Genealogy for
Mary Allie Kent
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Mary Allie Kent
9/12/1890 - 8/31/1975
(Shown at age 24)
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Mary Allie Kent was born on September 12, 1890 in Blountstown, Florida and died on August 31, 1975 in Blountstown, Florida. She lived to be 85 years old.
Her parents were John A. & Sarah E. Kent.
She was married about 1910 in Blountstown,FL.
Children:
Bessie L (1913),
Inez (1918),
Earl S.(1920),
Robert B.(1923) ,
Martin B.(1927), &
Mary E. Davis(1929) | 
 | Census | 6/1/1900 | Hansford Mill FL (Calhoun County) | 9 yrs old | # 531 -John A. Kent (age 47, 5/1853);Sarah E. Kent (age 37, 9/1862); John A. (age16, 4/1884); Georgia S. Kent (age 12, 1/1888); Mary A. Kent (age10, 9/1889). John states he is a farm laborer. John states he was born in Florida, his Mother was born in GA, Father AL. Sarah states she was born in Florida, her parents were born is NC. All children were born in FL. John states he can't read or write. Sarah states she can read & write. States the children attended school.
| 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 | 4/29/1910 | Blountstown FL (Calhoun County) | 19 yrs old | | Family #114: Robert E. Davis (age 27) states his occupation is Wagoner working with turpentine. He was born in Florida and parents in US. His wife, Mary, is 19 years old. She states she and her parents were born in Florida. |
| Census | 1/16/1920 | Blountstown precent 5 FL (Calhoun County) | 29 yrs old | | Family #202: Robert (age 37), Mary (age 28), Bessie (age 6), Inez (age 1 1/2). Robert states his occupation as farm laborer. Robert & Mary say they can read and write. All were born in Florida as were their parents. |
| Census | 1/1/1930 | Kinard FL (Calhoun County) | 39 yrs old | | Family# 143: Robert E Davis (age 49), Allie M (age 30), Bessie L (age 17), Inez I (age 12), Earl S (age 9), Robert B (age 7), Martin B (age 3), Mary E (age 7/12), and Frank A Davis (age 75). Robert is a laborer at the Saw Mill. He is not a veteran of a war. All were born in Florida and their parents were also. |
| Census | 1/1/1940 | Bloutstown FL (Calhoun County) | 49 yrs old | #41- R. E. Davis (age 59),
Mary Davis (49),
Inez Bright (21)-step daughter,
Erle Davis (19),
Robert Davis (17),
Martin Davis (12),
Mary Etta Davis (10),
Alvin Bright (4) -step son,
Edward Bright (2)-step son,
William Russ (21)-adp son. All born in FL, Robert is a farmer.
next door#40 - David Bright (23), Estelle Bright(19)-sister , C.J. Bright (13)-brother |
| Census | 1/1/1945 | Precinct 1 FL (Calhoun County) | 54 yrs old | page 4 - R. E. Davis (62), Allie (54), Martin B. (17),& Mary Etta (15). R.E & Allew have a 1st gr. education, Martin & Mary have an 11th gr. education. R.E. is a farmer. All were born in FL.  |
| Graveyard/Tombstone | 8/31/1975 | Blountstown FL (Calhoun County) | 85 yrs old | | Nettle Ridge Cemetery: ALLIE DAVIS 9/12/1890 to 08/31/1975 sec.3A lot.167
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Mary, her family, and friends. For example, Mary is 19 years old when The National Association for Advancement of Colored People is formed (NAACP)
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| 16 |
1906 |
An attempt to drain the Everglades and convert it to farmland begins. |
| 27 |
1917 |
Seminole Indians become a Florida tourist attraction. |
| 38 |
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. |
| 67 |
1957 |
The Miccosukee Tribe of Florida is organized under the 1934 US Indian Reorganization Act and recognized by the federal government. |
| 72 |
1962 |
The Seminole Tribe of Florida is organized under the 1934 US Indian Reorganization Act and recognized by the federal government. |
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| 5 |
1895 |
Wireless telegraph and the "antenna" are invented but it covers a very short distance. |
| 7 |
1897 |
First ship to shore message is sent using an improved form of wireless telegraph |
| 10 |
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. |
| 10 |
1900 |
Freud publishes his book "The Interpretation of Dreams" |
| 11 |
1901 |
First transatlantic wireless telegraph is sent. |
| 12 |
1902 |
The first Tyrannosaurus Rex fossil is discovered. |
| 13 |
1903 |
Wright Brothers complete the first successful flight with an airplane at Kitty Hawk |
| 14 |
1904 |
The first vacuum tube diode is invented by Fleming |
| 16 |
1906 |
Kellogg sells the first box of Corn Flakes |
| 16 |
1906 |
The triode vacuum tube is invented |
| 16 |
1906 |
Electrons are discovered by Thomson |
| 22 |
1912 |
The unsinkable Titanic sinks on its first trip to New York drowning 1,513 people. |
| 23 |
1913 |
Ford builds the first assembly line into his automobile production plant |
| 24 |
1914 |
The first traffic lights (which is only red or green) are put up in America; Construction of the Panama Canal is completed |
| 33 |
1923 |
Freud publishes "The Ego and the Id" |
| 33 |
1923 |
Diphtheria vaccine is developed; Insulin is produced to treat diabetes |
| 34 |
1924 |
Insecticides are used for the first time on crops |
| 36 |
1926 |
Goddard launched the first liquid-fueled rocket |
| 37 |
1927 |
The first television transmission was announced in England |
| 38 |
1928 |
Big bang theory was introduced |
| 46 |
1936 |
The first regular television broadcast happens in England |
| 48 |
1938 |
Hahn, Strassmann, Meitner and Frisch discover nuclear fission |
| 56 |
1946 |
The university of Pennsylvania develops the ENIAC computer, containing 18,000 vacuum tubes |
| 57 |
1947 |
Researches at Bell Labs invent the first transistor |
| 61 |
1951 |
The first color television is introduced in the U.S. |
| 62 |
1952 |
The first sex-change surgery was performed to change George Jorgensen into Christine Jorgensen. |
| 67 |
1957 |
Sputnik is launched by the Soviets and becomes the first artificial satellite to orbit the earth. It marks the beginning of the great "space race" between the Soviet Union and the U.S. |
| 70 |
1960 |
The ruby laser was created by Maiman |
| 72 |
1962 |
U.S. astronaut, John Glenn, orbits the earth |
| 75 |
1965 |
The first "space walk" was completed by the Soviet Union |
| 81 |
1971 |
The first unmanned spacecraft hit Mars and was launched by the Soviet Union |
| 84 |
1974 |
Discovery of "Lucy" in Africa, an almost complete hominid skeleton over 3 million years old, only 3 and a half feet tall but having adult teeth, a small brain, walked upright |
| 85 |
1975 |
Invention of the CAT scanner (computerized axial tomography) |
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| 18 |
1908 |
NEWS HEADLINES: Henry Ford produces the first Model T automobile |
| 22 |
1912 |
White residents of Forsyth County, GA, drive the black population out. |
| 23 |
1913 |
NEWS HEADLINES: Edison invents motion pictures |
| 27 |
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. |
| 29 |
1919 |
NEWS HEADLINES: World War I ends with the signing of The Versailles Treaty. |
| 48 |
1938 |
NEWS HEADLINES: Orson Wells' radio production of H.G. Well's War of the Worlds causes a national panic. |
| 49 |
1939 |
NEWS HEADLINES: The first regular television broadcast happens in the United States |
| 51 |
1941 |
NEWS HEADLINES: December 7, 1941 -- Japan launches a surprise attack on Pearl Harbor and the US officially declares war on Japan the following day. World War II begins for American soldiers. |
| 60 |
1950 |
NEWS HEADLINES: On June 25, the Korean War begins and the United Nations officially declaring war on North Korea two days later. |
| 65 |
1955 |
NEWS HEADLINES: Rosa Parks refuses to give her seat to a white man on a bus in Montgomery, AL. |
| 70 |
1960 |
NEWS HEADLINES: The first birth control pill was approved and made available to the public |
| 73 |
1963 |
NEWS HEADLINES: On November 22, President John F. Kennedy is assassinated in Dallas, Texas by Lee Harvey Oswald. |
| 79 |
1969 |
NEWS HEADLINES: In July, the U.S. becomes the first nation to land astronauts on the moon. Neil Armstrong becomes the first man to step on the lunar surface. |
| 80 |
1970 |
NEWS HEADLINES: U.S. forces invade Cambodia and the Vietnam War continues to escalate. Janis Joplin and Jimi Hendrix die of drug overdoses. Four Kent State University students are killed during a Vietnam War protest. |
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1909 |
The National Association for Advancement of Colored People is formed (NAACP) |
| 20 |
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. |
| 37 |
1927 |
Charles Lindbergh becomes the first man to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean and Babe Ruth hits 60 home runs. |
| 39 |
1929 |
Widespread prosperity of the 1920s ends abruptly with the stock market crash in October |
| 40 |
1930 |
Drought in the Great Plains area begins, creating hardship for farm families in 19 states. |
| 42 |
1932 |
Amelia Earhart becomes the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. The infant son of Charles Lindbergh is kidnapped and murdered. |
| 43 |
1933 |
Franklin D. Roosevelt is elected president under his "New Deal" campaign. Frances Perkins becomes the first woman to hold a cabinet post when FDR appoints her secretary of labor. On December 5, the 21st Amendment is added to the Constitution, repealing Prohibition. Drinks for everyone! |
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1934 |
Farm families must leave the dust bowl-stricken Great Plains areas. The dust bowl includes areas in Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, Nevada and Arkansas. Radio picks up the "Okie" songs. In all, 400,000 people leave the Great Plains. |
| 44 |
1934 |
Congress passes the Indian Reorganization Act which allows remaining Indian tribes to reorganize. |
| 45 |
1935 |
Congress passes the Social Security Act, giving elder Americans Social Security money for the first time. |
| 49 |
1939 |
Hollywood releases The Wizard of Oz, one of the first films to be made in color. |
| 53 |
1943 |
Japanese Americans are relocated to internment camps; Almost 400,000 coal miners go on strike; Race riots break out in Los Angeles and Detroit. |
| 54 |
1944 |
On June 6, Allied forces invade Normandy (referred to as "D-Day") |
| 55 |
1945 |
President Roosevelt dies; The United Nations is established; the first atomic bomb is dropped on Hiroshima. |
| 64 |
1954 |
The nationally televised McCarthy hearings lead to Senator Joseph McCarthy's downfall; Segregation by race in schools is declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court; Congress adds the words "under God" to the Pledge of Allegiance and requires "In God We Trust" to appear on all American currency. |
| 72 |
1962 |
The Cuban missile crisis escalates and Americans prepare for a Nuclear War with Fidel Castro in Cuba. |
| 76 |
1966 |
The Black Panther party is founded. |
| 77 |
1967 |
Martin Luther King leads an anti Vietnam protest in New York; The American Indian Movement is founded; Robert Kennedy and Martin Luther King are assassinated; Three Apollo astronauts are killed in a fire on the launch pad. |
| 81 |
1971 |
Charles Manson is found guilt of murder. |
| 82 |
1972 |
Break-in at the Democratic headquarters sets of the Watergate Scandal. |
| 83 |
1973 |
The Vietnam War peace pacts were signed in Paris and the last of the American forces finally leave Vietnam. |
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| 19 |
1909 |
The "Piltdown Man" hoax -- a fake archeological discovery announced by dishonest scientists who wanted to "prove" that human beings had evolved in Europe |
| 24 |
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. |
| 27 |
1917 |
Germany uses airplanes to drop bombs in the early stages of World War I -- the first major military use of airplanes. |
| 29 |
1919 |
The Versailles Treaty marks the official end of World War I. |
| 30 |
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. |
| 48 |
1938 |
Hitler annexes Anschluss into Germany. At the Munich Conference, Germany is given a portion of Czechoslovakia. |
| 49 |
1939 |
Hitler takes over all of Czechoslovakia. On Sept. 1st, Germany invades Poland. On Sept. 3rd, Great Britain and France declare war on Germany. World War II has begun. |
| 55 |
1945 |
World War II ends with a Japanese delegation signing instrument of surrender aboard battleship Missouri in Tokyo Bay. |
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 Robert Davis
 Robert Davis and Family
 1959 Bailey Reunion |
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 | Robert 'Bob' Davis
Born on November 12, 1882 and died on July 6, 1972.
They were married 1/1/1910.
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The Children of Mary Allie Kent
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Bessie L. Davis
Born in Marianna (Jackson County), Florida about 1913 and died in Calhoun County, Florida on March 1, 1934. She was about 21 years old.
Married David E. Bright (11/9/1916 - 3/1987). ...
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Ina Inez Davis
Born in Calhoun County, Florida on November 12, 1918 and died in Bay County, Florida on January 23, 1987. She was 68 years old.
She married David E. Bright (11/9/1916 - 3/1987).
Children:
Toby Alvin Bright
Edward Bright...
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Earl Shelby Davis
Born somewhere in Florida on March 14, 1921 and died in Bay, Florida on November 9, 1976. He was 55 years old.
He married Helen Aultman (1924-2008)
He later married Ruby (unknown maiden name)Prescott, McDaniel....
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