Genealogy for
Lucretia C. Unknown
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Lucretia C. Unknown
1827 - 1867
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Lucretia C. Unknown was born about 1827 somewhere in Georgia and died about 1867 in Calhoun County, Florida. Dates for birth and death are estimated. She lived to be about 40 years old.
Married about 1847 | 
 | Census | 11/13/1850 | FL (Calhoun County) | 23 yrs old | Recorded as family #150: Samuel W. Davis (age 32, born in Mississippi), Sucritia (or maybe "Lucretia", age 23, born in GA), Buda (son, age 2, born in FL), Sittle (daughter, 3 months, born in Florida) and John C. Taylor, a 34 year old carpenter born in Rhode Island, is also living with them. Sucritia states that she cannot read or write and Samuel estimates the value of his real estate to be $3900. The 1850 US Census Slave Schedule shows one 11-year-old female slave as owned by Samuel.
| Additional information about Calhoun County, FL around 1850: Click here to see a map from this timeperiod. | |
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| Census | 7/20/1860 | Blountstown FL (Calhoun County) | 33 yrs old | Family number 82 lists Samuel W. Davis (age 42), Cresy (female, age 40), Lewis (male, age 15), Georgeann (female, age 10), Henrietta (female, age 8), Sugar (female, age 5) and Honey (female, age 3 months). Samuel and Cresy say they were both born in Georgia and all of the children were born in Florida. Samuel is a farmer and estimates the value of his personal estate to be $3, 500. Cresy cannot read or write. The 1860 US Census Slave Schedule shows one black female (age 35), one mulatto female (age 12) and one mulatto male (age 6) slaves as owned by Samuel.
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Lucretia, her family, and friends. For example, Lucretia is 3 years old when Indian Removal Act signed and the moving of eastern Indians west of the Mississippi begins.
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1835 |
The Second Seminole Indian War keeps the United States and Seminoles Indians fighting in North & Central Florida. |
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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. |
| 15 |
1842 |
Second Seminole Indian War ends and some of the Seminole Indians living in FL are moved to the Indian Territory |
| 15 |
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. |
| 18 |
1845 |
Florida becomes the 27th state to join the United States. William Moseley becomes the first governor and David Yulee the first senator. |
| 23 |
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. |
| 28 |
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. |
| 34 |
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. |
| 37 |
1864 |
Battle of Olustee is a Confederate victory. Union troops pull back |
| 38 |
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. |
| 38 |
1865 |
Battle at Natural Bridge (Wakulla County) is a Confederate victory. |
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| 3 |
1830 |
Cherokee, Heard, and Stewrt Counties are formed. |
| 4 |
1831 |
Sumter County is formed. |
| 5 |
1832 |
December 3 - Bartow, Cobb, Crawford, Floyd, Forsyth, Gilmer, Lumpkin, Murray, Paulding, and Union Counties formed. |
| 6 |
1833 |
Walker County is formed. |
| 9 |
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. |
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1837 |
Mcon and Dade Counties are formed. |
| 11 |
1838 |
Chattooga County formed |
| 20 |
1847 |
Atlanta, Georgia is incorporated. Formally Marthasville |
| 23 |
1850 |
Gordon and Clinch Counties are formed. |
| 24 |
1851 |
Clay, Howell, Polk, Spalding, and Whitfield Counties are formed. |
| 25 |
1852 |
Taylor County formed. |
| 26 |
1853 |
Catoosa, Pickens, Hart, Dougherty, Webster, Flton, and Worth Counties aare creaated. |
| 27 |
1854 |
Fannin, Coffee, Chattahooche, Charlton, and Calhoun Counties formed. |
| 29 |
1856 |
Haralson, Terrell, Berrien, Colquit, Miller, and Towns Counties formed. |
| 30 |
1857 |
Dawson, Milton, Pierce, Glascock, Mitchell, Schley, White, and Wilcox Counties formed. |
| 31 |
1858 |
Clayton, Quitman, Banks, Brooks, Johnson, and Echols Counties formed. |
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| 3 |
1830 |
The first railroad is constructed between Liverpool and Manchester, England |
| 12 |
1839 |
Goodyear invents vulcanized rubber, opening the door for tires and other rubber products. |
| 17 |
1844 |
The first telegraph message is sent by Morse, who later invents the Mores Code |
| 26 |
1853 |
The process of creating steel is invented by Besermer in Britain and Kelly in the U.S. |
| 29 |
1856 |
The first Neanderthal fossils are found near Germany |
| 32 |
1859 |
Charles Darwin publishes "Origin of Species" and begins the evolution theory. |
| 38 |
1865 |
Mendel publishes his papers on genetics and introduces the concept to the public. |
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1828 |
Gold is discovered in Georgia. |
| 7 |
1834 |
July 9 - The S.S. John Randolph, the first successful iron steamship, is launched in Savannah |
| 34 |
1861 |
NEWS HEADLINES: American Civil war begins at Ft. Sumter, located in Charleston Harbor, VA. |
| 35 |
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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1830 |
Indian Removal Act signed and the moving of eastern Indians west of the Mississippi begins. |
| 8 |
1835 |
Second Seminole Indian War begins. |
| 10 |
1837 |
The trickery used to capture Seminole Indian Chief Osceola (Assi Yohola) creates a public uproar and U.S. General Jesup is publicly condemned. |
| 13 |
1840 |
Oregon Trail is established |
| 15 |
1842 |
Second Seminole Indian War ends and thousands of Seminole Indians are forced to move west of the Mississippi. |
| 28 |
1855 |
Third Seminole Indian War begins. It ends three years later when Chief Billy Bowlegs and his band are forced to move from Florida. |
| 33 |
1860 |
Presidential election puts Abraham Lincoln in office. The campaign has heated the issues regarding slavery in the south. |
| 35 |
1862 |
May 20, 1862 the US government passes the Homestead Act to provide cheap land for settlement of lower Southeast and West. |
| 36 |
1863 |
Abraham Lincoln issues the "Emancipation Proclamation" freeing slaves. |
| 38 |
1865 |
American Civil war ends with General Lee's surrender at Appomattox, VA. Reconstruction begins in the "old South" |
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1833 |
Santa Anna is elected President of Mexico |
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Marriages
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| Samuel Davis
Born about 1818 and died about 1885.
They were married 1/1/1847.
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The Children of Lucretia C. Unknown
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Lewis 'Bud' Cass Davis
Born somewhere in Florida on October 27, 1847 and died in Bay Co., Florida on August 22, 1932. He was 84 years old.
Children:
Frances (1876)
Charles (1877)
Joseph (1882)
Samuel P. Davis (9/17/1885 -12/5/1974)-married Eleanor R.(11/ 5/1885 -6/10 /1974)
Moody B. Davis (2/1890 -1958)-marred Mab...
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Georgia 'Sittle' Ann Davis
Born somewhere in Florida about 1850 and died in an unknown location about 1935. She was about 85 years old.
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63 years old
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Henrietta Davis
Born somewhere in Florida about 1852 and died in an unknown location about 1930. She was about 78 years old.
She was married twice. When she was 20 years old, she married John Burke. They had at least one son who was named John Burke after his father. When she was 25, she married Isaac Samuel Ethridge (i...
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37 years old
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Roxann ' Roxie' Davis
Born in Calhoun CO., Florida on April 26, 1863 and died in Marianna, Florida on January 29, 1926. She was 62 years old.
Her name is listed as Rosanna in the 1870 census. Roxie and James Matthew Peacock (10/14/1853 - 1/22/1940) where married 11/29/1878 in Calhoun, Fl.
Their child: Sarah Ella Peacock (8/30/1886 - ...
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