Genealogy for
Joseph Franklin Peacock
About Joseph Franklin Peacock |
Joseph Franklin Peacock 4/9/1881 - 5/21/1929 (Shown at age 25)
| Joseph Franklin Peacock was born on April 9, 1881 in Sink Creek, Florida and died on May 21, 1929 in Altha, Florida. He lived to be 48 years old.
Married Mary Narcissis Sullivan (born abt. 1882). |
| Census | 6/5/1900 | Precinct 7, Dykes Mill FL (Jackson County) | 19 yrs old | family# 35 - James K. Pecock (age 55),
Mary E. Pecock (51),
Joseph F. Pecock (19),
Allice Pecock (20),
Robert Pecock (16) &
Irvin Pecock (14). James & Mary have been married 33 years, they have 9 children, all are living. James is a farmer, he was born in GA, parents in SC. Mary was born in AL, as were her parents. All children born in FL. Joseph, Robert & Irvin are farm laborers.
Additional information about Jackson County, FL around 1900: Click here to see a map from this timeperiod. | |
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| Census | 4/9/1910 | Rocky Creek FL (Jackson County) | 29 yrs old | Family#165 - Franklin J. Peacock (age 28), Mamie (28), William J. (2 4mos.),Arthur B. (1 2mos.). Franklin and Mamie have been married 4 years and they have 2 children. All were born in FL. Franklin is a farmer. |
| Census | 6/23/1920 | Alliance FL (Jackson County) | 39 yrs old | family# 104 - J.F. Peacock (age 38), Mary (37),Wm. James(10),Arthur (9),Robert(8),Ea?tin (5),& Alice(1). All were born in FL. J.F. is a farmer & Mary keeps house. |
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Joseph, his family, and friends. For example, Joseph is 28 years old when The National Association for Advancement of Colored People is formed (NAACP)
Age | Date | Event |
1 |
1882 |
The Florida Central and Western Railroad Company was created. It combines the Florida Central, Jacksonville, Pensacola, and Mobile railroads. |
2 |
1883 |
Three railroad companies are merged to form the Florida Transit and Penisular Railroad Company. Thee are: Florida Transit Railroad Co., Peninsular Railroad Co, and the Tropical Florida Railroad Co. |
3 |
1884 |
Most railroads in Florida are passed into the hands of a single company owned and operated by a single management, under the name of The Florida Railway and Navigation Company. It has more that 500 miles of main track in operation and about 300 miles of track under construction. The longest route was the "Western Division" which ran from Tallahassee to Jacksonville - 209 miles. |
25 |
1906 |
An attempt to drain the Everglades and convert it to farmland begins. |
36 |
1917 |
Seminole Indians become a Florida tourist attraction. |
47 |
1928 |
The Tamiami Trail opens. It opens the southernmost 275 miles of U.S. Highway 41 from State Road 60 in Tampa to U.S. Route 1 (SR 5) in Miami, Florida to tourist. It also destroys many of the Seminole Indian waterways and hinders their economy. |
Age | Date | Event |
8 |
1889 |
The first calculating machine is invented and uses punch cards |
14 |
1895 |
Wireless telegraph and the "antenna" are invented but it covers a very short distance. |
16 |
1897 |
First ship to shore message is sent using an improved form of wireless telegraph |
19 |
1900 |
Freud publishes his book "The Interpretation of Dreams" |
19 |
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. |
20 |
1901 |
First transatlantic wireless telegraph is sent. |
21 |
1902 |
The first Tyrannosaurus Rex fossil is discovered. |
22 |
1903 |
Wright Brothers complete the first successful flight with an airplane at Kitty Hawk |
23 |
1904 |
The first vacuum tube diode is invented by Fleming |
25 |
1906 |
Kellogg sells the first box of Corn Flakes |
25 |
1906 |
Electrons are discovered by Thomson |
25 |
1906 |
The triode vacuum tube is invented |
31 |
1912 |
The unsinkable Titanic sinks on its first trip to New York drowning 1,513 people. |
32 |
1913 |
Ford builds the first assembly line into his automobile production plant |
33 |
1914 |
The first traffic lights (which is only red or green) are put up in America; Construction of the Panama Canal is completed |
42 |
1923 |
Freud publishes "The Ego and the Id" |
42 |
1923 |
Diphtheria vaccine is developed; Insulin is produced to treat diabetes |
43 |
1924 |
Insecticides are used for the first time on crops |
45 |
1926 |
Goddard launched the first liquid-fueled rocket |
46 |
1927 |
The first television transmission was announced in England |
47 |
1928 |
Big bang theory was introduced |
Age | Date | Event |
1 |
1882 |
NEWS HEADLINES: Edison creates the first large power station in New York City, making it the first place in America to have electricity. |
4 |
1885 |
NEWS HEADLINES: Eastman invents the box camera. For the first time photography becomes affordable for the average citizen. |
27 |
1908 |
NEWS HEADLINES: Henry Ford produces the first Model T automobile |
31 |
1912 |
White residents of Forsyth County, GA, drive the black population out. |
32 |
1913 |
NEWS HEADLINES: Edison invents motion pictures |
36 |
1917 |
NEWS HEADLINES: In June, the United States enters World War I on the side of the allies. The Russian Revolution ends the reign of the czars and thrusts Russia into communism. |
38 |
1919 |
NEWS HEADLINES: World War I ends with the signing of The Versailles Treaty. |
Age | Date | Event |
28 |
1909 |
The National Association for Advancement of Colored People is formed (NAACP) |
29 |
1910 |
Boy Scout and Girl Scout Organizations are introduced in America and the concept of a "week end" meaning time off from regular work begins to take root. The British Empire covers 1/5th of the world land area. |
46 |
1927 |
Charles Lindbergh becomes the first man to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean and Babe Ruth hits 60 home runs. |
48 |
1929 |
Widespread prosperity of the 1920s ends abruptly with the stock market crash in October |
Age | Date | Event |
28 |
1909 |
The "Piltdown Man" hoax -- a fake archeological discovery announced by dishonest scientists who wanted to "prove" that human beings had evolved in Europe |
33 |
1914 |
World War I - Following the crisis touched off by the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand of Austria in Sarajevo, Germany declared war on Russia and additional countries joined the war within several days. |
36 |
1917 |
Germany uses airplanes to drop bombs in the early stages of World War I -- the first major military use of airplanes. |
38 |
1919 |
The Versailles Treaty marks the official end of World War I. |
39 |
1920 |
Adolph Hitler begins to organize the Nazi party in Germany; The Ku Klux Klan launches a recruitment campaign using mass marketing techniques to gain 85,000 new recruits; the first commercial broadcast is made. |
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