Genealogy for
Chelsey Jasper Purvis
| About Chelsey Jasper Purvis |
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Chelsey Jasper Purvis
4/28/1828 - 1900
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Chelsey Jasper Purvis was born on April 28, 1828 somewhere in Georgia and died about 1900 somewhere in Alabama. Actual date of death is unknown. He lived to be about 71 years old.
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 | Census | 1/1/1840 | GA (Dooly County) | 11 yrs old | | Chesley Purvis:
two Males - (Under 5),
two Males - (10 thru 14),
one Males - (30 thru 39),
one Females - (Under 5),
three Females -( 5 thru 9),
two Females -( 10 thru 14),
one Females - (30 thru 39)Jesse and Bennett Purivs on the same page |
| Military | 5/5/1861 | AL | 33 yrs old | Name: C. J. Purvis
Military Unit: 5th Alabama Infantry Regiment
Military Unit - Company: H
Place of Enlistment - State: Alabama,
Roll #: 54 |
| Military | 6/16/1865 | AL | 37 yrs old | Name: Chesley J. Purvis
Regiment: Alabama 5th
Rank: Private
Side: Confederate
Roll: M598_122
Release date: 6/16/1865
Roll Title: Selected Records of the War Department Relating to Confederate Prisoners of War, 1861-1865 |
| Census | 8/1/1870 | Township 2 AL (Geneva County) | 42 yrs old | Name: Jasper Purvis,
Location: Township 2, Geneva, Alabama,
Enumeration Date: Aug. 1, 1870,
Schedule Type: Agriculture,
OS Page: 9,
Line Number: 16
| Additional information about Geneva County, AL around 1870: Geneva County was created two years prior to this census on December 26, 1868 from Coffee, Dale, and Henry Counties. It is located near the Choctawhatchee River.. The Freedmen's Bureau, formed after the Civil War, managed this land until they were abolished in 1868 by the US Congress. They were committed to the supervision and management of all abandoned lands and the control of all subjects relating to refugees and freedmen. Members of this group harassed settlers by taking bribes and acquired lands they were to protect during the time leading up to their disbandment. Click here to see a map from this timeperiod. | |
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| Census | 1/1/1880 | AL (Geneva County) | 51 yrs old | | #235 -Jasper C. Purvis (49),
Eveline Purvis (45),
Sarah E. Purvis (20),
Lydia E. Purvis (17),
James C. Purvis (14),
Rebecca Purvis (12),
Thomas C. Purvis (10),
William B. Purvis (6). Jasper and Eveline were born in GA, children in AL. Jasper is a farmer
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Chelsey, his family, and friends. For example, Chelsey is 2 years old when Indian Removal Act signed and the moving of eastern Indians west of the Mississippi begins.
| Age | Date | Event |
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| 7 |
1835 |
Alabama gold rush begins in the east-centrl hill country. |
| 9 |
1837 |
The Second Creek war begins in 1836. In 1837 The Battle of Hobdy's Bridge becomes the last indian battle in AL. |
| 12 |
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. |
| 22 |
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. |
| Age | Date | Event |
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| 2 |
1830 |
Cherokee, Heard, and Stewrt Counties are formed. |
| 3 |
1831 |
Sumter County is formed. |
| 4 |
1832 |
December 3 - Bartow, Cobb, Crawford, Floyd, Forsyth, Gilmer, Lumpkin, Murray, Paulding, and Union Counties formed. |
| 5 |
1833 |
Walker County is formed. |
| 8 |
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. |
| 9 |
1837 |
Mcon and Dade Counties are formed. |
| 10 |
1838 |
Chattooga County formed |
| 19 |
1847 |
Atlanta, Georgia is incorporated. Formally Marthasville |
| 22 |
1850 |
Gordon and Clinch Counties are formed. |
| 23 |
1851 |
Clay, Howell, Polk, Spalding, and Whitfield Counties are formed. |
| 24 |
1852 |
Taylor County formed. |
| 25 |
1853 |
Catoosa, Pickens, Hart, Dougherty, Webster, Flton, and Worth Counties aare creaated. |
| 26 |
1854 |
Fannin, Coffee, Chattahooche, Charlton, and Calhoun Counties formed. |
| 28 |
1856 |
Haralson, Terrell, Berrien, Colquit, Miller, and Towns Counties formed. |
| 29 |
1857 |
Dawson, Milton, Pierce, Glascock, Mitchell, Schley, White, and Wilcox Counties formed. |
| 30 |
1858 |
Clayton, Quitman, Banks, Brooks, Johnson, and Echols Counties formed. |
| 42 |
1870 |
Douglas, McDuffie, Rockdale, and Dodge Counties formed. |
| 47 |
1875 |
Oconee County formed. |
| Age | Date | Event |
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| 2 |
1830 |
The first railroad is constructed between Liverpool and Manchester, England |
| 11 |
1839 |
Goodyear invents vulcanized rubber, opening the door for tires and other rubber products. |
| 16 |
1844 |
The first telegraph message is sent by Morse, who later invents the Mores Code |
| 25 |
1853 |
The process of creating steel is invented by Besermer in Britain and Kelly in the U.S. |
| 28 |
1856 |
The first Neanderthal fossils are found near Germany |
| 31 |
1859 |
Charles Darwin publishes "Origin of Species" and begins the evolution theory. |
| 37 |
1865 |
Mendel publishes his papers on genetics and introduces the concept to the public. |
| 41 |
1869 |
Cro-magnon Man fossils are found in France |
| 49 |
1877 |
Edison invents the phonograph permitting music and voices to be recorded and replayed. |
| 51 |
1879 |
Edison invents the electric light bulb. |
| 61 |
1889 |
The first calculating machine is invented and uses punch cards |
| 67 |
1895 |
Wireless telegraph and the "antenna" are invented but it covers a very short distance. |
| 69 |
1897 |
First ship to shore message is sent using an improved form of wireless telegraph |
| 72 |
1900 |
Freud publishes his book "The Interpretation of Dreams" |
| 72 |
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. |
| Age | Date | Event |
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| 6 |
1834 |
July 9 - The S.S. John Randolph, the first successful iron steamship, is launched in Savannah |
| 33 |
1861 |
NEWS HEADLINES: American Civil war begins at Ft. Sumter, located in Charleston Harbor, VA. |
| 34 |
1862 |
NEWS HEADLINES: May 20, 1862 the US government passes the Homestead Act to provide cheap land for settlement of lower Southeast and West. |
| 54 |
1882 |
NEWS HEADLINES: Edison creates the first large power station in New York City, making it the first place in America to have electricity. |
| 57 |
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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| 2 |
1830 |
Indian Removal Act signed and the moving of eastern Indians west of the Mississippi begins. |
| 7 |
1835 |
Second Seminole Indian War begins. |
| 9 |
1837 |
The trickery used to capture Seminole Indian Chief Osceola (Assi Yohola) creates a public uproar and U.S. General Jesup is publicly condemned. |
| 12 |
1840 |
Oregon Trail is established |
| 14 |
1842 |
Second Seminole Indian War ends and thousands of Seminole Indians are forced to move west of the Mississippi. |
| 27 |
1855 |
Third Seminole Indian War begins. It ends three years later when Chief Billy Bowlegs and his band are forced to move from Florida. |
| 32 |
1860 |
Presidential election puts Abraham Lincoln in office. The campaign has heated the issues regarding slavery in the south. |
| 34 |
1862 |
May 20, 1862 the US government passes the Homestead Act to provide cheap land for settlement of lower Southeast and West. |
| 35 |
1863 |
Abraham Lincoln issues the "Emancipation Proclamation" freeing slaves. |
| 37 |
1865 |
American Civil war ends with General Lee's surrender at Appomattox, VA. Reconstruction begins in the "old South" |
| 40 |
1868 |
An eight-hour work day is established for federal employees. |
| 47 |
1875 |
Tennessee enacts Jim Crow law. |
| 48 |
1876 |
The National League of Baseball is founded |
| Age | Date | Event |
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| 5 |
1833 |
Santa Anna is elected President of Mexico |
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The Children of Chelsey Jasper Purvis
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81 years old
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Mary Catherine Purvis
Born somewhere in Alabama on October 6, 1856 and died in Geneva Co., Alabama on July 28, 1957. She was 100 years old.
Children:
Matilda (July 1878)
Infant Girl (1880)
Irvin (Sept. 1884)
Alabama (Dec. 1885)
Earley (Feb. 1887)
Lena (June 1889)
Lanie (May 1893)
Ballie (Ma...
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