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William  Sasser 

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Thomas Sasser
1760 - 1821

Clarissa Bragg
1765 - 1840
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William Sasser
1815 - 1870
William Sasser was born about 1815 somewhere in Georgia and died about 1870 in Whigham, Georgia. Dates for birth and death are estimated. He lived to be about 55 years old.

William married Sarah and they had nine children:
Clarissa (abt. 1837), Jane (abt. 1839),
Jasper (abt. 1839),
Sarah Ann (abt.1843),
William,
George W. (6/7/1849 - 11/16/1904),
Bytha J. (abt. 1850),
Martha J. (abt. 1852)
Moses B. (8/1855 - 7/25/1878).
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Marriage6/24/1836 GA (Decatur County) 21 yrs old 
William Sasser married Sarah Davis - June 24,1836 -#W AA-114 
Census8/15/1850 District 81 GA (Thomas County) 35 yrs old 
family# 222 - William Sasser (age36), Sarah Sasser (31), Clarissa Sasser (13),Jane Sasser (11),Jasper Sasser (9), Ann Sasser (7), William Sasser (4), George Sasser (1), Allen Peacock (16) & James Peacock (19). William, Allen, James are farm laborers. William states home value is $200.
family#223 Alexander Peacock & family.  
Census8/13/1870 Harrison GA (Decatur County) 55 yrs old 
family#165 - William Saffer (age 55), Sarah Saffer (51), Sarah A. Saffer (25),William Saffer (23), Bytha J. Saffer (18), Martha J. Saffer (17)& Moses Saffer (15). William Sr. is a farmer, William & Moses are laborers. William Sr. can read, but not write. Sarah can not read or write. All were born in GA. value of home $500, personal estate value $300.  
Additional information about Decatur County, GA around 1870: Map of Decatur County, GA created around 1865 -- five years before the 1870 Census. Click here to see a map from this timeperiod.  
Graveyard/Tombstone9/1/1870 Cairo GA (Grady County) 55 yrs old 
Sasser Cemetery: William Sasser Sr. - 1814 to 1870 - In memory of   Source:  http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~gagrady2/cemeteries/sasser.html

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AgeDateEvent
2 1817 First Seminole war begins as Georgia backwoodsmen attack Indians just north of the Florida border. !817-1818. General Andrew Jackson invades the area.
4 1819 Rabun County formed.
5 1820 December 20 - Campbell and Randolph Counties formed.
6 1821 May 15 - Dooly, Fayette, Henry, Houston, Monroe and Newton Counties formed.
7 1822 December 9 - Bibb, Dekalb and Pike Counties formed.
8 1823 December 8 - Decatur County formed.
9 1824 December 15 - Upson and Ware Counties formed.
10 1825 Baker, Lowndes, Thomas, Butts and Taliaferro Counties formed.
11 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.
12 1827 December 14, - Harris, Marion, Meriwether and Talbot.
15 1830 Cherokee, Heard, and Stewrt Counties are formed.
16 1831 Sumter County is formed.
17 1832 December 3 - Bartow, Cobb, Crawford, Floyd, Forsyth, Gilmer, Lumpkin, Murray, Paulding, and Union Counties formed.
18 1833 Walker County is formed.
21 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.
22 1837 Mcon and Dade Counties are formed.
23 1838 Chattooga County formed
32 1847 Atlanta, Georgia is incorporated. Formally Marthasville
35 1850 Gordon and Clinch Counties are formed.
36 1851 Clay, Howell, Polk, Spalding, and Whitfield Counties are formed.
37 1852 Taylor County formed.
38 1853 Catoosa, Pickens, Hart, Dougherty, Webster, Flton, and Worth Counties aare creaated.
39 1854 Fannin, Coffee, Chattahooche, Charlton, and Calhoun Counties formed.
41 1856 Haralson, Terrell, Berrien, Colquit, Miller, and Towns Counties formed.
42 1857 Dawson, Milton, Pierce, Glascock, Mitchell, Schley, White, and Wilcox Counties formed.
43 1858 Clayton, Quitman, Banks, Brooks, Johnson, and Echols Counties formed.
55 1870 Douglas, McDuffie, Rockdale, and Dodge Counties formed.
AgeDateEvent
15 1830 The first railroad is constructed between Liverpool and Manchester, England
24 1839 Goodyear invents vulcanized rubber, opening the door for tires and other rubber products.
29 1844 The first telegraph message is sent by Morse, who later invents the Mores Code
38 1853 The process of creating steel is invented by Besermer in Britain and Kelly in the U.S.
41 1856 The first Neanderthal fossils are found near Germany
44 1859 Charles Darwin publishes "Origin of Species" and begins the evolution theory.
50 1865 Mendel publishes his papers on genetics and introduces the concept to the public.
54 1869 Cro-magnon Man fossils are found in France
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13 1828 Gold is discovered in Georgia.
19 1834 July 9 - The S.S. John Randolph, the first successful iron steamship, is launched in Savannah
46 1861 NEWS HEADLINES: American Civil war begins at Ft. Sumter, located in Charleston Harbor, VA.
47 1862 NEWS HEADLINES: May 20, 1862 the US government passes the Homestead Act to provide cheap land for settlement of lower Southeast and West.
AgeDateEvent
5 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.
15 1830 Indian Removal Act signed and the moving of eastern Indians west of the Mississippi begins.
20 1835 Second Seminole Indian War begins.
22 1837 The trickery used to capture Seminole Indian Chief Osceola (Assi Yohola) creates a public uproar and U.S. General Jesup is publicly condemned.
25 1840 Oregon Trail is established
27 1842 Second Seminole Indian War ends and thousands of Seminole Indians are forced to move west of the Mississippi.
40 1855 Third Seminole Indian War begins. It ends three years later when Chief Billy Bowlegs and his band are forced to move from Florida.
45 1860 Presidential election puts Abraham Lincoln in office. The campaign has heated the issues regarding slavery in the south.
47 1862 May 20, 1862 the US government passes the Homestead Act to provide cheap land for settlement of lower Southeast and West.
48 1863 Abraham Lincoln issues the "Emancipation Proclamation" freeing slaves.
50 1865 American Civil war ends with General Lee's surrender at Appomattox, VA. Reconstruction begins in the "old South"
53 1868 An eight-hour work day is established for federal employees.
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18 1833 Santa Anna is elected President of Mexico
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William Sasser Sr.
William Sasser Sr.


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Sarah Davis
Born on March 15, 1819 and died on July 3, 1888
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The Children of William Sasser

Clarissa A. Sasser
Born in an unknown place about 1837 and died in an unknown location about 1894. She was about 57 years old.

She married James Thomas Merritt (1832 - Dec. 23, 1862)
Their children were
Annie Jane Merritt (1857-1916)
William Bartow Merritt (July 1861- Sept. 9,1932)
Lizzie Merritt (18...
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59 years old
William Sasser
Born somewhere in Georgia on October 18, 1845 and died in Whigham, Georgia on April 18, 1907. He was 61 years old.

He married on (10/6/1870) to Mary Jane Connell (3/15/1852 - about 1882) then about 1886 he married Elbina Cooper(3/1/1853-9/7/1940) and they had one daughter Julia F. Sasser (3/1/1876 -?). ...
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