Genealogy for
Josephine P. Lewis
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About Josephine P. Lewis |
 Josephine P. Lewis 3/17/1868 - 8/15/1901
| Josephine P. Lewis was born on March 17, 1868 somewhere in Florida and died on August 15, 1901 somewhere in Florida. She lived to be 33 years old.
They had four children: Frank (abt. 1895), Hattie (abt. 1897), May Bell (12/11/1891-4/25/1900), & Jessie (abt. 1892).
She was buried in west Sopchoppy Cem. | 
 | Census | 6/4/1900 | Sopchoppy FL (Wakulla County) | 32 yrs old | Recorded as family #44: John Davis, (born July 1863, age 36), Josephine (wife, born March 1868, age 32), Jessie (daughter, born Oct 1892, age 7), Frank J. (son, born June 1895, age 4), and Hattie M. (daughter, born May 1897, age 3). John and his parents were born in AL. Josephine was born in FL and her parents in N. Carolina. All of the children were born in FL. John is a log chopper and has been unemployed two months. The oldest child is attending school. Both John and Josephine can read and write. Josephine has given birth to 4 children and 3 are still living. |
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1870 |
During the 1870s, the remaining Seminole Indians begin establishing trading posts and other economy with local settlers. |
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1882 |
The Florida Central and Western Railroad Company was created. It combines the Florida Central, Jacksonville, Pensacola, and Mobile railroads. |
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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. |
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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. |
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1869 |
Cro-magnon Man fossils are found in France |
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1877 |
Edison invents the phonograph permitting music and voices to be recorded and replayed. |
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1879 |
Edison invents the electric light bulb. |
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1889 |
The first calculating machine is invented and uses punch cards |
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1895 |
Wireless telegraph and the "antenna" are invented but it covers a very short distance. |
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1897 |
First ship to shore message is sent using an improved form of wireless telegraph |
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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. |
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1900 |
Freud publishes his book "The Interpretation of Dreams" |
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1901 |
First transatlantic wireless telegraph is sent. |
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1882 |
NEWS HEADLINES: Edison creates the first large power station in New York City, making it the first place in America to have electricity. |
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1885 |
NEWS HEADLINES: Eastman invents the box camera. For the first time photography becomes affordable for the average citizen. |
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1875 |
Tennessee enacts Jim Crow law. |
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1876 |
The National League of Baseball is founded |
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 | John Davis Born on May 12, 1863 and died on October 25, 1948
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The Children of Josephine P. Lewis
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May Bell Davis Born somewhere in Florida on December 11, 1891 and died somewhere in Florida on April 25, 1900. She was 8 years old.
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 20 years old
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Jessie Alton Davis Born somewhere in Florida on October 2, 1894 and died in Franklin County, Florida on October 8, 1974. She was 80 years old.
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 19 years old
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Frank J. Davis Born somewhere in Florida on an unknown day in June 1895 and died in an unknown location about 1923. He was about 27 years old.
He may have died in January 1923 in Geneva County, Alabama....
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 17 years old
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Hattie M. Davis Born somewhere in Florida on an unknown day in May 1897 and died somewhere in Florida about 1959. She was about 61 years old.
Place of death may have been Smith Creek, Wakulla County, FL....
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