Rubye Dorine “Dee” MegeheeAge: 97 years1915–2012
- Name
- Rubye Dorine “Dee” Megehee
- Given names
- Rubye Dorine
- Surname
- Megehee
- Married name
- Rubye Dorine Morgan
- Nickname
- Dee
 Birth | May 7, 1915 45 32 |
 Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 7 months)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
 Death of a maternal grandfather | Rev. William Daniel Ward October 12, 1918 (Age 3 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 19 months)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 2 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 4 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | John Edward Megehee April 27, 1923 (Age 7 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Evaline Harriet Bell November 25, 1928 (Age 13 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 14 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 14 years) |
| Census | April 9, 1940 (Age 24 years) |
| Death of a father | William Obadiah “Obe” Megehee September 29, 1944 (Age 29 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Mary Adeline Whitener August 24, 1945 (Age 30 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 26 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 34 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 47 years) |
| Death of a brother | William Franklin Megehee November 29, 1965 (Age 50 years) |
| Death of a brother | Clifford Marion Megehee September 8, 1971 (Age 56 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 30 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 61 years) |
| Death of a mother | Amy Bell Ward June 27, 1978 (Age 63 years) |
| Death of a husband | Roy Oliver Morgan June 25, 1980 (Age 65 years) |
| Death of a brother | Daniel Floyd Megehee January 7, 1981 (Age 65 years) |
| Death of a brother | John Elbert Megehee February 10, 1987 (Age 71 years) |
 Death | December 28, 2012 (Age 97 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Tribbey 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 elder brother |
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 elder 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 elder 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 elder 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 elder 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 herself |
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 Roy Oliver Morgan |
| husband |
Roy Oliver Morgan Birth: October 23, 1914 — Texas, United States Death: June 25, 1980 — Choctaw, Oklahoma, United States |
| herself |
Rubye Dorine “Dee” Megehee Birth: May 7, 1915 45 32 — Johnsonville, McClain, Oklahoma, United States Death: December 28, 2012 — Tecumseh, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma, United States |
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Rubye Dorine “Dee” Megehee has 14 first cousins recorded
Father's family (14)
Parents William Edward Hopkins + Luna Elizabeth “Lizzie” McGehee
Parents James Lulard “Linnie” Ginn + Florence Izorah McGehee
Parents Ira Theadore “Oder” Ginn + Harriet Evelyn “Hattie” McGehee
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Mother's family (0)
| 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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