The Shemwell Family

Emalissa Steel1871

Name
Emalissa Steel
Given names
Emalissa
Surname
Steel
Birth about 1871 27 25
Note: Birth year/place based on 1880 Census
Death of a maternal grandmotherMary Polly Shepherd
after 1870
Note: Mary is shown in the 1870 Census; but, not beyond that date
Marriage of parentsAndrew J SteelBathesheba “Bashie” MageeView this family
December 30, 1871
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 7 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Census June 14, 1880 (Age 9 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherElijah Magee
May 1884 (Age 13 years)
Marriage of a parentIsaac Laney HolderBathesheba “Bashie” MageeView this family
August 4, 1884 (Age 13 years)
Marriage of a parentFrancis Marion “Frank” Gordon SrBathesheba “Bashie” MageeView this family
about 1897 (Age 26 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 27 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
Marriage of a parentIsaac “Ike” LineberryBathesheba “Bashie” MageeView this family
August 21, 1910 (Age 39 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 45 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 46 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 47 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 motherBathesheba “Bashie” Magee
after 1920 (Age 49 years)

Note: Showed as "Living" in 1920 Census
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 58 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 70 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
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 79 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 75 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: December 30, 1871Wayne, Tennessee, United States
-9 years
elder brother
10 years
herself
Mother’s family with Francis Marion “Frank” Gordon Sr - View this family
step-father
mother
Marriage: about 1897Tennessee, United States
Mother’s family with Isaac Laney Holder - View this family
step-father
Isaac Laney Holder
Birth: January 5, 1833Tennessee, United States
Death: February 8, 1892Parker, Texas, United States
mother
Marriage: August 4, 1884Perry, Tennessee, United States
Mother’s family with Isaac “Ike” Lineberry - View this family
step-father
mother
Marriage: August 21, 1910Perry, Tennessee, United States

Birth
Birth year/place based on 1880 Census
Census1880 United States - Census transcript - Elijah Magee - Household

Wayne, Tennessee, United States

NameColorSexAgeMonRelationCondMYOccupationUnEmSickBlindDDIdioticInsaneDisabledSchoolReadWriteBPFBPMBP
Magee, ElijahWM73headMFarmer11GANCNC
Magee, BatheshebaWF33daughterMKeeps HouseTNGATN
Steel, Thomas AWM18grand sonSFarm Laborer11TNTNTN
Steel, MalissaWF9grand daughterS1TNTNTN