Elizabeth “Bessie” McGeheeAge: 89 years1897–1987
- Name
- Elizabeth “Bessie” McGehee
- Given names
- Elizabeth
- Surname
- McGehee
- Nickname
- Bessie
 Birth | November 19, 1897 21 22 |
 Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 4 months)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 |
 Birth of a brother | Henry Arthur McGehee November 9, 1899 (Age 23 months) |
| Birth of a sister | Roberta McGehee December 22, 1900 (Age 3 years) |
| Birth of a brother | William Ernest McGehee September 18, 1902 (Age 4 years) |
| Birth of a brother | “Little Brother” McGehee April 10, 1904 (Age 6 years) |
| Death of a brother | “Little Brother” McGehee May 29, 1904 (Age 6 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Nettie McGehee May 10, 1905 (Age 7 years) |
| Birth of a brother | “Infant Son” McGehee July 6, 1908 (Age 10 years) |
| Death of a brother | “Infant Son” McGehee July 6, 1908 (Age 10 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Alpha Greely McGehee January 26, 1910 (Age 12 years) |
 Census | April 30, 1910 (Age 12 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Nannie Marie McGehee November 18, 1911 (Age 13 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Lilian McGehee December 9, 1914 (Age 17 years) |
| Death of a sister | Lilian McGehee December 9, 1914 (Age 17 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 18 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Birth of a sister | Lucille McGehee February 21, 1917 (Age 19 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 19 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 20 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/ |
| Census | March 24, 1920 (Age 22 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 31 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 paternal grandfather | William Carlton “Car” McGehee April 20, 1937 (Age 39 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 44 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 | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 52 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 father | Horace Greely McGehee June 26, 1954 (Age 56 years) |
| Death of a mother | Fannie Lavina Settle August 21, 1964 (Age 66 years) |
| Death of a brother | William Ernest McGehee March 20, 1967 (Age 69 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 48 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 of a sister | Alpha Greely McGehee May 8, 1977 (Age 79 years) |
| Death of a brother | Harvey J McGehee November 26, 1978 (Age 81 years) |
| Death of a sister | Nannie Marie McGehee February 2, 1984 (Age 86 years) |
 Death | September 10, 1987 (Age 89 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Gant Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Horace Greely McGehee Birth: December 14, 1875 31 30 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: June 26, 1954 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
| mother |
Fannie Lavina Settle Birth: April 8, 1875 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: August 21, 1964 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: November 2, 1893 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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16 months elder brother |
Harvey J McGehee Birth: March 9, 1895 19 19 — Kentucky, United States Death: November 26, 1978 — Kentucky, United States |
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3 years herself |
Elizabeth “Bessie” McGehee Birth: November 19, 1897 21 22 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: September 10, 1987 — Kentucky, United States |
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2 years younger brother |
Henry Arthur McGehee Birth: November 9, 1899 23 24 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: April 25, 1995 — Greenville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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13 months younger sister |
Roberta McGehee Birth: December 22, 1900 25 25 — Kentucky, United States Death: March 3, 2000 — Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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21 months younger brother |
William Ernest McGehee Birth: September 18, 1902 26 27 — Clifty, Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: March 20, 1967 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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19 months younger brother |
“Little Brother” McGehee Birth: April 10, 1904 28 29 — Kentucky, United States Death: May 29, 1904 — Kentucky, United States |
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13 months younger sister |
Nettie McGehee Birth: May 10, 1905 29 30 — Kentucky, United States Death: May 23, 1996 — Kentucky, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
“Infant Son” McGehee Birth: July 6, 1908 32 33 — Kentucky, United States Death: July 6, 1908 — Kentucky, United States |
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19 months younger sister |
Alpha Greely McGehee Birth: January 26, 1910 34 34 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: May 8, 1977 — Kentucky, United States |
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22 months younger sister |
Nannie Marie McGehee Birth: November 18, 1911 35 36 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: February 2, 1984 — Kentucky, United States |
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3 years younger sister |
Lilian McGehee Birth: December 9, 1914 38 39 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: December 9, 1914 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years younger sister |
Lucille McGehee Birth: February 21, 1917 41 41 — Kentucky, United States Death: September 7, 2006 — Russellvile, Kentucky, United States |
Elizabeth “Bessie” McGehee has 0 first cousins recorded
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - Horace Greely McGehee - Household
Clifty, Todd, Kentucky, United States
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Horace Greely McGehee - Household
Clifty, Todd, Kentucky, United States
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