Genealogy for
Rhoda Emaline Davis
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Rhoda Emaline Davis
3/14/1844 - 1/18/1926
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Rhoda Emaline Davis was born on March 14, 1844 in Dale County, Alabama and died on January 18, 1926 in Slocomb, Geneva County, Alabama. She lived to be 81 years old.
She married Zachariah "Zack" A. Bell (12/24/1842-1/27/1924)
Children:
Andrew Lewis Bell
Missouri Elizabeth Bell Mixon
James Henry Bell
Green Berry Bell
Charley Zachariah Bell
Susan Emma Bell Smith
John D. Bell | 
 | Census | 10/26/1850 | Southern Division AL (Dale County) | 6 yrs old | | #140: Thomas A. Davis (age 44, born in GA), Jersey (age 46, born in GA), James M. (age 19, born in GA), Woody R. (age 17, born in GA), John L. B. (age 15, born in GA), Bethia A. (age 13, GA), Thomas A. (age 12, GA), Anna J. (10, GA), Joseph E. (7, AL), Rhoda E. (5, AL), Sinena E. (3, AL), Jersey (2, AL). Thomas states his occupation as farmer and estimates the value of his estate to be $100. The three oldest sons also state they are farmers. All of the children age 10 and older attended schools in the last year. Thomas and Tensey cannot read or write. |
| Census | 9/21/1860 | AL (Dale County) | 16 yrs old | | Recorded as family #1673: Thomas A. Davis (age 53, born in GA), Tiercy (age 48, born in GA), Joseph E. (age 18, born in AL), Anne J. (age 20, born in GA), Rhoda E. (age 16, born in AL), Sarena E. (age 14, born in AL), Tiercy (age 12, born in AL). Thomas states he is a farmer and estimates the value of his real estate at $1, 500 and person estate at $1, 290. All of the children attended school during the last year and neither Thomas nor his wife can read or write. The family of J. B. L. Davis is listed next. |
| Census | 6/19/1900 | Turners Mill AL (Geneva County) | 56 yrs old | 195- Zachariah Bell (age 57),
Rhody E. Bell (56),
Susan E. Bell (18),
Charles Z. Bell (16),
Henry J. Bell (14),
Andrew L. Bell (21). All were born in AL. Zachariah and Rhody have been married 33 years, they have 11 living children. Zachariah is a farmer, charles and Henry are farm laborers.
| Additional information about Geneva County, AL around 1900: A courthouse fire in 1898 destroys many county records. Click here to see a map from this timeperiod. | |
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| Death Certificate | 1/18/1926 | Slocomb AL (Geneva County) | 81 yrs old | | Name: Rhoda E. Davis Bell,
Birth Date: 18 Mar 1844,
Birth Place: Alabama,
Death Date: 18 Jan 1926,
Death Place: Slocomb, Geneva, Alabama
Death Age: 81,
Race: White,
Marital status: Widowed,
Gender: Female,
Father Name: Thomas Davis,
Spouse Name: Zack Bell,
FHL Film Number: 1908278 |
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Rhoda, her family, and friends. For example, Rhoda is 11 years old when Third Seminole Indian War begins. It ends three years later when Chief Billy Bowlegs and his band are forced to move from Florida.
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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. |
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| 9 |
1853 |
The process of creating steel is invented by Besermer in Britain and Kelly in the U.S. |
| 12 |
1856 |
The first Neanderthal fossils are found near Germany |
| 15 |
1859 |
Charles Darwin publishes "Origin of Species" and begins the evolution theory. |
| 21 |
1865 |
Mendel publishes his papers on genetics and introduces the concept to the public. |
| 25 |
1869 |
Cro-magnon Man fossils are found in France |
| 33 |
1877 |
Edison invents the phonograph permitting music and voices to be recorded and replayed. |
| 35 |
1879 |
Edison invents the electric light bulb. |
| 45 |
1889 |
The first calculating machine is invented and uses punch cards |
| 51 |
1895 |
Wireless telegraph and the "antenna" are invented but it covers a very short distance. |
| 53 |
1897 |
First ship to shore message is sent using an improved form of wireless telegraph |
| 56 |
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. |
| 56 |
1900 |
Freud publishes his book "The Interpretation of Dreams" |
| 57 |
1901 |
First transatlantic wireless telegraph is sent. |
| 58 |
1902 |
The first Tyrannosaurus Rex fossil is discovered. |
| 59 |
1903 |
Wright Brothers complete the first successful flight with an airplane at Kitty Hawk |
| 60 |
1904 |
The first vacuum tube diode is invented by Fleming |
| 62 |
1906 |
Electrons are discovered by Thomson |
| 62 |
1906 |
The triode vacuum tube is invented |
| 62 |
1906 |
Kellogg sells the first box of Corn Flakes |
| 68 |
1912 |
The unsinkable Titanic sinks on its first trip to New York drowning 1,513 people. |
| 69 |
1913 |
Ford builds the first assembly line into his automobile production plant |
| 70 |
1914 |
The first traffic lights (which is only red or green) are put up in America; Construction of the Panama Canal is completed |
| 79 |
1923 |
Freud publishes "The Ego and the Id" |
| 79 |
1923 |
Diphtheria vaccine is developed; Insulin is produced to treat diabetes |
| 80 |
1924 |
Insecticides are used for the first time on crops |
| 82 |
1926 |
Goddard launched the first liquid-fueled rocket |
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| 17 |
1861 |
NEWS HEADLINES: American Civil war begins at Ft. Sumter, located in Charleston Harbor, VA. |
| 18 |
1862 |
NEWS HEADLINES: May 20, 1862 the US government passes the Homestead Act to provide cheap land for settlement of lower Southeast and West. |
| 38 |
1882 |
NEWS HEADLINES: Edison creates the first large power station in New York City, making it the first place in America to have electricity. |
| 41 |
1885 |
NEWS HEADLINES: Eastman invents the box camera. For the first time photography becomes affordable for the average citizen. |
| 64 |
1908 |
NEWS HEADLINES: Henry Ford produces the first Model T automobile |
| 68 |
1912 |
White residents of Forsyth County, GA, drive the black population out. |
| 69 |
1913 |
NEWS HEADLINES: Edison invents motion pictures |
| 73 |
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. |
| 75 |
1919 |
NEWS HEADLINES: World War I ends with the signing of The Versailles Treaty. |
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| 11 |
1855 |
Third Seminole Indian War begins. It ends three years later when Chief Billy Bowlegs and his band are forced to move from Florida. |
| 16 |
1860 |
Presidential election puts Abraham Lincoln in office. The campaign has heated the issues regarding slavery in the south. |
| 18 |
1862 |
May 20, 1862 the US government passes the Homestead Act to provide cheap land for settlement of lower Southeast and West. |
| 19 |
1863 |
Abraham Lincoln issues the "Emancipation Proclamation" freeing slaves. |
| 21 |
1865 |
American Civil war ends with General Lee's surrender at Appomattox, VA. Reconstruction begins in the "old South" |
| 24 |
1868 |
An eight-hour work day is established for federal employees. |
| 31 |
1875 |
Tennessee enacts Jim Crow law. |
| 32 |
1876 |
The National League of Baseball is founded |
| 65 |
1909 |
The National Association for Advancement of Colored People is formed (NAACP) |
| 66 |
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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| 65 |
1909 |
The "Piltdown Man" hoax -- a fake archeological discovery announced by dishonest scientists who wanted to "prove" that human beings had evolved in Europe |
| 70 |
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. |
| 73 |
1917 |
Germany uses airplanes to drop bombs in the early stages of World War I -- the first major military use of airplanes. |
| 75 |
1919 |
The Versailles Treaty marks the official end of World War I. |
| 76 |
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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