Genealogy for
Elizabeth A. Bailey
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Elizabeth A. Bailey
1839 - 1920
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Elizabeth A. Bailey was born about 1839 somewhere in South Carolina and died about 1920 somewhere in Florida. Dates for birth and death are estimated. She lived to be about 81 years old.
Married 10/12/1858 to James L. Larimore in Jackson Co. FL. Her husband James was born in 1845 in MS. His occupations where Blacksmith and Wheelwright.
She had eight children with husband James: Wesley Laramore (1861),
James L. "Jesse" Larimore Jr. (2/1862)married Alice(8/1870)
Elizabeth Laramore (1864), Nancy Laramore (1865),
Herman Larimore (1860),
John Larimore (1874),
Streety Moses Larimore (1872)
Jane Larimore Roberts (1863). | 
 | Census | 10/2/1850 | SC (Marion County) | 11 yrs old | | Recorded as family #1003: Jesse Bailey (age 34), Catherine (age 32), Alfred (16), Bryant (14), Jesse (12), Elizabeth (11), John (9), Samuel (7), Gadi (6), Preston (one month). Jesse is a farmer and estimates the value of his property to be $700. The three oldest children have been attending school. All were born in Marion County, SC. Catherine cannot read or write and it is noted on the census that she is either "deaf and dumb, blind, insane, idiotie, pauper, or convict". |
| Other | 7/13/1863 | Abe Springs Bluff FL (Calhoun County) | 24 yrs old | In the name of the State of Florida
To the Sheriff of Calhoun County Greeting you are hereby commanded to summons the following persons to be at Abe Springs Bluff on the first Tuesday after the fourth Monday in October next by 10 o’clock A.M. to serve as jurors in the circuit court of said County during said term. Given under my hand of Office this the 13 day of July AD 1863.
Wm Clark - clerk
Grand Jurors
# 1 Levi Yon, #3 T.H. Yon Jr., # 10 Jesse Bailey, #11 James B. Stone
Petit Jurors
#19 James Larimore |
| Census | 6/7/1880 | Pippins Mill FL (Calhoun County) | 41 yrs old | #78, family #90 Jas Lanamore (age 35), Elizabeth (40), Herman (20), Wesley (19), Jane (17), Elizabeth (16), Nancy (15), Jesse(10) , Teely (8)& John (6). Jas is a blacksmith, Elizabeth keeps house, herman & Wesley are hirelings. Jas was born in MS, as were his parents. Elizabeth was born in SC as were her parents. all children were born in FL.
| Additional information about Calhoun County, FL around 1880: Blountstown was declared the seat of Calhoun County in 1880. Prior to that, Abe Springs had been the county seat. Click here to see a map from this timeperiod. | |
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| 3 |
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. |
| 3 |
1842 |
Second Seminole Indian War ends and some of the Seminole Indians living in FL are moved to the Indian Territory |
| 6 |
1845 |
Florida becomes the 27th state to join the United States. William Moseley becomes the first governor and David Yulee the first senator. |
| 11 |
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. |
| 16 |
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. |
| 22 |
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. |
| 25 |
1864 |
Battle of Olustee is a Confederate victory. Union troops pull back |
| 26 |
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. |
| 26 |
1865 |
Battle at Natural Bridge (Wakulla County) is a Confederate victory. |
| 31 |
1870 |
During the 1870s, the remaining Seminole Indians begin establishing trading posts and other economy with local settlers. |
| 43 |
1882 |
The Florida Central and Western Railroad Company was created. It combines the Florida Central, Jacksonville, Pensacola, and Mobile railroads. |
| 44 |
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. |
| 45 |
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. |
| 67 |
1906 |
An attempt to drain the Everglades and convert it to farmland begins. |
| 78 |
1917 |
Seminole Indians become a Florida tourist attraction. |
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| 5 |
1844 |
The first telegraph message is sent by Morse, who later invents the Mores Code |
| 14 |
1853 |
The process of creating steel is invented by Besermer in Britain and Kelly in the U.S. |
| 17 |
1856 |
The first Neanderthal fossils are found near Germany |
| 20 |
1859 |
Charles Darwin publishes "Origin of Species" and begins the evolution theory. |
| 26 |
1865 |
Mendel publishes his papers on genetics and introduces the concept to the public. |
| 30 |
1869 |
Cro-magnon Man fossils are found in France |
| 38 |
1877 |
Edison invents the phonograph permitting music and voices to be recorded and replayed. |
| 40 |
1879 |
Edison invents the electric light bulb. |
| 50 |
1889 |
The first calculating machine is invented and uses punch cards |
| 56 |
1895 |
Wireless telegraph and the "antenna" are invented but it covers a very short distance. |
| 58 |
1897 |
First ship to shore message is sent using an improved form of wireless telegraph |
| 61 |
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. |
| 61 |
1900 |
Freud publishes his book "The Interpretation of Dreams" |
| 62 |
1901 |
First transatlantic wireless telegraph is sent. |
| 63 |
1902 |
The first Tyrannosaurus Rex fossil is discovered. |
| 64 |
1903 |
Wright Brothers complete the first successful flight with an airplane at Kitty Hawk |
| 65 |
1904 |
The first vacuum tube diode is invented by Fleming |
| 67 |
1906 |
The triode vacuum tube is invented |
| 67 |
1906 |
Kellogg sells the first box of Corn Flakes |
| 67 |
1906 |
Electrons are discovered by Thomson |
| 73 |
1912 |
The unsinkable Titanic sinks on its first trip to New York drowning 1,513 people. |
| 74 |
1913 |
Ford builds the first assembly line into his automobile production plant |
| 75 |
1914 |
The first traffic lights (which is only red or green) are put up in America; Construction of the Panama Canal is completed |
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| 22 |
1861 |
NEWS HEADLINES: American Civil war begins at Ft. Sumter, located in Charleston Harbor, VA. |
| 23 |
1862 |
NEWS HEADLINES: May 20, 1862 the US government passes the Homestead Act to provide cheap land for settlement of lower Southeast and West. |
| 43 |
1882 |
NEWS HEADLINES: Edison creates the first large power station in New York City, making it the first place in America to have electricity. |
| 46 |
1885 |
NEWS HEADLINES: Eastman invents the box camera. For the first time photography becomes affordable for the average citizen. |
| 69 |
1908 |
NEWS HEADLINES: Henry Ford produces the first Model T automobile |
| 73 |
1912 |
White residents of Forsyth County, GA, drive the black population out. |
| 74 |
1913 |
NEWS HEADLINES: Edison invents motion pictures |
| 78 |
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. |
| 80 |
1919 |
NEWS HEADLINES: World War I ends with the signing of The Versailles Treaty. |
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| 21 |
1860 |
About 63,000 men from South Carolina served in the Confederate armed forces. |
| 29 |
1868 |
South Carolina was readmitted to the Union. |
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| 1 |
1840 |
Oregon Trail is established |
| 3 |
1842 |
Second Seminole Indian War ends and thousands of Seminole Indians are forced to move west of the Mississippi. |
| 16 |
1855 |
Third Seminole Indian War begins. It ends three years later when Chief Billy Bowlegs and his band are forced to move from Florida. |
| 21 |
1860 |
Presidential election puts Abraham Lincoln in office. The campaign has heated the issues regarding slavery in the south. |
| 23 |
1862 |
May 20, 1862 the US government passes the Homestead Act to provide cheap land for settlement of lower Southeast and West. |
| 24 |
1863 |
Abraham Lincoln issues the "Emancipation Proclamation" freeing slaves. |
| 26 |
1865 |
American Civil war ends with General Lee's surrender at Appomattox, VA. Reconstruction begins in the "old South" |
| 29 |
1868 |
An eight-hour work day is established for federal employees. |
| 36 |
1875 |
Tennessee enacts Jim Crow law. |
| 37 |
1876 |
The National League of Baseball is founded |
| 70 |
1909 |
The National Association for Advancement of Colored People is formed (NAACP) |
| 71 |
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. |
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| 70 |
1909 |
The "Piltdown Man" hoax -- a fake archeological discovery announced by dishonest scientists who wanted to "prove" that human beings had evolved in Europe |
| 75 |
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. |
| 78 |
1917 |
Germany uses airplanes to drop bombs in the early stages of World War I -- the first major military use of airplanes. |
| 80 |
1919 |
The Versailles Treaty marks the official end of World War I. |
| 81 |
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. |
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