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George Washington McGehee (1852 - 1904)

George Washington McGehee
Born in Louisa, Virginia, United Statesmap
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Died at age 51 in Okolona, Chickasaw, Mississippi, United Statesmap
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Biography

George Washington McGehee was born in Louisa County, Virginia in September of 1852 to Lewis C. and Mary Jane Keesaer McGehee. [1] He is listed with his parents in Louisa County on both: the 1860 Census[2] and the 1870 Census.[3]

On May 20, 1878 he married Mary Poindexter (1855–1934) in Putnam County, West Virginia.[4][5] The couple are listed in Chickasaw, Mississippi on the 1900 Census with six children in their household.[6] (Note that at this time only five of their children are linked on Find-a-Grave). He passed away on August 9, 1904 in Mississippi.[7]


Obituary

Okolona Messenger, August 10, 1904.
G. W. McGehee died Tuesday night after an illness of only a few days. His death was unexpected. Mr. McGehee was a valued employee of the M. & O. Railroad and enjoyed the esteem and confidence of the entire community a well as everyone who bad business dealings with him along the entire system. He leaves a large family and friends to mourn his death. Funeral services at family residence Thursday, at 3 p. m. Burial at Odd Fellow's Cemetery.[8]

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ Entered by David Talley.
  2. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M41J-KQJ : Thu Oct 05 21:30:59 UTC 2023), Entry for Lewis C Mc Gehee and Mary J Mc Gehee, 1860.
  3. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFG2-R94 : Wed Oct 04 10:44:40 UTC 2023), Entry for Lewis C McGhee and Mary E McGhee, 1870.
  4. ↑ "West Virginia, County Marriage Records, 1776-1971", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2ZF-GMWQ : Fri Oct 06 20:29:39 UTC 2023), Entry for George W McGhee and Mary N Poindexter, 20 May 1878.
  5. ↑ "West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FBBH-3LH : 11 February 2018), George W Mcgehee and Mary N Poindexter, 1878; citing Putnam, West Virginia, United States, , county clerks, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 1,839,779.
  6. ↑ "United States Census, 1900", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M966-1D8 : Tue Oct 03 06:36:44 UTC 2023), Entry for George W Mc Gehee and Mary M Mc Gehee, 1900.
  7. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/27215047/george-w-mcgehee: accessed 06 October 2023), memorial page for George W. McGehee (17 Sep 1852–9 Aug 1904), Find a Grave Memorial ID 27215047, citing Odd Fellows Cemetery, Okolona, Chickasaw County, Mississippi, USA; Maintained by StelleMIvy (contributor 46992580).
  8. ↑ "United States, GenealogyBank Historical Newspaper Obituaries, 1815-2011", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q535-PH51 : 18 July 2020), Mr George Mcgehee, 1904.

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