Genealogy for
Benjamin Yon
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Benjamin Yon
1798 - 1870
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Benjamin Yon was born about 1798 somewhere in South Carolina and died about 1870 somewhere in Florida. Actual date of death is unknown. He lived to be about 72 years old.
He married Martha Snellgrove.
Children: Seaborn (1824 - 1893) married Elizabeth Mashburn (1825 )-children: Joel Benjamin (1847),James(1850),Joseph (1852),William H. (1854),Mary C. (1858), Emily J. (1860), Sarah F. (1863), Thomas C. (1865), Julian (1866), Lilla (1870)
Eli (1827)
Hetty (1828)
Alfred B.(1830 - 1895)
Esther (1833)
Catharine (1835)
Dolly (1835 )
Chapell ( 1840)
Nancy (1844 - 1935) | 
 | Census | 1/1/1810 | SC (Newberry County) | 12 yrs old | | page 101, line 6 - Margaret Hughey - one male (under 10), one male (10-16), one male (16-26) , one female (10-16), one female ( over 45) |
| Marriage | 9/17/1819 | GA (Laurens County) | 21 yrs old | | Name: Benjamin Yaun,
Spouse: Martha Snellgrove,
Marriage Date: Sept. 7, 1819,
Marriage County: Laurens,
Marriage State: Georgia |
| Census | 8/7/1820 | GA (Laurens County) | 22 yrs old | page 19 #8 - Benj. Yawn:1 - Males - Under 10,
1 - Males - 16 thru 25,
2 - Females - 16 thru 25.
next door B. C. Snellgrove
| Additional information about Laurens County, GA around 1820: Created in 1807, it was named for Col. John Laurens, who was killed by British oppressors during the American Revolution. The Oconee River runs through the county. | |
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| Other | 6/21/1823 | GA (Laurens County) | 25 yrs old | | In the estate of Benjamin Snellgrove, Jesse Yawn acquires land, lot 8, valued at $27.75 - with Benjamin Yawn, by right of his wife, Martha Snellgrove Yawn. |
| Census | 1/1/1830 | GA (Lee County) | 32 yrs old | Page 10, line 5- Benj Yon:
one Male - (Under 5), two
Males - (5 thru 9),
one Male - (30 thru 39),
one Female - (Under 5),
one Female - (20 thru 29)
next door John Snellgrove |
| Census | 6/18/1860 | FL (Walton County) | 62 yrs old | 185 -Benjamin Yon (age 62),
Martha Yon (55),
Chapel Yon (19),
Easter Giles (25),
Wm Giles (7),
Eliz J. Giles (2)
son Seaborn Yon (age 37),Elizabeth (35), Benjamin(12),Joseph(12),James(10),John(8), Wm. L. (5), Mary C. (3), Emily (1) |
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Benjamin, his family, and friends. For example, Benjamin is 5 years old when Louisiana Purchase from France (who secured it from Spain) gives the US a huge new territory and the port of New Orleans.
| Age | Date | Event |
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| 4 |
1802 |
Georgia formally cedes western claims for its southern boundary at the 31st parallel -- which will become the north western border of FL. |
| 12 |
1810 |
Western Florida, from the Pearl River to the Mississippi, is annexed by the US from Spain. |
| 15 |
1813 |
During 1813-14, over 2,000 Muskogee-speaking Creeks move to Florida in response to the Creek Civil War (also known as the Red-sticks War). Most come from AL and GA. |
| 20 |
1818 |
First Seminole Indian War takes place when Andrew Jackson brings his troops into northern Florida. |
| 23 |
1821 |
Spain formally cedes Florida to the United States in 1821, according to terms of the Adams-Onís Treaty. Spanish colonists as well as settlers from the newly formed United States begin to pour into the new territory. Prior to this change, Florida was a wilderness sparsely dotted with settlements of native Indians, escaped/freed slaves and Spaniards. |
| 24 |
1822 |
Florida Territory is purchased |
| 25 |
1823 |
The Treaty of Moultrie Creek pushes the Seminole Indian towns into the interior of the Florida peninsula. |
| 26 |
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. |
| 37 |
1835 |
The Second Seminole Indian War keeps the United States and Seminoles Indians fighting in North & Central Florida. |
| 39 |
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. |
| 44 |
1842 |
Second Seminole Indian War ends and some of the Seminole Indians living in FL are moved to the Indian Territory |
| 44 |
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. |
| 47 |
1845 |
Florida becomes the 27th state to join the United States. William Moseley becomes the first governor and David Yulee the first senator. |
| 52 |
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. |
| 57 |
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. |
| 63 |
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. |
| 66 |
1864 |
Battle of Olustee is a Confederate victory. Union troops pull back |
| 67 |
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. |
| 67 |
1865 |
Battle at Natural Bridge (Wakulla County) is a Confederate victory. |
| 72 |
1870 |
During the 1870s, the remaining Seminole Indians begin establishing trading posts and other economy with local settlers. |
| Age | Date | Event |
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| 1 |
1799 |
The Rosetta Stone was discovered |
| 2 |
1800 |
The first battery was invented by Volta |
| 9 |
1807 |
The first steamboat was invented by Fulton |
| 16 |
1814 |
The first locomotive engine was created by Stephenson |
| 32 |
1830 |
The first railroad is constructed between Liverpool and Manchester, England |
| 41 |
1839 |
Goodyear invents vulcanized rubber, opening the door for tires and other rubber products. |
| 46 |
1844 |
The first telegraph message is sent by Morse, who later invents the Mores Code |
| 55 |
1853 |
The process of creating steel is invented by Besermer in Britain and Kelly in the U.S. |
| 58 |
1856 |
The first Neanderthal fossils are found near Germany |
| 61 |
1859 |
Charles Darwin publishes "Origin of Species" and begins the evolution theory. |
| 67 |
1865 |
Mendel publishes his papers on genetics and introduces the concept to the public. |
| 71 |
1869 |
Cro-magnon Man fossils are found in France |
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| 2 |
1800 |
NEWS HEADLINES: Seat of U.S. government moves from Philadelphia to Washington DC |
| 13 |
1811 |
NEWS HEADLINES: Tecumseh's emerging Indian Confederacy is defeated at the Battle of Tippecanoe in Ohio. Afterwards, Tecumseh and his brother travel from their Shawnee homes in the north to recruit and unify the southern Indians. |
| 14 |
1812 |
NEWS HEADLINES: War of 1812 begins and will continue for until 1814. Some call it the Second War of Independence because the US fights Great Britain to a stalemate, Americas independence was assured. |
| 30 |
1828 |
Gold is discovered in Georgia. |
| 36 |
1834 |
July 9 - The S.S. John Randolph, the first successful iron steamship, is launched in Savannah |
| 63 |
1861 |
NEWS HEADLINES: American Civil war begins at Ft. Sumter, located in Charleston Harbor, VA. |
| 64 |
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 |
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| 32 |
1830 |
South Carolina becomes the first state to secede from the Union, setting the stage for the creation of the Confederacy. |
| 62 |
1860 |
About 63,000 men from South Carolina served in the Confederate armed forces. |
| 70 |
1868 |
South Carolina was readmitted to the Union. |
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| 5 |
1803 |
Louisiana Purchase from France (who secured it from Spain) gives the US a huge new territory and the port of New Orleans. |
| 6 |
1804 |
The Seminole warrior later known as Osceola is born near Tuskegee, AL. |
| 7 |
1805 |
Federal Road project begins after the Creek Indians give the U.S. permission to develop a “horse path” through their nation that will provide better mail delivery between Washington City (DC) and New Orleans. Soon settlers are traveling and settling along this path to settle the southern frontier. |
| 8 |
1806 |
Lewis and Clark Expedition, which began in 1804, ends. News of the rich lands to the west begins to spread. |
| 13 |
1811 |
By 1811 the new "Federal Road" (which started as a horse path) is filled with a steady flow of white settlers into Creek Indian Territories. The Spanish begin to fan hostile sentiments among the Indians. |
| 22 |
1820 |
The Act of April 24, 1820 abolished the land purchase credit system, fixed the price of public lands at $1.25 per acre, and set the minimum purchase at 80 acres. After a person purchased land, a final certificate was issued by the land office and sent to Washington DC to be verified and signed by the President -- a time consuming process. Public lands were most typically available through US treaties with Indians who agreed to be removed from their homelands. |
| 32 |
1830 |
Indian Removal Act signed and the moving of eastern Indians west of the Mississippi begins. |
| 37 |
1835 |
Second Seminole Indian War begins. |
| 39 |
1837 |
The trickery used to capture Seminole Indian Chief Osceola (Assi Yohola) creates a public uproar and U.S. General Jesup is publicly condemned. |
| 42 |
1840 |
Oregon Trail is established |
| 44 |
1842 |
Second Seminole Indian War ends and thousands of Seminole Indians are forced to move west of the Mississippi. |
| 57 |
1855 |
Third Seminole Indian War begins. It ends three years later when Chief Billy Bowlegs and his band are forced to move from Florida. |
| 62 |
1860 |
Presidential election puts Abraham Lincoln in office. The campaign has heated the issues regarding slavery in the south. |
| 64 |
1862 |
May 20, 1862 the US government passes the Homestead Act to provide cheap land for settlement of lower Southeast and West. |
| 65 |
1863 |
Abraham Lincoln issues the "Emancipation Proclamation" freeing slaves. |
| 67 |
1865 |
American Civil war ends with General Lee's surrender at Appomattox, VA. Reconstruction begins in the "old South" |
| 70 |
1868 |
An eight-hour work day is established for federal employees. |
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| 35 |
1833 |
Santa Anna is elected President of Mexico |
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