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Dr. Jesse  Yon  Jr.

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Jesse Yon
12/21/1790 - 12/21/1863

Mary Ann Cumby / Cumbie
1794 - 2/13/1851
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Dr. Jesse Yon Jr.
1835 - 1865
Dr. Jesse Yon, Jr., was born about 1835 in Gadsden Co., Florida and died about 1865 in Calhoun Co., Florida. Dates for birth and death are estimated. He lived to be about 30 years old.

He attended Atlanta Military College.

He married Sarah E. Lott (1838) - the daughter of Luke and Ann Lott

Children: William J. Yon (1859), Braxton Yon (1861) , and Benjamin Yon (1863).
Records
Census1/1/1840 FL (Gadsden County) 5 yrs old 
Jessee Yon, living in Gadsden, Florida Territory - 1 male (under 5), 1 male (5-10), 1 male (20-30), 1 male (40-50), 1 female (under 5), 1 female (10-15), 1 female (15-20), 1 female (30-40). with eleven slaves.  
Additional information about Gadsden County, FL around 1840: Click here to see a map from this timeperiod.  
Census10/16/1850 district 5 FL (Calhoun County) 15 yrs old 
family #29, Mary A. (age 55, born in FL) states she can not read or write, value of real estate $ 2560; Jesse (age 17, born in FL) states he attended school in the year; Vandalia (age 11, born in FL)

next door -family #28 Ruel Yon (age 33), F. A. Yon (30), Newton Yon (9), T. H. Yon (7), Mary A Yon (5), N. A. Yon (3). Ruel was born in GA, F.A. in NC and all children in FL. Their home is valued at $3200 States F.A. can not read or write;  
Additional information about Calhoun County, FL around 1850: Click here to see a map from this timeperiod.  
Land Deed7/16/1856 FL (Calhoun County) 21 yrs old 
cert.# 12927: 39.93 acres in Calhoun Co. FL sold to Jesse Yon. Sec. 23, Township 2-N, range 8-W, Meridian -Tallahassee.  
Census7/25/1860 West Wynnton FL (Calhoun County) 25 yrs old 
family# Jesse Yon (age 25), Sarah E. Yon (22)& William J. Yon (10 mos.) All were born in Florida. Jesse is a doctor and Sarah keeps house. Their estate is value is $2000.
Sarah's parents- family# 129 Luke Lott (49 MS), Ann M. (44 NC), William C. (20 FL), Mary B. (16 FL)& Eveline E. (13 FL). Luke is a farmer, Ann keeps house and William is an Overseer. L 
Additional information about Calhoun County, FL around 1860: Click here to see a map from this timeperiod.  
Graveyard/Tombstone1/1/1865 Stone (Private) Cemetery FL (Calhoun County) 30 yrs old 
Dr. Jesse Yon Jr. - no dates.  Source:  http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~flcalhou/Cemeteries/StonePrivate.html
Other1/1/1866 FL (Calhoun County) 1 yrs after death 
In the fall term of 1866 - Robert Johnson and wife -v- James B. Stone. Sarah E. Yon is the executor of Jesse Yon's estate.  
Census6/20/1870 FL (Calhoun County) 5 yrs after death 
dweling#92 family#63: Sarah E. Yon (age30) & Broxton (9) both born in FL. Sarah keeps house.

next door-her parents, #91 , #62 Luke Lott (60)MS & Ann M. (50)NC Luke is a farmer & Ann Keeping House.   Source:  http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~flcalhou/CalhounCensus/1870.htm
Additional information about Calhoun County, FL around 1870: Click here to see a map from this timeperiod.  

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Click on any of the News, Events, or Discoveries buttons above to see historical things that happened during Dr. Jesse Yon's life. These are only some of the major events that affected the life and times of Dr. Jesse, his family, and friends. For example, Dr. Jesse is 2 years old when The trickery used to capture Seminole Indian Chief Osceola (Assi Yohola) creates a public uproar and U.S. General Jesup is publicly condemned.
AgeDateEvent
2 1837 NEWS HEADLINES: In October, Chief Osceola of the Seminole Indians is captured when he arrives for supposed truce negotiations at Fort Payton. He is imprisoned at St. Augustine, FL where he refuses to eat and attempts to escape several times. In December he is moved to a prison in SC where he dies on January 20, 1838. At the time of his death, Osceola was the most famous American Indian.
7 1842 Second Seminole Indian War ends and some of the Seminole Indians living in FL are moved to the Indian Territory
7 1842 Congress passes the Armed Occupation Act of 1842. It entitles persons willing and able to bear arms against the Indians and establish themselves in villages along the borders of Indian territory ownership of their land after 5 years.
10 1845 Florida becomes the 27th state to join the United States. William Moseley becomes the first governor and David Yulee the first senator.
15 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.
20 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.
26 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.
29 1864 Battle of Olustee is a Confederate victory. Union troops pull back
30 1865 Battle at Natural Bridge (Wakulla County) is a Confederate victory.
30 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.
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4 1839 Goodyear invents vulcanized rubber, opening the door for tires and other rubber products.
9 1844 The first telegraph message is sent by Morse, who later invents the Mores Code
18 1853 The process of creating steel is invented by Besermer in Britain and Kelly in the U.S.
21 1856 The first Neanderthal fossils are found near Germany
24 1859 Charles Darwin publishes "Origin of Species" and begins the evolution theory.
30 1865 Mendel publishes his papers on genetics and introduces the concept to the public.
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26 1861 NEWS HEADLINES: American Civil war begins at Ft. Sumter, located in Charleston Harbor, VA.
27 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
2 1837 The trickery used to capture Seminole Indian Chief Osceola (Assi Yohola) creates a public uproar and U.S. General Jesup is publicly condemned.
5 1840 Oregon Trail is established
7 1842 Second Seminole Indian War ends and thousands of Seminole Indians are forced to move west of the Mississippi.
20 1855 Third Seminole Indian War begins. It ends three years later when Chief Billy Bowlegs and his band are forced to move from Florida.
25 1860 Presidential election puts Abraham Lincoln in office. The campaign has heated the issues regarding slavery in the south.
27 1862 May 20, 1862 the US government passes the Homestead Act to provide cheap land for settlement of lower Southeast and West.
28 1863 Abraham Lincoln issues the "Emancipation Proclamation" freeing slaves.
30 1865 American Civil war ends with General Lee's surrender at Appomattox, VA. Reconstruction begins in the "old South"


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Sarah Lott
Born about 1838 and died about 1938
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