The Shemwell Family

Clary Priddy1789

Name
Clary Priddy
Given names
Clary
Surname
Priddy
Married name
Clary McGehee
Birth about 1789
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic
between 1793 and 1798 (Age 4 years)
Note: More than 4,000 Philadelphia residents died from yellow fever - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow_Fever_Epidemic_of_1793
Historical Event
The Louisiana Purchase
1803 (Age 14 years)

Note: Napoleon Bonaparte agrees to sell 828,000 square miles of land to the United States for $15 million - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louisiana_Purchase
MarriageBanks McGehee SrView this family
October 28, 1806 (Age 17 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Banks McGehee Jr
about 1810 (Age 21 years)
Historical Event
War of 1812
between 1812 and 1815 (Age 23 years)

Note: War of 1812 between the Americans and the British. The Creek (or Red Stick) War in Alabama had different origins, but it coincided with the war of 1812, and the U.S. treated it as a part of the larger war, with Jackson and his forces also in charge of defeating the Creeks - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_of_1812
Birth of a son
#2
Nathan McGehee
about 1820 (Age 31 years)
Birth of a son
#3
John Banks McGehee Sr
about 1825 (Age 36 years)
Marriage of a childBanks McGehee JrElizabeth FullerView this family
August 13, 1832 (Age 43 years)
Historical Event
Cholera Epidemic
1832 (Age 43 years)
Note: Cholera killed 4,340 people in New Orleans & over 3,000 in New York City - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cholera_outbreaks_and_pandemics
Birth of a grandson
#1
Zachariah McGehee
about 1835 (Age 46 years)
Historical Event
The Texas Revolution
between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 46 years)
Note: The Texas Revolution (or Texas War of Independence) was fought from October 2, 1835 to April 21, 1836 between Mexico and the Texas (Tejas) portion of the Mexican state of Coahuila y Tejas. The Texas Revolution erupted in 1836, after Texas declared its independence from Mexico. Mexico responded by invading Texas, where General Santa Anna won decisive victories in the battles of the Alamo and Goliad. The war ended at the Battle of San Jacinto (about 20 miles) east of modern day downtown Houston) where General Sam Houston led the Texas Army to victory in 18 minutes over a portion of the Mexican Army under Santa Anna, who was captured shortly after the battle. The conclusion of the war resulted in the creation of the Republic of Texas - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Revolution
Birth of a son
#4
Henry McGehee
about 1838 (Age 49 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#2
Rebecca McGehee
about 1839 (Age 50 years)
Marriage of a childNathan McGeheeMartha “Patsey” BrogdenView this family
October 14, 1842 (Age 53 years)
Birth of a grandson
#3
George McGehee
about 1843 (Age 54 years)
Historical Event
Mexican-American War
from 1846 to 1848 (Age 57 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
Census October 10, 1850 (Age 61 years)
Marriage of a childJohn Banks McGehee SrSally Boyce HarrisView this family
January 14, 1851 (Age 62 years)
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 68 years)

Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884
Census September 4, 1860 (Age 71 years)
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 72 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
Death of a husbandBanks McGehee Sr
about 1865 (Age 76 years)
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 78 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 78 years)
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Birth of a grandson
#4
John Banks McGehee Jr
1868 (Age 79 years)
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 80 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
Death of a sonNathan McGehee
about October 1871 (Age 82 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 89 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 109 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
Deathunknown

Family with Banks McGehee Sr - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: October 28, 1806Granville, North Carolina, United States
4 years
son
11 years
son
Nathan McGehee
Birth: about 1820 39 31North Carolina, United States
Death: about October 1871Granville, North Carolina, United States
6 years
son
14 years
son
Henry McGehee
Birth: about 1838 57 49North Carolina, United States
Death:

Census1850 United States - Census transcript - Banks McGehee Sr - Household

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREBirthplaceMarSchoolR+WInfirm
Banks McGehee Srhead60MW
Clary McGeheewife61FW

Census1860 United States - Census transcript - Nathan McGehee - Household

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceMarSchoolR+WInfirm
Nathan McGeheehead40MW
Martha McGeheewife35FW
Banks McGehee Srparent79MW
Clary McGeheemother83FW