The Shemwell Family

Lucy S McGeheeAge: 33 years18481882

Name
Lucy S McGehee
Given names
Lucy S
Surname
McGehee
Married name
Lucy S Slaughter
Birth November 1, 1848 30 20
Note: Birth place based on 1860 Census
Shared note: Some or all of the birth information is based on Source S976" which is a book titled: "Todd County, Kentucky - Family History". See page 250.
Historical Event
Mexican-American War
from 1846 to 1848
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
Birth of a brotherBenjamin F McGehee
November 8, 1851 (Age 3 years)
Note: Birth place based on 1860 Census
Shared note: Some or all of the birth information is based on Source S976" which is a book titled: "Todd County, Kentucky - Family History". See page 250.
Death of a paternal grandfatherCarr McGehee
October 7, 1852 (Age 3 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherLucy Tate
November 1852 (Age 4 years)
Birth of a brotherJames O McGehee
March 11, 1853 (Age 4 years)
Birth of a brotherRobert F McGehee
October 20, 1854 (Age 5 years)
Birth of a brotherThurston Henry McGehee
July 23, 1856 (Age 7 years)
Birth of a brotherCharles James McGehee
March 15, 1858 (Age 9 years)
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 8 years)

Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884
Birth of a brotherJoseph Warren McGehee
May 3, 1860 (Age 11 years)
Shared note: Some or all of the birth information is based on Source S976" which is a book titled: "Todd County, Kentucky - Family History". See page 250.
Death of a brotherJoseph Warren McGehee
May 15, 1860 (Age 11 years)
Shared note: Some or all of the birth information is based on Source S976" which is a book titled: "Todd County, Kentucky - Family History". See page 250.
Census July 30, 1860 (Age 11 years)
Birth of a sisterVirginia Frances McGehee
April 10, 1861 (Age 12 years)
Birth of a sisterMary E McGehee
November 10, 1863 (Age 15 years)
Death of a sisterNancy P McGehee
1863 (Age 14 years)
Note: Tombstone is very hard to read. Death date could be 1863 or 1868. Need to find a collaborating source.
Shared note: Some or all of the birth information is based on Source S976" which is a book titled: "Todd County, Kentucky - Family History". See page 250.
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 12 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
Birth of a brotherClay S McGehee
February 21, 1866 (Age 17 years)
Shared note: Some or all of the birth information is based on Source S976" which is a book titled: "Todd County, Kentucky - Family History". See page 250.
Death of a brotherClay S McGehee
September 20, 1866 (Age 17 years)
Shared note: Some or all of the birth information is based on Source S976" which is a book titled: "Todd County, Kentucky - Family History". See page 250.
MarriageEdward Chambers SlaughterView this family
December 6, 1866 (Age 18 years)
Birth of a brotherWalter A McGehee
September 23, 1867 (Age 18 years)
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 18 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 18 years)
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 20 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
Birth of a sisterCarrie Maude McGehee
November 21, 1870 (Age 22 years)
Death of a brotherJames O McGehee
August 14, 1874 (Age 25 years)
Cause: Typhoid Fever
Death of a sisterMary E McGehee
August 19, 1874 (Age 25 years)
Cause: Typhoid Fever
Death of a brotherRobert F McGehee
October 21, 1874 (Age 25 years)
Cause: Typhoid Fever
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 29 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Death of a motherJuliet Ann Pendleton
July 1879 (Age 30 years)
Cause: Typhoid Fever
Marriage of a parentJohn Carlton McGeheeJane K HarrisonView this family
October 22, 1879 (Age 30 years)
Death August 8, 1882 (Age 33 years)
Shared note: Some or all of the birth information is based on Source S976" which is a book titled: "Todd County, Kentucky - Family History". See page 250.
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: May 13, 1843Todd, Kentucky, United States
18 months
elder brother
13 months
elder sister
Annie Thomas McGehee
Birth: December 15, 1845 27 17Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: March 5, 1919Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, United States
elder brother
Andy Thomas McGehee
Birth: December 15, 1845Lewisburg, Logan, Kentucky, United States
Death: December 17, 1845Todd, Kentucky, United States
21 months
elder sister
Nancy P McGehee
Birth: September 26, 1847 29 19Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: 1863Todd, Kentucky, United States
13 months
herself
Lucy S McGehee
Birth: November 1, 1848 30 20Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: August 8, 1882Kentucky, United States
3 years
younger brother
Benjamin F McGehee
Birth: November 8, 1851 33 23Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: August 30, 1882Kentucky, United States
16 months
younger brother
James O McGehee
Birth: March 11, 1853 34 24Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: August 14, 1874Todd, Kentucky, United States
19 months
younger brother
Robert F McGehee
Birth: October 20, 1854 36 26Lewisburg, Logan, Kentucky, United States
Death: October 21, 1874Todd, Kentucky, United States
21 months
younger brother
Thurston Henry McGehee
Birth: July 23, 1856 38 28Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: July 12, 1928Todd, Kentucky, United States
20 months
younger brother
2 years
younger brother
Joseph Warren McGehee
Birth: May 3, 1860 41 32Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: May 15, 1860Todd, Kentucky, United States
11 months
younger sister
Virginia Frances McGehee
Birth: April 10, 1861 42 32Kentucky, United States
Death: February 23, 1942Todd, Kentucky, United States
3 years
younger sister
Mary E McGehee
Birth: November 10, 1863 45 35Lewisburg, Logan, Kentucky, United States
Death: August 19, 1874Todd, Kentucky, United States
2 years
younger brother
Clay S McGehee
Birth: February 21, 1866 47 37Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: September 20, 1866Todd, Kentucky, United States
19 months
younger brother
Walter A McGehee
Birth: September 23, 1867 49 39Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: March 25, 1947Todd, Kentucky, United States
3 years
younger sister
Carrie Maude McGehee
Birth: November 21, 1870 52 42Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: April 23, 1919Todd, Kentucky, United States
Father’s family with Jane K Harrison - View this family
father
step-mother
Marriage: October 22, 1879Kentucky, United States
Family with Edward Chambers Slaughter - View this family
husband
Edward Chambers Slaughter
Birth: January 11, 1848 38 36Clifty, Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: March 21, 1919Clifty, Todd, Kentucky, United States
herself
Lucy S McGehee
Birth: November 1, 1848 30 20Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: August 8, 1882Kentucky, United States
Marriage: December 6, 1866Todd, Kentucky, United States

Lucy S McGehee has 1 first cousin recorded

Father's family (1)

Parents James O McGehee + Marina Lancaster
1Ella Bell McGehee18601938

Mother's family (0)

Birth
Birth place based on 1860 Census
Birth
Some or all of the birth information is based on Source S976" which is a book titled: "Todd County, Kentucky - Family History". See page 250.
Census1860 United States - Census transcript - John Carlton McGehee - Household

Todd, Kentucky, United States

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceMarSchoolR+WInfirm
John Carlton McGeheehead42MWF48002000VA
Juliet Ann McGeheewife32FWKY
William Carlton “Car” McGeheeson15MWFKYY
Annie Thomas McGeheedaughter14FWKYY
Nancy P McGeheedaughter12FWKYY
Lucy S McGeheedaughter10FWKYY
Benjamin F McGeheeson8MWKYY
James O McGeheeson7MWKYY
Robert F McGeheeson5MWKY
Thurston Henry McGeheeson4MWKY
Charles James McGeheeson2MWKY

Death
Some or all of the birth information is based on Source S976" which is a book titled: "Todd County, Kentucky - Family History". See page 250.