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Bartlett J. Walker

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	Loudy Walker 1783 - 1841	Margaret Peggy Chambers 1788 - 1860

About Bartlett J. Walker

Bartlett J. Walker
1816 - 1916

Bartlett J. Walker was born about 1816 somewhere in Georgia and died in an unknown year in an unknown place. Dates for birth and death are estimated.

He married Mary Abercrombie in Fayett County, GA on 4/9/1837. Their children were:

Bartlett
Hardy (Richard)
John (Pierce)
James
David
Mary

According to a descendant of John Pierce, Bartlett Jr. and Hardy Richard were in Co. H., 30th Regiment of the CSA from Campbell County, GA. John P. moved to Cleburne County, AL. Bartlett Jr was married to Sophia Smith in Campbell County, GA on 1/11/1866.

	Census	8/7/1820	GA (Gwinnett County)	4 yrs old
	Click here to see a copy of the original document. The family of Loudy Walker is described as consisting of MALES: 2 under 10 years old, 1 between 10-15, 1 between 16-18, 2 between 16-25, and 1 between 26-44. FEMALES: 2 under 10 years old, 1 between 10-15, and 1 between 26-44 years old. A total of 4 people in the home are engaged in agriculture. A total of 2 people are over 25 and 6 are under 16 years old. Ten people live in the house.

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Click on any of the News, Events, or Discoveries buttons above to see historical things that happened during Bartlett Walker's life. These are only some of the major events that affected the life and times of Bartlett, his family, and friends. For example, Bartlett is 4 years old when The Act of April 24, 1820 abolished the land purchase credit system, fixed the price of public lands at $1.25 per acre, and set the minimum purchase at 80 acres. After a person purchased land, a final certificate was issued by the land office and sent to Washington DC to be verified and signed by the President -- a time consuming process. Public lands were most typically available through US treaties with Indians who agreed to be removed from their homelands.

Age	Date	Event
1	1817	First Seminole war begins as Georgia backwoodsmen attack Indians just north of the Florida border. !817-1818. General Andrew Jackson invades the area.
3	1819	Rabun County formed.
4	1820	December 20 - Campbell and Randolph Counties formed.
5	1821	May 15 - Dooly, Fayette, Henry, Houston, Monroe and Newton Counties formed.
6	1822	December 9 - Bibb, Dekalb and Pike Counties formed.
7	1823	December 8 - Decatur County formed.
8	1824	December 15 - Upson and Ware Counties formed.
9	1825	Baker, Lowndes, Thomas, Butts and Taliaferro Counties formed.
10	1826	January 24 - Treaty of Washington abrogates Treaty of Indian Springs. The Creeks cede a smaller area and are allowed to remain on their lands until January 1, 1826.
11	1827	December 14, - Harris, Marion, Meriwether and Talbot.
14	1830	Cherokee, Heard, and Stewrt Counties are formed.
15	1831	Sumter County is formed.
16	1832	December 3 - Bartow, Cobb, Crawford, Floyd, Forsyth, Gilmer, Lumpkin, Murray, Paulding, and Union Counties formed.
17	1833	Walker County is formed.
20	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.
21	1837	Mcon and Dade Counties are formed.
22	1838	Chattooga County formed
31	1847	Atlanta, Georgia is incorporated. Formally Marthasville
34	1850	Gordon and Clinch Counties are formed.
35	1851	Clay, Howell, Polk, Spalding, and Whitfield Counties are formed.
36	1852	Taylor County formed.
37	1853	Catoosa, Pickens, Hart, Dougherty, Webster, Flton, and Worth Counties aare creaated.
38	1854	Fannin, Coffee, Chattahooche, Charlton, and Calhoun Counties formed.
40	1856	Haralson, Terrell, Berrien, Colquit, Miller, and Towns Counties formed.
41	1857	Dawson, Milton, Pierce, Glascock, Mitchell, Schley, White, and Wilcox Counties formed.
42	1858	Clayton, Quitman, Banks, Brooks, Johnson, and Echols Counties formed.
54	1870	Douglas, McDuffie, Rockdale, and Dodge Counties formed.
59	1875	Oconee County formed.
89	1905	Crisp, Grady, Jenkins, Tift, Davis, Stephens, Toombs, Turner, and Ben Hill Counties formed.
96	1912	Forsyth, Bleckley, and Wheeler Counties formed.
98	1914	Barrow, Candler, Bacon, and Evans Counties are formed.

Age	Date	Event
14	1830	The first railroad is constructed between Liverpool and Manchester, England
23	1839	Goodyear invents vulcanized rubber, opening the door for tires and other rubber products.
28	1844	The first telegraph message is sent by Morse, who later invents the Mores Code
37	1853	The process of creating steel is invented by Besermer in Britain and Kelly in the U.S.
40	1856	The first Neanderthal fossils are found near Germany
43	1859	Charles Darwin publishes "Origin of Species" and begins the evolution theory.
49	1865	Mendel publishes his papers on genetics and introduces the concept to the public.
53	1869	Cro-magnon Man fossils are found in France
61	1877	Edison invents the phonograph permitting music and voices to be recorded and replayed.
63	1879	Edison invents the electric light bulb.
73	1889	The first calculating machine is invented and uses punch cards
79	1895	Wireless telegraph and the "antenna" are invented but it covers a very short distance.
81	1897	First ship to shore message is sent using an improved form of wireless telegraph
84	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.
84	1900	Freud publishes his book "The Interpretation of Dreams"
85	1901	First transatlantic wireless telegraph is sent.
86	1902	The first Tyrannosaurus Rex fossil is discovered.
87	1903	Wright Brothers complete the first successful flight with an airplane at Kitty Hawk
88	1904	The first vacuum tube diode is invented by Fleming
90	1906	Kellogg sells the first box of Corn Flakes
90	1906	Electrons are discovered by Thomson
90	1906	The triode vacuum tube is invented
96	1912	The unsinkable Titanic sinks on its first trip to New York drowning 1,513 people.
97	1913	Ford builds the first assembly line into his automobile production plant
98	1914	The first traffic lights (which is only red or green) are put up in America; Construction of the Panama Canal is completed

Age	Date	Event
12	1828	Gold is discovered in Georgia.
18	1834	July 9 - The S.S. John Randolph, the first successful iron steamship, is launched in Savannah
45	1861	NEWS HEADLINES: American Civil war begins at Ft. Sumter, located in Charleston Harbor, VA.
46	1862	NEWS HEADLINES: May 20, 1862 the US government passes the Homestead Act to provide cheap land for settlement of lower Southeast and West.
66	1882	NEWS HEADLINES: Edison creates the first large power station in New York City, making it the first place in America to have electricity.
69	1885	NEWS HEADLINES: Eastman invents the box camera. For the first time photography becomes affordable for the average citizen.
92	1908	NEWS HEADLINES: Henry Ford produces the first Model T automobile
96	1912	White residents of Forsyth County, GA, drive the black population out.
97	1913	NEWS HEADLINES: Edison invents motion pictures

Age	Date	Event
4	1820	The Act of April 24, 1820 abolished the land purchase credit system, fixed the price of public lands at $1.25 per acre, and set the minimum purchase at 80 acres. After a person purchased land, a final certificate was issued by the land office and sent to Washington DC to be verified and signed by the President -- a time consuming process. Public lands were most typically available through US treaties with Indians who agreed to be removed from their homelands.
14	1830	Indian Removal Act signed and the moving of eastern Indians west of the Mississippi begins.
19	1835	Second Seminole Indian War begins.
21	1837	The trickery used to capture Seminole Indian Chief Osceola (Assi Yohola) creates a public uproar and U.S. General Jesup is publicly condemned.
24	1840	Oregon Trail is established
26	1842	Second Seminole Indian War ends and thousands of Seminole Indians are forced to move west of the Mississippi.
39	1855	Third Seminole Indian War begins. It ends three years later when Chief Billy Bowlegs and his band are forced to move from Florida.
44	1860	Presidential election puts Abraham Lincoln in office. The campaign has heated the issues regarding slavery in the south.
46	1862	May 20, 1862 the US government passes the Homestead Act to provide cheap land for settlement of lower Southeast and West.
47	1863	Abraham Lincoln issues the "Emancipation Proclamation" freeing slaves.
49	1865	American Civil war ends with General Lee's surrender at Appomattox, VA. Reconstruction begins in the "old South"
52	1868	An eight-hour work day is established for federal employees.
59	1875	Tennessee enacts Jim Crow law.
60	1876	The National League of Baseball is founded
93	1909	The National Association for Advancement of Colored People is formed (NAACP)
94	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.

Age	Date	Event
17	1833	Santa Anna is elected President of Mexico
93	1909	The "Piltdown Man" hoax -- a fake archeological discovery announced by dishonest scientists who wanted to "prove" that human beings had evolved in Europe
98	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.

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