Genealogy for
Ell C. Davis
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Ell C. Davis
4/6/1812 - 11/9/1907
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Ell C. Davis was born on April 6, 1812 in Screven County, Georgia and died on November 9, 1907 in Grady County, Georgia. He lived to be 95 years old.
He was called "L.C."
Children:
Gracy(1831)
Mary (1833)
Martha (1837)
Jasper (1832)
John
Milessa
Sarah
Ascenith M."Acksy" (1850)
Ell C. Davis Jr.(1851)
George W.(1854)
Catoora (1856)
Temperance A. C.(1862) | 
 | Census | 8/7/1820 | GA (Screven County) | 8 yrs old | | Page 5, line 10: Joseph Davis -one male - (Under 10), two males - (10 - 15),
two Males - (16 -25),
one male - (45 and over),
one female - (Under 10),
one female - (10 - 15),
one female - (16 - 25),
, one female - (45 and over) |
| Marriage | 10/27/1831 | GA (Decatur County) | 19 yrs old | | The marriage of L.C. Davis and Assena Jones is recorded in Decatur County, GA. |
| Census | 8/14/1850 | District 81 GA (Thomas County) | 38 yrs old | | Recorded as family #215: L.C. Davis (age 38), Arinith (female, age 35), Gracy (female, age 19), Mary (female, 17), Martha (female, 13), Acksy (female, 15), Jasper (male, 9), John (male, 7), Milessa (female, 4), and Sarah (female, 4 months old). L.C. is a farmer and estimates the value of his estate to be $200. All were born in GA.
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| Census | 8/8/1870 | Ochlocknee GA (Thomas County) | 58 yrs old | | Recorded as family #247: Ellc Davis (age 58), Ascenith M (female, age 54), Ascenith M Jr. (female, age 20), Ellc Davis Jr. (age 19), George W, (age 16), Catoora (female, age 14), and Temperance (female, age 8). Ellc is a farmer and his oldest son is a farm laborer. He estimates the value of his real estate to be $375 and personal estate $514. All were born in GA. Ellc Jr., George W and Catoora cannot write and George W. cannot read. |
| Census | 6/21/1880 | Cario GA (Thomas County) | 68 yrs old | | Recorded as family #216: Ell C. Davis (age 68), Zenith M. (wife, age 64), Gincy Davis (daughter, single, age 47), and Temperance A. C. Davis (daughter, single, age 18). All were born in GA as were their parents. Ell is a farmer.
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| Census | 6/6/1900 | Cairo GA (Thomas County) | 88 yrs old |  Recorded as family #147: Lee C. Davis (age 89, widowed, born Apr. 1812) and Exie A. Barwick (daughter, age 63, widowed, born Dec. 1836). Both were born in GA as were their parents. Both can read, write and speak English. Lee owns his home, which is not mortgaged and it is not a farm. Jasper H. Davis (age 21) and his wife, Viola, are neighbors. |
| Graveyard/Tombstone | 1/1/1907 | Cairo FL (Grady County) | 94 yrs old | | The grave of L.C. Davis, 1812-1907, is located in the Long Branch Cemetery in Cairo, Ga. |
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Ell, his family, and friends. For example, Ell is 8 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.
| Age | Date | Event |
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| 1 |
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). |
| 5 |
1817 |
First Seminole war begins as Georgia backwoodsmen attack Indians just north of the Florida border. !817-1818. General Andrew Jackson invades the area. |
| 7 |
1819 |
Rabun County formed. |
| 8 |
1820 |
December 20 - Campbell and Randolph Counties formed. |
| 9 |
1821 |
May 15 - Dooly, Fayette, Henry, Houston, Monroe and Newton Counties formed. |
| 10 |
1822 |
December 9 - Bibb, Dekalb and Pike Counties formed. |
| 11 |
1823 |
December 8 - Decatur County formed. |
| 12 |
1824 |
December 15 - Upson and Ware Counties formed. |
| 13 |
1825 |
Baker, Lowndes, Thomas, Butts and Taliaferro Counties formed. |
| 14 |
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. |
| 15 |
1827 |
December 14, - Harris, Marion, Meriwether and Talbot. |
| 18 |
1830 |
Cherokee, Heard, and Stewrt Counties are formed. |
| 19 |
1831 |
Sumter County is formed. |
| 20 |
1832 |
December 3 - Bartow, Cobb, Crawford, Floyd, Forsyth, Gilmer, Lumpkin, Murray, Paulding, and Union Counties formed. |
| 21 |
1833 |
Walker County is formed. |
| 24 |
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. |
| 25 |
1837 |
Mcon and Dade Counties are formed. |
| 26 |
1838 |
Chattooga County formed |
| 35 |
1847 |
Atlanta, Georgia is incorporated. Formally Marthasville |
| 38 |
1850 |
Gordon and Clinch Counties are formed. |
| 39 |
1851 |
Clay, Howell, Polk, Spalding, and Whitfield Counties are formed. |
| 40 |
1852 |
Taylor County formed. |
| 41 |
1853 |
Catoosa, Pickens, Hart, Dougherty, Webster, Flton, and Worth Counties aare creaated. |
| 42 |
1854 |
Fannin, Coffee, Chattahooche, Charlton, and Calhoun Counties formed. |
| 44 |
1856 |
Haralson, Terrell, Berrien, Colquit, Miller, and Towns Counties formed. |
| 45 |
1857 |
Dawson, Milton, Pierce, Glascock, Mitchell, Schley, White, and Wilcox Counties formed. |
| 46 |
1858 |
Clayton, Quitman, Banks, Brooks, Johnson, and Echols Counties formed. |
| 58 |
1870 |
Douglas, McDuffie, Rockdale, and Dodge Counties formed. |
| 63 |
1875 |
Oconee County formed. |
| 93 |
1905 |
Crisp, Grady, Jenkins, Tift, Davis, Stephens, Toombs, Turner, and Ben Hill Counties formed. |
| Age | Date | Event |
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| 2 |
1814 |
The first locomotive engine was created by Stephenson |
| 18 |
1830 |
The first railroad is constructed between Liverpool and Manchester, England |
| 27 |
1839 |
Goodyear invents vulcanized rubber, opening the door for tires and other rubber products. |
| 32 |
1844 |
The first telegraph message is sent by Morse, who later invents the Mores Code |
| 41 |
1853 |
The process of creating steel is invented by Besermer in Britain and Kelly in the U.S. |
| 44 |
1856 |
The first Neanderthal fossils are found near Germany |
| 47 |
1859 |
Charles Darwin publishes "Origin of Species" and begins the evolution theory. |
| 53 |
1865 |
Mendel publishes his papers on genetics and introduces the concept to the public. |
| 57 |
1869 |
Cro-magnon Man fossils are found in France |
| 65 |
1877 |
Edison invents the phonograph permitting music and voices to be recorded and replayed. |
| 67 |
1879 |
Edison invents the electric light bulb. |
| 77 |
1889 |
The first calculating machine is invented and uses punch cards |
| 83 |
1895 |
Wireless telegraph and the "antenna" are invented but it covers a very short distance. |
| 85 |
1897 |
First ship to shore message is sent using an improved form of wireless telegraph |
| 88 |
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. |
| 88 |
1900 |
Freud publishes his book "The Interpretation of Dreams" |
| 89 |
1901 |
First transatlantic wireless telegraph is sent. |
| 90 |
1902 |
The first Tyrannosaurus Rex fossil is discovered. |
| 91 |
1903 |
Wright Brothers complete the first successful flight with an airplane at Kitty Hawk |
| 92 |
1904 |
The first vacuum tube diode is invented by Fleming |
| 94 |
1906 |
Kellogg sells the first box of Corn Flakes |
| 94 |
1906 |
The triode vacuum tube is invented |
| 94 |
1906 |
Electrons are discovered by Thomson |
| Age | Date | Event |
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| 16 |
1828 |
Gold is discovered in Georgia. |
| 22 |
1834 |
July 9 - The S.S. John Randolph, the first successful iron steamship, is launched in Savannah |
| 49 |
1861 |
NEWS HEADLINES: American Civil war begins at Ft. Sumter, located in Charleston Harbor, VA. |
| 50 |
1862 |
NEWS HEADLINES: May 20, 1862 the US government passes the Homestead Act to provide cheap land for settlement of lower Southeast and West. |
| 70 |
1882 |
NEWS HEADLINES: Edison creates the first large power station in New York City, making it the first place in America to have electricity. |
| 73 |
1885 |
NEWS HEADLINES: Eastman invents the box camera. For the first time photography becomes affordable for the average citizen. |
| Age | Date | Event |
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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. |
| 18 |
1830 |
Indian Removal Act signed and the moving of eastern Indians west of the Mississippi begins. |
| 23 |
1835 |
Second Seminole Indian War begins. |
| 25 |
1837 |
The trickery used to capture Seminole Indian Chief Osceola (Assi Yohola) creates a public uproar and U.S. General Jesup is publicly condemned. |
| 28 |
1840 |
Oregon Trail is established |
| 30 |
1842 |
Second Seminole Indian War ends and thousands of Seminole Indians are forced to move west of the Mississippi. |
| 43 |
1855 |
Third Seminole Indian War begins. It ends three years later when Chief Billy Bowlegs and his band are forced to move from Florida. |
| 48 |
1860 |
Presidential election puts Abraham Lincoln in office. The campaign has heated the issues regarding slavery in the south. |
| 50 |
1862 |
May 20, 1862 the US government passes the Homestead Act to provide cheap land for settlement of lower Southeast and West. |
| 51 |
1863 |
Abraham Lincoln issues the "Emancipation Proclamation" freeing slaves. |
| 53 |
1865 |
American Civil war ends with General Lee's surrender at Appomattox, VA. Reconstruction begins in the "old South" |
| 56 |
1868 |
An eight-hour work day is established for federal employees. |
| 63 |
1875 |
Tennessee enacts Jim Crow law. |
| 64 |
1876 |
The National League of Baseball is founded |
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| 21 |
1833 |
Santa Anna is elected President of Mexico |
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Marriages
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| Asenith Jones
Born on January 15, 1816 and died on June 6, 1885.
They were married 10/27/1831.
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The Children of Ell C. Davis
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Keturah (Catoora) Davis
Born in Thomas County, Georgia on April 10, 1857 and died in Thomas County, Georgia on May 26, 1893. She was about 36 years old.
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