The Shemwell Family

John Thomas McGeheeAge: 87 years18841972

Name
John Thomas McGehee
Given names
John Thomas
Surname
McGehee
Birth November 23, 1884 40 39
Death of a motherElizabeth Ellen Taylor
January 5, 1894 (Age 9 years)
Marriage of a parentWilliam Carlton “Car” McGeheeLucy A ClackView this family
October 10, 1895 (Age 10 years)
Birth of a half-brotherHustler Wade McGehee
February 11, 1898 (Age 13 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 13 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 15 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherJohn Carlton McGehee
August 28, 1907 (Age 22 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 31 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 32 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 33 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/
Death of a brotherCharles WIlliam McGehee
August 31, 1922 (Age 37 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 44 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
Death of a fatherWilliam Carlton “Car” McGehee
April 20, 1937 (Age 52 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 57 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
Death of a sisterDorah McGehee
September 4, 1951 (Age 66 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 65 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
Death of a brotherHorace Greely McGehee
June 26, 1954 (Age 69 years)
Death of a half-brotherHustler Wade McGehee
July 8, 1955 (Age 70 years)
Death of a brotherLucian Augustus McGehee
February 15, 1960 (Age 75 years)
Death of a sisterNannie Lula McGehee
August 14, 1968 (Age 83 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 61 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
Death May 27, 1972 (Age 87 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: New Harmony-Bivin Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: September 6, 1866Todd, Kentucky, United States
14 months
elder brother
Charles WIlliam McGehee
Birth: November 20, 1867 23 22Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: August 31, 1922Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
17 months
elder sister
Dorah McGehee
Birth: May 5, 1869 24 23Kentucky, United States
Death: September 4, 1951Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
3 years
elder brother
Lucian Augustus McGehee
Birth: 1871 26 25Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: February 15, 1960Todd, Kentucky, United States
3 years
elder brother
Richard Colby McGehee
Birth: May 31, 1874 29 28Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: after May 31, 1874Todd, Kentucky, United States
18 months
elder brother
4 years
elder sister
Nannie Lula McGehee
Birth: July 1, 1879 34 33Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: August 14, 1968Lewisburg, Logan, Kentucky, United States
5 years
himself
John Thomas McGehee
Birth: November 23, 1884 40 39Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: May 27, 1972Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Father’s family with Lucy A Clack - View this family
father
step-mother
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
half-brother
Hustler Wade McGehee
Birth: February 11, 1898 53 30Lewisburg, Logan, Kentucky, United States
Death: July 8, 1955Russellville, Logan, Kentucky, United States

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