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Johnanna Hansford
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Johnanna Hansford 4/10/1856 - 9/14/1930
| Johnanna Hansford was born on April 10, 1856 somewhere in Florida and died on September 14, 1930 in Calhoun Co., Florida. She lived to be 74 years old.
She married Jasper Musgrove on Feb.26th 1873. They were married at her home by Sim Musgrove. Children: Martha (1879-bef.1885), John (1881), Mary (1883), Georgian(3/1887) Charlie T.(2/1890 - 1954) and Jasper Kinchen (1894) |
| Census | 6/5/1880 | Pippins Mills FL (Calhoun County) | 24 yrs old | 70, 82 - Jasper Musgrove (age 34),
Joannah Musgrove (age 32)&
Martha Musgrove (age 1). Jasper was born in GA, as were his parents, he is a farmer. Joannah and Martha were born in FL, Joannah's parents were born in GA, she keeps house.
Additional information about Calhoun County, FL around 1880: Blountstown was declared the seat of Calhoun County in 1880. Prior to that, Abe Springs had been the county seat. Click here to see a map from this timeperiod. | |
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| Census | 6/1/1885 | FL (Calhoun County) | 29 yrs old | 147,161 - Jasper Musgrove (age 45), Johina (37), John(4),Mary (3) & G.S.(6mo.); (servants - I.P.Smith (14) & Charles D.Smith (13). Jasper & Johina born in GA, all others in FL. Jasper is a farmer.
Additional information about Calhoun County, FL around 1885: The principle towns in Calhoun County were Blountstown, Marysville, Chipola, Selman, Ocheesee, and Abe Springs. In 1884 railroads in Florida were bought out by one company and placed under central management. River Junction, located at the junction of the Chattahoochee and Flint Rivers, is the closest railroad and the primary hub of land transports. The photo on the right shows the iron bridge than spans the Chattahoochee River about a mile from the Depot at River Junction where wharves, storage, steamboats and hotels bussel with activity. Click the photo for a larger view. Click here to see a map from this timeperiod. |
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| Census | 6/1/1900 | Boards Head FL (Calhoun County) | 44 yrs old | Recorded as dwelling #657: Jasper Musgrove (birth Aug. 1844, age 55),
Johnanna Musgrove (Sep 1859, age 40),
Georgeann (Mar. 1887, 13),
Charles (Feb 1890, 10), and
Keutchen (Mar 1894, 6). Jasper and Johnanna have been married 25 years, they have 8 children, 5 or living. All were born in FL, as were their parents. Jasper is a farmer. All can read and write except Keutchen (Kinchen).
Additional information about Calhoun County, FL around 1900: The first automobile, nick-named Chicken Killer, arrives in Blountstown in 1905. The photo on the right shows The Chicken Killer. Click the photo for a larger view. Click here to see a map from this timeperiod. |
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| Census | 4/21/1910 | Altha FL (Calhoun County) | 54 yrs old | Jasper Musgrove (age 64),
Johnanna Musgrove (age 53),
Kinchen Musgrove (15), and
border,Mary Anne Butler (35). Jasper and Johnanna have been married 36 years, they have 7 children, 5 are living. Jasper was born in GA, as were his parents. All other born in FL. Johnanna mother was born in FL and father in GA. Jasper is a farmer, Johnanna keeps house, Kinchen works on farm and Mary is a servant. Jasper can read, but not write, Johnanna and Mary can not read or write, Kinchen can read and write. |
| Census | 1/15/1920 | Altha FL (Calhoun County) | 63 yrs old | 189, 192 -Jasper K. Musgrove (age 80), Johnanna Musgrove (age 68), Jasper K. Musgrove Jr.(25), (daughter)Georgie Stephens (32)& (grandaughter) Henrietta Stephens (7). They oun thier home. Jasper and Johnanna were born in GA, as were their parents. All other born in FL. Jasper is a farmer, Johnanna keeps house,Jasper Jr. and Georgie are teachers. |
| Census | 4/8/1930 | Altha FL (Calhoun County) | 74 yrs old | Recorded as dwelling #77, family #81: Johnana Musgrove (age 74) -She rent her home, personal value $3. She is a widow and was married at age 22. She was born in FL, both her parents were born in AL. She doesn't work. |
| Graveyard/Tombstone | 9/14/1930 | Chipola Cem. Altha FL (Calhoun County) | 74 yrs old | Johnanna MUSGROVE -
Apr. 10, 1856 -
Sept. 14, 1930
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Johnanna, her family, and friends. For example, Johnanna is 4 years old when Presidential election puts Abraham Lincoln in office. The campaign has heated the issues regarding slavery in the south.
Age | Date | Event |
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1861 |
No Floridian's voted for Lincoln during the 1860 election. On Jan. 10, 1861, Florida seceded from the U.S. and joined the Confederate States of America a few weeks later. |
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1864 |
Battle of Olustee is a Confederate victory. Union troops pull back |
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1865 |
Battle at Natural Bridge (Wakulla County) is a Confederate victory. |
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1865 |
May 10th -- Union troops occupy Tallahassee. While Tallahassee was the only Confederate state capital east of the Mississippi River that had not been captured, Union troops occupy the capitol following the surrender of the major Confederate armies in the east. |
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1870 |
During the 1870s, the remaining Seminole Indians begin establishing trading posts and other economy with local settlers. |
26 |
1882 |
The Florida Central and Western Railroad Company was created. It combines the Florida Central, Jacksonville, Pensacola, and Mobile railroads. |
27 |
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. |
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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. |
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1906 |
An attempt to drain the Everglades and convert it to farmland begins. |
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1917 |
Seminole Indians become a Florida tourist attraction. |
72 |
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. |
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3 |
1859 |
Charles Darwin publishes "Origin of Species" and begins the evolution theory. |
9 |
1865 |
Mendel publishes his papers on genetics and introduces the concept to the public. |
13 |
1869 |
Cro-magnon Man fossils are found in France |
21 |
1877 |
Edison invents the phonograph permitting music and voices to be recorded and replayed. |
23 |
1879 |
Edison invents the electric light bulb. |
33 |
1889 |
The first calculating machine is invented and uses punch cards |
39 |
1895 |
Wireless telegraph and the "antenna" are invented but it covers a very short distance. |
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1897 |
First ship to shore message is sent using an improved form of wireless telegraph |
44 |
1900 |
Freud publishes his book "The Interpretation of Dreams" |
44 |
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. |
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1901 |
First transatlantic wireless telegraph is sent. |
46 |
1902 |
The first Tyrannosaurus Rex fossil is discovered. |
47 |
1903 |
Wright Brothers complete the first successful flight with an airplane at Kitty Hawk |
48 |
1904 |
The first vacuum tube diode is invented by Fleming |
50 |
1906 |
Kellogg sells the first box of Corn Flakes |
50 |
1906 |
Electrons are discovered by Thomson |
50 |
1906 |
The triode vacuum tube is invented |
56 |
1912 |
The unsinkable Titanic sinks on its first trip to New York drowning 1,513 people. |
57 |
1913 |
Ford builds the first assembly line into his automobile production plant |
58 |
1914 |
The first traffic lights (which is only red or green) are put up in America; Construction of the Panama Canal is completed |
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1923 |
Freud publishes "The Ego and the Id" |
67 |
1923 |
Diphtheria vaccine is developed; Insulin is produced to treat diabetes |
68 |
1924 |
Insecticides are used for the first time on crops |
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1926 |
Goddard launched the first liquid-fueled rocket |
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1927 |
The first television transmission was announced in England |
72 |
1928 |
Big bang theory was introduced |
Age | Date | Event |
5 |
1861 |
NEWS HEADLINES: American Civil war begins at Ft. Sumter, located in Charleston Harbor, VA. |
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1862 |
NEWS HEADLINES: May 20, 1862 the US government passes the Homestead Act to provide cheap land for settlement of lower Southeast and West. |
26 |
1882 |
NEWS HEADLINES: Edison creates the first large power station in New York City, making it the first place in America to have electricity. |
29 |
1885 |
NEWS HEADLINES: Eastman invents the box camera. For the first time photography becomes affordable for the average citizen. |
52 |
1908 |
NEWS HEADLINES: Henry Ford produces the first Model T automobile |
56 |
1912 |
White residents of Forsyth County, GA, drive the black population out. |
57 |
1913 |
NEWS HEADLINES: Edison invents motion pictures |
61 |
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. |
63 |
1919 |
NEWS HEADLINES: World War I ends with the signing of The Versailles Treaty. |
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1860 |
Presidential election puts Abraham Lincoln in office. The campaign has heated the issues regarding slavery in the south. |
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1862 |
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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1863 |
Abraham Lincoln issues the "Emancipation Proclamation" freeing slaves. |
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1865 |
American Civil war ends with General Lee's surrender at Appomattox, VA. Reconstruction begins in the "old South" |
12 |
1868 |
An eight-hour work day is established for federal employees. |
19 |
1875 |
Tennessee enacts Jim Crow law. |
20 |
1876 |
The National League of Baseball is founded |
53 |
1909 |
The National Association for Advancement of Colored People is formed (NAACP) |
54 |
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. |
71 |
1927 |
Charles Lindbergh becomes the first man to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean and Babe Ruth hits 60 home runs. |
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1929 |
Widespread prosperity of the 1920s ends abruptly with the stock market crash in October |
74 |
1930 |
Drought in the Great Plains area begins, creating hardship for farm families in 19 states. |
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53 |
1909 |
The "Piltdown Man" hoax -- a fake archeological discovery announced by dishonest scientists who wanted to "prove" that human beings had evolved in Europe |
58 |
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. |
61 |
1917 |
Germany uses airplanes to drop bombs in the early stages of World War I -- the first major military use of airplanes. |
63 |
1919 |
The Versailles Treaty marks the official end of World War I. |
64 |
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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| Jasper Musgrove Born on October 18, 1843 and died on November 18, 1925. They were married 2/26/1874.
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The Children of Johnanna Hansford
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57 years old
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Jasper Kinchen Musgrove Jr. Born in Altha, Florida on September 2, 1896 and died in Calhoun County, Florida on April 1, 1962. He was 65 years old.
Parents were Jasper and Johnana Musgrove and he had two brothers, Charlie and John, and two sisters, Mary and Georgian.
Occupations: Law Enforcement, Educator and School Teacher in Levy, Ja...
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