Brief Life History of Margaret
When Margaret McGee was born on 6 July 1832, in Tennessee, United States, her father, George McGhee, was 33 and her mother, Nancy Murphee, was 23. She married William Jordan Masters on 4 September 1849, in Overton, Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Jackson, Tennessee, United States in 1850 and Livingston, Overton, Tennessee, United States for about 10 years. She died on 25 August 1875, at the age of 43, and was buried in Camp Ground Cemetery, Livingston, Overton, Tennessee, United States.
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Sources (6)
- Margarett Masters in household of Jorden Masters, "United States Census, 1860"
- Margaret McGee Masters, "Find A Grave Index"
- Peggy McGee in entry for George Washington Masters, "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994"
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World Events (8)
1835 · The Hermitage is Built
The Hermitage located in Nashville, Tennessee was a plantation owned by President Andrew Jackson from 1804 until his death there in 1845. The Hermitage is now a museum.
1836 · Remember the Alamo
Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
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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