The Shemwell Family

Thomas B Magee1867

Name
Thomas B Magee
Given names
Thomas B
Surname
Magee
Birth about 1867 20 21
Note: Birth year/place based on 1870 Census
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867
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
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 2 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 3 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherMary Polly Shepherd
after 1870 (Age 3 years)
Note: Mary is shown in the 1870 Census; but, not beyond that date
Birth of a brotherSnowey Elsey Magee
February 22, 1877 (Age 10 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 11 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Birth of a brotherElisha Green Magee
June 5, 1880 (Age 13 years)
Birth of a brotherManel Magee
June 9, 1880 (Age 13 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
Death of a maternal grandfatherJacob “Jake” Crossno
1880 (Age 13 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherMicha Wells
1880 (Age 13 years)
Census June 11, 1880 (Age 13 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherElijah Magee
May 1884 (Age 17 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 31 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 motherJane Crossno
March 24, 1907 (Age 40 years)
Death of a fatherElisha E Magee
after 1910 (Age 43 years)
Note: Appears on 1910 Census as a Widower living with his father
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 49 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 50 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 51 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 brotherSnowey Elsey Magee
February 24, 1926 (Age 59 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 62 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 74 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 brotherElisha Green Magee
March 10, 1950 (Age 83 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 83 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 79 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

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father
mother
Marriage: about 1863Tennessee, United States
5 years
himself
10 years
younger brother
Snowey Elsey Magee
Birth: February 22, 1877 30 32Tennessee, United States
Death: February 24, 1926Tennessee, United States
3 years
younger brother
Manel Magee
Birth: June 9, 1880 33 35Tennessee, United States
Death:
younger brother
Elisha Green Magee
Birth: June 5, 1880 33 35Camden, Benton, Tennessee, United States
Death: March 10, 1950Dunklin, Missouri, United States

Thomas B Magee has 59 first cousins recorded

Father's family (43)

Parents Lewis Magee + Mary “Polly” Brooks
Parents Reeves + Mary Magee
Parents Elijah Allen Magee + Nancy Jane Grimes
1James Hugh Magee18581939
Parents James A Magee + Julia Ann Griggs
1Wilson Magee1858
Parents Sebron M Sewell + Nancy Jane Magee
1Matilda C Sewell18641942
Parents Francis Marion “Frank” Gordon Sr + Cynthia Manerva Magee
4Elija Belva Gordon18671952
Parents Thomas Magee + Lear Crossno
1Mary Gilam Magee18621949
3Maud M Magee1892
Parents Andrew J Steel + Bathesheba “Bashie” Magee
Parents William Henry Crossno Sr + Gemima Louise Magee
5Eli L Crossno18751955
7Mary Crossno1880
8James Noah Crossno18821959
10Sarah Jane Crossno18861965
11Robert Lee Crossno18871963
Parents Wiley Hutchen Magee + Margaret H Steel
Parents Wiley Hutchen Magee + Mary Crossnoe
1Long Magee1883
2Luella Magee1885
Birth
Birth year/place based on 1870 Census
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