The Shemwell Family

Wilson Magee1858

Name
Wilson Magee
Given names
Wilson
Surname
Magee
Birth about 1858 22 20
Note: Birth year/place based on Census records
Marriage of parentsJames A MageeJulia Ann GriggsView this family
about 1858
Note: Marriage year/place based on various Census records and age of children
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859

Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884
Birth of a sisterEliza A Magee
about 1859 (Age 12 months)
Note: Birth year/place based on Census records
Birth of a brotherElijah A Magee
about 1860 (Age 2 years)
Note: Birth year/place based on Census records
Census August 31, 1860 (Age 2 years)
Birth of a sisterMary E A Magee
about 1863 (Age 5 years)
Note: Birth year/place based on Census records
Birth of a brotherWilliam A Magee
about 1863 (Age 5 years)
Note: Birth year/place based on Census records
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 3 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
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 9 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 9 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 11 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
Death of a paternal grandmotherMary Polly Shepherd
after 1870 (Age 12 years)
Note: Mary is shown in the 1870 Census; but, not beyond that date
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 20 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 paternal grandfatherElijah Magee
May 1884 (Age 26 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 40 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 58 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Death of a motherJulia Ann Griggs
April 2, 1918 (Age 60 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 59 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 60 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 71 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 83 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 92 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 88 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: about 1858Tennessee, United States
1 year
himself
2 years
younger sister
2 years
younger brother
4 years
younger sister
1 year
younger brother
Father’s family with Nancy Jane Grimes - View this family
father
step-mother
Marriage: September 17, 1857Wayne, Tennessee, United States

Wilson Magee has 42 first cousins recorded

Father's family (42)

Parents Lewis Magee + Mary “Polly” Brooks
Parents Reeves + Mary Magee
Parents Elijah Allen Magee + Nancy Jane Grimes
1James Hugh Magee18581939
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 Elisha E Magee + Jane Crossno
2Snowey Elsey Magee18771926
3Elisha Green Magee18801950
4Manel Magee1880
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

Mother's family (0)

Birth
Birth year/place based on Census records
Census1860 United States - Census transcript - James A Magee - Household

District 15, Wayne, Tennessee, United States

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceMarSchoolR+WInfirm
James A Mageehead24MWFarming300TN
Julia Ann Mageewife21FWTN
Wilson Mageeson2MWTN
Eliza A Mageedaughter8/12FWTN