William Obadiah “Obe” MegeheeAge: 74 years1870–1944
- Name
- William Obadiah “Obe” Megehee
- Given names
- William Obadiah
- Surname
- Megehee
- Nickname
- Obe
- Also known as
- William Obadiah McGehee
 Birth | February 25, 1870 26 19 |
 Census | August 3, 1870 (Age 5 months) |
 Death of a paternal grandfather | Robert McGehee October 12, 1870 (Age 7 months) |
| Birth of a brother | Able Leander McGehee September 9, 1871 (Age 18 months) |
| Birth of a brother | James Stokley McGehee November 3, 1874 (Age 4 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Luna Elizabeth “Lizzie” McGehee February 23, 1877 (Age 6 years) |
| Death of a brother | Able Leander McGehee October 1, 1878 (Age 8 years) |
| Death of a brother | James Stokley McGehee October 6, 1878 (Age 8 years) |
 Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 7 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Birth of a sister | Florence Izorah McGehee August 1, 1879 (Age 9 years) |
| Census | June 25, 1880 (Age 10 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Amorila McGehee June 25, 1881 (Age 11 years) |
| Death of a sister | Amorila McGehee June 25, 1881 (Age 11 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Thomas Jefferson McGehee June 25, 1882 (Age 12 years) |
| Death of a brother | Thomas Jefferson McGehee October 5, 1885 (Age 15 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Harriet Evelyn “Hattie” McGehee August 10, 1887 (Age 17 years) |
 Marriage | Amy Bell Ward — View this family March 15, 1896 (Age 26 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | William Franklin Megehee April 19, 1897 (Age 27 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 28 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 |
| Census | June 29, 1900 (Age 30 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | John Elbert Megehee July 10, 1900 (Age 30 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Bertha Belle Megehee November 1, 1902 (Age 32 years) |
| Death of a sister | Luna Elizabeth “Lizzie” McGehee February 10, 1905 (Age 34 years) Cause: Child Birth |
| Birth of a son #4 | Daniel Floyd Megehee October 4, 1905 (Age 35 years) |
| Birth of a son #5 | Jesse Leander Megehee August 26, 1907 (Age 37 years) |
| Census | April 30, 1910 (Age 40 years) |
| Birth of a son #6 | Clifford Marion Megehee April 26, 1912 (Age 42 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #7 | Rubye Dorine “Dee” Megehee May 7, 1915 (Age 45 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 45 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | Louis Franklin Megehee March 9, 1917 (Age 47 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 46 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 47 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/ |
| Birth of a grandson #2 | William Theodure “Ted” Megehee October 7, 1919 (Age 49 years) |
| Census | January 21, 1920 (Age 49 years) |
| Death of a sister | Florence Izorah McGehee February 13, 1920 (Age 49 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #3 | John Joseph Megehee December 3, 1921 (Age 51 years) |
| Death of a father | John Edward Megehee April 27, 1923 (Age 53 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #4 | Kenneth Albert Megehee October 31, 1924 (Age 54 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #5 | Douglas Floyd Megehee June 10, 1925 (Age 55 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Edward Herman “Jack” Williams — Bertha Belle Megehee — View this family May 23, 1927 (Age 57 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #6 | Anita June Belle Megehee June 6, 1927 (Age 57 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #7 | William Delmer “Bill” Megehee October 11, 1927 (Age 57 years) |
| Death of a mother | Evaline Harriet Bell November 25, 1928 (Age 58 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #8 | Reba Dorene Megehee July 21, 1929 (Age 59 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 59 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 |
| Census | April 5, 1930 (Age 60 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #9 | Wayland L Megehee July 19, 1930 (Age 60 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #10 | Carl Ulysses Megehee May 15, 1931 (Age 61 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #11 | Hershell Ray Megehee August 7, 1933 (Age 63 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #12 | Max Lloyd Megehee November 15, 1933 (Age 63 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #13 | Mary Anne Megehee April 13, 1938 (Age 68 years) |
| Census | April 9, 1940 (Age 70 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #14 | Carla Sue Megehee July 14, 1940 (Age 70 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #15 | Phyllis Ann Megehee December 8, 1943 (Age 73 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 71 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 |
 Death | September 29, 1944 (Age 74 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Tribbey Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
John Edward Megehee Birth: August 27, 1843 21 21 — Butler, Missouri, United States Death: April 27, 1923 — Pottawatomie, Oklahoma, United States |
| mother |
Evaline Harriet Bell Birth: October 23, 1850 32 31 — Tennessee, United States Death: November 25, 1928 — Pottawatomie, Oklahoma, United States |
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Marriage: February 6, 1868 — Butler, Missouri, United States |
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2 years himself |
William Obadiah “Obe” Megehee Birth: February 25, 1870 26 19 — Siloam Springs, Benton, Arkansas, United States Death: September 29, 1944 — Pottawatomie, Oklahoma, United States |
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18 months younger brother |
Able Leander McGehee Birth: September 9, 1871 28 20 Death: October 1, 1878 |
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3 years younger brother |
James Stokley McGehee Birth: November 3, 1874 31 24 Death: October 6, 1878 |
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2 years younger sister |
Luna Elizabeth “Lizzie” McGehee Birth: February 23, 1877 33 26 — Texas, United States Death: February 10, 1905 — Pottawatomie, Oklahoma, United States |
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2 years younger sister |
Florence Izorah McGehee Birth: August 1, 1879 35 28 — Bonham, Fannin, Texas, United States Death: February 13, 1920 — Shawnee, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma, United States |
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23 months younger sister |
Amorila McGehee Birth: June 25, 1881 37 30 — Texas, United States Death: June 25, 1881 — Texas, United States |
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1 year younger brother |
Thomas Jefferson McGehee Birth: June 25, 1882 38 31 Death: October 5, 1885 |
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5 years younger sister |
Harriet Evelyn “Hattie” McGehee Birth: August 10, 1887 43 36 — Bonham, Fannin, Texas, United States Death: May 20, 1961 — Eureka, Humboldt, California, United States |
| Family with Amy Bell Ward |
| himself |
William Obadiah “Obe” Megehee Birth: February 25, 1870 26 19 — Siloam Springs, Benton, Arkansas, United States Death: September 29, 1944 — Pottawatomie, Oklahoma, United States |
| wife |
Amy Bell Ward Birth: March 24, 1883 38 17 — Love, Oklahoma, United States Death: June 27, 1978 — Tecumseh, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma, United States |
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Marriage: March 15, 1896 — Pottawatomie, Oklahoma, United States |
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13 months son |
William Franklin Megehee Birth: April 19, 1897 27 14 — Tribbey, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma, United States Death: November 29, 1965 — Choctaw, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, United States |
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3 years son |
John Elbert Megehee Birth: July 10, 1900 30 17 — Tribbey, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma, United States Death: February 10, 1987 — Shawnee, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma, United States |
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2 years daughter |
Bertha Belle Megehee Birth: November 1, 1902 32 19 — Tribbey, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma, United States Death: February 9, 1977 — Tecumseh, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma, United States |
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3 years son |
Daniel Floyd Megehee Birth: October 4, 1905 35 22 — Tecumseh, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma, United States Death: January 7, 1981 — Shawnee, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma, United States |
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23 months son |
Jesse Leander Megehee Birth: August 26, 1907 37 24 — Tecumseh, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma, United States Death: September 29, 1962 — Pottawatomie, Oklahoma, United States |
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5 years son |
Clifford Marion Megehee Birth: April 26, 1912 42 29 — Romulus, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma, United States Death: September 8, 1971 — Tecumseh, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma, United States |
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3 years daughter |
Rubye Dorine “Dee” Megehee Birth: May 7, 1915 45 32 — Johnsonville, McClain, Oklahoma, United States Death: December 28, 2012 — Tecumseh, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma, United States |
William Obadiah “Obe” Megehee has 22 first cousins recorded
Father's family (21)
Parents William Joshua McGehee + Christina Catherine Jonas
Parents William Joshua McGehee + Elizabeth Jane Bell
Parents Harvey Harrison Rushing + Mary Ann McGehee
Parents Robert Albert Appleby + Martha “Mattie” McGehee
Mother's family (1)
Parents William Joshua McGehee + Elizabeth Jane Bell
| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - John Edward McGehee - Household
Osage, Benton, Arkansas
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| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - John Edward McGehee - Household
Fannin, Texas
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| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - William Obadiah “Obe” McGehee - Household
Burnett, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - William Obadiah “Obe” McGehee - Household
Moore, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - William Obadiah “Obe” McGehee - Household
Burnett, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - William Obadiah “Obe” McGehee - Household
Burnett, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - William Obadiah “Obe” McGehee - Household
Burnett, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma
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