Dr. William McGehee

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William served in the War of 1912. He married on 3 Oct 1905. After the war he and “Jensey” had 9 children.

Spouse: Mariah Downs McGehee (1802 - 1848)

Children of William C. McGehee and Jane Scott are:
1) Elizabeth Kennedy McGehee Leggett (1807 - 1851)
2) Olivia Mourning McGehee Allen (1811 - 1858)
3) William C McGehee (1812 - 1873)
4) John H McGehee (1821 - 1870)
5) Hansford Duncan McGehee (1826 - 1909) - Buried in an Osyka Cemetery. Enlisted in the Third Battalion of MS Infantry, CSA, Company E (McNair's Rifles from Pike Co., MS). Severely injured in the Battle of Shiloh in 1862 and brought to his home in Osyka, MS, by his man servant. [Married Olivia " Olivie" 26 Jan 1847.]
- - - Note: On Find-A-Grave, the contributor had a different list of children in the text for the memorials for this couple - though the above list are the names actually linked to the parents on Find-A-Grave:
1) Lucy Ann McGehee b 11 June 1815, d 23 Nov 1817
2) Lucy Ann McGehee Burton b 24 Jan 1818, d 16 Jun 1856
3) Jason G. McGehee b 19 Jul 1824 d ? (twin?)
4) Ivelle G. Lewis McGehee, MD b 19 Jul 1824 (twin?), d. 1872 in Summit, MS - [m. Elmira Lavinia McGehee (1828-1864), daughter of Lewis & Elizabeth Downs McGehee.]
- - - Source: McGehee Descendants, Vol III (by Grider & Grider, 1991), Page 492

[9 dependents were listed in the estate settlement:: Emily MCGEHEE - Browder MCGEHEE - Orleaner SHARP - Aminda (Amanda) MCGEHEE - Virginia MCGEHEE - Sarah MCGEHEE - Marintha MCGEHEE - Caswell MCGEHEE - Hansford J. MCGEHEE]

Siblings:
Martha McGehee Holloway (1779 - ____)
William C McGehee (1782 - 1851)
George McGehee (1785 - 1841)
Samuel M McGehee (1790 - 1866)
Lewis McGehee (1795 - 1857)
David James McGehee (1797 - 1848)
Nancy McGehee Day (1804 - 1834)

CEMETERY INFORMATION: "Also called Browder (McGehee) Cemetery - US Geological Survey (topographic) Map - Mississippi, Amite Co S4/T3/R4 - Near Amite River across from Reynolds' house near Old Parson Hill. Copied by Glen Huff" - ~ Source for information: Amite County Mississippi Cemetery Book by Paul and Kathryn Mogan. Published 1982. Page 33 - (Cemetery site on Find-A-Grave was already established with no information about location nor were there any burial entries.)

NOTE by Sharon Autwell: David and Mariah are believed to be buried in well constructed masonry vaults in the family burial ground near their old home, about 10 miles northeast of Liberty, MS. The first vault has an oval top, the second is beside it and joins so that they appear as one vault. The tops have fallen in and a partition separates the two. There are no names to indicate who is buried there, but the information has come down through the family and appears accurate. When W. H. C. McGehee, administrator of the estate of David, sold the real estate to Joseph A. Sharp he reserved one acre of ground for the use of said deceased burying ground. This acre is not described, but the place of the vaults is the only burying ground on this plantation of 877.59 acres of land.

Notes from Amite County Court Records - - - File 130, Estate Records of Amite Co, MS - Found in "Amite County, MS, 1699-1890, Vol. 3", Casey, 1957 - David MCGEHEE estate - Admin - William H. C. MCGEHEE - In Testate debts of $3,000.00 - Insufficient personal property to satisfy. - Nine children and heirs: - Emily MCGEHEE - Browder MCGEHEE - Orleaner SHARP - Aminda (Amanda) MCGEHEE - Virginia MCGEHEE - Sarah MCGEHEE - Marintha MCGEHEE - Caswell MCGEHEE - Hansford J. MCGEHEE - - - Petitioner William H. C. MCGEHEE therefore petitions to sell the personal estate of David MCGEHEE on the 1st day of Jan 1850. - Inventory recorded Oct term 1848 - Valued at $9,558.00 - David MCGEHEE died 21 Aug 1848 - 800 acres of land, 14 negro slaves, old and young.