Walter A McGeheeAge: 79 years1867–1947
- Name
- Walter A McGehee
- Given names
- Walter A
- Surname
- McGehee
 Birth | September 23, 1867 49 39 |
 Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867Note: 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 1867Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 15 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 |
 Census | September 26, 1870 (Age 3 years) |
 Birth of a sister | Carrie Maude McGehee November 21, 1870 (Age 3 years) |
| Death of a brother | James O McGehee August 14, 1874 (Age 6 years) Cause: Typhoid Fever |
| Death of a sister | Mary E McGehee August 19, 1874 (Age 6 years) Cause: Typhoid Fever |
| Death of a brother | Robert F McGehee October 21, 1874 (Age 7 years) Cause: Typhoid Fever |
| 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 |
| Death of a mother | Juliet Ann Pendleton July 1879 (Age 11 years) Cause: Typhoid Fever |
| Marriage of a parent | John Carlton McGehee — Jane K Harrison — View this family October 22, 1879 (Age 12 years) |
| Census | June 1, 1880 (Age 12 years) |
| Death of a sister | Lucy S McGehee August 8, 1882 (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 brother | Benjamin F McGehee August 30, 1882 (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 brother | Charles James McGehee October 3, 1893 (Age 26 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 |
| Death of a father | John Carlton McGehee August 28, 1907 (Age 39 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/ |
| Death of a sister | Annie Thomas McGehee March 5, 1919 (Age 51 years) Cause: Lung Hemorrhage |
| Death of a sister | Carrie Maude McGehee April 23, 1919 (Age 51 years) Cause: Tuberculosis |
| Death of a brother | Thurston Henry McGehee July 12, 1928 (Age 60 years) Cause: Stomach Cancer |
| 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 |
| Death of a brother | William Carlton “Car” McGehee April 20, 1937 (Age 69 years) |
| Death of a sister | Virginia Frances McGehee February 23, 1942 (Age 74 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 74 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 |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 78 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 | March 25, 1947 (Age 79 years) Cause of death: Heart Failure |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Slaughter Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
John Carlton McGehee Birth: May 30, 1818 22 21 — Louisa, Virginia, United States Death: August 28, 1907 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
| mother |
Juliet Ann Pendleton Birth: April 23, 1828 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: July 1879 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: May 13, 1843 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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18 months elder brother |
William Carlton “Car” McGehee Birth: November 9, 1844 26 16 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: April 20, 1937 — Lewisburg, Logan, Kentucky, United States |
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13 months elder sister |
Annie Thomas McGehee Birth: December 15, 1845 27 17 — Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: March 5, 1919 — Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, United States |
| elder brother |
Andy Thomas McGehee Birth: December 15, 1845 — Lewisburg, Logan, Kentucky, United States Death: December 17, 1845 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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21 months elder sister |
Nancy P McGehee Birth: September 26, 1847 29 19 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: 1863 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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13 months elder sister |
Lucy S McGehee Birth: November 1, 1848 30 20 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: August 8, 1882 — Kentucky, United States |
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3 years elder brother |
Benjamin F McGehee Birth: November 8, 1851 33 23 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: August 30, 1882 — Kentucky, United States |
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16 months elder brother |
James O McGehee Birth: March 11, 1853 34 24 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: August 14, 1874 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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19 months elder brother |
Robert F McGehee Birth: October 20, 1854 36 26 — Lewisburg, Logan, Kentucky, United States Death: October 21, 1874 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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21 months elder brother |
Thurston Henry McGehee Birth: July 23, 1856 38 28 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: July 12, 1928 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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20 months elder brother |
Charles James McGehee Birth: March 15, 1858 39 29 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: October 3, 1893 — Greenville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years elder brother |
Joseph Warren McGehee Birth: May 3, 1860 41 32 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: May 15, 1860 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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11 months elder sister |
Virginia Frances McGehee Birth: April 10, 1861 42 32 — Kentucky, United States Death: February 23, 1942 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years elder sister |
Mary E McGehee Birth: November 10, 1863 45 35 — Lewisburg, Logan, Kentucky, United States Death: August 19, 1874 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years elder brother |
Clay S McGehee Birth: February 21, 1866 47 37 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: September 20, 1866 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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19 months himself |
Walter A McGehee Birth: September 23, 1867 49 39 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: March 25, 1947 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years younger sister |
Carrie Maude McGehee Birth: November 21, 1870 52 42 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: April 23, 1919 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
| Father’s family with Jane K Harrison |
| father |
John Carlton McGehee Birth: May 30, 1818 22 21 — Louisa, Virginia, United States Death: August 28, 1907 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
| step-mother |
Jane K Harrison Birth: September 25, 1839 Death: October 18, 1907 |
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Marriage: October 22, 1879 — Kentucky, United States |
Walter A McGehee has 1 first cousin recorded
Mother's family (0)
| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - John Carlton McGehee - Household
Kirksmanville, Todd, Kentucky, United States
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| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - John Carlton McGehee - Household
Clifty, Todd, Kentucky, United States
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