The Shemwell Family

Lucy A ClackAge: 71 years18671938

Name
Lucy A Clack
Given names
Lucy A
Surname
Clack
Married name
Lucy A McGehee
Birth July 12, 1867
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867
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
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 17 months)

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 10 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
MarriageWilliam Carlton “Car” McGeheeView this family
October 10, 1895 (Age 28 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Hustler Wade McGehee
February 11, 1898 (Age 30 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 30 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
Census June 15, 1900 (Age 32 years)
Census April 15, 1910 (Age 42 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 48 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 49 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
Historical Event
Spanish Influenza Epidemic
1918 (Age 50 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/
Birth of a granddaughter
#1
Anna Belle McGehee
February 10, 1919 (Age 51 years)
Census January 4, 1920 (Age 52 years)
Birth of a grandson
#2
William Eldu McGehee
July 29, 1922 (Age 55 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#3
Mildred Irene McGehee
October 4, 1925 (Age 58 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 62 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 62 years)
Death of a husbandWilliam Carlton “Car” McGehee
April 20, 1937 (Age 69 years)
Death October 12, 1938 (Age 71 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Mount Pleasant Cemetery
Family with William Carlton “Car” McGehee - View this family
husband
herself
Lucy A Clack
Birth: July 12, 1867Tennessee, United States
Death: October 12, 1938Lewisburg, Logan, Kentucky, United States
Marriage: October 10, 1895Todd, Kentucky, United States
2 years
son
Hustler Wade McGehee
Birth: February 11, 1898 53 30Lewisburg, Logan, Kentucky, United States
Death: July 8, 1955Russellville, Logan, Kentucky, United States
William Carlton “Car” McGehee + Elizabeth Ellen Taylor - View this family
husband
husband’s wife
Marriage: September 6, 1866Todd, Kentucky, United States
14 months
step-son
Charles WIlliam McGehee
Birth: November 20, 1867 23 22Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: August 31, 1922Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
17 months
step-daughter
Dorah McGehee
Birth: May 5, 1869 24 23Kentucky, United States
Death: September 4, 1951Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
3 years
step-son
Lucian Augustus McGehee
Birth: 1871 26 25Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: February 15, 1960Todd, Kentucky, United States
3 years
step-son
Richard Colby McGehee
Birth: May 31, 1874 29 28Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: after May 31, 1874Todd, Kentucky, United States
18 months
step-son
4 years
step-daughter
Nannie Lula McGehee
Birth: July 1, 1879 34 33Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: August 14, 1968Lewisburg, Logan, Kentucky, United States
5 years
step-son
John Thomas McGehee
Birth: November 23, 1884 40 39Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: May 27, 1972Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States

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Census1900 United States - Census transcript - William Carlton “Car” McGehee - Household

Todd, Kentucky, United States

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
McGehee, William CheadWMNov184455M4KYVAKYFarmerYesYesYesOFF
McGehee, LucywifeWFJul186732M411KYKYKYYesYesYes
McGehee, Nannie LdaughterWFJul187920SKYKYKY0YesYesYes
McGehee, John TsonWMNov188415SKYKYKYFarm Laborer5YesYesYes
McGehee, Hustler WsonWMFeb18982SKYKYTN

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - William Carlton “Car” McGehee - Household

Lewisburg, Logan, Kentucky, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
McGehee, William CheadMW65M214KYKYKYEnglishOwn IncomeYesYesOFH
McGehee, LucywifeFW42M11411KYKYKYEnglishYesYes
McGehee, Nannie LdaughterFW30SKYKYKYEnglishYesYes
McGehee, Hustler WsonMW12SKYKYTNEnglishYesYesYes

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - William Carlton “Car” McGehee - Household

Lewisburg, Logan, Kentucky, United States

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
McGehee, William CheadOFMW75MYesYesKYVAVAYesFarmerGeneral FarmOA
McGehee, Lucy AwifeFW52MYesYesKYKYKYYesNone
McGehee, Nannie LdaughterFW39SYesYesKYKYKYYesNone
McGehee, Hustler WsonMW21MYesYesKYKYKYYesFarm LaborHouseholdW
McGehee, Ana Ruthdaughter-in-lawFW19M1NoYesYesKYTNKYYesNone
McGehee, Ana BellgranddaughterFW11/12SKYKYKY

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - William Carlton “Car” McGehee - Household

Lewisburg, Logan, Kentucky, United States

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
McGehee, William CheadOYesMW85M21NoYesKYVAKYYesFarmerTruck FarmOYesYesCiv
McGehee, Lucy AwifeFW63M28NoYesKYKYKYYesNone
McGehee, Nannie LdaughterFW50SNoYesKYKYKYYesNone