William L MegeeAge: 86 years1849–1935
- Name
- William L Megee
- Given names
- William L
- Surname
- Megee
 Birth | about 1849 20 19 |
 Birth of a sister | Mary Elizabeth Megee about 1853 (Age 4 years) Note: Birth date/place based on 1860 Census |
| Birth of a brother | Byron Maston Megee January 1, 1854 (Age 5 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Alexander Brown Megee April 23, 1855 (Age 6 years) |
| Birth of a brother | John Daniel Megee March 30, 1858 (Age 9 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | John Megee about 1858 (Age 9 years) |
 Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 8 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 11 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Martha Jane Megee October 17, 1860 (Age 11 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Miles Franklin “Bud” Megee April 12, 1863 (Age 14 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 12 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 brother | Lemuel Logan Megee November 16, 1865 (Age 16 years) |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 18 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 18 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Birth of a brother | James Luther Megee April 17, 1868 (Age 19 years) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 20 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 grandmother | Ritta Ann “Ritter” White after 1870 (Age 21 years) Note: She was last listed in the 1870 Census |
| Birth of a sister | Ritta Rittie Ann Megee July 7, 1873 (Age 24 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Marion Gene Megee December 17, 1873 (Age 24 years) Note: See Findagrave Biography that is documented on his father's Burial record. |
| Birth of a brother | George Washington Megee October 11, 1874 (Age 25 years) Note: See Findagrave Biography that is documented on his father's Burial record. |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 29 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 brother | Marion Gene Megee before 1880 (Age 31 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. |
| Death of a mother | Sarah Crownover 1883 (Age 34 years) |
| Marriage of a parent | Stephen Jackson Megee — Elizabeth Collis — View this family about 1884 (Age 35 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 49 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 brother | Byron Maston Megee 1904 (Age 55 years) |
| Death of a brother | Lemuel Logan Megee 1910 (Age 61 years) |
| Death of a brother | James Luther Megee April 9, 1914 (Age 65 years) |
| Death of a father | Stephen Jackson Megee March 2, 1915 (Age 66 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 67 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Death of a brother | Alexander Brown Megee March 12, 1917 (Age 68 years) |
| Death of a brother | John Daniel Megee April 13, 1917 (Age 68 years) |
| Death of a brother | Miles Franklin “Bud” Megee February 25, 1918 (Age 69 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 68 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 69 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 80 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 | 1935 (Age 86 years) |
 Burial | |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Stephen Jackson Megee Birth: February 28, 1828 33 27 — Williamson, Tennessee, United States Death: March 2, 1915 — Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, United States |
| mother |
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 themself |
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 younger sister |
Mary Elizabeth Megee Birth: about 1853 24 23 — Arkansas, United States Death: |
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1 year younger brother |
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 younger brother |
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 younger brother |
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 younger sister |
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 younger brother |
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 younger brother |
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 younger brother |
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 younger sister |
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 younger brother |
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 younger brother |
George Washington Megee Birth: October 11, 1874 46 44 — Whiteville, Marion, Arkansas, United States Death: |
| Father’s family with Elizabeth Collis |
| father |
Stephen Jackson Megee Birth: February 28, 1828 33 27 — Williamson, Tennessee, United States Death: March 2, 1915 — Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, United States |
| step-mother |
Elizabeth Collis Birth: October 1837 — Tennessee, United States Death: December 3, 1905 — Baxter, Arkansas, United States |
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Marriage: about 1884 — |
William L Megee has 47 first cousins recorded
Father's family (47)
Parents Daniel White Megee + Mahala Louisa Dunbar
Parents Daniel White Megee + Martha Jane Hurley
Parents Byram Edward Crownover + Mary Ann “Polly” Megee
Parents William Claude “Bill” Megee + Elizabeth Ann Cole
Parents William Claude “Bill” Megee + Edith “Eddie” Harris
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 - Stephen Jackson Megee - Household
Whiteville, Marion, Arkansas, United States
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