Genealogy for
Sarah M. Peacock
About Sarah M. Peacock |
Sarah M. Peacock 1838 - 1920
| Sarah M. Peacock was born about 1838 in Macon, Georgia and died about 1920 somewhere in Florida. Dates for birth and death are estimated. She lived to be about 82 years old.
Married John A. Kelly. She and her husband are believed to have raised her youngest siblings after her parents died. Sarah and John's children: Amanda Jane Sarah Elizabeth Georgia Ann John Alexander Jr. Mary Jane William A. Lucy Ella |
| Census | 10/12/1850 | Division 5 FL (Calhoun County) | 12 yrs old | Recorded as family #34: Stephen Peacock (age 35)NC, Rose Ann (age 26)NC, S. M. (age 12)GA, A. E. (10)GA, George W. (8)GA, John W. (7)GA, Marthey F. (5)FL, Rhoda A. (5)FL.
Additional information about Calhoun County, FL around 1850: Click here to see a map from this timeperiod. | |
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| Census | 7/26/1860 | Chipola FL (Calhoun County) | 22 yrs old | Recorded as dwelling #163: John A. Kelly (age 46), Sarah M. Kelly (age 21), Amanda Kelly (age 11), Francis Peacock (female, age 15), James Peacock (age 6), and Washington King (age 10). John is a farmer and estimates the value of his real estate to be $200 and personal property at $400. John was born in NC, his wife in GA and all of the children in FL. John can read and write while Sarah cannot.
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| Military | 12/6/1864 | Milledgeville GA (Baldwin County) | 26 yrs old | The Confederate States, To: John A. Kelley administrator of George W. Peacock, deceased late private of Capt. Dicksons Co. 4th Reg't. Florida Vol
For pay of said deceased from July 1, 1862 where of day he has last said to November 19, 1862, the date of death, inclusion 4 mo. & 19 days at $11 per mo. $30.90
$50.00
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$100.96
-$12.00 _______ $88.96
Payable to John A. Kelly, Ochessee, Calhoun Co. FL Treasury Department, Dec. 6, 1864 J. Bunting, Clerk Comptroller's Office -B. Haster, Clerk Dec. 16, 1964 |
| Census | 6/7/1880 | Pippins Mills CA (Calhoun County) | 42 yrs old | Recorded as dwelling #79: John Kelly (67), Sarah (wife, age 40), Amanda J. (age 21), Elizabeth (18), Georgia (15), John (13), Mary Jane (10),
William (7), and Lecy (5). John (sr) is a farmer while John Jr. says his occupation is ????. John Sr. and his parents were born in NC. Sarah and her parents were born in GA. Amanda was born in AL and the other children in FL.
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| Census | 6/1/1885 | FL (Calhoun County) | 47 yrs old | Family Number: 264-
J. A. Keely (age 74),
Sarah Keely (45),
daughter-Georgia Misser (20),
Mary Kelly (14),
Ella Kelly (10),
William Kelly (14),
John Kelly (18). John A. was born in NC, He doesn't know were his parents were born, Sarah was born in GA, parents in NC.All children in FL. John is a farmer.
next door- J.A. Kent (31), Lizzie Kent (23), John (1).
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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Sarah, her family, and friends. For example, Sarah is 2 years old when Oregon Trail is established
Age | Date | Event |
4 |
1842 |
Second Seminole Indian War ends and some of the Seminole Indians living in FL are moved to the Indian Territory |
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. |
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. |
Age | Date | Event |
9 |
1847 |
Atlanta, Georgia is incorporated. Formally Marthasville |
12 |
1850 |
Gordon and Clinch Counties are formed. |
13 |
1851 |
Clay, Howell, Polk, Spalding, and Whitfield Counties are formed. |
14 |
1852 |
Taylor County formed. |
15 |
1853 |
Catoosa, Pickens, Hart, Dougherty, Webster, Flton, and Worth Counties aare creaated. |
16 |
1854 |
Fannin, Coffee, Chattahooche, Charlton, and Calhoun Counties formed. |
18 |
1856 |
Haralson, Terrell, Berrien, Colquit, Miller, and Towns Counties formed. |
19 |
1857 |
Dawson, Milton, Pierce, Glascock, Mitchell, Schley, White, and Wilcox Counties formed. |
20 |
1858 |
Clayton, Quitman, Banks, Brooks, Johnson, and Echols Counties formed. |
32 |
1870 |
Douglas, McDuffie, Rockdale, and Dodge Counties formed. |
37 |
1875 |
Oconee County formed. |
67 |
1905 |
Crisp, Grady, Jenkins, Tift, Davis, Stephens, Toombs, Turner, and Ben Hill Counties formed. |
74 |
1912 |
Forsyth, Bleckley, and Wheeler Counties formed. |
76 |
1914 |
Barrow, Candler, Bacon, and Evans Counties are formed. |
79 |
1917 |
Atkinson and Treutlen Counties are formed. |
82 |
1920 |
Seminole, Lanier, Brantley, Long, and Lamar Counties are formed. |
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 |
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. |
62 |
1900 |
Freud publishes his book "The Interpretation of Dreams" |
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 |
Kellogg sells the first box of Corn Flakes |
68 |
1906 |
Electrons are discovered by Thomson |
68 |
1906 |
The triode vacuum tube is invented |
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 |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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| John Kelly Born about 1816 and died about 1913
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