A Time Line for James Madison "Jim" Tapley (1847-1912)

        

 

Our connection:

Liz (that's me!)

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Gilbert Earl Tapley, 1928-2008 (my father)

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Lusion Keman Tapley, 1870-1935 (my grandfather)

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James Madison 'Jim' Tapley, 1847-1912 (my great-grandfather)

Time Line for the life of James Madison "Jim" Tapley:  

1847 Age 0	Birth	April 29 Emanuel County, Georgia, USA
1850 Age 2	Residence	Laurens County, Georgia, USA
1858 Age 11	Historical Event	Johnson County is formed from parts of Laurens and Emanuel County.
1860 Age 12	Residence	Johnson County, Georgia, USA
1861 Age 13	Historical Event	Civil War – Some 11,000 Georgians gave their lives in defense of their state – a state that suffered immense destruction.
1864-1865 Age 17-18	Military Service	March 15, 1864 – April 19, 1865 Private with Company F, 48th Regiment, Johnson County (GA) Battleground Guards.  Fought in the battles of Chancellorsville, Spotsylvania, The Battle of the Wilderness, Cold Harbor, and Petersburg (Battle of the Crater).  Surrendered at Appomattox, Virginia on April 9, 1865.  Walked back home to Georgia.
1864 Age 17	Death of Brother	July 30 Jim’s oldest brother, Francis “Frank”, died in the Battle of the Crater at Petersburg, Virginia.  Frank was a 1st Corporal in the same company as Jim.
1866 Age 18	Marriage	February 18 Jim married Elizabeth Rebecca ‘Becky’ Page (1844-1924) in Johnson County, Georgia, USA.
1867 Age 19	Birth of 1st Child	Franklin Morgan “Frank” Tapley was born on April 7 in Johnson County.
1868 Age 20	Historical Event	The Fourteenth Amendment.  As one of the Reconstruction Amendments, the Fourteenth Amendment addressed the rights and protections that all citizens of the United States have. The amendment also limits actions of state and local officials in all states.
1868 Age 21	Birth of Child	A second boy, James “Jim”, was born July 17 in Johnson County.
1870 Age 22	Historical Event	The Fifteenth Amendment.  Prohibits the federal government and each state from denying a citizen the right to vote based on that citizen’s race, color, or previous condition of servitude.  It was the last of the Reconstruction Amendments.
1870 Age 22	Birth of Child	A third boy, Lusion Keman, was born on March 31.
1873 Age 25	Birth of Child	A Girl!  Elizabeth Virginia “Lizzie” was born on February 12th.
1874 Age 27	Birth of Child	Their second daughter, Magdaline, was born.
1875 Age 32	Historical Event	A New Civil Rights Act. During the response to civil rights violations to African Americans, the bill was passed giving African Americans equal treatment in public accommodations, public transportation, and to prohibit exclusion from jury duty. While many in the public opposed this law, the African Americans greatly favored it.
1875 Age 27	Birth of Child	A daughter, Tabitha “Bosch” was born on March 10.
1876 Age 28	Historical Event	The First World’s Fair in the U.S.  The first official World’s Fair was held to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia. 37 countries provided venues for all to see.
1876 Age 29	Historical Event	The Battle of Little Bighorn. An armed conflict between the Lakota, Northern Cheyenne, and Arapaho tribes and the 7th Cavalry of the U.S. Army. The battle was the most significant action of the Great Sioux War of 1876.
1876 Age 29	Birth of Child	George Washington Sentell “Tell” was born July 5th.
1878 Age 30	Birth of Child	On April 10, Bennett Olin “Ol” was born.
1880 Age 32	Birth of Child	A girl, Marry, was born February 10.
1881 Age 33	Birth of Child	Solomon was born on March 5.
1885 Age 37	Death of Child	Daughter, Marry, died on February 25, at age 5.
1886 Age 39	Birth of Child	Vianna Bell was born October 4th.
Abt 1886 Age 39-40	Death of Child	Daughter, Magdaline, passed away when she was about 12 years old.  Jim was out of town, selling timber at the time.  He did not find out until he returned and disembarked the train in Bartow.
1889 Age 42	Birth of last child	On August 5, Bascom Bishop Tapley was born in Johnson County.
Between 1880 and 1900	Death of Parents	Sometime between the 1880 and 1900 censuses, Jim’s parents, Georgia Washington Tapley (1814-) and Elizabeth Hicks (1824-) passed away.
1910 Age 62	Residence	Johnson County, Georgia, USA
1912 Age 65	Death	Jim passed away on November 5 in Johnson County, Georgia, USA. He was buried at Oaky Grove Primitive Baptist Church cemetery right down the road from where he had lived most of his life.

 Jim and Becky had a total of 12 children; 10 of which lived to adulthood.  Jim was a farmer and had enough land to split it between all of his children.  My father used to tell many stories about his aunts and uncles.