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David Stephens Jr.
About David Stephens Jr. |
 David Stephens Jr. 8/14/1832 - 11/23/1909
| David Stephens, Jr., was born on August 14, 1832 somewhere in Georgia and died on November 23, 1909 in Calhoun County, Florida. He lived to be 77 years old.
On Jan. 12th 1857 he married Balsora Ann Elizabeth Daniel(4/1/1838-12/28/1917) Children: Virginia(1868) Marcella (4/22/1873 -1935) married John H. Clark Alfred (6/1877) John David (3/1878) married Martha Della Bailey Louisa (1881) | 
 | Census | 1/1/1850 | District 22 GA (Decatur County) | 17 yrs old | #66 Asa Stephens (36) Liby Stephens (50) David Stephens (16). All were born in GA
Additional information about Decatur County, GA around 1850: Map of Decatur County, GA created around 1846 -- four years before the 1850 Census. Click here to see a map from this timeperiod. | |
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 | Marriage | 1/12/1857 | FL (Gadsden County) | 24 yrs old | David Stephens married
Balsora A. E. Daniel in Gadsden Co. FL on Jan. 12th 1857
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 | Census | 1/1/1880 | Hansford mill FL (Calhoun County) | 47 yrs old |
#132, 165 -
David Stephens
(age48)
Belzora Stephens
(43),
Virginia Stephens
(12),
Marzilla Stephens
(8),
Alfred Stephens
(4),
John Stephens
(2) David was born in GA, parents born in GA. Belzora was born in AL, parents GA. All children born in FL.
Additional information about Calhoun County, FL around 1880: Blountstown was declared the seat of Calhoun County in 1880. Prior to that, Abe Springs had been the county seat. Click here to see a map from this timeperiod. | |
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 | Other | 1/1/1882 | FL (Calhoun County) | 49 yrs old | Revised List of jurors - Pg. 1: #1. Wm Ayers, 2. Thos Ayers, 3. Asa Ayers, 9. Sam Ayers, 10. Ish Ayers, 13. Benj. Ayers, 15. Alfred Bailey, 17. Gadi Bailey, 22. P.B. Bailey, 23. Wm M. Clark. ,44. Wm Cutts, 46. L. C. Davis, 46. Isaac Etheridge, 47. B. H. Franklin
page 2: 68. Caleb Halley, 75. Jno T. Kent, 76. W.A. Kent, 79. Jno A. Kelley, 81. Jno Kent,
page 3: #85. Geo Sutton, 96. B. F. McDaniel, 97. Josh McDaniel, 99. Jasper Musgrove, 100. J. M. Maddox,107. Thos McKeown
page 4: 114 Robt Nixon, 115 J. J. Nixon, 116 R. W. Nixon,118 Jno H. Parish, 119. Thomas Parish Sr., 120. Thomas Parish Jr., 122. Jno W. Peacock, 123. Jno. W. Pope, 125. B. F. Pope, 126. Tim Pope, 130. J.M. Peacock page 5:143.J.R. Stone, 151. David Stephens, 152. L.M. Stone, 156. S.S. Stone, 153. A.J. Wood, 155. Joe Wood, 156. J.C. Wood, 172. Levi Yon, 173. Newton Yon, 174. T.M. Yon, 175. John Yon, 176. H. A. Yon |
 | Census | 1/1/1885 | FL (Calhoun County) | 52 yrs old | 213 -David Stephens (age 55),
Balgerd Stephens (46),
S. E. Stephens (18),
Margelee Stephens (12),
Alfred Stephens (10),
John Stephens (6),
Louisa Stephens (4)
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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 | Death Certificate | 1/1/1917 | FL (Calhoun County) | 8 yrs after death | Name: Balzora Annie E. Stephens,
Death Date: 1917,
County of Death: Calhoun,
State of Death: Florida,
Race: White,
Gender: Female, book24 - #11992 |
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David, his family, and friends. For example, David is 3 years old when Second Seminole Indian War begins.
Age | Date | Event |
3 |
1835 |
The Second Seminole Indian War keeps the United States and Seminoles Indians fighting in North & Central Florida. |
5 |
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. |
10 |
1842 |
Second Seminole Indian War ends and some of the Seminole Indians living in FL are moved to the Indian Territory |
10 |
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. |
13 |
1845 |
Florida becomes the 27th state to join the United States. William Moseley becomes the first governor and David Yulee the first senator. |
18 |
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. |
23 |
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. |
29 |
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. |
32 |
1864 |
Battle of Olustee is a Confederate victory. Union troops pull back |
33 |
1865 |
Battle at Natural Bridge (Wakulla County) is a Confederate victory. |
33 |
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. |
38 |
1870 |
During the 1870s, the remaining Seminole Indians begin establishing trading posts and other economy with local settlers. |
50 |
1882 |
The Florida Central and Western Railroad Company was created. It combines the Florida Central, Jacksonville, Pensacola, and Mobile railroads. |
51 |
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. |
52 |
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. |
74 |
1906 |
An attempt to drain the Everglades and convert it to farmland begins. |
Age | Date | Event |
1 |
1833 |
Walker County is formed. |
4 |
1836 |
Seminoles massacre Major Francis L. Dade and his 103 man command. This starts the second Seminole War.
February - Battle of Hitchity.
March 27 - Colonel J.W. Fannin and his Georgian's executed by order of Santa Ana at Goliad on Palm Sunday.
July - Battle of Brushy Creek.
July 3 - Battle of Chickasawachee Swamp.
July 27 - Battle of Echowanochaway Creek. |
5 |
1837 |
Mcon and Dade Counties are formed. |
6 |
1838 |
Chattooga County formed |
15 |
1847 |
Atlanta, Georgia is incorporated. Formally Marthasville |
18 |
1850 |
Gordon and Clinch Counties are formed. |
19 |
1851 |
Clay, Howell, Polk, Spalding, and Whitfield Counties are formed. |
20 |
1852 |
Taylor County formed. |
21 |
1853 |
Catoosa, Pickens, Hart, Dougherty, Webster, Flton, and Worth Counties aare creaated. |
22 |
1854 |
Fannin, Coffee, Chattahooche, Charlton, and Calhoun Counties formed. |
24 |
1856 |
Haralson, Terrell, Berrien, Colquit, Miller, and Towns Counties formed. |
25 |
1857 |
Dawson, Milton, Pierce, Glascock, Mitchell, Schley, White, and Wilcox Counties formed. |
26 |
1858 |
Clayton, Quitman, Banks, Brooks, Johnson, and Echols Counties formed. |
38 |
1870 |
Douglas, McDuffie, Rockdale, and Dodge Counties formed. |
43 |
1875 |
Oconee County formed. |
73 |
1905 |
Crisp, Grady, Jenkins, Tift, Davis, Stephens, Toombs, Turner, and Ben Hill Counties formed. |
Age | Date | Event |
7 |
1839 |
Goodyear invents vulcanized rubber, opening the door for tires and other rubber products. |
12 |
1844 |
The first telegraph message is sent by Morse, who later invents the Mores Code |
21 |
1853 |
The process of creating steel is invented by Besermer in Britain and Kelly in the U.S. |
24 |
1856 |
The first Neanderthal fossils are found near Germany |
27 |
1859 |
Charles Darwin publishes "Origin of Species" and begins the evolution theory. |
33 |
1865 |
Mendel publishes his papers on genetics and introduces the concept to the public. |
37 |
1869 |
Cro-magnon Man fossils are found in France |
45 |
1877 |
Edison invents the phonograph permitting music and voices to be recorded and replayed. |
47 |
1879 |
Edison invents the electric light bulb. |
57 |
1889 |
The first calculating machine is invented and uses punch cards |
63 |
1895 |
Wireless telegraph and the "antenna" are invented but it covers a very short distance. |
65 |
1897 |
First ship to shore message is sent using an improved form of wireless telegraph |
68 |
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. |
68 |
1900 |
Freud publishes his book "The Interpretation of Dreams" |
69 |
1901 |
First transatlantic wireless telegraph is sent. |
70 |
1902 |
The first Tyrannosaurus Rex fossil is discovered. |
71 |
1903 |
Wright Brothers complete the first successful flight with an airplane at Kitty Hawk |
72 |
1904 |
The first vacuum tube diode is invented by Fleming |
74 |
1906 |
Electrons are discovered by Thomson |
74 |
1906 |
Kellogg sells the first box of Corn Flakes |
74 |
1906 |
The triode vacuum tube is invented |
Age | Date | Event |
2 |
1834 |
July 9 - The S.S. John Randolph, the first successful iron steamship, is launched in Savannah |
29 |
1861 |
NEWS HEADLINES: American Civil war begins at Ft. Sumter, located in Charleston Harbor, VA. |
30 |
1862 |
NEWS HEADLINES: May 20, 1862 the US government passes the Homestead Act to provide cheap land for settlement of lower Southeast and West. |
50 |
1882 |
NEWS HEADLINES: Edison creates the first large power station in New York City, making it the first place in America to have electricity. |
53 |
1885 |
NEWS HEADLINES: Eastman invents the box camera. For the first time photography becomes affordable for the average citizen. |
76 |
1908 |
NEWS HEADLINES: Henry Ford produces the first Model T automobile |
Age | Date | Event |
3 |
1835 |
Second Seminole Indian War begins. |
5 |
1837 |
The trickery used to capture Seminole Indian Chief Osceola (Assi Yohola) creates a public uproar and U.S. General Jesup is publicly condemned. |
8 |
1840 |
Oregon Trail is established |
10 |
1842 |
Second Seminole Indian War ends and thousands of Seminole Indians are forced to move west of the Mississippi. |
23 |
1855 |
Third Seminole Indian War begins. It ends three years later when Chief Billy Bowlegs and his band are forced to move from Florida. |
28 |
1860 |
Presidential election puts Abraham Lincoln in office. The campaign has heated the issues regarding slavery in the south. |
30 |
1862 |
May 20, 1862 the US government passes the Homestead Act to provide cheap land for settlement of lower Southeast and West. |
31 |
1863 |
Abraham Lincoln issues the "Emancipation Proclamation" freeing slaves. |
33 |
1865 |
American Civil war ends with General Lee's surrender at Appomattox, VA. Reconstruction begins in the "old South" |
36 |
1868 |
An eight-hour work day is established for federal employees. |
43 |
1875 |
Tennessee enacts Jim Crow law. |
44 |
1876 |
The National League of Baseball is founded |
77 |
1909 |
The National Association for Advancement of Colored People is formed (NAACP) |
Age | Date | Event |
1 |
1833 |
Santa Anna is elected President of Mexico |
77 |
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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