Genealogy for
Robert Benjamin Dunham
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Robert Benjamin Dunham
1825 - 1880
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Robert Benjamin Dunham was born about 1825 somewhere in South Carolina and died about 1880 in Calhoun Co., Florida. Dates for birth and death are estimated. He lived to be about 55 years old.
Children: Eugenia,Mary,George,John B., Robert J., Clara B.,John H. and James W. Dunham. | 
 | Census | 10/29/1850 | district 5 FL (Calhoun County) | 25 yrs old | dweling#76, household# 76 William W.RAMSEY (age24) born in FL;
Julia M. RAMSEY (20)SC;
John H. RAMSEY (1)FL;
Robert B. Dunnam (27)SC;
John RAMSEY (20)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 District FL (Calhoun County) | 35 yrs old | dweling#157, household# 160 - Jefferson Richards (age 23) Laborer
Mary E. Richards (18),
Nancy Dunham (60), &
Robert B. Dunham (38). All were born in SC, except Jefferson in FL. Jefferson and Robert are laborers, Mary keeps house and Nancy is listed as domestic.
| Additional information about Calhoun County, FL around 1860: Click here to see a map from this timeperiod. | |
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| Marriage | 6/5/1878 | Blountstown FL (Calhoun County) | 53 yrs old | | page 69, Marriage of R. B. Dunnam to Mary Pope on Jun 5,1878. |
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Robert, his family, and friends. For example, Robert is 5 years old when Indian Removal Act signed and the moving of eastern Indians west of the Mississippi begins.
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| 10 |
1835 |
The Second Seminole Indian War keeps the United States and Seminoles Indians fighting in North & Central Florida. |
| 12 |
1837 |
NEWS HEADLINES: In October, Chief Osceola of the Seminole Indians is captured when he arrives for supposed truce negotiations at Fort Payton. He is imprisoned at St. Augustine, FL where he refuses to eat and attempts to escape several times. In December he is moved to a prison in SC where he dies on January 20, 1838. At the time of his death, Osceola was the most famous American Indian. |
| 17 |
1842 |
Second Seminole Indian War ends and some of the Seminole Indians living in FL are moved to the Indian Territory |
| 17 |
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. |
| 20 |
1845 |
Florida becomes the 27th state to join the United States. William Moseley becomes the first governor and David Yulee the first senator. |
| 25 |
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. |
| 30 |
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. |
| 36 |
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. |
| 39 |
1864 |
Battle of Olustee is a Confederate victory. Union troops pull back |
| 40 |
1865 |
Battle at Natural Bridge (Wakulla County) is a Confederate victory. |
| 40 |
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. |
| 45 |
1870 |
During the 1870s, the remaining Seminole Indians begin establishing trading posts and other economy with local settlers. |
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| 5 |
1830 |
The first railroad is constructed between Liverpool and Manchester, England |
| 14 |
1839 |
Goodyear invents vulcanized rubber, opening the door for tires and other rubber products. |
| 19 |
1844 |
The first telegraph message is sent by Morse, who later invents the Mores Code |
| 28 |
1853 |
The process of creating steel is invented by Besermer in Britain and Kelly in the U.S. |
| 31 |
1856 |
The first Neanderthal fossils are found near Germany |
| 34 |
1859 |
Charles Darwin publishes "Origin of Species" and begins the evolution theory. |
| 40 |
1865 |
Mendel publishes his papers on genetics and introduces the concept to the public. |
| 44 |
1869 |
Cro-magnon Man fossils are found in France |
| 52 |
1877 |
Edison invents the phonograph permitting music and voices to be recorded and replayed. |
| 54 |
1879 |
Edison invents the electric light bulb. |
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| 3 |
1828 |
Gold is discovered in Georgia. |
| 9 |
1834 |
July 9 - The S.S. John Randolph, the first successful iron steamship, is launched in Savannah |
| 36 |
1861 |
NEWS HEADLINES: American Civil war begins at Ft. Sumter, located in Charleston Harbor, VA. |
| 37 |
1862 |
NEWS HEADLINES: May 20, 1862 the US government passes the Homestead Act to provide cheap land for settlement of lower Southeast and West. |
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| 5 |
1830 |
South Carolina becomes the first state to secede from the Union, setting the stage for the creation of the Confederacy. |
| 35 |
1860 |
About 63,000 men from South Carolina served in the Confederate armed forces. |
| 43 |
1868 |
South Carolina was readmitted to the Union. |
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| 5 |
1830 |
Indian Removal Act signed and the moving of eastern Indians west of the Mississippi begins. |
| 10 |
1835 |
Second Seminole Indian War begins. |
| 12 |
1837 |
The trickery used to capture Seminole Indian Chief Osceola (Assi Yohola) creates a public uproar and U.S. General Jesup is publicly condemned. |
| 15 |
1840 |
Oregon Trail is established |
| 17 |
1842 |
Second Seminole Indian War ends and thousands of Seminole Indians are forced to move west of the Mississippi. |
| 30 |
1855 |
Third Seminole Indian War begins. It ends three years later when Chief Billy Bowlegs and his band are forced to move from Florida. |
| 35 |
1860 |
Presidential election puts Abraham Lincoln in office. The campaign has heated the issues regarding slavery in the south. |
| 37 |
1862 |
May 20, 1862 the US government passes the Homestead Act to provide cheap land for settlement of lower Southeast and West. |
| 38 |
1863 |
Abraham Lincoln issues the "Emancipation Proclamation" freeing slaves. |
| 40 |
1865 |
American Civil war ends with General Lee's surrender at Appomattox, VA. Reconstruction begins in the "old South" |
| 43 |
1868 |
An eight-hour work day is established for federal employees. |
| 50 |
1875 |
Tennessee enacts Jim Crow law. |
| 51 |
1876 |
The National League of Baseball is founded |
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| 8 |
1833 |
Santa Anna is elected President of Mexico |
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Marriages
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 | Mary Pope
Born on April 12, 1852 and died on August 26, 1890.
They were married 6/5/1878.
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The Children of Robert Benjamin Dunham
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53 years old
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Clara Belle Pope Dunham
Born in Calhoun Co., Florida on August 27, 1872 and died in Blountstown, Florida on June 22, 1949. She was 76 years old.
She had eight children with husband Robert:
- Thomas Bailey (1897-1903),
- Ida Lucille Bailey Traylor (5/31/1899 to 1962),
- William Gadi Bailey (8/31/1900 to 6/9/1985),
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