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Laithey Bass
1817 - 1873
Laithey Bass was born about 1817 somewhere in Georgia and died about 1873 in Dale County, Alabama. Dates for birth and death are estimated. She lived to be about 56 years old.

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Census6/19/1850 Southern Division AL (Dale County) 33 yrs old 
Recorded as a family beginning on line #3: James Gilley (age 39), Siethy Gilley (age 33), Asa H A (16), Martha M E (12), Drusilla E J (10), Lydia A S F (8), Susan A C (6), James L C M (2), John A J (1), and William Sconyers (age 18). Everyone was born in AL except the parents who were born in GA. James is a farmer. William Sconyers is also a farmer. James children as well as William are attending school. Siethy cannot read or write.  

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Click on any of the News, Events, or Discoveries buttons above to see historical things that happened during Laithey Bass's life. These are only some of the major events that affected the life and times of Laithey, her family, and friends. For example, Laithey is 3 years old when 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.
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2 1819 Alabama admitted to the United States
18 1835 Alabama gold rush begins in the east-centrl hill country.
20 1837 The Second Creek war begins in 1836. In 1837 The Battle of Hobdy's Bridge becomes the last indian battle in AL.
23 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.
33 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.
AgeDateEvent
2 1819 Rabun County formed.
3 1820 December 20 - Campbell and Randolph Counties formed.
4 1821 May 15 - Dooly, Fayette, Henry, Houston, Monroe and Newton Counties formed.
5 1822 December 9 - Bibb, Dekalb and Pike Counties formed.
6 1823 December 8 - Decatur County formed.
7 1824 December 15 - Upson and Ware Counties formed.
8 1825 Baker, Lowndes, Thomas, Butts and Taliaferro Counties formed.
9 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.
10 1827 December 14, - Harris, Marion, Meriwether and Talbot.
13 1830 Cherokee, Heard, and Stewrt Counties are formed.
14 1831 Sumter County is formed.
15 1832 December 3 - Bartow, Cobb, Crawford, Floyd, Forsyth, Gilmer, Lumpkin, Murray, Paulding, and Union Counties formed.
16 1833 Walker County is formed.
19 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.
20 1837 Mcon and Dade Counties are formed.
21 1838 Chattooga County formed
30 1847 Atlanta, Georgia is incorporated. Formally Marthasville
33 1850 Gordon and Clinch Counties are formed.
34 1851 Clay, Howell, Polk, Spalding, and Whitfield Counties are formed.
35 1852 Taylor County formed.
36 1853 Catoosa, Pickens, Hart, Dougherty, Webster, Flton, and Worth Counties aare creaated.
37 1854 Fannin, Coffee, Chattahooche, Charlton, and Calhoun Counties formed.
39 1856 Haralson, Terrell, Berrien, Colquit, Miller, and Towns Counties formed.
40 1857 Dawson, Milton, Pierce, Glascock, Mitchell, Schley, White, and Wilcox Counties formed.
41 1858 Clayton, Quitman, Banks, Brooks, Johnson, and Echols Counties formed.
53 1870 Douglas, McDuffie, Rockdale, and Dodge Counties formed.
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13 1830 The first railroad is constructed between Liverpool and Manchester, England
22 1839 Goodyear invents vulcanized rubber, opening the door for tires and other rubber products.
27 1844 The first telegraph message is sent by Morse, who later invents the Mores Code
36 1853 The process of creating steel is invented by Besermer in Britain and Kelly in the U.S.
39 1856 The first Neanderthal fossils are found near Germany
42 1859 Charles Darwin publishes "Origin of Species" and begins the evolution theory.
48 1865 Mendel publishes his papers on genetics and introduces the concept to the public.
52 1869 Cro-magnon Man fossils are found in France
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11 1828 Gold is discovered in Georgia.
17 1834 July 9 - The S.S. John Randolph, the first successful iron steamship, is launched in Savannah
44 1861 NEWS HEADLINES: American Civil war begins at Ft. Sumter, located in Charleston Harbor, VA.
45 1862 NEWS HEADLINES: 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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3 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.
13 1830 Indian Removal Act signed and the moving of eastern Indians west of the Mississippi begins.
18 1835 Second Seminole Indian War begins.
20 1837 The trickery used to capture Seminole Indian Chief Osceola (Assi Yohola) creates a public uproar and U.S. General Jesup is publicly condemned.
23 1840 Oregon Trail is established
25 1842 Second Seminole Indian War ends and thousands of Seminole Indians are forced to move west of the Mississippi.
38 1855 Third Seminole Indian War begins. It ends three years later when Chief Billy Bowlegs and his band are forced to move from Florida.
43 1860 Presidential election puts Abraham Lincoln in office. The campaign has heated the issues regarding slavery in the south.
45 1862 May 20, 1862 the US government passes the Homestead Act to provide cheap land for settlement of lower Southeast and West.
46 1863 Abraham Lincoln issues the "Emancipation Proclamation" freeing slaves.
48 1865 American Civil war ends with General Lee's surrender at Appomattox, VA. Reconstruction begins in the "old South"
51 1868 An eight-hour work day is established for federal employees.
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16 1833 Santa Anna is elected President of Mexico


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James Gilley
Born about 1811 and died about 1879
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The Children of Laithey Bass

22 years old
Martha Edna Gilley
Born in Dale, Alabama on April 28, 1838 and died in Holmes, Florida on January 16, 1916. She was 77 years old.

Her father, James Gilley, is given land in AL by Zacaras Pate. Zacaras, Private in Captain McPhantton's Company 3rd Regiment, North Carolina Militia, 1816, was issued a land bounty which he transfer...
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