Genealogy for
Thomas McKeown
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Thomas McKeown
2/8/1858 - 2/3/1927
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Thomas McKeown was born on February 8, 1858 somewhere in Florida and died on February 3, 1927 somewhere in Florida. He lived to be 69 years old.
He married on 2/12/1880 to Jessie D. Yon (2/8/1858-2/3/1927).
- William L. (3/20/1881-1/6/1920)-married Aletha E. Bracewell
- John B. (5/18/1883)
- Thomas J. (12/17/1885-2/22/1970)-He was a sheriff -married Alma Baggett
- Elmria Malissa (11/1887)
- James M.(11/11/1889-6/13/1933)-married Nora Stone
- Joshua (12/7/1892-8/26/1950)
- Ruel H. (1893)
- Ellen L.(1895)
- Alma (1898-2/24/1970)-married George Cooley
- Susan Irene (1900)-married James Parish, Joseph O'Conner
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 | Other | 1/1/1882 | FL (Calhoun County) | 23 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) | 27 yrs old | 178,201 -Thomas Mckeown (age 27), Jessie Mckeown (23), Wm Mckeown (4), John Mckeown (2). Thomas was born in SC, his parents were born in SC. Jessie was born in FL, her parents in SC. All children born in FL.
| 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. | 
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| Census | 6/27/1900 | Blountstown FL (Calhoun County) | 42 yrs old | 246 -Thomas Mc Keown (42 -Feb. 1858),
Jessie Mc Keown (38 - Apr. 1862),
William C. Mc Keown (19 - March 1881),
John B. Mc Keown (17 - May 1883),
Thomas J. Mc Keown (14 - Dec. 1885),
Elmira Mc Keown (12 - Nov. 1887),
James M. Mc Keown (10 - Nov. 1889),
Joshua Mc Keown (7 - Dec. 1892),
Lirib H. Mc Keown (5 - Oct. 1894),
Ella L. Mc Keown (3 -Oct. 1896). All were born in FL. Thomas is a farmer. Thomas and Jessie have been married 20 years and have 8 children.
| 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. | 
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| Census | 4/27/1910 | Blountstown FL (Calhoun County) | 52 yrs old | | 29, 79 -Thomas Mckeown (age 52),
Jessie Mckeown (48),
Tom Mckeown (24),
Jim Mckeown (20),
Josh Mckeown (18),
Rual Mckeown (16),
Elmira Mckeown (14),
Alma Mckeown (12),
Susie Mckeown (10). Thomas was born in FL, his parents were born in SC. Jessie was born in FL, her parents in AL. Thomas and Jessie have been married 30 years and have 10 children all living. All children born in FL. Thomas is a farmer, Tom is a farm laborer and Jim is a school teacher. |
| Census | 1/19/1920 | Blountstown, district 14 FL (Calhoun County) | 61 yrs old | | 200,215 -Thomas Mckeowin (age 61),
Jessie Mckeowin (58),
Thomas J. Mckeowin (35),
Gosh Mckeowin (28),
Rural Mckeowin (26),
Alma Mckeowin (18),
Susie Mckeowin (16). All were born in FL. Thomas' parents were born in SC. Jessie's father born in FL and mother in SC. Thomas is a farmer, Thomas J., Josh and Ruel are laborers. |
| Death Certificate | 1/1/1927 | FL (Jackson County) | 68 yrs old | | Thomas McKeown - Death Index- county: Jackson Co. FL, race: W, Book Vol:308, page:2804, year:1927 |
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Thomas, his family, and friends. For example, Thomas is 2 years old when Presidential election puts Abraham Lincoln in office. The campaign has heated the issues regarding slavery in the south.
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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. |
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1864 |
Battle of Olustee is a Confederate victory. Union troops pull back |
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1865 |
Battle at Natural Bridge (Wakulla County) is a Confederate victory. |
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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. |
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1870 |
During the 1870s, the remaining Seminole Indians begin establishing trading posts and other economy with local settlers. |
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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. |
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1906 |
An attempt to drain the Everglades and convert it to farmland begins. |
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1917 |
Seminole Indians become a Florida tourist attraction. |
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1859 |
Charles Darwin publishes "Origin of Species" and begins the evolution theory. |
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1865 |
Mendel publishes his papers on genetics and introduces the concept to the public. |
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1869 |
Cro-magnon Man fossils are found in France |
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1877 |
Edison invents the phonograph permitting music and voices to be recorded and replayed. |
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1879 |
Edison invents the electric light bulb. |
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1889 |
The first calculating machine is invented and uses punch cards |
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1895 |
Wireless telegraph and the "antenna" are invented but it covers a very short distance. |
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1897 |
First ship to shore message is sent using an improved form of wireless telegraph |
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1900 |
Freud publishes his book "The Interpretation of Dreams" |
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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. |
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1901 |
First transatlantic wireless telegraph is sent. |
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1902 |
The first Tyrannosaurus Rex fossil is discovered. |
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1903 |
Wright Brothers complete the first successful flight with an airplane at Kitty Hawk |
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1904 |
The first vacuum tube diode is invented by Fleming |
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1906 |
Kellogg sells the first box of Corn Flakes |
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1906 |
Electrons are discovered by Thomson |
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1906 |
The triode vacuum tube is invented |
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1912 |
The unsinkable Titanic sinks on its first trip to New York drowning 1,513 people. |
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1913 |
Ford builds the first assembly line into his automobile production plant |
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1914 |
The first traffic lights (which is only red or green) are put up in America; Construction of the Panama Canal is completed |
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1923 |
Freud publishes "The Ego and the Id" |
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1923 |
Diphtheria vaccine is developed; Insulin is produced to treat diabetes |
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1924 |
Insecticides are used for the first time on crops |
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1926 |
Goddard launched the first liquid-fueled rocket |
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1927 |
The first television transmission was announced in England |
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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. |
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1882 |
NEWS HEADLINES: Edison creates the first large power station in New York City, making it the first place in America to have electricity. |
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1885 |
NEWS HEADLINES: Eastman invents the box camera. For the first time photography becomes affordable for the average citizen. |
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1908 |
NEWS HEADLINES: Henry Ford produces the first Model T automobile |
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1912 |
White residents of Forsyth County, GA, drive the black population out. |
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1913 |
NEWS HEADLINES: Edison invents motion pictures |
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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. |
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1919 |
NEWS HEADLINES: World War I ends with the signing of The Versailles Treaty. |
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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. |
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1865 |
American Civil war ends with General Lee's surrender at Appomattox, VA. Reconstruction begins in the "old South" |
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1868 |
An eight-hour work day is established for federal employees. |
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1875 |
Tennessee enacts Jim Crow law. |
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1876 |
The National League of Baseball is founded |
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1909 |
The National Association for Advancement of Colored People is formed (NAACP) |
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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. |
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1927 |
Charles Lindbergh becomes the first man to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean and Babe Ruth hits 60 home runs. |
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1909 |
The "Piltdown Man" hoax -- a fake archeological discovery announced by dishonest scientists who wanted to "prove" that human beings had evolved in Europe |
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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. |
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1917 |
Germany uses airplanes to drop bombs in the early stages of World War I -- the first major military use of airplanes. |
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1919 |
The Versailles Treaty marks the official end of World War I. |
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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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 | Jessie Yon
Born on April 10, 1862 and died on June 27, 1934.
They were married 2/12/1880.
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The Children of Thomas McKeown
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William L. McKeown
Born somewhere in Florida on March 20, 1881 and died somewhere in Florida on January 6, 1920. He was 38 years old.
He married Aletha E. Bracewell...
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13 years old
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James M. McKeown
Born somewhere in Florida on November 11, 1889 and died somewhere in Florida on June 13, 1933. He was 43 years old.
He was called "Jim". He married Nora Stone ...
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10 years old
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Joshua McKeown
Born somewhere in Florida on December 7, 1892 and died somewhere in Florida on August 26, 1950. He was 57 years old.
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8 years old
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Ruel Higdon McKeown
Born in Calhoun County, Florida on October 9, 1894 and died somewhere in Florida on December 23, 1962. He was 68 years old.
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