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Sarah E. Lott

	Parents
	Luke Lott 1806 - 11/1871

About Sarah E. Lott

Sarah E. Lott
1838 - 1938

Sarah E. Lott was born about 1838 in Ochessee, Calhoun Co., Florida and died in an unknown year somewhere in Florida. Dates for birth and death are estimated.

She married Jesse Yon Jr.
Children:
William J. Yon (1859)
Braxton Yon (1861)
Benjamin Yon (1863).

Census

1/1/1850

FL (Calhoun County)

12 yrs old

Luke Lott (age 42), Ann M. Lott (33), Sarah Lott (13), Frances Lott (8), William Lott (11), Mary Lott (6), Eveline Lott (3), William Montford (50), Henry Montford (21), Wm C. Castleberry (28). Luke was born in MS, Ann M. and William Montford in NC, Mr. Castleberry in GA, all others in FL. Mr. Castleberry is a manianic.

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Census

7/25/1860

West Wynnton FL (Calhoun County)

22 yrs old

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family# Jesse Yon (age 25), Sarah E. Yon (22)& William J. Yon (10 mos.) All were born in Florida. Jesse is a doctor and Sarah keeps house. Their estate is value is $2000.
Sarah's parents- family# 129 Luke Lott (49 MS), Ann M. (44 NC), William C. (20 FL), Mary B. (16 FL)& Eveline E. (13 FL). Luke is a farmer, Ann keeps house and William is an Overseer. L

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Census

6/20/1870

FL (Calhoun County)

32 yrs old

dweling#92 family#63: Sarah E. Yon (age30) & Broxton (9) both born in FL. Sarah keeps house.

next door-her parents, #91 , #62 Luke Lott (60)MS & Ann M. (50)NC Luke is a farmer & Ann Keeping House.

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Age	Date	Event
4	1842	Congress passes the Armed Occupation Act of 1842. It entitles persons willing and able to bear arms against the Indians and establish themselves in villages along the borders of Indian territory ownership of their land after 5 years.
4	1842	Second Seminole Indian War ends and some of the Seminole Indians living in FL are moved to the Indian Territory
7	1845	Florida becomes the 27th state to join the United States. William Moseley becomes the first governor and David Yulee the first senator.
12	1850	Florida's total population has grown to 87,445. This includes about 39,000 slaves and 1,000 free blacks. Indians were not counted.
17	1855	Third Seminole Indian War begins and war breaks out with most of the battles occurring in Central Florida. It ends three years later when Chief Billy Bowlegs and his band are forced to move from Florida.
23	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.
26	1864	Battle of Olustee is a Confederate victory. Union troops pull back
27	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.
27	1865	Battle at Natural Bridge (Wakulla County) is a Confederate victory.
32	1870	During the 1870s, the remaining Seminole Indians begin establishing trading posts and other economy with local settlers.
44	1882	The Florida Central and Western Railroad Company was created. It combines the Florida Central, Jacksonville, Pensacola, and Mobile railroads.
45	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.
46	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.
68	1906	An attempt to drain the Everglades and convert it to farmland begins.
79	1917	Seminole Indians become a Florida tourist attraction.
90	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
1	1839	Goodyear invents vulcanized rubber, opening the door for tires and other rubber products.
6	1844	The first telegraph message is sent by Morse, who later invents the Mores Code
15	1853	The process of creating steel is invented by Besermer in Britain and Kelly in the U.S.
18	1856	The first Neanderthal fossils are found near Germany
21	1859	Charles Darwin publishes "Origin of Species" and begins the evolution theory.
27	1865	Mendel publishes his papers on genetics and introduces the concept to the public.
31	1869	Cro-magnon Man fossils are found in France
39	1877	Edison invents the phonograph permitting music and voices to be recorded and replayed.
41	1879	Edison invents the electric light bulb.
51	1889	The first calculating machine is invented and uses punch cards
57	1895	Wireless telegraph and the "antenna" are invented but it covers a very short distance.
59	1897	First ship to shore message is sent using an improved form of wireless telegraph
62	1900	Freud publishes his book "The Interpretation of Dreams"
62	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.
63	1901	First transatlantic wireless telegraph is sent.
64	1902	The first Tyrannosaurus Rex fossil is discovered.
65	1903	Wright Brothers complete the first successful flight with an airplane at Kitty Hawk
66	1904	The first vacuum tube diode is invented by Fleming
68	1906	Electrons are discovered by Thomson
68	1906	The triode vacuum tube is invented
68	1906	Kellogg sells the first box of Corn Flakes
74	1912	The unsinkable Titanic sinks on its first trip to New York drowning 1,513 people.
75	1913	Ford builds the first assembly line into his automobile production plant
76	1914	The first traffic lights (which is only red or green) are put up in America; Construction of the Panama Canal is completed
85	1923	Diphtheria vaccine is developed; Insulin is produced to treat diabetes
85	1923	Freud publishes "The Ego and the Id"
86	1924	Insecticides are used for the first time on crops
88	1926	Goddard launched the first liquid-fueled rocket
89	1927	The first television transmission was announced in England
90	1928	Big bang theory was introduced
98	1936	The first regular television broadcast happens in England
100	1938	Hahn, Strassmann, Meitner and Frisch discover nuclear fission

Age	Date	Event
23	1861	NEWS HEADLINES: American Civil war begins at Ft. Sumter, located in Charleston Harbor, VA.
24	1862	NEWS HEADLINES: May 20, 1862 the US government passes the Homestead Act to provide cheap land for settlement of lower Southeast and West.
44	1882	NEWS HEADLINES: Edison creates the first large power station in New York City, making it the first place in America to have electricity.
47	1885	NEWS HEADLINES: Eastman invents the box camera. For the first time photography becomes affordable for the average citizen.
70	1908	NEWS HEADLINES: Henry Ford produces the first Model T automobile
74	1912	White residents of Forsyth County, GA, drive the black population out.
75	1913	NEWS HEADLINES: Edison invents motion pictures
79	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.
81	1919	NEWS HEADLINES: World War I ends with the signing of The Versailles Treaty.
100	1938	NEWS HEADLINES: Orson Wells' radio production of H.G. Well's War of the Worlds causes a national panic.

Age	Date	Event
2	1840	Oregon Trail is established
4	1842	Second Seminole Indian War ends and thousands of Seminole Indians are forced to move west of the Mississippi.
17	1855	Third Seminole Indian War begins. It ends three years later when Chief Billy Bowlegs and his band are forced to move from Florida.
22	1860	Presidential election puts Abraham Lincoln in office. The campaign has heated the issues regarding slavery in the south.
24	1862	May 20, 1862 the US government passes the Homestead Act to provide cheap land for settlement of lower Southeast and West.
25	1863	Abraham Lincoln issues the "Emancipation Proclamation" freeing slaves.
27	1865	American Civil war ends with General Lee's surrender at Appomattox, VA. Reconstruction begins in the "old South"
30	1868	An eight-hour work day is established for federal employees.
37	1875	Tennessee enacts Jim Crow law.
38	1876	The National League of Baseball is founded
71	1909	The National Association for Advancement of Colored People is formed (NAACP)
72	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.
89	1927	Charles Lindbergh becomes the first man to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean and Babe Ruth hits 60 home runs.
91	1929	Widespread prosperity of the 1920s ends abruptly with the stock market crash in October
92	1930	Drought in the Great Plains area begins, creating hardship for farm families in 19 states.
94	1932	Amelia Earhart becomes the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. The infant son of Charles Lindbergh is kidnapped and murdered.
95	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!
96	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.
96	1934	Congress passes the Indian Reorganization Act which allows remaining Indian tribes to reorganize.
97	1935	Congress passes the Social Security Act, giving elder Americans Social Security money for the first time.

Age	Date	Event
71	1909	The "Piltdown Man" hoax -- a fake archeological discovery announced by dishonest scientists who wanted to "prove" that human beings had evolved in Europe
76	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.
79	1917	Germany uses airplanes to drop bombs in the early stages of World War I -- the first major military use of airplanes.
81	1919	The Versailles Treaty marks the official end of World War I.
82	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.
100	1938	Hitler annexes Anschluss into Germany. At the Munich Conference, Germany is given a portion of Czechoslovakia.

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Dr. Jesse Yon
Born about 1835 and died about 1865

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