Jonathan “Nathan” MAGEEAge: 75 years1818–1894
- Name
- Jonathan “Nathan” MAGEE
 Birth | December 5, 1818 Note: One significant fact that points to Nathan being the son of Evan James Magee is the fact that he was eventually appointed guardian to Evan's children in Rankin Co MS in 1845. The other guardians included his mother Naomi and her husband Samuel Miles.
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 Death of a father | Evan J MAGEE about 1836 (Age 17 years) |
| Death of a father | Evan J MAGEE about 1836 (Age 17 years) Note: Evan Magee was dead by 1837 since his widow's name appeared in the Mississippi census of 1837.
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 Marriage | Caroline MANGUM — View this family January 24, 1839 (Age 20 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | Evan James MAGEE December 29, 1839 (Age 21 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | William Joseph MAGEE September 21, 1841 (Age 22 years) |
 Census | 1841 (Age 22 years) Note: Nathan and Caroline Magee lived close to his grandfather Jonathan Magee in 1841 census. Their sons Evan and William Joseph are also accounted for on the census.
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| Birth of a daughter #3 | Mary Malissa MAGEE November 12, 1843 (Age 24 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #4 | Eliza Ann MAGEE July 2, 1845 (Age 26 years) |
| Birth of a son #5 | Abraham Green MAGEE August 25, 1845 (Age 26 years) |
| Birth of a son #6 | Warren Solomon MAGEE March 2, 1847 (Age 28 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #7 | Eliza Ann MAGEE July 2, 1847 (Age 28 years) |
| Birth of a son #8 | Warren Solomon MAGEE March 2, 1849 (Age 30 years) |
| Census | 1850 (Age 31 years) |
| Birth of a son #9 | John Bangman “Shug” MAGEE about 1851 (Age 32 years) |
 Property | 1857 (Age 38 years) Note: Nathan received a land patent from Texas. He settled on the property after arriving in Trinity Coun… |
| Death of a mother | Naomi SHORT August 17, 1859 (Age 40 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Evan James MAGEE — Malinda Finklin PRUITT — View this family March 26, 1860 (Age 41 years) |
| Marriage of a child | William Henry WOMACK — Eliza Ann MAGEE — View this family May 22, 1866 (Age 47 years) |
| Death of a son | Warren Solomon MAGEE January 30, 1880 (Age 61 years) |
| Death of a wife | Caroline MANGUM September 28, 1883 (Age 64 years) Note: Her tombstone states she died Sept 25 1883. She is buried at the Ellis Prairie Cemetery near Friday Tx.
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 Death | April 10, 1894 (Age 75 years) Note: Buried in the Ellis Prairie Cemetery near Friday Tx.
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| Family with parents |
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Evan J MAGEE Birth: about 1794 — Richmond Co Ga Death: about 1836 — Westville, Simpson Co, MS |
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Naomi SHORT Birth: 1797 — Georgia Death: August 17, 1859 — Simpson Co MS |
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Marriage: November 26, 1815 — St Tammany Parish LA |
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3 years himself |
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2 years younger brother |
Warren MAGEE Birth: December 3, 1820 — Louisiana |
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3 years younger brother |
John Calvin MAGEE Birth: November 13, 1823 — LA Death: 1869 |
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7 years younger brother |
Evan Thomas MAGEE Birth: 1830 Death: about 1916 — Rankin Co MS (possibly) |
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7 years younger brother |
William Joseph MAGEE Birth: 1836 — Mississippi Death: October 7, 1887 — MS |
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-16 years younger sister |
Sarah MAGEE Birth: 1819 — LA |
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-2 years elder sister |
Martha MAGEE Birth: about 1816 |
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10 years younger sister |
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4 years younger sister |
Emeline MAGEE Birth: about 1828 |
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9 years younger brother |
E.J. MAGEE Birth: about 1836 |
| Mother’s family with Samuel J. MILES |
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Naomi SHORT Birth: 1797 — Georgia Death: August 17, 1859 — Simpson Co MS |
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Samuel J. MILES Birth: 1842 — Simpson County MS |
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2 years half-brother |
Wiett? S. MILES Birth: 1843 — Simpson County MS |
| Family with Caroline MANGUM |
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Marriage: January 24, 1839 — Rankin Co, Mississippi |
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11 months son |
Birth: December 29, 1839 — Rankin Co, Mississippi Death: June 8, 1915 — Trinity Co, Tx |
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21 months son |
William Joseph MAGEE Birth: September 21, 1841 Death: March 26, 1896 |
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2 years daughter |
Mary Malissa MAGEE Birth: November 12, 1843 |
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20 months daughter |
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2 months son |
Abraham Green MAGEE Birth: August 25, 1845 Death: February 27, 1922 |
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18 months son |
Warren Solomon MAGEE Birth: March 2, 1847 Death: January 30, 1880 |
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5 years son |
John Bangman “Shug” MAGEE Birth: about 1851 — Texas |
| Birth | One significant fact that points to Nathan being the son of Evan James Magee is the fact that he was eventually appointed guardian to Evan's children in Rankin Co MS in 1845. The other guardians included his mother Naomi and her husband Samuel Miles. |
| Census | Nathan and Caroline Magee lived close to his grandfather Jonathan Magee in 1841 census. Their sons Evan and William Joseph are also accounted for on the census. |
| Census | 1850 United States Federal Census For Nathan McGee Newton, Texas Birth 1819 Louisiana Nathan McGee 31 Caroline McGee 28 Evin James McGee 12 Wm Joseph McGee 9 Mary Melissa McGee 7 Eliza Ann McGee 5 Warren Solomon McGee |
| Property | Nathan received a land patent from Texas. He settled on the property after arriving in Trinity County from MS circa 1853. The property is west of Groveton and had a Pennigton Texas mail address. County: Trinity Abstract Number: 430 District/Class: Houston 3rd File Number: 001053 Original Grantee: McGee, Nathan Patentee: McGee, Nathan Title Date: Patent Date: 17 Apr 1862 Patent No: 101 Patent Vol: 36 |
| Death | Buried in the Ellis Prairie Cemetery near Friday Tx. |
| Note | There is a dispute between descendents of Nathan concerning his parentage. Several pedigrees have been published for Nathan; some by descendents in Texas and others by Magees in Mississippi. As indicated by our genealogy publication, one groupclaims that Nathan's parents were Evan James Magee and Naomi SHORT; another claims that his father was Jonathan Magee Jr. Evan James and Jonathan Jr. were brothers and sons of an older Jonathan Magee and Rebecca JAMES of Georgia and South Carolina. The one thing that is agreed upon is that Nathan's grandparent's were the elder Jonathan Magee and Rebecca James. A most significant piece of evidence is that Nathan Magee, in 1841, was not appointed guardian of his younger siblings nor was he listed as an orphan. But in 1845 Nathan was added as a guardian to the remaining underaged children, along with his mother Naomi Miles. Nathan Magee's family moved from St. Tammany Parish in La to Mississippi when he was about 10. In Mississippi he married Caroline Mangum and they started a family in Mississippi. About 1850, Nathan, his brothers and other relatives moved west to Texas, settling in Newton, Polk and Trinity Counties north and east of Houston. Trinity County was a rough and somewhat lawless place. It was the county that eventually spawned the famous outlaw John Wesley Hardin whose family lived in the county seat Sumpter. The Magees prospered in Trinty county, living close to the communities of Friday and Pennington. Nathan was awarded a homestead by the state of Texas by farming unoccupied land for several years. Nathan and his wife are buried in the graveyard next to the small Ellis Prarie church near Friday, Texas - between Groveton and Crockett Texas. |
| Note | Information from http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~eastozarka/washington/wasg220.htm Caroline married Jonathan MAGEE on Jan 24 1839 in Rankin County, MS. Jonathan was born in 1818 in Louisiana. He died on Apr 10 1894 in Trinity County, Texas. They had the following children: Evan Janes MAGEE was born on Dec 19 1839 in Mississippi. Evan married Malinds Finklin PRUETT. William Joseph MAGEE was born on Sep 21 1841 in Mississippi. He died on Mar 26 1896. William married (1) Bettie YOUNG. William married (2) Mrs. Caroline JONES. Mary Malisia MAGEE was born on Nov 12 1843. Mary married (1) TYNES. Mary married (2) Rufus AVERY in Trinity County, Texas. Abraham Green MAGEE was born on Aug 25 1845 in Mississippi. He died in 1922 in Groveton, Trinity County, Tx. Abraham married Mary Lou TISHUE. Eliza A. MAGEE was born on Jul 2 1847. Eliza married William WOMACK. William Solomon MAGEE was born on Mar 2 1849 in Mississippi. He died on Jan 30 1889. William married Mary Sarah Frances LOWE. Jonathan Bangman MAGEE was born on Aug 10 1851 in Mississippi. Jonathan married (1) Margaret BASS. Jonathan married (2) Mary Clark MAGEE. |
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| Property | Nathan Magee's Settler's Claim File From Texas Land Office Format: application/pdf File size: 9,023 KB Type: Document Highlighted image: no |
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| Media object | Hear Effie MAGEE naming some of Jonathan's children Format: audio/mpeg File size: 538 KB Highlighted image: no |