Genealogy for
Dr. Jesse  Yon 

	Parents
	Jacob Yon 12/28/1739 - 1800	Margaret Kippleman 12/28/1739 - 1840

About Dr. Jesse Yon
Dr. Jesse Yon 12/21/1790 - 12/21/1863 (Shown at age 70) Dr. Jesse Yon was born on 12/21/1790 in Abbeville, SC and died on 12/21/1863 in Blountstown (Calhoun County), FL. He was 73 years old. He attended Atlanta Military College. Married Mary Ann Cumby in about 1809. Their children: Levi M. Yon (1810), William Ruel Yon (1817), Dr. Jesse Yon Jr. (1835), Terrel Higdon (1820), Lydia Yon (1822), Mary Ann Yon (1825), Tina Jincy Ann Yon (1828) & Vandalia Yon (1840). Five years after the death of his wife Mary, Jesse remarried on (9/11/1856) to Martha Ellen Hansford (born 2/14/1827 in GA and died 4/18/1905 FL).
Census 1/1/1810 SC 20 yrs old Household of J. Yawn -tba -   Click here to see a copy of the original document. Census 1/1/1820 GA (Laurens County) 30 yrs old Household of J. Yawn -tba  Click here to see a copy of the original document. Additional information about Laurens County, GA around 1820: Created in 1807, it was named for Col. John Laurens, who was killed by British oppressors during the American Revolution. The Oconee River runs through the county.   Land Deed 2/22/1828 FL (Gadsden County) 38 yrs old Cert. #2041: 79.82 acres in Gadsden Co. FL sold to Jesse Yon. Sec. 4, Township 2-N, range 3-W, Meridian -Tallahassee.  Land Deed 4/15/1829 FL (Gadsden County) 39 yrs old cert.# 2468: 79.81 acres in Gadsden Co. FL sold to Jesse Yon. Sec. 4, Township 2-N, range 3-W, Meridian -Tallahassee.  Census 1/1/1830 FL (Gadsden County) 40 yrs old Jesse Yon is recorded as the head of household consisting of: one male between 5-10 years old, one male between 10-15, one between 20-30, one male between 40-50, two females under 5, two females between 4-10, and one female between 30-40. He owns eight slaves. Their ages are: one male under 10, three males between 10-24, two females under 10, one female between 10-24 and one female between 35 and 55.   Additional information about Gadsden County, FL around 1830: Click here to see a map from this timeperiod.   Land Deed 11/1/1830 (Liberty County) 40 yrs old cert.# 2863: 80 acres in Liberty Co. FL sold to Jesse Yon. Sec. 3, Township 2-N, range 7-W, Meridian -Tallahassee.   Land Deed 10/1/1846 FL (Calhoun County) 56 yrs old Cert.# 8613: 155.3 acres in Calhoun Co. FL sold to Jesse Yon. Sec. 33, Township 1-S, range 8-W, Meridian -Tallahassee.   Census 7/15/1860 Ochesee FL (Calhoun County) 70 yrs old Dweling # 48, family #48:Jesse Yon (age 70), Martha Yon (34)& Samuel M. Bing (19). Jesse was born in SC, Martha in GA and Samuel in FL. Jesse is a farmer, Martha keeps house and Samuel overseeing?. Their estate value is $1000 and personal value $4000. For Jesse & Martha check marks are in the box for white, black or malatto.   Additional information about Calhoun County, FL around 1860: Click here to see a map from this timeperiod.   Other 12/1/1862 Abe Springs Bluff FL (Calhoun County) 72 yrs old 12/1/1862 State of Florida Calhoun County Report of jurors, Grand and Petit for Fall term 1862 Talesman, attending and serving in the Circuit Court at said term and entitled by law to payment from the state. #3: Thomas Parish - number of miles: 30, number of days: 2, amount in dollars: 5.50. #5 Wm H Pope - number of miles: 30, number of days: 2, amount in dollars: 5.50, # 14 Henry B. Davis - number of miles: 20, number of days: 2, amount in dollars: 4.50, # 18 Samuel W. Davis - number of miles: 46, number of days: 4, amount in dollars: 9.50, #34 Ishmael Ayers - number of miles: 20, number of days: 2, amount in dollars: 4.50, # 36 John Peacock - number of miles: 24, number of days: 1, amount in dollars: 3.50, # 38 Robt. W. Nixon - number of miles: 6, number of days: (part of page missing), amount in dollars: (part of page missing), #58 T.H. Yon Jr.- number of miles: 20, number of days: 1, amount in dollars: 3.25, # 65 Jesse Bailey - number of miles: 8, number of days: 2, amount in dollars: (part of page missing), # 69 Levi Yon - number of miles: 30, number of days: 1, amount in dollars: 4.(missing) Dec. 1st 1862 William Clark Clerk of Calhoun County Circuit Court   Click here to see a copy of the original document. Other 2/7/1863 FL (Calhoun County) 73 yrs old Will of Jesse Yon. NOTE: 7.48 MB PDF copy can be viewed by clicking link below.  Click here to see a copy of the original document. Other 10/29/1863 Abe Springs Bluff FL (Calhoun County) 73 yrs old Bond for Terrel Yon. Jesse Yon and J. B. Stone also on document  Click here to see a copy of the original document. Graveyard/Tombstone 12/21/1863 Messer Cemetery FL (Calhoun County) 73 yrs old Sacred to the memory of Jesse Yon - born Dec. 21, 1790 - Died Dec. 21, 1863 Age 73 years old (Built by J. D. Parriah for S.H. Yon) See photo: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~crackerbarrel/Yon.html  Click here to see a photo of the tombstone. Other 2/8/1864 Abe Springs Bluff FL (Calhoun County) 1 yrs after death Levi Yon as the executor of the estate of Jesse Yon.  Click here to see a copy of the original document.
Age Date Event Viewing events that affected the communities where Dr. Jesse Yon lived Viewing U.S. History Viewing World History Viewing Discoveries 2 1792 French Revolutionary Wars begin and the French royal family is imprisoned the following year 3 1793 Marie Antoinette is executed; Fugitive Slave Act passed; Roman Catholic faith is banned in France; France declares war on Britain and Holland. 3 1793 The cotton gin was invented by Whitney. 3 1793 Alexander McGillivray, the head of the Creek Indian Nation, dies. A restlessness begins to grow among the Indians in what is now Georgia, Alabama and Northern Florida as town chiefs via for the vacant leadership role. 4 1794 The United States establishes the Navy 5 1795 White Terror and bread riots in Paris 6 1796 Napoleon marries Josephine de Beauharnais 7 1797 Napoleon proclaims the Venetian Constitution, founds Ligurian Republic in Genoa 8 1798 Mississippi Territory organized from Georgia's western land claims. It includes what will later become portions of Mississippi, Alabama and Northern Florida, 9 1799 The Rosetta Stone was discovered 10 1800 NEWS HEADLINES: Seat of U.S. government moves from Philadelphia to Washington DC 10 1800 The first battery was invented by Volta 13 1803 Louisiana Purchase from France (who secured it from Spain) gives the US a huge new territory and the port of New Orleans. 14 1804 The Seminole warrior later known as Osceola is born near Tuskegee, AL. 15 1805 Federal Road project begins after the Creek Indians give the U.S. permission to develop a “horse path” through their nation that will provide better mail delivery between Washington City (DC) and New Orleans. Soon settlers are traveling and settling along this path to settle the southern frontier. 16 1806 Lewis and Clark Expedition, which began in 1804, ends. News of the rich lands to the west begins to spread. 17 1807 The first steamboat was invented by Fulton 20 1810 Western Florida, from the Pearl River to the Mississippi, is annexed by the US from Spain. 21 1811 By 1811 the new "Federal Road" (which started as a horse path) is filled with a steady flow of white settlers into Creek Indian Territories. The Spanish begin to fan hostile sentiments among the Indians. 21 1811 NEWS HEADLINES: Tecumseh's emerging Indian Confederacy is defeated at the Battle of Tippecanoe in Ohio. Afterwards, Tecumseh and his brother travel from their Shawnee homes in the north to recruit and unify the southern Indians. 22 1812 NEWS HEADLINES: War of 1812 begins and will continue for until 1814. Some call it the Second War of Independence because the US fights Great Britain to a stalemate, Americas independence was assured. 23 1813 During 1813-14, over 2,000 Muskogee-speaking Creeks move to Florida in response to the Creek Civil War (also known as the Red-sticks War). Most come from AL and GA. 24 1814 The first locomotive engine was created by Stephenson 28 1818 First Seminole Indian War takes place when Andrew Jackson brings his troops into northern Florida. 30 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. 31 1821 Spain formally cedes Florida to the United States in 1821, according to terms of the Adams-Onís Treaty. Spanish colonists as well as settlers from the newly formed United States begin to pour into the new territory. Prior to this change, Florida was a wilderness sparsely dotted with settlements of native Indians, escaped/freed slaves and Spaniards. 32 1822 Florida Territory is purchased 33 1823 The Treaty of Moultrie Creek pushes the Seminole Indian towns into the interior of the Florida peninsula. 34 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. 40 1830 The first railroad is constructed between Liverpool and Manchester, England 40 1830 Indian Removal Act signed and the moving of eastern Indians west of the Mississippi begins. 40 1830 South Carolina becomes the first state to secede from the Union, setting the stage for the creation of the Confederacy. 43 1833 Santa Anna is elected President of Mexico 45 1835 The Second Seminole Indian War keeps the United States and Seminoles Indians fighting in North & Central Florida. 45 1835 Second Seminole Indian War begins. 47 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. 47 1837 The trickery used to capture Seminole Indian Chief Osceola (Assi Yohola) creates a public uproar and U.S. General Jesup is publicly condemned. 49 1839 Goodyear invents vulcanized rubber, opening the door for tires and other rubber products. 50 1840 Oregon Trail is established 52 1842 Second Seminole Indian War ends and some of the Seminole Indians living in FL are moved to the Indian Territory 52 1842 Second Seminole Indian War ends and thousands of Seminole Indians are forced to move west of the Mississippi. 52 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. 54 1844 The first telegraph message is sent by Morse, who later invents the Mores Code 55 1845 Florida becomes the 27th state to join the United States. William Moseley becomes the first governor and David Yulee the first senator. 60 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. 63 1853 The process of creating steel is invented by Besermer in Britain and Kelly in the U.S. 65 1855 Third Seminole Indian War begins. It ends three years later when Chief Billy Bowlegs and his band are forced to move from Florida. 65 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. 66 1856 The first Neanderthal fossils are found near Germany 69 1859 Charles Darwin publishes "Origin of Species" and begins the evolution theory. 70 1860 Presidential election puts Abraham Lincoln in office. The campaign has heated the issues regarding slavery in the south. 70 1860 About 63,000 men from South Carolina served in the Confederate armed forces. 71 1861 NEWS HEADLINES: American Civil war begins at Ft. Sumter, located in Charleston Harbor, VA. 71 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. 72 1862 NEWS HEADLINES: May 20, 1862 the US government passes the Homestead Act to provide cheap land for settlement of lower Southeast and West. 72 1862 May 20, 1862 the US government passes the Homestead Act to provide cheap land for settlement of lower Southeast and West. 73 1863 Abraham Lincoln issues the "Emancipation Proclamation" freeing slaves.     Click on the Community, US History, World History or Discoveries button above to see a listing of historical events that happened during Dr. Jesse Yon's life. 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Marriages
	Mary Cumby Born about 1795 and died on 2/13/1851. They were married about 1809.

The Children of Dr. Jesse Yon
	Levi M. Yon Sr. Born in Newberry Dist., SC on 9/21/1810 and died in Calhoun County, FL on 5/1/1881. He was 71 years old. Occupation: Farmer, County Commissioner. After the death of his wife Nancy, he married Rachael Ann Spears (2/9/1853-6/11/1901) on Feburary 15, 1880. Levi and Nancy had 15 children:
	William Ruel Yon Born in Laurens Co., GA on 1/11/1817 and died in Calhoun Co., FL on 5/14/1857. He was 40 years old. He married Flora Ann Jonhson(8/23/1820 SC-1/25/1909 FL). Their children were: Newton Yon (8/10/1841-3/16/1913), Terrel Higdon Yon (10/18/1843-1/2/1863), Nell Archibald Yon ...
	Terrel Higdon Yon Born in Laurens Co., GA on 10/18/1820 and died somewhere in FL about 1863. He was 43 years old. He married Elizabeth "Eliza" Prudence Stone(10/26/1835 - 1875) Their children: Higdon Almarin Yon (8/25/1856 -6/5/1930), John Wood Yon (5/31/1858 -12/6/1936), Silas Higdon Yon (10/25/1...
	Lydia Yon Born in Laurens Co., GA about 1822 and died in Williamson Co., TX about 1872. She was 50 years old. She married ________ Richards. Their children: Noah Richards (9/22/1846 - ), Mary Miranda Richards (1849- ), Jesse Richards (1852 - )....
	Tina Jincy Ann Yon Born in Quincy, Gadsden Co., FL on 12/12/1828 and died in Wewahitchka, Bay Co., FL on 11/4/1894. She was 66 years old. She married James Bennett Stone. Their children: Mary Ann Stone (1852 - ), Lackland M. Stone (1854- ), Josephine Ellen Stone (1/20/1856 - Bay Co. FL), James R. Stone (18...
	Mary Ann Yon Born in Laurens Co., GA about 1833 and died somewhere in FL on 11/2/1873. She was 40 years old. She married Almarine J. Wood (7-9-1844 to 10/27/1922). Their children: Silas Wood (1842 - ), Almarine J. Wood Jr. (7/9/1844 - 10/27/1922) & Jesse Wood (1848- ). We have additional inf...
	Dr. Jesse Yon Jr. Born in Gadsden Co., FL about 1835 and died in Calhoun Co., FL about 1865. He was 30 years old. He married Sarah E. Lott (1838- ), Children: William J. Yon (1859), Braxton Yon (1861) & Benjamin Yon (1863). ...