Genealogy for
Martha Ann Smith
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About Martha Ann Smith |
Martha Ann Smith 5/4/1829 - 11/20/1863
| Martha Ann Smith was born on May 4, 1829 somewhere in Georgia and died on November 20, 1863 in an unknown place. She lived to be 34 years old.
Children:
Francis A. Buchanan born (1/11/1847).
John R. Buchanan born (6/21/1848).
Martha V. Buchanan born (12/5/1850).
Rufus A. Buchanan born (6/13/1853).
Mary T. Buchanan born (3/15/1856).
Amanda T. Buchanan (Holloway) 1/6/ 1858 - 5/12/ 1905).
Monroe Buchanan born (7/14/ 1861).
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| Census | 9/25/1850 | GA (Pike County) | 21 yrs old | Recorded as family #392: James Buchanan (age 25), Martha (age 19) and John R. (age 2). "None" is recorded for occupation. All were born in Georgia. |
| Census | 8/8/1860 | District 11 GA (Carroll County) | 31 yrs old | Recorded as family #85: James Buchanan (age 32), Martha A. (age 30), John R. (age 12), Martha V. (age 9), Rufus G. (age 8), Amanda (age 2). James is a farmer and estimates the value of their personal estate to be $200. The children do not indicate that they have been attending school. They do not indicate that they cannot read or write. All were born in Georgia. |
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Martha Smith's life. These are only some of the major events that affected the life and times of
Martha, her family, and friends. For example, Martha is 1 years old when Indian Removal Act signed and the moving of eastern Indians west of the Mississippi begins.
Age | Date | Event |
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1830 |
Cherokee, Heard, and Stewrt Counties are formed. |
2 |
1831 |
Sumter County is formed. |
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1832 |
December 3 - Bartow, Cobb, Crawford, Floyd, Forsyth, Gilmer, Lumpkin, Murray, Paulding, and Union Counties formed. |
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1833 |
Walker County is formed. |
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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. |
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1837 |
Mcon and Dade Counties are formed. |
9 |
1838 |
Chattooga County formed |
18 |
1847 |
Atlanta, Georgia is incorporated. Formally Marthasville |
21 |
1850 |
Gordon and Clinch Counties are formed. |
22 |
1851 |
Clay, Howell, Polk, Spalding, and Whitfield Counties are formed. |
23 |
1852 |
Taylor County formed. |
24 |
1853 |
Catoosa, Pickens, Hart, Dougherty, Webster, Flton, and Worth Counties aare creaated. |
25 |
1854 |
Fannin, Coffee, Chattahooche, Charlton, and Calhoun Counties formed. |
27 |
1856 |
Haralson, Terrell, Berrien, Colquit, Miller, and Towns Counties formed. |
28 |
1857 |
Dawson, Milton, Pierce, Glascock, Mitchell, Schley, White, and Wilcox Counties formed. |
29 |
1858 |
Clayton, Quitman, Banks, Brooks, Johnson, and Echols Counties formed. |
Age | Date | Event |
1 |
1830 |
The first railroad is constructed between Liverpool and Manchester, England |
10 |
1839 |
Goodyear invents vulcanized rubber, opening the door for tires and other rubber products. |
15 |
1844 |
The first telegraph message is sent by Morse, who later invents the Mores Code |
24 |
1853 |
The process of creating steel is invented by Besermer in Britain and Kelly in the U.S. |
27 |
1856 |
The first Neanderthal fossils are found near Germany |
30 |
1859 |
Charles Darwin publishes "Origin of Species" and begins the evolution theory. |
Age | Date | Event |
5 |
1834 |
July 9 - The S.S. John Randolph, the first successful iron steamship, is launched in Savannah |
32 |
1861 |
NEWS HEADLINES: American Civil war begins at Ft. Sumter, located in Charleston Harbor, VA. |
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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 |
1 |
1830 |
Indian Removal Act signed and the moving of eastern Indians west of the Mississippi begins. |
6 |
1835 |
Second Seminole Indian War begins. |
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1837 |
The trickery used to capture Seminole Indian Chief Osceola (Assi Yohola) creates a public uproar and U.S. General Jesup is publicly condemned. |
11 |
1840 |
Oregon Trail is established |
13 |
1842 |
Second Seminole Indian War ends and thousands of Seminole Indians are forced to move west of the Mississippi. |
26 |
1855 |
Third Seminole Indian War begins. It ends three years later when Chief Billy Bowlegs and his band are forced to move from Florida. |
31 |
1860 |
Presidential election puts Abraham Lincoln in office. The campaign has heated the issues regarding slavery in the south. |
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1862 |
May 20, 1862 the US government passes the Homestead Act to provide cheap land for settlement of lower Southeast and West. |
34 |
1863 |
Abraham Lincoln issues the "Emancipation Proclamation" freeing slaves. |
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1833 |
Santa Anna is elected President of Mexico |
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Marriages
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| James Buchanan Born on March 12, 1827 and died on July 27, 1906. They were married 3/5/1846.
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The Children of Martha Ann Smith
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82 years old
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John Robert Buchanan Born somewhere in Georgia on an unknown day in June 1848 and died in Griffin, Georgia on April 30, 1929. He was 80 years old.
He served in the Spanish American War in the 3rd Ga. Reg. under Capt. Burr and Capt. Kimbrough. He operated a grist mill in Pike Co. for 49 yrs.
He married Emma Shivers in 1870 and their ch...
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