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1867 Alaska Territory purchased
1869 Transcontinental Railroad complete
1879 Edison invents phono/light bulb
1898 Spanish-American War
1903 Wright brothers 1st plane flight
1803 Louisiana Territory Purchased
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
1754 - 1763 Anglo-French War
1773 Boston Tea Party tax rebellion
1775 - 1783 Revolutionary War
1776 Declaration of Independence
1789 George Washington first president
 WILLIAM "BILL" GRIFFIN
 b.1806 DALTON, GEORGIA
 d.1872 CASS COUNTY, TEXAS
 JAMES WASHINGTON GRIFFIN
 b.1831 DALTON, GEORGIA
 d.1919 ATLANTA, TEXAS
 WILLIAM HENRY BURKHALTER
 b.1758 'ED, SOUTH CAROLINA
 d.1832 JASPER, TENNESSEE
 ANNA LAMIRAH BURKHALTER
 b.1812 EDG, SOUTH CAROLINA
 d.1863 CASS COUNTY, TEXAS
 MARGARET BRUNSON
 b.1771 NORTH CAROLINA
 d.1832
 MATILDA UNKNOWN
 b.1844 GEORGIA
 d.