The Shemwell Family

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Birth	October 1, 1829 56 24 Livingston, Overton, Tennessee, United States
Historical Event	Cholera Epidemic 1832 (Age 2 years) New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA 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
Birth of a brother	Giles McGehee February 5, 1833 (Age 3 years) Livingston, Overton, Tennessee, United States
Birth of a brother	Mitchell McGehee February 14, 1835 (Age 5 years) Overton, Tennessee, United States
Historical Event	The Texas Revolution between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 6 years) Texas, USA 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
Birth of a brother	George Cook McGehee about 1838 (Age 8 years) Tennessee, United States Note: Birth year/place based on 1850 Census
Birth of a brother	John McGehee April 11, 1839 (Age 9 years) Tennessee, United States
Census	June 1, 1840 (Age 10 years) Overton, Tennessee, United States Shared note: 1840 United States - Census transcript - Solomon McGehee Sr - Household 1840 United States - Census transcript - Solomon McGehee Sr - Household Overton, Tennessee, United States Name Relation Age Sex M0 M5 M10 M15 M20 M30 M40 M50 M60 M70 M80 M90 M100 F0 F5 F10 F15 F20 F30 F40 F50 F60 F70 F80 F90 F100 M0 M10 M24 M36 M55 M100 F0 F10 F24 F36 F55 F100 Solomon McGehee Sr head 67 M x Cela McGehee wife 35 F x Solomon McGehee Jr son 12 M x Samuel Albert McGehee son 10 M x Giles McGehee son 7 M x Mitchell McGehee son 5 M x George Cook McGehee son 2 M x John McGehee son 1 M x Unknown Female 10 to 15 F x
Birth of a sister	Narcissa McGehee about 1841 (Age 11 years) Overton, Tennessee, United States Note: Birth info based on 1850 Census
Birth of a brother	Richardson McGehee September 1, 1846 (Age 16 years) Robertson, Tennessee, United States
Historical Event	Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 16 years) Texas, USA 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	Rebecca Catherine Stewart — View this family about 1852 (Age 22 years) Tennessee, United States Note: Marriage info based on the birth of their first child
Historical Event	Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 27 years) Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884
Birth of a sister	Lillie A McGehee about 1860 (Age 30 years) Overton, Tennessee, United States Note: Birth info based on 1860 Census
Marriage	Amanda Melvina Hankins — View this family May 6, 1863 (Age 33 years) Greene, Illinois, United States
Historical Event	American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 31 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
Death of a father	Solomon McGehee Sr 1865 (Age 35 years) Carrollton, Carroll, Arkansas, United States
Historical Event	The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 37 years) Alaska, USA 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 37 years) New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Historical Event	Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 39 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 48 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 mother	Cela Curtis 1879 (Age 49 years) Carrollton, Carroll, Arkansas, United States
Death of a brother	Giles McGehee September 15, 1881 (Age 51 years) Bobo, Boone, Arkansas, United States
Death of a wife	Amanda Melvina Hankins October 15, 1897 (Age 68 years) Oklahoma, United States
Historical Event	Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 68 years) Cuba 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
Death of a brother	John McGehee May 3, 1902 (Age 72 years) Boone, Arkansas, United States
Death of a brother	Solomon McGehee Jr July 30, 1902 (Age 72 years) Carrollton, Carroll, Arkansas, United States
Death of a brother	Richardson McGehee 1911 (Age 81 years) Tennessee, United States
Historical Event	Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 86 years) Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Death of a brother	Mitchell McGehee August 20, 1917 (Age 87 years) Arkansas, United States
Historical Event	World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 87 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
Death	November 22, 1917 (Age 88 years) Carrollton, Carroll, Arkansas, United States
Burial	McGehee Cemetery, Carrollton, Carroll, Arkansas, United States Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: McGehee Cemetery

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father	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Henrietta Hudson Family with spouse Cela Curtis Solomon McGehee Jr Samuel Albert McGehee Giles McGehee Mitchell McGehee George Cook McGehee John McGehee Narcissa McGehee Richardson McGehee Lillie A McGehee Solomon McGehee Sr Birth: 1773 44 33 — Granville, North Carolina, United States Death: 1865 — Carrollton, Carroll, Arkansas, United States
mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Solomon McGehee Sr Solomon McGehee Jr Samuel Albert McGehee Giles McGehee Mitchell McGehee George Cook McGehee John McGehee Narcissa McGehee Richardson McGehee Lillie A McGehee Cela Curtis Birth: 1805 — Livingston, Carroll, Tennessee, United States Death: 1879 — Carrollton, Carroll, Arkansas, United States
	Marriage: about 1825 — Tennessee, United States
3 years elder brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Juda Pryor Solomon McGehee Jr Birth: March 20, 1828 55 23 — Tennessee, United States Death: July 30, 1902 — Carrollton, Carroll, Arkansas, United States
18 months himself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Rebecca Catherine Stewart Family with spouse Amanda Melvina Hankins Samuel Albert McGehee Birth: October 1, 1829 56 24 — Livingston, Overton, Tennessee, United States Death: November 22, 1917 — Carrollton, Carroll, Arkansas, United States
3 years younger brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Fidora Elizabeth Taylor Family with spouse Mary L Slope Giles McGehee Birth: February 5, 1833 60 28 — Livingston, Overton, Tennessee, United States Death: September 15, 1881 — Bobo, Boone, Arkansas, United States
2 years younger brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Susannah Ballard Mitchell McGehee Birth: February 14, 1835 62 30 — Overton, Tennessee, United States Death: August 20, 1917 — Arkansas, United States
4 years younger brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Minerva Ann Tucker George Cook McGehee Birth: about 1838 65 33 — Tennessee, United States Death:
15 months younger brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree John McGehee Birth: April 11, 1839 66 34 — Tennessee, United States Death: May 3, 1902 — Boone, Arkansas, United States
3 years younger sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Narcissa McGehee Birth: about 1841 68 36 — Overton, Tennessee, United States Death:
6 years younger brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Nancy Margaret Sellars Richardson McGehee Birth: September 1, 1846 73 41 — Robertson, Tennessee, United States Death: 1911 — Tennessee, United States
14 years younger sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Lillie A McGehee Birth: about 1860 87 55 — Overton, Tennessee, United States Death:

Father’s family with Henrietta Hudson - View this family

father	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Henrietta Hudson Family with spouse Cela Curtis Solomon McGehee Jr Samuel Albert McGehee Giles McGehee Mitchell McGehee George Cook McGehee John McGehee Narcissa McGehee Richardson McGehee Lillie A McGehee Solomon McGehee Sr Birth: 1773 44 33 — Granville, North Carolina, United States Death: 1865 — Carrollton, Carroll, Arkansas, United States
step-mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Solomon McGehee Sr Henrietta Hudson Birth: about 1780 — North Carolina, United States Death:
	Marriage: November 30, 1797 — Warren, North Carolina, United States

Family with Rebecca Catherine Stewart - View this family

himself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Rebecca Catherine Stewart Family with spouse Amanda Melvina Hankins Samuel Albert McGehee Birth: October 1, 1829 56 24 — Livingston, Overton, Tennessee, United States Death: November 22, 1917 — Carrollton, Carroll, Arkansas, United States
wife	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Samuel Albert McGehee Rebecca Catherine Stewart Birth: about 1816 — South Carolina, United States Death:
	Marriage: about 1852 — Tennessee, United States

Family with Amanda Melvina Hankins - View this family

himself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Rebecca Catherine Stewart Family with spouse Amanda Melvina Hankins Samuel Albert McGehee Birth: October 1, 1829 56 24 — Livingston, Overton, Tennessee, United States Death: November 22, 1917 — Carrollton, Carroll, Arkansas, United States
wife	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Samuel Albert McGehee Amanda Melvina Hankins Birth: September 2, 1834 — Tennessee, United States Death: October 15, 1897 — Oklahoma, United States
	Marriage: May 6, 1863 — Greene, Illinois, United States

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Census View	1840 United States - Census transcript - Solomon McGehee Sr - Household Overton, Tennessee, United States Name Relation Age Sex M0 M5 M10 M15 M20 M30 M40 M50 M60 M70 M80 M90 M100 F0 F5 F10 F15 F20 F30 F40 F50 F60 F70 F80 F90 F100 M0 M10 M24 M36 M55 M100 F0 F10 F24 F36 F55 F100 Solomon McGehee Sr head 67 M x Cela McGehee wife 35 F x Solomon McGehee Jr son 12 M x Samuel Albert McGehee son 10 M x Giles McGehee son 7 M x Mitchell McGehee son 5 M x George Cook McGehee son 2 M x John McGehee son 1 M x Unknown Female 10 to 15 F x
Marriage	Marriage info based on the birth of their first child

Family with parents
father Parents Nathaniel McGehee Sr Nelly Lynch Martin	Solomon McGehee Sr 1773–1865
mother Parents (unknown)	Cela Curtis 1805–1879
elder brother Family Juda Pryor	Solomon McGehee Jr 1828–1902
himself Family Rebecca Catherine Stewart Amanda Melvina Hankins	Samuel Albert McGehee 1829–1917
younger brother Family Fidora Elizabeth Taylor Mary L Slope	Giles McGehee 1833–1881
younger brother Family Susannah Ballard	Mitchell McGehee 1835–1917
younger brother Family Minerva Ann Tucker	George Cook McGehee 1838–
younger brother Family (none)	John McGehee 1839–1902
younger sister Family (none)	Narcissa McGehee 1841–
younger brother Family Nancy Margaret Sellars	Richardson McGehee 1846–1911
younger sister Family (none)	Lillie A McGehee 1860–
Father’s family with Henrietta Hudson
father Parents Nathaniel McGehee Sr Nelly Lynch Martin	Solomon McGehee Sr 1773–1865
step-mother Parents (unknown)	Henrietta Hudson 1780–
Family with Rebecca Catherine Stewart
himself Parents Solomon McGehee Sr Cela Curtis	Samuel Albert McGehee 1829–1917
wife Parents (unknown)	Rebecca Catherine Stewart 1816–
Family with Amanda Melvina Hankins
himself Parents Solomon McGehee Sr Cela Curtis	Samuel Albert McGehee 1829–1917
wife Parents (unknown)	Amanda Melvina Hankins 1834–1897