The Shemwell Family

Jasper Aaron MageeAge: 86 years18711957

Name
Jasper Aaron Magee
Given names
Jasper Aaron
Surname
Magee
Birth June 5, 1871 38 29
Death of a motherMary Ann Wasner
about 1871
Marriage of a parentLewis Pinkney MageeMary Ann WoodwardView this family
January 1, 1872 (Age 6 months)
Census 1876 (Age 4 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 6 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 9 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 23 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 26 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 29 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 44 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 45 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 46 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 47 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 58 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 70 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 75 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 78 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 74 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 November 12, 1957 (Age 86 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Brighton 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
elder sister
Nancy Frances Magee
Birth: May 1863 30 21Missouri, United States
Death: April 1947Missouri, United States
5 years
elder sister
Laura I Magee
Birth: December 25, 1867 34 25Greene, Missouri, United States
Death: April 9, 1919Greene, Missouri, United States
3 years
himself
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

Jasper Aaron Magee has 10 first cousins recorded