hmtl5 John Henry McGhee b. 4 Aug 1857 Enterprise Township, Linn County, Missouri d. 1 Oct 1954 Bloomington, McLean County, Illinois: Hedges Genealogy
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John Henry McGhee

John Henry McGhee

Male 1857 - 1954  (97 years)


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  • Name John Henry McGhee 
    • son of John H. McGhee Sr. and Elizabeth Ann Bowen [1]
    Birth 4 Aug 1857  Enterprise Township, Linn County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1900  Enterprise Township, Linn County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Death 1 Oct 1954  Bloomington, McLean County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 4] 
    Burial Purdin Cemetery, Purdin, Linn County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 4] 
    Person ID I2553  Hedges
    Last Modified 12 Jan 2025 

    Father John H. McGhee,   b. 22 Jan 1820, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Apr 1859, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 39 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth Ann Bowen,   b. Jun 1827, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Apr 1910, Linn County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years) 
    Marriage 1847 
    Family ID F2391  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mary Elizabeth Fosher,   b. 1 Oct 1861, Leverton, Linn County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Dec 1940, Enterprise Township, Linn County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years) 
    Marriage 21 Feb 1883  [1, 4] 
    Children 
     1. George Elbert McGhee,   b. 8 Nov 1885, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Mar 1979, Roanake, Woodford County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 93 years)
    Family ID F1150  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 25 Jan 2024 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 4 Aug 1857 - Enterprise Township, Linn County, Missouri Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1900 - Enterprise Township, Linn County, Missouri Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 1 Oct 1954 - Bloomington, McLean County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Purdin Cemetery, Purdin, Linn County, Missouri Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Headstones
    McGhee John Henry    		McGhee John Henry

  • Notes 
    • John McGhee, 97, Passed Way, Bloomington, Ill., Oct. 1
      Funeral services for John H. McGhee were held at the Church of Christ in Purdin at 2:30, Tuesday afternoon, October 5, 1954, conducted by the Rev. L.E. Ketcherside of Peoria, Illinois. Burial was made in the Purdin cemetery.
      John H. McGhee was born August 4, 1857 at Enterprise, Missouri, son of John and Elizabeth Bowen McGhee. He passed away at the Mennonite Hospital in Bloomington, Illinois, Friday, October 2, 1954, at the age of 97 years, 2 months and 28 days.
      Mr. McGhee was united in marriage to Mary E. Fosher, February 21, 1883. To this union ten children were born.
      He had been making his home with a son, George E. McGhee, of Roanoke, Illinois for the past few years.
      He is survived by the following children: Earl, of Trenton, New Jersey; George E., Roanoke, Illinois; Abe A., of Washington, D.C.; Ralph S., of Kansas City; Cecil C., of Purdin; Mrs. Sarah Acree, of Palmdale, Calif.; Opal McGhee and Mrs. Josie Blunt, of Kansas City; fourteen grandchildren and seventeen great-grandchildren.
      Mrs. McGhee preceded him in death December 28, 1940.
      Mr. McGhee united with the Church of Christ at Shelby fifty-nine years ago.
      The Browning Leader-Record, Browning, Missouri. Thursday, 7 October 1954.
      [4, 5]

  • Sources 
    1. [S6] Find a Grave.

    2. [S2] Mary Hedges Reiner, The Hedges Family by Mary Hedges Reiner.

    3. [S5] 1900 US census.

    4. [S9] Obituary.

    5. [S87] Newspaper article.


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