The Shemwell Family

Jane K HarrisonAge: 68 years18391907

Name
Jane K Harrison
Given names
Jane K
Surname
Harrison
Married name
Jane K McGehee
Birth September 25, 1839

Historical Event
Mexican-American War
from 1846 to 1848 (Age 6 years)
Note: The Mexican-American War was an armed conflict between the United States of America and the United Mexican States from 1846 to 1848 in the wake of the 1845 U.S. annexation of Texas, which Mexico considered part of its territory despite the 1836 Texas Revolution - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican%E2%80%93American_War
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 17 years)

Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 21 years)

Note: 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
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 27 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 27 years)
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 29 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
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 38 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
MarriageJohn Carlton McGeheeView this family
October 22, 1879 (Age 40 years)
Census June 1, 1880 (Age 40 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 58 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 husbandJohn Carlton McGehee
August 28, 1907 (Age 67 years)
Death October 18, 1907 (Age 68 years)

Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Slaughter Cemetery
Family with John Carlton McGehee - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: October 22, 1879Kentucky, United States
John Carlton McGehee + Juliet Ann Pendleton - View this family
husband
husband’s wife
Marriage: May 13, 1843Todd, Kentucky, United States
18 months
step-son
13 months
step-daughter
Annie Thomas McGehee
Birth: December 15, 1845 27 17Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: March 5, 1919Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, United States
step-son
Andy Thomas McGehee
Birth: December 15, 1845Lewisburg, Logan, Kentucky, United States
Death: December 17, 1845Todd, Kentucky, United States
21 months
step-daughter
Nancy P McGehee
Birth: September 26, 1847 29 19Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: 1863Todd, Kentucky, United States
13 months
step-daughter
Lucy S McGehee
Birth: November 1, 1848 30 20Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: August 8, 1882Kentucky, United States
3 years
step-son
Benjamin F McGehee
Birth: November 8, 1851 33 23Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: August 30, 1882Kentucky, United States
16 months
step-son
James O McGehee
Birth: March 11, 1853 34 24Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: August 14, 1874Todd, Kentucky, United States
19 months
step-son
Robert F McGehee
Birth: October 20, 1854 36 26Lewisburg, Logan, Kentucky, United States
Death: October 21, 1874Todd, Kentucky, United States
21 months
step-son
Thurston Henry McGehee
Birth: July 23, 1856 38 28Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: July 12, 1928Todd, Kentucky, United States
20 months
step-son
2 years
step-son
Joseph Warren McGehee
Birth: May 3, 1860 41 32Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: May 15, 1860Todd, Kentucky, United States
11 months
step-daughter
Virginia Frances McGehee
Birth: April 10, 1861 42 32Kentucky, United States
Death: February 23, 1942Todd, Kentucky, United States
3 years
step-daughter
Mary E McGehee
Birth: November 10, 1863 45 35Lewisburg, Logan, Kentucky, United States
Death: August 19, 1874Todd, Kentucky, United States
2 years
step-son
Clay S McGehee
Birth: February 21, 1866 47 37Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: September 20, 1866Todd, Kentucky, United States
19 months
step-son
Walter A McGehee
Birth: September 23, 1867 49 39Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: March 25, 1947Todd, Kentucky, United States
3 years
step-daughter
Carrie Maude McGehee
Birth: November 21, 1870 52 42Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: April 23, 1919Todd, Kentucky, United States

No family available

Census1880 United States - Census transcript - John Carlton McGehee - Household

Clifty, Todd, Kentucky, United States

NameColorSexAgeMonRelationCondMYOccupationUnEmSickBlindDDIdioticInsaneDisabledSchoolReadWriteBPFBPMBP
McGehee, John CWM61headMYFarmingVAVAVA
McGehee, Jane KWF39wifeMYHousekeeping11KYVAKY
McGehee, Walter AWM13sonSKYVAKY
McGehee, Carrie MWF10daughterSKYVAKY