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Sarah Ducker
1819 - 1863
Sarah Ducker was born about 1819 somewhere in Georgia and died about 1863 in an unknown place. Dates for birth and death are estimated. She lived to be about 44 years old.

Her first marriage was to Richard Goodwin.
They had one child, Susan (1837).

Atfer the death of Richard, she remarried to Samuel Ethridge on April 29, 1850 in Decatur Co. GA.
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Census1/1/1850 District 22 GA (Decatur County) 31 yrs old 
This information, while true, may NOT apply to our Sarah Ducker.  Family #316: William Ducker (age 28), Priscilla (age 26), Mary (age 3), James (2), and Nancy (one year old). William and Priscilla were born in SC and all three children were born in GA.

Could this be Sarah's brother or other male relative? 
Additional information about Decatur County, GA around 1850: Map of Decatur County, GA created around 1846 -- four years before the 1850 Census. Click here to see a map from this timeperiod.  
Marriage4/29/1850 GA (Decatur County) 31 yrs old 
The marriage of Samuel Ethridge and Sarah Goodwin is recorded on April 29, 1850. 
Census9/19/1850 District 22 GA (Decatur County) 31 yrs old 
Recorded as family #293: Samuel Ethridge (age 34), Sarah (age 32), James (12), Arlenas (female age 11), Ann (age 7), Martha (age 5), Nancy (age 3), Susan (age 13), and John (age 1). Samuel was born in NC and Sarah and the children in GA. Samuel is a farmer and does not provide an estimate of the value of his real estate. Neither he nor Sarah can read or write. No one else with the last name of Ethridge is living in Decatur County. 
Additional information about Decatur County, GA around 1850: Map of Decatur County, GA created around 1846 -- four years before the 1850 Census. Click here to see a map from this timeperiod.  
Census6/11/1860 FL (Jackson County) 41 yrs old 
Family #115: Samuel Etheredge (age 52), Sarah (age 41), Martha (age 15), John (age 11), Enoch (age 9), Frances (female, age 5), and Isaac (age 6 months). Samuel was born in N. Carolina; Sarah, Martha, John and Enoch in Georgia, Frances in Alabama and Isaac in Florida. Samuel indicates his occupation is a laborer. Neither Samuel nor Sarah can read or write. 
Additional information about Jackson County, FL around 1860: Click here to see a map from this timeperiod.  

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Click on any of the News, Events, or Discoveries buttons above to see historical things that happened during Sarah Ducker's life. These are only some of the major events that affected the life and times of Sarah, her family, and friends. For example, Sarah is 1 years old when The Act of April 24, 1820 abolished the land purchase credit system, fixed the price of public lands at $1.25 per acre, and set the minimum purchase at 80 acres. After a person purchased land, a final certificate was issued by the land office and sent to Washington DC to be verified and signed by the President -- a time consuming process. Public lands were most typically available through US treaties with Indians who agreed to be removed from their homelands.
AgeDateEvent
1 1820 December 20 - Campbell and Randolph Counties formed.
2 1821 May 15 - Dooly, Fayette, Henry, Houston, Monroe and Newton Counties formed.
3 1822 December 9 - Bibb, Dekalb and Pike Counties formed.
4 1823 December 8 - Decatur County formed.
5 1824 December 15 - Upson and Ware Counties formed.
6 1825 Baker, Lowndes, Thomas, Butts and Taliaferro Counties formed.
7 1826 January 24 - Treaty of Washington abrogates Treaty of Indian Springs. The Creeks cede a smaller area and are allowed to remain on their lands until January 1, 1826.
8 1827 December 14, - Harris, Marion, Meriwether and Talbot.
11 1830 Cherokee, Heard, and Stewrt Counties are formed.
12 1831 Sumter County is formed.
13 1832 December 3 - Bartow, Cobb, Crawford, Floyd, Forsyth, Gilmer, Lumpkin, Murray, Paulding, and Union Counties formed.
14 1833 Walker County is formed.
17 1836 Seminoles massacre Major Francis L. Dade and his 103 man command. This starts the second Seminole War. February - Battle of Hitchity. March 27 - Colonel J.W. Fannin and his Georgian's executed by order of Santa Ana at Goliad on Palm Sunday. July - Battle of Brushy Creek. July 3 - Battle of Chickasawachee Swamp. July 27 - Battle of Echowanochaway Creek.
18 1837 Mcon and Dade Counties are formed.
19 1838 Chattooga County formed
28 1847 Atlanta, Georgia is incorporated. Formally Marthasville
31 1850 Gordon and Clinch Counties are formed.
32 1851 Clay, Howell, Polk, Spalding, and Whitfield Counties are formed.
33 1852 Taylor County formed.
34 1853 Catoosa, Pickens, Hart, Dougherty, Webster, Flton, and Worth Counties aare creaated.
35 1854 Fannin, Coffee, Chattahooche, Charlton, and Calhoun Counties formed.
37 1856 Haralson, Terrell, Berrien, Colquit, Miller, and Towns Counties formed.
38 1857 Dawson, Milton, Pierce, Glascock, Mitchell, Schley, White, and Wilcox Counties formed.
39 1858 Clayton, Quitman, Banks, Brooks, Johnson, and Echols Counties formed.
AgeDateEvent
11 1830 The first railroad is constructed between Liverpool and Manchester, England
20 1839 Goodyear invents vulcanized rubber, opening the door for tires and other rubber products.
25 1844 The first telegraph message is sent by Morse, who later invents the Mores Code
34 1853 The process of creating steel is invented by Besermer in Britain and Kelly in the U.S.
37 1856 The first Neanderthal fossils are found near Germany
40 1859 Charles Darwin publishes "Origin of Species" and begins the evolution theory.
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9 1828 Gold is discovered in Georgia.
15 1834 July 9 - The S.S. John Randolph, the first successful iron steamship, is launched in Savannah
42 1861 NEWS HEADLINES: American Civil war begins at Ft. Sumter, located in Charleston Harbor, VA.
43 1862 NEWS HEADLINES: May 20, 1862 the US government passes the Homestead Act to provide cheap land for settlement of lower Southeast and West.
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1 1820 The Act of April 24, 1820 abolished the land purchase credit system, fixed the price of public lands at $1.25 per acre, and set the minimum purchase at 80 acres. After a person purchased land, a final certificate was issued by the land office and sent to Washington DC to be verified and signed by the President -- a time consuming process. Public lands were most typically available through US treaties with Indians who agreed to be removed from their homelands.
11 1830 Indian Removal Act signed and the moving of eastern Indians west of the Mississippi begins.
16 1835 Second Seminole Indian War begins.
18 1837 The trickery used to capture Seminole Indian Chief Osceola (Assi Yohola) creates a public uproar and U.S. General Jesup is publicly condemned.
21 1840 Oregon Trail is established
23 1842 Second Seminole Indian War ends and thousands of Seminole Indians are forced to move west of the Mississippi.
36 1855 Third Seminole Indian War begins. It ends three years later when Chief Billy Bowlegs and his band are forced to move from Florida.
41 1860 Presidential election puts Abraham Lincoln in office. The campaign has heated the issues regarding slavery in the south.
43 1862 May 20, 1862 the US government passes the Homestead Act to provide cheap land for settlement of lower Southeast and West.
44 1863 Abraham Lincoln issues the "Emancipation Proclamation" freeing slaves.
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14 1833 Santa Anna is elected President of Mexico


Marriages
Samuel Ethridge
Born about 1805 and died about 1890.
They were married 4/29/1850.

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The Children of Sarah Ducker

Isaac Samuel Ethridge
Born somewhere in Florida on July 17, 1858 and died in Calhoun Co., Florida on March 22, 1905. He was 46 years old.

Buried in the Old Shiloh Cemetery No. 2 in Calhoun County, FL. ...
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