Genealogy for
Elmira Davis
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Elmira Davis 3/13/1820 - 6/28/1877
| Elmira Davis was born on March 13, 1820 somewhere in Alabama and died on June 28, 1877 in Houston, Texas. She lived to be 57 years old.
She married a man named Richard Westcott, They moved from Jackson Co., FL to Houston,TX about 1848-49 with her brother, James H. Davis. | |
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Elmira, her family, and friends. For example, Elmira is 10 years old when Indian Removal Act signed and the moving of eastern Indians west of the Mississippi begins.
Age | Date | Event |
15 |
1835 |
Alabama gold rush begins in the east-centrl hill country. |
17 |
1837 |
The Second Creek war begins in 1836. In 1837 The Battle of Hobdy's Bridge becomes the last indian battle in AL. |
20 |
1840 |
Alabama reports a total population of 590,756 on the 1940 Federal Census. This includes 335,185 whites, 255,571 blacks, 253,532 slaves, zero Native Americans, and others. |
30 |
1850 |
State population=771,623.
The 1850 Federal Census reveals the
White population=426,514;
African-American population=345,109;
Slave population=342,844;
Free black population=2,265;
Urban population=35,179;
Rural population=736,444;
Cotton production in bales=564,429;
Corn production in bushels=28,754,048;
Number of manufacturing establishments=1,026. |
Age | Date | Event |
10 |
1830 |
The first railroad is constructed between Liverpool and Manchester, England |
19 |
1839 |
Goodyear invents vulcanized rubber, opening the door for tires and other rubber products. |
24 |
1844 |
The first telegraph message is sent by Morse, who later invents the Mores Code |
33 |
1853 |
The process of creating steel is invented by Besermer in Britain and Kelly in the U.S. |
36 |
1856 |
The first Neanderthal fossils are found near Germany |
39 |
1859 |
Charles Darwin publishes "Origin of Species" and begins the evolution theory. |
45 |
1865 |
Mendel publishes his papers on genetics and introduces the concept to the public. |
49 |
1869 |
Cro-magnon Man fossils are found in France |
57 |
1877 |
Edison invents the phonograph permitting music and voices to be recorded and replayed. |
Age | Date | Event |
8 |
1828 |
Gold is discovered in Georgia. |
14 |
1834 |
July 9 - The S.S. John Randolph, the first successful iron steamship, is launched in Savannah |
41 |
1861 |
NEWS HEADLINES: American Civil war begins at Ft. Sumter, located in Charleston Harbor, VA. |
42 |
1862 |
NEWS HEADLINES: May 20, 1862 the US government passes the Homestead Act to provide cheap land for settlement of lower Southeast and West. |
Age | Date | Event |
10 |
1830 |
Indian Removal Act signed and the moving of eastern Indians west of the Mississippi begins. |
15 |
1835 |
Second Seminole Indian War begins. |
17 |
1837 |
The trickery used to capture Seminole Indian Chief Osceola (Assi Yohola) creates a public uproar and U.S. General Jesup is publicly condemned. |
20 |
1840 |
Oregon Trail is established |
22 |
1842 |
Second Seminole Indian War ends and thousands of Seminole Indians are forced to move west of the Mississippi. |
35 |
1855 |
Third Seminole Indian War begins. It ends three years later when Chief Billy Bowlegs and his band are forced to move from Florida. |
40 |
1860 |
Presidential election puts Abraham Lincoln in office. The campaign has heated the issues regarding slavery in the south. |
42 |
1862 |
May 20, 1862 the US government passes the Homestead Act to provide cheap land for settlement of lower Southeast and West. |
43 |
1863 |
Abraham Lincoln issues the "Emancipation Proclamation" freeing slaves. |
45 |
1865 |
American Civil war ends with General Lee's surrender at Appomattox, VA. Reconstruction begins in the "old South" |
48 |
1868 |
An eight-hour work day is established for federal employees. |
55 |
1875 |
Tennessee enacts Jim Crow law. |
56 |
1876 |
The National League of Baseball is founded |
Age | Date | Event |
13 |
1833 |
Santa Anna is elected President of Mexico |
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