The Shemwell Family

Henry Louis McGeheeAge: 67 years18511918

Name
Henry Louis McGehee
Given names
Henry Louis
Surname
McGehee
Birth June 15, 1851 29 25
Birth of a brotherGeorge W McGehee
April 24, 1853 (Age 22 months)
Death of a paternal grandfatherShemuel McGehee Sr
about 1855 (Age 3 years)
Birth of a sisterJane McGehee
June 12, 1856 (Age 4 years)
Marriage of a parentJohn R McGeheeEliza Jane HaswellView this family
about 1856 (Age 4 years)
Death of a motherEliza Jane Haswell
after 1856 (Age 4 years)
Note: She died after the birth of her daughter in 1856. Need to find an actual death record
Marriage of a parentShemuel “Shem” McGehee JrDilly FreemanView this family
February 8, 1858 (Age 6 years)
Birth of a half-brotherShemuel J McGehee
January 25, 1859 (Age 7 years)
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 5 years)

Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884
Census September 14, 1860 (Age 9 years)
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 9 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 15 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 15 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 17 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
MarriageSarah Ann PendletonView this family
June 16, 1870 (Age 19 years)
Debt
Henry Louis McGehee and Sarah Pendleton Loan from Henry Sherrod 1872
January 4, 1872 (Age 20 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 26 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 maternal grandmotherMary Bridges
December 1879 (Age 28 years)
Probate between 1881 and 1883 (Age 29 years)
Death of a brotherGeorge W McGehee
December 24, 1892 (Age 41 years)
Death of a fatherShemuel “Shem” McGehee Jr
June 2, 1897 (Age 45 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 46 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 half-brotherShemuel J McGehee
June 25, 1901 (Age 50 years)
Death of a brotherWinfred Scott McGehee
December 15, 1911 (Age 60 years)
Death of a brotherZachariah Taylor McGehee
July 15, 1912 (Age 61 years)
Death of a wifeSarah Ann Pendleton
December 18, 1913 (Age 62 years)
Death of a sisterJane McGehee
January 30, 1915 (Age 63 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 64 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 65 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 66 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 August 18, 1918 (Age 67 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Oakwood Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: October 7, 1843Granville, North Carolina, United States
3 years
elder brother
Leroy Thomas McGehee
Birth: about 1846 24 20Granville, North Carolina, United States
Death: June 8, 1924Franklin, North Carolina, United States
1 year
elder brother
Robert McGehee
Birth: about 1846 24 20Granville, North Carolina, United States
Death: about 1920Granville, North Carolina, United States
2 years
elder brother
Winfred Scott McGehee
Birth: January 10, 1848 26 22Franklin, North Carolina, United States
Death: December 15, 1911Franklin, North Carolina, United States
elder brother
Zachariah Taylor McGehee
Birth: January 10, 1848 26 22Granville, North Carolina, United States
Death: July 15, 1912Franklin, North Carolina, United States
3 years
himself
Henry Louis McGehee
Birth: June 15, 1851 29 25Franklin, North Carolina, United States
Death: August 18, 1918Franklin, North Carolina, United States
22 months
younger brother
George W McGehee
Birth: April 24, 1853 31 27Granville, North Carolina, United States
Death: December 24, 1892Franklin, North Carolina, United States
3 years
younger sister
Jane McGehee
Birth: June 12, 1856 34 30Granville, North Carolina, United States
Death: January 30, 1915Franklin, North Carolina, United States
Father’s family with Dilly Freeman - View this family
father
step-mother
Dilly Freeman
Birth: 1834Franklin, North Carolina, United States
Death: January 21, 1914Franklinton, Franklin, North Carolina, United States
Marriage: February 8, 1858Franklin, North Carolina, United States
1 year
half-brother
Shemuel J McGehee
Birth: January 25, 1859 37 25North Carolina, United States
Death: June 25, 1901Franklinton, Franklin, North Carolina, United States
Mother’s family with John R McGehee - View this family
step-father
mother
Marriage: about 1856North Carolina, United States
Family with Sarah Ann Pendleton - View this family
himself
Henry Louis McGehee
Birth: June 15, 1851 29 25Franklin, North Carolina, United States
Death: August 18, 1918Franklin, North Carolina, United States
wife
Sarah Ann Pendleton
Birth: September 16, 1853Warren, North Carolina, United States
Death: December 18, 1913Youngsville, Franklin, North Carolina, United States
Marriage: June 16, 1870North Carolina, United States

Henry Louis McGehee has 6 first cousins recorded

Father's family (6)

Parents Joseph McGehee + Penny Coe
1Silas E McGehee18331862
2Josiah C McGehee18341874
4Mary McGehee1842
5Richard M McGehee18481928
6Rufus W McGehee18521906

Mother's family (0)

Census1860 United States - Census transcript - Shemuel “Shem” McGehee Jr - Household

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceMarSchoolR+WInfirm
Shemuel “Shem” McGehee Jrhead37MWFarmerNC1
Dilly McGeheewife26FWNC
Robert McGeheeson15MWNC
Leroy Thomas McGeheeson14MWNC
Zachariah Taylor McGeheeson12MWNC
Winfred Scott McGeheeson12MWNC
Henry Louis McGeheeson11MWNC
George W McGeheeson7MWNC
Jane McGeheedaughter4FWNC
Shemuel J McGeheeson1MWNC