The Shemwell Family

Elizabeth Ellen TaylorAge: 48 years18451894

Name
Elizabeth Ellen Taylor
Given names
Elizabeth Ellen
Surname
Taylor
Married name
Elizabeth Ellen McGehee
Birth November 8, 1845
Historical Event
Mexican-American War
from 1846 to 1848 (Age 54 days)
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 11 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 15 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
MarriageWilliam Carlton “Car” McGeheeView this family
September 6, 1866 (Age 20 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Charles WIlliam McGehee
November 20, 1867 (Age 22 years)
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 21 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 21 years)
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Birth of a daughter
#2
Dorah McGehee
May 5, 1869 (Age 23 years)
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 23 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
Census September 25, 1870 (Age 24 years)
Birth of a son
#3
Lucian Augustus McGehee
1871 (Age 25 years)
Birth of a son
#4
Richard Colby McGehee
May 31, 1874 (Age 28 years)
Death of a sonRichard Colby McGehee
after May 31, 1874 (Age 28 years)
Birth of a son
#5
Horace Greely McGehee
December 14, 1875 (Age 30 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 32 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Birth of a daughter
#6
Nannie Lula McGehee
July 1, 1879 (Age 33 years)
Census June 9, 1880 (Age 34 years)
Birth of a son
#7
John Thomas McGehee
November 23, 1884 (Age 39 years)
Marriage of a childHorace Greely McGeheeFannie Lavina SettleView this family
November 2, 1893 (Age 47 years)
Death January 5, 1894 (Age 48 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Slaughter Cemetery
Family with William Carlton “Car” McGehee - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: September 6, 1866Todd, Kentucky, United States
14 months
son
Charles WIlliam McGehee
Birth: November 20, 1867 23 22Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: August 31, 1922Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
17 months
daughter
Dorah McGehee
Birth: May 5, 1869 24 23Kentucky, United States
Death: September 4, 1951Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
3 years
son
Lucian Augustus McGehee
Birth: 1871 26 25Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: February 15, 1960Todd, Kentucky, United States
3 years
son
Richard Colby McGehee
Birth: May 31, 1874 29 28Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: after May 31, 1874Todd, Kentucky, United States
18 months
son
4 years
daughter
Nannie Lula McGehee
Birth: July 1, 1879 34 33Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: August 14, 1968Lewisburg, Logan, Kentucky, United States
5 years
son
John Thomas McGehee
Birth: November 23, 1884 40 39Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: May 27, 1972Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
William Carlton “Car” McGehee + Lucy A Clack - View this family
husband
husband’s wife
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
step-son
Hustler Wade McGehee
Birth: February 11, 1898 53 30Lewisburg, Logan, Kentucky, United States
Death: July 8, 1955Russellville, Logan, Kentucky, United States

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Census1870 United States - Census transcript - William Carlton “Car” McGehee - Household

Clifty, Todd, Kentucky, United States

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceFFBMFBBornMarSchoolReadWriteInfirmCitDis
McGehee, William Chead25MWFarmer1050400KY1
McGehee, Elizabeth Ewife24FWKeeping HouseKY
McGehee, Charles Wson3MWKY
McGehee, Dorahdaughter1FWKY
Brown, Marry11At HomeKY11

Census1880 United States - Census transcript - William Carlton “Car” McGehee - Household

Clifty, Todd, Kentucky, United States

NameColorSexAgeMonRelationCondMYOccupationUnEmSickBlindDDIdioticInsaneDisabledSchoolReadWriteBPFBPMBP
McGehee, William CWM35headMFarming12KYKYKY
McGehee, Elizabeth EWF34wifeMKeeping HouseKYKYKY
McGehee, Charles WWM12sonSKYKYKY
McGehee, DorahWF9daughterSKYKYKY
McGehee, Lucian AWM8sonSKYKYKY
McGehee, Horace GWM4sonSKYKYKY
McGehee, Nannie LWF1 1/2JuldaughterSKYKYKY
McGehee, G TWM7at homeSKYKYKY