Genealogy for
Jonas Beale Davis
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Jonas Beale Davis
1/12/1809 - 7/13/1889
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Jonas Beale Davis was born on January 12, 1809 somewhere in Georgia and died on July 13, 1889 in Decatur County, Georgia. He lived to be 80 years old.
Jonas served in Capt. J. Hawthorn's GA Militia 1836-1838.
He married Clarissa Prevatt (2/9/1822 -4/21/1911) Daughter of Thomas (1793) and Elizabeth Prevatt (1799).
Children:
Elizabeth (1838)
Hugh C. (1840)
Thomas Prevatt(1842)
Jonas Beale (11/27/1843 -10/15/1915)-married Margaret Eliza Stranger
Sarah Ann (1848)
Cornelia (1850)
Joseph J. (1852)
David(1859)
John Wilmot (1860) | 
 | Census | 8/7/1820 | GA (Screven County) | 11 yrs old | | Page 5, line 10: Joseph Davis -one male - (Under 10), two males - (10 - 15),
two Males - (16 -25),
one male - (45 and over),
one female - (Under 10),
one female - (10 - 15),
one female - (16 - 25),
, one female - (45 and over) |
| Census | 1/1/1830 | GA (Decatur County) | 20 yrs old | page 6, line #11: Joseph Davis family consists of: one male (15-19), one male (20-29), one male (50-59); one female (10-14), one female (20-29), and one female (50-59).
son, Jesse H., is listed on the next census page.
page 12 , line 18 - Hugh Davis.
| Additional information about Decatur County, GA around 1830: Decatur County is officially created in 1823 from new lands and portions of Early County. Of interest, Hernando Desoto traveled through this area in 1540 following the Capachequi River (now called the Flint River). Later, this county is divided to form Grady, Seminole and Thomas counties. This map of Decatur County, GA was created around 1830. Click here to see a map from this timeperiod. | |
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| Land Deed | 7/31/1835 | GA (Decatur County) | 26 yrs old | | Joseph Davis of Decatur County, GA, sells land to Jonas B. Davis of Talifair County, GA for $100. The track of land contains 250 acres (more or less) and identified as lot #206. |
| Marriage | 11/23/1837 | GA (Decatur County) | 28 yrs old | | Name: Jonas Davis,
Spouse: Clarysy Prevatt,
Marriage Date: Nov. 23, 1837,
Marriage County: Decatur,
Marriage State: Georgia |
| Census | 6/29/1860 | District 19 GA (Decatur County) | 51 yrs old | #564 - L. D. Davis (age51),
Clavirsa Davis (38),
Elizabeth Davis (21),
Hugh Davis (20),
Thomas Davis (18),
Jonas Davis (16),
Sarah Davis (14),
Permelia Davis (10),
Joseph J. Davis (8),
David D. Davis (1),
Riley D. Singletary (4),
Nancy Singletary (2),
Demarieus Bevatt (21). Clavirsa was born in NC, all others in GA. L.D. is a farmer, Hugh is a farm laborer, 2000 value of home, 600 personal
| Additional information about Decatur County, GA around 1860: Map of Decatur County, GA created around 1855 -- five years before the 1860 Census. Click here to see a map from this timeperiod. | |
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Jonas, his family, and friends. For example, Jonas is 2 years old when By 1811 the new "Federal Road" (which started as a horse path) is filled with a steady flow of white settlers into Creek Indian Territories. The Spanish begin to fan hostile sentiments among the Indians.
| Age | Date | Event |
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| 2 |
1811 |
Tecumseh visits the Creek Indians living in what will become Georgia and Alabama to try to persuade them to join his fight against the flood of white settlers. Some towns join forces with Tecumseh and become known as "Red Sticks". |
| 2 |
1811 |
Madison County created. |
| 3 |
1812 |
The Creek tribes in southern Alabama and Georgia find themselves under increasing pressure from white settlers. Led by Chief Weatherford, they accepted an alliance with Tecumseh and are nicknamed "Red Sticks". |
| 3 |
1812 |
Emanual County formed. |
| 4 |
1813 |
During 1813-14, Muskogee-speaking Creeks leave GA and move into areas in Northern FL in response to the Creek Civil War (also known as the Red-sticks War). |
| 8 |
1817 |
First Seminole war begins as Georgia backwoodsmen attack Indians just north of the Florida border. !817-1818. General Andrew Jackson invades the area. |
| 10 |
1819 |
Rabun County formed. |
| 11 |
1820 |
December 20 - Campbell and Randolph Counties formed. |
| 12 |
1821 |
May 15 - Dooly, Fayette, Henry, Houston, Monroe and Newton Counties formed. |
| 13 |
1822 |
December 9 - Bibb, Dekalb and Pike Counties formed. |
| 14 |
1823 |
December 8 - Decatur County formed. |
| 15 |
1824 |
December 15 - Upson and Ware Counties formed. |
| 16 |
1825 |
Baker, Lowndes, Thomas, Butts and Taliaferro Counties formed. |
| 17 |
1826 |
January 24 - Treaty of Washington abrogates Treaty of Indian Springs. The Creeks cede a smaller area and are allowed to remain on their lands until January 1, 1826. |
| 18 |
1827 |
December 14, - Harris, Marion, Meriwether and Talbot. |
| 21 |
1830 |
Cherokee, Heard, and Stewrt Counties are formed. |
| 22 |
1831 |
Sumter County is formed. |
| 23 |
1832 |
December 3 - Bartow, Cobb, Crawford, Floyd, Forsyth, Gilmer, Lumpkin, Murray, Paulding, and Union Counties formed. |
| 24 |
1833 |
Walker County is formed. |
| 27 |
1836 |
Seminoles massacre Major Francis L. Dade and his 103 man command. This starts the second Seminole War.
February - Battle of Hitchity.
March 27 - Colonel J.W. Fannin and his Georgian's executed by order of Santa Ana at Goliad on Palm Sunday.
July - Battle of Brushy Creek.
July 3 - Battle of Chickasawachee Swamp.
July 27 - Battle of Echowanochaway Creek. |
| 28 |
1837 |
Mcon and Dade Counties are formed. |
| 29 |
1838 |
Chattooga County formed |
| 38 |
1847 |
Atlanta, Georgia is incorporated. Formally Marthasville |
| 41 |
1850 |
Gordon and Clinch Counties are formed. |
| 42 |
1851 |
Clay, Howell, Polk, Spalding, and Whitfield Counties are formed. |
| 43 |
1852 |
Taylor County formed. |
| 44 |
1853 |
Catoosa, Pickens, Hart, Dougherty, Webster, Flton, and Worth Counties aare creaated. |
| 45 |
1854 |
Fannin, Coffee, Chattahooche, Charlton, and Calhoun Counties formed. |
| 47 |
1856 |
Haralson, Terrell, Berrien, Colquit, Miller, and Towns Counties formed. |
| 48 |
1857 |
Dawson, Milton, Pierce, Glascock, Mitchell, Schley, White, and Wilcox Counties formed. |
| 49 |
1858 |
Clayton, Quitman, Banks, Brooks, Johnson, and Echols Counties formed. |
| 61 |
1870 |
Douglas, McDuffie, Rockdale, and Dodge Counties formed. |
| 66 |
1875 |
Oconee County formed. |
| Age | Date | Event |
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| 5 |
1814 |
The first locomotive engine was created by Stephenson |
| 21 |
1830 |
The first railroad is constructed between Liverpool and Manchester, England |
| 30 |
1839 |
Goodyear invents vulcanized rubber, opening the door for tires and other rubber products. |
| 35 |
1844 |
The first telegraph message is sent by Morse, who later invents the Mores Code |
| 44 |
1853 |
The process of creating steel is invented by Besermer in Britain and Kelly in the U.S. |
| 47 |
1856 |
The first Neanderthal fossils are found near Germany |
| 50 |
1859 |
Charles Darwin publishes "Origin of Species" and begins the evolution theory. |
| 56 |
1865 |
Mendel publishes his papers on genetics and introduces the concept to the public. |
| 60 |
1869 |
Cro-magnon Man fossils are found in France |
| 68 |
1877 |
Edison invents the phonograph permitting music and voices to be recorded and replayed. |
| 70 |
1879 |
Edison invents the electric light bulb. |
| 80 |
1889 |
The first calculating machine is invented and uses punch cards |
| Age | Date | Event |
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| 2 |
1811 |
NEWS HEADLINES: Tecumseh's emerging Indian Confederacy is defeated at the Battle of Tippecanoe in Ohio. Afterwards, Tecumseh and his brother travel from their Shawnee homes in the north to recruit and unify the southern Indians. |
| 3 |
1812 |
NEWS HEADLINES: War of 1812 begins and will continue for until 1814. Some call it the Second War of Independence because the US fights Great Britain to a stalemate, Americas independence was assured. |
| 19 |
1828 |
Gold is discovered in Georgia. |
| 25 |
1834 |
July 9 - The S.S. John Randolph, the first successful iron steamship, is launched in Savannah |
| 52 |
1861 |
NEWS HEADLINES: American Civil war begins at Ft. Sumter, located in Charleston Harbor, VA. |
| 53 |
1862 |
NEWS HEADLINES: May 20, 1862 the US government passes the Homestead Act to provide cheap land for settlement of lower Southeast and West. |
| 73 |
1882 |
NEWS HEADLINES: Edison creates the first large power station in New York City, making it the first place in America to have electricity. |
| 76 |
1885 |
NEWS HEADLINES: Eastman invents the box camera. For the first time photography becomes affordable for the average citizen. |
| Age | Date | Event |
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| 2 |
1811 |
By 1811 the new "Federal Road" (which started as a horse path) is filled with a steady flow of white settlers into Creek Indian Territories. The Spanish begin to fan hostile sentiments among the Indians. |
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1820 |
The Act of April 24, 1820 abolished the land purchase credit system, fixed the price of public lands at $1.25 per acre, and set the minimum purchase at 80 acres. After a person purchased land, a final certificate was issued by the land office and sent to Washington DC to be verified and signed by the President -- a time consuming process. Public lands were most typically available through US treaties with Indians who agreed to be removed from their homelands. |
| 21 |
1830 |
Indian Removal Act signed and the moving of eastern Indians west of the Mississippi begins. |
| 26 |
1835 |
Second Seminole Indian War begins. |
| 28 |
1837 |
The trickery used to capture Seminole Indian Chief Osceola (Assi Yohola) creates a public uproar and U.S. General Jesup is publicly condemned. |
| 31 |
1840 |
Oregon Trail is established |
| 33 |
1842 |
Second Seminole Indian War ends and thousands of Seminole Indians are forced to move west of the Mississippi. |
| 46 |
1855 |
Third Seminole Indian War begins. It ends three years later when Chief Billy Bowlegs and his band are forced to move from Florida. |
| 51 |
1860 |
Presidential election puts Abraham Lincoln in office. The campaign has heated the issues regarding slavery in the south. |
| 53 |
1862 |
May 20, 1862 the US government passes the Homestead Act to provide cheap land for settlement of lower Southeast and West. |
| 54 |
1863 |
Abraham Lincoln issues the "Emancipation Proclamation" freeing slaves. |
| 56 |
1865 |
American Civil war ends with General Lee's surrender at Appomattox, VA. Reconstruction begins in the "old South" |
| 59 |
1868 |
An eight-hour work day is established for federal employees. |
| 66 |
1875 |
Tennessee enacts Jim Crow law. |
| 67 |
1876 |
The National League of Baseball is founded |
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| 24 |
1833 |
Santa Anna is elected President of Mexico |
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