Genealogy for
Wyatt Singleton Davis
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Wyatt Singleton Davis
10/6/1848 - 6/6/1927
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Wyatt Singleton Davis was born on October 6, 1848 in Butts Co., Georgia and died on June 6, 1927 in Jefferson Co., Alabama. He lived to be 78 years old.
He married Lydia Woods on Feb. 29, 1679 at the home of Stephen H. Woods in St. Cair, AL.
Children:
1.Crispen Stephen Davis(12/1/1872-5/4/1962);
2. Martha Ellen Davis(8/29/1874-5/4/1939);
3. Ausbery Davis(2/9/1876-7/26/1906);
4. Lydia Rosetta "Rose" Davis (3/28/1878-3/13/1960);
5. James Albert Davis(8/30/1882-8/16/1908);
6. Austin Elmore Davis (9/2/1884 - 8/16/1903);
7. Sarah Louanna Davis (?)married Archer Harton;
8. Mary Jane Davis (died as a infant -2 1/2 mos old). | 
 | Census | 8/14/1850 | District 8 GA (Butts County) | 1 yrs old | | family# 146 - Crispens David (age 40), Martha Davis (35),
Catharine Davis (11),
Francis M. Davis (8),
John W. Davis (10),
Martha H. Davis (4),
Mary A. L. Davis (15),
Nancy J. Davis (13)&
Wyatt S. Davis (1). Crispens is a farmer, born in SC. all other born in GA. Estate value #1200. Crispens & Martha state they can not read & write.
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| Census | 6/30/1860 | Townships 14 and 15 AL (St. Clair County) | 11 yrs old | | dwelling# 400, family# 396 - Christian Davis (age49),
Martha Davis (44),
Francis Davis (17),
Wyatt Davis (11),
Berry Davis (9),
Sarah Davis (8) &
Ostin Davis (5). Christian is a farmer, he was born in NC. All other were born in GA.
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| Census | 6/13/1870 | Precinct 9 AL (St . Clair County) | 21 yrs old | dweling#134, family#136 - Crispin Davis (age 59- SC),
Martha A. Davis (54- GA),
Wyatt Davis (20 - GA),
Benny Davis (19 - GA),
Sarah J. Davis (16 - GA),
Austin Davis (14 - GA),
Zemoriah Daffron (9 - AL),
Nancy Box (32 -GA),
Joseph M. Box (8 - AL) &
Martha H. Box (6 - AL). Crispen states he is a farmer, his estate is valued at $700, and personal value at $400. Wyatt, Benny, Austin & Zemoriah works on the farm. Martha & Nancy keep house.
next door #135 -lives Henry(49 -TN) and Telitha Box (49-SC)& family.
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| Marriage | 2/29/1872 | AL (St. Clair County) | 23 yrs old | Marriage of Wyatt S. Davis to Lydia Woods at the home of S. H. Woods.  |
| Census | 7/9/1880 | Trout Creek AL (Saint Clair County) | 31 yrs old | dwelling#189, family# 187- Wiatt S. Davis (age 31),
Liddy M. Davis (31),
Crispin S. Davis (7),
Martha E. Davis (5),
Ausbery Davis (4) &
Liddy R. Davis (2).Wiatt is a farmer, he was born in GA, his parents were born in SC. Liddy keeps house, she was born in AL, her parents in TN. Children born in AL.
next door #188 - Zemoriah Daffron(18)and wife Elisa(15).
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| Census | 6/16/1900 | Ragland AL (St. Clair County) | 51 yrs old | dwelling#191 family#193 - Wyatt S. Davis (age 51- Oct. 1848),
Lillie M. Davis (51-Apr. 1849),
Rosettie Davis (21-March 1879),
James A. Davis (17-Aug. 1882),
Austin E. Davis (15- Sept. 1884),
Sarah L. Davis (8- Oct. 188?6) &
Helender Woods (89-Jan. 1811)-mother in law.
Wyatt was born in GA as were his parents. Lillie was born in AL, her parents in TN. All children in AL. Hester is a widow, she was born in TN, her father in TN and mother in IL. Wyatt and Lillie have been married 28 years, they had 8 children, 7 are living. Wyatt is a farmer, James and Austin also work on the farm.
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| Graveyard/Tombstone | 6/6/1927 | Birmingham AL (Jefferson County) | 78 yrs old | | Wyatt S. Davis - 10/6/1848 to 6/6/1927 - Greenwood Cemetery. |
| Death Certificate | 6/16/1927 | Fairfield AL (Jefferson County) | 78 yrs old | | Name: Wyatt Singleton Davis,
Birth Date: abt 1849,
Death Date: June 16, 1927.
Death Place: Fairfield, Jefferson, Alabama,
Death Age: 78,
Marital Status: Married,
Gender: Male,
Father Name: Christopher Davis,
Mother Name: Martha Bray,
Spouse Name: Lydia Malysa Davis,
FHL Film Number: 1908444
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Wyatt, his family, and friends. For example, Wyatt is 7 years old when Third Seminole Indian War begins. It ends three years later when Chief Billy Bowlegs and his band are forced to move from Florida.
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1850 |
State population=771,623.
The 1850 Federal Census reveals the
White population=426,514;
African-American population=345,109;
Slave population=342,844;
Free black population=2,265;
Urban population=35,179;
Rural population=736,444;
Cotton production in bales=564,429;
Corn production in bushels=28,754,048;
Number of manufacturing establishments=1,026. |
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1850 |
Gordon and Clinch Counties are formed. |
| 3 |
1851 |
Clay, Howell, Polk, Spalding, and Whitfield Counties are formed. |
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1852 |
Taylor County formed. |
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1853 |
Catoosa, Pickens, Hart, Dougherty, Webster, Flton, and Worth Counties aare creaated. |
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1854 |
Fannin, Coffee, Chattahooche, Charlton, and Calhoun Counties formed. |
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1856 |
Haralson, Terrell, Berrien, Colquit, Miller, and Towns Counties formed. |
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1857 |
Dawson, Milton, Pierce, Glascock, Mitchell, Schley, White, and Wilcox Counties formed. |
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1858 |
Clayton, Quitman, Banks, Brooks, Johnson, and Echols Counties formed. |
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1870 |
Douglas, McDuffie, Rockdale, and Dodge Counties formed. |
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1875 |
Oconee County formed. |
| 57 |
1905 |
Crisp, Grady, Jenkins, Tift, Davis, Stephens, Toombs, Turner, and Ben Hill Counties formed. |
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1912 |
Forsyth, Bleckley, and Wheeler Counties formed. |
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1914 |
Barrow, Candler, Bacon, and Evans Counties are formed. |
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1917 |
Atkinson and Treutlen Counties are formed. |
| 72 |
1920 |
Seminole, Lanier, Brantley, Long, and Lamar Counties are formed. |
| 76 |
1924 |
Peach County is formed. |
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1853 |
The process of creating steel is invented by Besermer in Britain and Kelly in the U.S. |
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1856 |
The first Neanderthal fossils are found near Germany |
| 11 |
1859 |
Charles Darwin publishes "Origin of Species" and begins the evolution theory. |
| 17 |
1865 |
Mendel publishes his papers on genetics and introduces the concept to the public. |
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1869 |
Cro-magnon Man fossils are found in France |
| 29 |
1877 |
Edison invents the phonograph permitting music and voices to be recorded and replayed. |
| 31 |
1879 |
Edison invents the electric light bulb. |
| 41 |
1889 |
The first calculating machine is invented and uses punch cards |
| 47 |
1895 |
Wireless telegraph and the "antenna" are invented but it covers a very short distance. |
| 49 |
1897 |
First ship to shore message is sent using an improved form of wireless telegraph |
| 52 |
1900 |
Freud publishes his book "The Interpretation of Dreams" |
| 52 |
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. |
| 53 |
1901 |
First transatlantic wireless telegraph is sent. |
| 54 |
1902 |
The first Tyrannosaurus Rex fossil is discovered. |
| 55 |
1903 |
Wright Brothers complete the first successful flight with an airplane at Kitty Hawk |
| 56 |
1904 |
The first vacuum tube diode is invented by Fleming |
| 58 |
1906 |
Electrons are discovered by Thomson |
| 58 |
1906 |
Kellogg sells the first box of Corn Flakes |
| 58 |
1906 |
The triode vacuum tube is invented |
| 64 |
1912 |
The unsinkable Titanic sinks on its first trip to New York drowning 1,513 people. |
| 65 |
1913 |
Ford builds the first assembly line into his automobile production plant |
| 66 |
1914 |
The first traffic lights (which is only red or green) are put up in America; Construction of the Panama Canal is completed |
| 75 |
1923 |
Freud publishes "The Ego and the Id" |
| 75 |
1923 |
Diphtheria vaccine is developed; Insulin is produced to treat diabetes |
| 76 |
1924 |
Insecticides are used for the first time on crops |
| 78 |
1926 |
Goddard launched the first liquid-fueled rocket |
| 79 |
1927 |
The first television transmission was announced in England |
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1861 |
NEWS HEADLINES: American Civil war begins at Ft. Sumter, located in Charleston Harbor, VA. |
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1862 |
NEWS HEADLINES: May 20, 1862 the US government passes the Homestead Act to provide cheap land for settlement of lower Southeast and West. |
| 34 |
1882 |
NEWS HEADLINES: Edison creates the first large power station in New York City, making it the first place in America to have electricity. |
| 37 |
1885 |
NEWS HEADLINES: Eastman invents the box camera. For the first time photography becomes affordable for the average citizen. |
| 60 |
1908 |
NEWS HEADLINES: Henry Ford produces the first Model T automobile |
| 64 |
1912 |
White residents of Forsyth County, GA, drive the black population out. |
| 65 |
1913 |
NEWS HEADLINES: Edison invents motion pictures |
| 69 |
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. |
| 71 |
1919 |
NEWS HEADLINES: World War I ends with the signing of The Versailles Treaty. |
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1855 |
Third Seminole Indian War begins. It ends three years later when Chief Billy Bowlegs and his band are forced to move from Florida. |
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1860 |
Presidential election puts Abraham Lincoln in office. The campaign has heated the issues regarding slavery in the south. |
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1862 |
May 20, 1862 the US government passes the Homestead Act to provide cheap land for settlement of lower Southeast and West. |
| 15 |
1863 |
Abraham Lincoln issues the "Emancipation Proclamation" freeing slaves. |
| 17 |
1865 |
American Civil war ends with General Lee's surrender at Appomattox, VA. Reconstruction begins in the "old South" |
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1868 |
An eight-hour work day is established for federal employees. |
| 27 |
1875 |
Tennessee enacts Jim Crow law. |
| 28 |
1876 |
The National League of Baseball is founded |
| 61 |
1909 |
The National Association for Advancement of Colored People is formed (NAACP) |
| 62 |
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. |
| 79 |
1927 |
Charles Lindbergh becomes the first man to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean and Babe Ruth hits 60 home runs. |
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1909 |
The "Piltdown Man" hoax -- a fake archeological discovery announced by dishonest scientists who wanted to "prove" that human beings had evolved in Europe |
| 66 |
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. |
| 69 |
1917 |
Germany uses airplanes to drop bombs in the early stages of World War I -- the first major military use of airplanes. |
| 71 |
1919 |
The Versailles Treaty marks the official end of World War I. |
| 72 |
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. |
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Marriages
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| Lydia Woods
Born on April 26, 1851 and died on February 15, 1934.
They were married 2/29/1872.
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The Children of Wyatt Singleton Davis
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Martha 'Mattie' Ellen Davis
Born in an unknown place on August 29, 1874 and died in Ragland, Alabama on May 4, 1939. She was 64 years old.
She married on (4/30/1893)to Drewar Harlin Scoggins.
Children:
Chester Scoggins
Eva Scoggins
Vera Scoggins
Nora Scoggins
Barrett Scoggins
Brown Scog...
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