The Shemwell Family

Virginia Christine McGeheeAge: 80 years19262007

Name
Virginia Christine McGehee
Given names
Virginia Christine
Surname
McGehee
Birth February 18, 1926 36 36
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 3 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
Birth of a brotherLois Ray McGehee
about 1931 (Age 4 years)
Census April 1, 1940 (Age 14 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 15 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
Death of a fatherJohn Thomas McGehee
November 7, 1947 (Age 21 years)
Note: Intestinal Cancer
Death of a paternal grandmotherAnn Eliza Blake
July 13, 1948 (Age 22 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 23 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 sisterFlossie Ann McGehee
May 3, 1959 (Age 33 years)
Death of a motherPearl Irene Shelton
March 20, 1975 (Age 49 years)

Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 19 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 sisterJuanita McGehee
April 16, 1984 (Age 58 years)
Death of a brotherEarl Thomas McGehee
May 10, 1987 (Age 61 years)
Death of a sisterRuby Jane McGehee
December 3, 1989 (Age 63 years)
Death of a brotherLois Ray McGehee
November 29, 2000 (Age 74 years)
Death of a brotherWilliam Henry McGehee
April 23, 2001 (Age 75 years)
Death of a sisterMarjorie McGehee
October 20, 2005 (Age 79 years)

Death February 10, 2007 (Age 80 years)
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father
mother
Marriage: October 14, 1906Todd, Kentucky, United States
1 year
elder sister
Juanita McGehee
Birth: October 25, 1907 18 18Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: April 16, 1984Todd, Kentucky, United States
19 months
elder sister
3 years
elder brother
Earl Thomas McGehee
Birth: June 3, 1912 23 22Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: May 10, 1987Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, United States
15 months
elder sister
Ruby Jane McGehee
Birth: September 1, 1913 24 24Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: December 3, 1989Greenville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
4 years
elder sister
Marjorie McGehee
Birth: April 25, 1917 28 27Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: October 20, 2005
2 years
elder brother
William Henry McGehee
Birth: September 29, 1919 30 30Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: April 23, 2001Greenville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
6 years
herself
Virginia Christine McGehee
Birth: February 18, 1926 36 36Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: February 10, 2007Greenville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
6 years
younger brother
Lois Ray McGehee
Birth: about 1931 41 41Kentucky, United States
Death: November 29, 2000Greenville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - John Thomas McGehee - Household

Magesterial District #4

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
McGehee, John TheadMW51MKY
Shelton, Pearl IwifeFW50MKY
McGehee, William HsonMW20MKY
McGehee, ChristinedaughterFW14SKY
McGehee, Lois RsonMW9SKY
Blake, Ann EmotherFW79WdKY