John Wesley McGehee SrAge: 78 years1812–1890
- Name
- John Wesley McGehee Sr
- Given names
- John Wesley
- Surname
- McGehee
- Name suffix
- Sr
 Birth | about 1812 43 24 Note: Birth info based on Findagrave site |
 Birth of a sister | Mary McGehee about 1814 (Age 2 years) Note: Birth info based on 1820/1830/1840 Census |
 Historical Event | War of 1812 between 1812 and 1815Note: 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 sister | Eliza McGehee about 1816 (Age 4 years) Note: Birth info based on 1860 Census |
| Birth of a sister | Harriet McGehee about 1820 (Age 8 years) Note: Birth info based on 1820 Census |
 Census | August 7, 1820 (Age 8 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Sarah Ann McGehee July 16, 1824 (Age 12 years) Note: Birth info based on Findagrave site |
| Census | June 1, 1830 (Age 18 years) |
 Marriage | Emily Norris Williams — View this family July 19, 1830 (Age 18 years) |
| Historical Event | Cholera Epidemic 1832 (Age 20 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 23 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 father | Robert McGehee about 1841 (Age 29 years) |
| Will | January 14, 1841 (Age 29 years) |
| Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 34 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 |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 45 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 sister | Sarah Ann McGehee 1861 (Age 49 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 49 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 55 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 55 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 57 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 |
| Marriage | Jane E … — View this family about 1873 (Age 61 years) Note: Marriage info based on birth of their first child |
| Death of a wife | Emily Norris Williams between 1870 and 1880 (Age 58 years) Note: She was listed with her husband, John, in the 1870 Census. But, in the 1880 Census, her husband is shown with another wife, Jane |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 66 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
 Death | April 20, 1890 (Age 78 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Rose Hill Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Robert McGehee Birth: about 1769 40 29 — Granville, North Carolina, United States Death: about 1841 — Jones, Georgia, United States |
| mother |
Elizabeth Moreland Birth: about 1788 — Georgia, United States Death: |
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Marriage: February 11, 1808 — Putnam, Georgia, United States |
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23 months elder brother |
Thomas J McGehee Birth: about 1809 40 21 — Georgia, United States Death: |
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3 years elder brother |
Robert M McGehee Birth: about 1811 42 23 — Georgia, United States Death: |
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2 years himself |
John Wesley McGehee Sr Birth: about 1812 43 24 — Georgia, United States Death: April 20, 1890 — Bibb, Georgia, United States |
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3 years younger sister |
Mary McGehee Birth: about 1814 45 26 — Georgia, United States Death: |
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3 years younger sister |
Eliza McGehee Birth: about 1816 47 28 — Georgia, United States Death: |
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5 years younger sister |
Harriet McGehee Birth: about 1820 51 32 — Georgia, United States Death: |
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5 years younger sister |
Sarah Ann McGehee Birth: July 16, 1824 55 36 — Jones, Georgia, United States Death: 1861 — Rusk, Texas, United States |
| Family with Emily Norris Williams |
| himself |
John Wesley McGehee Sr Birth: about 1812 43 24 — Georgia, United States Death: April 20, 1890 — Bibb, Georgia, United States |
| wife |
Emily Norris Williams Birth: June 8, 1812 — Georgia, United States Death: between 1870 and 1880 — White, Jones, Georgia, United States |
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Marriage: July 19, 1830 — Jones, Georgia, United States |
| Family with Jane E … |
| himself |
John Wesley McGehee Sr Birth: about 1812 43 24 — Georgia, United States Death: April 20, 1890 — Bibb, Georgia, United States |
| wife |
Jane E … Birth: about 1850 — Georgia, United States Death: |
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Marriage: about 1873 — Georgia, United States |
| Birth | Birth info based on Findagrave site | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1820 United States - Census transcript - Robert McGehee - Household
Jones, Georgia, United States
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| Census | 1830 United States - Census transcript - Robert McGehee - Household
Jones, Georgia, United States
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| 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. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marriage | Marriage info based on birth of their first child |