Mary “Polly” Brooks1833–
- Name
- Mary “Polly” Brooks
- Given names
- Mary
- Surname
- Brooks
- Nickname
- Polly
- Married name
- Mary Magee
 Birth | about 1833 Note: Birth year/place based on 1850 Census |
 Historical Event | The Texas Revolution between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 2 years)Note: The Texas Revolution (or Texas War of Independence) was fought from October 2, 1835 to April 21, 1836 between Mexico and the Texas (Tejas) portion of the Mexican state of Coahuila y Tejas. The Texas Revolution erupted in 1836, after Texas declared its independence from Mexico. Mexico responded by invading Texas, where General Santa Anna won decisive victories in the battles of the Alamo and Goliad. The war ended at the Battle of San Jacinto (about 20 miles) east of modern day downtown Houston) where General Sam Houston led the Texas Army to victory in 18 minutes over a portion of the Mexican Army under Santa Anna, who was captured shortly after the battle. The conclusion of the war resulted in the creation of the Republic of Texas - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Revolution |
| Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 13 years)Note: The Mexican-American War was an armed conflict between the United States of America and the United Mexican States from 1846 to 1848 in the wake of the 1845 U.S. annexation of Texas, which Mexico considered part of its territory despite the 1836 Texas Revolution - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican%E2%80%93American_War |
 Marriage | Lewis Magee — View this family about 1853 (Age 20 years) Note: Marriage date/place based on children's ages |
 Birth of a daughter#1 | Nancy Elizabeth Magee about 1854 (Age 21 years) Note: Birth year/place based on 1850 Census |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Mary Frances Magee about 1855 (Age 22 years) Note: Birth year/place based on 1850 Census |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Martha Caroline Magee 1857 (Age 24 years) |
| Birth of a son #4 | Elijah Bailey Magee May 16, 1859 (Age 26 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 24 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
 Census | August 21, 1860 (Age 27 years) |
| Birth of a son #5 | Thomas Lewis Collie Magee 1861 (Age 28 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 28 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 34 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 34 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 36 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 husband | Lewis Magee before 1878 (Age 45 years) Note: Was mentioned as "Deceased" in his fathers will written on 9/28/1878 |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 45 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 65 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 83 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 84 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 85 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 96 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 |
| Death of a son | Elijah Bailey Magee July 31, 1930 (Age 97 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Martha Caroline Magee July 30, 1937 (Age 104 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 108 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 | unknown |
| Family with Lewis Magee |
| husband |
Lewis Magee Birth: about 1830 21 19 — Tennessee, United States Death: before 1878 — Tennessee, United States |
| herself |
Mary “Polly” Brooks Birth: about 1833 — Tennessee, United States Death: |
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Marriage: about 1853 — Wayne, Tennessee, United States |
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2 years daughter |
Nancy Elizabeth Magee Birth: about 1854 24 21 — Tennessee, United States Death: |
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2 years daughter |
Mary Frances Magee Birth: about 1855 25 22 — Tennessee, United States Death: |
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3 years daughter |
Martha Caroline Magee Birth: 1857 27 24 — Wayne, Tennessee, United States Death: July 30, 1937 — Perry, Tennessee, United States |
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2 years son |
Elijah Bailey Magee Birth: May 16, 1859 29 26 — Wayne, Tennessee, United States Death: July 31, 1930 — Perry, Tennessee, United States |
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3 years son |
Thomas Lewis Collie Magee Birth: 1861 31 28 — Tennessee, United States Death: 1943 — Tennessee, United States |
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| Census | 1860 United States - Census transcript - Lewis Magee - Household
District 15, Wayne, Tennessee, United States
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