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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
 Polly (Conger) Cowger
 b.1788
 d.         
 Jacob (Gauger) Cowger
 b.1752 Piles Grove, N. J.
 d.1796 to 1800?, Ky. (?)
 Sally (Cougher) Cowger
 b.1787 Pendleton Co., Va.
 d.         
 Adam Cowger
 b.1790 Pendleton Co., or Pa. ?
 d.          Wilson Co., Tenn.
 John Adam Harpole
 b.1697 Germany
 d.1802 Harrison Co., Va.
 Elizabeth (Conger) Cowger
 b.1792
 d.         
 John Adam Harpole
 b.1733 Germany
 d.1803
 Anna Barbara
 b.1698 Germany
 d.         
 John Cowger
 b.1796 Va., or Harrison Co., Ky.
 d.1885 Oxford, Miss.
 Catherine Harpole
 b.1770 Pendleton Co., Va.
 d.          Wilson Co., Tenn. ?
 Sarah Thorn
 b.1733
 d.         







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
1664 English capture/rename New York
1681 La Salle explores Louisiana
1700 American colonies prosper
1720 Texas becomes Spanish possession
1735 Freedom of press established
 John Rogers
 b.1660 England?
 d.1698 Burlington Twp., N. J.
 Joseph Rogers
 b.1685
 d.1764 Burlington Co., N. J.
 Peter Groome
 b.1640
 d.1725 N. J.
 Mary Groome
 b.1660
 d.1691 N. J.
 Elizabeth Wood
 b.1640
 d.         
 Sarah Harrison
 b.1685 Trenton, Mercer Co., N. J.
 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
 Rebecah Scurlock
 b.1774 Halifax Co., Va.
 d.         
 William (Scurlough) Scurlock
 b.1700
 d.1740
 Dudley Scurlock
 b.1776 Halifax Co., Va.
 d.         
 Joshua Scurlock
 b.1730
 d.1795 Hancock Co., Ga.
 Margaret Reeves
 b.1700
 d.         
 Judith (Judah) Scurlock
 b.1779 Halifax Co., Va.
 d.1836 Wilson Co., Tenn.
 Thomas Scurlock
 b.1754
 d.1803 Halifax Co., Va.
 Ann Scurlock
 b.1780 Halifax Co., Va.
 d.         
 ? Adams
 b.1730
 d.         
 Rainey Scurlock
 b.1781 Halifax Co., Va.
 d.         
 Joshua Scurlock
 b.1782 Halifax Co., Va.
 d.         
 Nimrod (Farguson) Ferguson
 b.1730
 d.1804 Halifax Co., Va.
 Beverly Scurlock
 b.1784 Halifax Co., Va.
 d.         
 Juda (Judith) Ferguson
 b.1756
 d.1826 Halifax Co., Va.
 Betsy Scurlock
 b.1785 Halifax Co., Va.
 d.         
 Rebekah ( Ferguson
 b.1730
 d.         
 Washington Scurlock
 b.1787 Halifax Co., Va.
 d.         
 Sally Scurlock
 b.1790 Halifax Co., Va.
 d.         







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 - 1919 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
 Charles Taze Grissett
 b.1848 Calcasieu -or-, La.
 d.          Grimes Co., TX
 Charles Provine Grissett
 b.1876 Grimes Co., TX
 d.1964 Iola, Grimes Co., TX
 Sarah Stowe Mercer
 b.1848
 d.         
 Jacob Nicholas Grissett
 b.1903
 d.1967
 Jacob Hamilton Snook
 b.1840 Pa.
 d.1914 Grimes Co., TX
 Nancy Virginia Snook
 b.1881 Iola, Grimes Co., TX
 d.1974 Houston, Harris Co., TX
 Mary Elizabeth Diserens
 b.1846 Bushnell, Pike Co., Ill.
 d.1936 Grimes Co., TX
 
 
 







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 - 1919 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
 Charles Taze Grissett
 b.1848 Calcasieu -or-, La.
 d.          Grimes Co., TX
 Charles Provine Grissett
 b.1876 Grimes Co., TX
 d.1964 Iola, Grimes Co., TX
 Sarah Stowe Mercer
 b.1848
 d.         
 Charles Wesley Grissett
 b.1908
 d.1987
 Jacob Hamilton Snook
 b.1840 Pa.
 d.1914 Grimes Co., TX
 Nancy Virginia Snook
 b.1881 Iola, Grimes Co., TX
 d.1974 Houston, Harris Co., TX
 Mary Elizabeth Diserens
 b.1846 Bushnell, Pike Co., Ill.
 d.1936 Grimes Co., TX
 Bowman Andrew Grissett
 b.         
 d.1994 Houston, Texas