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Eleanor Esther Maddox 

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Michael Maddox
1750 - 1807

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1758 - 1845
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Eleanor Esther Maddox
5/15/1790 - 2/5/1870
Eleanor Esther Maddox was born on May 15, 1790 in Hancock Co., Georgia and died on February 5, 1870 in Orion, Pike Co., Alabama. She lived to be 79 years old.

She married Charles A. Dennis. They had ten children:
  1. Michael Maddox Dennis(9/1/1807-6/10/1889) married Sarah Green (10/8/1812-9/25/1836)
  2. John Wilson Dennis(4/1/1828-1911) - married Mary J. Richards (1828)
  3. Joseph Franklin Dennis(7/18/1814-1870)
  4. Martha Jane Dennis(11/30/1826)- married William L. May
  5. Linna Agnes Dennis(7/18/1822 -1850) - married Simeon R. May
  6. Mary Anna Dennis(6/12/1820 -1853) - married C.W. Pitts
  7. Lucinda Dennis(12/25/1809 -1832)- married Thomas Cargil
  8. Nancy Eleanor Dennis(1824) - married Levi Yon
  9. Serena M. Dennis(11/25/1828)- married Daniel McCall
  10. Charles A. Dennis Jr. (1832 -1863 Pike Co.AL)-married Susan A. M.____
Records
Land Deed9/28/1805 GA (Hancock County) 15 yrs old 
Book G, Page 254 -256 - Micheal Maddox grants property to daughter Esther Maddox Dennis. 
Marriage10/1/1805 GA (Hancock County) 15 yrs old 
Marriage of Charlies Dennis and Esther Maddox 
Other1/1/1818 Eatonton GA (Putnam County) 27 yrs old 
Elenor Dennis - listed as a member of Crooked Creek Baptist Church in 1818. Eatonton, GA - copied from original minutes  
Census1/1/1830 AL (Pike County) 39 yrs old 
Page 31: C. A. Dennis - two males 10 - 15, one male 40-50, one female under 5, five females 5-10 and one female 30-40. 
Census1/1/1840 AL (Pike County) 49 yrs old 
Page 43 : Char. A. Dennis two males under 5, one male 20 – 30, one male 50 -60, one female under 5, one female 5-10, two females 10 – 15, two females 15 -20, one female 40 – 50. 
Census1/1/1850 AL (Pike County) 59 yrs old 
Family 605: Easter Dennis (female, age 60, born in GA) Charles A. (male, 18, born in AL), and Pleasant Merida (male, 55, born in GA). Charles and Pleasant are farmers. Charles says he attends school and can read and write. Easter says her estate is valued at $2,500. 
Census7/12/1860 Western Division AL (Pike County) 70 yrs old 
John W. Dennis (age 25),Mary (19), Ada (2) & Esther (67) John is a farmer, his estates is valued at $1500, personal at $1200. They all were born in GA. 
Graveyard/Tombstone2/5/1870 Orion Baptist Cemetery AL (Pike County) 79 yrs old 
In memory of Esther Dennis, Birth: May 15, 1790 Hancock County, Georgia, Death: Feb. 5, 1870, Orion, Alabama, wife of C. A. Dennis  
Other1/1/2001 AL (Pike County) 131 yrs after death 
This story about Charles Dennis published in the Pike County Heritage Book, published in 2001, details the documents supporting his service during the War of 1812, election as a Representative and Senator in the Legislature, and the disbursement of his estate. 

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AgeDateEvent
12 1802 Georgia formally cedes western claims for its southern boundary at the 31st parallel -- which will become the north western border of FL and southern border of AL.
13 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.
15 1805 Indian cessions opened up large portions of western (Choctaw) and northern (Chickasaw and Cherokee) Alabama to white settlers.
21 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".
22 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".
23 1813 Two battles begin the Creek Indian War: (1) Fort Mims Massacre - Fort Mims is attacked on August 13 by the Red Sticks while the inhabitants are eating their noon meal. The massacre brings an immediate response from the whites and soldiers are recruited from Tennessee, Georgia and other territories, and (2) The Battle of Holy Ground on December 1813.
23 1813 During 1813-14, Muskogee-speaking Creeks leave AL and move into areas in Northern FL in response to the Creek Civil War (also known as the Red-sticks War).
24 1814 The Treaty of Fort Jackson is finalized on August 9, 1814. William Weatherford (Red Eagle) surrenders to Gen. Andrew Jackson and cede their lands to the federal government. This opens approximately half of present-day AL to white settlement.
24 1814 Battle at Horseshoe Bend on March 27, leaves the Creek Red Sticks scattered and unorganized. Those that survive the battle flee south into northern Florida and band together as the Seminoles. Red Eagle (Billy Weatherford) surrenders to General Andrew Jackson at Fort Jackson later in the year.
27 1817 Alabama Territory is created when Congress passes an act to divide the Mississippi Territory and admit it into the union as a state. Alabama will remain a territory for two more years.
29 1819 Alabama admitted to the United States
45 1835 Alabama gold rush begins in the east-centrl hill country.
47 1837 The Second Creek war begins in 1836. In 1837 The Battle of Hobdy's Bridge becomes the last indian battle in AL.
50 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.
60 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
3 1793 Hancock, Bryan, McIntosh, Montgomery, Oglethorpe and Warren Counties formed. This same year, the Fugitive Slave Act is passed.
4 1794 General Clarke surrenders ending the Oconee War.
5 1795 Governor Mathews signs the Second Yazoo Act selling somewhere between 35,000,000 and 50,000,000 acres of land for $500,000.
11 1801 Clarke and Tatnall Counties formed.
12 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.
13 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.
17 1807 December 10 - Jasper, Jones, Laurens, Morgan, Putnam, and Telfair Counties formed.
18 1808 Pulaski County created.
19 1809 Twiggs County formed.
21 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".
21 1811 Madison County created.
22 1812 Emanual County formed.
22 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".
23 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).
27 1817 First Seminole war begins as Georgia backwoodsmen attack Indians just north of the Florida border. !817-1818. General Andrew Jackson invades the area.
29 1819 Rabun County formed.
30 1820 December 20 - Campbell and Randolph Counties formed.
31 1821 May 15 - Dooly, Fayette, Henry, Houston, Monroe and Newton Counties formed.
32 1822 December 9 - Bibb, Dekalb and Pike Counties formed.
33 1823 December 8 - Decatur County formed.
34 1824 December 15 - Upson and Ware Counties formed.
35 1825 Baker, Lowndes, Thomas, Butts and Taliaferro Counties formed.
36 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.
37 1827 December 14, - Harris, Marion, Meriwether and Talbot.
40 1830 Cherokee, Heard, and Stewrt Counties are formed.
41 1831 Sumter County is formed.
42 1832 December 3 - Bartow, Cobb, Crawford, Floyd, Forsyth, Gilmer, Lumpkin, Murray, Paulding, and Union Counties formed.
43 1833 Walker County is formed.
46 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.
47 1837 Mcon and Dade Counties are formed.
48 1838 Chattooga County formed
57 1847 Atlanta, Georgia is incorporated. Formally Marthasville
60 1850 Gordon and Clinch Counties are formed.
61 1851 Clay, Howell, Polk, Spalding, and Whitfield Counties are formed.
62 1852 Taylor County formed.
63 1853 Catoosa, Pickens, Hart, Dougherty, Webster, Flton, and Worth Counties aare creaated.
64 1854 Fannin, Coffee, Chattahooche, Charlton, and Calhoun Counties formed.
66 1856 Haralson, Terrell, Berrien, Colquit, Miller, and Towns Counties formed.
67 1857 Dawson, Milton, Pierce, Glascock, Mitchell, Schley, White, and Wilcox Counties formed.
68 1858 Clayton, Quitman, Banks, Brooks, Johnson, and Echols Counties formed.
80 1870 Douglas, McDuffie, Rockdale, and Dodge Counties formed.
AgeDateEvent
3 1793 The cotton gin was invented by Whitney.
9 1799 The Rosetta Stone was discovered
10 1800 The first battery was invented by Volta
17 1807 The first steamboat was invented by Fulton
24 1814 The first locomotive engine was created by Stephenson
40 1830 The first railroad is constructed between Liverpool and Manchester, England
49 1839 Goodyear invents vulcanized rubber, opening the door for tires and other rubber products.
54 1844 The first telegraph message is sent by Morse, who later invents the Mores Code
63 1853 The process of creating steel is invented by Besermer in Britain and Kelly in the U.S.
66 1856 The first Neanderthal fossils are found near Germany
69 1859 Charles Darwin publishes "Origin of Species" and begins the evolution theory.
75 1865 Mendel publishes his papers on genetics and introduces the concept to the public.
79 1869 Cro-magnon Man fossils are found in France
AgeDateEvent
10 1800 NEWS HEADLINES: Seat of U.S. government moves from Philadelphia to Washington DC
21 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.
22 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.
38 1828 Gold is discovered in Georgia.
44 1834 July 9 - The S.S. John Randolph, the first successful iron steamship, is launched in Savannah
71 1861 NEWS HEADLINES: American Civil war begins at Ft. Sumter, located in Charleston Harbor, VA.
72 1862 NEWS HEADLINES: May 20, 1862 the US government passes the Homestead Act to provide cheap land for settlement of lower Southeast and West.
AgeDateEvent
3 1793 Alexander McGillivray, the head of the Creek Indian Nation, dies. A restlessness begins to grow among the Indians in what is now Georgia, Alabama and Northern Florida as town chiefs via for the vacant leadership role.
4 1794 The United States establishes the Navy
8 1798 Mississippi Territory organized from Georgia's western land claims. It includes what will later become portions of Mississippi, Alabama and Northern Florida,
13 1803 Louisiana Purchase from France (who secured it from Spain) gives the US a huge new territory and the port of New Orleans.
14 1804 The Seminole warrior later known as Osceola is born near Tuskegee, AL.
15 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.
16 1806 Lewis and Clark Expedition, which began in 1804, ends. News of the rich lands to the west begins to spread.
21 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.
30 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.
40 1830 Indian Removal Act signed and the moving of eastern Indians west of the Mississippi begins.
45 1835 Second Seminole Indian War begins.
47 1837 The trickery used to capture Seminole Indian Chief Osceola (Assi Yohola) creates a public uproar and U.S. General Jesup is publicly condemned.
50 1840 Oregon Trail is established
52 1842 Second Seminole Indian War ends and thousands of Seminole Indians are forced to move west of the Mississippi.
65 1855 Third Seminole Indian War begins. It ends three years later when Chief Billy Bowlegs and his band are forced to move from Florida.
70 1860 Presidential election puts Abraham Lincoln in office. The campaign has heated the issues regarding slavery in the south.
72 1862 May 20, 1862 the US government passes the Homestead Act to provide cheap land for settlement of lower Southeast and West.
73 1863 Abraham Lincoln issues the "Emancipation Proclamation" freeing slaves.
75 1865 American Civil war ends with General Lee's surrender at Appomattox, VA. Reconstruction begins in the "old South"
78 1868 An eight-hour work day is established for federal employees.
AgeDateEvent
2 1792 French Revolutionary Wars begin and the French royal family is imprisoned the following year
3 1793 Marie Antoinette is executed; Fugitive Slave Act passed; Roman Catholic faith is banned in France; France declares war on Britain and Holland.
5 1795 White Terror and bread riots in Paris
6 1796 Napoleon marries Josephine de Beauharnais
7 1797 Napoleon proclaims the Venetian Constitution, founds Ligurian Republic in Genoa
43 1833 Santa Anna is elected President of Mexico


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Charles Dennis
Born on July 8, 1787 and died on August 21, 1844.
They were married 10/1/1805.

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The Children of Eleanor Esther Maddox

Nancy Eleanor Dennis
Born in Pike Co., Alabama on October 6, 1822 and died in Blountstown, Florida on July 25, 1878. She was 55 years old.

Married in Covington County, AL.
Levi and Nancy's children:
  1. Lousianna Vandalia (4/12/1844 to between 1900-1910),
  2. Florence "Flora" Ann (3/30/1845),
  3. Emily Am...
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