The Shemwell Family

Mary Francis MagnessAge: 50 years18561907

Name
Mary Francis Magness
Type
birth name
Given names
Mary Francis
Surname
Magness
Also known as
Mary Francis Megee
Married name
Mary Francis Megee
Note: Birth daughter of Robert Magness and Susana Lantz; however, appears to be adopted ~1856 by William Claude Megee and Elizabeth Ann Cole as per several sources (Census, Findagrave, etc)
Birth December 5, 1856 24 21
Death of a fatherRobert “Bob” Magness
December 14, 1856 (Age 9 days)
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 27 days)

Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884
Census July 26, 1860 (Age 3 years)
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 4 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 10 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 10 years)
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Death of a motherSusana Lantz
about 1868 (Age 11 years)

Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 12 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 25, 1870 (Age 13 years)
MarriageThomas Jefferson MegeeView this family
May 1, 1877 (Age 20 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 21 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 41 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 June 3, 1907 (Age 50 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Oaklawn Cemetery
Note: "Daughter of William C McGee and Elizabeth Ann Cole McGee"
Family with parents - View this family
father
Robert “Bob” Magness
Birth: about 1832Marion, Arkansas, United States
Death: December 14, 1856Marion, Arkansas, United States
mother
Marriage: February 12, 1856Marion, Arkansas, United States
10 months
herself
Mary Francis Magness
Birth: December 5, 1856 24 21Romance, Ozark, Missouri, United States
Death: June 3, 1907Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
Family with Thomas Jefferson Megee - View this family
husband
Thomas Jefferson Megee
Birth: September 1, 1858 36 28Gassville, Baxter, Arkansas, United States
Death: December 24, 1925Bergman, Boone, Arkansas, United States
herself
Mary Francis Magness
Birth: December 5, 1856 24 21Romance, Ozark, Missouri, United States
Death: June 3, 1907Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
Marriage: May 1, 1877Ozark, Missouri, United States
Thomas Jefferson Megee + Cordelia Jane Duggan - View this family
husband
Thomas Jefferson Megee
Birth: September 1, 1858 36 28Gassville, Baxter, Arkansas, United States
Death: December 24, 1925Bergman, Boone, Arkansas, United States
husband’s wife
Cordelia Jane Duggan
Birth: January 14, 1890Ava, Douglas, Missouri, United States
Death: December 17, 1943Vancouver, Clark, Washington, United States
Marriage: August 20, 1911Ozark, Missouri, United States

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Census1860 United States - Census transcript - William Claude “Bill” Megee - Household

Whiteville, Marion, Arkansas, United States

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceMarSchoolR+WInfirm
William Claude “Bill” Megeehead34MWFarmer300100TN
Elizabeth Ann Megeewife34FWVA1
LaVicy J Megeedaughter13FWMS1
Ritta Ann Megeedaughter11FWMS
Sarah M Megeedaughter9FWAR
Mary Francis Magnessdaughter5FWAR
James D Megeeson1MWAR

Census1870 United States - Census transcript - William Claude “Bill” Megee - Household

Jasper, Ozark, Missouri, United States

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceFFBMFBBornMarSchoolReadWriteInfirmCitDis
Megee, William Chead49MWFarmer300273MS11
Megee, Edithwife32FWKeeping HouseIL
Magness, Mary Fdaughter14FWWithout OccupationAR1
Megee, James Dson12MWAt-homeAR1
Megee, April Mdaughter4FWAt-homeAR
Megee, Nancy Jdaughter3FWAt-homeAR
Megee, Stephen Json5/12MWMO

Name
Birth daughter of Robert Magness and Susana Lantz; however, appears to be adopted ~1856 by William Claude Megee and Elizabeth Ann Cole as per several sources (Census, Findagrave, etc)
Burial
"Daughter of William C McGee and Elizabeth Ann Cole McGee"