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Hansford J. McGehee
Jun 1837 – 28 May 1901
| Birth | Jun 1837 |
| Death | 28 May 1901 |
| Cemetery | Roseland Cemetery Gloster , Amite County , Mississippi , USA |
| Added by | Genealogy Nut on 04 Mar 2024 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/29499156 |
Bio
Hansford J. McGehee enrolled as a private in the Confederate Army on 27 May 1861 at Corinth, Mississippi. He was a member of Company E of the 16 Regiment of Mississippi for the duration of the war. He was wounded several times, and suffered from rheumatism and furuncle. He suffered a contusion and was captured defending the home of Jefferson Davis on 21 August 1864. He was released on 15 March 1865 as part of a prisoner of war exchange. He was confined to the hospital several times: in Manassas; and in Howard Grove Hospital in Richmond, Virginia; and in the Confederate Soldiers of America Hospital in Farmville, Virginia. Hansford married Martha Gardner McGehee, on 6 Aug 1863. Martha Gardner had first married George McGehee, first cousin to Hansford McGehee. After George's death, Martha married Hansford, who raised the two children Martha had with George: Georgiana and Ida. Hansford and Martha had six children: Hugh McGehee Harry Downs McGehee (spouse- Kathryn "Mama Kate" Smith) Dolly Virginia McGehee (spouse- Dr. William Iverson Marsalis) John Longfellow McGehee (spouse-Ruth Toler) Minnie McGehee Mannie McGehee
Inscription
"Here lies an honest man at rest, As e'er God with His image blessed! Kind and charitable to all he knew, Nobel and brave, good and true. If there is another world, he lives in bliss; If there is not, he got the best of this".
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Family
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Siblings
- William Hansford "Crawford" "W.H.C." McGehee 1822–1859
- Emily McGehee Browder 1823–1903
- Eddie McGehee 1825–?
- James Madison "Mat" McGehee 1826–1893
- Hines McGehee 1826–?
- Orleana McGehee Sharp 1827–1921
- Amarintha McGehee Caston 1829–?
- Sarah McGehee Nunnery 1832–1908
Children
- Minnie Mae McGehee Moore 1864–1897 FaG
- Eva Mattie McGehee 1866–1868 FaG
- Harry Downs McGehee 1869–1935 FaG
- Claudius Davis McGehee 1870–1875 FaG
- Dr John Longfellow McGehee 1872–1919 FaG
- Dollie Virginia McGehee Marsalis 1874–1960 FaG
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