John Henry Magee (1937–2009) • FamilySearch

John Henry Magee

11 December 1937–18 October 2009 (Age 71)
Walthall, Mississippi, United States

The Life of John Henry

When John Henry Magee was born on 11 December 1937, in Walthall, Mississippi, United States, his father, Albert Henry Magee, was 37 and his mother, Hellen Foil, was 22. He lived in Tylertown, Burlington, New Jersey, United States in 2009. He died on 18 October 2009, in Walthall, Mississippi, United States, at the age of 71, and was buried in Walthall, Mississippi, United States.

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Spouse and Children

Parents and Siblings

Albert Henry Magee

1900–1970

Hellen Foil

1915–2008

John Henry Magee

1937–2009

Parents and Siblings

Albert Henry Magee

Male1900–1970Male

Hellen Foil

Female1915–2008Female

siblings

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John Henry Magee

Male1937–2009Male

World Events (8)

1938

Age 1

The infamous radio debut of War of the Worlds (an adaptation of the novel by Orson Welles) was broadcast from New Jersey. The drama program was framed as a news broadcast describing an alien invasion, which reportedly caused panic among a small subset of listeners that tuned in late. However, the newspaper industry exaggerated reports of the confusion to make it sound widespread. It's believed that the newspaper industry was attempting to take advantage of the situation to discredit the reliability of radio broadcasting.

1941

Age 4

Japanese attack Pearl Harbor.

1956 · The Federal Aid Highway Act

Age 19

With the construction of 41,000 miles of the Interstate Highway System, the Federal Aid Highway Act made way for the largest public works project in American history at that time. One of the purposes was to provide military access to places in case of an attack.

Name Meaning

Magee

John

Henry

Scottish and Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Aodha ( see McGee ).

Possible Related Names

McGee

Megee

Sources (3)

John Henry Magee in household of Albert H Magee, "United States Census, 1940"
Mr John Henry Magee, "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014"
John Henry Magee, "Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950"

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