Francis “Fanny” McGeheeAge: 75 years1818–1893
- Name
- Francis “Fanny” McGehee
- Given names
- Francis
- Surname
- McGehee
- Married name
- Francis Daughtery
- Nickname
- Fanny
- Married name
- Francis Daugherty
 Birth | February 4, 1818 47 44 |
 Historical Event | Cholera Epidemic 1832 (Age 13 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 17 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 |
 Marriage | George Washington Daugherty — View this family about 1839 (Age 20 years) |
 Census | June 1, 1840 (Age 22 years) |
 Birth of a daughter#1 | Elizabeth Ann “Anna” Daugherty August 29, 1841 (Age 23 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | Francis M “Frank” Daugherty September 20, 1844 (Age 26 years) |
| Will | October 30, 1844 (Age 26 years) Note: The will made John McGehee the executor. It documented the 6 slaves that Osborn owned. It listed wife, Rebecca, and his 7 children (Ann, John, Martha (aka Patsey), Sarah (aka Sally), Eleanor (aka Nelly), Nancy, and Francis. |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Ellen Jane Daugherty March 28, 1846 (Age 28 years) |
| Birth of a son #4 | Cyrus Frost Daugherty October 14, 1848 (Age 30 years) |
| Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 27 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 |
 Immigration | about 1850 (Age 31 years) |
| Birth of a son #5 | James Monroe Daugherty July 3, 1850 (Age 32 years) |
| Census | November 23, 1850 (Age 32 years) |
| Death of a father | Osborn McGehee June 1857 (Age 39 years) Shared note: Daughter Anna McGehee Hood Johnson had "boarded and clothed" both Rebecca and Osburn from March 27, 1857 to June 25, 1857. She was paid $55.35 for this service from the estate (Conway Co., Arkansas, Probate Book C, page 317) These records give us an approximate date of death for both Osborn and Rebecca. |
| Death of a mother | Rebecca Shemwell June 1857 (Age 39 years) Shared note: Daughter Anna McGehee Hood Johnson had "boarded and clothed" both Rebecca and Osburn from March 27, 1857 to June 25, 1857. She was paid $55.35 for this service from the estate (Conway Co., Arkansas, Probate Book C, page 317) These records give us an approximate date of death for both Osborn and Rebecca. |
| Birth of a son #6 | George Washington Daugherty Jr. April 30, 1858 (Age 40 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 38 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 sister | Eleanor “Nelly” McGehee May 15, 1860 (Age 42 years) |
| Marriage of a child | John Wesley Sullivan — Elizabeth Ann “Anna” Daugherty — View this family about 1861 (Age 42 years) Note: Marriage based on the birth of their first child |
| Death of a sister | Martha “Patsey” McGehee after 1860 (Age 41 years) |
| Death of a husband | George Washington Daugherty May 24, 1861 (Age 43 years) Note: Find A Grave Memorial# 113394551 |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | George Washington Sullivan March 22, 1862 (Age 44 years) |
| Death of a sister | Sarah “Sally” McGehee October 18, 1862 (Age 44 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #2 | William Carroll Sullivan about 1863 (Age 44 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 43 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 grandson #3 | Marion Frank Sullivan August 1866 (Age 48 years) Note: Birth info based on 1900 Census |
| Birth of a grandson #4 | David Daugherty Sullivan August 14, 1867 (Age 49 years) |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 48 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 48 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Marriage of a child | Thomas Benton Young — Ellen Jane Daugherty — View this family about 1868 (Age 49 years) Note: Marriage info based on the birth of their child, Ollie. |
| Death of a son | Cyrus Frost Daugherty January 20, 1868 (Age 49 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #5 | Ollie Young May 5, 1869 (Age 51 years) |
| Marriage of a child | James Monroe Daugherty — Mary Josephine Daugherty — View this family July 11, 1869 (Age 51 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #6 | Mary Ellen Sullivan August 28, 1869 (Age 51 years) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 50 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 child | Francis M “Frank” Daugherty — Nancy A Walton — View this family March 12, 1870 (Age 52 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #7 | Ella Daugherty July 9, 1870 (Age 52 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #8 | Anna Louisa Daugherty December 13, 1871 (Age 53 years) |
| Death of a granddaughter | Ella Daugherty October 13, 1872 (Age 54 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #9 | Leona Ann “Lillie” Sullivan November 10, 1872 (Age 54 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #10 | Missouri Ann “Zouri” Sullivan March 21, 1873 (Age 55 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #11 | James Columbus Daugherty July 23, 1874 (Age 56 years) |
| Death of a brother | John McGehee about January 1875 (Age 56 years) Note: Probate Court established Ann McGehee as the Administrator of John McGehee's estate on January 20, 1875. This would suggest he probably died sometime in January 1875. |
| Birth of a granddaughter #12 | Lillian May Sullivan July 12, 1875 (Age 57 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #13 | Elias Horine Daugherty February 22, 1876 (Age 58 years) Note: Birthin info listed on WWI Draft Registration Card |
| Birth of a grandson #14 | William Lawson Daugherty November 27, 1877 (Age 59 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 59 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 grandson #15 | Walter Daugherty about 1879 (Age 60 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #16 | Sue Frances Daugherty November 29, 1879 (Age 61 years) Note: Need to find a birth, death or Census record to confirm family ties. Note that the 1879 birth date is consistent with other siblings born into this family |
| Birth of a granddaughter #17 | Myrtle Alice Sullivan July 2, 1880 (Age 62 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #18 | Henry Daugherty March 11, 1882 (Age 64 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #19 | Joseph Theodore Daugherty February 13, 1883 (Age 65 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #20 | Myrtie Lee Daugherty November 25, 1883 (Age 65 years) |
| Marriage of a child | George Washington Daugherty Jr. — Parlee Jane Wooldridge — View this family about 1884 (Age 65 years) Note: Marriage info based on the birth of their first child |
| Death of a sister | Anna McGehee about 1884 (Age 65 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #21 | Minnie L Daugherty July 5, 1885 (Age 67 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #22 | Myrtie May Daugherty July 5, 1885 (Age 67 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #23 | Samuel Daugherty March 16, 1886 (Age 68 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #24 | William Oscar Daugherty August 22, 1886 (Age 68 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #25 | Infant Daugherty November 22, 1887 (Age 69 years) |
| Death of a grandson | Infant Daugherty November 22, 1887 (Age 69 years) |
| Death of a grandson | Henry Daugherty October 26, 1889 (Age 71 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #26 | Mattie Gordon Daugherty October 1890 (Age 72 years) |
| Marriage of a child | James Monroe Daugherty — Margaret Frances McBride — View this family about 1890 (Age 71 years) Note: Marriage info based on the birth of their first child |
| Death of a granddaughter | Sue Frances Daugherty September 1, 1891 (Age 73 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #27 | James Thomas Daugherty January 18, 1892 (Age 73 years) Associate: George Washington Daugherty Jr.
Associate: Parlee Jane Wooldridge
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| Birth of a granddaughter #28 | Myra Daugherty July 6, 1893 (Age 75 years) |
 Death | November 24, 1893 (Age 75 years) |
| Death | Elizabeth Ann “Anna” Daugherty February 17, 1912 (Age 94 years) |
| Death | George Washington Daugherty Jr. April 23, 1931 (Age 113 years) |
| Death | James Monroe Daugherty January 6, 1932 (Age 113 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Deal-Gist Burial Plot - Poolville Community |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Osborn McGehee Birth: 1771 42 31 — Granville, North Carolina, United States Death: June 1857 — Conway, Arkansas, United States |
| mother |
Rebecca Shemwell Birth: about 1774 47 24 — St. Mary's, Maryland, United States Death: June 1857 — Conway, Arkansas, United States |
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Marriage: January 31, 1798 — Granville, North Carolina, United States |
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11 months elder sister |
Anna McGehee Birth: about 1798 27 24 — North Carolina, United States Death: about 1884 — Conway, Arkansas, United States |
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3 years elder brother |
John McGehee Birth: 1800 29 26 — North Carolina, United States Death: about January 1875 — Conway, Arkansas, United States |
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7 years elder sister |
Martha “Patsey” McGehee Birth: about 1806 35 32 — Kentucky, United States Death: after 1860 |
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6 years elder sister |
Nancy McGehee Birth: March 2, 1812 41 38 — Kentucky, United States Death: January 14, 1908 — Deer, Newton, Arkansas, United States |
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6 months elder sister |
Sarah “Sally” McGehee Birth: August 28, 1812 41 38 — Christian, Kentucky, United States Death: October 18, 1862 — Butler, Missouri, United States |
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3 years elder sister |
Eleanor “Nelly” McGehee Birth: May 20, 1815 44 41 — Kentucky, United States Death: May 15, 1860 — Alton, Denton, Texas, United States |
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3 years herself |
Francis “Fanny” McGehee Birth: February 4, 1818 47 44 — Tennessee, United States Death: November 24, 1893 — Parker, Texas, United States |
| Family with George Washington Daugherty |
| husband |
George Washington Daugherty Birth: January 4, 1807 47 32 — Virginia, United States Death: May 24, 1861 — Parker, Texas, United States |
| herself |
Francis “Fanny” McGehee Birth: February 4, 1818 47 44 — Tennessee, United States Death: November 24, 1893 — Parker, Texas, United States |
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Marriage: about 1839 — Arkansas, United States |
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3 years daughter |
Elizabeth Ann “Anna” Daugherty Birth: August 29, 1841 34 23 — Arkansas, United States Death: February 17, 1912 — Weatherford, Parker, Texas, United States |
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3 years son |
Francis M “Frank” Daugherty Birth: September 20, 1844 37 26 — Arkansas, United States Death: March 4, 1905 — Missouri, United States |
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18 months daughter |
Ellen Jane Daugherty Birth: March 28, 1846 39 28 — Arkansas, United States Death: June 15, 1916 — Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, United States |
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3 years son |
Cyrus Frost Daugherty Birth: October 14, 1848 41 30 — Missouri, United States Death: January 20, 1868 — Parker, Texas, United States |
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21 months son |
James Monroe Daugherty Birth: July 3, 1850 43 32 — Texas, United States Death: January 6, 1932 — Azle, Parker, Texas, United States |
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8 years son |
George Washington Daugherty Jr. Birth: April 30, 1858 51 40 Death: April 23, 1931 — Texas, United States |
| Census | 1840 United States - Census transcript - George Washington Daugherty - Household
Little Red River, Van Buren, Arkansas, United States
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| Will | The will made John McGehee the executor. It documented the 6 slaves that Osborn owned. It listed wife, Rebecca, and his 7 children (Ann, John, Martha (aka Patsey), Sarah (aka Sally), Eleanor (aka Nelly), Nancy, and Francis. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Will | Transcription:
In the name of God Amen, I Osborn McGeehe have this day made this my last will and testament.
Clause the first. I do appoint John McGeehe my only son my executor to carry this my will into effect after my death.
Cl 2. I give and bequeath both Real Chase and personal Estate to my wife Rebecca McGeehe during her natural life after my funeral expenses and debts are paid.
Cl 3. After the death of my beloved wife it is my desire that my Executor John McGeehe shall sell all my personal Estate and collect all debts that may be due me or my deceased wife and have my Six Negroes namely, Peggy, John, Jane, Frank, Martin and Rachel, all matured and divided them by lot to six of my children and those of my children that deserve the most valuable Negros are to pay the overplus into hotchpot so that my seventh child shall have an equal share in money paid out of hotchpot, and divide the slaves and money owing from debts, and the sale of my personal Estate so that each of my seven children to wit Ann Johnson, John McGeehe, Patsey Knighton, Sally Eppsa, Nelly Dorherty, Nancy Pruitt, and Fanny Dorherty shall have an equal share of all of my worldly effects.
Cl 4. It is my desire that my Executor John McGeehe pay over the several portions belonging to each of my daughters to them and take their receipt for the same which shall be a discharge for their portions of my estate.
Cl 5. it is my will that the Estate given by me to my daughters are not later sold or in any way to be disposed of to pay debts of their husbands, but shall and remain for the maintenance of my daughters.
Cl 6. it is my will that courts of law and equity if ever my wife shall be contested shall construe the same according to the intention of the testators have known in this my Last Will and Testament. In the name of God Amen.
In testimony where of I have unto set my hand and seal this 30th day of October AD 1844.
Osborn (his mark) McGeehe Seal
Signed by making his hands and acknowledging the same, in presence of us
Name Signed by W L Simms and Andre Gordon
State of Arkansas
Conway County
I Harrison H Higgins, clerk of the circuit court and Exofficio Recorder for the county aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing instrument of writing was filed with me for safekeeping and by Request of the testator was Recorded in the Record Book C Page 75 – 6
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 30th day of October AD 1844,
H H Higgins Clerk and Exofficio Recorder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1850 United States - Census transcript - George Washington Daughtery - Household
Texas, Missouri
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