Nicholas Abner McGeheeAge: 65 years1807–1873
- Name
- Nicholas Abner McGehee
- Given names
- Nicholas Abner
- Surname
- McGehee
 Birth | November 7, 1807 36 30 |
 Death of a paternal grandfather | Micajah McGehee July 31, 1811 (Age 3 years) |
 Historical Event | War of 1812 between 1812 and 1815 (Age 4 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 grandmother | Nancy Anne Baytop Scott February 25, 1816 (Age 8 years) |
| Death of a father | James McGehee May 16, 1826 (Age 18 years) |
 Marriage | Louise Elizabeth Lamar — View this family December 11, 1832 (Age 25 years) |
| Historical Event | Cholera Epidemic 1832 (Age 24 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 |
| Birth of a son #1 | Lucius Mirabeau McGehee July 2, 1834 (Age 26 years) |
| Historical Event | The Texas Revolution between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 27 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 |
| Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 38 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 mother | Mary Johns October 1, 1849 (Age 41 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Lucius Mirabeau McGehee — Eliza Williams — View this family October 9, 1850 (Age 42 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 49 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 wife | Louise Elizabeth Lamar May 26, 1864 (Age 56 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 53 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 59 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 59 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 61 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 | May 14, 1873 (Age 65 years) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
James McGehee Birth: November 26, 1770 40 17 — Prince Edward, Virginia, United States Death: May 16, 1826 — Putnam, Georgia, United States |
| mother |
Mary Johns Birth: March 1777 — Putnam, Georgia, United States Death: October 1, 1849 — Putnam, Georgia, United States |
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Marriage: November 26, 1795 — Lexington, Oglethorpe, Georgia, United States |
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12 years himself |
Nicholas Abner McGehee Birth: November 7, 1807 36 30 — Oglethorpe, Georgia, United States Death: May 14, 1873 — Indian Springs, Catoosa, Georgia, United States |
| Family with Louise Elizabeth Lamar |
| himself |
Nicholas Abner McGehee Birth: November 7, 1807 36 30 — Oglethorpe, Georgia, United States Death: May 14, 1873 — Indian Springs, Catoosa, Georgia, United States |
| wife |
Louise Elizabeth Lamar Birth: November 7, 1807 — Putnam, Georgia, United States Death: May 26, 1864 — Summerfield, Dallas, Alabama, United States |
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Marriage: December 11, 1832 — Putnam, Georgia, United States |
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19 months son |
Lucius Mirabeau McGehee Birth: July 2, 1834 26 26 — Putnam, Georgia, United States Death: July 18, 1907 |