Genealogy for
Laithey Bass
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Laithey Bass 1817 - 1873
| Laithey Bass was born about 1817 somewhere in Georgia and died about 1873 in Dale County, Alabama. Dates for birth and death are estimated. She lived to be about 56 years old.
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| Census | 6/19/1850 | Southern Division AL (Dale County) | 33 yrs old | Recorded as a family beginning on line #3: James Gilley (age 39), Siethy Gilley (age 33), Asa H A (16), Martha M E (12), Drusilla E J (10), Lydia A S F (8), Susan A C (6), James L C M (2), John A J (1), and William Sconyers (age 18). Everyone was born in AL except the parents who were born in GA. James is a farmer. William Sconyers is also a farmer. James children as well as William are attending school. Siethy cannot read or write. |
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Laithey, her family, and friends. For example, Laithey is 3 years old when 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.
Age | Date | Event |
2 |
1819 |
Alabama admitted to the United States |
18 |
1835 |
Alabama gold rush begins in the east-centrl hill country. |
20 |
1837 |
The Second Creek war begins in 1836. In 1837 The Battle of Hobdy's Bridge becomes the last indian battle in AL. |
23 |
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. |
33 |
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 |
2 |
1819 |
Rabun County formed. |
3 |
1820 |
December 20 - Campbell and Randolph Counties formed. |
4 |
1821 |
May 15 - Dooly, Fayette, Henry, Houston, Monroe and Newton Counties formed. |
5 |
1822 |
December 9 - Bibb, Dekalb and Pike Counties formed. |
6 |
1823 |
December 8 - Decatur County formed. |
7 |
1824 |
December 15 - Upson and Ware Counties formed. |
8 |
1825 |
Baker, Lowndes, Thomas, Butts and Taliaferro Counties formed. |
9 |
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. |
10 |
1827 |
December 14, - Harris, Marion, Meriwether and Talbot. |
13 |
1830 |
Cherokee, Heard, and Stewrt Counties are formed. |
14 |
1831 |
Sumter County is formed. |
15 |
1832 |
December 3 - Bartow, Cobb, Crawford, Floyd, Forsyth, Gilmer, Lumpkin, Murray, Paulding, and Union Counties formed. |
16 |
1833 |
Walker County is formed. |
19 |
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. |
20 |
1837 |
Mcon and Dade Counties are formed. |
21 |
1838 |
Chattooga County formed |
30 |
1847 |
Atlanta, Georgia is incorporated. Formally Marthasville |
33 |
1850 |
Gordon and Clinch Counties are formed. |
34 |
1851 |
Clay, Howell, Polk, Spalding, and Whitfield Counties are formed. |
35 |
1852 |
Taylor County formed. |
36 |
1853 |
Catoosa, Pickens, Hart, Dougherty, Webster, Flton, and Worth Counties aare creaated. |
37 |
1854 |
Fannin, Coffee, Chattahooche, Charlton, and Calhoun Counties formed. |
39 |
1856 |
Haralson, Terrell, Berrien, Colquit, Miller, and Towns Counties formed. |
40 |
1857 |
Dawson, Milton, Pierce, Glascock, Mitchell, Schley, White, and Wilcox Counties formed. |
41 |
1858 |
Clayton, Quitman, Banks, Brooks, Johnson, and Echols Counties formed. |
53 |
1870 |
Douglas, McDuffie, Rockdale, and Dodge Counties formed. |
Age | Date | Event |
13 |
1830 |
The first railroad is constructed between Liverpool and Manchester, England |
22 |
1839 |
Goodyear invents vulcanized rubber, opening the door for tires and other rubber products. |
27 |
1844 |
The first telegraph message is sent by Morse, who later invents the Mores Code |
36 |
1853 |
The process of creating steel is invented by Besermer in Britain and Kelly in the U.S. |
39 |
1856 |
The first Neanderthal fossils are found near Germany |
42 |
1859 |
Charles Darwin publishes "Origin of Species" and begins the evolution theory. |
48 |
1865 |
Mendel publishes his papers on genetics and introduces the concept to the public. |
52 |
1869 |
Cro-magnon Man fossils are found in France |
Age | Date | Event |
11 |
1828 |
Gold is discovered in Georgia. |
17 |
1834 |
July 9 - The S.S. John Randolph, the first successful iron steamship, is launched in Savannah |
44 |
1861 |
NEWS HEADLINES: American Civil war begins at Ft. Sumter, located in Charleston Harbor, VA. |
45 |
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 |
3 |
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. |
13 |
1830 |
Indian Removal Act signed and the moving of eastern Indians west of the Mississippi begins. |
18 |
1835 |
Second Seminole Indian War begins. |
20 |
1837 |
The trickery used to capture Seminole Indian Chief Osceola (Assi Yohola) creates a public uproar and U.S. General Jesup is publicly condemned. |
23 |
1840 |
Oregon Trail is established |
25 |
1842 |
Second Seminole Indian War ends and thousands of Seminole Indians are forced to move west of the Mississippi. |
38 |
1855 |
Third Seminole Indian War begins. It ends three years later when Chief Billy Bowlegs and his band are forced to move from Florida. |
43 |
1860 |
Presidential election puts Abraham Lincoln in office. The campaign has heated the issues regarding slavery in the south. |
45 |
1862 |
May 20, 1862 the US government passes the Homestead Act to provide cheap land for settlement of lower Southeast and West. |
46 |
1863 |
Abraham Lincoln issues the "Emancipation Proclamation" freeing slaves. |
48 |
1865 |
American Civil war ends with General Lee's surrender at Appomattox, VA. Reconstruction begins in the "old South" |
51 |
1868 |
An eight-hour work day is established for federal employees. |
Age | Date | Event |
16 |
1833 |
Santa Anna is elected President of Mexico |
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| James Gilley Born about 1811 and died about 1879
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The Children of Laithey Bass
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22 years old
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Martha Edna Gilley Born in Dale, Alabama on April 28, 1838 and died in Holmes, Florida on January 16, 1916. She was 77 years old.
Her father, James Gilley, is given land in AL by Zacaras Pate. Zacaras, Private in Captain McPhantton's Company 3rd Regiment, North Carolina Militia, 1816, was issued a land bounty which he transfer...
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