Rachel MageeAge: 38 years1840–1878
- Name
- Rachel Magee
- Given names
- Rachel
- Surname
- Magee
 Birth | about 1840 31 29 Note: Birth year/place based on 1850 Census |
 Birth of a sister | Cynthia Manerva Magee November 21, 1840 |
| Birth of a brother | Thomas Magee May 23, 1841 (Age 16 months) |
| Birth of a sister | Bathesheba “Bashie” Magee about 1846 (Age 6 years) Note: Birth year/place based on 1850 Census |
| Birth of a brother | Elisha E Magee about 1847 (Age 7 years) Note: Birth year/place based on 1850 Census |
 Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 6 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 sister | Gemima Louise Magee 1848 (Age 8 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Wiley Hutchen Magee about 1850 (Age 10 years) Note: Birth year/place based on 1850 Census |
 Census | September 10, 1850 (Age 10 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Mary Johns about 1855 (Age 15 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 17 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Census | August 21, 1860 (Age 20 years) |
| Death of a brother | Elijah Allen Magee May 9, 1863 (Age 23 years) Note: Died in the Military Hospital, Catoosa Springs, Georgia |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 21 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 27 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 27 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 29 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 mother | Mary Polly Shepherd after 1870 (Age 30 years) Note: Mary is shown in the 1870 Census; but, not beyond that date |
| Death of a sister | Cynthia Manerva Magee December 15, 1874 (Age 34 years) |
| Death of a brother | Lewis Magee before 1878 (on the date of death) Note: Was mentioned as "Deceased" in his fathers will written on 9/28/1878 |
| Death of a sister | Mary Magee before 1878 (on the date of death) Note: Was mentioned as "Deceased" in her fathers will written on 9/28/1878 |
| Death of a sister | Nancy Jane Magee before 1878 (on the date of death) Note: Was mentioned as "Deceased" in her fathers will written on 9/28/1878 |
 Death | before 1878 (Age 38 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). |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Elijah Magee Birth: about 1809 42 42 — Georgia, United States Death: May 1884 — Wayne, Tennessee, United States |
| mother |
Mary Polly Shepherd Birth: about 1811 — Tennessee, United States Death: after 1870 — Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: December 10, 1827 — Williamson, Tennessee, United States |
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2 years elder brother |
William Magee Birth: about 1829 20 18 — Tennessee, United States Death: |
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2 years elder sister |
Elizabeth Magee Birth: about 1830 21 19 — Tennessee, United States Death: |
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1 year elder brother |
Lewis Magee Birth: about 1830 21 19 — Tennessee, United States Death: before 1878 — Tennessee, United States |
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3 years elder sister |
Mary Magee Birth: about 1832 23 21 — Tennessee, United States Death: before 1878 — Tennessee, United States |
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3 years elder brother |
Elijah Allen Magee Birth: about 1834 25 23 — Tennessee, United States Death: May 9, 1863 — Catoosa Springs, Catoosa, Georgia, United States |
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3 years elder brother |
James A Magee Birth: about 1836 27 25 — Tennessee, United States Death: |
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3 years elder sister |
Nancy Jane Magee Birth: about 1838 29 27 — Tennessee, United States Death: before 1878 — Tennessee, United States |
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3 years herself |
Rachel Magee Birth: about 1840 31 29 — Tennessee, United States Death: before 1878 |
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11 months sister |
Cynthia Manerva Magee Birth: November 21, 1840 31 29 — Wayne, Tennessee, United States Death: December 15, 1874 — Wayne, Tennessee, United States |
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6 months younger brother |
Thomas Magee Birth: May 23, 1841 32 30 — Tennessee, United States Death: May 5, 1920 — Tennessee, United States |
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6 years younger sister |
Bathesheba “Bashie” Magee Birth: about 1846 37 35 — Tennessee, United States Death: after 1920 |
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2 years younger brother |
Elisha E Magee Birth: about 1847 38 36 — Tennessee, United States Death: after 1910 — Tennessee, United States |
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2 years younger sister |
Gemima Louise Magee Birth: 1848 39 37 — Tennessee, United States Death: June 17, 1889 — Wayne, Tennessee, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
Wiley Hutchen Magee Birth: about 1850 41 39 — Tennessee, United States Death: August 14, 1913 — Tennessee, United States |
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| Census | 1850 United States - Census transcript - Elijah Magee - Household
Perry, Tennessee, United States
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| Census | 1860 United States - Census transcript - Elijah Magee - Household
Wayne, Tennessee, United States
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| Death | 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). |