The Shemwell Family

Elisha A “Lesho” Magee1890

Name
Elisha A “Lesho” Magee
Given names
Elisha A
Surname
Magee
Nickname
Lesho
Birth about November 1890 40 34
Note: Birth year/place based on 1900 Census
Birth of a brotherCharles Gilliam Magee
about December 1892 (Age 2 years)
Note: Birth year/place based on 1900 Census
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 7 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 1, 1900 (Age 9 years)
Census May 12, 1910 (Age 19 years)
Death of a fatherWiley Hutchen Magee
August 14, 1913 (Age 22 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 25 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 26 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 27 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/
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 38 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 51 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 brotherWylie Jacob “Jake” Magee
June 9, 1948 (Age 57 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 59 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 55 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
Deathunknown

Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: May 22, 1887Perry, Tennessee, United States
-4 years
elder brother
Long Magee
Birth: about March 1883 33 26Tennessee, United States
Death:
2 years
elder sister
Luella Magee
Birth: about February 1885 35 28Tennessee, United States
Death:
2 years
elder brother
Wylie Jacob “Jake” Magee
Birth: March 14, 1887 37 30Tennessee, United States
Death: June 9, 1948Tennessee, United States
4 years
himself
2 years
younger brother
Charles Gilliam Magee
Birth: about December 1892 42 36Tennessee, United States
Death:
Father’s family with Margaret H Steel - View this family
father
step-mother
Marriage: July 15, 1872Wayne, Tennessee, United States
18 months
half-sister
Father’s family with Fannie Margaret Thompson - View this family
father
step-mother
Marriage: July 3, 1879Perry, Tennessee, United States

Birth
Birth year/place based on 1900 Census
Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Wiley Hutchen Magee - Household

Lake, Tennessee, United States

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Magee, Wiley HheadWMJun184646M13TNUNKUNKDay LaborerYesYesYesRH
Magee, MarywifeWFOct185656M1377TNTNTNYesYesYes
Magee, LongsonWMMar188317STNTNTNDay Laborer
Magee, LuelladaughterWFFeb188515STNTNTN
Magee, Wylie JsonWMMar188812STNTNTN
Magee, LeshosonWMNov18906STNTNTN
Magee, Charles GsonWMDec18927STNTNTN

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Wiley Hutchen Magee - Household

Obion, Tennessee, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Magee, Wiley HheadMW62M221TNUNKTNEnglishFarmerGeneral FarminOANoNoRF
Magee, MarywifeFW52M22175TNTNTNEnglishNoneYesNo
Magee, Wylie JsonMW20M12TNTNTNEnglishFarm LaborerHome FarmWNo0NoNoNo
Magee, Elisha AsonMW18M12TNTNTNEnglishFarm LaborerHome FarmWNo0NoNoNo
Woodrel, Leanderstep-sonMW26STNTNTNEnglishFarm LaborerHome FarmWNo0YesYes