Tuesday Timeline

Time Line for the life of James Alonzo “Lon” Tapley

(1866-1919)

1866 Age 0	Birth	23 August Mississippi, USA
1868  Age 1	Birth of Sister	Ida Tapley was born on 07 April. Jackson, Hinds, Mississippi, USA
1870 Age 3	Census	Hinds County, Mississippi, USA Residence Post Office: Clinton
1874 Age 7	Birth of Sister	Fannie Lee Tapley was born on 26 July Mississippi, USA
1877 Age 10	Birth of Sister	Mary Jo Tapley was born 11 May. Mississippi, USA
1880 Age 13	Census	Liberty Grove, Hinds, Mississippi, USA
1891 Age 25	Marriage	Lon married Lida Chapman on 21 November Raymond, Hinds, Mississippi, USA
1893 Age 26	Historical Event	Women’s Suffrage in New Zealand. In 1893, New Zealand became the first country to give women the right to vote.
1894 Age 27	Death of Sister	Mary Jo Tapley passed away on 20 July Jackson, Hinds, Mississippi, USA
1894 Age 28	Birth of 1st Child	Durwood Vivian Tapley, a son, was born on 12 November in Jackson, Hinds, Mississippi, USA
1896 Age 29	Birth of 2nd Child	Robert Deland Tapley was born 17 Mar in Jackson, Hinds, Mississippi, USA
1898 Age 31	Historical Event	Spanish-American War.  The Spanish-American War was fought between 25 Apr - 12 Aug 1898. Revolts in Cuba against the Spanish had been closely watched by the Americans for some time and with the sinking of the battleship Maine in Havana harbor, the war broke out between Spain and the U.S.  The war was primarily fought in Cuba, the Caribbean, and the Pacific. The Treaty of Paris was signed in August 1898 in which the U.S. gained temporary control of Cuba and colonial authority over Puerto Rico, Guam and the Philippines for a payment of $20 million to the Spanish.
1899 Age 32	Death of Father	John Tapley passed away 20 Aug. Jackson, Hinds, Mississippi, USA
1900	Census	Hinds County, Mississippi, USA
1901 Age 35	Historical Event	William McKinley Assassination.  President William McKinley was shot twice on 06 Sep in Buffalo, New York by Leon Czolgosz, an  anarchist. The President was attending the Pan American Exposition. Initially McKinley seemed to be healing from his wounds but took a turn for the worse and died on 14 Sep. He was succeeded in the Presidency by his  Vice President, Theodore Rosevelt.
1902 Age 35	Death of Child	Infant Tapley passed way 26 Jan.
1903 Age 37	Historical Event	Wright Brothers First Flight. On 17 Sep in Kitty Hawk, Dare, North Carolina, USA, Brothers Orville and Wilbur Wright are generally credited with inventing and building the world’s first airplane which they flew successfully.
1907 Age 40	Criminal Offense	On 17 May, Lon shot and killed H.W. Taylor, a Chemist, in Jackson, Hinds, Mississippi, USA
1908 Age 42	Historical Event	Ford Model T Manufactured. Between 17 Sep 1908 - 1927 in Detroit Michigan, The Ford Model T was the first automobile mass produced on assembly lines with completely interchangeable parts. It was the automobile that opened up travel to the common middle-class. The innovation of the assembly line was revolutionary.
1909 Age 42	Death of Wife	Lida Chapman passed away on 04 July. Jackson, Hinds, Mississippi, USA
1911 Age 45	Marriage	Lon married Fannie Carroll on 15 Oct. Utica, Hinds, Mississippi, USA
1912 Age 45	Historical Event	RMS Titanic Disaster. Built in Belfast, Ireland, the RMS Titanic was the largest passenger steam ship of the time. The ship was built using the most modern technology and was largely thought of as unsinkable. The Titanic left on its maiden voyage on 10 April. On the night of 14 April, shortly before midnight, the Titanic hit an iceberg; it sank a short 2 hours and 40 minutes later. 1,517 of the 2,223 people on board were killed, due to the lack of lifeboats available, making the sinking of the Titanic one of the deadliest peacetime maritime disasters in history.
1914 Age 47	Historical Event	World War I took place between 28 Jun 1914 - 11 Nov 1918 in Europe and was a conflict involving most of the world’s powers. The beginning of the war was sparked by the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria Hungary. The world quickly formed into alliances, The Allied Powers (United Kingdom, France, The Russian Empire, and later the U.S.) fought against the Central Powers (The German Empire, The Austro-Hungarian Empire, The Ottoman Empire and the Kingdom of Bulgaria). Over 70 million military personnel fought in the war including 60 million Europeans. More than 15 million people were killed, making WWI one of the deadliest conflicts in history.
1914 Age 48	Death of Sister	Fannie Lee Tapley passed away 02 September Jackson, Hinds, Mississippi, USA
1914 Age 48	Birth of Child	Frances Tapley, a daughter, was born on 12 November in Jackson, Hinds, Mississippi, USA
1919 Age 52	Death	James Alonzo “Lon” Tapley died on 05 January in Jackson, Hinds, Mississippi, USA at his home at 503 Fortification Street.

As you know from my Thriller Thursday post about Lon, he is my 2nd cousin, 3x removed. You can read that post here.