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William Tapley Streetman
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William Tapley Streetman
3/9/1841 - 6/16/1874
(Shown at age 20)
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William Tapley Streetman was born on March 9, 1841 in Taylor County, Georgia and died on June 16, 1874 in Taylor County, Georgia. He lived to be 33 years old.
He served in the CSA Serg CO F 27 Regiment GA Volunteers
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 | Census | 7/24/1860 | Georgia Militia District 757 GA (Taylor County) | 19 yrs old | | Page: 154, #505 -
Sinclair Streetman (43),
Emeline J. Streetman (44),
William T. Streetman (19),
Nancy E. Streetman (17),
Lemuel M. Streetman (15),
Elbert F. Streetman (13),
Smithey E. Streetman (7),
Mary E. Streetman (4),
orphan -Abmer C. Smith (12),
domestic -Elizabeth W. Millirons (65). All were born in GA, except Emeline in SC. |
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William, his family, and friends. For example, William is 1 years old when Second Seminole Indian War ends and thousands of Seminole Indians are forced to move west of the Mississippi.
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| 6 |
1847 |
Atlanta, Georgia is incorporated. Formally Marthasville |
| 9 |
1850 |
Gordon and Clinch Counties are formed. |
| 10 |
1851 |
Clay, Howell, Polk, Spalding, and Whitfield Counties are formed. |
| 11 |
1852 |
Taylor County formed. |
| 12 |
1853 |
Catoosa, Pickens, Hart, Dougherty, Webster, Flton, and Worth Counties aare creaated. |
| 13 |
1854 |
Fannin, Coffee, Chattahooche, Charlton, and Calhoun Counties formed. |
| 15 |
1856 |
Haralson, Terrell, Berrien, Colquit, Miller, and Towns Counties formed. |
| 16 |
1857 |
Dawson, Milton, Pierce, Glascock, Mitchell, Schley, White, and Wilcox Counties formed. |
| 17 |
1858 |
Clayton, Quitman, Banks, Brooks, Johnson, and Echols Counties formed. |
| 29 |
1870 |
Douglas, McDuffie, Rockdale, and Dodge Counties formed. |
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| 3 |
1844 |
The first telegraph message is sent by Morse, who later invents the Mores Code |
| 12 |
1853 |
The process of creating steel is invented by Besermer in Britain and Kelly in the U.S. |
| 15 |
1856 |
The first Neanderthal fossils are found near Germany |
| 18 |
1859 |
Charles Darwin publishes "Origin of Species" and begins the evolution theory. |
| 24 |
1865 |
Mendel publishes his papers on genetics and introduces the concept to the public. |
| 28 |
1869 |
Cro-magnon Man fossils are found in France |
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| 20 |
1861 |
NEWS HEADLINES: American Civil war begins at Ft. Sumter, located in Charleston Harbor, VA. |
| 21 |
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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| 1 |
1842 |
Second Seminole Indian War ends and thousands of Seminole Indians are forced to move west of the Mississippi. |
| 14 |
1855 |
Third Seminole Indian War begins. It ends three years later when Chief Billy Bowlegs and his band are forced to move from Florida. |
| 19 |
1860 |
Presidential election puts Abraham Lincoln in office. The campaign has heated the issues regarding slavery in the south. |
| 21 |
1862 |
May 20, 1862 the US government passes the Homestead Act to provide cheap land for settlement of lower Southeast and West. |
| 22 |
1863 |
Abraham Lincoln issues the "Emancipation Proclamation" freeing slaves. |
| 24 |
1865 |
American Civil war ends with General Lee's surrender at Appomattox, VA. Reconstruction begins in the "old South" |
| 27 |
1868 |
An eight-hour work day is established for federal employees. |
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The Children of William Tapley Streetman
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54 years old
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Edmund Sinclair Streetman
Born in Taylor County, Georgia on July 13, 1869 and died in Blountstown, Calhoun County, Florida on October 4, 1934. He was 65 years old.
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