The Shemwell Family

Richard Albert McGeheeAge: 39 years18671906

Name
Richard Albert McGehee
Given names
Richard Albert
Surname
McGehee
Birth July 4, 1867 40 26
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867
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
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Birth of a brotherBenjamin Franklin McGehee Sr
about 1869 (Age 17 months)
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 17 months)

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 sisterMartha Venable “Mattie” McGehee
about 1872 (Age 4 years)
Birth of a sisterSallie Foy McGehee
February 3, 1874 (Age 6 years)
Birth of a sisterNancy “Nannie” McGehee
November 10, 1875 (Age 8 years)
Birth of a sisterMary Elizabeth McGehee
June 18, 1878 (Age 10 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 10 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 grandmotherMartha S Venable
January 7, 1879 (Age 11 years)
Birth of a brotherDr John Webster McGehee
June 28, 1880 (Age 12 years)
Death of a motherMary Elizabeth Webster
July 24, 1880 (Age 13 years)
Death of a fatherHenry James McGehee
July 7, 1881 (Age 14 years)
Probate 1884 (Age 16 years)
Note: 9 minor children of Henry/Mary are documented in this source
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 30 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 December 3, 1906 (Age 39 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Wall-McGehee Family Cemetery
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father
mother
Marriage: November 24, 1862Rockingham, North Carolina, United States
22 months
elder brother
Henry Webster McGehee
Birth: September 16, 1864 37 23Rockingham, North Carolina, United States
Death: September 8, 1919South Carolina, United States
13 months
elder sister
Irene Huntingdon McGehee
Birth: October 20, 1865 38 24Madison, Rockingham, North Carolina, United States
Death: June 30, 1936Morganton, Burke, North Carolina, United States
20 months
himself
Richard Albert McGehee
Birth: July 4, 1867 40 26Madison, Rockingham, North Carolina, United States
Death: December 3, 1906North Carolina, United States
3 years
younger brother
4 years
younger sister
Martha Venable “Mattie” McGehee
Birth: about 1872 44 30Madison, Rockingham, North Carolina, United States
Death: about 1910
2 years
younger sister
Sallie Foy McGehee
Birth: February 3, 1874 46 32Madison, Rockingham, North Carolina, United States
Death: February 2, 1948Roanoke, Virginia, United States
21 months
younger sister
Nancy “Nannie” McGehee
Birth: November 10, 1875 48 34Rockingham, North Carolina, United States
Death: August 13, 1921Roanoke, Virginia, United States
3 years
younger sister
Mary Elizabeth McGehee
Birth: June 18, 1878 51 37Madison, Rockingham, North Carolina, United States
Death: August 13, 1939Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, United States
2 years
younger brother
Dr John Webster McGehee
Birth: June 28, 1880 53 39Madison, Rockingham, North Carolina, United States
Death: September 23, 1941Reidsville, Rockingham, North Carolina, United States

Probate
9 minor children of Henry/Mary are documented in this source