The Shemwell Family

Louis Franklin MegeheeAge: 78 years19171995

Name
Louis Franklin Megehee
Given names
Louis Franklin
Surname
Megehee
Birth March 9, 1917 19 19
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918

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 9 months)

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/
Birth of a brotherWilliam Theodure “Ted” Megehee
October 7, 1919 (Age 2 years)
Census February 28, 1920 (Age 2 years)
Birth of a brotherJohn Joseph Megehee
December 3, 1921 (Age 4 years)
Birth of a brotherKenneth Albert Megehee
October 31, 1924 (Age 7 years)
Birth of a sisterAnita June Belle Megehee
June 6, 1927 (Age 10 years)
Birth of a sisterReba Dorene Megehee
July 21, 1929 (Age 12 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 12 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
Census April 9, 1930 (Age 13 years)
Birth of a brotherCarl Ulysses Megehee
May 15, 1931 (Age 14 years)
Birth of a brotherMax Lloyd Megehee
November 15, 1933 (Age 16 years)
Census April 4, 1940 (Age 23 years)
Military
WW2 Draft
October 14, 1940 (Age 23 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherWilliam Obadiah “Obe” Megehee
September 29, 1944 (Age 27 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 24 years)

Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 32 years)
Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War
Death of a brotherMax Lloyd Megehee
September 28, 1954 (Age 37 years)

Death of a fatherWilliam Franklin Megehee
November 29, 1965 (Age 48 years)
Death of a motherSusan Louise “Susie” Smith
January 20, 1975 (Age 57 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 28 years)
Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War
Death of a paternal grandmotherAmy Bell Ward
June 27, 1978 (Age 61 years)
Death of a brotherJohn Joseph Megehee
August 8, 1990 (Age 73 years)
Death April 9, 1995 (Age 78 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens Cemetery
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Louis Franklin Megehee
Birth: March 9, 1917 19 19Tecumseh, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma, United States
Death: April 9, 1995Clinton, Custer, Oklahoma, United States
3 years
younger brother
William Theodure “Ted” Megehee
Birth: October 7, 1919 22 22Burnett, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma, United States
Death: March 13, 2000Harrah, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, United States
2 years
younger brother
John Joseph Megehee
Birth: December 3, 1921 24 24Tribbey, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma, United States
Death: August 8, 1990Edmond, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, United States
3 years
younger brother
Kenneth Albert Megehee
Birth: October 31, 1924 27 27Tribbey, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma, United States
Death: November 8, 1996
3 years
younger sister
Anita June Belle Megehee
Birth: June 6, 1927 30 30Oklahoma, United States
Death: December 31, 2013Harrah, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, United States
sister
Private
younger sister
Reba Dorene Megehee
Birth: July 21, 1929 32 32Tribbey, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma, United States
Death: September 16, 2005
22 months
younger brother
Carl Ulysses Megehee
Birth: May 15, 1931 34 34Tribbey, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma, United States
Death: June 27, 2006Mustang, Canadian, Oklahoma, United States
3 years
younger brother
Max Lloyd Megehee
Birth: November 15, 1933 36 36Oklahoma, United States
Death: September 28, 1954
brother
Private
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Louis Franklin Megehee
Birth: March 9, 1917 19 19Tecumseh, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma, United States
Death: April 9, 1995Clinton, Custer, Oklahoma, United States
wife
daughter
Private
daughter
Private

Louis Franklin Megehee has 15 first cousins recorded

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Census1920 United States - Census transcript - William Franklin McGehee - Household

Burnett, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
McGehee, FrankheadMW22MOKTXOKGeneral Laborer
McGehee, SusiewifeFW22MOKKSKS
McGehee, LouissonMW2SOKOKUS
McGehee, TheodoresonMW4mSOKOKUS

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - William Franklin Megehee - Household

Burnett, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Megehee, Frank WheadMW32M18OKTXOKFarmerGeneral Farming
Megehee, Susie LwifeFW33M18OKKSKS
Megehee, Louis FsonMW13S28OKOKOK
Megehee, William TsonMW10S19OKOKOK
Megehee, John JsonMW8SOKOKOK
Megehee, Albert KsonMW5S24OKOKOK
Megehee, June A NdaughterFW2MOKOKOK
Megehee, Reba DdaughterFW0S17OKOKOK