Stephen Jackson MegeeAge: 87 years1828–1915
- Name
- Stephen Jackson Megee
- Given names
- Stephen Jackson
- Surname
- Megee
- Also known as
- Samuel Jackson McGee
- Also known as
- Stephen Jackson McGee
 Birth | February 28, 1828 33 27 |
 Birth of a sister | Martha E “Patsy” Megee June 1832 (Age 4 years) |
 Historical Event | Cholera Epidemic 1832 (Age 3 years)Note: Cholera killed 4,340 people in New Orleans & over 3,000 in New York City - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cholera_outbreaks_and_pandemics |
| Birth of a brother | John Martin Megee about 1834 (Age 5 years) Note: Birth date/state based on 1850 Census |
| Historical Event | The Texas Revolution between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 7 years)Note: The Texas Revolution (or Texas War of Independence) was fought from October 2, 1835 to April 21, 1836 between Mexico and the Texas (Tejas) portion of the Mexican state of Coahuila y Tejas. The Texas Revolution erupted in 1836, after Texas declared its independence from Mexico. Mexico responded by invading Texas, where General Santa Anna won decisive victories in the battles of the Alamo and Goliad. The war ended at the Battle of San Jacinto (about 20 miles) east of modern day downtown Houston) where General Sam Houston led the Texas Army to victory in 18 minutes over a portion of the Mexican Army under Santa Anna, who was captured shortly after the battle. The conclusion of the war resulted in the creation of the Republic of Texas - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Revolution |
| Birth of a sister | Melissa Jane Megee about 1836 (Age 7 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Rhoda Adeline Megee June 7, 1839 (Age 11 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Nancy Caroline Megee November 21, 1841 (Age 13 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Andrew Carlos Megee about 1844 (Age 15 years) |
 Marriage | Sarah Crownover — View this family February 9, 1848 (Age 19 years) |
| Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 17 years)Note: The Mexican-American War was an armed conflict between the United States of America and the United Mexican States from 1846 to 1848 in the wake of the 1845 U.S. annexation of Texas, which Mexico considered part of its territory despite the 1836 Texas Revolution - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican%E2%80%93American_War |
| Birth of a child #1 | William L Megee about 1849 (Age 20 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Mary Elizabeth Megee about 1853 (Age 24 years) Note: Birth date/place based on 1860 Census |
| Birth of a son #3 | Byron Maston Megee January 1, 1854 (Age 25 years) |
| Birth of a son #4 | Alexander Brown Megee April 23, 1855 (Age 27 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Mary Johns about 1855 (Age 26 years) |
| Death of a sister | Mary Ann “Polly” Megee about 1857 (Age 28 years) |
| Birth of a son #5 | John Daniel Megee March 30, 1858 (Age 30 years) |
| Death of a father | John Megee about 1858 (Age 29 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 28 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
 Census | June 26, 1860 (Age 32 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #6 | Martha Jane Megee October 17, 1860 (Age 32 years) |
| Birth of a son #7 | Miles Franklin “Bud” Megee April 12, 1863 (Age 35 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 33 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 son #8 | Lemuel Logan Megee November 16, 1865 (Age 37 years) |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 38 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 38 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Birth of a son #9 | James Luther Megee April 17, 1868 (Age 40 years) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 40 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 | July 27, 1870 (Age 42 years) |
| Death of a mother | Ritta Ann “Ritter” White after 1870 (Age 41 years) Note: She was last listed in the 1870 Census |
| Birth of a daughter #10 | Ritta Rittie Ann Megee July 7, 1873 (Age 45 years) |
| Birth of a son #11 | Marion Gene Megee December 17, 1873 (Age 45 years) Note: See Findagrave Biography that is documented on his father's Burial record. |
| Birth of a son #12 | George Washington Megee October 11, 1874 (Age 46 years) Note: See Findagrave Biography that is documented on his father's Burial record. |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 49 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Death of a son | Marion Gene Megee before 1880 (Age 51 years) Note: This child was born in 1873 (as per her father's gravesite biography); but, did not show up in the 1880 Census with her siblings or any other relative. |
| Census | June 5, 1880 (Age 52 years) |
| Death of a wife | Sarah Crownover 1883 (Age 54 years) |
| Marriage | Elizabeth Collis — View this family about 1884 (Age 55 years) Note: Marriage date based on her reporting 16yrs of marriage in 1900 Census |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 70 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 |
| Census | June 9, 1900 (Age 72 years) |
| Death of a brother | William Claude “Bill” Megee after 1900 (Age 71 years) |
| Death of a son | Byron Maston Megee 1904 (Age 75 years) |
| Death of a wife | Elizabeth Collis December 3, 1905 (Age 77 years) |
| Death of a son | Lemuel Logan Megee 1910 (Age 81 years) |
| Census | April 18, 1910 (Age 82 years) Note: Actual Census record shows the entire Alexander Brown Megee family to be added later. |
| Death of a son | James Luther Megee April 9, 1914 (Age 86 years) |
| Death of a brother | Daniel White Megee July 18, 1914 (Age 86 years) |
 Death | March 2, 1915 (Age 87 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Little Rock National Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
John Megee Birth: about 1795 28 28 — Georgia, United States Death: about 1858 — Marion, Arkansas, United States |
| mother |
Ritta Ann “Ritter” White Birth: September 17, 1800 — Elbert, Georgia, United States Death: after 1870 — Marion, Arkansas, United States |
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Marriage: August 15, 1822 — Williamson, Tennessee, United States |
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| elder brother |
Daniel White Megee Birth: August 24, 1822 27 21 — Monroe, Mississippi, United States Death: July 18, 1914 — Isabella, Ozark, Missouri, United States |
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3 years elder sister |
Mary Ann “Polly” Megee Birth: about 1825 30 24 — Tennessee, United States Death: about 1857 |
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17 months elder brother |
William Claude “Bill” Megee Birth: May 1826 31 25 — Tennessee, United States Death: after 1900 |
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22 months himself |
Stephen Jackson Megee Birth: February 28, 1828 33 27 — Williamson, Tennessee, United States Death: March 2, 1915 — Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, United States |
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4 years younger sister |
Martha E “Patsy” Megee Birth: June 1832 37 31 Death: 1917 — Arkansas, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
John Martin Megee Birth: about 1834 39 33 — Tennessee, United States Death: |
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3 years younger sister |
Melissa Jane Megee Birth: about 1836 41 35 — Tennessee, United States Death: |
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3 years younger sister |
Rhoda Adeline Megee Birth: June 7, 1839 44 38 — Marshall, Mississippi, United States Death: April 25, 1923 — Paden, Okfuskee, Oklahoma, United States |
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3 years younger sister |
Nancy Caroline Megee Birth: November 21, 1841 46 41 — Marshall, Mississippi, United States Death: May 2, 1930 — Bowie, Montague, Texas, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
Andrew Carlos Megee Birth: about 1844 49 43 — Mississippi, United States Death: |
| Family with Sarah Crownover |
| himself |
Stephen Jackson Megee Birth: February 28, 1828 33 27 — Williamson, Tennessee, United States Death: March 2, 1915 — Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, United States |
| wife |
Sarah Crownover Birth: October 23, 1829 — Marion, Arkansas, United States Death: 1883 — Van Buren, Arkansas, United States |
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Marriage: February 9, 1848 — Marshall, Mississippi, United States |
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23 months child |
William L Megee Birth: about 1849 20 19 — Marshall, Mississippi, United States Death: 1935 — Van Buren, Arkansas, United States |
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5 years daughter |
Mary Elizabeth Megee Birth: about 1853 24 23 — Arkansas, United States Death: |
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1 year son |
Byron Maston Megee Birth: January 1, 1854 25 24 — Whiteville, Baxter, Arkansas, United States Death: 1904 — Lenna, McIntosh, Oklahoma, United States |
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16 months son |
Alexander Brown Megee Birth: April 23, 1855 27 25 — Marion, Arkansas, United States Death: March 12, 1917 — Baxter, Arkansas, United States |
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3 years son |
John Daniel Megee Birth: March 30, 1858 30 28 — Marion, Arkansas, United States Death: April 13, 1917 — Bengal, Latimer, Oklahoma, United States |
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3 years daughter |
Martha Jane Megee Birth: October 17, 1860 32 30 — Whiteville, Baxter, Arkansas, United States Death: February 10, 1952 — Heavener, Le Flore, Oklahoma, United States |
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3 years son |
Miles Franklin “Bud” Megee Birth: April 12, 1863 35 33 — Illinois, United States Death: February 25, 1918 — Wister, Le Flore, Oklahoma, United States |
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3 years son |
Lemuel Logan Megee Birth: November 16, 1865 37 36 — Marion, Arkansas, United States Death: 1910 — Van Buren, Arkansas, United States |
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2 years son |
James Luther Megee Birth: April 17, 1868 40 38 — Whiteville, Marion, Arkansas, United States Death: April 9, 1914 — Miami, Ottawa, Oklahoma, United States |
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5 years daughter |
Ritta Rittie Ann Megee Birth: July 7, 1873 45 43 — Whiteville, Baxter, Arkansas, United States Death: 1957 — Vinita, Craig, Oklahoma, United States |
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5 months son |
Marion Gene Megee Birth: December 17, 1873 45 44 — Whiteville, Marion, Arkansas, United States Death: before 1880 — Arkansas, United States |
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10 months son |
George Washington Megee Birth: October 11, 1874 46 44 — Whiteville, Marion, Arkansas, United States Death: |
| Family with Elizabeth Collis |
| himself |
Stephen Jackson Megee Birth: February 28, 1828 33 27 — Williamson, Tennessee, United States Death: March 2, 1915 — Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, United States |
| wife |
Elizabeth Collis Birth: October 1837 — Tennessee, United States Death: December 3, 1905 — Baxter, Arkansas, United States |
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Marriage: about 1884 — |
Stephen Jackson Megee has 25 first cousins recorded
Father's family (25)
Parents Lewis Magee + Rhoda “Rody” Beard
Parents Rev Isaac Robinson + Nancy McGee
Parents Elijah Magee + Mary Polly Shepherd
Mother's family (0)
| Census | 1860 United States - Census transcript - Stephen Jackson Megee - Household
Whiteville, Marion, Arkansas, United States
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| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - Stephen Jackson Megee - Household
Independence, Marion, Arkansas, United States
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| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - Stephen Jackson Megee - Household
Davis, Van Buren, Arkansas, United States
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| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - Stephen Jackson Megee - Household
Baxter, Arkansas, United States
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| Census | Actual Census record shows the entire Alexander Brown Megee family to be added later. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - Alexander Brown Megee - Household
Independence, Baxter, Arkansas, United States
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| Burial | Findagrave Biography: "Stephen Jackson Megee was born on February 28, 1828, in Williamson, Tennessee, his father, John Rittie McGee, was 33 and his mother, Ritta Ann White, was 27. He married Sarah Crownover in Marshall, Mississippi, on February 9, 1848, when he was 19 years old. and they had 12 children together. He then married Elizabeth Megee in 1884 in Baxter, Arkansas. He died on March 2, 1915, in Little Rock National Cemetery, Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas - Section 6 Site 6177, PVT US ARMY CIVIL WAR, having lived a long life of 87 years",
Birth of Son - His son William L was born in 1849 in Marshall, Mississippi.
Birth of Daughter = His daughter Mary Elizabeth was born on August 24, 1851 in Whiteville, Marion County, Arkansas.
Birth of Son - His son Byron Maston was born on January 1, 1854 in Whiteville, Marion County, Arkansas.
Birth of Son - His son Alexander Brown was born on April 23, 1855 in Whiteville, Marion County, Arkansas.
Birth of Son - His son John Daniel was born on March 30, 1858 in Whiteville, Marion County, Arkansas.
Birth of Daughter = His daughter Martha Jane was born on October 17, 1860 in Whiteville, Marion County, Arkansas.
Birth of Son - His son Miles Franklin was born on April 12, 1863 in Whiteville, Marion County, Arkansas.
Birth of Son - His son Lemuel Logan was born on November 16, 1865 in Whiteville, Marion County, Arkansas.
Birth of Son - His son James Luther was born on April 17, 1868 in Whiteville, Marion County, Arkansas.
Birth of Daughter = His daughter Ritta Ann was born on July 7, 1870 in Whiteville, Marion County, Arkansas.
Birth of Son - His son Marion Gene was born on December 17, 1873 in Whiteville, Marion County, Arkansas.
Birth of Son - His son George Washington was born on October 11, 1874 in Whiteville, Marion County, Arkansas. |