The Shemwell Family

Robert M McGehee1811

Name
Robert M McGehee
Given names
Robert M
Surname
McGehee
Birth about 1811 42 23
Note: Birth info based on 1850 Census
Birth of a brotherJohn Wesley McGehee Sr
about 1812 (Age 12 months)
Note: Birth info based on Findagrave site
Birth of a sisterMary McGehee
about 1814 (Age 3 years)
Note: Birth info based on 1820/1830/1840 Census
Historical Event
War of 1812
between 1812 and 1815 (Age 12 months)

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
Birth of a sisterEliza McGehee
about 1816 (Age 5 years)
Note: Birth info based on 1860 Census
Birth of a sisterHarriet McGehee
about 1820 (Age 9 years)
Note: Birth info based on 1820 Census
Census August 7, 1820 (Age 9 years)
Birth of a sisterSarah Ann McGehee
July 16, 1824 (Age 13 years)
Note: Birth info based on Findagrave site
Census June 1, 1830 (Age 19 years)
Historical Event
Cholera Epidemic
1832 (Age 21 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
MarriageLetty View this family
about 1833 (Age 22 years)
Note: Marriage based on the birth of their first child
Historical Event
The Texas Revolution
between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 24 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 fatherRobert McGehee
about 1841 (Age 30 years)
Will January 14, 1841 (Age 30 years)
Historical Event
Mexican-American War
from 1846 to 1848 (Age 35 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
Census October 31, 1850 (Age 39 years)
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 46 years)

Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884
Death of a sisterSarah Ann McGehee
1861 (Age 50 years)
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 50 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 56 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 56 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 58 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
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 67 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 brotherJohn Wesley McGehee Sr
April 20, 1890 (Age 79 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 87 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
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 105 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 106 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 107 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/
Deathunknown

Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: February 11, 1808Putnam, Georgia, United States
23 months
elder brother
3 years
himself
2 years
younger brother
3 years
younger sister
3 years
younger sister
5 years
younger sister
5 years
younger sister
Sarah Ann McGehee
Birth: July 16, 1824 55 36Jones, Georgia, United States
Death: 1861Rusk, Texas, United States
Family with Letty - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: about 1833Georgia, United States

Birth
Birth info based on 1850 Census
Census1820 United States - Census transcript - Robert McGehee - Household

Jones, Georgia, United States

NameRelationM0-10M10-16M16-18M16-26M26-45M45+F0-10F10-16F16-26F26-45F45+FNRAGCOMMNFM0M14M26M45F0F14F26F45M0M14M26M45F0F14F26F45
Robert McGeheehead51
Elizabeth McGeheewife32
Thomas J McGeheeson11
Robert M McGeheeson9
John Wesley McGehee Srson8
Mary McGeheedaughter6
Eliza McGeheedaughter4
Harriet McGeheedaughter1

Census1830 United States - Census transcript - Robert McGehee - Household

Jones, Georgia, United States

NameRelationAgeSexM0M5M10M15M20M30M40M50M60M70M80M90M100F0F5F10F15F20F30F40F50F60F70F80F90F100M0M10M24M36M55M100F0F10F24F36F55F100M0M10M24M36M55M100F0F10F24F36F55F100
Robert McGeheehead61Mxx
Elizabeth McGeheewife42Fx
Robert M McGeheeson19Mx
John Wesley McGehee Srson18Mx
Mary McGeheedaughter16Fx
Eliza McGeheedaughter14Fx
Harriet McGeheedaughter10Fx
Sarah Ann McGeheedaughter5Fx

Marriage
Marriage based on the birth of their first child
Will
Robert McGehee's Will lists the following family members: Elizabeth McGehee (wife), Thomas J McGehee, Robert M McGehee and his children, John W McGehee, Eliza McGehee and her husband Martin Mellown, his Grandson James Anthony Mellown, Mary McGehee, Harriet McGehee, and Sarah Ann McGehee. His wife, Elizabeth, was named as the Executrix and his son, Robert M McGehee, was named as Executor.
Census1850 United States - Census transcript - Robert M McGehee - Household

Jones, Georgia, United States

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREBirthplaceMarSchoolR+WInfirm
Robert M McGehuhead39MWFarmer700GA
Letty McGehuwife39FWGA
Mary J McGehudaughter16FWGA
George M McGehuson14MWGA
Sarah A F McGehudaughter12FWGA
Martha A McGehudaughter10FWGA
James H McGehuson8MWGA
William J McGehuson7MWGA
Elizabeth McGehudaughter4FWGA
Richard McGehuson6MWGA
Stephen McGehuson3MWGA
?? McGehuson0 years 3 monthsMWGA