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John M. Hansford
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John M. Hansford 1797 - 1857
| John M. Hansford was born about 1797 somewhere in Georgia and died about 1857 in Jackson County, Florida. Dates for birth and death are estimated. He lived to be about 60 years old.
He married Martha Ellen Lundy They had three children:
Tyrus Lundy Hansford(1822) Mary Elizabeth Hansford(1824) Martha Ellen Hansford(2/14/1827) | |
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John, his family, and friends. For example, John is 1 years old when Mississippi Territory organized from Georgia's western land claims. It includes what will later become portions of Mississippi, Alabama and Northern Florida,
Age | Date | Event |
5 |
1802 |
Georgia formally cedes western claims for its southern boundary at the 31st parallel -- which will become the north western border of FL. |
13 |
1810 |
Western Florida, from the Pearl River to the Mississippi, is annexed by the US from Spain. |
16 |
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. |
21 |
1818 |
First Seminole Indian War takes place when Andrew Jackson brings his troops into northern Florida. |
24 |
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. |
25 |
1822 |
Florida Territory is purchased |
26 |
1823 |
The Treaty of Moultrie Creek pushes the Seminole Indian towns into the interior of the Florida peninsula. |
27 |
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. |
38 |
1835 |
The Second Seminole Indian War keeps the United States and Seminoles Indians fighting in North & Central Florida. |
40 |
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. |
45 |
1842 |
Second Seminole Indian War ends and some of the Seminole Indians living in FL are moved to the Indian Territory |
45 |
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. |
48 |
1845 |
Florida becomes the 27th state to join the United States. William Moseley becomes the first governor and David Yulee the first senator. |
53 |
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. |
58 |
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. |
Age | Date | Event |
4 |
1801 |
Clarke and Tatnall Counties formed. |
5 |
1802 |
Georgia formally cedes western claims for its southern boundary at the 31st parallel -- which will become a border between,GA, FL and AL. GA's western border reaches to the Mississippi River. |
6 |
1803 |
Between 1803 and 1811 a horse trail is established connecting Milledgeville, Georgia to Fort Stoddert, American outpost north of Mobile. This is expanded into a road and called The Federal Road by 1811. |
10 |
1807 |
December 10 - Jasper, Jones, Laurens, Morgan, Putnam, and Telfair Counties formed. |
11 |
1808 |
Pulaski County created. |
12 |
1809 |
Twiggs County formed. |
14 |
1811 |
Tecumseh visits the Creek Indians living in what will become Georgia and Alabama to try to persuade them to join his fight against the flood of white settlers. Some towns join forces with Tecumseh and become known as "Red Sticks". |
14 |
1811 |
Madison County created. |
15 |
1812 |
Emanual County formed. |
15 |
1812 |
The Creek tribes in southern Alabama and Georgia find themselves under increasing pressure from white settlers. Led by Chief Weatherford, they accepted an alliance with Tecumseh and are nicknamed "Red Sticks". |
16 |
1813 |
During 1813-14, Muskogee-speaking Creeks leave GA and move into areas in Northern FL in response to the Creek Civil War (also known as the Red-sticks War). |
20 |
1817 |
First Seminole war begins as Georgia backwoodsmen attack Indians just north of the Florida border. !817-1818. General Andrew Jackson invades the area. |
22 |
1819 |
Rabun County formed. |
23 |
1820 |
December 20 - Campbell and Randolph Counties formed. |
24 |
1821 |
May 15 - Dooly, Fayette, Henry, Houston, Monroe and Newton Counties formed. |
25 |
1822 |
December 9 - Bibb, Dekalb and Pike Counties formed. |
26 |
1823 |
December 8 - Decatur County formed. |
27 |
1824 |
December 15 - Upson and Ware Counties formed. |
28 |
1825 |
Baker, Lowndes, Thomas, Butts and Taliaferro Counties formed. |
29 |
1826 |
January 24 - Treaty of Washington abrogates Treaty of Indian Springs. The Creeks cede a smaller area and are allowed to remain on their lands until January 1, 1826. |
30 |
1827 |
December 14, - Harris, Marion, Meriwether and Talbot. |
33 |
1830 |
Cherokee, Heard, and Stewrt Counties are formed. |
34 |
1831 |
Sumter County is formed. |
35 |
1832 |
December 3 - Bartow, Cobb, Crawford, Floyd, Forsyth, Gilmer, Lumpkin, Murray, Paulding, and Union Counties formed. |
36 |
1833 |
Walker County is formed. |
39 |
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. |
40 |
1837 |
Mcon and Dade Counties are formed. |
41 |
1838 |
Chattooga County formed |
50 |
1847 |
Atlanta, Georgia is incorporated. Formally Marthasville |
53 |
1850 |
Gordon and Clinch Counties are formed. |
54 |
1851 |
Clay, Howell, Polk, Spalding, and Whitfield Counties are formed. |
55 |
1852 |
Taylor County formed. |
56 |
1853 |
Catoosa, Pickens, Hart, Dougherty, Webster, Flton, and Worth Counties aare creaated. |
57 |
1854 |
Fannin, Coffee, Chattahooche, Charlton, and Calhoun Counties formed. |
59 |
1856 |
Haralson, Terrell, Berrien, Colquit, Miller, and Towns Counties formed. |
60 |
1857 |
Dawson, Milton, Pierce, Glascock, Mitchell, Schley, White, and Wilcox Counties formed. |
Age | Date | Event |
2 |
1799 |
The Rosetta Stone was discovered |
3 |
1800 |
The first battery was invented by Volta |
10 |
1807 |
The first steamboat was invented by Fulton |
17 |
1814 |
The first locomotive engine was created by Stephenson |
33 |
1830 |
The first railroad is constructed between Liverpool and Manchester, England |
42 |
1839 |
Goodyear invents vulcanized rubber, opening the door for tires and other rubber products. |
47 |
1844 |
The first telegraph message is sent by Morse, who later invents the Mores Code |
56 |
1853 |
The process of creating steel is invented by Besermer in Britain and Kelly in the U.S. |
59 |
1856 |
The first Neanderthal fossils are found near Germany |
Age | Date | Event |
3 |
1800 |
NEWS HEADLINES: Seat of U.S. government moves from Philadelphia to Washington DC |
14 |
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. |
15 |
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. |
31 |
1828 |
Gold is discovered in Georgia. |
37 |
1834 |
July 9 - The S.S. John Randolph, the first successful iron steamship, is launched in Savannah |
Age | Date | Event |
1 |
1798 |
Mississippi Territory organized from Georgia's western land claims. It includes what will later become portions of Mississippi, Alabama and Northern Florida, |
6 |
1803 |
Louisiana Purchase from France (who secured it from Spain) gives the US a huge new territory and the port of New Orleans. |
7 |
1804 |
The Seminole warrior later known as Osceola is born near Tuskegee, AL. |
8 |
1805 |
Federal Road project begins after the Creek Indians give the U.S. permission to develop a “horse path” through their nation that will provide better mail delivery between Washington City (DC) and New Orleans. Soon settlers are traveling and settling along this path to settle the southern frontier. |
9 |
1806 |
Lewis and Clark Expedition, which began in 1804, ends. News of the rich lands to the west begins to spread. |
14 |
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. |
23 |
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. |
33 |
1830 |
Indian Removal Act signed and the moving of eastern Indians west of the Mississippi begins. |
38 |
1835 |
Second Seminole Indian War begins. |
40 |
1837 |
The trickery used to capture Seminole Indian Chief Osceola (Assi Yohola) creates a public uproar and U.S. General Jesup is publicly condemned. |
43 |
1840 |
Oregon Trail is established |
45 |
1842 |
Second Seminole Indian War ends and thousands of Seminole Indians are forced to move west of the Mississippi. |
58 |
1855 |
Third Seminole Indian War begins. It ends three years later when Chief Billy Bowlegs and his band are forced to move from Florida. |
Age | Date | Event |
36 |
1833 |
Santa Anna is elected President of Mexico |
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The Children of John M. Hansford
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40 years old
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Tyus Lundy Hansford Born in Morgan, Georgia on August 22, 1822 and died in Altha, Florida on August 6, 1878. He was 55 years old.
He was a a doctor and a minister. He married Judith Ann Davis (1823-1900) in Calhoun Co. on (6/14/1840). Judith's parents were George B. & Mary Davis of Fayette,GA.
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