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Josephine P. Lewis
3/17/1868 - 8/15/1901
Josephine P. Lewis was born on March 17, 1868 somewhere in Florida and died on August 15, 1901 somewhere in Florida. She lived to be 33 years old.

They had four children: Frank (abt. 1895), Hattie (abt. 1897), May Bell (12/11/1891-4/25/1900), & Jessie (abt. 1892).

She was buried in west Sopchoppy Cem.
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Census6/4/1900 Sopchoppy FL (Wakulla County) 32 yrs old 
Recorded as family #44: John Davis, (born July 1863, age 36), Josephine (wife, born March 1868, age 32), Jessie (daughter, born Oct 1892, age 7), Frank J. (son, born June 1895, age 4), and Hattie M. (daughter, born May 1897, age 3). John and his parents were born in AL. Josephine was born in FL and her parents in N. Carolina. All of the children were born in FL. John is a log chopper and has been unemployed two months. The oldest child is attending school. Both John and Josephine can read and write. Josephine has given birth to 4 children and 3 are still living.  

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2 1870 During the 1870s, the remaining Seminole Indians begin establishing trading posts and other economy with local settlers.
14 1882 The Florida Central and Western Railroad Company was created. It combines the Florida Central, Jacksonville, Pensacola, and Mobile railroads.
15 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.
16 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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1 1869 Cro-magnon Man fossils are found in France
9 1877 Edison invents the phonograph permitting music and voices to be recorded and replayed.
11 1879 Edison invents the electric light bulb.
21 1889 The first calculating machine is invented and uses punch cards
27 1895 Wireless telegraph and the "antenna" are invented but it covers a very short distance.
29 1897 First ship to shore message is sent using an improved form of wireless telegraph
32 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.
32 1900 Freud publishes his book "The Interpretation of Dreams"
33 1901 First transatlantic wireless telegraph is sent.
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14 1882 NEWS HEADLINES: Edison creates the first large power station in New York City, making it the first place in America to have electricity.
17 1885 NEWS HEADLINES: Eastman invents the box camera. For the first time photography becomes affordable for the average citizen.
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7 1875 Tennessee enacts Jim Crow law.
8 1876 The National League of Baseball is founded


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John Davis
Born on May 12, 1863 and died on October 25, 1948
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The Children of Josephine P. Lewis

May Bell Davis
Born somewhere in Florida on December 11, 1891 and died somewhere in Florida on April 25, 1900. She was 8 years old.

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20 years old
Jessie Alton Davis
Born somewhere in Florida on October 2, 1894 and died in Franklin County, Florida on October 8, 1974. She was 80 years old.

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19 years old
Frank J. Davis
Born somewhere in Florida on an unknown day in June 1895 and died in an unknown location about 1923. He was about 27 years old.

He may have died in January 1923 in Geneva County, Alabama....
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17 years old
Hattie M. Davis
Born somewhere in Florida on an unknown day in May 1897 and died somewhere in Florida about 1959. She was about 61 years old.

Place of death may have been Smith Creek, Wakulla County, FL....
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