Genealogy for
Lydia Susannah Stafford
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Lydia Susannah Stafford
1806 - 1910
(Shown at age 104)
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Lydia Susannah Stafford was born about 1806 in Leon County, Florida and died about 1910 in Anacoco, Vernon Parish, Louisiana. Dates for birth and death are estimated. She lived to be about 104 years old.
Her father was Ellis Stafford, he served in Revolutionary war and settled in Tallahassee, FL. She married Edward Lemuel Howard
Children:
Andrew Jackson Howard (1827)
After the death of Edward, She married Esom
Children:
Leonidas (1834)
Cicero Davenport (1836 - 1862 Civil War)
Martha Ann
Thomas Jefferson (1841) | 
 | Marriage | 2/19/1827 | FL (Leon County) | 21 yrs old | | Edward Howard married Lydia Stafford on 2/19/1827 Leon Co. |
| Marriage | 3/16/1834 | GA (Thomas County) | 28 yrs old | Marriage Records Thomas Co. Georgia license
Esum D. FRANKLIN to Lidda HOWARD
March 16, 1834 |
| Census | 1/1/1840 | District 969 GA (Early County) | 34 yrs old | | page 1, line#10- Esom D. Franklin - Males - Under 5: 2,
Males - 5 thru 9: 1,
Males - 10 thru 14: 1,
Males - 15 thru 19: 2,
Males - 70 thru 79: 1,
Females - 10 thru 14: 2,
Females - 30 thru 39: 1 |
| Census | 3/23/1850 | FL (Franklin County) | 44 yrs old | | #93 -James Younge (age 33),
Susannah Younge (44),
Andrew Howard (22),
Leonidas Howard (16),
Cicero Howard (14),
Thomas Howard (9). James was born in NY, he works as a stevedore. All other were born in FL. There is a check mark for married with in the year for Susannah, she can not read or write. Cicero and Thomas attend school. |
| Census | 1/1/1880 | LA (Vernon County) | 74 yrs old | | 157 - A. J. Howard (age 51),
Martha A. Howard (44)
Theodveia Howard (9),
L. Franklin (73)-mother. A.J. was born in FL, his father in MD and mother in FL. Martha was born in GA,as were her parents. Theodosia was born in FL. Lydia was born in FL, her parents in SC. A. J. is a farmer. |
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Lydia Stafford's life. These are only some of the major events that affected the life and times of
Lydia, her family, and friends. For example, Lydia is 5 years old when By 1811 the new "Federal Road" (which started as a horse path) is filled with a steady flow of white settlers into Creek Indian Territories. The Spanish begin to fan hostile sentiments among the Indians.
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| 4 |
1810 |
Western Florida, from the Pearl River to the Mississippi, is annexed by the US from Spain. |
| 7 |
1813 |
During 1813-14, over 2,000 Muskogee-speaking Creeks move to Florida in response to the Creek Civil War (also known as the Red-sticks War). Most come from AL and GA. |
| 12 |
1818 |
First Seminole Indian War takes place when Andrew Jackson brings his troops into northern Florida. |
| 15 |
1821 |
Spain formally cedes Florida to the United States in 1821, according to terms of the Adams-Onís Treaty. Spanish colonists as well as settlers from the newly formed United States begin to pour into the new territory. Prior to this change, Florida was a wilderness sparsely dotted with settlements of native Indians, escaped/freed slaves and Spaniards. |
| 16 |
1822 |
Florida Territory is purchased |
| 17 |
1823 |
The Treaty of Moultrie Creek pushes the Seminole Indian towns into the interior of the Florida peninsula. |
| 18 |
1824 |
Tallahassee is established at the capital of Florida because it is half-way between the two government centers in St. Augustine and Pensacola. The Legislative Council meets in November in a log house erected in the vicinity of today's capitol. |
| 29 |
1835 |
The Second Seminole Indian War keeps the United States and Seminoles Indians fighting in North & Central Florida. |
| 31 |
1837 |
NEWS HEADLINES: In October, Chief Osceola of the Seminole Indians is captured when he arrives for supposed truce negotiations at Fort Payton. He is imprisoned at St. Augustine, FL where he refuses to eat and attempts to escape several times. In December he is moved to a prison in SC where he dies on January 20, 1838. At the time of his death, Osceola was the most famous American Indian. |
| 36 |
1842 |
Second Seminole Indian War ends and some of the Seminole Indians living in FL are moved to the Indian Territory |
| 36 |
1842 |
Congress passes the Armed Occupation Act of 1842. It entitles persons willing and able to bear arms against the Indians and establish themselves in villages along the borders of Indian territory ownership of their land after 5 years. |
| 39 |
1845 |
Florida becomes the 27th state to join the United States. William Moseley becomes the first governor and David Yulee the first senator. |
| 44 |
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. |
| 49 |
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. |
| 55 |
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. |
| 58 |
1864 |
Battle of Olustee is a Confederate victory. Union troops pull back |
| 59 |
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. |
| 59 |
1865 |
Battle at Natural Bridge (Wakulla County) is a Confederate victory. |
| 64 |
1870 |
During the 1870s, the remaining Seminole Indians begin establishing trading posts and other economy with local settlers. |
| 76 |
1882 |
The Florida Central and Western Railroad Company was created. It combines the Florida Central, Jacksonville, Pensacola, and Mobile railroads. |
| 77 |
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. |
| 78 |
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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| 1 |
1807 |
The first steamboat was invented by Fulton |
| 8 |
1814 |
The first locomotive engine was created by Stephenson |
| 24 |
1830 |
The first railroad is constructed between Liverpool and Manchester, England |
| 33 |
1839 |
Goodyear invents vulcanized rubber, opening the door for tires and other rubber products. |
| 38 |
1844 |
The first telegraph message is sent by Morse, who later invents the Mores Code |
| 47 |
1853 |
The process of creating steel is invented by Besermer in Britain and Kelly in the U.S. |
| 50 |
1856 |
The first Neanderthal fossils are found near Germany |
| 53 |
1859 |
Charles Darwin publishes "Origin of Species" and begins the evolution theory. |
| 59 |
1865 |
Mendel publishes his papers on genetics and introduces the concept to the public. |
| 63 |
1869 |
Cro-magnon Man fossils are found in France |
| 71 |
1877 |
Edison invents the phonograph permitting music and voices to be recorded and replayed. |
| 73 |
1879 |
Edison invents the electric light bulb. |
| 83 |
1889 |
The first calculating machine is invented and uses punch cards |
| 89 |
1895 |
Wireless telegraph and the "antenna" are invented but it covers a very short distance. |
| 91 |
1897 |
First ship to shore message is sent using an improved form of wireless telegraph |
| 94 |
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. |
| 94 |
1900 |
Freud publishes his book "The Interpretation of Dreams" |
| 95 |
1901 |
First transatlantic wireless telegraph is sent. |
| 96 |
1902 |
The first Tyrannosaurus Rex fossil is discovered. |
| 97 |
1903 |
Wright Brothers complete the first successful flight with an airplane at Kitty Hawk |
| 98 |
1904 |
The first vacuum tube diode is invented by Fleming |
| 100 |
1906 |
Kellogg sells the first box of Corn Flakes |
| 100 |
1906 |
The triode vacuum tube is invented |
| 100 |
1906 |
Electrons are discovered by Thomson |
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| 5 |
1811 |
NEWS HEADLINES: Tecumseh's emerging Indian Confederacy is defeated at the Battle of Tippecanoe in Ohio. Afterwards, Tecumseh and his brother travel from their Shawnee homes in the north to recruit and unify the southern Indians. |
| 6 |
1812 |
NEWS HEADLINES: War of 1812 begins and will continue for until 1814. Some call it the Second War of Independence because the US fights Great Britain to a stalemate, Americas independence was assured. |
| 22 |
1828 |
Gold is discovered in Georgia. |
| 28 |
1834 |
July 9 - The S.S. John Randolph, the first successful iron steamship, is launched in Savannah |
| 55 |
1861 |
NEWS HEADLINES: American Civil war begins at Ft. Sumter, located in Charleston Harbor, VA. |
| 56 |
1862 |
NEWS HEADLINES: May 20, 1862 the US government passes the Homestead Act to provide cheap land for settlement of lower Southeast and West. |
| 76 |
1882 |
NEWS HEADLINES: Edison creates the first large power station in New York City, making it the first place in America to have electricity. |
| 79 |
1885 |
NEWS HEADLINES: Eastman invents the box camera. For the first time photography becomes affordable for the average citizen. |
| 102 |
1908 |
NEWS HEADLINES: Henry Ford produces the first Model T automobile |
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1811 |
By 1811 the new "Federal Road" (which started as a horse path) is filled with a steady flow of white settlers into Creek Indian Territories. The Spanish begin to fan hostile sentiments among the Indians. |
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1820 |
The Act of April 24, 1820 abolished the land purchase credit system, fixed the price of public lands at $1.25 per acre, and set the minimum purchase at 80 acres. After a person purchased land, a final certificate was issued by the land office and sent to Washington DC to be verified and signed by the President -- a time consuming process. Public lands were most typically available through US treaties with Indians who agreed to be removed from their homelands. |
| 24 |
1830 |
Indian Removal Act signed and the moving of eastern Indians west of the Mississippi begins. |
| 29 |
1835 |
Second Seminole Indian War begins. |
| 31 |
1837 |
The trickery used to capture Seminole Indian Chief Osceola (Assi Yohola) creates a public uproar and U.S. General Jesup is publicly condemned. |
| 34 |
1840 |
Oregon Trail is established |
| 36 |
1842 |
Second Seminole Indian War ends and thousands of Seminole Indians are forced to move west of the Mississippi. |
| 49 |
1855 |
Third Seminole Indian War begins. It ends three years later when Chief Billy Bowlegs and his band are forced to move from Florida. |
| 54 |
1860 |
Presidential election puts Abraham Lincoln in office. The campaign has heated the issues regarding slavery in the south. |
| 56 |
1862 |
May 20, 1862 the US government passes the Homestead Act to provide cheap land for settlement of lower Southeast and West. |
| 57 |
1863 |
Abraham Lincoln issues the "Emancipation Proclamation" freeing slaves. |
| 59 |
1865 |
American Civil war ends with General Lee's surrender at Appomattox, VA. Reconstruction begins in the "old South" |
| 62 |
1868 |
An eight-hour work day is established for federal employees. |
| 69 |
1875 |
Tennessee enacts Jim Crow law. |
| 70 |
1876 |
The National League of Baseball is founded |
| 103 |
1909 |
The National Association for Advancement of Colored People is formed (NAACP) |
| 104 |
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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| 27 |
1833 |
Santa Anna is elected President of Mexico |
| 103 |
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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Marriages
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 | Edward Howard
Born about 1781 and died on June 8, 1832.
They were married 2/23/1827.
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Born about 1770 and died about 1841.
They were married 3/16/1834.
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The Children of Lydia Susannah Stafford
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43 years old
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Andrew Jackson Howard
Born in Leon County, Florida on December 9, 1827 and died in Veron Parrish, Louisiana about 1885. He was about 57 years old.
Andrew was a carpenter and a shipbuilder as well as a lighthouse keeper in the 1860's. His daughter, Alice Ann recounts a story of a huge hurricane that had the family escaping the rising water by sta...
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