Genealogy for
Halcomb O'Bryan
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Halcomb O'Bryan
4/1850 - 1930
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Halcomb O'Bryan was born on an unknown day in April 1850 somewhere in Florida and died about 1930 somewhere in Florida. Actual date of death is unknown. He lived to be about 79 years old.
He married Sarah Frances Hansford on 10/31/1875. His occupation in the 1880 census was a Logger.
His parents were Seaborn Hagan O'Brian & Sarah Ann Hagan. | 
 | Census | 4/1/1850 | District 22 GA (Decatur County) | 0 days old | Recorded as family #288: Seaborn O'Bryant (age 27),
Sarah (age 25),
Sarah (4),
Martha (2), and
Halcomb (0). Cannot read.
We would love to receive a better copy of this record, if anyone has a copy. Thanks!
| Additional information about Decatur County, GA around 1850: Map of Decatur County, GA created around 1846 -- four years before the 1850 Census. Click here to see a map from this timeperiod. | |
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| Census | 1/1/1860 | Co. FL (Calhoun County) | 9 yrs old | Family #59: Seaborn O'Bryan (age 37, born in GA) Sarah (age 37, born GA), Elizabeth (13, GA), Malcolm (or Holcomb)(10 FL), Amanda (6 FL), Susan (4 FL), and Ellifare (2 FL). Seaborn is a farmer and Sarah is keeping house.
| Additional information about Calhoun County, FL around 1860: Click here to see a map from this timeperiod. | |
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| Marriage | 10/31/1875 | FL (Calhoun County) | 25 yrs old | | Halcombe O'Bryant married Sarah Frances Hansford on Oct. 31, 1875 - page 58
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| Census | 1/1/1880 | FL (Calhoun County) | 29 yrs old | Family# 47: Hokan O'Brian (age 30), Frances (age 23), Lafayette (age 3) and George (age 3). All were born in FL. Hokan is a logger and Frances is keeping house.
(father of Halcomb, Seaborn & family near by #45)
| 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 | 6/1/1900 | Hansford Mill FL (Calhoun County) | 50 yrs old | Recorded as family #577: Halcomb W. O'Brian (born April 1850, age 50), Sarah F. (wife, born March 1859, age 41), Mary J. (daughter, born August 1881, age 18), Seaborne L. (son, born August 1886, age 13) and Sarah F. (daughter, born July 1880, age 10), un-named baby (son, born Nov. 1898, 1 year old). Halcomb and his parents were born in GA. Sara and her parents were born in FL. The children were born in FL. Holcomb is a farmer. The older children have been attending school and can read and write. Halcomb and Sara can also read and write. They are currently renting the farm where they live.
| 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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| Census | 1/5/1920 | Atha FL (Calhoun County) | 69 yrs old | | Recorded as family #43: Halcomb W. O'Bryan (age 69), Sarah F. (wife, age 61), and John (son, age 21). Sara and John can read and write. Sara and John were born in FL. Sara's parents were born in GA. Halcomb and his parents were born in GA. Halcomb is a farmer working a general farm. |
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Halcomb, his family, and friends. For example, Halcomb is 5 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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| 5 |
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. |
| 11 |
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. |
| 14 |
1864 |
Battle of Olustee is a Confederate victory. Union troops pull back |
| 15 |
1865 |
Battle at Natural Bridge (Wakulla County) is a Confederate victory. |
| 15 |
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. |
| 20 |
1870 |
During the 1870s, the remaining Seminole Indians begin establishing trading posts and other economy with local settlers. |
| 32 |
1882 |
The Florida Central and Western Railroad Company was created. It combines the Florida Central, Jacksonville, Pensacola, and Mobile railroads. |
| 33 |
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. |
| 34 |
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. |
| 56 |
1906 |
An attempt to drain the Everglades and convert it to farmland begins. |
| 67 |
1917 |
Seminole Indians become a Florida tourist attraction. |
| 78 |
1928 |
The Tamiami Trail opens. It opens the southernmost 275 miles of U.S. Highway 41 from State Road 60 in Tampa to U.S. Route 1 (SR 5) in Miami, Florida to tourist. It also destroys many of the Seminole Indian waterways and hinders their economy. |
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| 3 |
1853 |
The process of creating steel is invented by Besermer in Britain and Kelly in the U.S. |
| 6 |
1856 |
The first Neanderthal fossils are found near Germany |
| 9 |
1859 |
Charles Darwin publishes "Origin of Species" and begins the evolution theory. |
| 15 |
1865 |
Mendel publishes his papers on genetics and introduces the concept to the public. |
| 19 |
1869 |
Cro-magnon Man fossils are found in France |
| 27 |
1877 |
Edison invents the phonograph permitting music and voices to be recorded and replayed. |
| 29 |
1879 |
Edison invents the electric light bulb. |
| 39 |
1889 |
The first calculating machine is invented and uses punch cards |
| 45 |
1895 |
Wireless telegraph and the "antenna" are invented but it covers a very short distance. |
| 47 |
1897 |
First ship to shore message is sent using an improved form of wireless telegraph |
| 50 |
1900 |
Freud publishes his book "The Interpretation of Dreams" |
| 50 |
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. |
| 51 |
1901 |
First transatlantic wireless telegraph is sent. |
| 52 |
1902 |
The first Tyrannosaurus Rex fossil is discovered. |
| 53 |
1903 |
Wright Brothers complete the first successful flight with an airplane at Kitty Hawk |
| 54 |
1904 |
The first vacuum tube diode is invented by Fleming |
| 56 |
1906 |
Kellogg sells the first box of Corn Flakes |
| 56 |
1906 |
Electrons are discovered by Thomson |
| 56 |
1906 |
The triode vacuum tube is invented |
| 62 |
1912 |
The unsinkable Titanic sinks on its first trip to New York drowning 1,513 people. |
| 63 |
1913 |
Ford builds the first assembly line into his automobile production plant |
| 64 |
1914 |
The first traffic lights (which is only red or green) are put up in America; Construction of the Panama Canal is completed |
| 73 |
1923 |
Diphtheria vaccine is developed; Insulin is produced to treat diabetes |
| 73 |
1923 |
Freud publishes "The Ego and the Id" |
| 74 |
1924 |
Insecticides are used for the first time on crops |
| 76 |
1926 |
Goddard launched the first liquid-fueled rocket |
| 77 |
1927 |
The first television transmission was announced in England |
| 78 |
1928 |
Big bang theory was introduced |
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| 11 |
1861 |
NEWS HEADLINES: American Civil war begins at Ft. Sumter, located in Charleston Harbor, VA. |
| 12 |
1862 |
NEWS HEADLINES: May 20, 1862 the US government passes the Homestead Act to provide cheap land for settlement of lower Southeast and West. |
| 32 |
1882 |
NEWS HEADLINES: Edison creates the first large power station in New York City, making it the first place in America to have electricity. |
| 35 |
1885 |
NEWS HEADLINES: Eastman invents the box camera. For the first time photography becomes affordable for the average citizen. |
| 58 |
1908 |
NEWS HEADLINES: Henry Ford produces the first Model T automobile |
| 62 |
1912 |
White residents of Forsyth County, GA, drive the black population out. |
| 63 |
1913 |
NEWS HEADLINES: Edison invents motion pictures |
| 67 |
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. |
| 69 |
1919 |
NEWS HEADLINES: World War I ends with the signing of The Versailles Treaty. |
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| 5 |
1855 |
Third Seminole Indian War begins. It ends three years later when Chief Billy Bowlegs and his band are forced to move from Florida. |
| 10 |
1860 |
Presidential election puts Abraham Lincoln in office. The campaign has heated the issues regarding slavery in the south. |
| 12 |
1862 |
May 20, 1862 the US government passes the Homestead Act to provide cheap land for settlement of lower Southeast and West. |
| 13 |
1863 |
Abraham Lincoln issues the "Emancipation Proclamation" freeing slaves. |
| 15 |
1865 |
American Civil war ends with General Lee's surrender at Appomattox, VA. Reconstruction begins in the "old South" |
| 18 |
1868 |
An eight-hour work day is established for federal employees. |
| 25 |
1875 |
Tennessee enacts Jim Crow law. |
| 26 |
1876 |
The National League of Baseball is founded |
| 59 |
1909 |
The National Association for Advancement of Colored People is formed (NAACP) |
| 60 |
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. |
| 77 |
1927 |
Charles Lindbergh becomes the first man to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean and Babe Ruth hits 60 home runs. |
| 79 |
1929 |
Widespread prosperity of the 1920s ends abruptly with the stock market crash in October |
| 80 |
1930 |
Drought in the Great Plains area begins, creating hardship for farm families in 19 states. |
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| 59 |
1909 |
The "Piltdown Man" hoax -- a fake archeological discovery announced by dishonest scientists who wanted to "prove" that human beings had evolved in Europe |
| 64 |
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. |
| 67 |
1917 |
Germany uses airplanes to drop bombs in the early stages of World War I -- the first major military use of airplanes. |
| 69 |
1919 |
The Versailles Treaty marks the official end of World War I. |
| 70 |
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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| Sarah Hansford
Born on an unknown day in March 1859 and died about 1957
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The Children of Halcomb O'Bryan
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54 years old
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John Holcomb O'Bryan
Born in Calhoun Co., Florida on December 3, 1898 and died in Tallahassee, Florida on February 6, 1953. He was 54 years old.
He was a enumerator in the 1920 census for Hansford Mill in Calhoun Co. FL. ...
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