The Shemwell Family

Joseph McGeheeAge: 56 years17751831

Name
Joseph McGehee
Given names
Joseph
Surname
McGehee
Birth about 1775 30 31
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1775 and 1776

Note: In 1775, there was an epidemic of unknown cause in North America (especially New England,) followed in 1775-1776 by what is described as one of the worst worldwide influenza epidemics - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_epidemics
Historical Event
The American Revolution
from 1775 to 1783

Note: The Thirteen American Colonies broke from the British Empire and formed the independent nation, the United States of America - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Revolution
Death of a paternal grandmotherElizabeth Mumford DeJarnette
1783 (Age 8 years)
Birth of a brotherThomas Mumford McGehee
January 28, 1784 (Age 9 years)
Death of a motherSarah Ann Moore
April 1, 1793 (Age 18 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic
between 1793 and 1798 (Age 18 years)
Note: More than 4,000 Philadelphia residents died from yellow fever - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow_Fever_Epidemic_of_1793
MarriageMartha “Patsey” WallView this family
December 4, 1799 (Age 24 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Martha McGehee
about 1800 (Age 25 years)
Birth of a son
#2
John McGehee
about 1802 (Age 27 years)
Historical Event
The Louisiana Purchase
1803 (Age 28 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
Birth of a son
#3
Joseph McGehee Jr
about 1804 (Age 29 years)
Birth of a son
#4
Sidney McGehee
about 1806 (Age 31 years)
Birth of a son
#5
William H McGehee
about 1808 (Age 33 years)
Historical Event
War of 1812
between 1812 and 1815 (Age 37 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 fatherMumford McGehee
December 1816 (Age 41 years)
Property
Sale made between Willis Harris and Joseph McGehee. The transaction was for $250. Joseph McGehee purchased a Negro boy, Ned, from Willis Harris.
August 30, 1830 (Age 55 years)
Death October 8, 1831 (Age 56 years)
Probate December 18, 1832 (14 months after death)
Probate
Joseph McGehee Supreme Court Decision 1835
December 1835 (4 years after death)
Family with parents - View this family
father
Mumford McGehee
Birth: September 29, 1744 44 35Prince Edward, Virginia, United States
Death: December 1816Person, North Carolina, United States
mother
Sarah Ann Moore
Birth: about 1744Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States
Death: April 1, 1793Person, North Carolina, United States
Marriage: June 20, 1768Prince Edward, Virginia, United States
8 years
himself
Joseph McGehee
Birth: about 1775 30 31Woodburn Plantation, Person, North Carolina, United States
Death: October 8, 1831Gates, Gates, North Carolina, United States
9 years
younger brother
Thomas Mumford McGehee
Birth: January 28, 1784 39 40Person, North Carolina, United States
Death: February 1, 1867Alabama, United States
Family with Martha “Patsey” Wall - View this family
himself
Joseph McGehee
Birth: about 1775 30 31Woodburn Plantation, Person, North Carolina, United States
Death: October 8, 1831Gates, Gates, North Carolina, United States
wife
Marriage: December 4, 1799Person, North Carolina, United States
13 months
daughter
3 years
son
3 years
son
3 years
son
3 years
son