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Soloman  Ward 

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John 'Jack' Ward
1770 - 1813

Nahoga Mahala Moniac
1770 - 1863
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Soloman Ward
1800 - 1850
Soloman Ward was born about 1800 in an unknown place and died about 1850 somewhere in Georgia. Dates for birth and death are estimated. He lived to be about 50 years old.

He is believed to be the son of John Ward and brother of James B. Ward. Over the years much controversy has emerged over this family and the mystery continues.
Records
Census8/7/1820 GA (Wilkinson County) 20 yrs old 
page 11: Soloman Ward - five Males - Under 10, one Male - 10 thru 15, one Male - 26 thru 44, one Female - Under 10, one Female - 26 thru 44  
Additional information about Wilkinson County, GA around 1820: Created in 1803 from newly acquired lands ceded by the Creek Indians in 1802 and increased in 1805. Later, this area is divided to form Laurens, Telfair, and Twiggs counties. 
Census1/1/1830 GA (Pike County) 30 yrs old 
This information, while true, may NOT apply to our Soloman Ward.  Soloman Ward - one Males - Under 5, three Males - 10 thru 14, one Males - 20 thru 29, one Males - 50 thru 59, one Females - 10 thru 14, one Females - 30 thru 39  
Census1/1/1840 GA (Early County) 40 yrs old 
Soloman Ward - one Male - 10 thru 14, one Male - 15 thru 19, one Male - 20 thru 29, one Male - 50 thru 59, one Female - 40 thru 49  

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1 1801 Clarke and Tatnall Counties formed.
2 1802 Georgia formally cedes western claims for its southern boundary at the 31st parallel -- which will become a border between,GA, FL and AL. GA's western border reaches to the Mississippi River.
3 1803 Between 1803 and 1811 a horse trail is established connecting Milledgeville, Georgia to Fort Stoddert, American outpost north of Mobile. This is expanded into a road and called The Federal Road by 1811.
7 1807 December 10 - Jasper, Jones, Laurens, Morgan, Putnam, and Telfair Counties formed.
8 1808 Pulaski County created.
9 1809 Twiggs County formed.
11 1811 Madison County created.
11 1811 Tecumseh visits the Creek Indians living in what will become Georgia and Alabama to try to persuade them to join his fight against the flood of white settlers. Some towns join forces with Tecumseh and become known as "Red Sticks".
12 1812 The Creek tribes in southern Alabama and Georgia find themselves under increasing pressure from white settlers. Led by Chief Weatherford, they accepted an alliance with Tecumseh and are nicknamed "Red Sticks".
12 1812 Emanual County formed.
13 1813 During 1813-14, Muskogee-speaking Creeks leave GA and move into areas in Northern FL in response to the Creek Civil War (also known as the Red-sticks War).
17 1817 First Seminole war begins as Georgia backwoodsmen attack Indians just north of the Florida border. !817-1818. General Andrew Jackson invades the area.
19 1819 Rabun County formed.
20 1820 December 20 - Campbell and Randolph Counties formed.
21 1821 May 15 - Dooly, Fayette, Henry, Houston, Monroe and Newton Counties formed.
22 1822 December 9 - Bibb, Dekalb and Pike Counties formed.
23 1823 December 8 - Decatur County formed.
24 1824 December 15 - Upson and Ware Counties formed.
25 1825 Baker, Lowndes, Thomas, Butts and Taliaferro Counties formed.
26 1826 January 24 - Treaty of Washington abrogates Treaty of Indian Springs. The Creeks cede a smaller area and are allowed to remain on their lands until January 1, 1826.
27 1827 December 14, - Harris, Marion, Meriwether and Talbot.
30 1830 Cherokee, Heard, and Stewrt Counties are formed.
31 1831 Sumter County is formed.
32 1832 December 3 - Bartow, Cobb, Crawford, Floyd, Forsyth, Gilmer, Lumpkin, Murray, Paulding, and Union Counties formed.
33 1833 Walker County is formed.
36 1836 Seminoles massacre Major Francis L. Dade and his 103 man command. This starts the second Seminole War. February - Battle of Hitchity. March 27 - Colonel J.W. Fannin and his Georgian's executed by order of Santa Ana at Goliad on Palm Sunday. July - Battle of Brushy Creek. July 3 - Battle of Chickasawachee Swamp. July 27 - Battle of Echowanochaway Creek.
37 1837 Mcon and Dade Counties are formed.
38 1838 Chattooga County formed
47 1847 Atlanta, Georgia is incorporated. Formally Marthasville
50 1850 Gordon and Clinch Counties are formed.
AgeDateEvent
7 1807 The first steamboat was invented by Fulton
14 1814 The first locomotive engine was created by Stephenson
30 1830 The first railroad is constructed between Liverpool and Manchester, England
39 1839 Goodyear invents vulcanized rubber, opening the door for tires and other rubber products.
44 1844 The first telegraph message is sent by Morse, who later invents the Mores Code
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11 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.
12 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.
28 1828 Gold is discovered in Georgia.
34 1834 July 9 - The S.S. John Randolph, the first successful iron steamship, is launched in Savannah
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3 1803 Louisiana Purchase from France (who secured it from Spain) gives the US a huge new territory and the port of New Orleans.
4 1804 The Seminole warrior later known as Osceola is born near Tuskegee, AL.
5 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.
6 1806 Lewis and Clark Expedition, which began in 1804, ends. News of the rich lands to the west begins to spread.
11 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.
20 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.
30 1830 Indian Removal Act signed and the moving of eastern Indians west of the Mississippi begins.
35 1835 Second Seminole Indian War begins.
37 1837 The trickery used to capture Seminole Indian Chief Osceola (Assi Yohola) creates a public uproar and U.S. General Jesup is publicly condemned.
40 1840 Oregon Trail is established
42 1842 Second Seminole Indian War ends and thousands of Seminole Indians are forced to move west of the Mississippi.
AgeDateEvent
33 1833 Santa Anna is elected President of Mexico


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