Genealogy for
Judith Ann Davis
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Judith Ann Davis
1/14/1823 - 6/26/1900
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Judith Ann Davis was born on January 14, 1823 in Fayette, Brooks County, Georgia and died on June 26, 1900 in Altha, Florida. She lived to be 77 years old.
Tyus and Judith's children:
Mary R.,
John M.,
Martha Ann.,
George Lundy,
Johnanna,
Charles Meggs,
James Monroe,
Sarah Frances,
William Davis,
Emily Harriett
John Dillard | 
 | Census | 7/11/1870 | Marianna FL (Jackson County) | 47 yrs old | Londa (male, age 48),
Ann (age 44),
Charles (age 17),
John A (16),
William (15),
Bill (7),
Fannie (10),
Sallie (5), and
John (2)
Larkins Fillace (male, age 1) and
Lena Long (female, age 13) are also living with the family.
Londa is a farmer and estimates the value of his personal estate to be $400. He and his wife were born in GA and the children in FL.
| Additional information about Jackson County, FL around 1870: Click here to see a map from this timeperiod. | |
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| Graveyard/Tombstone | 8/6/1878 | Chipola Cem. FL (Calhoun County) | 55 yrs old | | Tyras Lundy HANSFORD
- Aug.22, 1822
to Aug. 1878 and wife, Judith Ann HANSFORD
1823 - 1900
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| Census | 1/1/1900 | Board Head FL (Calhoun County) | 77 yrs old | #633 - George L. Hansford (50,Dec 1849 FL),
Georgia A. Hansford (43,Oct.185 AL),(niece)Eva Hagan (23,Apr.1877 FL)
,(mother) Judith A. Hansford (77, Jan. 1823),(nephew)
John F. Hansford (8, Mar. 182 FL). George and Georgia have been married 31 years, they have no children. George is a farmer. Judith is a widow, she was born in FL as were her parents, she can read and write.
| 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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| Graveyard/Tombstone | 6/26/1900 | Chipola Cemetery,Altha FL (Calhoun County) | 77 yrs old | | Name: Judith Ann Hansford,
Birth Date: 1823,
Death Date: 1900,
Cemetery: Chipola Cemetery,Burial Place: Altha, Calhoun County, Florida |
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Judith, her family, and friends. For example, Judith is 7 years old when Indian Removal Act signed and the moving of eastern Indians west of the Mississippi begins.
| Age | Date | Event |
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| 1 |
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. |
| 12 |
1835 |
The Second Seminole Indian War keeps the United States and Seminoles Indians fighting in North & Central Florida. |
| 14 |
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. |
| 19 |
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. |
| 19 |
1842 |
Second Seminole Indian War ends and some of the Seminole Indians living in FL are moved to the Indian Territory |
| 22 |
1845 |
Florida becomes the 27th state to join the United States. William Moseley becomes the first governor and David Yulee the first senator. |
| 27 |
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. |
| 32 |
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. |
| 38 |
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. |
| 41 |
1864 |
Battle of Olustee is a Confederate victory. Union troops pull back |
| 42 |
1865 |
Battle at Natural Bridge (Wakulla County) is a Confederate victory. |
| 42 |
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. |
| 47 |
1870 |
During the 1870s, the remaining Seminole Indians begin establishing trading posts and other economy with local settlers. |
| 59 |
1882 |
The Florida Central and Western Railroad Company was created. It combines the Florida Central, Jacksonville, Pensacola, and Mobile railroads. |
| 60 |
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. |
| 61 |
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. |
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| 1 |
1824 |
December 15 - Upson and Ware Counties formed. |
| 2 |
1825 |
Baker, Lowndes, Thomas, Butts and Taliaferro Counties formed. |
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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. |
| 4 |
1827 |
December 14, - Harris, Marion, Meriwether and Talbot. |
| 7 |
1830 |
Cherokee, Heard, and Stewrt Counties are formed. |
| 8 |
1831 |
Sumter County is formed. |
| 9 |
1832 |
December 3 - Bartow, Cobb, Crawford, Floyd, Forsyth, Gilmer, Lumpkin, Murray, Paulding, and Union Counties formed. |
| 10 |
1833 |
Walker County is formed. |
| 13 |
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. |
| 14 |
1837 |
Mcon and Dade Counties are formed. |
| 15 |
1838 |
Chattooga County formed |
| 24 |
1847 |
Atlanta, Georgia is incorporated. Formally Marthasville |
| 27 |
1850 |
Gordon and Clinch Counties are formed. |
| 28 |
1851 |
Clay, Howell, Polk, Spalding, and Whitfield Counties are formed. |
| 29 |
1852 |
Taylor County formed. |
| 30 |
1853 |
Catoosa, Pickens, Hart, Dougherty, Webster, Flton, and Worth Counties aare creaated. |
| 31 |
1854 |
Fannin, Coffee, Chattahooche, Charlton, and Calhoun Counties formed. |
| 33 |
1856 |
Haralson, Terrell, Berrien, Colquit, Miller, and Towns Counties formed. |
| 34 |
1857 |
Dawson, Milton, Pierce, Glascock, Mitchell, Schley, White, and Wilcox Counties formed. |
| 35 |
1858 |
Clayton, Quitman, Banks, Brooks, Johnson, and Echols Counties formed. |
| 47 |
1870 |
Douglas, McDuffie, Rockdale, and Dodge Counties formed. |
| 52 |
1875 |
Oconee County formed. |
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| 7 |
1830 |
The first railroad is constructed between Liverpool and Manchester, England |
| 16 |
1839 |
Goodyear invents vulcanized rubber, opening the door for tires and other rubber products. |
| 21 |
1844 |
The first telegraph message is sent by Morse, who later invents the Mores Code |
| 30 |
1853 |
The process of creating steel is invented by Besermer in Britain and Kelly in the U.S. |
| 33 |
1856 |
The first Neanderthal fossils are found near Germany |
| 36 |
1859 |
Charles Darwin publishes "Origin of Species" and begins the evolution theory. |
| 42 |
1865 |
Mendel publishes his papers on genetics and introduces the concept to the public. |
| 46 |
1869 |
Cro-magnon Man fossils are found in France |
| 54 |
1877 |
Edison invents the phonograph permitting music and voices to be recorded and replayed. |
| 56 |
1879 |
Edison invents the electric light bulb. |
| 66 |
1889 |
The first calculating machine is invented and uses punch cards |
| 72 |
1895 |
Wireless telegraph and the "antenna" are invented but it covers a very short distance. |
| 74 |
1897 |
First ship to shore message is sent using an improved form of wireless telegraph |
| 77 |
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. |
| 77 |
1900 |
Freud publishes his book "The Interpretation of Dreams" |
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1828 |
Gold is discovered in Georgia. |
| 11 |
1834 |
July 9 - The S.S. John Randolph, the first successful iron steamship, is launched in Savannah |
| 38 |
1861 |
NEWS HEADLINES: American Civil war begins at Ft. Sumter, located in Charleston Harbor, VA. |
| 39 |
1862 |
NEWS HEADLINES: May 20, 1862 the US government passes the Homestead Act to provide cheap land for settlement of lower Southeast and West. |
| 59 |
1882 |
NEWS HEADLINES: Edison creates the first large power station in New York City, making it the first place in America to have electricity. |
| 62 |
1885 |
NEWS HEADLINES: Eastman invents the box camera. For the first time photography becomes affordable for the average citizen. |
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| 7 |
1830 |
Indian Removal Act signed and the moving of eastern Indians west of the Mississippi begins. |
| 12 |
1835 |
Second Seminole Indian War begins. |
| 14 |
1837 |
The trickery used to capture Seminole Indian Chief Osceola (Assi Yohola) creates a public uproar and U.S. General Jesup is publicly condemned. |
| 17 |
1840 |
Oregon Trail is established |
| 19 |
1842 |
Second Seminole Indian War ends and thousands of Seminole Indians are forced to move west of the Mississippi. |
| 32 |
1855 |
Third Seminole Indian War begins. It ends three years later when Chief Billy Bowlegs and his band are forced to move from Florida. |
| 37 |
1860 |
Presidential election puts Abraham Lincoln in office. The campaign has heated the issues regarding slavery in the south. |
| 39 |
1862 |
May 20, 1862 the US government passes the Homestead Act to provide cheap land for settlement of lower Southeast and West. |
| 40 |
1863 |
Abraham Lincoln issues the "Emancipation Proclamation" freeing slaves. |
| 42 |
1865 |
American Civil war ends with General Lee's surrender at Appomattox, VA. Reconstruction begins in the "old South" |
| 45 |
1868 |
An eight-hour work day is established for federal employees. |
| 52 |
1875 |
Tennessee enacts Jim Crow law. |
| 53 |
1876 |
The National League of Baseball is founded |
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1833 |
Santa Anna is elected President of Mexico |
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Marriages
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 | Tyus Hansford
Born on August 22, 1822 and died on August 6, 1878.
They were married 6/14/1840.
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The Children of Judith Ann Davis
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Johnanna Hansford
Born somewhere in Florida on April 10, 1856 and died in Calhoun Co., Florida on September 14, 1930. She was 74 years old.
She married Jasper Musgrove on Feb.26th 1873. They were married at her home by Sim Musgrove.
Children: Martha (1879-bef.1885), John (1881), Mary (1883), Georgian(3/1887) Charlie T.(2/1890 - 1954) ...
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Sarah Frances Hansford
Born somewhere in Florida on an unknown day in March 1859 and died somewhere in Florida about 1957. She was about 97 years old.
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