Brief Life History of Cicero
When Cicero Hendricks was born about 1832, in St. Clair, Illinois, United States, his father, William Hendricks, was 38 and his mother, Sarah Elizabeth Varner, was 29. He married Bennet Ann Mahala Sandidge on 7 February 1858, in St. Clair, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Randolph, Illinois, United States in 1860. He died about 1872, at the age of 42.
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- Cicero Hendricks, "United States Census, 1860"
- Cicero Hendricks, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"
- Cicero Sandidge in entry for Mr Oscar Edwin Hendricks, "United States, GenealogyBank Historical Newspaper Obituaries, 1815-2011"
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1832 · Black Hawk War
The Black Hawk War was a brief conflict between the United States and Native Americans led by Black Hawk, a Sauk leader. The war erupted soon after Black Hawk and a group of other tribes, known as the "British Band", crossed the Mississippi River, into Illinois, from Iowa Indian Territory in April 1832. Black Hawk's motives were ambiguous, but records show that he was hoping to avoid bloodshed while resettling on tribal land that had been given to the United States in the 1804 Treaty of St. Louis.
1832 · The Black Hawk War
Convinced that a group of Native American tribes were hostile, The United States formed a frontier militia to stop them in their tracks. Even though Black Hawk was hoping to avoid bloodshed while trying to resettle on tribal land, U.S. officials opened fire on the Native Americans. Black Hawk then responded to this confrontation by successfully attacking the militia at the Battle of Stillman's Run and then left northward. After a few months the militia caught up with Black Hawk and his men and defeated them at the Battle of Wisconsin Heights. While being weakened by hunger, injuries and desertion, Black Hawk and the rest of the many native survivors retreated towards the Mississippi. Unfortunately, Black Hawk and other leaders were later captured when they surrendered to the US forces and were then imprisoned for a year.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Name Meaning
Dutch and North German: patronymic from the personal name Hendrick . See also Hendriks .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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