Elizabeth CollisAge: 68 years1837–1905
- Name
- Elizabeth Collis
- Given names
- Elizabeth
- Surname
- Collis
- Married name
- Elizabeth Megee
 Birth | October 1837 Note: Birth date/place based on 1900 Census |
 Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 8 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 |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 19 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 23 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 29 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 29 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 31 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 |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 40 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
 Marriage | Stephen Jackson Megee — View this family about 1884 (Age 46 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 60 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 62 years) |
 Death | December 3, 1905 (Age 68 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Pilgrims Rest Cemetery |
| Family with Stephen Jackson Megee |
| husband |
Stephen Jackson Megee Birth: February 28, 1828 33 27 — Williamson, Tennessee, United States Death: March 2, 1915 — Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, United States |
| herself |
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 + Sarah Crownover |
| husband |
Stephen Jackson Megee Birth: February 28, 1828 33 27 — Williamson, Tennessee, United States Death: March 2, 1915 — Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, United States |
| husband’s 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 step-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 step-daughter |
Mary Elizabeth Megee Birth: about 1853 24 23 — Arkansas, United States Death: |
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1 year step-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 step-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 step-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 step-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 step-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 step-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 step-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 step-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 step-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 step-son |
George Washington Megee Birth: October 11, 1874 46 44 — Whiteville, Marion, Arkansas, United States Death: |
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| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - Stephen Jackson Megee - Household
Baxter, Arkansas, United States
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