Franklin McGehee1862–
- Name
- Franklin McGehee
- Given names
- Franklin
- Surname
- McGehee
 Birth | about 1862 49 43 |
 Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865Note: 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 |
 Birth of a brother | David McGehee October 14, 1865 (Age 3 years) |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 5 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 5 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 7 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 |
| Marriage of a parent | Robert McGehee — Margaret Ann Freedle — View this family about 1878 (Age 16 years) Note: Marriage info based on 1880 census |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 16 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
 Property | Franklin McGehee and HC HerndonLand Deal 1882 October 15, 1882 (Age 20 years) |
| Property | Franklin McGehee and Randall Young Land Deal 1884 April 12, 1884 (Age 22 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 36 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 brother | John Madison “Matt” McGehee September 27, 1915 (Age 53 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 54 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 55 years)Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I |
| Historical Event | Spanish Influenza Epidemic 1918 (Age 56 years)Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/ |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 67 years)Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression |
| Death of a brother | David McGehee January 11, 1930 (Age 68 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 79 years)Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 88 years)Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 84 years)Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War |
 Death | unknown |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Robert McGehee Birth: about 1813 38 34 — Randolph, North Carolina, United States Death: |
| mother |
Nancy Irvin Birth: about 1819 — Randolph, North Carolina, United States Death: |
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Marriage: March 16, 1838 — Guilford, North Carolina, United States |
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12 years elder brother |
John Madison “Matt” McGehee Birth: October 4, 1849 36 30 — Guilford, North Carolina, United States Death: September 27, 1915 — Guilford, North Carolina, United States |
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13 years himself |
Franklin McGehee Birth: about 1862 49 43 — North Carolina, United States Death: |
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4 years younger brother |
David McGehee Birth: October 14, 1865 52 46 — Randolph, North Carolina, United States Death: January 11, 1930 — Gaston, North Carolina, United States |
| Father’s family with Mary Jackson |
| father |
Robert McGehee Birth: about 1813 38 34 — Randolph, North Carolina, United States Death: |
| step-mother |
Mary Jackson Birth: about 1820 — North Carolina, United States Death: |
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Marriage: January 20, 1838 — Guilford, North Carolina, United States |
| Father’s family with Margaret Ann Freedle |
| father |
Robert McGehee Birth: about 1813 38 34 — Randolph, North Carolina, United States Death: |
| step-mother |
Margaret Ann Freedle Birth: June 26, 1837 — Davidson, North Carolina, United States Death: November 27, 1885 — North Carolina, United States |
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Marriage: about 1878 — North Carolina, United States |