Martha Jane Megee1863–
- Name
- Martha Jane Megee
- Given names
- Martha Jane
- Surname
- Megee
 Birth | about 1863 40 32 Address: Birth date/place based on 1870 Census |
 Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865Note: 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 sister | Priscilla Ann Megee 1866 (Age 3 years) Note: Birth place/date based on 1870 Census |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 4 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 4 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Birth of a brother | Christopher Columbus Megee February 15, 1869 (Age 6 years) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 6 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 7 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Ritta Ann “Ritter” White after 1870 (Age 7 years) Note: She was last listed in the 1870 Census |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 15 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 mother | Martha Jane Hurley November 2, 1895 (Age 32 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 35 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 half-sister | Sarah E Megee September 1904 (Age 41 years) |
| Death of a father | Daniel White Megee July 18, 1914 (Age 51 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 53 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 54 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 55 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/ |
| Death of a half-brother | William Washington Megee April 22, 1922 (Age 59 years) |
| Death of a brother | Thomas Jefferson Megee December 24, 1925 (Age 62 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 66 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 |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 78 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 |
| Death of a brother | Christopher Columbus Megee May 1, 1947 (Age 84 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 87 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 83 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 |
Daniel White Megee Birth: August 24, 1822 27 21 — Monroe, Mississippi, United States Death: July 18, 1914 — Isabella, Ozark, Missouri, United States |
| mother |
Martha Jane Hurley Birth: January 4, 1830 — Tennessee, United States Death: November 2, 1895 — Isabella, Ozark, Missouri, United States |
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Marriage: about 1856 — Mississippi, United States |
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1 year elder brother |
John M Megee Birth: 1856 33 25 — Arkansas, United States Death: December 25, 1856 — Arkansas, United States |
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3 years elder brother |
Thomas Jefferson Megee Birth: September 1, 1858 36 28 — Gassville, Baxter, Arkansas, United States Death: December 24, 1925 — Bergman, Boone, Arkansas, United States |
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3 years elder brother |
Daniel H Megee Birth: about 1861 38 30 — Arkansas, United States Death: February 26, 1861 — Arkansas, United States |
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3 years herself |
Martha Jane Megee Birth: about 1863 40 32 — Arkansas, United States Death: |
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4 years younger sister |
Priscilla Ann Megee Birth: 1866 43 35 — Missouri, United States Death: |
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3 years younger brother |
Christopher Columbus Megee Birth: February 15, 1869 46 39 — Isabella, Ozark, Missouri, United States Death: May 1, 1947 — Muskegon, Michigan, United States |
| Father’s family with Mahala Louisa Dunbar |
| father |
Daniel White Megee Birth: August 24, 1822 27 21 — Monroe, Mississippi, United States Death: July 18, 1914 — Isabella, Ozark, Missouri, United States |
| step-mother |
Mahala Louisa Dunbar Birth: about 1828 — Tennessee, United States Death: about 1855 — Mississippi, United States |
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Marriage: about 1848 — Ripley, Tippah, Mississippi, United States |
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3 years half-brother |
William Washington Megee Birth: November 21, 1850 28 22 — Tippah, Mississippi, United States Death: April 22, 1922 — Lutie, Ozark, Missouri, United States |
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3 years half-sister |
Sarah E Megee Birth: January 21, 1854 31 26 — Tippah, Mississippi, United States Death: September 1904 |
Martha Jane Megee has 51 first cousins recorded
Father's family (51)
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 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 | 1870 United States - Census transcript - Daniel White Megee - Household
Jasper, Ozark, Missouri, United States
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