Genealogy for
Benjamin Franklin Ayers
| About Benjamin Franklin Ayers |
|---|
Benjamin Franklin Ayers
7/9/1842 - 12/18/1889
|
Benjamin Franklin Ayers was born on July 9, 1842 in Dooley Co., Georgia and died on December 18, 1889 in Calhoun Co., Florida. Dates for birth and death are estimated. He lived to be about 47 years old.
He first married on (12/11/1866) Harriet Burnam.
He then married on (11/29/1874) Nancy Ann Sims Keel (1845-1913)
children:
Avie Elizabeth (2/1/1876-3/5/1936)Avie married John Thomas Duncan(1874-1964)They had 12 children.
David (4/11/1879-1/5/1910)
Benjamin Franklin (8/18/1886-3/18/1928)Ben married Annie Eliza McCroan(1893-1981)they had 7 children.
He served in the Civil War under the command of Capt. John H. Ellis with the 1st Fla Battalion. Honorable discharged at Quincy,Fla in 1864. He was crippled due to his injuries. | 
 | Census | 10/14/1850 | 5 th district FL (Calhoun County) | 8 yrs old | family #5: John Ayrs (age 43, born in SC), Arilda (age 43, born in GA), Tellitha (25, SC), David (11, GA), John (12, GA), Thos. (10, GA), Benjam. (8, GA), William (8,GA), Elizabeth A. (6, GA), Asa (4, GA), Quinn (2, FL), Ishmael (4 months old, FL). John states he is a Blacksmith.
#7 William Ayrs & family are listed
| Additional information about Calhoun County, FL around 1850: Click here to see a map from this timeperiod. | |
|
| Census | 7/18/1860 | Ochesee District FL (Calhoun County) | 18 yrs old | family# 46: Aurelia Ayers (age 44, born in GA, Housekeeping), John (22, GA, farming), David (21, FL, Farming), Thomas (20, FL, farming), Benjamin (18, FL, farming), William (18, FL, farming), Wealthy (17, FL, Domestic), Elizabeth (17, FL, Domestic), Asa W. (14, FL), Queen Ann (12, FL), Ishmael (10, FL); Samuel (8, FL), Mary Arilda(6, FL). Check marks are in the box for white, black or malatto for Aurelia & John.
#49 James Stephens (62) He was born in GA and is a Baptist minister. Value of estate $150. Check mark is in the box for white, black or malatto.
| Additional information about Calhoun County, FL around 1860: Click here to see a map from this timeperiod. | |
|
| Census | 7/5/1870 | FL (Calhoun County) | 28 yrs old | 201 Benj Ayers (23), Harrett (21) & Julia Ann (1) Benj. and Julia born in FL, Harret in GA. Benj. is a farmer.
| Additional information about Calhoun County, FL around 1870: Click here to see a map from this timeperiod. | |
|
| Marriage | 11/29/1874 | FL (Jackson County) | 32 yrs old | | Benjamin Ayers married Nancy Ann Keel on Nov. 29, 1874 in Jackson Co. FL |
| Census | 6/4/1880 | Pippin Mills FL (Calhoun County) | 37 yrs old | 56, 67 - Benj. Ayers (age 38), Nancy (27), William (11), George W. (10), Ara (4), David (2). Benjamin was born in GA, his father in SC and mother GA. Nancy was born in MS, as were her parents. Children born in FL. Benjamin is a famer, William work on the farm and Nancy 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. | |
|
| Graveyard/Tombstone | 1/1/1890 | Ayers Cemetery FL (Calhoun County) | 1 yrs after death | | Benjamin Ayers - Co F 10th Fl Inf - 1842 to 1890 |
| Military | 1/1/1903 | FL (Calhoun County) | 14 yrs after death | | A00148 - Benjamin Ayers, 1st Regt Inf Nancy (Keel), year: 1903,page 8 |
|
- About
- Florida News
- Georgia News
- Discoveries
- News Headlines
- U.S. Events
Click on any of the News, Events, or Discoveries buttons above to see historical things that happened during
Benjamin Ayers's life. These are only some of the major events that affected the life and times of
Benjamin, his family, and friends. For example, Benjamin is 13 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 |
|---|
| 3 |
1845 |
Florida becomes the 27th state to join the United States. William Moseley becomes the first governor and David Yulee the first senator. |
| 8 |
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. |
| 13 |
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. |
| 19 |
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. |
| 22 |
1864 |
Battle of Olustee is a Confederate victory. Union troops pull back |
| 23 |
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. |
| 23 |
1865 |
Battle at Natural Bridge (Wakulla County) is a Confederate victory. |
| 28 |
1870 |
During the 1870s, the remaining Seminole Indians begin establishing trading posts and other economy with local settlers. |
| 40 |
1882 |
The Florida Central and Western Railroad Company was created. It combines the Florida Central, Jacksonville, Pensacola, and Mobile railroads. |
| 41 |
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. |
| 42 |
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 |
|---|
| 5 |
1847 |
Atlanta, Georgia is incorporated. Formally Marthasville |
| 8 |
1850 |
Gordon and Clinch Counties are formed. |
| 9 |
1851 |
Clay, Howell, Polk, Spalding, and Whitfield Counties are formed. |
| 10 |
1852 |
Taylor County formed. |
| 11 |
1853 |
Catoosa, Pickens, Hart, Dougherty, Webster, Flton, and Worth Counties aare creaated. |
| 12 |
1854 |
Fannin, Coffee, Chattahooche, Charlton, and Calhoun Counties formed. |
| 14 |
1856 |
Haralson, Terrell, Berrien, Colquit, Miller, and Towns Counties formed. |
| 15 |
1857 |
Dawson, Milton, Pierce, Glascock, Mitchell, Schley, White, and Wilcox Counties formed. |
| 16 |
1858 |
Clayton, Quitman, Banks, Brooks, Johnson, and Echols Counties formed. |
| 28 |
1870 |
Douglas, McDuffie, Rockdale, and Dodge Counties formed. |
| 33 |
1875 |
Oconee County formed. |
| Age | Date | Event |
|---|
| 2 |
1844 |
The first telegraph message is sent by Morse, who later invents the Mores Code |
| 11 |
1853 |
The process of creating steel is invented by Besermer in Britain and Kelly in the U.S. |
| 14 |
1856 |
The first Neanderthal fossils are found near Germany |
| 17 |
1859 |
Charles Darwin publishes "Origin of Species" and begins the evolution theory. |
| 23 |
1865 |
Mendel publishes his papers on genetics and introduces the concept to the public. |
| 27 |
1869 |
Cro-magnon Man fossils are found in France |
| 35 |
1877 |
Edison invents the phonograph permitting music and voices to be recorded and replayed. |
| 37 |
1879 |
Edison invents the electric light bulb. |
| 47 |
1889 |
The first calculating machine is invented and uses punch cards |
| Age | Date | Event |
|---|
| 19 |
1861 |
NEWS HEADLINES: American Civil war begins at Ft. Sumter, located in Charleston Harbor, VA. |
| 20 |
1862 |
NEWS HEADLINES: May 20, 1862 the US government passes the Homestead Act to provide cheap land for settlement of lower Southeast and West. |
| 40 |
1882 |
NEWS HEADLINES: Edison creates the first large power station in New York City, making it the first place in America to have electricity. |
| 43 |
1885 |
NEWS HEADLINES: Eastman invents the box camera. For the first time photography becomes affordable for the average citizen. |
| Age | Date | Event |
|---|
| 13 |
1855 |
Third Seminole Indian War begins. It ends three years later when Chief Billy Bowlegs and his band are forced to move from Florida. |
| 18 |
1860 |
Presidential election puts Abraham Lincoln in office. The campaign has heated the issues regarding slavery in the south. |
| 20 |
1862 |
May 20, 1862 the US government passes the Homestead Act to provide cheap land for settlement of lower Southeast and West. |
| 21 |
1863 |
Abraham Lincoln issues the "Emancipation Proclamation" freeing slaves. |
| 23 |
1865 |
American Civil war ends with General Lee's surrender at Appomattox, VA. Reconstruction begins in the "old South" |
| 26 |
1868 |
An eight-hour work day is established for federal employees. |
| 33 |
1875 |
Tennessee enacts Jim Crow law. |
| 34 |
1876 |
The National League of Baseball is founded |
| |
The Children of Benjamin Franklin Ayers
|
|---|
24 years old
|
Benjamin Franklin Ayers
Born somewhere in Florida on August 18, 1886 and died somewhere in Florida on March 18, 1928. He was 41 years old.
Ben married Annie Eliza McCroan (1893-1981)they had 7 children....
|
|
 |
 
|
|
