The Shemwell Family

Orval Daniel McGeheeAge: 67 years19081975

Name
Orval Daniel McGehee
Given names
Orval Daniel
Surname
McGehee
Birth March 5, 1908 34 28
MarriageMargaret Mary MurrayView this family
unknown

Birth of a brotherJesse Gordon McGehee
January 15, 1910 (Age 22 months)
Census April 18, 1910 (Age 2 years)
Birth of a brotherJames Francis McGehee
January 20, 1914 (Age 5 years)
Birth of a sisterOpal Nina McGehee
August 26, 1916 (Age 8 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 7 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Death of a paternal grandfatherRansom B “Rance” McGehee
January 30, 1918 (Age 9 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 8 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 10 years)
Historical Event
Spanish Influenza Epidemic
1918 (Age 9 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/
Census January 2, 1920 (Age 11 years)
Marriage of a parentDaniel Martin McGeheeSarah Elizabeth CarterView this family
March 1, 1920 (Age 11 years)
Birth of a half-brotherWilburn Martin McGehee
September 10, 1920 (Age 12 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 21 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 7, 1930 (Age 22 years)
MarriageMadelen AlbanoView this family
about 1931 (Age 22 years)

Birth of a son
#1
Daniel Anthony McGehee
August 20, 1932 (Age 24 years)
Death of a fatherDaniel Martin McGehee
July 8, 1934 (Age 26 years)
Death of a wifeMadelen Albano
May 19, 1937 (Age 29 years)
MarriagePhyllis GagliardottoView this family
September 17, 1941 (Age 33 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 33 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
DivorcePhyllis GagliardottoView this family
October 25, 1945 (Age 37 years)
Death of a wifePhyllis Gagliardotto
October 24, 1947 (Age 39 years)
Burial of a wifePhyllis Gagliardotto
October 27, 1947 (Age 39 years)
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Saint Joseph Cemetery
Marriage of a childDaniel Anthony McGeheeMarianne Frances MartinoView this family
November 11, 1951 (Age 43 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 41 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 granddaughter
#1
Caryn Ann McGehee
May 20, 1956 (Age 48 years)
Death of a brotherCarson Oren McGehee
October 1, 1971 (Age 63 years)
Death of a sisterTopie Lula McGehee
June 17, 1973 (Age 65 years)
Death of a half-brotherWilburn Martin McGehee
August 19, 1973 (Age 65 years)
Death of a brotherHenry William McGehee
April 7, 1974 (Age 66 years)
Death May 2, 1975 (Age 67 years)
Obituary
Orval Daniel McGehee Obituary
May 4, 1975 (2 days after death)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 37 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: Saint Joseph Catholic Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: October 13, 1895Lamar, Texas, United States
13 months
elder brother
3 years
elder sister
Dealia Lavada McGehee
Birth: November 24, 1899 26 20Hattieville, Conway, Arkansas, United States
Death: January 3, 1986Morrilton, Conway, Arkansas, United States
3 years
elder sister
3 years
elder brother
3 years
himself
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 Madelen Albano - View this family
himself
wife
Madelen Albano
Birth: October 13, 1910Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
Death: May 19, 1937Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
Marriage: about 1931
20 months
son
Daniel Anthony McGehee
Birth: August 20, 1932 24 21Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
Death: March 24, 2009Bensenville, DuPage, Illinois, United States
Family with Margaret Mary Murray - View this family
himself
wife
Margaret Mary Murray
Birth: March 1, 1922Hamilton, Ohio, United States
Death: April 9, 1977Mattoon, Coles, Illinois, United States
Marriage:
Family with Phyllis Gagliardotto - View this family
himself
ex-wife
Phyllis Gagliardotto
Birth: August 28, 1921 42 31Cook, Illinois, United States
Death: October 24, 1947Cook, Illinois, United States
Marriage: September 17, 1941Cook, Illinois, United States
Divorce: October 25, 1945Phillips, Arkansas, United States

Orval Daniel McGehee has 18 first cousins recorded

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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Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Daniel Martin McGehee - Household

Cherry Hill, Perry, Arkansas

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
McGehee, Daniel MheadMW46MARARARFarmerFarm
McGehee, TopadaughterFW17STXARTX
McGehee, Henry WsonMW14SARARTX
McGehee, Orval AsonMW12SARARTX
McGehee, Jesse GsonMW9SARARTX
McGehee, James FsonMW5-11mSARARTX
McGehee, Opal NdaughterFW3-6mSARARTX

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Henry William McGehee - Household

Campbell Avenue Chicago, Cook, Illinois

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
McGehee, HenryheadMW24M22ARARTXBakerBakery
McGehee, MariewifeFW18M16ARARAR
McGehee, DanfatherMW55WdARARAR
McGehee, Orvalyounger brotherMW21SARARTXWoodworkerFurniture Factory
McGehee, Jamesyounger brotherMW18SARARTXBakerBakery