Genealogy for
Henrietta Victoria Morris
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Henrietta Victoria Morris
8/26/1862 - 10/26/1914
(Shown at age 18)
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Henrietta Victoria Morris was born on August 26, 1862 in Washington Co., Florida and died on October 26, 1914 in Altha, Florida. She lived to be 52 years old.
Her parents were Jonathan P. and Martha Jane Huckaby Morris(5/10/1832 to 12/6/1899).
She married Ebert L. Ayers; their children:
John “Johnny” D. (8/26/1883-7/30/1886)
Thomas A. ((10/26/1884 -5/20/1905)
Benjamin F. (8/18/1886 -3/18/1928) – married Annie E. (11/5/1892-1981)
Elbert L. (9/3/1889 -12/24/1945) -married Nettie Lee Dixon 3/19/1892 - 4/18/1928 )
Elizabeth (1893 – 1963),
Frances Matilda (1895 – 1972),
Joseph Henry (1896 – 1990),
William Ellis (11/20/1898-5/6/1917)
Martha "Minnie" J. (1900 – 1989)
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 | Census | 6/28/1880 | Apalachicola FL (Franklin County) | 17 yrs old | 348, E.L. Ayers (22 FL),Henrietta (15 GA), borders -J.J. Holley (23),Allen Rudd(22) & Henry Crum(21).
| Additional information about Franklin County, FL around 1880: Click here to see a map from this timeperiod. | |
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| Census | 6/1/1885 | FL (Calhoun County) | 22 yrs old | 143,157 – Elbert Ayers 27, Henny 20, 3, John 2 & Thomas 8mo. (born in Oct.). Elbert was born in FL, father in SC and mother in GA. Henny born in FL, parents unknown. Elbert is a laborer.
| Additional information about Calhoun County, FL around 1885: The principle towns in Calhoun County were Blountstown, Marysville, Chipola, Selman, Ocheesee, and Abe Springs. In 1884 railroads in Florida were bought out by one company and placed under central management. River Junction, located at the junction of the Chattahoochee and Flint Rivers, is the closest railroad and the primary hub of land transports. The photo on the right shows the iron bridge than spans the Chattahoochee River about a mile from the Depot at River Junction where wharves, storage, steamboats and hotels bussel with activity. Click the photo for a larger view. Click here to see a map from this timeperiod. | 
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| Graveyard/Tombstone | 5/20/1889 | Mt. Olive Cem. FL (Calhoun County) | 26 yrs old | | In the family plot : Henrietta V. Ayers -8/26/1862 to 10/26/1914; Ebert L. Ayers Sr. 8/20/1856 to 5/20/1889; Monroe P.Ayers 2/6/1881 to 5/28/1881;
Johnny D.Ayers 8/26/1883 to 7/30/1886;
Thomas A. Ayers10/26/1884 to 5/20/1905;
William Ellis Ayers -11/20/1898 to 5/6/1917 - Seaman 2nd Class - US Navy; Martha Jane Morris 5/10/1832 to 12/6/1899.
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| Census | 1/1/1910 | Altha FL (Calhoun County) | 47 yrs old | | 174, 181 -Henrietta E. Ayres (age46),
Elizabeth Ayres (17),
Francis M. Ayres (15),
Joseph H. Ayres (13),
William E. Ayres (11),
Minnie J. Ayres (9) &
Benjamin F. Ayres (7). Henrietta is a Widow, she was born in FL, her father was born in FL and mother in GA. All children were born in FL.
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Henrietta, her family, and friends. For example, Henrietta is 1 years old when Abraham Lincoln issues the "Emancipation Proclamation" freeing slaves.
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1864 |
Battle of Olustee is a Confederate victory. Union troops pull back |
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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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1865 |
Battle at Natural Bridge (Wakulla County) is a Confederate victory. |
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1870 |
During the 1870s, the remaining Seminole Indians begin establishing trading posts and other economy with local settlers. |
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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. |
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1906 |
An attempt to drain the Everglades and convert it to farmland begins. |
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1865 |
Mendel publishes his papers on genetics and introduces the concept to the public. |
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1869 |
Cro-magnon Man fossils are found in France |
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1877 |
Edison invents the phonograph permitting music and voices to be recorded and replayed. |
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1879 |
Edison invents the electric light bulb. |
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1889 |
The first calculating machine is invented and uses punch cards |
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1895 |
Wireless telegraph and the "antenna" are invented but it covers a very short distance. |
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1897 |
First ship to shore message is sent using an improved form of wireless telegraph |
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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. |
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1900 |
Freud publishes his book "The Interpretation of Dreams" |
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1901 |
First transatlantic wireless telegraph is sent. |
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1902 |
The first Tyrannosaurus Rex fossil is discovered. |
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1903 |
Wright Brothers complete the first successful flight with an airplane at Kitty Hawk |
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1904 |
The first vacuum tube diode is invented by Fleming |
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1906 |
The triode vacuum tube is invented |
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1906 |
Electrons are discovered by Thomson |
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1906 |
Kellogg sells the first box of Corn Flakes |
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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 |
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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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1882 |
NEWS HEADLINES: Edison creates the first large power station in New York City, making it the first place in America to have electricity. |
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1885 |
NEWS HEADLINES: Eastman invents the box camera. For the first time photography becomes affordable for the average citizen. |
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1908 |
NEWS HEADLINES: Henry Ford produces the first Model T automobile |
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1912 |
White residents of Forsyth County, GA, drive the black population out. |
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1913 |
NEWS HEADLINES: Edison invents motion pictures |
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1863 |
Abraham Lincoln issues the "Emancipation Proclamation" freeing slaves. |
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1865 |
American Civil war ends with General Lee's surrender at Appomattox, VA. Reconstruction begins in the "old South" |
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1868 |
An eight-hour work day is established for federal employees. |
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1875 |
Tennessee enacts Jim Crow law. |
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1876 |
The National League of Baseball is founded |
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1909 |
The National Association for Advancement of Colored People is formed (NAACP) |
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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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1909 |
The "Piltdown Man" hoax -- a fake archeological discovery announced by dishonest scientists who wanted to "prove" that human beings had evolved in Europe |
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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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 | Elbert Ayers
Born on August 20, 1856 and died on May 20, 1889
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