Margaret E “Maggie” Reid1856–
- Name
- Margaret E “Maggie” Reid
- Given names
- Margaret E
- Surname
- Reid
- Nickname
- Maggie
- Married name
- Margaret E Leonard
 Birth | calculated 1856 37 28 |
 Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 12 months)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
 Birth of a sister | Alice Reid calculated March 1860 (Age 4 years) |
 Census | August 6, 1860 (Age 4 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Nancy Jane Daniel after September 6, 1860 (Age 4 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 5 years)Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War |
| Birth of a brother | William Whitson Reid November 28, 1865 (Age 9 years) |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 11 years)Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic 1867 (Age 11 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Birth of a sister | Nancy Louisa Reid calculated 1868 (Age 12 years) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 13 years)Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad |
| Census | August 8, 1870 (Age 14 years) |
 Marriage | John S Leonard — View this family October 26, 1873 (Age 17 years) |
| Marriage of a parent | William Richard Mason — Louisa Shemwell — View this family Type: Religious marriage December 19, 1877 (Age 21 years) |
| Death of a father | John L Reid 1877 (Age 21 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 22 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 42 years)Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War |
| Death of a mother | Louisa Shemwell July 15, 1899 (Age 43 years) |
| Death of a sister | Sarah Jane “Sallie” Reid March 13, 1915 (Age 59 years) |
| Death of a brother | John F “Bud” Reid 1916 (Age 60 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 60 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 61 years)Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I |
| Historical Event | Spanish Influenza Epidemic 1918 (Age 62 years)Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/ |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 73 years)Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression |
| Death of a brother | William Whitson Reid August 23, 1943 (Age 87 years) Cause: Suicide |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 85 years)Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II |
| Death of a sister | Alice Reid 1945 (Age 89 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 94 years)Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 90 years)Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War |
 Death | unknown |
| Family with parents |
| father |
John L Reid Birth: calculated 1819 — North Carolina, United States Death: 1877 — North Carolina, United States |
| mother |
Louisa Shemwell Birth: about 1828 38 27 — North Carolina, United States Death: July 15, 1899 — North Carolina, United States |
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Marriage: March 13, 1845 — Davidson, North Carolina, United States |
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5 years elder sister |
Sarah Jane “Sallie” Reid Birth: December 25, 1849 30 21 — Rowan, North Carolina, United States Death: March 13, 1915 — Winnsboro, Wood, Texas, United States |
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6 years elder brother |
John F “Bud” Reid Birth: calculated 1855 36 27 — Rowan, North Carolina, United States Death: 1916 — Texas, United States |
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2 years herself |
Margaret E “Maggie” Reid Birth: calculated 1856 37 28 — Rowan, North Carolina, United States Death: |
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4 years younger sister |
Alice Reid Birth: calculated March 1860 41 32 — Rowan, North Carolina, United States Death: 1945 |
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6 years younger brother |
William Whitson Reid Birth: November 28, 1865 46 37 — Rowan, North Carolina, United States Death: August 23, 1943 — Winnsboro, Wood, Texas, United States |
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3 years younger sister |
Nancy Louisa Reid Birth: calculated 1868 49 40 — Rowan, North Carolina, United States Death: |
| Mother’s family with William Richard Mason |
| step-father |
William Richard Mason Birth: calculated 1810 — Virginia, United States Death: |
| mother |
Louisa Shemwell Birth: about 1828 38 27 — North Carolina, United States Death: July 15, 1899 — North Carolina, United States |
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Marriage: December 19, 1877 — Rowan, North Carolina, United States |
| Family with John S Leonard |
| husband |
John S Leonard Birth: calculated 1855 — North Carolina, United States Death: |
| herself |
Margaret E “Maggie” Reid Birth: calculated 1856 37 28 — Rowan, North Carolina, United States Death: |
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Marriage: October 26, 1873 — Rowan, North Carolina, United States |
Margaret E “Maggie” Reid has 39 first cousins recorded
Father's family (0)
Mother's family (39)
Parents James Isaac Shemwell + … …
Parents Poindexter Shemwell + Elizabeth J McClennan
Parents Alexander “Alex” Shemwell Jr. + Catharine Reed
Parents Whitson Berry Shemwell + Margaret Elizabeth Oldham
Parents Dr. Obediah Marcellus Shemwell + Sarah Elizabeth “Sally” Thompson
Parents Casper A Owen + Charlotte Jane Shemwell
Parents Jesse H Maley + Charlotte Jane Shemwell
Parents Robert Alexander Yarborough + Margaret Shemwell
| Census | 1860 United States - Census transcript - John L Reed - Household
Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina
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| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - John L Reed - Household
Providence, Rowan, North Carolina
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