The Shemwell Family

Lucinda L McGehee1795

Name
Lucinda L McGehee
Given names
Lucinda L
Surname
McGehee
Married name
Lucinda L Oliver
Birth January 1, 1795 65 42
Family List
Family Birth Dates

Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic
between 1793 and 1798
Note: More than 4,000 Philadelphia residents died from yellow fever - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow_Fever_Epidemic_of_1793
Death of a brotherFrancis “Frank” McGehee
1798 (Age 3 years)
Census 1800 (Age 5 years)
Historical Event
The Louisiana Purchase
1803 (Age 8 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
MarriageDionysius OliverView this family
December 29, 1810 (Age 15 years)
Death of a fatherMicajah McGehee
July 31, 1811 (Age 16 years)
Historical Event
War of 1812
between 1812 and 1815 (Age 17 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 motherNancy Anne Baytop Scott
February 25, 1816 (Age 21 years)
Death of a sisterElizabeth McGehee
August 5, 1816 (Age 21 years)
Death of a brotherJames McGehee
May 16, 1826 (Age 31 years)
Death of a brotherThomas Baytop McGehee
April 18, 1832 (Age 37 years)
Historical Event
Cholera Epidemic
1832 (Age 37 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 40 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 sisterSarah McGehee
about 1847 (Age 52 years)
Historical Event
Mexican-American War
from 1846 to 1848 (Age 51 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 husbandDionysius Oliver
after 1850 (Age 55 years)
Note: The 1850 Census was the last record we found for Dionysius. It is assumed that he died after that date.
Death of a brotherAbner William McGehee
February 19, 1855 (Age 60 years)
Death of a brotherHugh McGehee Sr
July 25, 1855 (Age 60 years)
Death of a brotherAbraham McGehee
July 25, 1859 (Age 64 years)
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 62 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 66 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 72 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 72 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 74 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 brotherJohn Scott McGehee
March 2, 1870 (Age 75 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 83 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 brotherEdward McGehee
October 1, 1880 (Age 85 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 103 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
Deathunknown

Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: December 19, 1770Oglethorpe, Georgia, United States
-1 months
elder brother
James McGehee
Birth: November 26, 1770 40 17Prince Edward, Virginia, United States
Death: May 16, 1826Putnam, Georgia, United States
1 year
elder brother
Thomas Baytop McGehee
Birth: December 1, 1771 41 18Prince Edward, Virginia, United States
Death: April 18, 1832Madison, Alabama, United States
23 months
elder sister
Elizabeth McGehee
Birth: October 21, 1773 43 20Prince Edward, Virginia, United States
Death: August 5, 1816Prince Edward, Virginia, United States
2 years
elder brother
Charles McGehee
Birth: October 7, 1775 45 22Georgia, United States
Death: 1794Oglethorpe, Georgia, United States
16 months
elder brother
Francis “Frank” McGehee
Birth: January 29, 1777 47 24Virginia, United States
Death: 1798Oglethorpe, Georgia, United States
2 years
elder brother
Abner William McGehee
Birth: February 18, 1779 49 26Oglethorpe, Georgia, United States
Death: February 19, 1855Montgomery, Montgomery, Alabama, United States
5 years
elder sister
Sarah McGehee
Birth: July 12, 1784 54 31Oglethorpe, Georgia, United States
Death: about 1847Georgia, United States
2 years
elder brother
Edward McGehee
Birth: November 8, 1786 56 33Oglethorpe, Georgia, United States
Death: October 1, 1880Woodville, Wilkinson, Mississippi, United States
2 years
elder brother
John Scott McGehee
Birth: January 15, 1789 59 36Oglethorpe, Georgia, United States
Death: March 2, 1870Panola, Mississippi, United States
2 years
elder brother
Abraham McGehee
Birth: January 1, 1791 61 38Georgia, United States
Death: July 25, 1859Mississippi, United States
2 years
elder brother
Hugh McGehee Sr
Birth: January 4, 1793 63 40Oglethorpe, Georgia, United States
Death: July 25, 1855Panola, Mississippi, United States
2 years
herself
Family with Dionysius Oliver - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: December 29, 1810Oglethorpe, Georgia, United States
Dionysius Oliver + Sarah McGehee - View this family
husband
elder sister
Sarah McGehee
Birth: July 12, 1784 54 31Oglethorpe, Georgia, United States
Death: about 1847Georgia, United States
Marriage: December 15, 1839Oglethorpe, Georgia, United States

Census1800 United States - Census transcript - Micajah McGehee - Household

Oglethorpe, Georgia, United States

NameRelationM0-10M10-16M16-26M26-45M45+F-10F10-16F16-26F26-45F45+FreeSlavesTotal
Micajah McGeheehead7028
Hugh McGehee Srson7
John Scott McGeheeson11
Abraham McGeheeson9
Edward McGeheeson13
Abner William McGeheeson21
Lucinda L McGeheedaughter5
Nancy Anne Baytop McGeheewife47