The Shemwell Family

Dr John Webster McGeheeAge: 61 years18801941

Name
Dr John Webster McGehee
Name prefix
Dr
Given names
John Webster
Surname
McGehee
Birth June 28, 1880 53 39
Death of a motherMary Elizabeth Webster
July 24, 1880 (Age 26 days)
Death of a fatherHenry James McGehee
July 7, 1881 (Age 12 months)
Probate 1884 (Age 3 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 17 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 brotherRichard Albert McGehee
December 3, 1906 (Age 26 years)
Death of a sisterMartha Venable “Mattie” McGehee
about 1910 (Age 29 years)

Death of a brotherBenjamin Franklin McGehee Sr
about 1915 (Age 34 years)

Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 35 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 36 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 37 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 of a brotherHenry Webster McGehee
September 8, 1919 (Age 39 years)
Death of a sisterNancy “Nannie” McGehee
August 13, 1921 (Age 41 years)
Probate between January 30, 1922 and January 29, 1925 (Age 41 years)
Note: This is the Final Report for the Estate of Henry Webster McGehee, deceased. The Administrator of th…
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 49 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
Death of a sisterIrene Huntingdon McGehee
June 30, 1936 (Age 56 years)
Death of a sisterMary Elizabeth McGehee
August 13, 1939 (Age 59 years)
Death September 23, 1941 (Age 61 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Greenview 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
elder brother
Richard Albert McGehee
Birth: July 4, 1867 40 26Madison, Rockingham, North Carolina, United States
Death: December 3, 1906North Carolina, United States
3 years
elder brother
4 years
elder sister
Martha Venable “Mattie” McGehee
Birth: about 1872 44 30Madison, Rockingham, North Carolina, United States
Death: about 1910
2 years
elder sister
Sallie Foy McGehee
Birth: February 3, 1874 46 32Madison, Rockingham, North Carolina, United States
Death: February 2, 1948Roanoke, Virginia, United States
21 months
elder sister
Nancy “Nannie” McGehee
Birth: November 10, 1875 48 34Rockingham, North Carolina, United States
Death: August 13, 1921Roanoke, Virginia, United States
3 years
elder 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
himself
Dr John Webster McGehee
Birth: June 28, 1880 53 39Madison, Rockingham, North Carolina, United States
Death: September 23, 1941Reidsville, Rockingham, North Carolina, United States

Dr John Webster McGehee has 1 first cousin recorded

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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