John Elbert MegeheeAge: 86 years1900–1987
- Name
- John Elbert Megehee
- Given names
- John Elbert
- Surname
- Megehee
 Birth | July 10, 1900 30 17 |
 Birth of a sister | Bertha Belle Megehee November 1, 1902 (Age 2 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Daniel Floyd Megehee October 4, 1905 (Age 5 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Jesse Leander Megehee August 26, 1907 (Age 7 years) |
 Census | April 30, 1910 (Age 9 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Clifford Marion Megehee April 26, 1912 (Age 11 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Rubye Dorine “Dee” Megehee May 7, 1915 (Age 14 years) |
 Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 15 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
 Military | WW1 Draft September 12, 1918 (Age 18 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | Rev. William Daniel Ward October 12, 1918 (Age 18 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 16 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 17 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/ |
| Census | January 21, 1920 (Age 19 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | John Edward Megehee April 27, 1923 (Age 22 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Evaline Harriet Bell November 25, 1928 (Age 28 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 29 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 29 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | Wayland L Megehee July 19, 1930 (Age 30 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | Hershell Ray Megehee August 7, 1933 (Age 33 years) |
| Census | April 2, 1940 (Age 39 years) |
| Death of a father | William Obadiah “Obe” Megehee September 29, 1944 (Age 44 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Mary Adeline Whitener August 24, 1945 (Age 45 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 41 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 | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 49 years)Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War |
| Death of a brother | Jesse Leander Megehee September 29, 1962 (Age 62 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | Steven Ray Megehee September 4, 1965 (Age 65 years) |
| Death of a brother | William Franklin Megehee November 29, 1965 (Age 65 years) |
| Death of a wife | Bricie Jewell Abston June 7, 1966 (Age 65 years) |
| Death of a brother | Clifford Marion Megehee September 8, 1971 (Age 71 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 45 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 of a sister | Bertha Belle Megehee February 9, 1977 (Age 76 years) |
| Death of a mother | Amy Bell Ward June 27, 1978 (Age 77 years) |
| Death of a brother | Daniel Floyd Megehee January 7, 1981 (Age 80 years) |
 Death | February 10, 1987 (Age 86 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Tecumseh Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
William Obadiah “Obe” Megehee Birth: February 25, 1870 26 19 — Siloam Springs, Benton, Arkansas, United States Death: September 29, 1944 — Pottawatomie, Oklahoma, United States |
| mother |
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 elder brother |
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 himself |
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 younger sister |
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 younger brother |
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 younger brother |
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 younger brother |
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 younger sister |
Rubye Dorine “Dee” Megehee Birth: May 7, 1915 45 32 — Johnsonville, McClain, Oklahoma, United States Death: December 28, 2012 — Tecumseh, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma, United States |
| Family with Bricie Jewell Abston |
| himself |
John Elbert Megehee Birth: July 10, 1900 30 17 — Tribbey, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma, United States Death: February 10, 1987 — Shawnee, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma, United States |
| wife |
Bricie Jewell Abston Birth: December 23, 1902 — Cookeville, Putnam, Tennessee, United States Death: June 7, 1966 |
| son |
Wayland L Megehee Birth: July 19, 1930 30 27 — Pottawatomie, Oklahoma, United States Death: July 3, 2008 — Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States |
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3 years son |
Hershell Ray Megehee Birth: August 7, 1933 33 30 — Tribbey, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma, United States Death: March 17, 2003 — Tecumseh, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma, United States |
| son |
Private |
| 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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