Genealogy for
Alexander Washington Smith Sr.
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Alexander Washington Smith Sr.
1843 - 1905
(Shown at age 62)
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Alexander Washington Smith, Sr., was born about 1843 in an unknown place and died about 1905 in Calhoun Co., Georgia. Dates for birth and death are estimated. He lived to be about 62 years old.
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 | Land Deed | 11/4/1882 | GA (Calhoun County) | 39 yrs old | | Arden J. Hutto sells land to Alex W. Smith for $500. The parcel of land is located on lot number 131 in the 3rd district.
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| Land Deed | 12/7/1885 | GA (Calhoun County) | 42 yrs old | | Jason H. Coram, acting as the administrator for the estate of John B. Peler, sells land to Alex W. Smith for $575. The 250 acres of land is located on lot number 187 in the 3rd district.
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| Land Deed | 11/23/1887 | GA (Calhoun County) | 44 yrs old | | Alex W. Smith and his wife Hulda Smith sell 250 acres (more or less) of land to Omer H. Paul for $595.
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| Census | 6/6/1900 | Leary GA (Calhoun County) | 57 yrs old | | Recorded as family #143: Aleck W Smith (born Feb 1883, age 57, widdowed), Aleck W Smith (son, born Sep 1889, age 10), and Clarsey Scott (cook, born May 1860, age 40). Aleck Jr. has been attending school during the past year. Clarsey is a black woman and the housekeeper. All were born in GA as were their parents.
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| Other | 3/6/1906 | GA (Calhoun County) | 1 yrs after death | | Harper Daniell the administrator of Alexander W. Smith Sr.’s will, grants half the parcel of land to Alex W. Smith Jr. the and half to George Smith. The 198 acres of land is located in the 3rd district and has the lot numbers of 174 and 175.
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Alexander, his family, and friends. For example, Alexander 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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1847 |
Atlanta, Georgia is incorporated. Formally Marthasville |
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1850 |
Gordon and Clinch Counties are formed. |
| 8 |
1851 |
Clay, Howell, Polk, Spalding, and Whitfield Counties are formed. |
| 9 |
1852 |
Taylor County formed. |
| 10 |
1853 |
Catoosa, Pickens, Hart, Dougherty, Webster, Flton, and Worth Counties aare creaated. |
| 11 |
1854 |
Fannin, Coffee, Chattahooche, Charlton, and Calhoun Counties formed. |
| 13 |
1856 |
Haralson, Terrell, Berrien, Colquit, Miller, and Towns Counties formed. |
| 14 |
1857 |
Dawson, Milton, Pierce, Glascock, Mitchell, Schley, White, and Wilcox Counties formed. |
| 15 |
1858 |
Clayton, Quitman, Banks, Brooks, Johnson, and Echols Counties formed. |
| 27 |
1870 |
Douglas, McDuffie, Rockdale, and Dodge Counties formed. |
| 32 |
1875 |
Oconee County formed. |
| 62 |
1905 |
Crisp, Grady, Jenkins, Tift, Davis, Stephens, Toombs, Turner, and Ben Hill Counties formed. |
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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 |
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. |
| 57 |
1900 |
Freud publishes his book "The Interpretation of Dreams" |
| 58 |
1901 |
First transatlantic wireless telegraph is sent. |
| 59 |
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 |
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1861 |
NEWS HEADLINES: American Civil war begins at Ft. Sumter, located in Charleston Harbor, VA. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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" |
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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. |
| 33 |
1876 |
The National League of Baseball is founded |
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The Children of Alexander Washington Smith Sr.
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26 years old
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Alexander Washington Smith Jr.
Born in Calhoun County, Georgia on December 25, 1884 and died in Milford, Baker County, Georgia on November 1, 1926. He was 41 years old.
Children:
- Curtis Smith
- Phill Washington Smith (1912-1985)
- Lula Virginia Smith (1913-1925)
- Lila Gertrude Smith (1916 -2010)
- R...
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