Brief Life History of Emily Josephine
When Emily Josephine McGee was born on 25 April 1849, in Lawrence, Tennessee, United States, her father, James Giles McGee, was 43 and her mother, Sarah Sally Davis, was 33. She died in March 1862, at the age of 12.
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Sources (3)
- Emily Mcgue in household of Jas Mcgue, "United States Census, 1850"
- Emily J Mc Gee in household of J G Mc Gee, "United States Census, 1860"
- 1850 US Census
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World Events (1)
1862 · Battle of Shiloh
The battle of Shiloh took place on April 6, 1862 and April 7, 1862. Confederate soldiers camp through the woods next to where the Union soldiers were camped at Pittsburg Landing on the Tennessee River. With 23,000 casualties this was the bloodiest battle of the Civil War up to this point.
Name Meaning
Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mag Aoidh or Mag Aodha ‘son of Aodh’, an old personal name meaning ‘fire’, originally the name of a pagan god. See also McCoy .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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History of James Giles McGee 1806-1888
History of James Giles McGee 1806-1888 Quote “James Giles amcGee, son of Henry McGee, Junior and Mary “Polly” Kilburn was born 22 February 1806 in Northwest Georgia and died on 17 March 1888 in Thorn …
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