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Nancy Catherine Pope 

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William Henry Pope
4/20/1812 - 8/7/1875

Elizabeth Spears
9/8/1834 - 5/2/1882
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Nancy Catherine Pope
1/9/1860 - 1/1/1889
Nancy Catherine Pope was born on January 9, 1860 somewhere in Florida and died on January 1, 1889 in Calhoun Co., Florida. She lived to be 29 years old.

Records
Census7/24/1860 West Wynnton district FL (Calhoun County) about 6 months old 
Dwelling 121, household 122: William Pope (age 42), Elizabeth Pope (25), Mary Pope (8), John W Pope (6), Benjamin Pope (5), Malinda Pope (3), Nancy C Pope (2) & James Pope (8 mo.). William was born in VA, all others in FL. William is a farmer and Elizabeth is keeping house, their estate value is $300 and personal estate value $1000.
(Levi Yon lives next door) 
Additional information about Calhoun County, FL around 1860: Click here to see a map from this timeperiod.  

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1 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.
4 1864 Battle of Olustee is a Confederate victory. Union troops pull back
5 1865 Battle at Natural Bridge (Wakulla County) is a Confederate victory.
5 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.
10 1870 During the 1870s, the remaining Seminole Indians begin establishing trading posts and other economy with local settlers.
22 1882 The Florida Central and Western Railroad Company was created. It combines the Florida Central, Jacksonville, Pensacola, and Mobile railroads.
23 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.
24 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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5 1865 Mendel publishes his papers on genetics and introduces the concept to the public.
9 1869 Cro-magnon Man fossils are found in France
17 1877 Edison invents the phonograph permitting music and voices to be recorded and replayed.
19 1879 Edison invents the electric light bulb.
29 1889 The first calculating machine is invented and uses punch cards
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1 1861 NEWS HEADLINES: American Civil war begins at Ft. Sumter, located in Charleston Harbor, VA.
2 1862 NEWS HEADLINES: May 20, 1862 the US government passes the Homestead Act to provide cheap land for settlement of lower Southeast and West.
22 1882 NEWS HEADLINES: Edison creates the first large power station in New York City, making it the first place in America to have electricity.
25 1885 NEWS HEADLINES: Eastman invents the box camera. For the first time photography becomes affordable for the average citizen.
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2 1862 May 20, 1862 the US government passes the Homestead Act to provide cheap land for settlement of lower Southeast and West.
3 1863 Abraham Lincoln issues the "Emancipation Proclamation" freeing slaves.
5 1865 American Civil war ends with General Lee's surrender at Appomattox, VA. Reconstruction begins in the "old South"
8 1868 An eight-hour work day is established for federal employees.
15 1875 Tennessee enacts Jim Crow law.
16 1876 The National League of Baseball is founded


Marriages
Samuel Ayers
Born on January 10, 1855 and died on July 18, 1934.
They were married 1/1/1886.

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