The Shemwell Family

Nancy Frances MageeAge: 83 years18631947

Name
Nancy Frances Magee
Given names
Nancy Frances
Surname
Magee
Birth May 1863 30 21
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865

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 4 years)
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 3 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 3 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 5 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 7 years)
Birth of a brotherJasper Aaron Magee
June 5, 1871 (Age 8 years)
Death of a motherMary Ann Wasner
about 1871 (Age 7 years)
Marriage of a parentLewis Pinkney MageeMary Ann WoodwardView this family
January 1, 1872 (Age 8 years)
Census 1876 (Age 12 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 14 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 17 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 31 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 34 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 37 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 52 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 53 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 54 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 55 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
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 82 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 April 1947 (Age 83 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Mount Hope Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: February 19, 1856Greene, Missouri, United States
22 months
elder brother
4 years
elder sister
Melissa Jane Magee
Birth: August 27, 1860 27 18Greene, Missouri, United States
Death: November 13, 1894Harrison, Boone, Arkansas, United States
3 years
herself
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

Nancy Frances Magee has 10 first cousins recorded

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