The Shemwell Family

William Washington MegeeAge: 71 years18501922

Name
William Washington Megee
Given names
William Washington
Surname
Megee
Birth November 21, 1850 28 22
Birth of a sisterSarah E Megee
January 21, 1854 (Age 3 years)
Death of a motherMahala Louisa Dunbar
about 1855 (Age 4 years)
Birth of a half-brotherJohn M Megee
1856 (Age 5 years)
Marriage of a parentDaniel White MegeeMartha Jane HurleyView this family
about 1856 (Age 5 years)
Death of a half-brotherJohn M Megee
December 25, 1856 (Age 6 years)
Birth of a half-brotherThomas Jefferson Megee
September 1, 1858 (Age 7 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherJohn Megee
about 1858 (Age 7 years)
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 6 years)

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 half-brotherDaniel H Megee
about 1861 (Age 10 years)
Death of a half-brotherDaniel H Megee
February 26, 1861 (Age 10 years)
Birth of a half-sisterMartha Jane Megee
about 1863 (Age 12 years)
Address: Birth date/place based on 1870 Census
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 10 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 half-sisterPriscilla Ann Megee
1866 (Age 15 years)
Note: Birth place/date based on 1870 Census
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 16 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 16 years)
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Birth of a half-brotherChristopher Columbus Megee
February 15, 1869 (Age 18 years)
MarriageSarah Catherine FutrellView this family
October 31, 1869 (Age 18 years)
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 18 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
Death of a paternal grandmotherRitta Ann “Ritter” White
after 1870 (Age 19 years)
Note: She was last listed in the 1870 Census
Birth of a son
#1
James Thomas Megee
August 27, 1871 (Age 20 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Lucy Ann Megee
March 8, 1875 (Age 24 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Pernecia Jane “Necy” Megee
November 19, 1876 (Age 25 years)
Birth of a son
#4
George Daniel Megee
November 18, 1878 (Age 27 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 27 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 29 years)
Birth of a daughter
#5
Mary Laurany “Rana” Megee
November 18, 1881 (Age 30 years)
Birth of a son
#6
Samuel Alonzo Megee
October 3, 1886 (Age 35 years)
Marriage of a childJames Thomas MegeeMary Elizabeth “Nancy” ShawView this family
January 8, 1891 (Age 40 years)
Birth of a grandson
#1
Charles Monroe Megee
November 8, 1891 (Age 40 years)
Birth of a grandson
#2
John Alonzo Megee
January 21, 1893 (Age 42 years)
Birth of a daughter
#7
Celia Adeline Megee
January 22, 1893 (Age 42 years)
Birth of a grandson
#3
Wiley Buchanan Megee Sr
January 12, 1895 (Age 44 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#4
Bertha Jane Megee
October 22, 1896 (Age 45 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 47 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 grandson
#5
William Robert Megee
December 15, 1898 (Age 48 years)
Census June 18, 1900 (Age 49 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#6
Meta Morvella “Mettie” Megee
April 7, 1901 (Age 50 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#7
Lester Mae Megee
March 1, 1903 (Age 52 years)
Death of a sisterSarah E Megee
September 1904 (Age 53 years)

Birth of a granddaughter
#8
Martha Viola Megee
March 22, 1905 (Age 54 years)
Birth of a grandson
#9
George Washington Megee
June 14, 1906 (Age 55 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#10
Daisy Adeline Megee
May 3, 1908 (Age 57 years)
Census April 29, 1910 (Age 59 years)
Birth of a grandson
#11
Jesse Edgar Megee
April 5, 1911 (Age 60 years)
Death of a fatherDaniel White Megee
July 18, 1914 (Age 63 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 65 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 66 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 67 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/
Death April 22, 1922 (Age 71 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Lutie Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: about 1848Ripley, Tippah, Mississippi, United States
3 years
himself
3 years
younger sister
Sarah E Megee
Birth: January 21, 1854 31 26Tippah, Mississippi, United States
Death: September 1904
Father’s family with Martha Jane Hurley - View this family
father
step-mother
Marriage: about 1856Mississippi, United States
1 year
half-brother
John M Megee
Birth: 1856 33 25Arkansas, United States
Death: December 25, 1856Arkansas, United States
3 years
half-brother
Thomas Jefferson Megee
Birth: September 1, 1858 36 28Gassville, Baxter, Arkansas, United States
Death: December 24, 1925Bergman, Boone, Arkansas, United States
3 years
half-brother
Daniel H Megee
Birth: about 1861 38 30Arkansas, United States
Death: February 26, 1861Arkansas, United States
3 years
half-sister
4 years
half-sister
3 years
half-brother
Christopher Columbus Megee
Birth: February 15, 1869 46 39Isabella, Ozark, Missouri, United States
Death: May 1, 1947Muskegon, Michigan, United States
Family with Sarah Catherine Futrell - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: October 31, 1869Ozark, Missouri, United States
22 months
son
4 years
daughter
Lucy Ann Megee
Birth: March 8, 1875 24 20Ozark, Missouri, United States
Death: January 6, 1954Ozark, Missouri, United States
20 months
daughter
Pernecia Jane “Necy” Megee
Birth: November 19, 1876 25 22Ozark, Missouri, United States
Death: October 19, 1930Ozark, Missouri, United States
2 years
son
George Daniel Megee
Birth: November 18, 1878 27 24Ozark, Missouri, United States
Death: June 10, 1963Broken Arrow, Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
3 years
daughter
Mary Laurany “Rana” Megee
Birth: November 18, 1881 30 27Ozark, Missouri, United States
Death: February 17, 1954Checotah, McIntosh, Oklahoma, United States
5 years
son
Samuel Alonzo Megee
Birth: October 3, 1886 35 32Ozark, Missouri, United States
Death: March 30, 1965
6 years
daughter
Celia Adeline Megee
Birth: January 22, 1893 42 38Ozark, Missouri, United States
Death: June 11, 1969Davenport, Lincoln, Oklahoma, United States

William Washington Megee has 51 first cousins recorded

Father's family (51)

Parents Byram Edward Crownover + Mary Ann “Polly” Megee
5John C Crownover18571917
Parents William Claude “Bill” Megee + Elizabeth Ann Cole
Parents William Claude “Bill” Megee + Edith “Eddie” Harris
4Almira Megee1872
5Mollie Megee1874
Parents Stephen Jackson Megee + Sarah Crownover
1William L Megee18491935
3Byron Maston Megee18541904
5John Daniel Megee18581917
6Martha Jane Megee18601952
8Lemuel Logan Megee18651910
9James Luther Megee18681914
11Marion Gene Megee18731880
Parents James Riley Reynolds + Martha E “Patsy” Megee
Parents John P Crownover + Martha E “Patsy” Megee
Parents John Martin Megee + Francis Emeline Cunningham
1Mary Jane Megee18561917
Parents Alfred Earls + Melissa Jane Megee
3Rita Ann Earls18611948
4Sara Frances Earls18621948
Parents William Jasper Guinn + Rhoda Adeline Megee
Parents Abner Webster Cunningham Sr + Nancy Caroline Megee

Mother's family (0)

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

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - William Washington Megee - Household

Jasper, Ozark, Missouri, United States

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Megee, William WheadWMNov185050M30MSMSTNFarmer0YesYesYesOFF
Megee, Sarah CwifeWFMar185347M30137KYKYTNNoNoYes
Megee, Mary LdaughterWFNov188118SMOMSKYAt School4YesYesYes
Megee, Samuel AsonWMOct188613SMOMSKYFarm Laborer4YesYesYes
Megee, Celia AdaughterWFJan18937SMOMSKYAt School4
Megee, Daniel WfatherWMAug182377Wd44MSGATNMechanic8YesYesYes

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - William Washington Megee - Household

Big Creek, Ozark, Missouri, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Megee, William WheadMW59M140MSMSMSEnglishFarmerGeneral FarmEmpYesYesOFF
Megee, Sarah CwifeFW55M140137KYKYKYEnglishNoneYesNo
Megee, Daniel WfatherMW86WdMSGATNEnglishOwn IncomeYesYes