Genealogy for
Mary Elizabeth Anna Robinson
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Mary Elizabeth Anna Robinson
6/15/1843 - 11/29/1914
(Shown at age 53)
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Mary Elizabeth Anna Robinson was born on June 15, 1843 in Greenwood, Jackson Co., Florida and died on November 29, 1914 in Marianna, Florida. She lived to be 71 years old.
Children:
Walter Robinson(1884-1959)
Sophia Elizabeth(12/11/1866-5/9/1867)
Mary Emma(3/9/1868-6/1878)
Charles White(9/28/1870-9/21/1938)
Gussie Isabell(4/19/1873-11/25/1959)
John Henry(1/10/1876-3/8/1911)
baby girl(1/28/1880) | 
 | Census | 1/1/1860 | FL (Jackson County) | 16 yrs old | #926 - Walter J. Robinson (age 40),
E. A. Robinson
(36),
Mary E. Robinson
(17),
William L. Robinson
Martha H. Robinson
(13),
James E. Robinson
(11),
Annie Robinson
(9),
Sarah A. Robinson
(7),
George E. Robinson
(5),
Walter J Robinson
(2),
Thomas Rusk
(11). Dwelling Number: 926
Family Number: 926
Walter's occupation: Agent For High Rust Farmer,
Real Estate Value: 8,000,
Personal Estate Value: 27,200.
| Additional information about Jackson County, FL around 1860: Click here to see a map from this timeperiod. | |
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| Census | 6/6/1870 | Marianna FL (Jackson County) | 26 yrs old | family #31 Charles W. Davis (age 35) Mary E.(27),Mary E. (2). Charles is a Merchant, his real estate value $4000 & personal $9500. They were all born in Florida
| Additional information about Jackson County, FL around 1870: Click here to see a map from this timeperiod. | |
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| Census | 7/1/1880 | Marianna FL (Jackson County) | 37 yrs old | family #137: Charles W. Davis (age 45), Mary E. Davis 35),Charles W. Davis (10),Gussie B. Davis (7), John H. Davis (4),Sallie L. Robinson (26)sister in law, Margaret Davis (55),Henry Davis (12),Tom Davis (10),Kate Davis (6), & Lewis Davis (1); Charles is a Retail Merchant. All born in Florida, Charles, Mary, Sallie & Margret's parents were born in GA.
| Additional information about Jackson County, FL around 1880: Click here to see a map from this timeperiod. | |
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| Census | 6/2/1900 | Marianna FL (Jackson County) | 57 yrs old | family# 61: M. E. Davis (age 56, 6/1843),C W Davis (29- 9/1870),Gernie Davis (27 -4/1873), J H Davis (24-1/1876), Walter Davis (15 -7/1884). All were born in FL. C.W. is a Merchant and J.H. is a clerk. All state they san read and write.
| Additional information about Jackson County, FL around 1900: Click here to see a map from this timeperiod. | |
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Mary Robinson's life. These are only some of the major events that affected the life and times of
Mary, her family, and friends. For example, Mary is 12 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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1845 |
Florida becomes the 27th state to join the United States. William Moseley becomes the first governor and David Yulee the first senator. |
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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. |
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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. |
| 18 |
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. |
| 21 |
1864 |
Battle of Olustee is a Confederate victory. Union troops pull back |
| 22 |
1865 |
Battle at Natural Bridge (Wakulla County) is a Confederate victory. |
| 22 |
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. |
| 39 |
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. |
| 63 |
1906 |
An attempt to drain the Everglades and convert it to farmland begins. |
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| 1 |
1844 |
The first telegraph message is sent by Morse, who later invents the Mores Code |
| 10 |
1853 |
The process of creating steel is invented by Besermer in Britain and Kelly in the U.S. |
| 13 |
1856 |
The first Neanderthal fossils are found near Germany |
| 16 |
1859 |
Charles Darwin publishes "Origin of Species" and begins the evolution theory. |
| 22 |
1865 |
Mendel publishes his papers on genetics and introduces the concept to the public. |
| 26 |
1869 |
Cro-magnon Man fossils are found in France |
| 34 |
1877 |
Edison invents the phonograph permitting music and voices to be recorded and replayed. |
| 36 |
1879 |
Edison invents the electric light bulb. |
| 46 |
1889 |
The first calculating machine is invented and uses punch cards |
| 52 |
1895 |
Wireless telegraph and the "antenna" are invented but it covers a very short distance. |
| 54 |
1897 |
First ship to shore message is sent using an improved form of wireless telegraph |
| 57 |
1900 |
Freud publishes his book "The Interpretation of Dreams" |
| 57 |
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. |
| 58 |
1901 |
First transatlantic wireless telegraph is sent. |
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1902 |
The first Tyrannosaurus Rex fossil is discovered. |
| 60 |
1903 |
Wright Brothers complete the first successful flight with an airplane at Kitty Hawk |
| 61 |
1904 |
The first vacuum tube diode is invented by Fleming |
| 63 |
1906 |
The triode vacuum tube is invented |
| 63 |
1906 |
Electrons are discovered by Thomson |
| 63 |
1906 |
Kellogg sells the first box of Corn Flakes |
| 69 |
1912 |
The unsinkable Titanic sinks on its first trip to New York drowning 1,513 people. |
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1913 |
Ford builds the first assembly line into his automobile production plant |
| 71 |
1914 |
The first traffic lights (which is only red or green) are put up in America; Construction of the Panama Canal is completed |
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| 18 |
1861 |
NEWS HEADLINES: American Civil war begins at Ft. Sumter, located in Charleston Harbor, VA. |
| 19 |
1862 |
NEWS HEADLINES: May 20, 1862 the US government passes the Homestead Act to provide cheap land for settlement of lower Southeast and West. |
| 39 |
1882 |
NEWS HEADLINES: Edison creates the first large power station in New York City, making it the first place in America to have electricity. |
| 42 |
1885 |
NEWS HEADLINES: Eastman invents the box camera. For the first time photography becomes affordable for the average citizen. |
| 65 |
1908 |
NEWS HEADLINES: Henry Ford produces the first Model T automobile |
| 69 |
1912 |
White residents of Forsyth County, GA, drive the black population out. |
| 70 |
1913 |
NEWS HEADLINES: Edison invents motion pictures |
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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. |
| 20 |
1863 |
Abraham Lincoln issues the "Emancipation Proclamation" freeing slaves. |
| 22 |
1865 |
American Civil war ends with General Lee's surrender at Appomattox, VA. Reconstruction begins in the "old South" |
| 25 |
1868 |
An eight-hour work day is established for federal employees. |
| 32 |
1875 |
Tennessee enacts Jim Crow law. |
| 33 |
1876 |
The National League of Baseball is founded |
| 66 |
1909 |
The National Association for Advancement of Colored People is formed (NAACP) |
| 67 |
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. |
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| 66 |
1909 |
The "Piltdown Man" hoax -- a fake archeological discovery announced by dishonest scientists who wanted to "prove" that human beings had evolved in Europe |
| 71 |
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. |
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 | Charles Davis
Born on August 19, 1834 and died on April 17, 1891
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The Children of Mary Elizabeth Anna Robinson
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26 years old
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Charles White Davis Jr
Born in Marianna, Florida on September 28, 1870 and died in Marianna, Florida on September 21, 1938. He was 68 years old.
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Gussie Isabell Davis
Born in Marianna, Florida on April 19, 1873 and died in Chattahooche, Florida on November 25, 1959. She was 86 years old.
She didn't like her middle name and most people did not know it. She never married and ran a kindergarten program in the original Davis home built by my GG Grandfather John Timothy Davis about 1825 in...
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29 years old
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John Henry Davis
Born in Marianna, Florida on January 10, 1876 and died in Marianna, Florida on March 8, 1911. He was 35 years old.
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26 years old
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Walter Robinson Davis
Born in Marianna, Florida on July 13, 1884 and died in Marianna, Florida on July 15, 1959. He was 75 years old.
Children: Mary Elizabeth (1912), Georgia Evelyn (1914), Pearl Eugenia (1919), James (1920), Charles (1921), Walter (1922)...
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