Rufus W McGeheeAge: 54 years1852–1906
- Name
- Rufus W McGehee
- Given names
- Rufus W
- Surname
- McGehee
 Birth | about 1852 38 41 |
 Death of a paternal grandfather | Shemuel McGehee Sr about 1855 (Age 3 years) |
 Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 5 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 10 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 9 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 15 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 15 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 17 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 22 years) |
 Marriage | Emeline Catell — View this family December 22, 1874 (Age 22 years) Note: Emeline was originally married to Rufus's brother, Josiah, who died in 1874. |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 26 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 28 years) |
| Death of a mother | Penny Coe after 1880 (Age 28 years) |
| Marriage of a parent | Joseph McGehee — Everline Tinsbloom — View this family August 22, 1883 (Age 31 years) |
 Property | Joseph McGehee and Rufus W McGehee Land Deal 1888 October 4, 1888 (Age 36 years) |
| Death of a father | Joseph McGehee December 29, 1888 (Age 36 years) |
| Probate | between March 7, 1889 and October 11, 1889 (Age 37 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 46 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 | about 1906 (Age 54 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 elder brother |
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 himself |
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 |
| Family with Emeline Catell |
| himself |
Rufus W McGehee Birth: about 1852 38 41 — Granville, North Carolina, United States Death: about 1906 — Granville, North Carolina, United States |
| wife |
Emeline Catell Birth: April 12, 1836 — North Carolina, United States Death: August 10, 1914 — Brassfield Township, Granville, North Carolina, United States |
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Marriage: December 22, 1874 — Granville, North Carolina, United States |
| Josiah C McGehee + Emeline Catell |
| 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 |
| wife |
Emeline Catell Birth: April 12, 1836 — North Carolina, United States Death: August 10, 1914 — Brassfield Township, Granville, North Carolina, United States |
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Marriage: October 25, 1865 — Granville, North Carolina, United States |
Rufus W McGehee has 8 first cousins recorded
Father's family (8)
Parents Shemuel “Shem” McGehee Jr + Eliza Jane Haswell
Parents Shemuel “Shem” McGehee Jr + Dilly Freeman
Mother's family (0)
| Marriage | Emeline was originally married to Rufus's brother, Josiah, who died in 1874. |