The Shemwell Family

George McGehee

Name
George McGehee
Given names
George
Surname
McGehee
Birth of a half-brotherSimeon Lee Hassell
August 13, 1883
Marriage of a parentWilliam Joshua McGeheeElizabeth Jane BellView this family
November 8, 1883
Birth of a half-sisterAllenah David Megehee
July 16, 1885
Birth of a half-brotherHenry Clay Hassell
March 1887
Birth of a half-sisterLeona Hassell
December 1889
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898
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 brotherRobert Andrew McGehee
1899
Death of a motherChristina Catherine Jonas
about 1906
Death of a fatherWilliam Joshua McGehee
after 1910

Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916

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

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

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/
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929

Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945

Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953
Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War
Death of a half-brotherWilliam Clinton Hassell
January 19, 1956
Death of a sisterMinnie Jane McGehee
February 19, 1957
Death of a half-brotherSimeon Lee Hassell
December 3, 1959
Death of a half-brotherHenry Clay Hassell
June 20, 1971
Obituary
H C Hassell Obituary
1971
Note: Obituary documents George and Minnie McGehee as step-siblings
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975
Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War
Death of a half-sisterAllenah David Megehee
August 20, 1979
Deathunknown

Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: May 19, 1872Cane Creek Township, Butler, Missouri, United States
19 months
brother
Robert Andrew McGehee
Birth: about 1873 21 23Missouri, United States
Death: 1899Missouri, United States
3 years
sister
Minnie Jane McGehee
Birth: November 23, 1875 24 25Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: February 19, 1957Leeper, Wayne, Missouri, United States
himself
Father’s family with Elizabeth Jane Bell - View this family
father
step-mother
Elizabeth Jane Bell
Birth: January 14, 1857 39 37Missouri, United States
Death: about 1952Cushing, Payne, Oklahoma, United States
Marriage: November 8, 1883Sherman, Grayson, Texas, United States
20 months
half-sister
Mother’s family with Andrew J Hassell - View this family
step-father
mother
Marriage: May 25, 1879Butler, Missouri, United States
11 months
half-brother
William Clinton Hassell
Birth: April 13, 1880 22 30Missouri, United States
Death: January 19, 1956Spiro, Le Flore, Oklahoma, United States
3 years
half-brother
Simeon Lee Hassell
Birth: August 13, 1883 26 33Mill Springs, Wayne, Missouri, United States
Death: December 3, 1959Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States
4 years
half-brother
Henry Clay Hassell
Birth: March 1887 29 37Mill Springs, Wayne, Missouri, United States
Death: June 20, 1971Phelps, Missouri, United States
3 years
half-sister
Leona Hassell
Birth: December 1889 32 39Mill Springs, Wayne, Missouri, United States
Death:

Obituary
Obituary documents George and Minnie McGehee as step-siblings