s/o Lewis McGehee and his 2nd wife, Julia A Bell (sometimes recorded as Redin/Rulia A Bell or Bealle). His parents married 06 Jan 1848 in Amite County, MS.
After the death of his father, Elias' mother married Caswell McGehee, Elias's older cousin. Elias (age 5) is found in the 1860 US Census/Amite County, MS, in the household of Caswell McGehee, ; mother, Julia; and whole siblings, Iverson (age 10) and Olivia (age 7).
m. Rosa Lean Dykes 3 Jun 1875 near Osyka, Pike Co, MS (perhaps over the MS/LA state line in Tangipahoa Parish, LA)
SOURCES:
~ Mississippi Genealogy & History Network – Amite County (parents' marriage)
~ McGehee Descendants, Vol III (by Grider & Grider, 1991), Page 607 (family relationships)
~ 1860 Federal Census - Amite County, MS, USA (with mother and step-father)
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6G4-F8V
~ 1900 Federal Census - Tangipahoa Parish, LA, USA
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSRC-ZFS
~ (Day/month of birth) Contributor, R G (25 June 2023):
https://www.findagrave.com/user/profile/47876331
s/o Lewis McGehee and his 2nd wife, Julia A Bell (sometimes recorded as Redin/Rulia A Bell or Bealle). His parents married 06 Jan 1848 in Amite County, MS.
After the death of his father, Elias' mother married Caswell McGehee, Elias's older cousin. Elias (age 5) is found in the 1860 US Census/Amite County, MS, in the household of Caswell McGehee, ; mother, Julia; and whole siblings, Iverson (age 10) and Olivia (age 7).
m. Rosa Lean Dykes 3 Jun 1875 near Osyka, Pike Co, MS (perhaps over the MS/LA state line in Tangipahoa Parish, LA)
SOURCES:
~ Mississippi Genealogy & History Network – Amite County (parents' marriage)
~ McGehee Descendants, Vol III (by Grider & Grider, 1991), Page 607 (family relationships)
~ 1860 Federal Census - Amite County, MS, USA (with mother and step-father)
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6G4-F8V
~ 1900 Federal Census - Tangipahoa Parish, LA, USA
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSRC-ZFS
~ (Day/month of birth) Contributor, R G (25 June 2023):
https://www.findagrave.com/user/profile/47876331
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