The Shemwell Family

Williamson, Tennessee, United States

Note: Birth year/place based on 1850 Census

Historical Event

War of 1812

between 1812 and 1815 (Age 12 months)

Note: War of 1812 between the Americans and the British. The Creek (or Red Stick) War in Alabama had different origins, but it coincided with the war of 1812, and the U.S. treated it as a part of the larger war, with Jackson and his forces also in charge of defeating the Creeks - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_of_1812

Marriage

Elijah Magee — View this family
December 10, 1827 (Age 16 years)

Birth of a son
#1

William Magee
about 1829 (Age 18 years)

Note: Birth year/place based on 1850 Census

Birth of a daughter
#2

Elizabeth Magee
about 1830 (Age 19 years)

Note: Birth year/place based on 1850 Census

Birth of a son
#3

Lewis Magee
about 1830 (Age 19 years)

Note: Birth year/place based on 1850 Census

Birth of a daughter
#4

Mary Magee
about 1832 (Age 21 years)

New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Note: Birth year/place based on 1850 Census

Historical Event

Cholera Epidemic

1832 (Age 21 years)

Note: Cholera killed 4,340 people in New Orleans & over 3,000 in New York City - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cholera_outbreaks_and_pandemics

Birth of a son
#5

Elijah Allen Magee
about 1834 (Age 23 years)

Note: Birth year/place based on 1850 Census

Historical Event

The Texas Revolution

between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 24 years)

Texas, USA

Note: The Texas Revolution (or Texas War of Independence) was fought from October 2, 1835 to April 21, 1836 between Mexico and the Texas (Tejas) portion of the Mexican state of Coahuila y Tejas. The Texas Revolution erupted in 1836, after Texas declared its independence from Mexico. Mexico responded by invading Texas, where General Santa Anna won decisive victories in the battles of the Alamo and Goliad. The war ended at the Battle of San Jacinto (about 20 miles) east of modern day downtown Houston) where General Sam Houston led the Texas Army to victory in 18 minutes over a portion of the Mexican Army under Santa Anna, who was captured shortly after the battle. The conclusion of the war resulted in the creation of the Republic of Texas - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Revolution

Birth of a son
#6

James A Magee
about 1836 (Age 25 years)

Note: Birth year/place based on 1850 Census

Birth of a daughter
#7

Nancy Jane Magee
about 1838 (Age 27 years)

Note: Birth year/place based on 1850 Census

Birth of a daughter
#8

Rachel Magee
about 1840 (Age 29 years)

Note: Birth year/place based on 1850 Census

Birth of a daughter
#9

Cynthia Manerva Magee
November 21, 1840 (Age 29 years)

Birth of a son
#10

Thomas Magee
May 23, 1841 (Age 30 years)

Birth of a daughter
#11

Bathesheba “Bashie” Magee
about 1846 (Age 35 years)

Note: Birth year/place based on 1850 Census

Birth of a son
#12

Elisha E Magee
about 1847 (Age 36 years)

Note: Birth year/place based on 1850 Census

Historical Event

Mexican-American War

from 1846 to 1848 (Age 35 years)

Texas, USA

Note: The Mexican-American War was an armed conflict between the United States of America and the United Mexican States from 1846 to 1848 in the wake of the 1845 U.S. annexation of Texas, which Mexico considered part of its territory despite the 1836 Texas Revolution - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican%E2%80%93American_War

Birth of a daughter
#13

Gemima Louise Magee
1848 (Age 37 years)

Birth of a son
#14

Wiley Hutchen Magee
about 1850 (Age 39 years)

Note: Birth year/place based on 1850 Census

Census

September 10, 1850 (Age 39 years)

Shared note: 1850 United States - Census transcript - Elijah Magee - Household

Marriage of a child

Lewis Magee — Mary “Polly” Brooks — View this family
about 1853 (Age 42 years)

Note: Marriage date/place based on children's ages

Birth of a granddaughter
#1

Nancy Elizabeth Magee
about 1854 (Age 43 years)

Note: Birth year/place based on 1850 Census

Birth of a granddaughter
#2

Mary Frances Magee
about 1855 (Age 44 years)

Note: Birth year/place based on 1850 Census

Marriage of a child

… Reeves — Mary Magee — View this family
about 1856 (Age 45 years)

Birth of a granddaughter
#3

Martha Caroline Magee
1857 (Age 46 years)

Birth of a grandson
#4

Thomas M Reeves
about 1857 (Age 46 years)

Marriage of a child

James A Magee — Nancy Jane Grimes — View this family
September 17, 1857 (Age 46 years)

Birth of a grandson
#5

Wilson Magee
about 1858 (Age 47 years)

Greene, Tennessee, United States

Note: Birth year/place based on Census records

Marriage of a child

William Magee — Elizabeth Magee — View this family
March 30, 1858 (Age 47 years)

Birth of a grandson
#6

James Hugh Magee
September 1858 (Age 47 years)

Marriage of a child

Elijah Allen Magee — Nancy Jane Grimes — View this family
about 1858 (Age 47 years)

Note: Marriage year/place based upon Census and birth of children

Marriage of a child

James A Magee — Julia Ann Griggs — View this family
about 1858 (Age 47 years)

Note: Marriage year/place based on various Census records and age of children

Birth of a grandson
#7

Elijah Bailey Magee
May 16, 1859 (Age 48 years)

Historical Event

Influenza Epidemic

between 1857 and 1859 (Age 46 years)

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 granddaughter
#8

Eliza A Magee
about 1859 (Age 48 years)

Note: Birth year/place based on Census records

Birth of a grandson
#9

Thomas J Magee
about 1860 (Age 49 years)

Note: Birth year/place based on Census

Birth of a grandson
#10

Elijah A Magee
about 1860 (Age 49 years)

Note: Birth year/place based on Census records

Marriage of a child

Francis Marion “Frank” Gordon Sr — Cynthia Manerva Magee — View this family
July 17, 1860 (Age 49 years)

Census

August 21, 1860 (Age 49 years)

Shared note: 1860 United States - Census transcript - Elijah Magee - Household

Birth of a grandson
#11

Thomas Lewis Collie Magee
1861 (Age 50 years)

Marriage of a child

Thomas Magee — Lear Crossno — View this family
about 1861 (Age 50 years)

Birth of a grandson
#12

William J Gordon
about 1862 (Age 51 years)

Note: Birth year/place based on 1870 Census

Birth of a granddaughter
#13

Mary Gilam Magee
July 24, 1862 (Age 51 years)

Birth of a grandson
#14

Charles Alexander Gordon
October 26, 1862 (Age 51 years)

Birth of a grandson
#15

Thomas A Steel
about 1862 (Age 51 years)

Note: Birth year/place based on 1880 Census

Birth of a granddaughter
#16

Mary E A Magee
about 1863 (Age 52 years)

Note: Birth year/place based on Census records

Birth of a grandson
#17

William A Magee
about 1863 (Age 52 years)

Note: Birth year/place based on Census records

Marriage of a child

Sebron M Sewell — Nancy Jane Magee — View this family
about 1863 (Age 52 years)

Note: Nancy was shown living (single) with her parents in the 1860 Census

Marriage of a child

Elisha E Magee — Jane Crossno — View this family
about 1863 (Age 52 years)

Catoosa Springs, Catoosa, Georgia, United States

Death of a son

Elijah Allen Magee
May 9, 1863 (Age 52 years)

Note: Died in the Military Hospital, Catoosa Springs, Georgia

Birth of a granddaughter
#18

Matilda C Sewell
October 11, 1864 (Age 53 years)

Historical Event

American Civil War

between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 50 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 grandson
#19

Francis Marion Gordon Jr
about 1866 (Age 55 years)

Note: Birth year/place based on 1870 Census

Birth of a granddaughter
#20

Basha Annie Crossno
January 27, 1866 (Age 55 years)

Marriage of a child

William Henry Crossno Sr — Gemima Louise Magee — View this family
about 1866 (Age 55 years)

Clifton, Wayne, Tennessee, United States

Birth of a grandson
#21

Elija Belva Gordon
October 28, 1867 (Age 56 years)

Birth of a grandson
#22

Thomas B Magee
about 1867 (Age 56 years)

Georgia, United States

Note: Birth year/place based on 1870 Census

Historical Event

The Alaska Purchase

1867 (Age 56 years)

Alaska, USA

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 56 years)

New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306

Birth of a grandson
#23

George W Gordon
about 1869 (Age 58 years)

Note: Birth year/place based on 1870 Census

Birth of a granddaughter
#24

Seney V Crossno
about 1869 (Age 58 years)

Note: Birth year/place based on 1880 Census

Historical Event

Transcontinental Railroad completed

1869 (Age 58 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 1, 1870 (Age 59 years)

Shared note: 1870 United States - Census transcript - Elijah Magee - Household

Birth of a granddaughter
#25

Emalissa Steel
about 1871 (Age 60 years)

Note: Birth year/place based on 1880 Census

Birth of a grandson
#26

Elijah T Crossno
about 1871 (Age 60 years)

Note: Birth year/place based on 1880 Census

Death

after 1870 (Age 59 years)