James Bonham McGhee

Brief Life History of James Bonham

When James Bonham McGhee was born on 24 April 1842, in Murray, Georgia, United States, his father, Calvin William McGhee, was 23 and his mother, Amanda Caroline Wells, was 20. He married Elmira Gill on 12 September 1866. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. He lived in Logan Township, Wayne, Missouri, United States for about 20 years and St. Francois Township, Wayne, Missouri, United States in 1900. He died on 28 September 1912, in Greenville, Wayne, Missouri, United States, at the age of 70, and was buried in Patterson, Wayne, Missouri, United States.

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Family Time Line

James Bonham McGhee
1842–1912
Mary Jane Hunter
1858–1945
Marriage: 22 October 1882
Dorse L McGhee
1884–1939
William Donaldson McGhee
1886–1970
Alsie P McGhee
1888–1888
Clyde Allen McGhee
1890–1942
Woodfin Grady McGhee
1898–1905

Sources (17)

  • James McGee, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Legacy NFS Source: James B. McGhee - Government record: Census record: birth-name: James B. McGhee
  • J.B. Mc Ghee, "Tennessee, Deaths, 1914-1966"

World Events (8)

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

1851

Historical Boundaries: 1851: Wayne, Missouri, United States

1861

Civil War History - Some 11,000 Georgians gave their lives in defense of their state a state that suffered immense destruction. But wars end brought about an even more dramatic figure to tell: 460,000 African-Americans were set free from the shackles of slavery to begin new lives as free people.

Name Meaning

Irish: variant of McGee .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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