 Birth | January 30, 1796 28 |
 Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic between 1793 and 1798Note: More than 4,000 Philadelphia residents died from yellow fever - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow_Fever_Epidemic_of_1793 |
 Death of a paternal grandmother | Lucy Banks before 1800 (Age 3 years) Note: Lucy was not in the 1800 Census for Benjamin McGehee Sr |
| Historical Event | The Louisiana Purchase 1803 (Age 6 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 |
| Historical Event | War of 1812 between 1812 and 1815 (Age 15 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 grandfather | Benjamin McGehee Sr August 1816 (Age 20 years) |
 Marriage | Susannah White — View this family September 10, 1822 (Age 26 years) |
 Property | Lemuel McGehee and Stephen Garrot Land Deal 1822 October 17, 1822 (Age 26 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | John Young McGehee August 23, 1823 (Age 27 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | William R McGehee November 3, 1825 (Age 29 years) |
| Marriage of a parent | Josiah McGehee — Francis “Fanny” Harris — View this family September 29, 1827 (Age 31 years) |
| Property | Lemuel McGehee and John White Land Deal 1829 November 2, 1829 (Age 33 years) |
| Historical Event | Cholera Epidemic 1832 (Age 35 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 39 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 |
| Death of a father | Josiah McGehee about 1845 (Age 48 years) |
| Will | October 24, 1845 (Age 49 years) |
| Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 49 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 |
 Death | January 31, 1846 (Age 50 years) |
| Probate | May 1846 (3 months after death) |
| Probate | December 1847 (22 months after death) |
| Probate | June 21, 1853 (7 years after death) |
| Probate | July 1, 1853 (7 years after death) |
| Probate | after January 10, 1854 (7 years after death) |
| Probate | May 1, 1854 (8 years after death) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: McGhee Family Cemetery |