View Genealogy for Margaret Belle Halley (5/4/1899-3/29/2001)

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Margaret Belle Halley

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	John Bennett Halley 10/21/1869 - 6/24/1940	Mary Elizabeth Peacock 5/17/1875 - 12/23/1957

About Margaret Belle Halley

Margaret Belle Halley
5/4/1899 - 3/29/2001
(Shown at age 41)

Margaret Belle Halley was born on May 4, 1899 in Blountstown, Florida and died on March 29, 2001 in Blountstown, Florida. She lived to be 101 years old.

Census	4/25/1910	Blountstown FL (Calhoun County)	10 yrs old
Recorded as family #33: J. B. Halley (age 40), Mary (wife, age 34), Ellis (son, age 18), Annie (daughter, age 16), Wess (son, age 12), Belle (daughter, age 11), Phenlon (son, age 9), Marion (son, age 7), Lee Roy (son, age 1) and Mart McNely (a black servant, age 21, widowed, born in FL). J. B. was born in FL and both parents in the United States. Mary and her mother were born in FL and her father in the United States. All of the children were born in FL. Mary has given birth to 8 children and all are still living. J. B. and Ellis are farmers working the family farm. All, except the youngest children, can read and write. The youngest children have attended school during the past year.
Other	5/30/1916	Blountstown FL (Calhoun County)	17 yrs old
Click here to see a copy of the original document. Handwritten pages from the front of John Bennett and Mary Elizebeth Peacock Halley's bible records the birth of each child between 1892 through 1916. Marriage: J. B. Halley and Mary Elizebeth Peacock was married April th 17, 1895. Births: John Bennett Halley was born Oct. th 21, 1869 Mary Elizebeth Peacock was born May th 17, 1875 James Ellis Halley was born Feb. th 22,1892 Annie Lee Halley was born April th 20, 1894 Mary Ella Halley was born March th 4 1896 Celap Wess Halley was born Jan. th 29, 1898 Marry Belle Halley was born may th 4 ,1899 Charley Rubn Halley was born April th 13, 1901 John Marvins Halley was born Aug. th 14 1903 Lee Roy Halley was born Aug. th 16, 1908 Lillie Mae Halley was born Jan. th 10, 1911 Allbert Chester was born Jan. th 1 , 1913 Clerence Eugene Halley was born Aug.30, 1916 Mr. and Mrs. J.B. Halley's Family
Newspaper	2/1/1951	Panama City News Herald FL (Bay County)	51 yrs old
Click here to see a copy of the newspaper article. Caleb Halley of Blountstown Dies -- Caleb Wess Halley, 53, lifelong resident of Calhoun County, died in Archibald hospital, Thomasville, GA, after an illness of several weeks. Funeral services were to be held at the Pentecostal Holiness Church in Blountstown the following Friday. Includes full list of family members.
Graveyard/Tombstone	3/29/2001	Blountstown FL (Calhoun County)	101 yrs old
Boggs Cemetery - Margaret Belle SIMPSON - 4 May 1899 to 29 Mar 2001

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Age	Date	Event
7	1906	An attempt to drain the Everglades and convert it to farmland begins.
18	1917	Seminole Indians become a Florida tourist attraction.
29	1928	The Tamiami Trail opens. It opens the southernmost 275 miles of U.S. Highway 41 from State Road 60 in Tampa to U.S. Route 1 (SR 5) in Miami, Florida to tourist. It also destroys many of the Seminole Indian waterways and hinders their economy.
58	1957	The Miccosukee Tribe of Florida is organized under the 1934 US Indian Reorganization Act and recognized by the federal government.
63	1962	The Seminole Tribe of Florida is organized under the 1934 US Indian Reorganization Act and recognized by the federal government.
80	1979	The sovereign status of the Seminole Indian Tribe allows it to establish the first gambling establishment in FL. It is a bingo hall located on their Hollywood, FL reservation.

Age	Date	Event
1	1900	Freud publishes his book "The Interpretation of Dreams"
1	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.
2	1901	First transatlantic wireless telegraph is sent.
3	1902	The first Tyrannosaurus Rex fossil is discovered.
4	1903	Wright Brothers complete the first successful flight with an airplane at Kitty Hawk
5	1904	The first vacuum tube diode is invented by Fleming
7	1906	The triode vacuum tube is invented
7	1906	Electrons are discovered by Thomson
7	1906	Kellogg sells the first box of Corn Flakes
13	1912	The unsinkable Titanic sinks on its first trip to New York drowning 1,513 people.
14	1913	Ford builds the first assembly line into his automobile production plant
15	1914	The first traffic lights (which is only red or green) are put up in America; Construction of the Panama Canal is completed
24	1923	Diphtheria vaccine is developed; Insulin is produced to treat diabetes
24	1923	Freud publishes "The Ego and the Id"
25	1924	Insecticides are used for the first time on crops
27	1926	Goddard launched the first liquid-fueled rocket
28	1927	The first television transmission was announced in England
29	1928	Big bang theory was introduced
37	1936	The first regular television broadcast happens in England
39	1938	Hahn, Strassmann, Meitner and Frisch discover nuclear fission
47	1946	The university of Pennsylvania develops the ENIAC computer, containing 18,000 vacuum tubes
48	1947	Researches at Bell Labs invent the first transistor
52	1951	The first color television is introduced in the U.S.
53	1952	The first sex-change surgery was performed to change George Jorgensen into Christine Jorgensen.
58	1957	Sputnik is launched by the Soviets and becomes the first artificial satellite to orbit the earth. It marks the beginning of the great "space race" between the Soviet Union and the U.S.
61	1960	The ruby laser was created by Maiman
63	1962	U.S. astronaut, John Glenn, orbits the earth
66	1965	The first "space walk" was completed by the Soviet Union
72	1971	The first unmanned spacecraft hit Mars and was launched by the Soviet Union
75	1974	Discovery of "Lucy" in Africa, an almost complete hominid skeleton over 3 million years old, only 3 and a half feet tall but having adult teeth, a small brain, walked upright
76	1975	Invention of the CAT scanner (computerized axial tomography)
80	1979	First "test tube baby" from artificial insemination
82	1981	AIDS is identified by scientist; The first reusable space shuttle, Columbia, is sent into space.
87	1986	Moments after liftoff the space shuttle Challenger explodes, killing size astronauts and a New Hampshire teacher.
90	1989	An asteroid comes relatively close to colliding with the earth
91	1990	Hubble Space Telescope launched; optical defect discovered and repaired later in 1993.
95	1994	The world watches comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 (S-L 9) colliding with Jupiter
98	1997	First Pathfinder vehicle lands on Mars and begin sending first photographs of Martin landscape. These are made available on the internet.
99	1998	Construction begins on the International Space Station.
101	2000	Successful cloning of animals begins in the early 2000s.

Age	Date	Event
9	1908	NEWS HEADLINES: Henry Ford produces the first Model T automobile
13	1912	White residents of Forsyth County, GA, drive the black population out.
14	1913	NEWS HEADLINES: Edison invents motion pictures
18	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.
20	1919	NEWS HEADLINES: World War I ends with the signing of The Versailles Treaty.
39	1938	NEWS HEADLINES: Orson Wells' radio production of H.G. Well's War of the Worlds causes a national panic.
40	1939	NEWS HEADLINES: The first regular television broadcast happens in the United States
42	1941	NEWS HEADLINES: December 7, 1941 -- Japan launches a surprise attack on Pearl Harbor and the US officially declares war on Japan the following day. World War II begins for American soldiers.
51	1950	NEWS HEADLINES: On June 25, the Korean War begins and the United Nations officially declaring war on North Korea two days later.
56	1955	NEWS HEADLINES: Rosa Parks refuses to give her seat to a white man on a bus in Montgomery, AL.
61	1960	NEWS HEADLINES: The first birth control pill was approved and made available to the public
64	1963	NEWS HEADLINES: On November 22, President John F. Kennedy is assassinated in Dallas, Texas by Lee Harvey Oswald.
70	1969	NEWS HEADLINES: In July, the U.S. becomes the first nation to land astronauts on the moon. Neil Armstrong becomes the first man to step on the lunar surface.
71	1970	NEWS HEADLINES: U.S. forces invade Cambodia and the Vietnam War continues to escalate. Janis Joplin and Jimi Hendrix die of drug overdoses. Four Kent State University students are killed during a Vietnam War protest.
78	1977	NEWS HEADLINES: Star Wars is released and becomes the biggest ticket selling movie of all time.
85	1984	NEWS HEADLINES: The first Macintosh computer with a mouse is launched and begins the computer age as it is shortly followed by the first PC and Microsoft.
93	1992	NEWS HEADLINES: The "World Wide Web" (Internet) became available for home use through college and university sponsored "freenets".
101	2000	The 2000 census enumerates a population of 281,421,906, increasing 13.2% since 1990. As regions, the South and West continued to pick up the majority of the increase in population, moving the geographic center of U.S. population to Phelps County, Missouri.
101	2000	November 7, 2000 - George W. Bush, son of the former President, and Vice President Al Gore hold a virtual dead-heat for the presidency, with a disputed vote in Florida holding off the naming of the winner of the President Election until the Supreme Court of the United States voted in favor of Bush on December 12. This ruling gave Florida to the Bush camp by a 527 vote majority, and a victory in the Electoral College, 271-266, despite gaining less popular votes than Gore.
101	2000	December 28, 2000 - Montgomery Ward, the retail giant since its founding one hundred and twenty-eight years before, announces its intention to cease business. Competition from newer, low-cost retail behemoths such as Wal-Mart lead to its demise. Over the next 10 years Wal-Mart pushes most other 'dime store' businesses to closure.
101	2000	June 1, 2000 - For the first time since 1851, the United States of America does not participate in a major World's Fair, the Hannover 2000 World Expo, despite a record number, 187, of international participants. President Bill Clinton had withdrawn U.S. participation late in 1999 after agreement to participate in 1997. Congressional apathy toward participation in world events continues a decline in U.S. involvement after the fall of the Soviet Union and victory in the Cold War. A consequence of this policy has led to a rise, among some experts, of anti-American sentiment, and a decline of U.S. influence in diplomatic affairs. Less than half, 18.1 million, of the original attendance estimate, 40 million, visit Hannover's event.
101	2000	April 3, 2000 - The ruling in the case of the United States versus Microsoft states that the company did violate anti-trust laws by diminishing the capability of its rivals to compete.
102	2001	April 8, 2001 - Tiger Woods becomes the first golfer to hold all four major golf titles simulteneously by winning the Master's tournament in Augusta, Georgia. This followed a remarkable run in 2000 when Woods claimed victory at the final three majors of that season; the U.S. Open, the British Open, and the PGA Championship.
102	2001	NEWS HEADLINES: September 11 -- (9 11) -- The World Trade Towers are hit by terrorist flying commercial planes full of passengers.

Age	Date	Event
10	1909	The National Association for Advancement of Colored People is formed (NAACP)
11	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.
28	1927	Charles Lindbergh becomes the first man to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean and Babe Ruth hits 60 home runs.
30	1929	Widespread prosperity of the 1920s ends abruptly with the stock market crash in October
31	1930	Drought in the Great Plains area begins, creating hardship for farm families in 19 states.
33	1932	Amelia Earhart becomes the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. The infant son of Charles Lindbergh is kidnapped and murdered.
34	1933	Franklin D. Roosevelt is elected president under his "New Deal" campaign. Frances Perkins becomes the first woman to hold a cabinet post when FDR appoints her secretary of labor. On December 5, the 21st Amendment is added to the Constitution, repealing Prohibition. Drinks for everyone!
35	1934	Congress passes the Indian Reorganization Act which allows remaining Indian tribes to reorganize.
35	1934	Farm families must leave the dust bowl-stricken Great Plains areas. The dust bowl includes areas in Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, Nevada and Arkansas. Radio picks up the "Okie" songs. In all, 400,000 people leave the Great Plains.
36	1935	Congress passes the Social Security Act, giving elder Americans Social Security money for the first time.
40	1939	Hollywood releases The Wizard of Oz, one of the first films to be made in color.
44	1943	Japanese Americans are relocated to internment camps; Almost 400,000 coal miners go on strike; Race riots break out in Los Angeles and Detroit.
45	1944	On June 6, Allied forces invade Normandy (referred to as "D-Day")
46	1945	President Roosevelt dies; The United Nations is established; the first atomic bomb is dropped on Hiroshima.
55	1954	The nationally televised McCarthy hearings lead to Senator Joseph McCarthy's downfall; Segregation by race in schools is declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court; Congress adds the words "under God" to the Pledge of Allegiance and requires "In God We Trust" to appear on all American currency.
63	1962	The Cuban missile crisis escalates and Americans prepare for a Nuclear War with Fidel Castro in Cuba.
67	1966	The Black Panther party is founded.
68	1967	Martin Luther King leads an anti Vietnam protest in New York; The American Indian Movement is founded; Robert Kennedy and Martin Luther King are assassinated; Three Apollo astronauts are killed in a fire on the launch pad.
72	1971	Charles Manson is found guilt of murder.
73	1972	Break-in at the Democratic headquarters sets of the Watergate Scandal.
74	1973	The Vietnam War peace pacts were signed in Paris and the last of the American forces finally leave Vietnam.
78	1977	Jimmy Carter, a Democrat from GA, is elected president.
82	1981	Ronald Reagan is elected president. He will serve two terms. (Republican)
88	1987	President Reagan and Soviet leader Gorbachev meet in Washington and sign an agreement calling for the dismantling of all Soviet and US missiles.
88	1987	January 24 - approximately 20,000 protesters march through Cummings, Georgia in all White Forsyth County.
90	1989	George Bush is elected president. (Republican)
94	1993	Bill Clinton is elected president. He will serve two terms. (Democrat)
95	1994	O.J. Simpson is chased down by police and later his trial is telecast for the world to watch.
98	1997	A robust economy creates the longest prosperity in U.S. history.
100	1999	United States budget goes into surplus.
102	2001	George W. Bush is elected president. He is the son of George Bush who served as president from 1989-1993. He will serve two terms. (Republican)

Age	Date	Event
10	1909	The "Piltdown Man" hoax -- a fake archeological discovery announced by dishonest scientists who wanted to "prove" that human beings had evolved in Europe
15	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.
18	1917	Germany uses airplanes to drop bombs in the early stages of World War I -- the first major military use of airplanes.
20	1919	The Versailles Treaty marks the official end of World War I.
21	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.
39	1938	Hitler annexes Anschluss into Germany. At the Munich Conference, Germany is given a portion of Czechoslovakia.
40	1939	Hitler takes over all of Czechoslovakia. On Sept. 1st, Germany invades Poland. On Sept. 3rd, Great Britain and France declare war on Germany. World War II has begun.
46	1945	World War II ends with a Japanese delegation signing instrument of surrender aboard battleship Missouri in Tokyo Bay.
90	1989	The Berlin Wall falls uniting communist East Germany and capitalistic West Germany
91	1990	Iraq (Sadam Hussein) invades Kuwait causing the U.N. to impose sanctions. This leads to the Gulf War.
93	1992	North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) is formed.
94	1993	South Africa accepts racial equality.
97	1996	Pope John Paul II affirmed evolution by natural selection
100	1999	Yugoslavia breaks up and Serbia is contained.
101	2000	Internet, cellphones, and social networking (using websites such as Twitter and Facebook) begin to grow in popularity and become standards for most house holds by 2010.
101	2000	China begins to emerge as an economic giant.
102	2001	April 1, 2001 - China-U.S. incident. An American spyplane collides with a fighter plane of China and makes an emergency landing in Hainan, China. The U.S. crew is detained for ten days
102	2001	September 18, 2001 - Anthrax attacks by mail from Princeton, New Jersey against news and government targets begin. Federal officials announce the first case on October 4. World wide concern about terrorism continues to escalate.
102	2001	October 7, 2001 - In response to the tragedy of September 11, the United States military, with participation from its ally the United Kingdom, commence the first attack in the War on Terrorism on the Taliban and Al-Qaeda in Afghanistan. By November 12, the Taliban government leaves the capital, Kabul.
102	2001	September 11, 2001 - 911 - Islamic fundamentalist terrorists hijack four U.S. airliners and crash them into the Pentagon and the World Trade Center in New York City. The attack of two planes levels the World Trade Center and the crash of one plane inflicts serious damage to the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, causing nearly 3,000 deaths. The fourth plane is heroically crashed by passengers into a Shanksville, Pennsylvania cornfield when they learn of the plot, preventing destruction of another structure in Washington, D.C., supposed to be the White House or the Capitol building. The plot is attributed to the Al-Qaeda organization led by Osama Bin Laden.

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David Simpson
Born on April 11, 1898 and died on December 28, 1956

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The Children of Margaret Belle Halley

43 years old

David "Jackie" Halley Simpson
Born in Mobile, Alabama on March 5, 1925 and died in Blountstown, Florida on December 14, 2001. He was 76 years old.

occupation: Owner of Simpson's Auto Parts in Blountstown, FL, Served in the Army in WWII....

17 years old

William 'Bill' Earl Simpson
Born in Blountstown, Florida on August 3, 1927 and died in at Sea, in an unknown country on June 4, 1945. He was 17 years old.

Died at sea during collision between the steam ship America and The Mary C. Kimbro....

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