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Sarah Jane Parker
1820 - 1857
Sarah Jane Parker was born about 1820 somewhere in North Carolina and died about 1857 in Jackson Co., Florida. Dates for birth and death are estimated. She lived to be about 37 years old.

He parents may have been - James Parker (1795) and Sarah Barnside (1800) from North Carolina.
Children:
William Green Peacock (born 1842)
James Kinson Peacock (born 1845)
Martha Frances Peacock (1847)
Nancy Peacock (1851)
John J. Peacock (1854)
Caroline Peacock (1856)
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Marriage5/22/1841 GA (Jefferson County) 21 yrs old 
Name: Sarah Parker, Gender: Female, Marriage Date: May 22, 1841, Marriage Place: Jefferson, Georgia, Spouse Gender: Male, Spouse: Jefferson Peacock  
Census10/25/1850 FL (Jackson County) 30 yrs old 
Recorded as dwelling #90 and family #100: James J. Peacock (age 30, born in GA), Sarah J. Peacock (age 30, born in NC), Wm G. Peacock (8, GA), James K. Peacock (5, GA), Martha F. Peacock (2, FL), John Peacock (27, GA), Solomon Peacock (25, GA) & Gideon Peacock (19, GA). James is a farmer and John, Solomon & Gigeon are farm labors. 

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1 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.
2 1822 Florida Territory is purchased
3 1823 The Treaty of Moultrie Creek pushes the Seminole Indian towns into the interior of the Florida peninsula.
4 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.
15 1835 The Second Seminole Indian War keeps the United States and Seminoles Indians fighting in North & Central Florida.
17 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.
22 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.
22 1842 Second Seminole Indian War ends and some of the Seminole Indians living in FL are moved to the Indian Territory
25 1845 Florida becomes the 27th state to join the United States. William Moseley becomes the first governor and David Yulee the first senator.
30 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.
35 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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10 1830 The first railroad is constructed between Liverpool and Manchester, England
19 1839 Goodyear invents vulcanized rubber, opening the door for tires and other rubber products.
24 1844 The first telegraph message is sent by Morse, who later invents the Mores Code
33 1853 The process of creating steel is invented by Besermer in Britain and Kelly in the U.S.
36 1856 The first Neanderthal fossils are found near Germany
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8 1828 Gold is discovered in Georgia.
14 1834 July 9 - The S.S. John Randolph, the first successful iron steamship, is launched in Savannah
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10 1830 The U.S. Government begins forcing Cherokee Indians from their homes in what becomes known as the Trail of Tears. Many Cherokee hide in the mountains of North Carolina and surrounding states.
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10 1830 Indian Removal Act signed and the moving of eastern Indians west of the Mississippi begins.
15 1835 Second Seminole Indian War begins.
17 1837 The trickery used to capture Seminole Indian Chief Osceola (Assi Yohola) creates a public uproar and U.S. General Jesup is publicly condemned.
20 1840 Oregon Trail is established
22 1842 Second Seminole Indian War ends and thousands of Seminole Indians are forced to move west of the Mississippi.
35 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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13 1833 Santa Anna is elected President of Mexico


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James Peacock
Born about 1820 and died on April 11, 1855.
They were married 5/22/1841.

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40 years old
James Kinson Peacock
Born in Sandersonville, Washington Co, Georgia on March 3, 1845 and died in Jackson Co., Florida on August 9, 1932. He was 87 years old.

Served as a Private in the Civil War, Company D, 2nd Florida Cavalry.
He was married in Jackson Co. FL. He was a farmer, turpentine, and County Commissioner of Jackson County, Florida. He is burie...
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