Edward McGeheeAge: 93 years1786–1880
- Name
- Edward McGehee
- Given names
- Edward
- Surname
- McGehee
 Birth | November 8, 1786 56 33 |
 Birth of a brother | John Scott McGehee January 15, 1789 (Age 2 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Abraham McGehee January 1, 1791 (Age 4 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Hugh McGehee Sr January 4, 1793 (Age 6 years) |
| Death of a brother | Charles McGehee 1794 (Age 7 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Lucinda L McGehee January 1, 1795 (Age 8 years) |
 Family List | Family Birth Dates |
 Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic between 1793 and 1798 (Age 6 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 11 years) |
 Census | 1800 (Age 13 years) |
| Historical Event | The Louisiana Purchase 1803 (Age 16 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 |
| Death of a father | Micajah McGehee July 31, 1811 (Age 24 years) |
| Historical Event | War of 1812 between 1812 and 1815 (Age 25 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 29 years) |
| Death of a sister | Elizabeth McGehee August 5, 1816 (Age 29 years) |
| Death of a brother | James McGehee May 16, 1826 (Age 39 years) |
| Death of a brother | Thomas Baytop McGehee April 18, 1832 (Age 45 years) |
| Historical Event | Cholera Epidemic 1832 (Age 45 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 48 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 60 years) |
| Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 59 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 of a brother | Abner William McGehee February 19, 1855 (Age 68 years) |
| Death of a brother | Hugh McGehee Sr July 25, 1855 (Age 68 years) |
| Death of a brother | Abraham McGehee July 25, 1859 (Age 72 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 70 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 74 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 |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 80 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 80 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 82 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 |
| Death of a brother | John Scott McGehee March 2, 1870 (Age 83 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 91 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
 Death | October 1, 1880 (Age 93 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Bowling Green 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 elder brother |
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 elder 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 himself |
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: |
Edward McGehee has 5 first cousins recorded
Father's family (5)
Parents John McGehee + Mary …
Parents Mumford McGehee + Sarah Ann Moore
Parents Samuel McGehee + Olivia Muse
Mother's family (0)
| Census | 1800 United States - Census transcript - Micajah McGehee - Household
Oglethorpe, Georgia, United States
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