Genealogy for
Mary 'Polly' Brown
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Mary 'Polly' Brown
1/1837 - 1909
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Mary 'Polly' Brown was born on an unknown day in January 1837 in Early County, Georgia and died about 1909 in Henry County, Alabama. Actual date of death is unknown. She lived to be about 72 years old.
She was called "Polly"
She married Simeon D. Howard and they had one son named Ben.
After the death of her sister Jane Sofronia Brown Crawford, Polly and Sim raised her son, William "Willie" Crawford (1863).
Later Polly and Sim raised grandchildren, Simmie Crawford, Henry D. Crawford, Berta J. Crawford and James Enock Crawford | 
 | Census | 8/29/1850 | Division 25 GA ( Early County) | 13 yrs old | | James Brown (age 48),
Elizabeth Brown (44),
Sarah Brown (19),
Samuel Brown (15),
Mary Brown (13),
Cela Brown (11),
Nathaniel Brown (9),
William Brown (4)
James was born in NC and Elizabeth in GA, All children were born in GA, James is a farmer. |
| Census | 6/4/1860 | Town District GA (Calhoun County) | 23 yrs old | | #38 - James Brown (age 59),
Elizabeth Brown (54),
Mary Brown (23),
John W Brown (13). James was born in SC, others in GA. James is a farmer.
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| Census | 6/16/1870 | Georgia Militia District 626 GA (Calhoun County) | 33 yrs old | The children of Simeon and Exey Howard are recorded as two families. Neither parent is recorded:
Recorded as family #127: Sim D. Howard (age 22, born in AL), Polley (age 29, born in GA) and brother -William J. (age 15, born in AL). The men are farm laborers and Polley is keeping house. Sim estimates the value of his personal estate to be $125. Sim and William cannot read or write.
Recorded as family #128: Mary A. Howard (age 32), Sarah J. (age 21), Eliza ? (age 16), and William S. (age 1). The women were born in AL while the boy was born in GA. They indicate they can read by not write. |
| Census | 6/8/1880 | 1123 District GA (Calhoun County) | 43 yrs old | #53 -- Sim D. Howard (age 36, a farmer born in AL, both parents born in GA) and his wife Polly (age 40, born in GA, both parents born in GA). Willie Crawford (16, born in GA), a nephew, is living with them and working as a farm laborer.
#54 - Henry H. Crawford (21) and wife, Martha J. (16). both born in GA. Henry is a farm laborer.
#56: Mary A. Howard (age 39, born in GA) is listed as head of household consisting of her sisters: Sarah J (age 34), Renea (age 27), Elizabeth (age 11), Sena B. (age 2, relationship stated as Mary's niece). All say they were born in AL, their father was born in GA and their mother was born in North Carolina. Sarah is a farm laborer and the rest are keeping house.
note next door to Sim is Ann L. Ellis (1827 AL) she is the widow of William B. Ellis (1830 GA) -he maybe related to Sim's mother |
| Census | 1/1/1900 | Columbia AL (Henry County) | 63 yrs old | | #176 -Sim Howard (age 53,March 1847, AL),
Mary B. Howard (63,Jan.1837, GA),
Grandson -Simmey Crawford (17,July 1882, GA),
grandson-Henry D. Crawford (15, Dec.1884 GA),
gran-daughter-Berta J. Crawford (13, Aug.1886, GA),
grandson-James E. Crawford (11,Apr. 1889, GA),
sister-n-law-Caliley Sheffield (61, Dec. 1838, GA). Sim and Mary have been married 30 years and had one child that is not living. Sim is a farmer. James,Bertha and Henry attend school. Caliley is a widow with no children.
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| 3 |
1840 |
Alabama reports a total population of 590,756 on the 1940 Federal Census. This includes 335,185 whites, 255,571 blacks, 253,532 slaves, zero Native Americans, and others. |
| 13 |
1850 |
State population=771,623.
The 1850 Federal Census reveals the
White population=426,514;
African-American population=345,109;
Slave population=342,844;
Free black population=2,265;
Urban population=35,179;
Rural population=736,444;
Cotton production in bales=564,429;
Corn production in bushels=28,754,048;
Number of manufacturing establishments=1,026. |
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| 1 |
1838 |
Chattooga County formed |
| 10 |
1847 |
Atlanta, Georgia is incorporated. Formally Marthasville |
| 13 |
1850 |
Gordon and Clinch Counties are formed. |
| 14 |
1851 |
Clay, Howell, Polk, Spalding, and Whitfield Counties are formed. |
| 15 |
1852 |
Taylor County formed. |
| 16 |
1853 |
Catoosa, Pickens, Hart, Dougherty, Webster, Flton, and Worth Counties aare creaated. |
| 17 |
1854 |
Fannin, Coffee, Chattahooche, Charlton, and Calhoun Counties formed. |
| 19 |
1856 |
Haralson, Terrell, Berrien, Colquit, Miller, and Towns Counties formed. |
| 20 |
1857 |
Dawson, Milton, Pierce, Glascock, Mitchell, Schley, White, and Wilcox Counties formed. |
| 21 |
1858 |
Clayton, Quitman, Banks, Brooks, Johnson, and Echols Counties formed. |
| 33 |
1870 |
Douglas, McDuffie, Rockdale, and Dodge Counties formed. |
| 38 |
1875 |
Oconee County formed. |
| 68 |
1905 |
Crisp, Grady, Jenkins, Tift, Davis, Stephens, Toombs, Turner, and Ben Hill Counties formed. |
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| 2 |
1839 |
Goodyear invents vulcanized rubber, opening the door for tires and other rubber products. |
| 7 |
1844 |
The first telegraph message is sent by Morse, who later invents the Mores Code |
| 16 |
1853 |
The process of creating steel is invented by Besermer in Britain and Kelly in the U.S. |
| 19 |
1856 |
The first Neanderthal fossils are found near Germany |
| 22 |
1859 |
Charles Darwin publishes "Origin of Species" and begins the evolution theory. |
| 28 |
1865 |
Mendel publishes his papers on genetics and introduces the concept to the public. |
| 32 |
1869 |
Cro-magnon Man fossils are found in France |
| 40 |
1877 |
Edison invents the phonograph permitting music and voices to be recorded and replayed. |
| 42 |
1879 |
Edison invents the electric light bulb. |
| 52 |
1889 |
The first calculating machine is invented and uses punch cards |
| 58 |
1895 |
Wireless telegraph and the "antenna" are invented but it covers a very short distance. |
| 60 |
1897 |
First ship to shore message is sent using an improved form of wireless telegraph |
| 63 |
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. |
| 63 |
1900 |
Freud publishes his book "The Interpretation of Dreams" |
| 64 |
1901 |
First transatlantic wireless telegraph is sent. |
| 65 |
1902 |
The first Tyrannosaurus Rex fossil is discovered. |
| 66 |
1903 |
Wright Brothers complete the first successful flight with an airplane at Kitty Hawk |
| 67 |
1904 |
The first vacuum tube diode is invented by Fleming |
| 69 |
1906 |
The triode vacuum tube is invented |
| 69 |
1906 |
Electrons are discovered by Thomson |
| 69 |
1906 |
Kellogg sells the first box of Corn Flakes |
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| 24 |
1861 |
NEWS HEADLINES: American Civil war begins at Ft. Sumter, located in Charleston Harbor, VA. |
| 25 |
1862 |
NEWS HEADLINES: May 20, 1862 the US government passes the Homestead Act to provide cheap land for settlement of lower Southeast and West. |
| 45 |
1882 |
NEWS HEADLINES: Edison creates the first large power station in New York City, making it the first place in America to have electricity. |
| 48 |
1885 |
NEWS HEADLINES: Eastman invents the box camera. For the first time photography becomes affordable for the average citizen. |
| 71 |
1908 |
NEWS HEADLINES: Henry Ford produces the first Model T automobile |
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| 3 |
1840 |
Oregon Trail is established |
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1842 |
Second Seminole Indian War ends and thousands of Seminole Indians are forced to move west of the Mississippi. |
| 18 |
1855 |
Third Seminole Indian War begins. It ends three years later when Chief Billy Bowlegs and his band are forced to move from Florida. |
| 23 |
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. |
| 26 |
1863 |
Abraham Lincoln issues the "Emancipation Proclamation" freeing slaves. |
| 28 |
1865 |
American Civil war ends with General Lee's surrender at Appomattox, VA. Reconstruction begins in the "old South" |
| 31 |
1868 |
An eight-hour work day is established for federal employees. |
| 38 |
1875 |
Tennessee enacts Jim Crow law. |
| 39 |
1876 |
The National League of Baseball is founded |
| 72 |
1909 |
The National Association for Advancement of Colored People is formed (NAACP) |
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| 72 |
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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| Simeon Howard
Born on December 11, 1843 and died on January 8, 1919.
They were married 1/1/1870.
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The Children of Mary 'Polly' Brown
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Ben Howard
Born in Calhoun County, Georgia about 1872 and died in Calhoun County, Georgia about 1879. He was about 7 years old.
He doesn't appear in the census reports. In the 1900 census Sim and Polly state they had one child who passed way. ...
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