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1929 The Great Depression begins
1939 - 1945 World War II
1945 Atomic bomb detonated (Hiroshima)
1950 Korean War begins
1964 - 1973 Vietnam War
1898 Spanish-American War
1903 Wright brothers 1st plane flight
1908 Ford produces Model T
1913 Edison invents movies w/sound
1914 - 1918 World War I
1846 War w/Mexico,Calif & NM acquired
1861 - 1865 Civil War, North vs. South
1867 Alaska Territory purchased
1869 Transcontinental Railroad complete
1879 Edison invents phono/light bulb
 Louis Holmes Price
 b.1882, Virginia
 d.         
 James Bowker Nowlin
 b.1833 Campbell Co, Virginia
 d.1900 Lynchburg, VA
 James Evelyn Byrd Nowlin
 b.1862 Lynchburg, VA
 d.         
 Evelyn Byrd Davies
 b.1837 Lynchburg, VA
 d.1862
 Kate Nowlin
 b.1887, Virginia
 d.         
 Mary Granberry Clift
 b.1868 Lynchburg, VA
 d.         




1805 Lewis and Clark reach Pacific
1812 - 1814 War of 1812 with Britain
1846 War w/Mexico,Calif & NM acquired
1861 - 1865 Civil War, North vs. South
1867 Alaska Territory purchased
1773 Boston Tea Party tax rebellion
1775 - 1783 Revolutionary War
1776 Declaration of Independence
1789 George Washington first president
1803 Louisiana Territory Purchased
1700 American colonies prosper
1720 Texas becomes Spanish possession
1735 Freedom of press established
1740 Colony population = 1.5 million
1754 - 1763 Anglo-French War
 Nicholas Davies
 b.1709
 d.1794 Bedford Co, Virginia
 Henry Landon Davies
 b.1745 Goochland Co, Virginia
 d.1808 Bedford Co, Virginia
 Catherine Whiting Clayton
 b.1724 Ware Parish, VA
 d.1774 Bedford Co, Virginia
 Arthur Landon Davies
 b.1773 Bedford Co, Virginia
 d.1840 Gloucester Co, Virginia
 Anne Whiting Clayton
 b.1746 Gloucester Co, Virginia
 d.1784 Amherst Co, Virginia
 Lucy Elvira Davies
 b.1819 Gloucester Co, Virginia
 d.1822
 Lucy Clayton
 b.1776 Gloucester Co, Virginia
 d.1823




1861 - 1865 Civil War, North vs. South
1867 Alaska Territory purchased
1869 Transcontinental Railroad complete
1879 Edison invents phono/light bulb
1898 Spanish-American War
1789 George Washington first president
1803 Louisiana Territory Purchased
1805 Lewis and Clark reach Pacific
1812 - 1814 War of 1812 with Britain
1846 War w/Mexico,Calif & NM acquired
1740 Colony population = 1.5 million
1754 - 1763 Anglo-French War
1773 Boston Tea Party tax rebellion
1775 - 1783 Revolutionary War
1776 Declaration of Independence
 Marco Bozarris Carter
 b.1826 King William Co, Virginia
 d.1874 Petersburg, Virginia
 John Michel Carter
 b.1789
 d.1840
 Martha Brodnax Carter
 b.1828 Richmond, Virginia
 d.1893
 Henry Ann Nelson Cabell Carter
 b.1832 Richmond, Virginia
 d.1895
 Henry Landon Davies
 b.1745 Goochland Co, Virginia
 d.1808 Bedford Co, Virginia
 Lucy Emily Carter
 b.1830 Richmond, Virginia
 d.1861 Williamsburg, VA
 Arthur Landon Davies
 b.1773 Bedford Co, Virginia
 d.1840 Gloucester Co, Virginia
 Anne Whiting Clayton
 b.1746 Gloucester Co, Virginia
 d.1784 Amherst Co, Virginia
 Ann Bowyer Clayton Davies
 b.1797 Gloucester Co, Virginia
 d.1833 Richmond, Virginia
 Elizabeth Whiting Pryor
 b.1772 Gloucester Co, Virginia
 d.1813




1903 Wright brothers 1st plane flight
1908 Ford produces Model T
1913 Edison invents movies w/sound
1914 - 1918 World War I
1929 The Great Depression begins
1861 - 1865 Civil War, North vs. South
1867 Alaska Territory purchased
1869 Transcontinental Railroad complete
1879 Edison invents phono/light bulb
1898 Spanish-American War
1789 George Washington first president
1803 Louisiana Territory Purchased
1805 Lewis and Clark reach Pacific
1812 - 1814 War of 1812 with Britain
1846 War w/Mexico,Calif & NM acquired
 Blanche Adams
 b.1895 Newport News, Virginia
 d.1979 Modesto, CA
 William Henry Adams
 b.1862
 d.1931
 Mary Adams
 b.1897 Newport News, Virginia
 d.         
 Willie Adams
 b.1900 Newport News, Virginia
 d.         
 John Michel Carter
 b.1789
 d.1840
 John Carter Adams
 b.1906
 d.         
 Marco Bozarris Carter
 b.1826 King William Co, Virginia
 d.1874 Petersburg, Virginia
 Ann Bowyer Clayton Davies
 b.1797 Gloucester Co, Virginia
 d.1833 Richmond, Virginia
 Grace Adams
 b.1909 Smithfield, VA
 d.1993 Smithfield, VA
 Elizabeth Clerk Carter
 b.1867 Richmond, Virginia
 d.1945
 Martha Harriet Payne
 b.1832 Campbell Co, Virginia
 d.1875




1861 - 1865 Civil War, North vs. South
1867 Alaska Territory purchased
1869 Transcontinental Railroad complete
1879 Edison invents phono/light bulb
1898 Spanish-American War
1789 George Washington first president
1803 Louisiana Territory Purchased
1805 Lewis and Clark reach Pacific
1812 - 1814 War of 1812 with Britain
1846 War w/Mexico,Calif & NM acquired
1740 Colony population = 1.5 million
1754 - 1763 Anglo-French War
1773 Boston Tea Party tax rebellion
1775 - 1783 Revolutionary War
1776 Declaration of Independence
 Henry Landon Davies
 b.1745 Goochland Co, Virginia
 d.1808 Bedford Co, Virginia
 Arthur Landon Davies
 b.1773 Bedford Co, Virginia
 d.1840 Gloucester Co, Virginia
 Anne Whiting Clayton
 b.1746 Gloucester Co, Virginia
 d.1784 Amherst Co, Virginia
 William Henry Davies
 b.1802 Gloucester Co, Virginia
 d.1831 Gloucester Co, Virginia
 Landon Nicholas Davies
 b.1829 Abingdon Pr, VA
 d.1880
 Elizabeth Whiting Pryor
 b.1772 Gloucester Co, Virginia
 d.1813
 Julia Henry Davies
 b.1831 Gloucester Co, Virginia
 d.         
 Emmeline Pryor Robins
 b.1800 Gloucester Co, Virginia
 d.1832 Gloucester Co, Virginia