Charles Magee was born circa 1799 in South Carolina, United States to Philip Magee (c1768-1826) and Mary Butler (c1774-1860) . He married Malinda Penny (c1805-c1879) 16 January 1827 in St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, United States.
charles fought in the battle of new orleans, war of 1812, in capt. william bickham's comp. of the 12th and 13th regt. under major wright and col. thomas c. warner; winter of 1814/15.
he is found voting in st. tammany in 1833. appears in the 1830 (p. 76), 1850 ( p. 292) , 1860, sun (p.303) and1870 (1st ward, covington, p. 5) censuses here. was taxed 47 cents in 1865, st. tammany. he was given 160 acres of land and a pension of $8 per month.
an alexander magee (born circa 1819 la) was living with the family in the 1850 census. this must have been a younger brother or more likely his son from a previous marriage. (another possible son from this first marriage is david, born abt 1825; about the time his first wife, if there was one would have died.) also in the household in the 1850 census was a john montgomery, b. abt 1821 ireland, a school teacher, and his son, john, b. abt 1837, ireland.
value of real estate in 1870 = $200 value of personal estate = $125
malinda penny magee could not read or write, according to the census.
references: st. tammany p. marriage records, vol. 1, page 75. kinsmen all, by william
Children
Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
Philip Magee (c1828) | 1828 Washington Parish | 24 January 1887 Hattiesburg, MS | Sarah A. Ernest |
Alexander Magee | 28 March 1829 Louisiana | 19 June 1910 Plainview, Washington Parish | Melissa "Melicie" Morris |
Louisa Magee (1836-1887) | 10 December 1836 Washington Parish, Louisiana, United States | 30 December 1887 St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, United States | Hastings Ezell (c1830-bef1870) |
Charles T. Magee | 30 March 1835 Washington Parish | 22 March 1912 St. Tammany Parish | Margaret Permelia Watts |
William Luke Magee | 17 December 1868 | 4 January 1927 | Sarah Alethia Pigott (1872-1946) |
James H. "Jim" Magee | 24 May 1844 Washington Parish | 1917 St. Tammany Parish | Lucy Ann Kaufman |
Nancy Ann Magee | 13 December 1840 St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, United States | 2 October 1916 Blond, St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, United States | James Flernoy "Fler" Fussell (1844-1931) |