The Shemwell Family

Elizabeth Magee1830

Name
Elizabeth Magee
Given names
Elizabeth
Surname
Magee
Birth about 1830 21 19
Note: Birth year/place based on 1850 Census
Birth of a brotherLewis Magee
about 1830
Note: Birth year/place based on 1850 Census
Birth of a sisterMary Magee
about 1832 (Age 2 years)
Note: Birth year/place based on 1850 Census
Historical Event
Cholera Epidemic
1832 (Age 2 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 brotherElijah Allen Magee
about 1834 (Age 4 years)
Note: Birth year/place based on 1850 Census
Historical Event
The Texas Revolution
between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 5 years)
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 brotherJames A Magee
about 1836 (Age 6 years)
Note: Birth year/place based on 1850 Census
Birth of a sisterNancy Jane Magee
about 1838 (Age 8 years)
Note: Birth year/place based on 1850 Census
Birth of a sisterRachel Magee
about 1840 (Age 10 years)
Note: Birth year/place based on 1850 Census
Birth of a sisterCynthia Manerva Magee
November 21, 1840 (Age 10 years)
Birth of a brotherThomas Magee
May 23, 1841 (Age 11 years)
Birth of a sisterBathesheba “Bashie” Magee
about 1846 (Age 16 years)
Note: Birth year/place based on 1850 Census
Birth of a brotherElisha E Magee
about 1847 (Age 17 years)
Note: Birth year/place based on 1850 Census
Historical Event
Mexican-American War
from 1846 to 1848 (Age 16 years)
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 sisterGemima Louise Magee
1848 (Age 18 years)
Birth of a brotherWiley Hutchen Magee
about 1850 (Age 20 years)
Note: Birth year/place based on 1850 Census
Census September 10, 1850 (Age 20 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherMary Johns
about 1855 (Age 25 years)
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 27 years)

Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884
Death of a brotherElijah Allen Magee
May 9, 1863 (Age 33 years)
Note: Died in the Military Hospital, Catoosa Springs, Georgia
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 31 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
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 37 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 37 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 39 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 motherMary Polly Shepherd
after 1870 (Age 40 years)
Note: Mary is shown in the 1870 Census; but, not beyond that date
Death of a sisterCynthia Manerva Magee
December 15, 1874 (Age 44 years)
Death of a brotherLewis Magee
before 1878 (Age 48 years)
Note: Was mentioned as "Deceased" in his fathers will written on 9/28/1878
Death of a sisterMary Magee
before 1878 (Age 48 years)
Note: Was mentioned as "Deceased" in her fathers will written on 9/28/1878
Death of a sisterNancy Jane Magee
before 1878 (Age 48 years)
Note: Was mentioned as "Deceased" in her fathers will written on 9/28/1878
Death of a sisterRachel Magee
before 1878 (Age 48 years)

Note: Was not mentioned as "Deceased" or married to anyone in her fathers will written on 9/28/1878. She was not in the will at all. The father's will listed living descendants and heirs of his deceased children (assuming they were married or had offspring).
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 48 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Death of a fatherElijah Magee
May 1884 (Age 54 years)
Death of a sisterGemima Louise Magee
June 17, 1889 (Age 59 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 68 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 brotherElisha E Magee
after 1910 (Age 80 years)
Note: Appears on 1910 Census as a Widower living with his father
Death of a brotherWiley Hutchen Magee
August 14, 1913 (Age 83 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 86 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 87 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 88 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 brotherThomas Magee
May 5, 1920 (Age 90 years)
Death of a sisterBathesheba “Bashie” Magee
after 1920 (Age 90 years)

Note: Showed as "Living" in 1920 Census
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 99 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
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father
mother
Marriage: December 10, 1827Williamson, Tennessee, United States
2 years
elder brother
2 years
herself
1 year
twin brother
3 years
younger sister
Mary Magee
Birth: about 1832 23 21Tennessee, United States
Death: before 1878Tennessee, United States
3 years
younger brother
Elijah Allen Magee
Birth: about 1834 25 23Tennessee, United States
Death: May 9, 1863Catoosa Springs, Catoosa, Georgia, United States
3 years
younger brother
3 years
younger sister
Nancy Jane Magee
Birth: about 1838 29 27Tennessee, United States
Death: before 1878Tennessee, United States
3 years
younger sister
Rachel Magee
Birth: about 1840 31 29Tennessee, United States
Death: before 1878
11 months
younger sister
6 months
younger brother
6 years
younger sister
2 years
younger brother
2 years
younger sister
3 years
younger brother

Birth
Birth year/place based on 1850 Census
Census1850 United States - Census transcript - Elijah Magee - Household

Perry, Tennessee, United States

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREBirthplaceMarSchoolR+WInfirm
Elijah Mageehead42MWFarmer600TN1
Mary Polly Shepherdwife39FWTN1
William Mageeson21MWTN
Elizabeth Mageedaughter20FWTN
Lewis Mageeson20MWTN1
Mary Mageedaughter18FWTN1
Allen Mageeson16MWTN1
James Hugh Mageeson14MWTN1
Nancy Jane Mageedaughter12FWTN1
Cynthia Minerva Mageedaughter12MWTN1
Rachel Mageedaughter10FWTN1
Thomas Mageeson8MWTN1
Bathesheba Mageedaughter4FWTN
Elisha E Mageeson3MWTN
Gemima Louise Mageedaughter2FWTN