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Lewis 'Bud' Cass Davis 

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Samuel W. Davis
1818 - 1885

Lucretia C. Unknown
1827 - 1867
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Lewis 'Bud' Cass Davis
10/27/1847 - 8/22/1932
Lewis 'Bud' Cass Davis was born on October 27, 1847 somewhere in Florida and died on August 22, 1932 in Bay Co., Florida. He lived to be 84 years old.

Children:
Frances (1876)
Charles (1877)
Joseph (1882)
Samuel P. Davis (9/17/1885 -12/5/1974)-married Eleanor R.(11/ 5/1885 -6/10 /1974)
Moody B. Davis (2/1890 -1958)-marred Mabel T.(1889-1979)
John H. Davis (8/1892)
Josephine Davis (6/ 1896)
George W. Davis (9/14/1898- 12/ 24/1960)
Records
Census11/13/1850 FL (Calhoun County) 3 yrs old 
Recorded as family #150: Samuel W. Davis (age 32, born in Mississippi), Sucritia (or maybe "Lucretia", age 23, born in GA), Buda (son, age 2, born in FL), Sittle (daughter, 3 months, born in Florida) and John C. Taylor, a 34 year old carpenter born in Rhode Island, is also living with them. Sucritia states that she cannot read or write and Samuel estimates the value of his real estate to be $3900. The 1850 US Census Slave Schedule shows one 11-year-old female slave as owned by Samuel. 
Additional information about Calhoun County, FL around 1850: Click here to see a map from this timeperiod.  
Census7/20/1860 Blountstown FL (Calhoun County) 12 yrs old 
Family number 82 lists Samuel W. Davis (age 42), Cresy (female, age 40), Lewis (male, age 15), Georgeann (female, age 10), Henrietta (female, age 8), Sugar (female, age 5) and Honey (female, age 3 months). Samuel and Cresy say they were both born in Georgia and all of the children were born in Florida. Samuel is a farmer and estimates the value of his personal estate to be $3, 500. Cresy cannot read or write. The 1860 US Census Slave Schedule shows one black female (age 35), one mulatto female (age 12) and one mulatto male (age 6) slaves as owned by Samuel. 
Additional information about Calhoun County, FL around 1860: Click here to see a map from this timeperiod.  
Census7/4/1870 FL (Calhoun County) 22 yrs old 
Recorded as family #182: Samuel Davis (age 51, born in MS), Hester (age 40, born in GA), Luis (age 21, born in FL), Henrietter (age 18, born in FL), Rosanna (age 6, born in FL), Frances (age 4, born in FL) and William (age 15, born in FL). Samuel states he is a farmer and estimates the value of his real estate to be $500 and personal property to be $1500. 
Additional information about Calhoun County, FL around 1870: Click here to see a map from this timeperiod.  
Census6/12/1880 Abe Springs FL (Calhoun County) 32 yrs old 
Recorded as family #7693: Lewis Davis (age 32), Josephine (wife, age 23), Frances (daughter, age 4), Charles (son, age 3), Lucretia (sister, age 14), James M. Peacock (boarder/hireling age 21), Roxa Peacock (sister, age 17), John S. Peacock (born January, 6 months old, nephew). Lewis is a farmer. Lewis and Josephine can read and write. The father of Lewis, Lucretia and Roxa was born in Mississippi and their mother in GA. Everyone was born in Florida. 
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.  
Other1/1/1882 FL (Calhoun County) 34 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 
Census1/1/1885 district 4 FL (Washington County) 37 yrs old 
#13 - L.C. Davis (age 38), J.E. (28), Frances (9), Charles (8), Joseph (3). All born in Florida. L.C. job is leaching? (hard to read clearly)  
Census1/1/1900 Parker FL (Washington County) 52 yrs old 
210, 218 -Louis Davis (age 52 -Oct.1847), Josephine Davis (44 - Jan.1856), Samuel P. Davis (14 -Sept. 1885), Moody B. Davis (9-Feb.1890), John H. Davis (7-Aug.1892), Josephine Davis (10-June 1896) & George W. Davis (1-Sept.1898). All were born in FL. Lewis' father in MS, mother in AL. Josephine's parents in FL. Josephine states she has had twelve children, five are living. Samuel and Moody attend school. Lewis is a farmer. Lewis, Josephine, Moody and Samuel can read and write.  
Additional information about Washington County, FL around 1900: Click here to see a map from this timeperiod.  
Census1/1/1910 Wetappo FL (Washington County) 62 yrs old 
11- Lewis C. Davis (age 62), Josephine E. Davis (54) John H. Davis (17) Josephine E. Davis (13) & George W. Davis (11). Lewis' father was born in MI and mother in AL. Josephine's mother was born in AL.All were born in FL. Lewis and Josephine have been married 37 years, had 13 children, 6 are living. Lewis is a farmer. 
Military8/19/1919 FL (Calhoun County) 71 yrs old 
Civil War Pension - Lewis C. Davis - born: 10/25/1847, enlisted in Luke Lott's Home Guards in 1863, honorable discharge at the close of the war in 1865. 

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Click on any of the News, Events, or Discoveries buttons above to see historical things that happened during Lewis 'Bud' Davis's life. These are only some of the major events that affected the life and times of Lewis 'Bud', his family, and friends. For example, Lewis 'Bud' is 8 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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3 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.
8 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.
14 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.
17 1864 Battle of Olustee is a Confederate victory. Union troops pull back
18 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.
18 1865 Battle at Natural Bridge (Wakulla County) is a Confederate victory.
23 1870 During the 1870s, the remaining Seminole Indians begin establishing trading posts and other economy with local settlers.
35 1882 The Florida Central and Western Railroad Company was created. It combines the Florida Central, Jacksonville, Pensacola, and Mobile railroads.
36 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.
37 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.
59 1906 An attempt to drain the Everglades and convert it to farmland begins.
70 1917 Seminole Indians become a Florida tourist attraction.
81 1928 The Tamiami Trail opens. It opens the southernmost 275 miles of U.S. Highway 41 from State Road 60 in Tampa to U.S. Route 1 (SR 5) in Miami, Florida to tourist. It also destroys many of the Seminole Indian waterways and hinders their economy.
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6 1853 The process of creating steel is invented by Besermer in Britain and Kelly in the U.S.
9 1856 The first Neanderthal fossils are found near Germany
12 1859 Charles Darwin publishes "Origin of Species" and begins the evolution theory.
18 1865 Mendel publishes his papers on genetics and introduces the concept to the public.
22 1869 Cro-magnon Man fossils are found in France
30 1877 Edison invents the phonograph permitting music and voices to be recorded and replayed.
32 1879 Edison invents the electric light bulb.
42 1889 The first calculating machine is invented and uses punch cards
48 1895 Wireless telegraph and the "antenna" are invented but it covers a very short distance.
50 1897 First ship to shore message is sent using an improved form of wireless telegraph
53 1900 Freud publishes his book "The Interpretation of Dreams"
53 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.
54 1901 First transatlantic wireless telegraph is sent.
55 1902 The first Tyrannosaurus Rex fossil is discovered.
56 1903 Wright Brothers complete the first successful flight with an airplane at Kitty Hawk
57 1904 The first vacuum tube diode is invented by Fleming
59 1906 Kellogg sells the first box of Corn Flakes
59 1906 Electrons are discovered by Thomson
59 1906 The triode vacuum tube is invented
65 1912 The unsinkable Titanic sinks on its first trip to New York drowning 1,513 people.
66 1913 Ford builds the first assembly line into his automobile production plant
67 1914 The first traffic lights (which is only red or green) are put up in America; Construction of the Panama Canal is completed
76 1923 Freud publishes "The Ego and the Id"
76 1923 Diphtheria vaccine is developed; Insulin is produced to treat diabetes
77 1924 Insecticides are used for the first time on crops
79 1926 Goddard launched the first liquid-fueled rocket
80 1927 The first television transmission was announced in England
81 1928 Big bang theory was introduced
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14 1861 NEWS HEADLINES: American Civil war begins at Ft. Sumter, located in Charleston Harbor, VA.
15 1862 NEWS HEADLINES: May 20, 1862 the US government passes the Homestead Act to provide cheap land for settlement of lower Southeast and West.
35 1882 NEWS HEADLINES: Edison creates the first large power station in New York City, making it the first place in America to have electricity.
38 1885 NEWS HEADLINES: Eastman invents the box camera. For the first time photography becomes affordable for the average citizen.
61 1908 NEWS HEADLINES: Henry Ford produces the first Model T automobile
65 1912 White residents of Forsyth County, GA, drive the black population out.
66 1913 NEWS HEADLINES: Edison invents motion pictures
70 1917 NEWS HEADLINES: In June, the United States enters World War I on the side of the allies. The Russian Revolution ends the reign of the czars and thrusts Russia into communism.
72 1919 NEWS HEADLINES: World War I ends with the signing of The Versailles Treaty.
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8 1855 Third Seminole Indian War begins. It ends three years later when Chief Billy Bowlegs and his band are forced to move from Florida.
13 1860 Presidential election puts Abraham Lincoln in office. The campaign has heated the issues regarding slavery in the south.
15 1862 May 20, 1862 the US government passes the Homestead Act to provide cheap land for settlement of lower Southeast and West.
16 1863 Abraham Lincoln issues the "Emancipation Proclamation" freeing slaves.
18 1865 American Civil war ends with General Lee's surrender at Appomattox, VA. Reconstruction begins in the "old South"
21 1868 An eight-hour work day is established for federal employees.
28 1875 Tennessee enacts Jim Crow law.
29 1876 The National League of Baseball is founded
62 1909 The National Association for Advancement of Colored People is formed (NAACP)
63 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.
80 1927 Charles Lindbergh becomes the first man to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean and Babe Ruth hits 60 home runs.
82 1929 Widespread prosperity of the 1920s ends abruptly with the stock market crash in October
83 1930 Drought in the Great Plains area begins, creating hardship for farm families in 19 states.
85 1932 Amelia Earhart becomes the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. The infant son of Charles Lindbergh is kidnapped and murdered.
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62 1909 The "Piltdown Man" hoax -- a fake archeological discovery announced by dishonest scientists who wanted to "prove" that human beings had evolved in Europe
67 1914 World War I - Following the crisis touched off by the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand of Austria in Sarajevo, Germany declared war on Russia and additional countries joined the war within several days.
70 1917 Germany uses airplanes to drop bombs in the early stages of World War I -- the first major military use of airplanes.
72 1919 The Versailles Treaty marks the official end of World War I.
73 1920 Adolph Hitler begins to organize the Nazi party in Germany; The Ku Klux Klan launches a recruitment campaign using mass marketing techniques to gain 85,000 new recruits; the first commercial broadcast is made.
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Josephine Stone
Born on January 30, 1856 and died on July 7, 1923
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