James D Megee1859–
- Name
- James D Megee
- Given names
- James D
- Surname
- Megee
 Birth | about 1859 32 30 |
 Census | July 26, 1860 (Age 18 months) |
 Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 2 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 |
 Marriage of a parent | William Claude “Bill” Megee — Edith “Eddie” Harris — View this family June 26, 1865 (Age 6 years) |
| Birth of a half-sister | April Matilda Megee March 30, 1866 (Age 7 years) |
| Birth of a half-sister | Nancy J Megee about 1867 (Age 8 years) |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 8 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 8 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 10 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 half-brother | Stephen Jackson Megee about 1870 (Age 11 years) |
| Census | August 25, 1870 (Age 11 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Ritta Ann “Ritter” White after 1870 (Age 11 years) Note: She was last listed in the 1870 Census |
| Birth of a half-sister | Almira Megee about 1872 (Age 13 years) Note: Birth date/place based on 1880 Census |
| Birth of a half-sister | Mollie Megee about 1874 (Age 15 years) Note: Birth date/place based on 1880 Census |
| Birth of a half-sister | Percilla Caroline Megee February 12, 1875 (Age 16 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 19 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Birth of a half-brother | Ervin Wright “Rite” Megee February 24, 1879 (Age 20 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 39 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 of a father | William Claude “Bill” Megee after 1900 (Age 41 years) |
| Death of a half-sister | Percilla Caroline Megee December 9, 1907 (Age 48 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 57 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 58 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 59 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/ |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 70 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 half-brother | Ervin Wright “Rite” Megee November 19, 1935 (Age 76 years) |
| Death of a half-sister | April Matilda Megee January 10, 1940 (Age 81 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 82 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 91 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 |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 87 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 | unknown |
| Family with parents |
| father |
William Claude “Bill” Megee Birth: May 1826 31 25 — Tennessee, United States Death: after 1900 |
| mother |
Elizabeth Ann Cole Birth: about 1829 — Tennessee, United States Death: |
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Marriage: about 1846 — Mississippi, United States |
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2 years elder sister |
LaVicy J Megee Birth: about 1847 20 18 — Mississippi, United States Death: |
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3 years elder sister |
Ritta Ann Megee Birth: about 1849 22 20 — Mississippi, United States Death: |
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4 years elder sister |
Sarah M Megee Birth: 1852 25 23 — Arkansas, United States Death: |
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8 years himself |
James D Megee Birth: about 1859 32 30 — Arkansas, United States Death: |
| Father’s family with Edith “Eddie” Harris |
| father |
William Claude “Bill” Megee Birth: May 1826 31 25 — Tennessee, United States Death: after 1900 |
| step-mother |
Edith “Eddie” Harris Birth: about 1838 — Illinois, United States Death: about 1901 — Franklin, Arkansas, United States |
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Marriage: June 26, 1865 — Saline, Illinois, United States |
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9 months half-sister |
April Matilda Megee Birth: March 30, 1866 39 28 — Arkansas, United States Death: January 10, 1940 — Oklahoma, United States |
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21 months half-sister |
Nancy J Megee Birth: about 1867 40 29 — Arkansas, United States Death: |
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4 years half-brother |
Stephen Jackson Megee Birth: about 1870 43 32 — Jasper, Ozark, Missouri, United States Death: |
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3 years half-sister |
Almira Megee Birth: about 1872 45 34 — Arkansas, United States Death: |
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3 years half-sister |
Mollie Megee Birth: about 1874 47 36 — Arkansas, United States Death: |
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13 months half-sister |
Percilla Caroline Megee Birth: February 12, 1875 48 37 — Arkansas, United States Death: December 9, 1907 — Braden, Le Flore, Oklahoma, United States |
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4 years half-brother |
Ervin Wright “Rite” Megee Birth: February 24, 1879 52 41 — Arkansas, United States Death: November 19, 1935 — Wilburton, Latimer, Oklahoma, United States |
James D Megee has 48 first cousins recorded
Father's family (48)
Parents Daniel White Megee + Mahala Louisa Dunbar
Parents Daniel White Megee + Martha Jane Hurley
Parents Byram Edward Crownover + Mary Ann “Polly” Megee
Parents Stephen Jackson Megee + Sarah Crownover
Parents James Riley Reynolds + Martha E “Patsy” Megee
Parents John P Crownover + Martha E “Patsy” Megee
Parents John Martin Megee + Francis Emeline Cunningham
Parents Alfred Earls + Melissa Jane Megee
Parents William Jasper Guinn + Rhoda Adeline Megee
Parents Abner Webster Cunningham Sr + Nancy Caroline Megee
Mother's family (0)
| Census | 1860 United States - Census transcript - William Claude “Bill” Megee - Household
Whiteville, Marion, Arkansas, United States
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| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - William Claude “Bill” Megee - Household
Jasper, Ozark, Missouri, United States
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