View Genealogy for Rebecca Davis (10/21/1822-1/30/1901)

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Rebecca Davis

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	John Timothy Davis 3/14/1801 - 8/5/1875	Sophia Swearingen 1/14/1796 - 3/20/1871

About Rebecca Davis

Rebecca Davis
10/21/1822 - 1/30/1901

Rebecca Davis was born on October 21, 1822 in Marianna, Florida and died on January 30, 1901 in an unknown place. She lived to be 78 years old.

She was married three times: 1st to Cutting G. Stephens, 2nd to Hugh Spears and 3rd to Dr. Theophilus West. She had on son, William Davis Spears(1848-1891). The Davis/West house (built for her buy her father) located in Marianna is now on the National Registry of Historic Landmarks.

	Marriage	3/14/1861	FL (Jackson County)	38 yrs old
	Click here to see a copy of the marriage license. Dr. Theophilus West married Rebecca Davis Spears on 3/14/1861 - book: B page:34.

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Age	Date	Event
1	1823	The Treaty of Moultrie Creek pushes the Seminole Indian towns into the interior of the Florida peninsula.
2	1824	Tallahassee is established at the capital of Florida because it is half-way between the two government centers in St. Augustine and Pensacola. The Legislative Council meets in November in a log house erected in the vicinity of today's capitol.
13	1835	The Second Seminole Indian War keeps the United States and Seminoles Indians fighting in North & Central Florida.
15	1837	NEWS HEADLINES: In October, Chief Osceola of the Seminole Indians is captured when he arrives for supposed truce negotiations at Fort Payton. He is imprisoned at St. Augustine, FL where he refuses to eat and attempts to escape several times. In December he is moved to a prison in SC where he dies on January 20, 1838. At the time of his death, Osceola was the most famous American Indian.
20	1842	Second Seminole Indian War ends and some of the Seminole Indians living in FL are moved to the Indian Territory
20	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.
23	1845	Florida becomes the 27th state to join the United States. William Moseley becomes the first governor and David Yulee the first senator.
28	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.
33	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.
39	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.
42	1864	Battle of Olustee is a Confederate victory. Union troops pull back
43	1865	Battle at Natural Bridge (Wakulla County) is a Confederate victory.
43	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.
48	1870	During the 1870s, the remaining Seminole Indians begin establishing trading posts and other economy with local settlers.
60	1882	The Florida Central and Western Railroad Company was created. It combines the Florida Central, Jacksonville, Pensacola, and Mobile railroads.
61	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.
62	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.

Age	Date	Event
8	1830	The first railroad is constructed between Liverpool and Manchester, England
17	1839	Goodyear invents vulcanized rubber, opening the door for tires and other rubber products.
22	1844	The first telegraph message is sent by Morse, who later invents the Mores Code
31	1853	The process of creating steel is invented by Besermer in Britain and Kelly in the U.S.
34	1856	The first Neanderthal fossils are found near Germany
37	1859	Charles Darwin publishes "Origin of Species" and begins the evolution theory.
43	1865	Mendel publishes his papers on genetics and introduces the concept to the public.
47	1869	Cro-magnon Man fossils are found in France
55	1877	Edison invents the phonograph permitting music and voices to be recorded and replayed.
57	1879	Edison invents the electric light bulb.
67	1889	The first calculating machine is invented and uses punch cards
73	1895	Wireless telegraph and the "antenna" are invented but it covers a very short distance.
75	1897	First ship to shore message is sent using an improved form of wireless telegraph
78	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.
78	1900	Freud publishes his book "The Interpretation of Dreams"
79	1901	First transatlantic wireless telegraph is sent.

Age	Date	Event
6	1828	Gold is discovered in Georgia.
12	1834	July 9 - The S.S. John Randolph, the first successful iron steamship, is launched in Savannah
39	1861	NEWS HEADLINES: American Civil war begins at Ft. Sumter, located in Charleston Harbor, VA.
40	1862	NEWS HEADLINES: May 20, 1862 the US government passes the Homestead Act to provide cheap land for settlement of lower Southeast and West.
60	1882	NEWS HEADLINES: Edison creates the first large power station in New York City, making it the first place in America to have electricity.
63	1885	NEWS HEADLINES: Eastman invents the box camera. For the first time photography becomes affordable for the average citizen.

Age	Date	Event
8	1830	Indian Removal Act signed and the moving of eastern Indians west of the Mississippi begins.
13	1835	Second Seminole Indian War begins.
15	1837	The trickery used to capture Seminole Indian Chief Osceola (Assi Yohola) creates a public uproar and U.S. General Jesup is publicly condemned.
18	1840	Oregon Trail is established
20	1842	Second Seminole Indian War ends and thousands of Seminole Indians are forced to move west of the Mississippi.
33	1855	Third Seminole Indian War begins. It ends three years later when Chief Billy Bowlegs and his band are forced to move from Florida.
38	1860	Presidential election puts Abraham Lincoln in office. The campaign has heated the issues regarding slavery in the south.
40	1862	May 20, 1862 the US government passes the Homestead Act to provide cheap land for settlement of lower Southeast and West.
41	1863	Abraham Lincoln issues the "Emancipation Proclamation" freeing slaves.
43	1865	American Civil war ends with General Lee's surrender at Appomattox, VA. Reconstruction begins in the "old South"
46	1868	An eight-hour work day is established for federal employees.
53	1875	Tennessee enacts Jim Crow law.
54	1876	The National League of Baseball is founded

Age	Date	Event
11	1833	Santa Anna is elected President of Mexico

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Dr. Theophilus West
Born about 1820 and died about 1910

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