Genealogy for
Cordelia Ellen Cain
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Cordelia Ellen Cain
1/31/1869 - 1950
(Shown at age 20)
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Cordelia Ellen Cain was born on January 31, 1869 somewhere in Louisiana and died about 1950 somewhere in Florida. Actual date of death is unknown. She lived to be about 80 years old.
William and Cordella's children: David N. Cutts (Sept.1889) James J. Cutts (Jan.1898) George D. Cutts (Sept.1899 - 12/8/1900).
After the death of William, she married Seaborn C.T. O’Brian on (6/16/1909). | 
 | Census | 6/1/1880 | prcenit #15 FL (Santa Rosa County) | 11 yrs old | | Marintha Cane (age 38),
James H. Cane (19),
Samuel Cane (13),
Ellen Cane (11),
Martha Cane (10),
Joel Cane (9),
John Cane (8),
Jane Cane (6),
George Cane (4),
Hilliard Cane (2),&
Alexander Cane (1) Marintha was born in AL, she keep house. James & Samuel were born in TX, they work on the farm. Ellen born in LA, all other children born in FL. Marintha’s parents were born in SC. Children state their parents were born in AL.
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| Census | 6/1/1900 | Board Head district FL (Calhoun County) | 31 yrs old | William D. Cutts (age 41,Jun.1858)
Cordelia E. Cutts (31,Jan.1869)
David N. Cutts (10,Sept.1889)
James J. Cutts (2,Jan.1898)
George D. Cutts (8.12,Sept.1899), All were born in Florida, except Cordelia born in LA. William's parents were born in SC. Cordelia's mother in AL,& father TX. William states he is a Justice of the peace. Married 12 years, had 3 kids. All state they can read & write. States they own a farm, are paying mortgage and are #80 on the farm schedule.
| 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 | 1/1/1910 | Traylors Mill FL (Calhoun County) | 40 yrs old | | Recorded as family #45,46: Seborn C. T. Obryan (age 49),
Delia E. Obryan (age 41),
Mary J. Taylor (24),
Charley S. Taylor (22),
John W. Taylor (20),
Osea H. Taylor (18),
Sallie L. Taylor (16),
Jesse L. Taylor (11),
Susian L. Taylor (9),
Gracy E. Taylor (5), and
James J. Cutts (stepson, age 12). All were born in FL. Seborn's parents were born in GA, Delia's were born in TX. Seborn is a farmer working a general family farm. Charles, John, Osea, Sallie and Jesse are laborers working on the home farm. Seborn and Delia have been married one year. Delia says she has given birth to three children and two are still living. All speak English. Seborn can read, but he cannot write. Delia, Mary and Charles can read and write. James W. (age 20) through Susian (age 9) have been attending school. |
| Census | 1/1/1920 | Traylors Mill FL (Calhoun County) | 50 yrs old | | family #44,46 -C. T. O'Brian (age 58),
Cardell O'Brian (51),
Susan O'Brian (18),
Grace O'Brian (15),
(grandson)-Samuel L. Bailey (4)&
(neice)- Martha Whiterok (9). Cardell has a "M" for race, all others "W". C.T. is a farmer and he was born in FL, his parents in GA. She was born in TX,parents USA. All children born in FL.
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Cordelia, her family, and friends. For example, Cordelia is 6 years old when Tennessee enacts Jim Crow law.
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| 1 |
1870 |
During the 1870s, the remaining Seminole Indians begin establishing trading posts and other economy with local settlers. |
| 13 |
1882 |
The Florida Central and Western Railroad Company was created. It combines the Florida Central, Jacksonville, Pensacola, and Mobile railroads. |
| 14 |
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. |
| 37 |
1906 |
An attempt to drain the Everglades and convert it to farmland begins. |
| 48 |
1917 |
Seminole Indians become a Florida tourist attraction. |
| 59 |
1928 |
The Tamiami Trail opens. It opens the southernmost 275 miles of U.S. Highway 41 from State Road 60 in Tampa to U.S. Route 1 (SR 5) in Miami, Florida to tourist. It also destroys many of the Seminole Indian waterways and hinders their economy. |
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| 8 |
1877 |
Edison invents the phonograph permitting music and voices to be recorded and replayed. |
| 10 |
1879 |
Edison invents the electric light bulb. |
| 20 |
1889 |
The first calculating machine is invented and uses punch cards |
| 26 |
1895 |
Wireless telegraph and the "antenna" are invented but it covers a very short distance. |
| 28 |
1897 |
First ship to shore message is sent using an improved form of wireless telegraph |
| 31 |
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. |
| 31 |
1900 |
Freud publishes his book "The Interpretation of Dreams" |
| 32 |
1901 |
First transatlantic wireless telegraph is sent. |
| 33 |
1902 |
The first Tyrannosaurus Rex fossil is discovered. |
| 34 |
1903 |
Wright Brothers complete the first successful flight with an airplane at Kitty Hawk |
| 35 |
1904 |
The first vacuum tube diode is invented by Fleming |
| 37 |
1906 |
Electrons are discovered by Thomson |
| 37 |
1906 |
The triode vacuum tube is invented |
| 37 |
1906 |
Kellogg sells the first box of Corn Flakes |
| 43 |
1912 |
The unsinkable Titanic sinks on its first trip to New York drowning 1,513 people. |
| 44 |
1913 |
Ford builds the first assembly line into his automobile production plant |
| 45 |
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 |
Diphtheria vaccine is developed; Insulin is produced to treat diabetes |
| 54 |
1923 |
Freud publishes "The Ego and the Id" |
| 55 |
1924 |
Insecticides are used for the first time on crops |
| 57 |
1926 |
Goddard launched the first liquid-fueled rocket |
| 58 |
1927 |
The first television transmission was announced in England |
| 59 |
1928 |
Big bang theory was introduced |
| 67 |
1936 |
The first regular television broadcast happens in England |
| 69 |
1938 |
Hahn, Strassmann, Meitner and Frisch discover nuclear fission |
| 77 |
1946 |
The university of Pennsylvania develops the ENIAC computer, containing 18,000 vacuum tubes |
| 78 |
1947 |
Researches at Bell Labs invent the first transistor |
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| 13 |
1882 |
NEWS HEADLINES: Edison creates the first large power station in New York City, making it the first place in America to have electricity. |
| 16 |
1885 |
NEWS HEADLINES: Eastman invents the box camera. For the first time photography becomes affordable for the average citizen. |
| 39 |
1908 |
NEWS HEADLINES: Henry Ford produces the first Model T automobile |
| 43 |
1912 |
White residents of Forsyth County, GA, drive the black population out. |
| 44 |
1913 |
NEWS HEADLINES: Edison invents motion pictures |
| 48 |
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. |
| 50 |
1919 |
NEWS HEADLINES: World War I ends with the signing of The Versailles Treaty. |
| 69 |
1938 |
NEWS HEADLINES: Orson Wells' radio production of H.G. Well's War of the Worlds causes a national panic. |
| 70 |
1939 |
NEWS HEADLINES: The first regular television broadcast happens in the United States |
| 72 |
1941 |
NEWS HEADLINES: December 7, 1941 -- Japan launches a surprise attack on Pearl Harbor and the US officially declares war on Japan the following day. World War II begins for American soldiers. |
| 81 |
1950 |
NEWS HEADLINES: On June 25, the Korean War begins and the United Nations officially declaring war on North Korea two days later. |
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| 6 |
1875 |
Tennessee enacts Jim Crow law. |
| 7 |
1876 |
The National League of Baseball is founded |
| 40 |
1909 |
The National Association for Advancement of Colored People is formed (NAACP) |
| 41 |
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. |
| 58 |
1927 |
Charles Lindbergh becomes the first man to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean and Babe Ruth hits 60 home runs. |
| 60 |
1929 |
Widespread prosperity of the 1920s ends abruptly with the stock market crash in October |
| 61 |
1930 |
Drought in the Great Plains area begins, creating hardship for farm families in 19 states. |
| 63 |
1932 |
Amelia Earhart becomes the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. The infant son of Charles Lindbergh is kidnapped and murdered. |
| 64 |
1933 |
Franklin D. Roosevelt is elected president under his "New Deal" campaign. Frances Perkins becomes the first woman to hold a cabinet post when FDR appoints her secretary of labor. On December 5, the 21st Amendment is added to the Constitution, repealing Prohibition. Drinks for everyone! |
| 65 |
1934 |
Farm families must leave the dust bowl-stricken Great Plains areas. The dust bowl includes areas in Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, Nevada and Arkansas. Radio picks up the "Okie" songs. In all, 400,000 people leave the Great Plains. |
| 65 |
1934 |
Congress passes the Indian Reorganization Act which allows remaining Indian tribes to reorganize. |
| 66 |
1935 |
Congress passes the Social Security Act, giving elder Americans Social Security money for the first time. |
| 70 |
1939 |
Hollywood releases The Wizard of Oz, one of the first films to be made in color. |
| 74 |
1943 |
Japanese Americans are relocated to internment camps; Almost 400,000 coal miners go on strike; Race riots break out in Los Angeles and Detroit. |
| 75 |
1944 |
On June 6, Allied forces invade Normandy (referred to as "D-Day") |
| 76 |
1945 |
President Roosevelt dies; The United Nations is established; the first atomic bomb is dropped on Hiroshima. |
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| 40 |
1909 |
The "Piltdown Man" hoax -- a fake archeological discovery announced by dishonest scientists who wanted to "prove" that human beings had evolved in Europe |
| 45 |
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. |
| 48 |
1917 |
Germany uses airplanes to drop bombs in the early stages of World War I -- the first major military use of airplanes. |
| 50 |
1919 |
The Versailles Treaty marks the official end of World War I. |
| 51 |
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. |
| 69 |
1938 |
Hitler annexes Anschluss into Germany. At the Munich Conference, Germany is given a portion of Czechoslovakia. |
| 70 |
1939 |
Hitler takes over all of Czechoslovakia. On Sept. 1st, Germany invades Poland. On Sept. 3rd, Great Britain and France declare war on Germany. World War II has begun. |
| 76 |
1945 |
World War II ends with a Japanese delegation signing instrument of surrender aboard battleship Missouri in Tokyo Bay. |
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Marriages
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 | William Cutts
Born on an unknown day in June 1858 and died about 1905.
They were married 1/1/1888.
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|  |  | Seaborn O'Bryan
Born on an unknown day in July 1863 and died about 1931.
They were married 6/16/1909.
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The Children of Cordelia Ellen Cain
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26 years old
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David Nathaniel Cutts
Born in Calhoun Co., Florida on September 17, 1889 and died in Gadsden Co., Florida on September 29, 1924. He was 35 years old.
He was called "Sweetie". He married Annie E. Cooper, they had two daughters, Thelma Lucille Cutts ( 1/11/1918 to 9/2/1980) and Emily Ellen Cutts 2/17/1923 to 12/16/2004).
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