About Abner W. McGehee
Lived 1779 – 1855 (aged 76). Abner W. McGehee was a businessperson.
Abner W. McGehee (1779–1855) was an American planter, businessman and investor. A plantation owner in Georgia, he moved to Alabama to invest in iron mines and railroads.
Early life Abner William McGehee was born on February 17, 1779, in Prince Edward County, Virginia. He grew up near the Broad River in the state of Georgia. His maternal uncle, John Scott, was the founder of Alabama Town, which merged with New Philadelphia to become Montgomery, Alabama, in 1819.
Career McGehee was a planter, tanner and trader in Georgia. In the wake of the Treaty of Fort Jackson of 1814, he moved to Alabama. He established a plantation in Hope Hull, Alabama, named after his Methodist preacher.
Personal life McGehee converted to the Methodist Church in 1809.
Death McGehee died in 1855.
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Abner W. McGehee was born on 17 February 1779 in Prince Edward County.
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Abner W. McGehee died on 19 February 1855.
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Abner W. McGehee was a businessperson.
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