Henry Webster McGeheeAge: 54 years1864–1919
- Name
- Henry Webster McGehee
- Given names
- Henry Webster
- Surname
- McGehee
 Birth | September 16, 1864 37 23 |
 Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865Note: 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 sister | Irene Huntingdon McGehee October 20, 1865 (Age 13 months) |
| Birth of a brother | Richard Albert McGehee July 4, 1867 (Age 2 years) |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 2 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 2 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Birth of a brother | Benjamin Franklin McGehee Sr about 1869 (Age 4 years) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 4 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 sister | Martha Venable “Mattie” McGehee about 1872 (Age 7 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Sallie Foy McGehee February 3, 1874 (Age 9 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Nancy “Nannie” McGehee November 10, 1875 (Age 11 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Mary Elizabeth McGehee June 18, 1878 (Age 13 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 13 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Martha S Venable January 7, 1879 (Age 14 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Dr John Webster McGehee June 28, 1880 (Age 15 years) |
| Death of a mother | Mary Elizabeth Webster July 24, 1880 (Age 15 years) |
| Death of a father | Henry James McGehee July 7, 1881 (Age 16 years) |
| Probate | 1884 (Age 19 years) Note: 9 minor children of Henry/Mary are documented in this source |
 Marriage | Laura Sanders — View this family September 18, 1886 (Age 22 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 33 years)Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War |
| Death of a brother | Richard Albert McGehee December 3, 1906 (Age 42 years) |
| Death of a sister | Martha Venable “Mattie” McGehee about 1910 (Age 45 years) |
| Death of a brother | Benjamin Franklin McGehee Sr about 1915 (Age 50 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 51 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 52 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 53 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/ |
 Death | September 8, 1919 (Age 54 years) |
| Probate | between January 30, 1922 and January 29, 1925 (2 years after death) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Jones Nichols Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Henry James McGehee Birth: February 13, 1827 29 26 — Prince Edward, Virginia, United States Death: July 7, 1881 — Rockingham, North Carolina, United States |
| mother |
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 himself |
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 younger sister |
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 younger brother |
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 younger brother |
Benjamin Franklin McGehee Sr Birth: about 1869 41 27 — Madison, Rockingham, North Carolina, United States Death: about 1915 |
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4 years younger sister |
Martha Venable “Mattie” McGehee Birth: about 1872 44 30 — Madison, Rockingham, North Carolina, United States Death: about 1910 |
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2 years younger sister |
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 younger sister |
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 younger sister |
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 younger brother |
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 |
| Family with Laura Sanders |
| himself |
Henry Webster McGehee Birth: September 16, 1864 37 23 — Rockingham, North Carolina, United States Death: September 8, 1919 — South Carolina, United States |
| wife |
Laura Sanders Birth: May 24, 1866 — Rockingham, North Carolina, United States Death: July 10, 1951 — Georgetown, South Carolina, United States |
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Marriage: September 18, 1886 — Rockingham, North Carolina, United States |
| Probate | 9 minor children of Henry/Mary are documented in this source |
| Probate | This is the Final Report for the Estate of Henry Webster McGehee, deceased. The Administrator of the Estate was his brother, Dr. John Webster McGehee. The Report covers the time span of January 30, 1922 to January 29, 1925.
The cash balance in the Probate Account was $4531.85 which was disbursed to several people: including his widow, Laura S McGehee (nee Saunders), and Dr John Webster McGehee. In total, they were paid $2766.01 as per a previous agreement. The remaining creditors were paid $1795.84
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