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James Kinson Peacock
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James Kinson Peacock 3/3/1845 - 8/9/1932 (Shown at age 40)
| James Kinson Peacock was born on March 3, 1845 in Sandersonville, Washington Co, Georgia and died on August 9, 1932 in Jackson Co., Florida. He lived to be 87 years old.
Served as a Private in the Civil War, Company D, 2nd Florida Cavalry. He was married in Jackson Co. FL. He was a farmer, turpentine, and County Commissioner of Jackson County, Florida. He is buried at Mt. Olive Cem. in Altha, FL.
Children: Charles Kinson Peacock (born 1869) Sarah E. (born 1871) James Pierson Peacock (born 1872) William Jefferson Peacock (born 1875) John Daniel Peacock (1876 -1967) Mary Alafair Alice Peacock (born 1879) Joseph Franklin Peacock (born 1881) Robert Bentoza Peacock (1883) Irvin Greene Peacock (1885) |
| Census | 10/25/1850 | FL (Jackson County) | 5 yrs old | Recorded as dwelling #90 and family #100: James J. Peacock (age 30, born in GA), Sarah J. Peacock (age 30, born in NC), Wm G. Peacock (8, GA), James K. Peacock (5, GA), Martha F. Peacock (2, FL), John Peacock (27, GA), Solomon Peacock (25, GA) & Gideon Peacock (19, GA). James is a farmer and John, Solomon & Gigeon are farm labors. |
| Census | 6/2/1880 | Precinct 7 FL (Jackson County) | 35 yrs old | family#11 - James K. Peacock (age 35),
Mary E. Peacock (31),
Charley K. Peacock (10),
Sarah E. Peacock (9),
James P. Peacock (7),
William J. Peacock (5),
John J. Peacock (3)&
Mary E. Peacock (1). James is a farmer, Mary keeps house and Charley is a farm laborer. James was born in GA, his parents in GA also. Mary was born in AL, her father in AL & mother in SC. All children in FL.
Additional information about Jackson County, FL around 1880: Click here to see a map from this timeperiod. | |
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| Census | 6/5/1900 | Precinct 7, Dykes Mill FL (Jackson County) | 55 yrs old | family# 35 - James K. Pecock (age 55),
Mary E. Pecock (51),
Joseph F. Pecock (19),
Allice Pecock (20),
Robert Pecock (16) &
Irvin Pecock (14). James & Mary have been married 33 years, they have 9 children, all are living. James is a farmer, he was born in GA, parents in SC. Mary was born in AL, as were her parents. All children born in FL. Joseph, Robert & Irvin are farm laborers.
Additional information about Jackson County, FL around 1900: Click here to see a map from this timeperiod. | |
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| Census | 4/25/1910 | Rocky Creek FL (Jackson County) | 65 yrs old | family# 166- James K. Peacock (age 66),
Mary E. Peacock (62)&
Robert Peacock (26). James is a farmer, he was born in GA, parents in NC. Mary was born in AL, her parents in SC. Robert was born in FL. James and Mary have been married 45 years, they have 9 children, 8 are living. All can read and write.
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| Census | 6/23/1920 | Alliance FL (Jackson County) | 75 yrs old | family# 106 - J. K. Peacock (age 75) &
Mary Peacock (71). J.K. is a farmer & Mary keeps house. J. K. was born in GA, parents in SC. Mary was born in AL, as were her parents.
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| Death Certificate | 8/9/1932 | FL (Jackson County) | 87 yrs old | Book Vol:551, page:12407 - James K. Peacock - race: white, gender: male, year:1932. |
| Graveyard/Tombstone | 8/9/1932 | Altha FL (Calhoun County) | 87 yrs old | James Kinson PEACOCK 03-Mar-1845 to 9-Aug-1932 H/O Mrs. M. E. Peacock - Mt. Olive Cemetery. (part 2) |
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James, his family, and friends. For example, James is 10 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.
Age | Date | Event |
5 |
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. |
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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. |
16 |
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. |
19 |
1864 |
Battle of Olustee is a Confederate victory. Union troops pull back |
20 |
1865 |
Battle at Natural Bridge (Wakulla County) is a Confederate victory. |
20 |
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. |
25 |
1870 |
During the 1870s, the remaining Seminole Indians begin establishing trading posts and other economy with local settlers. |
37 |
1882 |
The Florida Central and Western Railroad Company was created. It combines the Florida Central, Jacksonville, Pensacola, and Mobile railroads. |
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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. |
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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. |
61 |
1906 |
An attempt to drain the Everglades and convert it to farmland begins. |
72 |
1917 |
Seminole Indians become a Florida tourist attraction. |
83 |
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. |
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1847 |
Atlanta, Georgia is incorporated. Formally Marthasville |
5 |
1850 |
Gordon and Clinch Counties are formed. |
6 |
1851 |
Clay, Howell, Polk, Spalding, and Whitfield Counties are formed. |
7 |
1852 |
Taylor County formed. |
8 |
1853 |
Catoosa, Pickens, Hart, Dougherty, Webster, Flton, and Worth Counties aare creaated. |
9 |
1854 |
Fannin, Coffee, Chattahooche, Charlton, and Calhoun Counties formed. |
11 |
1856 |
Haralson, Terrell, Berrien, Colquit, Miller, and Towns Counties formed. |
12 |
1857 |
Dawson, Milton, Pierce, Glascock, Mitchell, Schley, White, and Wilcox Counties formed. |
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1858 |
Clayton, Quitman, Banks, Brooks, Johnson, and Echols Counties formed. |
25 |
1870 |
Douglas, McDuffie, Rockdale, and Dodge Counties formed. |
30 |
1875 |
Oconee County formed. |
60 |
1905 |
Crisp, Grady, Jenkins, Tift, Davis, Stephens, Toombs, Turner, and Ben Hill Counties formed. |
67 |
1912 |
Forsyth, Bleckley, and Wheeler Counties formed. |
69 |
1914 |
Barrow, Candler, Bacon, and Evans Counties are formed. |
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1917 |
Atkinson and Treutlen Counties are formed. |
75 |
1920 |
Seminole, Lanier, Brantley, Long, and Lamar Counties are formed. |
79 |
1924 |
Peach County is formed. |
Age | Date | Event |
8 |
1853 |
The process of creating steel is invented by Besermer in Britain and Kelly in the U.S. |
11 |
1856 |
The first Neanderthal fossils are found near Germany |
14 |
1859 |
Charles Darwin publishes "Origin of Species" and begins the evolution theory. |
20 |
1865 |
Mendel publishes his papers on genetics and introduces the concept to the public. |
24 |
1869 |
Cro-magnon Man fossils are found in France |
32 |
1877 |
Edison invents the phonograph permitting music and voices to be recorded and replayed. |
34 |
1879 |
Edison invents the electric light bulb. |
44 |
1889 |
The first calculating machine is invented and uses punch cards |
50 |
1895 |
Wireless telegraph and the "antenna" are invented but it covers a very short distance. |
52 |
1897 |
First ship to shore message is sent using an improved form of wireless telegraph |
55 |
1900 |
Freud publishes his book "The Interpretation of Dreams" |
55 |
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 |
1901 |
First transatlantic wireless telegraph is sent. |
57 |
1902 |
The first Tyrannosaurus Rex fossil is discovered. |
58 |
1903 |
Wright Brothers complete the first successful flight with an airplane at Kitty Hawk |
59 |
1904 |
The first vacuum tube diode is invented by Fleming |
61 |
1906 |
The triode vacuum tube is invented |
61 |
1906 |
Kellogg sells the first box of Corn Flakes |
61 |
1906 |
Electrons are discovered by Thomson |
67 |
1912 |
The unsinkable Titanic sinks on its first trip to New York drowning 1,513 people. |
68 |
1913 |
Ford builds the first assembly line into his automobile production plant |
69 |
1914 |
The first traffic lights (which is only red or green) are put up in America; Construction of the Panama Canal is completed |
78 |
1923 |
Freud publishes "The Ego and the Id" |
78 |
1923 |
Diphtheria vaccine is developed; Insulin is produced to treat diabetes |
79 |
1924 |
Insecticides are used for the first time on crops |
81 |
1926 |
Goddard launched the first liquid-fueled rocket |
82 |
1927 |
The first television transmission was announced in England |
83 |
1928 |
Big bang theory was introduced |
Age | Date | Event |
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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. |
37 |
1882 |
NEWS HEADLINES: Edison creates the first large power station in New York City, making it the first place in America to have electricity. |
40 |
1885 |
NEWS HEADLINES: Eastman invents the box camera. For the first time photography becomes affordable for the average citizen. |
63 |
1908 |
NEWS HEADLINES: Henry Ford produces the first Model T automobile |
67 |
1912 |
White residents of Forsyth County, GA, drive the black population out. |
68 |
1913 |
NEWS HEADLINES: Edison invents motion pictures |
72 |
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. |
74 |
1919 |
NEWS HEADLINES: World War I ends with the signing of The Versailles Treaty. |
Age | Date | Event |
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1855 |
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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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. |
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1863 |
Abraham Lincoln issues the "Emancipation Proclamation" freeing slaves. |
20 |
1865 |
American Civil war ends with General Lee's surrender at Appomattox, VA. Reconstruction begins in the "old South" |
23 |
1868 |
An eight-hour work day is established for federal employees. |
30 |
1875 |
Tennessee enacts Jim Crow law. |
31 |
1876 |
The National League of Baseball is founded |
64 |
1909 |
The National Association for Advancement of Colored People is formed (NAACP) |
65 |
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. |
82 |
1927 |
Charles Lindbergh becomes the first man to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean and Babe Ruth hits 60 home runs. |
84 |
1929 |
Widespread prosperity of the 1920s ends abruptly with the stock market crash in October |
85 |
1930 |
Drought in the Great Plains area begins, creating hardship for farm families in 19 states. |
87 |
1932 |
Amelia Earhart becomes the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. The infant son of Charles Lindbergh is kidnapped and murdered. |
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64 |
1909 |
The "Piltdown Man" hoax -- a fake archeological discovery announced by dishonest scientists who wanted to "prove" that human beings had evolved in Europe |
69 |
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. |
72 |
1917 |
Germany uses airplanes to drop bombs in the early stages of World War I -- the first major military use of airplanes. |
74 |
1919 |
The Versailles Treaty marks the official end of World War I. |
75 |
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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James and Mary Peacock
James Peacock |
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| Mary Pierce Born on April 3, 1849 and died on February 5, 1931. They were married 1/31/1869.
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The Children of James Kinson Peacock
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Charles Kinson Peacock Born in Sink Creek, Florida on November 8, 1869 and died in Jackson Co,, Florida on October 24, 1900. He was 30 years old.
He married Martha Jane Ayers on (1/24/1889) in Jackson Co. FL. Charles & Martha had ten children: Charley K. Sarah Ella James Pearson William J. John J. Mary Jane (1/1893) ...
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29 years old
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Sarah Elizabeth Peacock Born in Jackson Co., Florida on February 6, 1871 and died somewhere in Florida on March 27, 1966. She was 95 years old.
Children:
- James Henry (1892-1981) married Mamie L. Watson (2/9/1903-1990) (div.46)~m~ Bitha Glisson (5/26/1906 -3/3/1998)
- Alice Elizabeth (3/20/1895 - 11/28/1959...
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58 years old
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James Pierson Peacock Sr. Born in Sink Creek, Florida on September 22, 1872 and died in Marianna, Jackson Co., Florida on April 16, 1953. He was 80 years old.
He married Georgia Ann Hagan(4/27/1879-7/21/1947) on (10/22/1898) in Sink Creek, FL.
Children: Leola Pearl (4/19/1900 -2/24/1986) Mary Mae (7/9/1902-2/17/1982) Almira "Alma"(4/8/190...
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31 years old
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William Jefferson Peacock Born in Sink Creek, Florida on March 7, 1875 and died in Altha, Florida on December 24, 1970. He was 95 years old.
He married Mary Leila Hansford (1/29/1882 - 3/29/1968). They had seven children: Mary Lola Robert Roy (8/31/1903-12/14/1973) Leila Viola William Jesse (9/2/1907 -6/3/1988) Edith ...
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John Daniel Peacock Born in Sink Creek, Jackson Co., Florida on December 5, 1876 and died in Sink Creek, Jackson Co., Florida on April 13, 1967. He was 90 years old.
John married Mary on 3/25/1902 in Jackson Co. FL at Mary's parents home; . He was a farmer and by age 26 he had a large farm, fully furnished house, horses and a carriage. Married in Jackson Co. FL at...
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Mary Alafair Peacock Born in Sink Creek, Florida on January 4, 1879 and died in Altha, Florida on October 10, 1944. She was 65 years old.
She married William Isaac Howard....
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25 years old
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Joseph Franklin Peacock Born in Sink Creek, Florida on April 9, 1881 and died in Altha, Florida on May 21, 1929. He was 48 years old.
Married Mary Narcissis Sullivan (born abt. 1882)....
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Robert Bentozia Peacock Born in Sink Creek, Jackson Co., Florida on August 2, 1883 and died in Altha, Florida on January 8, 1919. He was 35 years old.
Married Jennie Averette (11/6/1896 - ). They had two Children: Christine & Robert Newton Peacock....
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Irvin Green Peacock Born in Sink Creek, Jackson Co., Florida on November 19, 1885 and died in Altha, Florida on April 24, 1923. He was 37 years old.
Married Sarah "Sally" Anderson (11/20/1886 AL - 3/3/1934) Children: James Kinson Peacock
Sarah Elizabeth Peacock
Evelyn Peacock (9/5/1908 - 1997)
Mary Lucille Peacock (10/...
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