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1790 - 1860

 


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Alexander Johnson
1815 - 1870
Alexander Johnson was born about 1815 somewhere in North Carolina and died about 1870 somewhere in Florida. Dates for birth and death are estimated. He lived to be about 55 years old.

children: Charles Johnson, Mary Johnson, Alonza Johnson, Elvira Johnson.
Records
Census11/20/1850 FL (Gadsden County) 35 yrs old 
352- Alexander Johnson (age 34), Tina Johnson (28),Charles Johnson (7), Mary Johnson (5),Alonza Johnson. Alexander is a farmer and was born in NC, others in FL. (2).  
Census7/16/1860 Ochesee FL (Calhoun County) 45 yrs old 
1- Alexander Johnson (age 45),Charles Johnson (17), Mary Johnson (16), Alonza Johnson(12)Elvira Johnson (10). Alexander is a farmer, Charles is a laborer, Mary keeps house. Alexander was born in NC, all children in FL. There is a check in the box for white, black or mulatto for Alexander. Their home is valued at $540, personal at $6000.  
Additional information about Calhoun County, FL around 1860: 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 Alexander Johnson's life. These are only some of the major events that affected the life and times of Alexander, his family, and friends. For example, Alexander is 5 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.
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3 1818 First Seminole Indian War takes place when Andrew Jackson brings his troops into northern Florida.
6 1821 Spain formally cedes Florida to the United States in 1821, according to terms of the Adams-Onís Treaty. Spanish colonists as well as settlers from the newly formed United States begin to pour into the new territory. Prior to this change, Florida was a wilderness sparsely dotted with settlements of native Indians, escaped/freed slaves and Spaniards.
7 1822 Florida Territory is purchased
8 1823 The Treaty of Moultrie Creek pushes the Seminole Indian towns into the interior of the Florida peninsula.
9 1824 Tallahassee is established at the capital of Florida because it is half-way between the two government centers in St. Augustine and Pensacola. The Legislative Council meets in November in a log house erected in the vicinity of today's capitol.
20 1835 The Second Seminole Indian War keeps the United States and Seminoles Indians fighting in North & Central Florida.
22 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.
27 1842 Second Seminole Indian War ends and some of the Seminole Indians living in FL are moved to the Indian Territory
27 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.
30 1845 Florida becomes the 27th state to join the United States. William Moseley becomes the first governor and David Yulee the first senator.
35 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.
40 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.
46 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.
49 1864 Battle of Olustee is a Confederate victory. Union troops pull back
50 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.
50 1865 Battle at Natural Bridge (Wakulla County) is a Confederate victory.
55 1870 During the 1870s, the remaining Seminole Indians begin establishing trading posts and other economy with local settlers.
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15 1830 The first railroad is constructed between Liverpool and Manchester, England
24 1839 Goodyear invents vulcanized rubber, opening the door for tires and other rubber products.
29 1844 The first telegraph message is sent by Morse, who later invents the Mores Code
38 1853 The process of creating steel is invented by Besermer in Britain and Kelly in the U.S.
41 1856 The first Neanderthal fossils are found near Germany
44 1859 Charles Darwin publishes "Origin of Species" and begins the evolution theory.
50 1865 Mendel publishes his papers on genetics and introduces the concept to the public.
54 1869 Cro-magnon Man fossils are found in France
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13 1828 Gold is discovered in Georgia.
19 1834 July 9 - The S.S. John Randolph, the first successful iron steamship, is launched in Savannah
46 1861 NEWS HEADLINES: American Civil war begins at Ft. Sumter, located in Charleston Harbor, VA.
47 1862 NEWS HEADLINES: May 20, 1862 the US government passes the Homestead Act to provide cheap land for settlement of lower Southeast and West.
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15 1830 The U.S. Government begins forcing Cherokee Indians from their homes in what becomes known as the Trail of Tears. Many Cherokee hide in the mountains of North Carolina and surrounding states.
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5 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.
15 1830 Indian Removal Act signed and the moving of eastern Indians west of the Mississippi begins.
20 1835 Second Seminole Indian War begins.
22 1837 The trickery used to capture Seminole Indian Chief Osceola (Assi Yohola) creates a public uproar and U.S. General Jesup is publicly condemned.
25 1840 Oregon Trail is established
27 1842 Second Seminole Indian War ends and thousands of Seminole Indians are forced to move west of the Mississippi.
40 1855 Third Seminole Indian War begins. It ends three years later when Chief Billy Bowlegs and his band are forced to move from Florida.
45 1860 Presidential election puts Abraham Lincoln in office. The campaign has heated the issues regarding slavery in the south.
47 1862 May 20, 1862 the US government passes the Homestead Act to provide cheap land for settlement of lower Southeast and West.
48 1863 Abraham Lincoln issues the "Emancipation Proclamation" freeing slaves.
50 1865 American Civil war ends with General Lee's surrender at Appomattox, VA. Reconstruction begins in the "old South"
53 1868 An eight-hour work day is established for federal employees.
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18 1833 Santa Anna is elected President of Mexico


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Clementine Yon
Born about 1822 and died about 1859
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