The Shemwell Family

Richardson McGeheeAge: 64 years18461911

Name
Richardson McGehee
Given names
Richardson
Surname
McGehee
Birth September 1, 1846 73 41
Historical Event
Mexican-American War
from 1846 to 1848
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 September 26, 1850 (Age 4 years)
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 10 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 sisterLillie A McGehee
about 1860 (Age 13 years)
Note: Birth info based on 1860 Census
Census July 3, 1860 (Age 13 years)
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 14 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
Marriage

George Cook McGeheeMinerva Ann TuckerView this family
October 9, 1865 (Age 19 years)
Death of a fatherSolomon McGehee Sr
1865 (Age 18 years)
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 20 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 20 years)
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
MarriageNancy Margaret SellarsView this family
December 16, 1868 (Age 22 years)
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 22 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 31 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 motherCela Curtis
1879 (Age 32 years)
Death of a brotherGiles McGehee
September 15, 1881 (Age 35 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 51 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
Death of a brotherJohn McGehee
May 3, 1902 (Age 55 years)
Death of a brotherSolomon McGehee Jr
July 30, 1902 (Age 55 years)
Death 1911 (Age 64 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: White Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: about 1825Tennessee, United States
3 years
elder brother
Solomon McGehee Jr
Birth: March 20, 1828 55 23Tennessee, United States
Death: July 30, 1902Carrollton, Carroll, Arkansas, United States
18 months
elder brother
Samuel Albert McGehee
Birth: October 1, 1829 56 24Livingston, Overton, Tennessee, United States
Death: November 22, 1917Carrollton, Carroll, Arkansas, United States
3 years
elder brother
Giles McGehee
Birth: February 5, 1833 60 28Livingston, Overton, Tennessee, United States
Death: September 15, 1881Bobo, Boone, Arkansas, United States
2 years
elder brother
Mitchell McGehee
Birth: February 14, 1835 62 30Overton, Tennessee, United States
Death: August 20, 1917Arkansas, United States
4 years
elder brother
15 months
elder brother
John McGehee
Birth: April 11, 1839 66 34Tennessee, United States
Death: May 3, 1902Boone, Arkansas, United States
3 years
elder sister
Narcissa McGehee
Birth: about 1841 68 36Overton, Tennessee, United States
Death:
6 years
himself
Richardson McGehee
Birth: September 1, 1846 73 41Robertson, Tennessee, United States
Death: 1911Tennessee, United States
14 years
younger sister
Lillie A McGehee
Birth: about 1860 87 55Overton, Tennessee, United States
Death:
Father’s family with Henrietta Hudson - View this family
father
step-mother
Marriage: November 30, 1797Warren, North Carolina, United States
Family with Nancy Margaret Sellars - View this family
himself
Richardson McGehee
Birth: September 1, 1846 73 41Robertson, Tennessee, United States
Death: 1911Tennessee, United States
wife
Nancy Margaret Sellars
Birth: June 12, 1852Dickson, Tennessee, United States
Death: March 26, 1931Dickson, Tennessee, United States
Marriage: December 16, 1868Dickson, Tennessee, United States

Richardson McGehee has 20 first cousins recorded

Census1850 United States - Census transcript - Solomon McGehee Sr - Household

Overton, Tennessee, United States

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREBirthplaceMarSchoolR+WInfirm
Solomon McGeehehead75MWFarmerNC
Cela McGeehewife48FWTNx
Solomon McGeeheson22MWFarmerTN
Giles McGeeheson17MWFArmerTN
Mitchel McGeeheson14MWTNx
George McGeeheson12MWTNx
John McGeeheson11MWTN
Narcissy McGeehedaughter9FWTN
Richardson McGeeheson4MWTN

Census1860 United States - Census transcript - Solomon McGehee Sr - Household

Overton, Tennessee, United States

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceMarSchoolR+WInfirm
Solomon McGehee Srhead93MWFarmer20NCx
Celia McGeheewife51FWGAx
Giles McGeheeson25MWFarm Laborer30TNx
Mitchell McGeheeson24MWFarm LaborerTNx
George McGeheeson23MWFarm LaborerTNx
John McGeheeson22MWFarm Laborer16TNx
Narcissa McGeheedaughter18FWTN
Richison McGeheeson13MWTN
Lillie A McGeheedaughter0 years 4 monthsFWTN