Mary Gilam MageeAge: 86 years1862–1949
- Name
- Mary Gilam Magee
- Given names
- Mary Gilam
- Surname
- Magee
 Birth | July 24, 1862 21 23 |
 Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865Note: 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 4 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 4 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 6 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 | August 23, 1870 (Age 8 years) |
 Death of a paternal grandmother | Mary Polly Shepherd after 1870 (Age 7 years) Note: Mary is shown in the 1870 Census; but, not beyond that date |
| Birth of a sister | Eliza Catherine Magee February 28, 1871 (Age 8 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 15 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | Jacob “Jake” Crossno 1880 (Age 17 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Micha Wells 1880 (Age 17 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | Elijah Magee May 1884 (Age 21 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Maud M Magee about July 1892 (Age 29 years) Note: Birth date/place based on 1900 Census |
| Birth of a brother | Walter O Magee about July 1895 (Age 32 years) Note: Birth date/place based on 1900 Census |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 35 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 |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 53 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 54 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 55 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 father | Thomas Magee May 5, 1920 (Age 57 years) |
| Death of a mother | Lear Crossno January 28, 1923 (Age 60 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 67 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 79 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 | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 83 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 |
 Death | April 4, 1949 (Age 86 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Cool Springs Cumberland Presbyterian Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Thomas Magee Birth: May 23, 1841 32 30 — Tennessee, United States Death: May 5, 1920 — Tennessee, United States |
| mother |
Lear Crossno Birth: July 30, 1838 26 24 — Benton, Tennessee, United States Death: January 28, 1923 — Trimble, Dyer, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: about 1861 — Tennessee, United States |
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19 months herself |
Mary Gilam Magee Birth: July 24, 1862 21 23 — Perry, Tennessee, United States Death: April 4, 1949 — Trimble, Dyer, Tennessee, United States |
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9 years younger sister |
Eliza Catherine Magee Birth: February 28, 1871 29 32 — Perry, Tennessee, United States Death: April 6, 1955 — Dyersburg, Dyer, Tennessee, United States |
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21 years younger sister |
Maud M Magee Birth: about July 1892 51 53 — Tennessee, United States Death: |
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3 years younger brother |
Walter O Magee Birth: about July 1895 54 56 — Tennessee, United States Death: |
Mary Gilam 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
Parents James A Magee + Julia Ann Griggs
Parents Sebron M Sewell + Nancy Jane Magee
Parents Francis Marion “Frank” Gordon Sr + Cynthia Manerva Magee
Parents Andrew J Steel + Bathesheba “Bashie” Magee
Parents Elisha E Magee + Jane Crossno
Parents William Henry Crossno Sr + Gemima Louise Magee
Parents Wiley Hutchen Magee + Margaret H Steel
Parents Wiley Hutchen Magee + Mary Crossnoe
Mother's family (16)
Parents William Henry Crossno Sr + Gemima Louise Magee
Parents Elisha E Magee + Jane Crossno
| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - Thomas Magee - Household
District 1, Perry, Tennessee, United States
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