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Jasper Kinchen Musgrove
10/18/1843 - 11/18/1925

Jasper Kinchen Musgrove was born on October 18, 1843 in Baker Co., Georgia and died on November 18, 1925 in Calhoun Co., Florida. He lived to be 82 years old.

Children: Martha (1879-bef.1885), John B. (1881), Mary (1883), Georgian(3/1887) Charlie T.(2/1890 - 1954) and Jasper Kinchen (1894).

He served in C.S.A., Florida Co. H, II Regt Fla Inf
He fought in the battle of Marianna. He was discharged before the surrender because of white swelling of his leg. His leg was later amputated.

Census

1/1/1840

Newton GA (Baker County)

-4 yrs before birth

page 1, line 6 - K.M.T. Musgrove - one Males - Under 5, two Males - 20 thru 29, one Females - Under 5, one Females - 20 thru 29.

(This maybe Kinchen's father)next door line 7 -lives William W. Musgrove.

Census

10/15/1850

Division 5 FL (Calhoun County)

6 yrs old

16 - Miles Durden age 57, F. E. Durden age 55, John Musgroves age 15, Jasper Musgroves age 9, Stephen G. Durham age 8,& Caroline Musgrove age 12. All were born in Georiga.

Additional information about Calhoun County, FL around 1850: Click here to see a map from this timeperiod.

Census

7/19/1860

Ocheese FL (Calhoun County)

16 yrs old

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55 - Caroline Taylor age 21, Elizabeth Taylor age 1 & Jasper Musgrove age 19. Caroline does domestic work, Jasper is a laborer. Caroline and Jasper were born in GA, Elizabeth in FL. Caroline has a check in the box for, black or mulatto, she can not read or write.

Additional information about Calhoun County, FL around 1860: Click here to see a map from this timeperiod.

Military

11/4/1863

Marianna FL (Jackson County)

20 yrs old

Name: Jasper Musgrove, Confederate 11th Regiment, Florida Infantry Company: H,
Age: 15, Rank In: Private (Apr.11,1863), Rank Out: Private(Dec.24,1863), Film Number: M225 roll 6

Census

6/5/1880

Pippins Mills FL (Calhoun County)

36 yrs old

70, 82 - Jasper Musgrove (age 34), Joannah Musgrove (age 32)& Martha Musgrove (age 1). Jasper was born in GA, as were his parents, he is a farmer. Joannah and Martha were born in FL, Joannah's parents were born in GA, she keeps house.

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.

Other

1/1/1882

FL (Calhoun County)

38 yrs old

Revised List of jurors -
Pg. 1: #1. Wm Ayers, 2. Thos Ayers, 3. Asa Ayers, 9. Sam Ayers, 10. Ish Ayers, 13. Benj. Ayers, 15. Alfred Bailey, 17. Gadi Bailey, 22. P.B. Bailey, 23. Wm M. Clark. ,44. Wm Cutts, 46. L. C. Davis, 46. Isaac Etheridge, 47. B. H. Franklin
page 2: 68. Caleb Halley, 75. Jno T. Kent, 76. W.A. Kent, 79. Jno A. Kelley, 81. Jno Kent,
page 3: #85. Geo Sutton, 96. B. F. McDaniel, 97. Josh McDaniel, 99. Jasper Musgrove, 100. J. M. Maddox,107. Thos McKeown
page 4: 114 Robt Nixon, 115 J. J. Nixon, 116 R. W. Nixon,118 Jno H. Parish, 119. Thomas Parish Sr., 120. Thomas Parish Jr., 122. Jno W. Peacock, 123. Jno. W. Pope, 125. B. F. Pope, 126. Tim Pope, 130. J.M. Peacock
page 5:143.J.R. Stone, 151. David Stephens, 152. L.M. Stone, 156. S.S. Stone, 153. A.J. Wood, 155. Joe Wood, 156. J.C. Wood, 172. Levi Yon, 173. Newton Yon, 174. T.M. Yon, 175. John Yon, 176. H. A. Yon

Census

6/1/1885

FL (Calhoun County)

41 yrs old

147,161 - Jasper Musgrove (age 45), Johina (37), John(4),Mary (3) & G.S.(6mo.); (servants - I.P.Smith (14) & Charles D.Smith (13). Jasper & Johina born in GA, all others in FL. Jasper is a farmer.

Additional information about Calhoun County, FL around 1885: The principle towns in Calhoun County were Blountstown, Marysville, Chipola, Selman, Ocheesee, and Abe Springs. In 1884 railroads in Florida were bought out by one company and placed under central management. River Junction, located at the junction of the Chattahoochee and Flint Rivers, is the closest railroad and the primary hub of land transports. The photo on the right shows the iron bridge than spans the Chattahoochee River about a mile from the Depot at River Junction where wharves, storage, steamboats and hotels bussel with activity. Click the photo for a larger view. Click here to see a map from this timeperiod.

Census

6/1/1900

Boards Head FL (Calhoun County)

56 yrs old

Recorded as dwelling #657: Jasper Musgrove (birth Aug. 1844, age 55), Johnanna Musgrove (Sep 1859, age 40), Georgeann (Mar. 1887, 13), Charles (Feb 1890, 10), and Keutchen (Mar 1894, 6). Jasper and Johnanna have been married 25 years, they have 8 children, 5 or living. All were born in FL, as were their parents. Jasper is a farmer. All can read and write except Keutchen (Kinchen).

Additional information about Calhoun County, FL around 1900: The first automobile, nick-named Chicken Killer, arrives in Blountstown in 1905. The photo on the right shows The Chicken Killer. Click the photo for a larger view. Click here to see a map from this timeperiod.

Military

1/1/1907

FL (Calhoun County)

63 yrs old

Confederate pensions -A02621- Jasper Musgrove, 11th Regt Inf wife: Johnnah (Hansford) , year- 1907, pages 16

Military

10/8/1907

FL (Calhoun County)

64 yrs old

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William Ayers states in an affidavit for Jasper Musgrove's pension, that he knows Jasper and of his service in the Civil War.

Census

4/21/1910

Altha FL (Calhoun County)

66 yrs old

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Jasper Musgrove (age 64), Johnanna Musgrove (age 53), Kinchen Musgrove (15), and border,Mary Anne Butler (35). Jasper and Johnanna have been married 36 years, they have 7 children, 5 are living. Jasper was born in GA, as were his parents. All other born in FL. Johnanna mother was born in FL and father in GA. Jasper is a farmer, Johnanna keeps house, Kinchen works on farm and Mary is a servant. Jasper can read, but not write, Johnanna and Mary can not read or write, Kinchen can read and write.

Census

1/15/1920

Altha FL (Calhoun County)

76 yrs old

189, 192 -Jasper K. Musgrove (age 80), Johnanna Musgrove (age 68), Jasper K. Musgrove Jr.(25), (daughter)Georgie Stephens (32)& (grandaughter) Henrietta Stephens (7). They oun thier home. Jasper and Johnanna were born in GA, as were their parents. All other born in FL. Jasper is a farmer, Johnanna keeps house,Jasper Jr. and Georgie are teachers.

Death Certificate

1/1/1925

FL (Calhoun County)

81 yrs old

Name: Jasper Musgrove, Death Date: 1925, County of Death: Calhoun , State of Death: Florida, Race: White, Gender: Male, Book:207,#15085.

Graveyard/Tombstone

1/1/1927

Chipola Cem. Altha FL (Calhoun County)

2 yrs after death

Jasper MUSGROVE - 1843 - 1927
Florida Pvt Co. H II Regt Fla Inf C.S.A.

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Click on any of the News, Events, or Discoveries buttons above to see historical things that happened during Jasper Musgrove's life. These are only some of the major events that affected the life and times of Jasper, his family, and friends. For example, Jasper is 12 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
2	1845	Florida becomes the 27th state to join the United States. William Moseley becomes the first governor and David Yulee the first senator.
7	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.
12	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.
18	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.
21	1864	Battle of Olustee is a Confederate victory. Union troops pull back
22	1865	Battle at Natural Bridge (Wakulla County) is a Confederate victory.
22	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.
27	1870	During the 1870s, the remaining Seminole Indians begin establishing trading posts and other economy with local settlers.
39	1882	The Florida Central and Western Railroad Company was created. It combines the Florida Central, Jacksonville, Pensacola, and Mobile railroads.
40	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.
41	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.
63	1906	An attempt to drain the Everglades and convert it to farmland begins.
74	1917	Seminole Indians become a Florida tourist attraction.

Age	Date	Event
4	1847	Atlanta, Georgia is incorporated. Formally Marthasville
7	1850	Gordon and Clinch Counties are formed.
8	1851	Clay, Howell, Polk, Spalding, and Whitfield Counties are formed.
9	1852	Taylor County formed.
10	1853	Catoosa, Pickens, Hart, Dougherty, Webster, Flton, and Worth Counties aare creaated.
11	1854	Fannin, Coffee, Chattahooche, Charlton, and Calhoun Counties formed.
13	1856	Haralson, Terrell, Berrien, Colquit, Miller, and Towns Counties formed.
14	1857	Dawson, Milton, Pierce, Glascock, Mitchell, Schley, White, and Wilcox Counties formed.
15	1858	Clayton, Quitman, Banks, Brooks, Johnson, and Echols Counties formed.
27	1870	Douglas, McDuffie, Rockdale, and Dodge Counties formed.
32	1875	Oconee County formed.
62	1905	Crisp, Grady, Jenkins, Tift, Davis, Stephens, Toombs, Turner, and Ben Hill Counties formed.
69	1912	Forsyth, Bleckley, and Wheeler Counties formed.
71	1914	Barrow, Candler, Bacon, and Evans Counties are formed.
74	1917	Atkinson and Treutlen Counties are formed.
77	1920	Seminole, Lanier, Brantley, Long, and Lamar Counties are formed.
81	1924	Peach County is formed.

Age	Date	Event
1	1844	The first telegraph message is sent by Morse, who later invents the Mores Code
10	1853	The process of creating steel is invented by Besermer in Britain and Kelly in the U.S.
13	1856	The first Neanderthal fossils are found near Germany
16	1859	Charles Darwin publishes "Origin of Species" and begins the evolution theory.
22	1865	Mendel publishes his papers on genetics and introduces the concept to the public.
26	1869	Cro-magnon Man fossils are found in France
34	1877	Edison invents the phonograph permitting music and voices to be recorded and replayed.
36	1879	Edison invents the electric light bulb.
46	1889	The first calculating machine is invented and uses punch cards
52	1895	Wireless telegraph and the "antenna" are invented but it covers a very short distance.
54	1897	First ship to shore message is sent using an improved form of wireless telegraph
57	1900	Freud publishes his book "The Interpretation of Dreams"
57	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.
58	1901	First transatlantic wireless telegraph is sent.
59	1902	The first Tyrannosaurus Rex fossil is discovered.
60	1903	Wright Brothers complete the first successful flight with an airplane at Kitty Hawk
61	1904	The first vacuum tube diode is invented by Fleming
63	1906	Electrons are discovered by Thomson
63	1906	Kellogg sells the first box of Corn Flakes
63	1906	The triode vacuum tube is invented
69	1912	The unsinkable Titanic sinks on its first trip to New York drowning 1,513 people.
70	1913	Ford builds the first assembly line into his automobile production plant
71	1914	The first traffic lights (which is only red or green) are put up in America; Construction of the Panama Canal is completed
80	1923	Freud publishes "The Ego and the Id"
80	1923	Diphtheria vaccine is developed; Insulin is produced to treat diabetes
81	1924	Insecticides are used for the first time on crops

Age	Date	Event
18	1861	NEWS HEADLINES: American Civil war begins at Ft. Sumter, located in Charleston Harbor, VA.
19	1862	NEWS HEADLINES: May 20, 1862 the US government passes the Homestead Act to provide cheap land for settlement of lower Southeast and West.
39	1882	NEWS HEADLINES: Edison creates the first large power station in New York City, making it the first place in America to have electricity.
42	1885	NEWS HEADLINES: Eastman invents the box camera. For the first time photography becomes affordable for the average citizen.
65	1908	NEWS HEADLINES: Henry Ford produces the first Model T automobile
69	1912	White residents of Forsyth County, GA, drive the black population out.
70	1913	NEWS HEADLINES: Edison invents motion pictures
74	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.
76	1919	NEWS HEADLINES: World War I ends with the signing of The Versailles Treaty.

Age	Date	Event
12	1855	Third Seminole Indian War begins. It ends three years later when Chief Billy Bowlegs and his band are forced to move from Florida.
17	1860	Presidential election puts Abraham Lincoln in office. The campaign has heated the issues regarding slavery in the south.
19	1862	May 20, 1862 the US government passes the Homestead Act to provide cheap land for settlement of lower Southeast and West.
20	1863	Abraham Lincoln issues the "Emancipation Proclamation" freeing slaves.
22	1865	American Civil war ends with General Lee's surrender at Appomattox, VA. Reconstruction begins in the "old South"
25	1868	An eight-hour work day is established for federal employees.
32	1875	Tennessee enacts Jim Crow law.
33	1876	The National League of Baseball is founded
66	1909	The National Association for Advancement of Colored People is formed (NAACP)
67	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.

Age	Date	Event
66	1909	The "Piltdown Man" hoax -- a fake archeological discovery announced by dishonest scientists who wanted to "prove" that human beings had evolved in Europe
71	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.
74	1917	Germany uses airplanes to drop bombs in the early stages of World War I -- the first major military use of airplanes.
76	1919	The Versailles Treaty marks the official end of World War I.
77	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.

Marriages

Johnanna Hansford
Born on April 10, 1856 and died on September 14, 1930.
They were married 2/26/1874.

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The Children of Jasper Kinchen Musgrove

57 years old

Jasper Kinchen Musgrove Jr.
Born in Altha, Florida on September 2, 1896 and died in Calhoun County, Florida on April 1, 1962. He was 65 years old.

Parents were Jasper and Johnana Musgrove and he had two brothers, Charlie and John, and two sisters, Mary and Georgian.

Occupations: Law Enforcement, Educator and School Teacher in Levy, Ja...

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