Here's another fun timeline from my book in progress, 'Our Brown Roots.' Timelines are useful tools when trying to understand the lives & movements of a family. They are also very useful for understanding a family in relation to local and world events. I am currently writing a book, 'Our Brown Roots.' At the beginning of each surname section I have included a timeline like the one below.
Click on the links to learn more about the people in this timeline.
Timeline of the Brumfield Family
1699 Williamsburg was established in VA
c 1714 John Watson Brumfield born VA
1732 George Washington born VA
c 1745 Charles Brumfield, son of John, born VA
1754 - 1763 French & Indian War. British won control over eastern North America
1768 Birth of John Brumfield, son of Charles Brumfield, NC
1770s John Watson Brumfield was living in Craven Co., NC
1775 - 1783 Revolutionary War; Charles & John Brumfield served
1788 23 Oct. John Brumfield married Margaret Kelly in Wake, NC
1789 21 November. North Carolina became the 12th state of the United States
1799 18 Sept. George Washington laid the cornerstone of the Capitol bldg.
c 1799 Nathaniel Brumfield, son of John Brumfield, born LA
1801 – 1809 Thomas Jefferson President of the USA
1804 Lewis & Clark set out from MO to explore the West
1810 Charles Watson Brumfield & wife were living in York, SC
1811 John Brumfield & family traveled from SC through tribal nations to LA
1812 - 1815 War of 1812. Many Brumfields fought, including:
Charles, Davis, Fleming, Ridley, William & Willis Brumfield
1820 Charleston, SC reached a population of 23,300
c 1820 Charles Brumfield died in SC
1825 The Erie Canal in NY opened to traffic
1829 27 June. The Smithsonian Institute was founded
1831 John James Audubon arrived in SC to work on his ‘Birds of America’
1835 Nathaniel Brumfield married Charlotte Temple Ott
1843 22 May. The 1st major wagon train headed for the northwest on the Oregon Trail
1850 Nathaniel & Charlotte Brumfield & 5 children living in Louisiana
1850 – 1853 Millard Fillmore President of the USA
1852 Feb. 8. Death of Nathaniel Brumfield
1838 27 Sept. Jessie A. Brumfield born LA
1846 - 1848 Mexican War
1849 Baton Rogue became the capital of Louisiana
1852 8 Feb. Nathaniel Brumfield, father of Jessie, died in LA
1853 Louisiana endured yellow fever epidemic. Killed more than 11,000 people in New Orleans alone.
1856 11 Aug. Hurricane hit Louisiana. Killed more than 200 people, Lost Is. resort.
1860 Jessie living with his mother & stepfather/uncle in Washington Parish, LA
1861 – 1865 Civil War; many Brumfields served in Confederate Army in MS & LA units
1863 11 May. Jessie A. Brumfield enlisted in the 3rd Louisiana Calvary
c 1865 Jessie Alexander Brumfield married Martha Elizabeth Alford
1867 18 July. Daughter, Rose Ella Brumfield, born in MS
1868 Louisiana was readmitted to the Union
1870 Jessie A. Brumfield & family lived in Osyka, Pike County, MS
1874 Spring. Great Mississippi Flood. 2.5 million acres submerged in Mississippi, 8 million acres in Louisiana and 2 million acres in Arkansas
1876 Invention of the telephone. 3,000 telephones by the end of the year
1886 The Statue of Liberty was dedicated
1887 21 Dec. Rose Ella Brumfield married Jasper Pascal Brown, Pike, MS
1895 Mother of Jessie, Charlotte Temple (Ott) Brumfield, died
1895 The Time Machine written by H. G. Wells
1898 Spanish – American War; Dudley, Henry S., Jr. & William Brumfield served
This Chart shows the Brumfield line in relation to my paternal grandfather.
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I like the way you colored the boxes in this chart for better readability! Also found the timeline inspiring. Usually I write a narrative but the timeline might be more accessible for some readers.
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