The Shemwell Family

Elisha E MageeAge: 63 years18471910

Name
Elisha E Magee
Given names
Elisha E
Surname
Magee
Note: Resolve if duplicate brother
Birth about 1847 38 36
Note: Birth year/place based on 1850 Census
Historical Event
Mexican-American War
from 1846 to 1848
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 12 months)
Birth of a brotherWiley Hutchen Magee
about 1850 (Age 3 years)
Note: Birth year/place based on 1850 Census
Census September 10, 1850 (Age 3 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherMary Johns
about 1855 (Age 8 years)
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 10 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 13 years)
MarriageJane CrossnoView this family
about 1863 (Age 16 years)
Death of a brotherElijah Allen Magee
May 9, 1863 (Age 16 years)
Note: Died in the Military Hospital, Catoosa Springs, Georgia
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 14 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 son
#1
Thomas B Magee
about 1867 (Age 20 years)
Note: Birth year/place based on 1870 Census
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 20 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 20 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 22 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 July 1, 1870 (Age 23 years)
Death of a motherMary Polly Shepherd
after 1870 (Age 23 years)
Note: Mary is shown in the 1870 Census; but, not beyond that date
Death of a sisterCynthia Manerva Magee
December 15, 1874 (Age 27 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Snowey Elsey Magee
February 22, 1877 (Age 30 years)
Death of a brotherLewis Magee
before 1878 (Age 31 years)
Note: Was mentioned as "Deceased" in his fathers will written on 9/28/1878
Death of a sisterMary Magee
before 1878 (Age 31 years)
Note: Was mentioned as "Deceased" in her fathers will written on 9/28/1878
Death of a sisterNancy Jane Magee
before 1878 (Age 31 years)
Note: Was mentioned as "Deceased" in her fathers will written on 9/28/1878
Death of a sisterRachel Magee
before 1878 (Age 31 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 31 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Will
Elijah Magee
September 28, 1878 (Age 31 years)
Birth of a son
#3
Elisha Green Magee
June 5, 1880 (Age 33 years)
Birth of a son
#4
Manel Magee
June 9, 1880 (Age 33 years)
Note: Birth year/place based on 1880 Census. On the date of the Census (Jun 11), the Census notes that he is 2/365 days old
Census June 11, 1880 (Age 33 years)
Death of a fatherElijah Magee
May 1884 (Age 37 years)
Probate August 5, 1884 (Age 37 years)
Probate January 7, 1886 (Age 39 years)
Probate June 5, 1886 (Age 39 years)
Death of a sisterGemima Louise Magee
June 17, 1889 (Age 42 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 51 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
Census June 2, 1900 (Age 53 years)
Death of a wifeJane Crossno
March 24, 1907 (Age 60 years)
Census April 30, 1910 (Age 63 years)
Death after 1910 (Age 63 years)
Note: Appears on 1910 Census as a Widower living with his father
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: December 10, 1827Williamson, Tennessee, United States
2 years
elder brother
2 years
elder sister
1 year
elder brother
3 years
elder sister
Mary Magee
Birth: about 1832 23 21Tennessee, United States
Death: before 1878Tennessee, United States
3 years
elder brother
Elijah Allen Magee
Birth: about 1834 25 23Tennessee, United States
Death: May 9, 1863Catoosa Springs, Catoosa, Georgia, United States
3 years
elder brother
3 years
elder sister
Nancy Jane Magee
Birth: about 1838 29 27Tennessee, United States
Death: before 1878Tennessee, United States
3 years
elder sister
Rachel Magee
Birth: about 1840 31 29Tennessee, United States
Death: before 1878
11 months
elder sister
6 months
elder brother
6 years
elder sister
2 years
himself
2 years
younger sister
3 years
younger brother
Family with Jane Crossno - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: about 1863Tennessee, United States
5 years
son
10 years
son
Snowey Elsey Magee
Birth: February 22, 1877 30 32Tennessee, United States
Death: February 24, 1926Tennessee, United States
3 years
son
Manel Magee
Birth: June 9, 1880 33 35Tennessee, United States
Death:
son
Elisha Green Magee
Birth: June 5, 1880 33 35Camden, Benton, Tennessee, United States
Death: March 10, 1950Dunklin, Missouri, United States

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

Census1860 United States - Census transcript - Elijah Magee - Household

Wayne, Tennessee, United States

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceMarSchoolR+WInfirm
Elijah Mageehead52MWFarmer10001000GA1
Mary Polly Shepherdwife47FWTN1
Nancy Jane Mageedaughter21FWTN1
Thomas Mageeson18MWFarm LaborerTN1
Rachel Mageedaughter17FWTN
Elisha E Mageeson14MWTN1
Bathesheba Mageedaughter13FWTN
Gemima Louise Mageedaughter12FWTN
Wiley Hutchen Mageeson10MWTN1

Census1870 United States - Census transcript - Elisha E Magee - Household

District 1, Wayne, Tennessee, United States

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceFFBMFBBornMarSchoolReadWriteInfirmCitDis
Magee, Elisha Ehead25MWFarmer252TN11
Magee, Janewife24FWKeeping HouseTN11
Magee, Thomas Bson3MWTN

Census1880 United States - Census transcript - Elisha E Magee - Household

District 1, Perry, Tennessee, United States

NameColorSexAgeMonRelationCondMYOccupationUnEmSickBlindDDIdioticInsaneDisabledSchoolReadWriteBPFBPMBP
Magee, Elisha EWM32headMFarmerTNTNTN
Magee, JaneWF31wifeMKeeping HouseTNTNTN
Magee, Thomas BWM13sonSWorks Home FarmTNTNTN
Magee, Snowey EWM2sonSAt Home11TNTNTN
Magee, ManelWM2/365sonSAt Home11TNTNTN

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Elisha E Magee - Household

District 115, Perry, Tennessee, United States

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Magee, Elisha EheadWMOct184456M34TNGAGAFarmer0YesYesYes
Magee, JanewifeWFJan184555M3432TNTNTNNoNoYes
Crossnoe, NancySister-in-LawWFJan184357STNTNTNServantNoNoYes
Crossnoe. BenjaminNephewWMMay189010STNTNTNFarm Laborer00NoNoYes
Magee, Elisha GsonWMJun189118STNTNTNFarm Laborer0YesYesYes

Elisha birthyear should be 1880 as per Tombstone picture

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Elisha Green Magee - Household

District 1, Perry, Tennessee, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Magee, Elisha GheadMW29M9TNTNTNEnglishFarmerGeneral FarmOANoNoRF
Magee, AltywifeFW24M933TNTNTNEnglishNoneYesYes
Magee, IdadaughterFW6 5/12STNTNTNEnglishNoneNoNoYes
Magee, JuliedaughterFW4 8/12STNTNTNEnglishNoneNoNoNo
Magee, ClydesonMW2STNTNTNEnglishNoneNoNoNo
Magee, Elisha EfatherMW62Wd40TNTNTNEnglishFarmerGeneral FarmOAYesYesOF

Name
Resolve if duplicate brother
Death
Appears on 1910 Census as a Widower living with his father