The Shemwell Family

Susan E CannadyAge: 79 years18281907

Name
Susan E Cannady
Given names
Susan E
Surname
Cannady
Married name
Susan E McGehee
Birth 1828 45 35
Birth of a sisterMary Catherine Cannady
1830 (Age 2 years)
Historical Event
Cholera Epidemic
1832 (Age 4 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 7 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
Birth of a sisterLucy B Cannady
about 1836 (Age 8 years)
Birth of a brotherJohn Fulghum Cannady
April 23, 1837 (Age 9 years)
Birth of a sisterHepsibah G P Cannady
February 18, 1840 (Age 12 years)
Birth of a brotherErastus Cannady
about 1841 (Age 13 years)
Death of a brotherErastus Cannady
about 1844 (Age 16 years)
Note: GEDCOM data reports that he died at about 3 years old due to drowning.
MarriageJohn Young McGeheeView this family
August 4, 1847 (Age 19 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Wyatt Lemuel McGehee
September 11, 1848 (Age 20 years)
Historical Event
Mexican-American War
from 1846 to 1848 (Age 18 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
Will February 9, 1853 (Age 25 years)
Death of a fatherWyatt Cannady
April 30, 1855 (Age 27 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Ellen K McGehee
about 1856 (Age 28 years)
Death of a sisterAnn Eliza Cannady
about 1857 (Age 29 years)
Death of a sisterHepsibah G P Cannady
February 1, 1859 (Age 31 years)
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 29 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 sisterAmanda Maria Cannady
about 1863 (Age 35 years)
Death of a brotherWyatt Macon Cannady
January 4, 1863 (Age 35 years)
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 33 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
Birth of a daughter
#3
Mollie E McGehee
about 1865 (Age 37 years)
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 39 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 39 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 41 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 of a motherMary Elizabeth Hockaday
January 4, 1875 (Age 47 years)
Marriage of a childWyatt Lemuel McGeheeElizabeth Jones “Bessie” MooreView this family
September 12, 1877 (Age 49 years)
Death of a sisterMary Catherine Cannady
February 16, 1878 (Age 50 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 50 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 sisterMaranda Dobbs Cannady
September 20, 1882 (Age 54 years)
Death of a sisterElizabeth Frances Cannady
March 6, 1884 (Age 56 years)
Marriage of a childThomas William StovallMollie E McGeheeView this family
May 6, 1884 (Age 56 years)
Birth of a grandson
#1
Hepburn M Stovall
March 23, 1885 (Age 57 years)
Death of a brotherSamuel Hillman Cannady Sr
March 12, 1888 (Age 60 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#2
Catherine “Kate” Stovall
November 10, 1888 (Age 60 years)
Birth of a grandson
#3
John Walker Stovall
April 5, 1891 (Age 63 years)

Death of a sisterNancy E Cannady
about 1893 (Age 65 years)
Death of a brotherWilliam Hockaday Cannady
September 3, 1893 (Age 65 years)
Burial of a brotherWilliam Hockaday Cannady
1893 (Age 65 years)
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Cannady Hill Cemetery
Death of a brotherNathaniel Ellis Cannady
about 1894 (Age 66 years)
Death of a brotherJohn Fulghum Cannady
January 10, 1896 (Age 68 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 70 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
Birth of a granddaughter
#4
Lucille S “Lucy” Stovall
August 13, 1899 (Age 71 years)
Death of a daughterMollie E McGehee
October 29, 1899 (Age 71 years)
Note: Explanation of date change will be uploaded shortly
Death of a husbandJohn Young McGehee
August 28, 1902 (Age 74 years)
Will August 10, 1903 (Age 75 years)
Death 1907 (Age 79 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: McGhee Family Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
elder brother
Nathaniel Ellis Cannady
Birth: about 1812 29 19Granville, North Carolina, United States
Death: about 1894Granville, North Carolina, United States
4 years
elder sister
Maranda Dobbs Cannady
Birth: 1815 32 22North Carolina, United States
Death: September 20, 1882North Carolina, United States
1 year
elder sister
Ann Eliza Cannady
Birth: about 1815 32 22North Carolina, United States
Death: about 1857North Carolina, United States
4 years
elder sister
Amanda Maria Cannady
Birth: about 1818 35 25North Carolina, United States
Death: about 1863North Carolina, United States
15 months
elder brother
4 years
elder sister
Nancy E Cannady
Birth: about 1822 39 29Granville, North Carolina, United States
Death: about 1893Granville, North Carolina, United States
10 months
elder brother
William Hockaday Cannady
Birth: October 24, 1822 39 29Granville, North Carolina, United States
Death: September 3, 1893Granville, North Carolina, United States
19 months
elder sister
Elizabeth Frances Cannady
Birth: May 18, 1824 41 31Granville, North Carolina, United States
Death: March 6, 1884Granville, North Carolina, United States
17 months
elder brother
Wyatt Macon Cannady
Birth: October 1825 42 32North Carolina, United States
Death: January 4, 1863North Carolina, United States
3 years
herself
3 years
younger sister
Mary Catherine Cannady
Birth: 1830 47 37Granville, North Carolina, United States
Death: February 16, 1878Granville, North Carolina, United States
7 years
younger sister
Lucy B Cannady
Birth: about 1836 53 43North Carolina, United States
Death: 1908North Carolina, United States
16 months
younger brother
John Fulghum Cannady
Birth: April 23, 1837 54 44Granville, North Carolina, United States
Death: January 10, 1896Granville, North Carolina, United States
3 years
younger sister
Hepsibah G P Cannady
Birth: February 18, 1840 57 47Granville, North Carolina, United States
Death: February 1, 1859Granville, North Carolina, United States
22 months
younger brother
Erastus Cannady
Birth: about 1841 58 48Granville, North Carolina, United States
Death: about 1844Granville, North Carolina, United States
Family with John Young McGehee - View this family
husband
John Young McGehee
Birth: August 23, 1823 27 21Granville, North Carolina, United States
Death: August 28, 1902Granville, North Carolina, United States
herself
Marriage: August 4, 1847Granville, North Carolina, United States
13 months
son
Wyatt Lemuel McGehee
Birth: September 11, 1848 25 20Granville, North Carolina, United States
Death: January 25, 1920Franklinton, Franklin, North Carolina, United States
8 years
daughter
Ellen K McGehee
Birth: about 1856 32 28North Carolina, United States
Death:
10 years
daughter

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