When Susannah Rhoads was born on 4 March 1831, in Ohio, United States, her father, Daniel Rhoads, was 21 and her mother, Sophia Miller, was 24. She married John E. Woods on 25 November 1847, in Highland, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 6 daughters. She lived in Peoples Township, Boone, Iowa, United States in 1880 and Holland, Dickinson, Kansas, United States in 1910. She died on 4 October 1912, in Carlton, Dickinson, Kansas, United States, at the age of 81, and was buried in Carlton, Dickinson, Kansas, United States.
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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.
On March 27, 1836, the Kirtland Temple was dedicated.
Although divided as a state on the subject of slavery, Ohio participated in the Civil War on the Union's side, providing over 300,000 troops. Ohio provided the 3rd largest number of troops by any Union state.
English: variant of Rhodes .
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