Genealogy for
Mary Charlotte Parish
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Mary Charlotte Parish
4/25/1854 - 10/23/1899
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Mary Charlotte Parish was born on April 25, 1854 in Blountstown, Florida and died on October 23, 1899 in Blountstown, Florida. She lived to be 45 years old.
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 | Census | 7/25/1860 | West Wynnton Bend FL (Calhoun County) | 6 yrs old | Listed as dwelling #127, family #128: Thomas Parish (age 48), Mary (age 35), Julia (18), John (13), Thomas (11), Matilda (9), James (8), Charlotte (7), Elizabeth (6), Eleanor (5), Flora (3), Mary (1) and Henry Monsford (laborer, age 30). Thomas was born in Georgia, estimates the value of his property to be $600 and his occupation is farming. Mary, his wife, was born in North Carolina. The children between 8 and 18 have been attending school and all were born in Florida.
| Additional information about Calhoun County, FL around 1860: Click here to see a map from this timeperiod. | |
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| Census | 7/1/1870 | Marianna FL (Calhoun County) | 16 yrs old | Dwelling #153, household #110: Thomas Parish (age 57) Mary (age 45, keeping house), Mary C. (age 17), Sarah E. (age 15), Ellen R. (13), William W. (10), Jane (3) and Robert S. (eight months old). All indicate they were born in Florida. Thomas is a farmer with an estimated personal estate value of $300, and he was born in Georgia. The children 10 yrs old and older indicate they were attending school.
| Additional information about Calhoun County, FL around 1870: Click here to see a map from this timeperiod. | |
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| Marriage | 11/23/1879 | Abes Spring Bluff FL (Calhoun County) | 25 yrs old | | Marriage of John W. Peacock to Mary C. Parish on Nov. 23th 1879. Book 1, page 114 |
| Census | 1/1/1880 | Pippin Mill FL (Calhoun County) | 25 yrs old | family #8: Wesley (age 37, a farmer), Mary (26, house keeping), Mary (5), Rosa (3), Laura (1 1/2). Wesley was born in GA. (his parents also born in GA). Mary was born in AL. (her parents also born in AL). The children were born in Florida. William Parrish (age 15 & born in FL) is a brother-in-law working as a farmer. Jane Thomas (a black female, age 20 & born in AL), is a servant & cook.
| Additional information about Calhoun County, FL around 1880: Blountstown was declared the seat of Calhoun County in 1880. Prior to that, Abe Springs had been the county seat. Click here to see a map from this timeperiod. | |
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| Census | 6/1/1885 | Blountstown FL (Calhoun County) | 31 yrs old | page 22, #177 - W.J. Peacock (age 42), Mary (29), Mary E. (10), Rosa (8), Anna (5), Della J. (4), Julia (2), John (10 mos.). John was born in GA, as were his parents. Mary was born in FL, her father in NC and mother in VA. All children in FL. John is a farmer. Mary E. and Rosa attend school.
| Additional information about Calhoun County, FL around 1885: The principle towns in Calhoun County were Blountstown, Marysville, Chipola, Selman, Ocheesee, and Abe Springs. In 1884 railroads in Florida were bought out by one company and placed under central management. River Junction, located at the junction of the Chattahoochee and Flint Rivers, is the closest railroad and the primary hub of land transports. The photo on the right shows the iron bridge than spans the Chattahoochee River about a mile from the Depot at River Junction where wharves, storage, steamboats and hotels bussel with activity. Click the photo for a larger view. Click here to see a map from this timeperiod. | 
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| Graveyard/Tombstone | 10/23/1899 | Blountstown FL (Calhoun County) | 45 yrs old | Plot 105 at Nettle Ridge Cemetery: MARY C PEACOCK, born 4-25-1857 and died 10-23-1899.  |
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Mary, her family, and friends. For example, Mary is 1 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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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. |
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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. |
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1864 |
Battle of Olustee is a Confederate victory. Union troops pull back |
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1865 |
Battle at Natural Bridge (Wakulla County) is a Confederate victory. |
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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. |
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1870 |
During the 1870s, the remaining Seminole Indians begin establishing trading posts and other economy with local settlers. |
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1882 |
The Florida Central and Western Railroad Company was created. It combines the Florida Central, Jacksonville, Pensacola, and Mobile railroads. |
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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. |
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1856 |
The first Neanderthal fossils are found near Germany |
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1859 |
Charles Darwin publishes "Origin of Species" and begins the evolution theory. |
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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 |
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1877 |
Edison invents the phonograph permitting music and voices to be recorded and replayed. |
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1879 |
Edison invents the electric light bulb. |
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1889 |
The first calculating machine is invented and uses punch cards |
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1895 |
Wireless telegraph and the "antenna" are invented but it covers a very short distance. |
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1897 |
First ship to shore message is sent using an improved form of wireless telegraph |
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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. |
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1882 |
NEWS HEADLINES: Edison creates the first large power station in New York City, making it the first place in America to have electricity. |
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1885 |
NEWS HEADLINES: Eastman invents the box camera. For the first time photography becomes affordable for the average citizen. |
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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. |
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1863 |
Abraham Lincoln issues the "Emancipation Proclamation" freeing slaves. |
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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. |
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1875 |
Tennessee enacts Jim Crow law. |
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1876 |
The National League of Baseball is founded |
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Marriages
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 | John Peacock
Born on December 13, 1843 and died on December 31, 1925.
They were married 11/23/1879.
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The Children of Mary Charlotte Parish
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68 years old
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Della Jane Peacock
Born in Blountstown, Florida on August 26, 1880 and died in Marianna, Florida on July 26, 1949. She was 68 years old.
She married on 1/23/1898 to John Rhody Darius Barber ( 5/22/1877 to 11/15/1918)
Children
Lola (1899 -1973)
John Everett (1902-1972)...
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Julia Peacock
Born in an unknown place on an unknown day in June 1882 and died in an unknown location about 1920. She was about 37 years old.
She married on (8/26/1900) to Simeon "Sim" Barber. 2nd marriage to Mr. Jones. ...
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18 years old
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John Raiford Peacock
Born in Blountstown, Florida on July 23, 1884 and died in Sarasota, Florida on December 10, 1965. He was 81 years old.
Married Allie Garrett...
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