Richard M McGeheeAge: 79 years1848–1928
- Name
- Richard M McGehee
- Given names
- Richard M
- Surname
- McGehee
 Birth | December 23, 1848 35 37 |
 Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848Note: 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 |
 Birth of a brother | Rufus W McGehee about 1852 (Age 3 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | Shemuel McGehee Sr about 1855 (Age 6 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 8 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Death of a brother | Silas E McGehee November 30, 1862 (Age 13 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 12 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 |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 18 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 18 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 20 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 brother | Josiah C McGehee April 19, 1874 (Age 25 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 29 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Will | April 4, 1880 (Age 31 years) |
| Death of a mother | Penny Coe after 1880 (Age 31 years) |
| Marriage of a parent | Joseph McGehee — Everline Tinsbloom — View this family August 22, 1883 (Age 34 years) |
| Death of a father | Joseph McGehee December 29, 1888 (Age 40 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 49 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 |
| Death of a brother | Rufus W McGehee about 1906 (Age 57 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 67 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 68 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 69 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 | January 14, 1928 (Age 79 years) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Joseph McGehee Birth: August 17, 1813 28 20 — Granville, North Carolina, United States Death: December 29, 1888 — Granville, North Carolina, United States |
| mother |
Penny Coe Birth: about 1811 — Granville, North Carolina, United States Death: after 1880 — Granville, North Carolina, United States |
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Marriage: about 1832 — Granville, North Carolina, United States |
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2 years elder brother |
Silas E McGehee Birth: about 1833 19 22 — Granville, North Carolina, United States Death: November 30, 1862 — Granville, North Carolina, United States |
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18 months elder brother |
Josiah C McGehee Birth: July 4, 1834 20 23 — Granville, North Carolina, United States Death: April 19, 1874 — Granville, North Carolina, United States |
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5 years elder brother |
William H McGehee Birth: about 1838 24 27 — Granville, North Carolina, United States Death: |
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5 years elder sister |
Mary McGehee Birth: about 1842 28 31 — Granville, North Carolina, United States Death: |
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7 years himself |
Richard M McGehee Birth: December 23, 1848 35 37 — Granville, North Carolina, United States Death: January 14, 1928 — Granville, North Carolina, United States |
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4 years younger brother |
Rufus W McGehee Birth: about 1852 38 41 — Granville, North Carolina, United States Death: about 1906 — Granville, North Carolina, United States |
| Father’s family with Everline Tinsbloom |
| father |
Joseph McGehee Birth: August 17, 1813 28 20 — Granville, North Carolina, United States Death: December 29, 1888 — Granville, North Carolina, United States |
| step-mother |
Everline Tinsbloom Birth: about 1838 — North Carolina, United States Death: |
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Marriage: August 22, 1883 — Fishing Creek Township, Granville, North Carolina, United States |