Genealogy for
Dr. Theophilus West
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Dr. Theophilus West
1820 - 1910
(Shown at age 30)
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Dr. Theophilus West was born about 1820 in Tallahassee, Florida and died about 1910 in Marianna, Florida. Dates for birth and death are estimated. He lived to be about 90 years old.
His parents were Charles
Bundick West & Zipporah Topping West from Virginia.
He married Rebbecca Davis, they had one son, Theodore D. West. After the death of Rebbecca, he married in 1902 to Annie Slade of Columbus, Ga. They had two sons, Charles Slade West and Marion H. West.
He was the personal physician to Robert E. Lee during the war between the states and practiced medicine in Marianna for many years after the war. The Davis/West house (built for Rebecca buy her father) in Marianna is on the National Registry of Historic Landmarks.
to read more about him
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 | Marriage | 3/14/1861 | FL (Jackson County) | 41 yrs old | | Dr. Theophilus West married Rebecca Davis Spears on 3/14/1861 - book: B page:34. |
| Other | 1/1/1877 | Marianna FL (Jackson County) | 57 yrs old | | He was appointed by Governor Drew to be a member of the County School
Board. He served as Chairman of the Board continuously for twelve to
fifteen years. |
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| 1 |
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. |
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1822 |
Florida Territory is purchased |
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1823 |
The Treaty of Moultrie Creek pushes the Seminole Indian towns into the interior of the Florida peninsula. |
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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. |
| 15 |
1835 |
The Second Seminole Indian War keeps the United States and Seminoles Indians fighting in North & Central Florida. |
| 17 |
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. |
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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. |
| 22 |
1842 |
Second Seminole Indian War ends and some of the Seminole Indians living in FL are moved to the Indian Territory |
| 25 |
1845 |
Florida becomes the 27th state to join the United States. William Moseley becomes the first governor and David Yulee the first senator. |
| 30 |
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. |
| 35 |
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. |
| 41 |
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. |
| 44 |
1864 |
Battle of Olustee is a Confederate victory. Union troops pull back |
| 45 |
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. |
| 45 |
1865 |
Battle at Natural Bridge (Wakulla County) is a Confederate victory. |
| 50 |
1870 |
During the 1870s, the remaining Seminole Indians begin establishing trading posts and other economy with local settlers. |
| 62 |
1882 |
The Florida Central and Western Railroad Company was created. It combines the Florida Central, Jacksonville, Pensacola, and Mobile railroads. |
| 63 |
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. |
| 64 |
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. |
| 86 |
1906 |
An attempt to drain the Everglades and convert it to farmland begins. |
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| 10 |
1830 |
The first railroad is constructed between Liverpool and Manchester, England |
| 19 |
1839 |
Goodyear invents vulcanized rubber, opening the door for tires and other rubber products. |
| 24 |
1844 |
The first telegraph message is sent by Morse, who later invents the Mores Code |
| 33 |
1853 |
The process of creating steel is invented by Besermer in Britain and Kelly in the U.S. |
| 36 |
1856 |
The first Neanderthal fossils are found near Germany |
| 39 |
1859 |
Charles Darwin publishes "Origin of Species" and begins the evolution theory. |
| 45 |
1865 |
Mendel publishes his papers on genetics and introduces the concept to the public. |
| 49 |
1869 |
Cro-magnon Man fossils are found in France |
| 57 |
1877 |
Edison invents the phonograph permitting music and voices to be recorded and replayed. |
| 59 |
1879 |
Edison invents the electric light bulb. |
| 69 |
1889 |
The first calculating machine is invented and uses punch cards |
| 75 |
1895 |
Wireless telegraph and the "antenna" are invented but it covers a very short distance. |
| 77 |
1897 |
First ship to shore message is sent using an improved form of wireless telegraph |
| 80 |
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. |
| 80 |
1900 |
Freud publishes his book "The Interpretation of Dreams" |
| 81 |
1901 |
First transatlantic wireless telegraph is sent. |
| 82 |
1902 |
The first Tyrannosaurus Rex fossil is discovered. |
| 83 |
1903 |
Wright Brothers complete the first successful flight with an airplane at Kitty Hawk |
| 84 |
1904 |
The first vacuum tube diode is invented by Fleming |
| 86 |
1906 |
Kellogg sells the first box of Corn Flakes |
| 86 |
1906 |
The triode vacuum tube is invented |
| 86 |
1906 |
Electrons are discovered by Thomson |
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| 8 |
1828 |
Gold is discovered in Georgia. |
| 14 |
1834 |
July 9 - The S.S. John Randolph, the first successful iron steamship, is launched in Savannah |
| 41 |
1861 |
NEWS HEADLINES: American Civil war begins at Ft. Sumter, located in Charleston Harbor, VA. |
| 42 |
1862 |
NEWS HEADLINES: May 20, 1862 the US government passes the Homestead Act to provide cheap land for settlement of lower Southeast and West. |
| 62 |
1882 |
NEWS HEADLINES: Edison creates the first large power station in New York City, making it the first place in America to have electricity. |
| 65 |
1885 |
NEWS HEADLINES: Eastman invents the box camera. For the first time photography becomes affordable for the average citizen. |
| 88 |
1908 |
NEWS HEADLINES: Henry Ford produces the first Model T automobile |
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| 10 |
1830 |
Indian Removal Act signed and the moving of eastern Indians west of the Mississippi begins. |
| 15 |
1835 |
Second Seminole Indian War begins. |
| 17 |
1837 |
The trickery used to capture Seminole Indian Chief Osceola (Assi Yohola) creates a public uproar and U.S. General Jesup is publicly condemned. |
| 20 |
1840 |
Oregon Trail is established |
| 22 |
1842 |
Second Seminole Indian War ends and thousands of Seminole Indians are forced to move west of the Mississippi. |
| 35 |
1855 |
Third Seminole Indian War begins. It ends three years later when Chief Billy Bowlegs and his band are forced to move from Florida. |
| 40 |
1860 |
Presidential election puts Abraham Lincoln in office. The campaign has heated the issues regarding slavery in the south. |
| 42 |
1862 |
May 20, 1862 the US government passes the Homestead Act to provide cheap land for settlement of lower Southeast and West. |
| 43 |
1863 |
Abraham Lincoln issues the "Emancipation Proclamation" freeing slaves. |
| 45 |
1865 |
American Civil war ends with General Lee's surrender at Appomattox, VA. Reconstruction begins in the "old South" |
| 48 |
1868 |
An eight-hour work day is established for federal employees. |
| 55 |
1875 |
Tennessee enacts Jim Crow law. |
| 56 |
1876 |
The National League of Baseball is founded |
| 89 |
1909 |
The National Association for Advancement of Colored People is formed (NAACP) |
| 90 |
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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1833 |
Santa Anna is elected President of Mexico |
| 89 |
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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Born on October 21, 1822 and died on January 30, 1901
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