The Shemwell Family

William E Magee1857

Name
William E Magee
Given names
William E
Surname
Magee
Birth about 1857 23 15
Note: Birth year/place based on 1860 Census
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859

Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884
Birth of a sisterMelissa Jane Magee
August 27, 1860 (Age 3 years)
Census 1860 (Age 3 years)
Birth of a sisterNancy Frances Magee
May 1863 (Age 6 years)
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 4 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 sisterLaura I Magee
December 25, 1867 (Age 10 years)
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 10 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 10 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 12 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 June 16, 1870 (Age 13 years)
Birth of a brotherJasper Aaron Magee
June 5, 1871 (Age 14 years)
Death of a motherMary Ann Wasner
about 1871 (Age 14 years)
Marriage of a parentLewis Pinkney MageeMary Ann WoodwardView this family
January 1, 1872 (Age 15 years)
Census 1876 (Age 19 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 21 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Marriage of a parentLewis Pinkney MageeBarbara Caroline CobleView this family
January 10, 1881 (Age 24 years)
Note: "...Caroline married Lewis P. MaGee Jan. 10, 1881 and is probably buried beside him...."
Death of a sisterMelissa Jane Magee
November 13, 1894 (Age 37 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 41 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 fatherLewis Pinkney Magee
June 22, 1900 (Age 43 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 59 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 60 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 61 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 sisterLaura I Magee
April 9, 1919 (Age 62 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 72 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 84 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 sisterNancy Frances Magee
April 1947 (Age 90 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 93 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
Death of a brotherJasper Aaron Magee
November 12, 1957 (Age 100 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 89 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
Deathunknown

Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: February 19, 1856Greene, Missouri, United States
22 months
himself
4 years
younger sister
Melissa Jane Magee
Birth: August 27, 1860 27 18Greene, Missouri, United States
Death: November 13, 1894Harrison, Boone, Arkansas, United States
3 years
younger sister
Nancy Frances Magee
Birth: May 1863 30 21Missouri, United States
Death: April 1947Missouri, United States
5 years
younger sister
Laura I Magee
Birth: December 25, 1867 34 25Greene, Missouri, United States
Death: April 9, 1919Greene, Missouri, United States
3 years
younger brother
Jasper Aaron Magee
Birth: June 5, 1871 38 29Greene, Missouri, United States
Death: November 12, 1957Springfield, Greene, Missouri, United States
Father’s family with Mary Ann Woodward - View this family
father
step-mother
Mary Ann Woodward
Birth: June 30, 1830Cooper, Missouri, United States
Death: October 10, 1879Polk, Missouri, United States
Marriage: January 1, 1872Polk, Missouri, United States
Father’s family with Barbara Caroline Coble - View this family
father
step-mother
Barbara Caroline Coble
Birth: December 19, 1836Guilford, North Carolina, United States
Death: April 19, 1921Brighton, Polk, Missouri, United States
Marriage: January 10, 1881Missouri, United States

William E Magee has 10 first cousins recorded

Birth
Birth year/place based on 1860 Census
Census1860 United States - Census transcript - Lewis Pinkney Magee - Household

Robberson, Greene, Missouri, United States

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceMarSchoolR+WInfirm
Lewis Pinkney Mageehead26MWFarmer and Laborer700TN
Mary Ann Mageewife18FWIN
William E Mageeson3MWMO
Melissa Jane Mageedaughter1FWMO

Census1870 United States - Census transcript - Lewis Pinkney Magee - Household

Robberson, Greene, Missouri, United States

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceFFBMFBBornMarSchoolReadWriteInfirmCitDis
Magee, Lewis Phead37MWFarmer200300TN1
Magee, Mary Awife35FWKeeping HouseMO11
Magee, William Eson13MWFarm HandMO1
Magee, Melissa Jdaughter10FWMO11
Magee, Nancy Fdaughter4FWMO
Magee, Laura Idaughter2FWMO