Brief Life History of William
When William Mcgahee was born in January 1892, in Wrens, Jefferson, Georgia, United States, his father, Jordan Mcgahee, was 37 and his mother, Mary Davis, was 20. He lived in District 81, Jefferson, Georgia, United States in 1900. He died on 8 April 1979, at the age of 87.
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Family Time Line
Jordan Mcgahee
1854–1953
Mary Davis
1871–1906
Lva McGahee
1891–1964
William Mcgahee
1892–1979
Walter Mcgahee
1893–1933
Annie Mcgahee
1894–
Idel Mcgahee
1895–
Iradella McGahee
1896–
Estelle McGahee
1897–
Eliza C McGahee
1899–
Carrie Mcgahee
1903–
Louise Mcgahee
1904–1923
Sources (1)
- Willie A Mcgahee in household of Jordan Mcgahee, "United States Census, 1900"
Parents and Siblings
1854–1953 Male
1871–1906 Female
Siblings (10)
1891–1964 Female
1892–1979 Male
1893–1933 Male
1894– Female
1895– Female
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World Events (8)
1893 · The Last Public Hanging in Georgia
Age 1
The last public hanging in Georgia was on September 28, 1893. The General Assembly prohibited public executions in December 1893. Prior to this law, Georgians commonly traveled to witness scheduled public executions.
1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
Age 4
A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.
1916 · The First woman elected into the US Congress
Age 24
Jeannette Pickering Rankin became the first woman to hold a federal office position in the House of Representatives, and remains the only woman elected to Congress by Montana.
Name Meaning
Irish: variant of McGaughey .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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