The Shemwell Family

Sarah Catherine FutrellAge: 90 years18541944

Name
Sarah Catherine Futrell
Given names
Sarah Catherine
Surname
Futrell
Married name
Sarah Catherine Megee
Birth March 20, 1854
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 2 years)

Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 7 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
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 12 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 12 years)
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
MarriageWilliam Washington MegeeView this family
October 31, 1869 (Age 15 years)
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 14 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
Birth of a son
#1
James Thomas Megee
August 27, 1871 (Age 17 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Lucy Ann Megee
March 8, 1875 (Age 20 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Pernecia Jane “Necy” Megee
November 19, 1876 (Age 22 years)
Birth of a son
#4
George Daniel Megee
November 18, 1878 (Age 24 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 23 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 26 years)
Birth of a daughter
#5
Mary Laurany “Rana” Megee
November 18, 1881 (Age 27 years)
Birth of a son
#6
Samuel Alonzo Megee
October 3, 1886 (Age 32 years)
Marriage of a childJames Thomas MegeeMary Elizabeth “Nancy” ShawView this family
January 8, 1891 (Age 36 years)
Birth of a grandson
#1
Charles Monroe Megee
November 8, 1891 (Age 37 years)
Birth of a grandson
#2
John Alonzo Megee
January 21, 1893 (Age 38 years)
Birth of a daughter
#7
Celia Adeline Megee
January 22, 1893 (Age 38 years)
Birth of a grandson
#3
Wiley Buchanan Megee Sr
January 12, 1895 (Age 40 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#4
Bertha Jane Megee
October 22, 1896 (Age 42 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 44 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 44 years)
Census June 18, 1900 (Age 46 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#6
Meta Morvella “Mettie” Megee
April 7, 1901 (Age 47 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#7
Lester Mae Megee
March 1, 1903 (Age 48 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#8
Martha Viola Megee
March 22, 1905 (Age 51 years)
Birth of a grandson
#9
George Washington Megee
June 14, 1906 (Age 52 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#10
Daisy Adeline Megee
May 3, 1908 (Age 54 years)
Census April 29, 1910 (Age 56 years)
Birth of a grandson
#11
Jesse Edgar Megee
April 5, 1911 (Age 57 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 61 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 62 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 63 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 of a husbandWilliam Washington Megee
April 22, 1922 (Age 68 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 75 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 daughterPernecia Jane “Necy” Megee
October 19, 1930 (Age 76 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 87 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 March 25, 1944 (Age 90 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Park Grove Cemetery
Family with William Washington Megee - View this family
husband
herself
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

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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

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