The Shemwell Family

Jane Almeda MageeAge: 19 years18591878

Name
Jane Almeda Magee
Given names
Jane Almeda
Surname
Magee
Birth 1859 31 40
Census August 10, 1860 (Age 19 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
Death of a brotherW J Magee
about 1865 (Age 6 years)
Death of a motherJean “Jinny” King
1866 (Age 7 years)
Marriage of a parentWilliam MageeMary Washington PayneView this family
June 16, 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
Birth of a half-sisterDeedah Magee
about 1868 (Age 9 years)
Note: Birth year/place based on 1870 Census
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
Death of a fatherWilliam Magee
1878 (on the date of death)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (on the date of death)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Death 1878 (Age 19 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: McGee-Payne Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: February 25, 1846Williamson, Tennessee, United States
22 months
elder sister
Mary Ann Magee
Birth: about 1847 19 28Pennsylvania, United States
Death:
3 years
elder brother
Johnathan Bee Magee
Birth: October 9, 1849 21 30Ripley, Missouri, United States
Death: March 13, 1884Ripley, Missouri, United States
2 years
elder brother
3 years
elder brother
W J Magee
Birth: about 1853 25 34Missouri, United States
Death: about 1865Missouri, United States
7 years
herself
Jane Almeda Magee
Birth: 1859 31 40Missouri, United States
Death: 1878Missouri, United States
Father’s family with Mary Washington Payne - View this family
father
step-mother
Marriage: June 16, 1867Ripley, Missouri, United States
19 months
half-sister

Jane Almeda Magee has 9 first cousins recorded

Census1860 United States - Census transcript - William Magee - Household

Ripley, Missouri, United States

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceMarSchoolR+WInfirm
William Mageehead32MWFarmer1200800TN
Jinny Mageewife41FWDomesticSC
Mary Ann Mageedaughter13FWTN1
Johnathan Bee Mageeson11MWMO1
J F Mageeson9MWMO1
W J Mageeson7MWMO1
Jane Almeda Mageedaughter1FWMO