The Shemwell Family

Banks McGehee Jr1810

Name
Banks McGehee Jr
Given names
Banks
Surname
McGehee
Name suffix
Jr
Birth about 1810 29 21
Historical Event
War of 1812
between 1812 and 1815 (Age 2 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
Death of a paternal grandmotherMary Priddy
before 1816 (Age 6 years)
Note: She was not mentioned in the 1816 Probate of Benjamin McGehee Sr Estate
Death of a paternal grandfatherBenjamin McGehee Sr
August 1816 (Age 6 years)
Birth of a brotherNathan McGehee
about 1820 (Age 10 years)
Birth of a brotherJohn Banks McGehee Sr
about 1825 (Age 15 years)
MarriageElizabeth FullerView this family
August 13, 1832 (Age 22 years)
Historical Event
Cholera Epidemic
1832 (Age 22 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
Property
Banks McGehee Jr and Wyatt Cannady Land Deal 1833
August 26, 1833 (Age 23 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Zachariah McGehee
about 1835 (Age 25 years)
Historical Event
The Texas Revolution
between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 25 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 brotherHenry McGehee
about 1838 (Age 28 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Rebecca McGehee
about 1839 (Age 29 years)
Birth of a son
#3
George McGehee
about 1843 (Age 33 years)
Historical Event
Mexican-American War
from 1846 to 1848 (Age 36 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 November 13, 1850 (Age 40 years)
Property
Banks McGehee Jr and Zachariah McGehee Land Deal 1857
August 14, 1857 (Age 47 years)
Property
Banks McGehee Jr and David Allen Land Deal 1859
October 19, 1859 (Age 49 years)
Note: The proceeds from this land deal are used to pay off bond debts with AR Burnett and Zachariah McGehee
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 47 years)

Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 51 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 fatherBanks McGehee Sr
about 1865 (Age 55 years)
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 57 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 57 years)
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 59 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 brotherNathan McGehee
about October 1871 (Age 61 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 68 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 88 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
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 106 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 107 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 108 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/
Deathunknown

Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: October 28, 1806Granville, North Carolina, United States
4 years
himself
11 years
younger brother
Nathan McGehee
Birth: about 1820 39 31North Carolina, United States
Death: about October 1871Granville, North Carolina, United States
6 years
younger brother
14 years
younger brother
Henry McGehee
Birth: about 1838 57 49North Carolina, United States
Death:
Family with Elizabeth Fuller - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: August 13, 1832Granville, North Carolina, United States
3 years
son
Zachariah McGehee
Birth: about 1835 25 35North Carolina, United States
Death:
5 years
daughter
Rebecca McGehee
Birth: about 1839 29 39Granville, North Carolina, United States
Death:
5 years
son
George McGehee
Birth: about 1843 33 43Granville, North Carolina, United States
Death:

Banks McGehee Jr has 2 first cousins recorded

Mother's family (0)

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

Ledge of Rock, Granville, North Carolina, United States

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREBirthplaceMarSchoolR+WInfirm
Banks McGehee Jrhead40MWShoemakerNC
Elizabeth McGeheewife50FWNC
Zachariah McGeheeson14MWNC
Mary McGeheedaughter17FWNC
Crawford McGeheeson12MWNC
Becey McGeheedaughter11FWNC
Joseph McGeheeson8MWNC
George McGeheeson7MWNC
Nancy McGeheedaughter12FWNC
Lucy McGeheeaunt100FWPauperNC

Property
The proceeds from this land deal are used to pay off bond debts with AR Burnett and Zachariah McGehee