Genealogy for
Sarah Elizabeth Bevis
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Sarah Elizabeth Bevis
12/9/1848 - 7/14/1936
(Shown at age 42)
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Sarah Elizabeth Bevis was born on December 9, 1848 in Heard County, Georgia and died on July 14, 1936 in Bascom, Florida. She lived to be 87 years old.
Children:
Charlie P. Grant
Mary Ada Grant (8/21/1873-4/20/1963) -married Joseph Henry Bevis
Emmett Alonzo Grant(3/18/1876-4/27/1949)
Lillian Telulah Grant(12/17/1879-3/16/1967)
Maggie Gertude Grant(10/31/1884-10/15/1984)
Leslie L. Grant | 
 | Census | 6/8/1880 | FL (Jackson County) | 31 yrs old | Recorded as family #137: W. C. Grant (age 29), S. B. (wife, age 32), Charles P. (son, age 9), Mary A. (daughter, age 7), Emmet A. (son, age 4) and Lillian T. (daughter, age 6 months). W. C. is a farmer and both he and his parents were born in SC. S. B. was born in GA as were her parents. All of the children were born in FL.
| Additional information about Jackson County, FL around 1880: Click here to see a map from this timeperiod. | |
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| Graveyard/Tombstone | 7/14/1936 | Chipola Cem., Altha FL (Calhoun County) | 87 yrs old | | Aunt Lizzie Grant - Dec. 9 1848 to July 14 1936 wife of W.C. Grant |
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Sarah, her family, and friends. For example, Sarah is 7 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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| 2 |
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. |
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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. |
| 13 |
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. |
| 16 |
1864 |
Battle of Olustee is a Confederate victory. Union troops pull back |
| 17 |
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. |
| 17 |
1865 |
Battle at Natural Bridge (Wakulla County) is a Confederate victory. |
| 22 |
1870 |
During the 1870s, the remaining Seminole Indians begin establishing trading posts and other economy with local settlers. |
| 34 |
1882 |
The Florida Central and Western Railroad Company was created. It combines the Florida Central, Jacksonville, Pensacola, and Mobile railroads. |
| 35 |
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. |
| 36 |
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. |
| 58 |
1906 |
An attempt to drain the Everglades and convert it to farmland begins. |
| 69 |
1917 |
Seminole Indians become a Florida tourist attraction. |
| 80 |
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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| 2 |
1850 |
Gordon and Clinch Counties are formed. |
| 3 |
1851 |
Clay, Howell, Polk, Spalding, and Whitfield Counties are formed. |
| 4 |
1852 |
Taylor County formed. |
| 5 |
1853 |
Catoosa, Pickens, Hart, Dougherty, Webster, Flton, and Worth Counties aare creaated. |
| 6 |
1854 |
Fannin, Coffee, Chattahooche, Charlton, and Calhoun Counties formed. |
| 8 |
1856 |
Haralson, Terrell, Berrien, Colquit, Miller, and Towns Counties formed. |
| 9 |
1857 |
Dawson, Milton, Pierce, Glascock, Mitchell, Schley, White, and Wilcox Counties formed. |
| 10 |
1858 |
Clayton, Quitman, Banks, Brooks, Johnson, and Echols Counties formed. |
| 22 |
1870 |
Douglas, McDuffie, Rockdale, and Dodge Counties formed. |
| 27 |
1875 |
Oconee County formed. |
| 57 |
1905 |
Crisp, Grady, Jenkins, Tift, Davis, Stephens, Toombs, Turner, and Ben Hill Counties formed. |
| 64 |
1912 |
Forsyth, Bleckley, and Wheeler Counties formed. |
| 66 |
1914 |
Barrow, Candler, Bacon, and Evans Counties are formed. |
| 69 |
1917 |
Atkinson and Treutlen Counties are formed. |
| 72 |
1920 |
Seminole, Lanier, Brantley, Long, and Lamar Counties are formed. |
| 76 |
1924 |
Peach County is formed. |
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| 5 |
1853 |
The process of creating steel is invented by Besermer in Britain and Kelly in the U.S. |
| 8 |
1856 |
The first Neanderthal fossils are found near Germany |
| 11 |
1859 |
Charles Darwin publishes "Origin of Species" and begins the evolution theory. |
| 17 |
1865 |
Mendel publishes his papers on genetics and introduces the concept to the public. |
| 21 |
1869 |
Cro-magnon Man fossils are found in France |
| 29 |
1877 |
Edison invents the phonograph permitting music and voices to be recorded and replayed. |
| 31 |
1879 |
Edison invents the electric light bulb. |
| 41 |
1889 |
The first calculating machine is invented and uses punch cards |
| 47 |
1895 |
Wireless telegraph and the "antenna" are invented but it covers a very short distance. |
| 49 |
1897 |
First ship to shore message is sent using an improved form of wireless telegraph |
| 52 |
1900 |
Freud publishes his book "The Interpretation of Dreams" |
| 52 |
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. |
| 53 |
1901 |
First transatlantic wireless telegraph is sent. |
| 54 |
1902 |
The first Tyrannosaurus Rex fossil is discovered. |
| 55 |
1903 |
Wright Brothers complete the first successful flight with an airplane at Kitty Hawk |
| 56 |
1904 |
The first vacuum tube diode is invented by Fleming |
| 58 |
1906 |
Kellogg sells the first box of Corn Flakes |
| 58 |
1906 |
Electrons are discovered by Thomson |
| 58 |
1906 |
The triode vacuum tube is invented |
| 64 |
1912 |
The unsinkable Titanic sinks on its first trip to New York drowning 1,513 people. |
| 65 |
1913 |
Ford builds the first assembly line into his automobile production plant |
| 66 |
1914 |
The first traffic lights (which is only red or green) are put up in America; Construction of the Panama Canal is completed |
| 75 |
1923 |
Freud publishes "The Ego and the Id" |
| 75 |
1923 |
Diphtheria vaccine is developed; Insulin is produced to treat diabetes |
| 76 |
1924 |
Insecticides are used for the first time on crops |
| 78 |
1926 |
Goddard launched the first liquid-fueled rocket |
| 79 |
1927 |
The first television transmission was announced in England |
| 80 |
1928 |
Big bang theory was introduced |
| 88 |
1936 |
The first regular television broadcast happens in England |
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| 13 |
1861 |
NEWS HEADLINES: American Civil war begins at Ft. Sumter, located in Charleston Harbor, VA. |
| 14 |
1862 |
NEWS HEADLINES: May 20, 1862 the US government passes the Homestead Act to provide cheap land for settlement of lower Southeast and West. |
| 34 |
1882 |
NEWS HEADLINES: Edison creates the first large power station in New York City, making it the first place in America to have electricity. |
| 37 |
1885 |
NEWS HEADLINES: Eastman invents the box camera. For the first time photography becomes affordable for the average citizen. |
| 60 |
1908 |
NEWS HEADLINES: Henry Ford produces the first Model T automobile |
| 64 |
1912 |
White residents of Forsyth County, GA, drive the black population out. |
| 65 |
1913 |
NEWS HEADLINES: Edison invents motion pictures |
| 69 |
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. |
| 71 |
1919 |
NEWS HEADLINES: World War I ends with the signing of The Versailles Treaty. |
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1855 |
Third Seminole Indian War begins. It ends three years later when Chief Billy Bowlegs and his band are forced to move from Florida. |
| 12 |
1860 |
Presidential election puts Abraham Lincoln in office. The campaign has heated the issues regarding slavery in the south. |
| 14 |
1862 |
May 20, 1862 the US government passes the Homestead Act to provide cheap land for settlement of lower Southeast and West. |
| 15 |
1863 |
Abraham Lincoln issues the "Emancipation Proclamation" freeing slaves. |
| 17 |
1865 |
American Civil war ends with General Lee's surrender at Appomattox, VA. Reconstruction begins in the "old South" |
| 20 |
1868 |
An eight-hour work day is established for federal employees. |
| 27 |
1875 |
Tennessee enacts Jim Crow law. |
| 28 |
1876 |
The National League of Baseball is founded |
| 61 |
1909 |
The National Association for Advancement of Colored People is formed (NAACP) |
| 62 |
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. |
| 79 |
1927 |
Charles Lindbergh becomes the first man to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean and Babe Ruth hits 60 home runs. |
| 81 |
1929 |
Widespread prosperity of the 1920s ends abruptly with the stock market crash in October |
| 82 |
1930 |
Drought in the Great Plains area begins, creating hardship for farm families in 19 states. |
| 84 |
1932 |
Amelia Earhart becomes the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. The infant son of Charles Lindbergh is kidnapped and murdered. |
| 85 |
1933 |
Franklin D. Roosevelt is elected president under his "New Deal" campaign. Frances Perkins becomes the first woman to hold a cabinet post when FDR appoints her secretary of labor. On December 5, the 21st Amendment is added to the Constitution, repealing Prohibition. Drinks for everyone! |
| 86 |
1934 |
Congress passes the Indian Reorganization Act which allows remaining Indian tribes to reorganize. |
| 86 |
1934 |
Farm families must leave the dust bowl-stricken Great Plains areas. The dust bowl includes areas in Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, Nevada and Arkansas. Radio picks up the "Okie" songs. In all, 400,000 people leave the Great Plains. |
| 87 |
1935 |
Congress passes the Social Security Act, giving elder Americans Social Security money for the first time. |
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| 61 |
1909 |
The "Piltdown Man" hoax -- a fake archeological discovery announced by dishonest scientists who wanted to "prove" that human beings had evolved in Europe |
| 66 |
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. |
| 69 |
1917 |
Germany uses airplanes to drop bombs in the early stages of World War I -- the first major military use of airplanes. |
| 71 |
1919 |
The Versailles Treaty marks the official end of World War I. |
| 72 |
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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 Aunt Lizzie Grant
 The Grants |
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 | Wallace Grant
Born on November 12, 1850 and died on July 18, 1893.
They were married 12/11/1869.
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The Children of Sarah Elizabeth Bevis
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19 years old
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Charles Pomroy Grant
Born in Bascom, Florida on February 14, 1871 and died in Bascom, Florida on March 9, 1933. He was 62 years old.
Occupation: Farmer. Burial at Bascom Methodist Cemetery....
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17 years old
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Mary Ada Grant
Born somewhere in Florida on August 21, 1873 and died somewhere in Florida on April 20, 1963. She was 89 years old.
She married Joseph Henry Bevis...
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14 years old
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Emmett Alonzo Grant
Born somewhere in Florida on March 18, 1876 and died in Bascom, Jackson County, Florida on April 27, 1949. He was 73 years old.
He married Ada Frances Nichols (4/ 16/ 1883 - 12/14/ 1960)
Children:
John W. Grant (1905-1936)
Betty Hill Grant (8/30/1907 -
8/11/1912)...
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11 years old
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Lillian Telulah Grant
Born in Bascom, Jackson County, Florida on December 17, 1879 and died in Bascom, Jackson County, Florida on March 16, 1967. She was 87 years old.
She married James Marion Westbrook (1862 GA -
1929 Jackson Co., FL)
Children:
Devilla Elizabeth Westbrook
(1901 -
1982)
James Arthur Westbrook (1903-1991)
Mabel Westbrook (1906...
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86 years old
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Maggie Gertrude Grant
Born in Bascom, Jackson County, Florida on October 31, 1884 and died in Jasper, Florida on October 15, 1984. She was 100 years old.
She married Wesley Lewis Messer (12/30/ 1882 FL -
5/ 5/1935)
Children:
Bernice E. Messer -married Clarence Nathaniel Kirkland
Enid Messer - Jack F. Boone
Bertha M. Messer - Fle...
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55 years old
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Leslie Lathram Grant
Born in Bascom, Florida on October 13, 1890 and died somewhere in Florida on February 21, 1993. He was 102 years old.
Had three children: Leslie, James & Sara Pauline Grant (10/15/1922 - 5/15/1924)...
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