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Ruth MAGEEAge: 56 years1805–1862

Name: Ruth MAGEE

Married name: Ruth HOWELL

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Birth	December 17, 1805 35 31
Birth of a brother	Joseph MAGEE about 1807 (Age 12 months)
Birth of a sister	Jemina MAGEE about 1813 (Age 7 years) St Tammany Parish LA
Marriage	Lewis HOWELL — View this family August 10, 1824 (Age 18 years) Lewis Howell Newspaper Article
Death of a brother	Evan J MAGEE about 1836 (Age 30 years) Westville, Simpson Co, MS Note: Evans death was chronicled many years later in the Westville News Dated 27 October 1898, which desc… Evans death was chronicled many years later in the Westville News Dated 27 October 1898, which described the incident as follows: .....\"For many years there were from two to five retail liquor saloons in Westville, around and about which many disturbances occurred, such as fistcuffs and affrays, with occasionally a shooting or cutting affair. One night, some 51 or 52 years ago, a row took place in one that stood on the corner where Drummond's store now stands. Evan Magee (father of Thomas and W.J. deceased) was cut with a knife from the effects of which he died. A man by the name of Revels was indicted for the murder, and when the case came up for trial, he applied for a change of venue and his case was moved to Smith Co., where he was convicted of manslaughter, this having occurred before there was a penitentiary in the state. He was branded for the crime. After Magee's death, Mr. Miles, father of S.J. Miles of Harrisville, married his widow Naomi Magee.\"
Death of a brother	Evan J MAGEE about 1836 (Age 30 years) Westville, Simpson Co, MS Note: Evan Magee was dead by 1837 since his widow's name appeared in the Mississippi census of 1837. 1837 Simpson Co Census - Jon and Naomi Magee Families
Death of a father	Jonathan MAGEE October 1841 (Age 35 years) Simpson Co, Miss Note: Estate Notice for Jonathan Magee, Jackson Mississippian, Oct 22, 1841: December 1841 term of the Probate Court, Simpson County MS. Thomas Hutson and William H Pervis, Adms. Jackson MS Announcement of Jonathan Magee Probate
Death of a mother	Rebecca JAMES 1845 (Age 39 years)
Death of a sister	Elizabeth MAGEE 1847 (Age 41 years) Note: Elizabeth Short, deceased, is mentioned in her father Jonathan's probate in 1847. 1847 Jackson MS Newspaper Announcement of Jonathan Magee Probate
Death of a brother	Joseph MAGEE August 29, 1861 (Age 55 years) Newton Co Tx
Death	March 14, 1862 (Age 56 years) Simpson Co MS Note: From Findagrave for Ruth Magee Howell From Findagrave for Ruth Magee Howell Children: Mesanire Jane Howell May (1837 - 1903)* Preston Howell (1840 - 1858)* Parnecy Catherine Howell May (1842 - 1912)* Burial: Old Gum Springs Cemetery Braxton,Simpson County, Mississippi, USA
Burial	1862 (Age 56 years) Note: Ruth Magee wife of Lewis Howell 1805 to1862, taken Jan 2015 Ruth Magee wife of Lewis Howell 1805 to1862, taken Jan 2015 Old Gum Springs Cemetery located off Manning Rd. at Crossroads of Gum Springs Rd & Old Pinola-Braxton County Rd. at railroad tracks north of D'Lo about 5 miles. Directions: From Hwy 49 South, Jackson or Brandon, Ms. Drive south on Hwy 49 to Business 149 in D'Lo. Go south-east on Hwy 149 towards D'Lo. Look for a right fork at general merchandise store in old town Braxton, turn right at fork onto Gum Springs Rd. go south to crossroads railroad tracks bisect Old Pinola-Braxton Rd and Gum Springs Rd. Immediately after railroad track take immediate right parallel to track on south side is Manning Rd. House across has historic marker of Old Gum Springs Church. Go about 1/4 mile after curve in road to entrance of Old Gum Springs Cemetery, now surrounded by silver wire hurricane fence. RuthmageeHowellTombstone.jpg

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father	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Rebecca JAMES Evan J MAGEE Holden MAGEE Ruth MAGEE Rebecca MAGEE Elizabeth MAGEE Joseph MAGEE Jemina MAGEE Jonathan MAGEE Birth: about 1770 Death: October 1841 — Simpson Co, Miss
mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Jonathan MAGEE Evan J MAGEE Holden MAGEE Ruth MAGEE Rebecca MAGEE Elizabeth MAGEE Joseph MAGEE Jemina MAGEE Rebecca JAMES Birth: 1774 — South Carolina? Death: 1845
	Marriage: November 19, 1793 — Richmond Co Ga
13 months elder brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Naomi SHORT Jonathan “Nathan” MAGEE Warren MAGEE John Calvin MAGEE Evan Thomas MAGEE William Joseph MAGEE Sarah MAGEE Martha MAGEE Nariza MAGEE Emeline MAGEE E.J. MAGEE Evan J MAGEE Birth: about 1794 24 20 — Richmond Co Ga Death: about 1836 — Westville, Simpson Co, MS
3 years elder brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Sarah Mary 'Sally' Howell Jonathan MAGEE James Purdee MAGEE Mary Angelina MAGEE William Lewis MAGEE Joseph Evans MAGEE James Green Flournoy MAGEE George Washington MAGEE Rebecca MAGEE Holden MAGEE Birth: 1796 26 22 — Georgia Death: October 13, 1898 — Buried family homestead in Newton Co Tx
10 years herself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Lewis HOWELL Ruth MAGEE Birth: December 17, 1805 35 31 Death: March 14, 1862 — Simpson Co MS
-2 years elder sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse William Thomas HUTSON Rebecca MAGEE Birth: 1803 33 29 Death: after 1870 — Simpson Co MS
-5 years elder sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Simeon SHORT Maria SHORT Jonas SHORT Elbern SHORT Elizabeth MAGEE Birth: about 1797 27 23 — GA Death: 1847
11 years younger brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Mahulda FORD Joseph MAGEE Birth: about 1807 37 33 Death: August 29, 1861 — Newton Co Tx
7 years younger sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Williamm H. PURVIS Jemina MAGEE Birth: about 1813 43 39 — St Tammany Parish LA Death: January 15, 1907 — Polk Co Tx

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husband	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Ruth MAGEE Lewis HOWELL
herself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Lewis HOWELL Ruth MAGEE Birth: December 17, 1805 35 31 Death: March 14, 1862 — Simpson Co MS
	Marriage: August 10, 1824 —

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Death	From Findagrave for Ruth Magee Howell Children: Mesanire Jane Howell May (1837 - 1903)* Preston Howell (1840 - 1858)* Parnecy Catherine Howell May (1842 - 1912)* Burial: Old Gum Springs Cemetery Braxton,Simpson County, Mississippi, USA
Burial	Ruth Magee wife of Lewis Howell 1805 to1862, taken Jan 2015 Old Gum Springs Cemetery located off Manning Rd. at Crossroads of Gum Springs Rd & Old Pinola-Braxton County Rd. at railroad tracks north of D'Lo about 5 miles. Directions: From Hwy 49 South, Jackson or Brandon, Ms. Drive south on Hwy 49 to Business 149 in D'Lo. Go south-east on Hwy 149 towards D'Lo. Look for a right fork at general merchandise store in old town Braxton, turn right at fork onto Gum Springs Rd. go south to crossroads railroad tracks bisect Old Pinola-Braxton Rd and Gum Springs Rd. Immediately after railroad track take immediate right parallel to track on south side is Manning Rd. House across has historic marker of Old Gum Springs Church. Go about 1/4 mile after curve in road to entrance of Old Gum Springs Cemetery, now surrounded by silver wire hurricane fence.

Marriage	Lewis Howell Newspaper Article Format: image/jpeg Image dimensions: 399 × 400 pixels File size: 37 KB Type: Newspaper
Burial	RuthmageeHowellTombstone.jpg Format: image/jpeg Image dimensions: 1,536 × 2,048 pixels File size: 446 KB Type: Photo
Media object	Newspaper Article Naming Ruth MAGEE Howell Children Format: image/jpeg Image dimensions: 400 × 400 pixels File size: 45 KB Type: Newspaper
Media object	Children of Howell's - part 2 Format: image/jpeg Image dimensions: 400 × 400 pixels File size: 32 KB Type: Newspaper