Genealogy for
Jessie Davis Yon
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Jessie Davis Yon
4/10/1862 - 6/27/1934
(Shown at age 33)
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Jessie Davis Yon was born on April 10, 1862 in Calhoun Co., Florida and died on June 27, 1934 in Calhoun Co., Florida. She lived to be 72 years old.
She married on 2/12/1880 to Thomas McKeown (2/8/1858-2/3/1927).
- William L. (3/20/1881-1/6/1920)-married Aletha E. Bracewell
- John B. (5/18/1883)
- Thomas J. (12/17/1885-2/22/1970)-He was a sheriff -married Alma Baggett
- Elmria Malissa (11/1887)
- James M.(11/11/1889-6/13/1933)-married Nora Stone
- Joshua (12/7/1892-8/26/1950)
- Ruel H. (1893)
- Ellen L.(1895)
- Alma (1898-2/24/1970)-married George Cooley
- Susan Irene (1900)-married James Parish, Joseph O'Conner
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 | Census | 6/21/1870 | FL (Calhoun County) | 8 yrs old | dweling#12,family#9 Levi Yon (age 59) Farmer, states he has 5000 acres worth $800, born South Carolina; wife Nancy E. (age 46) born Alabama; Levi M.L. (age 12);
Jessie D. (age 6); John M. (age 4);Lydia M. (age 2); children born in Florida. 
| Additional information about Calhoun County, FL around 1870: Click here to see a map from this timeperiod. | |
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| Census | 6/1/1885 | FL (Calhoun County) | 23 yrs old | 178,201 -Thomas Mckeown (age 27), Jessie Mckeown (23), Wm Mckeown (4), John Mckeown (2). Thomas was born in SC, his parents were born in SC. Jessie was born in FL, her parents in SC. All children born in FL.
| 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 | 6/27/1900 | Blountstown FL (Calhoun County) | 38 yrs old | 246 -Thomas Mc Keown (42 -Feb. 1858),
Jessie Mc Keown (38 - Apr. 1862),
William C. Mc Keown (19 - March 1881),
John B. Mc Keown (17 - May 1883),
Thomas J. Mc Keown (14 - Dec. 1885),
Elmira Mc Keown (12 - Nov. 1887),
James M. Mc Keown (10 - Nov. 1889),
Joshua Mc Keown (7 - Dec. 1892),
Lirib H. Mc Keown (5 - Oct. 1894),
Ella L. Mc Keown (3 -Oct. 1896). All were born in FL. Thomas is a farmer. Thomas and Jessie have been married 20 years and have 8 children.
| 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 | 4/27/1910 | Blountstown FL (Calhoun County) | 48 yrs old | | 29, 79 -Thomas Mckeown (age 52),
Jessie Mckeown (48),
Tom Mckeown (24),
Jim Mckeown (20),
Josh Mckeown (18),
Rual Mckeown (16),
Elmira Mckeown (14),
Alma Mckeown (12),
Susie Mckeown (10). Thomas was born in FL, his parents were born in SC. Jessie was born in FL, her parents in AL. Thomas and Jessie have been married 30 years and have 10 children all living. All children born in FL. Thomas is a farmer, Tom is a farm laborer and Jim is a school teacher. |
| Census | 1/19/1920 | Blountstown, district 14 FL (Calhoun County) | 57 yrs old | | 200,215 -Thomas Mckeowin (age 61),
Jessie Mckeowin (58),
Thomas J. Mckeowin (35),
Gosh Mckeowin (28),
Rural Mckeowin (26),
Alma Mckeowin (18),
Susie Mckeowin (16). All were born in FL. Thomas' parents were born in SC. Jessie's father born in FL and mother in SC. Thomas is a farmer, Thomas J., Josh and Ruel are laborers. |
| Death Certificate | 1/1/1927 | FL (Jackson County) | 64 yrs old | | Thomas McKeown - Death Index- county: Jackson Co. FL, race: W, Book Vol:308, page:2804, year:1927 |
| Census | 4/12/1930 | Blountstown FL (Calhoun County) | 68 yrs old | | 44, 45 -Tom J. Mckeown (age 45), mother-
Jessie Mckeown (68),
Lilly Mckeown (8),
nephew-James E Mckeown (6),
nephew-B. M. Franklin (17). They own their home. Tom is a farmer, B.M. is a laborer. Jessie states she was 18 when she got married, she is now a widow. All were born in FL. Jessie's father was born in SC and mother in AL. |
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Jessie, her family, and friends. For example, Jessie is 1 years old when Abraham Lincoln issues the "Emancipation Proclamation" freeing slaves.
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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. |
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1882 |
The Florida Central and Western Railroad Company was created. It combines the Florida Central, Jacksonville, Pensacola, and Mobile railroads. |
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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. |
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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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1865 |
Mendel publishes his papers on genetics and introduces the concept to the public. |
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1869 |
Cro-magnon Man fossils are found in France |
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1877 |
Edison invents the phonograph permitting music and voices to be recorded and replayed. |
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1879 |
Edison invents the electric light bulb. |
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1889 |
The first calculating machine is invented and uses punch cards |
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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 |
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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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1900 |
Freud publishes his book "The Interpretation of Dreams" |
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1901 |
First transatlantic wireless telegraph is sent. |
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1902 |
The first Tyrannosaurus Rex fossil is discovered. |
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1903 |
Wright Brothers complete the first successful flight with an airplane at Kitty Hawk |
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1904 |
The first vacuum tube diode is invented by Fleming |
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1906 |
Electrons are discovered by Thomson |
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1906 |
Kellogg sells the first box of Corn Flakes |
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1906 |
The triode vacuum tube is invented |
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1912 |
The unsinkable Titanic sinks on its first trip to New York drowning 1,513 people. |
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1913 |
Ford builds the first assembly line into his automobile production plant |
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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 |
Diphtheria vaccine is developed; Insulin is produced to treat diabetes |
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1923 |
Freud publishes "The Ego and the Id" |
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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 |
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1928 |
Big bang theory was introduced |
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1882 |
NEWS HEADLINES: Edison creates the first large power station in New York City, making it the first place in America to have electricity. |
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1885 |
NEWS HEADLINES: Eastman invents the box camera. For the first time photography becomes affordable for the average citizen. |
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1908 |
NEWS HEADLINES: Henry Ford produces the first Model T automobile |
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1912 |
White residents of Forsyth County, GA, drive the black population out. |
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1913 |
NEWS HEADLINES: Edison invents motion pictures |
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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. |
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1919 |
NEWS HEADLINES: World War I ends with the signing of The Versailles Treaty. |
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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" |
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1868 |
An eight-hour work day is established for federal employees. |
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1875 |
Tennessee enacts Jim Crow law. |
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1876 |
The National League of Baseball is founded |
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1909 |
The National Association for Advancement of Colored People is formed (NAACP) |
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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. |
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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 |
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1930 |
Drought in the Great Plains area begins, creating hardship for farm families in 19 states. |
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1932 |
Amelia Earhart becomes the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. The infant son of Charles Lindbergh is kidnapped and murdered. |
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1933 |
Franklin D. Roosevelt is elected president under his "New Deal" campaign. Frances Perkins becomes the first woman to hold a cabinet post when FDR appoints her secretary of labor. On December 5, the 21st Amendment is added to the Constitution, repealing Prohibition. Drinks for everyone! |
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1934 |
Farm families must leave the dust bowl-stricken Great Plains areas. The dust bowl includes areas in Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, Nevada and Arkansas. Radio picks up the "Okie" songs. In all, 400,000 people leave the Great Plains. |
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1934 |
Congress passes the Indian Reorganization Act which allows remaining Indian tribes to reorganize. |
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1909 |
The "Piltdown Man" hoax -- a fake archeological discovery announced by dishonest scientists who wanted to "prove" that human beings had evolved in Europe |
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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. |
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1917 |
Germany uses airplanes to drop bombs in the early stages of World War I -- the first major military use of airplanes. |
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1919 |
The Versailles Treaty marks the official end of World War I. |
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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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Marriages
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 | Thomas McKeown
Born on February 8, 1858 and died on February 3, 1927.
They were married 2/12/1880.
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The Children of Jessie Davis Yon
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19 years old
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William L. McKeown
Born somewhere in Florida on March 20, 1881 and died somewhere in Florida on January 6, 1920. He was 38 years old.
He married Aletha E. Bracewell...
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13 years old
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James M. McKeown
Born somewhere in Florida on November 11, 1889 and died somewhere in Florida on June 13, 1933. He was 43 years old.
He was called "Jim". He married Nora Stone ...
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10 years old
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Joshua McKeown
Born somewhere in Florida on December 7, 1892 and died somewhere in Florida on August 26, 1950. He was 57 years old.
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8 years old
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Ruel Higdon McKeown
Born in Calhoun County, Florida on October 9, 1894 and died somewhere in Florida on December 23, 1962. He was 68 years old.
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