Martha S VenableAge: 78 years1800–1879
- Name
- Martha S Venable
- Given names
- Martha S
- Surname
- Venable
- Married name
- Martha S McGehee
 Birth | November 2, 1800 |
 Historical Event | The Louisiana Purchase 1803 (Age 2 years)Note: Napoleon Bonaparte agrees to sell 828,000 square miles of land to the United States for $15 million - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louisiana_Purchase |
| Historical Event | War of 1812 between 1812 and 1815 (Age 11 years)Note: War of 1812 between the Americans and the British. The Creek (or Red Stick) War in Alabama had different origins, but it coincided with the war of 1812, and the U.S. treated it as a part of the larger war, with Jackson and his forces also in charge of defeating the Creeks - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_of_1812 |
 Marriage | Micajah McGehee — View this family August 14, 1822 (Age 21 years) |
 Birth of a son#1 | Henry James McGehee February 13, 1827 (Age 26 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | Charles Abner McGehee February 25, 1829 (Age 28 years) |
| Historical Event | Cholera Epidemic 1832 (Age 31 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 |
| Birth of a son #3 | Nathan Micajah McGehee about 1833 (Age 32 years) |
| Historical Event | The Texas Revolution between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 34 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 |
| Birth of a daughter #4 | Susan Elizabeth McGehee about 1839 (Age 38 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #5 | Emma C “Emily” McGehee June 13, 1841 (Age 40 years) |
| Death of a husband | Micajah McGehee November 25, 1845 (Age 45 years) |
| Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 45 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 |
| Marriage of a child | Charles Abner McGehee — Mary Elizabeth “Mollie” Beard — View this family July 19, 1853 (Age 52 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Nathan Micajah McGehee — Margaret E “Maggie” Stockton — View this family October 19, 1858 (Age 57 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 56 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Marriage of a child | Henry James McGehee — Mary Elizabeth Webster — View this family November 24, 1862 (Age 62 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | Charles V McGehee May 20, 1863 (Age 62 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Emma C “Emily” McGehee July 19, 1863 (Age 62 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #2 | Henry Webster McGehee September 16, 1864 (Age 63 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 60 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 granddaughter #3 | Irene Huntingdon McGehee October 20, 1865 (Age 64 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #4 | Richard Albert McGehee July 4, 1867 (Age 66 years) |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 66 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 66 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Birth of a grandson #5 | Benjamin Franklin McGehee Sr about 1869 (Age 68 years) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 68 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 |
| Birth of a granddaughter #6 | Martha Venable “Mattie” McGehee about 1872 (Age 71 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #7 | Sallie Foy McGehee February 3, 1874 (Age 73 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #8 | Nancy “Nannie” McGehee November 10, 1875 (Age 75 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #9 | Mary Elizabeth McGehee June 18, 1878 (Age 77 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 77 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
 Death | January 7, 1879 (Age 78 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Wall-McGehee Family Cemetery |
| Family with Micajah McGehee |
| husband |
Micajah McGehee Birth: July 3, 1797 42 29 — Prince Edward, Virginia, United States Death: November 25, 1845 — Rockingham, North Carolina, United States |
| herself |
Martha S Venable Birth: November 2, 1800 — Prince Edward, Virginia, United States Death: January 7, 1879 — Rockingham, North Carolina, United States |
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Marriage: August 14, 1822 — Prince Edward, Virginia, United States |
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5 years son |
Henry James McGehee Birth: February 13, 1827 29 26 — Prince Edward, Virginia, United States Death: July 7, 1881 — Rockingham, North Carolina, United States |
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2 years son |
Charles Abner McGehee Birth: February 25, 1829 31 28 — Virginia, United States Death: November 16, 1895 — Stokes, North Carolina, United States |
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5 years son |
Nathan Micajah McGehee Birth: about 1833 35 32 — Virginia, United States Death: about 1888 — Rockingham, North Carolina, United States |
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7 years daughter |
Susan Elizabeth McGehee Birth: about 1839 41 38 — North Carolina, United States Death: about 1880 — Davidson, North Carolina, United States |
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2 years daughter |
Emma C “Emily” McGehee Birth: June 13, 1841 43 40 — North Carolina, United States Death: July 19, 1863 — Forsyth, North Carolina, United States |