Genealogy of Moody LaPointe Schnell Beyers - Person Sheet
NameAbner McGEHEE
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BirthApr 23, 1807, Oglethorpe County, Georgia, USA324
FlagsNon-Relative
Spouses
BirthNov 4, 1807, Putnam County, Georgia, USA324
DeathMay 26, 1864, Summerfield, Dallas County, Alabama, USA324 Age: 56
FlagsNon-Relative
MarriageDec 11, 1832, Putnam County, Georgia, USA324
Family ID3778
Notes for Louisa Elizabeth (Spouse 1)
"Three noble sons are in the Army...four children at home" when she died. From the commentary* in the obituary it is evident that she died in the South during the Civil War. She died on the 26th of the month, at 57 years of age. The previous page in the scrapbook has "1862" on it, another article on this page has "1864."
*"The old family servants gathered around her dying bed and wept as though their hearts would break. What a comment upon our peculiar institution, and what a stunning rebuke to our cruel persecutors, who are seeking our destruction!" [signed "Pastor"]
-- obituary of Louisa Lamar McGehee, clipped from paper, found in scrapbook
One of Mirabeau B. Lamar's poems "Musings" was inscribed to "my sister, Mrs. Louisa McGehee, Summerfield, Alabama"
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