John Banks McGehee Sr1825–
- Name
- John Banks McGehee Sr
- Given names
- John Banks
- Surname
- McGehee
- Name suffix
- Sr
 Birth | about 1825 44 36 |
 Historical Event | Cholera Epidemic 1832 (Age 7 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 |
| Historical Event | The Texas Revolution between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 10 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 brother | Henry McGehee about 1838 (Age 13 years) |
 Property | Nathan McGehee and John McGehee Land Deal 1846 April 23, 1846 (Age 21 years) |
| Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 21 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 |
 Marriage | Sally Boyce Harris — View this family January 14, 1851 (Age 26 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 32 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 36 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 father | Banks McGehee Sr about 1865 (Age 40 years) |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 42 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 42 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Birth of a son #1 | John Banks McGehee Jr 1868 (Age 43 years) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 44 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 |
| Will | September 26, 1871 (Age 46 years) |
| Death of a brother | Nathan McGehee about October 1871 (Age 46 years) |
 Death | unknown |
| Probate | October 20, 1871 (Age 46 years) |
| Probate | December 15, 1871 (Age 46 years) |
| Probate | December 30, 1871 (Age 46 years) |
| Probate | January 22, 1872 (Age 47 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 53 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Probate | July 11, 1881 (Age 56 years) |
| Probate | July 23, 1881 (Age 56 years) |
| Probate | August 3, 1882 (Age 57 years) |
| Property | John Banks McGehee Sr and Martha Brogden Land Deal 1884 July 9, 1884 (Age 59 years) |
| Property | John Banks McGehee Sr and Benjamin J Blackley Land Deal 1885 November 3, 1885 (Age 60 years) |
| Property | John Banks McGehee and John Banks McGehee Jr Land Deal 1892 January 1, 1892 (Age 67 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 73 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 91 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 92 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 93 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/ |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 104 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 |
| Death of a son | John Banks McGehee Jr August 16, 1931 (Age 106 years) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Banks McGehee Sr Birth: about 1781 56 22 — North Carolina, United States Death: about 1865 — North Carolina, United States |
| mother |
Clary Priddy Birth: about 1789 — North Carolina, United States Death: |
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Marriage: October 28, 1806 — Granville, North Carolina, United States |
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4 years elder brother |
Banks McGehee Jr Birth: about 1810 29 21 — North Carolina, United States Death: |
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11 years elder brother |
Nathan McGehee Birth: about 1820 39 31 — North Carolina, United States Death: about October 1871 — Granville, North Carolina, United States |
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6 years himself |
John Banks McGehee Sr Birth: about 1825 44 36 — Granville, North Carolina, United States Death: |
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14 years younger brother |
Henry McGehee Birth: about 1838 57 49 — North Carolina, United States Death: |
| Family with Sally Boyce Harris |
| himself |
John Banks McGehee Sr Birth: about 1825 44 36 — Granville, North Carolina, United States Death: |
| wife |
Sally Boyce Harris Birth: about 1834 — Granville, North Carolina, United States Death: |
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Marriage: January 14, 1851 — Granville, North Carolina, United States |
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18 years son |
John Banks McGehee Jr Birth: 1868 43 34 — Granville, North Carolina, United States Death: August 16, 1931 — Granville, North Carolina, United States |