Abner William McGeheeAge: 76 years1779–1855
- Name
- Abner William McGehee
- Given names
- Abner William
- Surname
- McGehee
 Birth | February 18, 1779 49 26 |
 Family List | Family Birth Dates |
 Historical Event | The American Revolution from 1775 to 1783Note: The Thirteen American Colonies broke from the British Empire and formed the independent nation, the United States of America - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Revolution |
 Death of a paternal grandmother | Elizabeth Mumford DeJarnette 1783 (Age 3 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Sarah McGehee July 12, 1784 (Age 5 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Edward McGehee November 8, 1786 (Age 7 years) |
| Birth of a brother | John Scott McGehee January 15, 1789 (Age 9 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Abraham McGehee January 1, 1791 (Age 11 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Hugh McGehee Sr January 4, 1793 (Age 13 years) |
| Death of a brother | Charles McGehee 1794 (Age 14 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Lucinda L McGehee January 1, 1795 (Age 15 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic between 1793 and 1798 (Age 13 years)Note: More than 4,000 Philadelphia residents died from yellow fever - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow_Fever_Epidemic_of_1793 |
| Death of a brother | Francis “Frank” McGehee 1798 (Age 18 years) |
 Census | 1800 (Age 20 years) |
| Historical Event | The Louisiana Purchase 1803 (Age 23 years)Note: Napoleon Bonaparte agrees to sell 828,000 square miles of land to the United States for $15 million - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louisiana_Purchase |
 Marriage | Charlotte Mildred Spencer — View this family about 1804 (Age 24 years) |
| Will | April 3, 1811 (Age 32 years) Note: Thomas and Abner are named as Executors for Micajah McGehee's Will. |
| Death of a father | Micajah McGehee July 31, 1811 (Age 32 years) |
| Historical Event | War of 1812 between 1812 and 1815 (Age 32 years)Note: War of 1812 between the Americans and the British. The Creek (or Red Stick) War in Alabama had different origins, but it coincided with the war of 1812, and the U.S. treated it as a part of the larger war, with Jackson and his forces also in charge of defeating the Creeks - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_of_1812 |
| Death of a mother | Nancy Anne Baytop Scott February 25, 1816 (Age 37 years) |
| Death of a sister | Elizabeth McGehee August 5, 1816 (Age 37 years) |
| Death of a wife | Charlotte Mildred Spencer 1820 (Age 40 years) |
| Death of a brother | James McGehee May 16, 1826 (Age 47 years) |
| Death of a brother | Thomas Baytop McGehee April 18, 1832 (Age 53 years) |
| Historical Event | Cholera Epidemic 1832 (Age 52 years)Note: Cholera killed 4,340 people in New Orleans & over 3,000 in New York City - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cholera_outbreaks_and_pandemics |
| Historical Event | The Texas Revolution between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 56 years)Note: The Texas Revolution (or Texas War of Independence) was fought from October 2, 1835 to April 21, 1836 between Mexico and the Texas (Tejas) portion of the Mexican state of Coahuila y Tejas. The Texas Revolution erupted in 1836, after Texas declared its independence from Mexico. Mexico responded by invading Texas, where General Santa Anna won decisive victories in the battles of the Alamo and Goliad. The war ended at the Battle of San Jacinto (about 20 miles) east of modern day downtown Houston) where General Sam Houston led the Texas Army to victory in 18 minutes over a portion of the Mexican Army under Santa Anna, who was captured shortly after the battle. The conclusion of the war resulted in the creation of the Republic of Texas - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Revolution |
| Death of a sister | Sarah McGehee about 1847 (Age 67 years) |
| Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 66 years)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 |
 Death | February 19, 1855 (Age 76 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: McGehee Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Micajah McGehee Birth: between 1730 and 1745 30 20 — Prince Edward, Virginia, United States Death: July 31, 1811 — Lexington, Oglethorpe, Georgia, United States |
| mother |
Nancy Anne Baytop Scott Birth: 1753 — Prince Edward, Virginia, United States Death: February 25, 1816 — Lexington, Oglethorpe, Georgia, United States |
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Marriage: December 19, 1770 — Oglethorpe, Georgia, United States |
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-1 months elder brother |
James McGehee Birth: November 26, 1770 40 17 — Prince Edward, Virginia, United States Death: May 16, 1826 — Putnam, Georgia, United States |
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1 year elder brother |
Thomas Baytop McGehee Birth: December 1, 1771 41 18 — Prince Edward, Virginia, United States Death: April 18, 1832 — Madison, Alabama, United States |
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23 months elder sister |
Elizabeth McGehee Birth: October 21, 1773 43 20 — Prince Edward, Virginia, United States Death: August 5, 1816 — Prince Edward, Virginia, United States |
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2 years elder brother |
Charles McGehee Birth: October 7, 1775 45 22 — Georgia, United States Death: 1794 — Oglethorpe, Georgia, United States |
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16 months elder brother |
Francis “Frank” McGehee Birth: January 29, 1777 47 24 — Virginia, United States Death: 1798 — Oglethorpe, Georgia, United States |
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2 years himself |
Abner William McGehee Birth: February 18, 1779 49 26 — Oglethorpe, Georgia, United States Death: February 19, 1855 — Montgomery, Montgomery, Alabama, United States |
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5 years younger sister |
Sarah McGehee Birth: July 12, 1784 54 31 — Oglethorpe, Georgia, United States Death: about 1847 — Georgia, United States |
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2 years younger brother |
Edward McGehee Birth: November 8, 1786 56 33 — Oglethorpe, Georgia, United States Death: October 1, 1880 — Woodville, Wilkinson, Mississippi, United States |
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2 years younger brother |
John Scott McGehee Birth: January 15, 1789 59 36 — Oglethorpe, Georgia, United States Death: March 2, 1870 — Panola, Mississippi, United States |
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2 years younger brother |
Abraham McGehee Birth: January 1, 1791 61 38 — Georgia, United States Death: July 25, 1859 — Mississippi, United States |
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2 years younger brother |
Hugh McGehee Sr Birth: January 4, 1793 63 40 — Oglethorpe, Georgia, United States Death: July 25, 1855 — Panola, Mississippi, United States |
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2 years younger sister |
Lucinda L McGehee Birth: January 1, 1795 65 42 — Georgia, United States Death: |
| Family with Charlotte Mildred Spencer |
| himself |
Abner William McGehee Birth: February 18, 1779 49 26 — Oglethorpe, Georgia, United States Death: February 19, 1855 — Montgomery, Montgomery, Alabama, United States |
| wife |
Charlotte Mildred Spencer Birth: 1781 — Oglethorpe, Georgia, United States Death: 1820 — Oglethorpe, Georgia, United States |
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Marriage: about 1804 — Oglethorpe, Georgia, United States |
| Census | 1800 United States - Census transcript - Micajah McGehee - Household
Oglethorpe, Georgia, United States
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| Will | "I Micajah McGehee of the County of Oglethorpe & State of Georgia, being weak
in body, but in perfect mind & memory, taking into view the uncertainty of
life & the certainty of death, do make constitute and appoint Thomas McGehee
& Abner McGehee my true and lawful Executors to do & perform this my last will
& Testament in manner and form following, (Viz) I give & recommend my soul
into the hands of almighty God who gave it, & my body to be decently buried.
Item, 1st. I do give & bequeath unto my affectionate wife Ann McGehee twenty
five hundred dollars which is to be entirely at her disposal during her life;
& at her death to be equally divided as the law directs; the balance of my
Estate both real & personal to be sold and divided as above stated; after
paying my debts & deducting the within amounts out of each debtors legacy.
Witness my hand this 3rd Day April 1811. Micajah McGehee (Seal)
E. Brower
H. Gray
John Butler" | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Will | Thomas and Abner are named as Executors for Micajah McGehee's Will. |