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Ell C. Davis 

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Joseph Davis
1775 - 8/1869

Sarah Cravey
1780 - 1860
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Ell C. Davis
4/6/1812 - 11/9/1907
Ell C. Davis was born on April 6, 1812 in Screven County, Georgia and died on November 9, 1907 in Grady County, Georgia. He lived to be 95 years old.

He was called "L.C."
Children:
Gracy(1831)
Mary (1833)
Martha (1837)
Jasper (1832)
John
Milessa
Sarah
Ascenith M."Acksy" (1850)
Ell C. Davis Jr.(1851)
George W.(1854)
Catoora (1856)
Temperance A. C.(1862)
Records
Census8/7/1820 GA (Screven County) 8 yrs old 
Page 5, line 10: Joseph Davis -one male - (Under 10), two males - (10 - 15), two Males - (16 -25), one male - (45 and over), one female - (Under 10), one female - (10 - 15), one female - (16 - 25), , one female - (45 and over) 
Marriage10/27/1831 GA (Decatur County) 19 yrs old 
The marriage of L.C. Davis and Assena Jones is recorded in Decatur County, GA. 
Census8/14/1850 District 81 GA (Thomas County) 38 yrs old 
Recorded as family #215: L.C. Davis (age 38), Arinith (female, age 35), Gracy (female, age 19), Mary (female, 17), Martha (female, 13), Acksy (female, 15), Jasper (male, 9), John (male, 7), Milessa (female, 4), and Sarah (female, 4 months old). L.C. is a farmer and estimates the value of his estate to be $200. All were born in GA.  
Census8/8/1870 Ochlocknee GA (Thomas County) 58 yrs old 
Recorded as family #247: Ellc Davis (age 58), Ascenith M (female, age 54), Ascenith M Jr. (female, age 20), Ellc Davis Jr. (age 19), George W, (age 16), Catoora (female, age 14), and Temperance (female, age 8). Ellc is a farmer and his oldest son is a farm laborer. He estimates the value of his real estate to be $375 and personal estate $514. All were born in GA. Ellc Jr., George W and Catoora cannot write and George W. cannot read.  
Census6/21/1880 Cario GA (Thomas County) 68 yrs old 
Recorded as family #216: Ell C. Davis (age 68), Zenith M. (wife, age 64), Gincy Davis (daughter, single, age 47), and Temperance A. C. Davis (daughter, single, age 18). All were born in GA as were their parents. Ell is a farmer.  
Census6/6/1900 Cairo GA (Thomas County) 88 yrs old 
This information, while true, may NOT apply to our Ell Davis.  Recorded as family #147: Lee C. Davis (age 89, widowed, born Apr. 1812) and Exie A. Barwick (daughter, age 63, widowed, born Dec. 1836). Both were born in GA as were their parents. Both can read, write and speak English. Lee owns his home, which is not mortgaged and it is not a farm. Jasper H. Davis (age 21) and his wife, Viola, are neighbors. 
Graveyard/Tombstone1/1/1907 Cairo FL (Grady County) 94 yrs old 
The grave of L.C. Davis, 1812-1907, is located in the Long Branch Cemetery in Cairo, Ga. 

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Click on any of the News, Events, or Discoveries buttons above to see historical things that happened during Ell Davis's life. These are only some of the major events that affected the life and times of Ell, his family, and friends. For example, Ell is 8 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 1813 During 1813-14, Muskogee-speaking Creeks leave GA and move into areas in Northern FL in response to the Creek Civil War (also known as the Red-sticks War).
5 1817 First Seminole war begins as Georgia backwoodsmen attack Indians just north of the Florida border. !817-1818. General Andrew Jackson invades the area.
7 1819 Rabun County formed.
8 1820 December 20 - Campbell and Randolph Counties formed.
9 1821 May 15 - Dooly, Fayette, Henry, Houston, Monroe and Newton Counties formed.
10 1822 December 9 - Bibb, Dekalb and Pike Counties formed.
11 1823 December 8 - Decatur County formed.
12 1824 December 15 - Upson and Ware Counties formed.
13 1825 Baker, Lowndes, Thomas, Butts and Taliaferro Counties formed.
14 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.
15 1827 December 14, - Harris, Marion, Meriwether and Talbot.
18 1830 Cherokee, Heard, and Stewrt Counties are formed.
19 1831 Sumter County is formed.
20 1832 December 3 - Bartow, Cobb, Crawford, Floyd, Forsyth, Gilmer, Lumpkin, Murray, Paulding, and Union Counties formed.
21 1833 Walker County is formed.
24 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.
25 1837 Mcon and Dade Counties are formed.
26 1838 Chattooga County formed
35 1847 Atlanta, Georgia is incorporated. Formally Marthasville
38 1850 Gordon and Clinch Counties are formed.
39 1851 Clay, Howell, Polk, Spalding, and Whitfield Counties are formed.
40 1852 Taylor County formed.
41 1853 Catoosa, Pickens, Hart, Dougherty, Webster, Flton, and Worth Counties aare creaated.
42 1854 Fannin, Coffee, Chattahooche, Charlton, and Calhoun Counties formed.
44 1856 Haralson, Terrell, Berrien, Colquit, Miller, and Towns Counties formed.
45 1857 Dawson, Milton, Pierce, Glascock, Mitchell, Schley, White, and Wilcox Counties formed.
46 1858 Clayton, Quitman, Banks, Brooks, Johnson, and Echols Counties formed.
58 1870 Douglas, McDuffie, Rockdale, and Dodge Counties formed.
63 1875 Oconee County formed.
93 1905 Crisp, Grady, Jenkins, Tift, Davis, Stephens, Toombs, Turner, and Ben Hill Counties formed.
AgeDateEvent
2 1814 The first locomotive engine was created by Stephenson
18 1830 The first railroad is constructed between Liverpool and Manchester, England
27 1839 Goodyear invents vulcanized rubber, opening the door for tires and other rubber products.
32 1844 The first telegraph message is sent by Morse, who later invents the Mores Code
41 1853 The process of creating steel is invented by Besermer in Britain and Kelly in the U.S.
44 1856 The first Neanderthal fossils are found near Germany
47 1859 Charles Darwin publishes "Origin of Species" and begins the evolution theory.
53 1865 Mendel publishes his papers on genetics and introduces the concept to the public.
57 1869 Cro-magnon Man fossils are found in France
65 1877 Edison invents the phonograph permitting music and voices to be recorded and replayed.
67 1879 Edison invents the electric light bulb.
77 1889 The first calculating machine is invented and uses punch cards
83 1895 Wireless telegraph and the "antenna" are invented but it covers a very short distance.
85 1897 First ship to shore message is sent using an improved form of wireless telegraph
88 1900 The cause of yellow fever is discovered. It is proven that the fever is spread by mosquitoes. This rallies an effort to provide better mosquito control.
88 1900 Freud publishes his book "The Interpretation of Dreams"
89 1901 First transatlantic wireless telegraph is sent.
90 1902 The first Tyrannosaurus Rex fossil is discovered.
91 1903 Wright Brothers complete the first successful flight with an airplane at Kitty Hawk
92 1904 The first vacuum tube diode is invented by Fleming
94 1906 Kellogg sells the first box of Corn Flakes
94 1906 The triode vacuum tube is invented
94 1906 Electrons are discovered by Thomson
AgeDateEvent
16 1828 Gold is discovered in Georgia.
22 1834 July 9 - The S.S. John Randolph, the first successful iron steamship, is launched in Savannah
49 1861 NEWS HEADLINES: American Civil war begins at Ft. Sumter, located in Charleston Harbor, VA.
50 1862 NEWS HEADLINES: May 20, 1862 the US government passes the Homestead Act to provide cheap land for settlement of lower Southeast and West.
70 1882 NEWS HEADLINES: Edison creates the first large power station in New York City, making it the first place in America to have electricity.
73 1885 NEWS HEADLINES: Eastman invents the box camera. For the first time photography becomes affordable for the average citizen.
AgeDateEvent
8 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.
18 1830 Indian Removal Act signed and the moving of eastern Indians west of the Mississippi begins.
23 1835 Second Seminole Indian War begins.
25 1837 The trickery used to capture Seminole Indian Chief Osceola (Assi Yohola) creates a public uproar and U.S. General Jesup is publicly condemned.
28 1840 Oregon Trail is established
30 1842 Second Seminole Indian War ends and thousands of Seminole Indians are forced to move west of the Mississippi.
43 1855 Third Seminole Indian War begins. It ends three years later when Chief Billy Bowlegs and his band are forced to move from Florida.
48 1860 Presidential election puts Abraham Lincoln in office. The campaign has heated the issues regarding slavery in the south.
50 1862 May 20, 1862 the US government passes the Homestead Act to provide cheap land for settlement of lower Southeast and West.
51 1863 Abraham Lincoln issues the "Emancipation Proclamation" freeing slaves.
53 1865 American Civil war ends with General Lee's surrender at Appomattox, VA. Reconstruction begins in the "old South"
56 1868 An eight-hour work day is established for federal employees.
63 1875 Tennessee enacts Jim Crow law.
64 1876 The National League of Baseball is founded
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21 1833 Santa Anna is elected President of Mexico


Marriages
Asenith Jones
Born on January 15, 1816 and died on June 6, 1885.
They were married 10/27/1831.

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The Children of Ell C. Davis

Keturah (Catoora) Davis
Born in Thomas County, Georgia on April 10, 1857 and died in Thomas County, Georgia on May 26, 1893. She was about 36 years old.

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