The Shemwell Family

Name
Benjamin F McGehee
Given names
Benjamin F
Surname
McGehee
Birth November 8, 1851 33 23
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 10 months)
Death of a paternal grandmotherLucy Tate
November 1852 (Age 11 months)
Birth of a brotherJames O McGehee
March 11, 1853 (Age 16 months)
Birth of a brotherRobert F McGehee
October 20, 1854 (Age 2 years)
Birth of a brotherThurston Henry McGehee
July 23, 1856 (Age 4 years)
Birth of a brotherCharles James McGehee
March 15, 1858 (Age 6 years)
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 5 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 8 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 8 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 8 years)
Birth of a sisterVirginia Frances McGehee
April 10, 1861 (Age 9 years)
Birth of a sisterMary E McGehee
November 10, 1863 (Age 12 years)
Death of a sisterNancy P McGehee
1863 (Age 11 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 9 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 14 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 14 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.
Birth of a brotherWalter A McGehee
September 23, 1867 (Age 15 years)
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 15 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 15 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 17 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 26, 1870 (Age 18 years)
Birth of a sisterCarrie Maude McGehee
November 21, 1870 (Age 19 years)
Death of a brotherJames O McGehee
August 14, 1874 (Age 22 years)
Cause: Typhoid Fever
Death of a sisterMary E McGehee
August 19, 1874 (Age 22 years)
Cause: Typhoid Fever
Death of a brotherRobert F McGehee
October 21, 1874 (Age 22 years)
Cause: Typhoid Fever
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 26 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 27 years)
Cause: Typhoid Fever
Marriage of a parentJohn Carlton McGeheeJane K HarrisonView this family
October 22, 1879 (Age 27 years)
Death of a sisterLucy S McGehee
August 8, 1882 (Age 30 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 August 30, 1882 (Age 30 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.
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