 years)
Death of a fatherRobert Gordon McGehee
July 9, 1921 (Age 25 years)
Death of a sisterMary Mae McGehee
May 23, 1929 (Age 33 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 33 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 1, 1940 (Age 43 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 45 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
Death of a motherHarriette A “Hattie” Howell
November 21, 1945 (Age 49 years)
Census April 3, 1950 (Age 53 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 53 years)
Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 49 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 April 25, 1950 (Age 54 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Rogers Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
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
elder brother
Edwin E McGehee
Birth: March 1894 26 24Arkansas, United States
Death: December 6, 1918France
2 years
himself
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
Family with Sadie B Gorum - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: March 24, 1913Washington, Arkansas, United States
3 years
son
Charlie Earl McGehee
Birth: October 19, 1915 19 16Wager, Benton, Arkansas, United States
Death: October 19, 1915Wager, Benton, Arkansas, United States
Family with Clara Nannie Stroud - View this family
himself
wife
Clara Nannie Stroud
Birth: September 10, 1903Arkansas, United States
Death: October 2, 1995Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States
son
Private
Charles James Whitehead + Sadie B Gorum - View this family
wife’s husband
Charles James Whitehead
Birth: January 25, 1902Cleveland, Arkansas, United States
Death: July 5, 1987Rowell, Cleveland, Arkansas, United States
wife
Marriage: October 29, 1932Saline, Arkansas, United States

Herman Earl McGehee has 6 first cousins recorded

Mother's family (0)

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

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Herman Earl McGehee - Household

little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, United States

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Dunkim, WLheadRMW60MYesYesTNVATNYesKeeperHotelOA
Dunkim, AjetawifeFW45MYesYesMSMSMSYesNone
Dunkim, ArchivsonMW10SNoYesYesARTNMSYesNone
McGehee, Herman EboarderMW26MYesYesARARARYesTime KeeperSteam RailwayW
McGehee, Sadie BboarderFW22MYesYesARMSARYesNone