Samuel Cole McGeheeAge: 79 years1828–1907
- Name
- Samuel Cole McGehee
- Given names
- Samuel Cole
- Surname
- McGehee
 Birth | about 1828 37 34 |
 Historical Event | Cholera Epidemic 1832 (Age 4 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 7 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 paternal grandmother | Mary Stewart October 25, 1846 (Age 18 years) |
| Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 18 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 |
 Marriage | Jane Adeline Driskill — View this family estimated 1848 (Age 20 years) |
| Death of a father | Dillard McGehee July 18, 1853 (Age 25 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 29 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 33 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 39 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 39 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 41 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 |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Rosa E McGehee July 12, 1873 (Age 45 years) |
| Death of a mother | Elizabeth Talley July 9, 1874 (Age 46 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 50 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 70 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 |
| Marriage of a child | Edgar L Carneal — Rosa E McGehee — View this family about 1901 (Age 73 years) |
 Death | August 28, 1907 (Age 79 years) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Dillard McGehee Birth: May 11, 1790 41 33 — Spotsylvania, Virginia, United States Death: July 18, 1853 — Virginia, United States |
| mother |
Elizabeth Talley Birth: about 1794 — Louisa, Virginia, United States Death: July 9, 1874 |
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Marriage: December 16, 1817 — Louisa, Virginia, United States |
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11 years himself |
Samuel Cole McGehee Birth: about 1828 37 34 — Louisa, Virginia, United States Death: August 28, 1907 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
| Family with Jane Adeline Driskill |
| himself |
Samuel Cole McGehee Birth: about 1828 37 34 — Louisa, Virginia, United States Death: August 28, 1907 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
| wife |
Jane Adeline Driskill Birth: March 1830 — Kentucky, United States Death: May 14, 1911 — Rumsey, McLean, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: estimated 1848 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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26 years daughter |
Rosa E McGehee Birth: July 12, 1873 45 43 — Kentucky, United States Death: December 12, 1935 — McLean, Kentucky, United States |