Mary Elizabeth WebsterAge: 39 years1841–1880
- Name
- Mary Elizabeth Webster
- Given names
- Mary Elizabeth
- Surname
- Webster
- Married name
- Mary Elizabeth McGehee
 Birth | May 30, 1841 |
 Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 4 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 |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 15 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
 Marriage | Henry James McGehee — View this family November 24, 1862 (Age 21 years) |
 Birth of a son#1 | Henry Webster McGehee September 16, 1864 (Age 23 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 19 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 daughter #2 | Irene Huntingdon McGehee October 20, 1865 (Age 24 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | Richard Albert McGehee July 4, 1867 (Age 26 years) |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 25 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 25 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Birth of a son #4 | Benjamin Franklin McGehee Sr about 1869 (Age 27 years) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 27 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 daughter #5 | Martha Venable “Mattie” McGehee about 1872 (Age 30 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #6 | Sallie Foy McGehee February 3, 1874 (Age 32 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #7 | Nancy “Nannie” McGehee November 10, 1875 (Age 34 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #8 | Mary Elizabeth McGehee June 18, 1878 (Age 37 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 36 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 son #9 | Dr John Webster McGehee June 28, 1880 (Age 39 years) |
 Death | July 24, 1880 (Age 39 years) |
| Probate | 1884 (3 years after death) Note: 9 minor children of Henry/Mary are documented in this source |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Wall-McGehee Family Cemetery |
| Family with Henry James McGehee |
| husband |
Henry James McGehee Birth: February 13, 1827 29 26 — Prince Edward, Virginia, United States Death: July 7, 1881 — Rockingham, North Carolina, United States |
| herself |
Mary Elizabeth Webster Birth: May 30, 1841 — Madison, Rockingham, North Carolina, United States Death: July 24, 1880 — Madison, Rockingham, North Carolina, United States |
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Marriage: November 24, 1862 — Rockingham, North Carolina, United States |
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22 months son |
Henry Webster McGehee Birth: September 16, 1864 37 23 — Rockingham, North Carolina, United States Death: September 8, 1919 — South Carolina, United States |
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13 months daughter |
Irene Huntingdon McGehee Birth: October 20, 1865 38 24 — Madison, Rockingham, North Carolina, United States Death: June 30, 1936 — Morganton, Burke, North Carolina, United States |
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20 months son |
Richard Albert McGehee Birth: July 4, 1867 40 26 — Madison, Rockingham, North Carolina, United States Death: December 3, 1906 — North Carolina, United States |
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3 years son |
Benjamin Franklin McGehee Sr Birth: about 1869 41 27 — Madison, Rockingham, North Carolina, United States Death: about 1915 |
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4 years daughter |
Martha Venable “Mattie” McGehee Birth: about 1872 44 30 — Madison, Rockingham, North Carolina, United States Death: about 1910 |
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2 years daughter |
Sallie Foy McGehee Birth: February 3, 1874 46 32 — Madison, Rockingham, North Carolina, United States Death: February 2, 1948 — Roanoke, Virginia, United States |
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21 months daughter |
Nancy “Nannie” McGehee Birth: November 10, 1875 48 34 — Rockingham, North Carolina, United States Death: August 13, 1921 — Roanoke, Virginia, United States |
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3 years daughter |
Mary Elizabeth McGehee Birth: June 18, 1878 51 37 — Madison, Rockingham, North Carolina, United States Death: August 13, 1939 — Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years son |
Dr John Webster McGehee Birth: June 28, 1880 53 39 — Madison, Rockingham, North Carolina, United States Death: September 23, 1941 — Reidsville, Rockingham, North Carolina, United States |
| Probate | 9 minor children of Henry/Mary are documented in this source |