The Shemwell Family

James Thomas MegeeAge: 83 years18711955

Name
James Thomas Megee
Given names
James Thomas
Surname
Megee
Also known as
James Thomas McGee
Also known as
James Thomas Magee
Birth August 27, 1871 20 17
Birth of a sisterLucy Ann Megee
March 8, 1875 (Age 3 years)
Birth of a sisterPernecia Jane “Necy” Megee
November 19, 1876 (Age 5 years)
Birth of a brotherGeorge Daniel Megee
November 18, 1878 (Age 7 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 6 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Census June 22, 1880 (Age 8 years)
Birth of a sisterMary Laurany “Rana” Megee
November 18, 1881 (Age 10 years)
Birth of a brotherSamuel Alonzo Megee
October 3, 1886 (Age 15 years)
MarriageMary Elizabeth “Nancy” ShawView this family
January 8, 1891 (Age 19 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Charles Monroe Megee
November 8, 1891 (Age 20 years)
Birth of a son
#2
John Alonzo Megee
January 21, 1893 (Age 21 years)
Birth of a sisterCelia Adeline Megee
January 22, 1893 (Age 21 years)
Birth of a son
#3
Wiley Buchanan Megee Sr
January 12, 1895 (Age 23 years)
Birth of a daughter
#4
Bertha Jane Megee
October 22, 1896 (Age 25 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 26 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
Birth of a son
#5
William Robert Megee
December 15, 1898 (Age 27 years)
Birth of a daughter
#6
Meta Morvella “Mettie” Megee
April 7, 1901 (Age 29 years)
Birth of a daughter
#7
Lester Mae Megee
March 1, 1903 (Age 31 years)
Birth of a daughter
#8
Martha Viola Megee
March 22, 1905 (Age 33 years)
Birth of a son
#9
George Washington Megee
June 14, 1906 (Age 34 years)
Birth of a daughter
#10
Daisy Adeline Megee
May 3, 1908 (Age 36 years)
Census April 15, 1910 (Age 38 years)
Birth of a son
#11
Jesse Edgar Megee
April 5, 1911 (Age 39 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherDaniel White Megee
July 18, 1914 (Age 42 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 44 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 45 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 46 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/
Census January 14, 1920 (Age 48 years)
Death of a fatherWilliam Washington Megee
April 22, 1922 (Age 50 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 58 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
Census April 1930 (Age 58 years)
Death of a sisterPernecia Jane “Necy” Megee
October 19, 1930 (Age 59 years)
Death of a wifeMary Elizabeth “Nancy” Shaw
October 8, 1942 (Age 71 years)
Death of a motherSarah Catherine Futrell
March 25, 1944 (Age 72 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 70 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
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 78 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
Death of a sisterLucy Ann Megee
January 6, 1954 (Age 82 years)
Death of a sisterMary Laurany “Rana” Megee
February 17, 1954 (Age 82 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 74 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 May 5, 1955 (Age 83 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Park Grove Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: October 31, 1869Ozark, Missouri, United States
22 months
himself
4 years
younger sister
Lucy Ann Megee
Birth: March 8, 1875 24 20Ozark, Missouri, United States
Death: January 6, 1954Ozark, Missouri, United States
20 months
younger sister
Pernecia Jane “Necy” Megee
Birth: November 19, 1876 25 22Ozark, Missouri, United States
Death: October 19, 1930Ozark, Missouri, United States
2 years
younger brother
George Daniel Megee
Birth: November 18, 1878 27 24Ozark, Missouri, United States
Death: June 10, 1963Broken Arrow, Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
3 years
younger sister
Mary Laurany “Rana” Megee
Birth: November 18, 1881 30 27Ozark, Missouri, United States
Death: February 17, 1954Checotah, McIntosh, Oklahoma, United States
5 years
younger brother
Samuel Alonzo Megee
Birth: October 3, 1886 35 32Ozark, Missouri, United States
Death: March 30, 1965
6 years
younger sister
Celia Adeline Megee
Birth: January 22, 1893 42 38Ozark, Missouri, United States
Death: June 11, 1969Davenport, Lincoln, Oklahoma, United States
Family with Mary Elizabeth “Nancy” Shaw - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: January 8, 1891Ozark, Missouri, United States
10 months
son
Charles Monroe Megee
Birth: November 8, 1891 20 23Lutie, Ozark, Missouri, United States
Death: February 26, 1977Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, United States
14 months
son
John Alonzo Megee
Birth: January 21, 1893 21 24Hamilton, Texas, United States
Death: October 13, 1978Newkirk, Kay, Oklahoma, United States
2 years
son
Wiley Buchanan Megee Sr
Birth: January 12, 1895 23 26Missouri, United States
Death: September 25, 1975Broken Arrow, Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
21 months
daughter
Bertha Jane Megee
Birth: October 22, 1896 25 28Ellis, Texas, United States
Death: November 9, 1989Ponca City, Kay, Oklahoma, United States
2 years
son
William Robert Megee
Birth: December 15, 1898 27 30Oklahoma, United States
Death: September 11, 1994Oklahoma, United States
2 years
daughter
Meta Morvella “Mettie” Megee
Birth: April 7, 1901 29 32Missouri, United States
Death: August 21, 1970Oklahoma, United States
23 months
daughter
Lester Mae Megee
Birth: March 1, 1903 31 34Missouri, United States
Death: February 1984Newkirk, Kay, Oklahoma, United States
2 years
daughter
Martha Viola Megee
Birth: March 22, 1905 33 36Missouri, United States
Death: July 18, 1989Ohio, United States
15 months
son
George Washington Megee
Birth: June 14, 1906 34 38Ozark, Missouri, United States
Death: July 28, 1986Amarillo, Randall, Texas, United States
23 months
daughter
Daisy Adeline Megee
Birth: May 3, 1908 36 40Chandler, Lincoln, Oklahoma, United States
Death: December 10, 1967Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
3 years
son
Jesse Edgar Megee
Birth: April 5, 1911 39 42Chandler, Lincoln, Oklahoma, United States
Death: September 20, 1985Ponca City, Kay, Oklahoma, United States

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Census1880 United States - Census transcript - William Washington Megee - Household

Jasper, Ozark, Missouri, United States

NameColorSexAgeMonRelationCondMYOccupationUnEmSickBlindDDIdioticInsaneDisabledSchoolReadWriteBPFBPMBP
Megee, William WWM29headMFarmer11MS
Megee, Sarah CWF25wifeMKeeping HouseKY
Megee, James TWM8sonSMOMSKY
Megee, Lucy AWF5daughterSMOMSKY
Megee, Pernecia JWF3daughterSMOMSKY
Megee, George DWM1sonSMOMSKY

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - James Thomas Megee - Household

Glencoe, Payne, Oklahoma, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Megee, James TheadMW38M1MOMSTNEnglishFarmerGeneral FarmOAYesYesRF
Magee, Mary EwifeFW42M1181010ALTNUSEnglishNoneYesYes
Megee, Charles MsonMW18SMOMOALEnglishFarm LaborerHouse FarmOAYesYesNo
Megee, John AsonMW17STXMOALEnglishFarm LaborerHouse FarmOAYesYesYes
Megee, Wiley BsonMW15SMOMOALEnglishFarm LaborerHouse FarmOAYesYesYes
Megee, Bertha JdaughterFW13STXMOALEnglishNoneYesYesYes
Megee, William RsonMW11SOKMOALEnglishNoneYesYesYes
Megee, Meta MdaughterFW9SMOMOALNone
Megee, Lester MdaughterFW7SMOMOALNone
Megee, Martha VdaughterFW5SMOMOALNone
Megee, George WsonMW3SMOMOALNone
Megee, Daisy AdaughterFW1 11/12SOKMOALNone

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - James Thomas Magee - Household

North Fox, Lincoln, Oklahoma, United States

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Shaw, Robert Ffather-in-lawMW80MYesYesTNUSUSYesNone
Shaw, Nancy Jmother-in-lawFW65MYesYesUSUSUSYesNone
McGee, James TheadRMW48MYesYesMOMSTNYesFarmerGeneral FarmingOA
McGee, Mary EwifeFW52MYesYesALTNUSYesHouse Wife
McGee, John AsonMW26SYesYesTXMOALYesLaborerFarmW
McGee, Bertha AdaughterFW22SYesYesTXMOALYesLaborerFarm
McGee, Lester MaydaughterFW16SYesYesYesMOMOALYesNone
McGee, Martha VdaughterFW14SYesYesYesMOMOALYesNone
McGee, George WsonMW13SYesYesYesMOMOALYesNone
McGee, DaisydaughterFW10SYesYesYesALMOALYesNone
McGee, JessiesonMW8SYesYesYesALMOALYesNone

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - James Thomas Megee - Household

Long, Sequoyah, Oklahoma, United States

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Megee, James TheadRYesMW58M19NoYesMOMSTNYesFarmGeneral FarmOYesNo
Magee, Mary EwifeFW62M23NoYesALMOALYesNone
Megee, John AsonMW37SNoYesTXMOALYesLaborerGeneral FarmWYesYesWW
Megee, Jesse EsonMW19SNoYesOKMOALYesLaborerWYes
Megee, George WsonMW23SNoYesMOMOALYesNone