Susannah WhiteAge: 99 years1802–1902
- Name
- Susannah White
- Given names
- Susannah
- Surname
- White
- Married name
- Susannah McGehee
 Birth | April 18, 1802 37 35 |
 Historical Event | The Louisiana Purchase 1803 (Age 8 months)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 |
 Marriage of a parent | Coleman Read White — Polly Cole — View this family September 26, 1812 (Age 10 years) |
| Death of a mother | Celah Bradford about 1812 (Age 9 years) |
| Birth of a half-sister | Haskey Ann Nelson White September 8, 1813 (Age 11 years) |
| Birth of a half-brother | William George Vaughn White October 17, 1815 (Age 13 years) |
| Historical Event | War of 1812 between 1812 and 1815 (Age 9 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 |
| Birth of a half-brother | Thomas Person White April 15, 1819 (Age 16 years) |
| Birth of a half-sister | Frances Laurey Jane White December 18, 1821 (Age 19 years) |
 Marriage | Lemuel McGehee — View this family September 10, 1822 (Age 20 years) |
| Birth of a half-sister | Cecilia Coleman White January 26, 1823 (Age 20 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | John Young McGehee August 23, 1823 (Age 21 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | William R McGehee November 3, 1825 (Age 23 years) |
| Will | August 27, 1831 (Age 29 years) |
| Historical Event | Cholera Epidemic 1832 (Age 29 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 |
| Death of a father | Coleman Read White about 1835 (Age 32 years) |
| Historical Event | The Texas Revolution between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 33 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 |
| Will | October 24, 1845 (Age 43 years) |
| Death of a husband | Lemuel McGehee January 31, 1846 (Age 43 years) |
| Probate | May 1846 (Age 44 years) |
| Marriage of a child | John Young McGehee — Susan E Cannady — View this family August 4, 1847 (Age 45 years) |
| Probate | December 1847 (Age 45 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | Wyatt Lemuel McGehee September 11, 1848 (Age 46 years) |
| Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 43 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 of a sister | Ruthy White after 1850 (Age 47 years) Note: She is shown living with her husband (John Crook) and children in the 1850 Census |
| Probate | June 21, 1853 (Age 51 years) |
| Probate | July 1, 1853 (Age 51 years) |
| Death of a son | William R McGehee November 10, 1853 (Age 51 years) |
| Probate | after January 10, 1854 (Age 51 years) |
| Probate | May 1, 1854 (Age 52 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #2 | Ellen K McGehee about 1856 (Age 53 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 54 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 | John White April 5, 1865 (Age 62 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 58 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 |
| Will | June 18, 1864 (Age 62 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #3 | Mollie E McGehee about 1865 (Age 62 years) |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 64 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 64 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 66 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 |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 75 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Death of a sister | Elizabeth White June 23, 1881 (Age 79 years) |
| Death of a half-brother | William George Vaughn White September 21, 1881 (Age 79 years) |
| Death of a sister | Mary “Polly” White about 1882 (Age 79 years) |
| Death of a half-sister | Haskey Ann Nelson White December 21, 1884 (Age 82 years) |
| Death of a half-brother | Thomas Person White January 22, 1888 (Age 85 years) |
| Death of a half-sister | Frances Laurey Jane White October 11, 1896 (Age 94 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 95 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 granddaughter | Mollie E McGehee October 29, 1899 (Age 97 years) Note: Explanation of date change will be uploaded shortly |
| Death of a son | John Young McGehee August 28, 1902 (Age 100 years) |
 Death | 1902 (Age 99 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: McGhee Family Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Coleman Read White Birth: about 1765 — Mecklenburg, Virginia, United States Death: about 1835 — Granville, North Carolina, United States |
| mother |
Celah Bradford Birth: about 1767 — Granville, North Carolina, United States Death: about 1812 — Granville, North Carolina, United States |
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Marriage: March 13, 1786 — Granville, North Carolina, United States |
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5 years elder sister |
Elizabeth White Birth: March 28, 1791 26 24 — North Carolina, United States Death: June 23, 1881 — Tennessee, United States |
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-15 months elder sister |
Mary “Polly” White Birth: December 1789 24 22 — Weakley, Tennessee, United States Death: about 1882 — Weakley, Tennessee, United States |
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6 years elder brother |
John White Birth: February 29, 1796 31 29 — Granville, North Carolina, United States Death: April 5, 1865 — Granville, North Carolina, United States |
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4 years elder sister |
Ruthy White Birth: December 1799 34 32 — North Carolina, United States Death: after 1850 — Weakley, Tennessee, United States |
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2 years herself |
Susannah White Birth: April 18, 1802 37 35 — North Carolina, United States Death: 1902 — North Carolina, United States |
| Father’s family with Polly Cole |
| father |
Coleman Read White Birth: about 1765 — Mecklenburg, Virginia, United States Death: about 1835 — Granville, North Carolina, United States |
| step-mother |
Polly Cole Birth: December 1789 — North Carolina, United States Death: October 1831 — Weakley, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: September 26, 1812 — Granville, North Carolina, United States |
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11 months half-sister |
Haskey Ann Nelson White Birth: September 8, 1813 48 23 — Granville, North Carolina, United States Death: December 21, 1884 — Weakley, Tennessee, United States |
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2 years half-brother |
William George Vaughn White Birth: October 17, 1815 50 25 — Granville, North Carolina, United States Death: September 21, 1881 — Weakley, Tennessee, United States |
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4 years half-brother |
Thomas Person White Birth: April 15, 1819 54 29 — Granville, North Carolina, United States Death: January 22, 1888 — Weakley, Tennessee, United States |
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3 years half-sister |
Frances Laurey Jane White Birth: December 18, 1821 56 32 — Granville, North Carolina, United States Death: October 11, 1896 — Martin, Weakley, Tennessee, United States |
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13 months half-sister |
Cecilia Coleman White Birth: January 26, 1823 58 33 — Granville, North Carolina, United States Death: June 11, 1907 — Weakley, Tennessee, United States |
| Family with Lemuel McGehee |
| husband |
Lemuel McGehee Birth: January 30, 1796 28 — Granville, North Carolina, United States Death: January 31, 1846 — Granville, North Carolina, United States |
| herself |
Susannah White Birth: April 18, 1802 37 35 — North Carolina, United States Death: 1902 — North Carolina, United States |
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Marriage: September 10, 1822 — Granville, North Carolina, United States |
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11 months son |
John Young McGehee Birth: August 23, 1823 27 21 — Granville, North Carolina, United States Death: August 28, 1902 — Granville, North Carolina, United States |
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2 years son |
William R McGehee Birth: November 3, 1825 29 23 — North Carolina, United States Death: November 10, 1853 — North Carolina, United States |