Genealogy for
George Washington Walker
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About George Washington Walker |
George Washington Walker 5/8/1857 - 7/1/1919
| George Washington Walker was born on May 8, 1857 in Wakulla County, Florida and died on July 1, 1919 in Sopchoppy, Wakulla County, Florida. He lived to be 62 years old.
His parents were Allen B. Walker (8/26/1812 -9/26/1875) and Rachael Miller (1841-1898). He married Mary Ann Clemons(9/15/1848-3/11/1914). Children: Julia A. Walker (1873-1921) N. J. Walker (1875) M. E. Walker (1877) Allen B. Walker (4/18/1878 - 1944)married Elvie Harris Susie J. Walker ( Feb 1880) William Washington Walker( May 1882-1935) Joseph Walker ( March 1884) Jessie Walker ( March 1886) David Wesley Walker( Feb 1888-1988) Effie Victoria Walker (11/17/1892 -1966) married John A. Robison |
| Census | 6/1/1880 | Precinct 2 & 3 FL (Wakulla County) | 23 yrs old | #5 - G.W. Walker (age 30),
M.A. Walker (32),
J.A. Walker (7),
N.J. Walker (5),
M.E. Walker (3),
A.E. Walker (2),
S.J. Walker (1). All born in FL. G.W.'s parents were born in FL. M.A.'s parents were born in GA. G.W. is a farmer and M.A. keeps house
Additional information about Wakulla County, FL around 1880: Click here to see a map from this timeperiod. | |
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| Census | 6/1/1885 | FL (Wakulla County) | 28 yrs old | page 50, line 38, #28-Geo W. Walker (age 35),
Marian Walker (30),
Julian Walker (12),
Nancy Walker (10),
Ellen Walker (8),
Allen Walker (6),
Susan Walker (5),
William Walker (4),
Joe Walker (2). George was born in FL, his parents in SC. Marian was born in GA, as were her parents. All children were born in FL. George is a farmer. |
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George Walker's life. These are only some of the major events that affected the life and times of
George, his family, and friends. For example, George is 3 years old when Presidential election puts Abraham Lincoln in office. The campaign has heated the issues regarding slavery in the south.
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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. |
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1864 |
Battle of Olustee is a Confederate victory. Union troops pull back |
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1865 |
Battle at Natural Bridge (Wakulla County) is a Confederate victory. |
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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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1870 |
During the 1870s, the remaining Seminole Indians begin establishing trading posts and other economy with local settlers. |
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1882 |
The Florida Central and Western Railroad Company was created. It combines the Florida Central, Jacksonville, Pensacola, and Mobile railroads. |
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1883 |
Three railroad companies are merged to form the Florida Transit and Penisular Railroad Company. Thee are: Florida Transit Railroad Co., Peninsular Railroad Co, and the Tropical Florida Railroad Co. |
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1884 |
Most railroads in Florida are passed into the hands of a single company owned and operated by a single management, under the name of The Florida Railway and Navigation Company. It has more that 500 miles of main track in operation and about 300 miles of track under construction. The longest route was the "Western Division" which ran from Tallahassee to Jacksonville - 209 miles. |
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1906 |
An attempt to drain the Everglades and convert it to farmland begins. |
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1917 |
Seminole Indians become a Florida tourist attraction. |
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1859 |
Charles Darwin publishes "Origin of Species" and begins the evolution theory. |
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1865 |
Mendel publishes his papers on genetics and introduces the concept to the public. |
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1869 |
Cro-magnon Man fossils are found in France |
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1877 |
Edison invents the phonograph permitting music and voices to be recorded and replayed. |
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1879 |
Edison invents the electric light bulb. |
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1889 |
The first calculating machine is invented and uses punch cards |
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1895 |
Wireless telegraph and the "antenna" are invented but it covers a very short distance. |
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1897 |
First ship to shore message is sent using an improved form of wireless telegraph |
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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. |
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1900 |
Freud publishes his book "The Interpretation of Dreams" |
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1901 |
First transatlantic wireless telegraph is sent. |
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1902 |
The first Tyrannosaurus Rex fossil is discovered. |
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1903 |
Wright Brothers complete the first successful flight with an airplane at Kitty Hawk |
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1904 |
The first vacuum tube diode is invented by Fleming |
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1906 |
Electrons are discovered by Thomson |
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1906 |
The triode vacuum tube is invented |
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1906 |
Kellogg sells the first box of Corn Flakes |
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1912 |
The unsinkable Titanic sinks on its first trip to New York drowning 1,513 people. |
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1913 |
Ford builds the first assembly line into his automobile production plant |
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1914 |
The first traffic lights (which is only red or green) are put up in America; Construction of the Panama Canal is completed |
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1861 |
NEWS HEADLINES: American Civil war begins at Ft. Sumter, located in Charleston Harbor, VA. |
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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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1882 |
NEWS HEADLINES: Edison creates the first large power station in New York City, making it the first place in America to have electricity. |
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1885 |
NEWS HEADLINES: Eastman invents the box camera. For the first time photography becomes affordable for the average citizen. |
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1908 |
NEWS HEADLINES: Henry Ford produces the first Model T automobile |
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1912 |
White residents of Forsyth County, GA, drive the black population out. |
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1913 |
NEWS HEADLINES: Edison invents motion pictures |
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1917 |
NEWS HEADLINES: In June, the United States enters World War I on the side of the allies. The Russian Revolution ends the reign of the czars and thrusts Russia into communism. |
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1919 |
NEWS HEADLINES: World War I ends with the signing of The Versailles Treaty. |
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1860 |
Presidential election puts Abraham Lincoln in office. The campaign has heated the issues regarding slavery in the south. |
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1862 |
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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1863 |
Abraham Lincoln issues the "Emancipation Proclamation" freeing slaves. |
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1865 |
American Civil war ends with General Lee's surrender at Appomattox, VA. Reconstruction begins in the "old South" |
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1868 |
An eight-hour work day is established for federal employees. |
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1875 |
Tennessee enacts Jim Crow law. |
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1876 |
The National League of Baseball is founded |
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1909 |
The National Association for Advancement of Colored People is formed (NAACP) |
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1910 |
Boy Scout and Girl Scout Organizations are introduced in America and the concept of a "week end" meaning time off from regular work begins to take root. The British Empire covers 1/5th of the world land area. |
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1909 |
The "Piltdown Man" hoax -- a fake archeological discovery announced by dishonest scientists who wanted to "prove" that human beings had evolved in Europe |
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1914 |
World War I - Following the crisis touched off by the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand of Austria in Sarajevo, Germany declared war on Russia and additional countries joined the war within several days. |
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1917 |
Germany uses airplanes to drop bombs in the early stages of World War I -- the first major military use of airplanes. |
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1919 |
The Versailles Treaty marks the official end of World War I. |
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The Children of George Washington Walker
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Susie J. Walker Born in Wakulla County, Florida on February 4, 1880 and died in Tallahassee, Leon County, Florida on October 19, 1962. She was 82 years old.
Her parents were George Washington Walker(1857-1919) and Mary Ann Clemons Walker (9/15/1848-3/11/1914)...
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