Elizabeth Jones “Bessie” MooreAge: 91 years1856–1948
- Name
- Elizabeth Jones “Bessie” Moore
- Given names
- Elizabeth Jones
- Surname
- Moore
- Nickname
- Bessie
- Married name
- Elizabeth Jones McGehee
 Birth | August 15, 1856 |
 Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 4 months)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 4 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 10 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 10 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 12 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 | Wyatt Lemuel McGehee — View this family September 12, 1877 (Age 21 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 21 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
 Property | Wyatt Lemuel McGehee and Elizabeth Jones Moore (his wife) and James K Wright Land Deal 1893 March 15, 1893 (Age 36 years) |
| Property | Wyatt Lemuel McGehee and Sidney May Land Deal 1897 December 1, 1897 (Age 41 years)Note: Legal agreement was signed by both Wyatt and Bessie McGehee |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 41 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 |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 59 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 60 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 61 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/ |
 Death of a husband | Wyatt Lemuel McGehee January 25, 1920 (Age 63 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 73 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 |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 85 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 | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 89 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 | May 19, 1948 (Age 91 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Fairview Cemetery |
| Family with Wyatt Lemuel McGehee |
| husband |
Wyatt Lemuel McGehee Birth: September 11, 1848 25 20 — Granville, North Carolina, United States Death: January 25, 1920 — Franklinton, Franklin, North Carolina, United States |
| herself |
Elizabeth Jones “Bessie” Moore Birth: August 15, 1856 — Murfreesboro, Hertford, North Carolina, United States Death: May 19, 1948 — Franklinton, Franklin, North Carolina, United States |
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Marriage: September 12, 1877 — Hertford, North Carolina, United States |
No family available
| Property | Legal agreement was signed by both Wyatt and Bessie McGehee |