The Shemwell Family

Carson Oren McGeheeAge: 74 years18961971

Name
Carson Oren McGehee
Given names
Carson Oren
Surname
McGehee
Birth November 15, 1896 23 17
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 16 months)
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
Birth of a sisterDealia Lavada McGehee
November 24, 1899 (Age 3 years)
Census June 1, 1900 (Age 3 years)
Birth of a sisterTopie Lula McGehee
November 30, 1902 (Age 6 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherMary Ellen Ethridge
March 29, 1904 (Age 7 years)
Birth of a brotherHenry William McGehee
July 19, 1905 (Age 8 years)
Birth of a brotherOrval Daniel McGehee
March 5, 1908 (Age 11 years)
Birth of a brotherJesse Gordon McGehee
January 15, 1910 (Age 13 years)
Census April 18, 1910 (Age 13 years)
Birth of a brotherJames Francis McGehee
January 20, 1914 (Age 17 years)
Birth of a sisterOpal Nina McGehee
August 26, 1916 (Age 19 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 19 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Military
Carson Oren McGehee WW1 Registration
from 1917 to 1918 (Age 20 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherRansom B “Rance” McGehee
January 30, 1918 (Age 21 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 20 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
Death of a motherLucy D Ellen “Lizzie” Green
December 1, 1918 (Age 22 years)
Historical Event
Spanish Influenza Epidemic
1918 (Age 21 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/
MarriageDella Lydia HamptonView this family
May 10, 1919 (Age 22 years)
Marriage of a parentDaniel Martin McGeheeSarah Elizabeth CarterView this family
March 1, 1920 (Age 23 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Raymond Darrell McGehee
March 9, 1920 (Age 23 years)
Birth of a half-brotherWilburn Martin McGehee
September 10, 1920 (Age 23 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Kathryn Lucille McGehee
December 5, 1922 (Age 26 years)
Birth of a son
#3
Earl McGehee
January 18, 1924 (Age 27 years)
Birth of a daughter
#4
Betty Jean McGehee
February 1, 1926 (Age 29 years)
Birth of a daughter
#5
Mary Magdalene “Mag” McGehee
December 11, 1927 (Age 31 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 32 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 son
#6
John Edward “Hamp” McGehee
February 3, 1930 (Age 33 years)
Census April 18, 1930 (Age 33 years)
Death of a fatherDaniel Martin McGehee
July 8, 1934 (Age 37 years)
Birth of a daughter
#7
Shirlee Ann McGehee
November 22, 1934 (Age 38 years)
Census April 12, 1940 (Age 43 years)
Military
Carson Oren WW2 Draft Registration
1942 (Age 45 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 45 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 53 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
Birth of a grandson
#1
Michael Wayne “Mike” McGehee
January 2, 1954 (Age 57 years)
Birth of a grandson
#2
Mark Edward McGehee
May 25, 1960 (Age 63 years)
Birth of a grandson
#3
Steven Ray Bankhead
February 14, 1961 (Age 64 years)
Death October 1, 1971 (Age 74 years)
Obituary
Carson Oren McGehee Obituary
October 2, 1971 (1 day after death)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 49 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
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: La Vista Memorial Park
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: October 13, 1895Lamar, Texas, United States
13 months
himself
3 years
younger sister
Dealia Lavada McGehee
Birth: November 24, 1899 26 20Hattieville, Conway, Arkansas, United States
Death: January 3, 1986Morrilton, Conway, Arkansas, United States
3 years
younger sister
3 years
younger brother
3 years
younger brother
22 months
younger brother
Jesse Gordon McGehee
Birth: January 15, 1910 36 30Hattieville, Conway, Arkansas, United States
Death: September 15, 1976Cook, Illinois, United States
4 years
younger brother
James Francis McGehee
Birth: January 20, 1914 40 34Conway, Arkansas, United States
Death: February 10, 1985Logan, Arkansas, United States
3 years
younger sister
Opal Nina McGehee
Birth: August 26, 1916 42 36Perry, Arkansas, United States
Death: April 25, 2005Cook, Illinois, United States
Father’s family with Sarah Elizabeth Carter - View this family
father
step-mother
Marriage: March 1, 1920Perryville, Perry, Arkansas, United States
6 months
half-brother
Wilburn Martin McGehee
Birth: September 10, 1920 46 39Perry, Arkansas, United States
Death: August 19, 1973Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
Family with Della Lydia Hampton - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: May 10, 1919Pope, Arkansas, United States
10 months
son
Raymond Darrell McGehee
Birth: March 9, 1920 23 18Russellville, Pope, Arkansas, United States
Death: December 30, 1993San Diego, California, United States
3 years
daughter
Kathryn Lucille McGehee
Birth: December 5, 1922 26 21Russellville, Pope, Arkansas, United States
Death: April 16, 2001Boise, Ada, Idaho, United States
13 months
son
Earl McGehee
Birth: January 18, 1924 27 22Russellville, Pope, Arkansas, United States
Death: February 8, 1972San Diego, California, United States
2 years
daughter
Betty Jean McGehee
Birth: February 1, 1926 29 24Pope, Arkansas, United States
Death: December 9, 1994Washoe, Nevada, United States
22 months
daughter
Mary Magdalene “Mag” McGehee
Birth: December 11, 1927 31 26Pope, Arkansas, United States
Death: September 12, 2009Upland, San Bernardino, California, United States
2 years
son
5 years
daughter
Shirlee Ann McGehee
Birth: November 22, 1934 38 33Russellville, Pope, Arkansas, United States
Death: June 9, 2008Conroe, Montgomery, Texas, United States

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Daniel Martin McGehee - Household

Roxton, Lamar, Texas

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
McGehee, D MheadWMNov187326M4ARARARFarmer
McGehee, LizziewifeWFNov187821M422TXALMS
McGehee, Carson OsonWMNov18963STXARTX
McGehee, Dealia LdaughterWFNov18996mSARARTX

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Daniel Martin McGehee - Household

Gregory, Conway, Arkansas

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
McGehee, Daniel MheadMW36M114ARARARFarmerGeneral Farm
McGehee, Carson OsonMW14STXARTXFarm LaborerHome Farm
McGehee, Lucy DwifeFW31M11466TXALMS
McGehee, Dealia LdaughterFW10SARARTX
McGehee, TopiedaughterFW7STXARTX
McGehee, Henry WsonMW4SARARTX
McGehee, Orval AsonMW2SARARTX

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Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Carson Oren McGehee - Household

Illinois, Pope, Arkansas

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
McGehee, CarsonheadMW31M19TXUSUSMinerCoal Mine
McGehee, DellawifeFW28M17ARARAR
McGehee, DarrellsonMW10SARTXAR
McGehee, KathryndaughterFW8SARTXAR
McGehee, EarlsonMW6SARTXAR
McGehee, Betty JdaughterFW4SARTXAR
McGehee, MagdalenedaughterFW2SARTXAR
McGehee, EdwardsonMW2mSARTXAR

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Carson Oren McGehee - Household

1016 El Paso Russellville, Pope, Arkansas

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
McGehee, Carson OXheadMW43MTXSame PlaceLaborerCoal Mine
McGehee, Della LwifeFW38MARSame Place
McGehee, Raymond DsonMW20SARSame PlaceLaborerCoal Mine
McGehee, Kathryn LdaughterFW15SARSame Place
McGehee, EarlsonMW16SARSame Place
McGehee, Betty JdaughterFW14SARSame Place
McGehee, MagdalenedaughterFW12SARSame Place
McGehee, John EsonMW10SARSame Place
McGehee, Shirlee AnndaughterFW5SARSame Place