Brief Life History of Amos
When Amos Wayne was born on 31 August 1831, in Center Township, Snyder, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, John Wayne, was 34 and his mother, Susanna Spaide, was 27. He had at least 1 son with Rachel Reninger. He lived in Providence, Lucas, Ohio, United States in 1870 and Bristol, Washington Township, Elkhart, Indiana, United States in 1900. He died on 19 September 1909, in Porter Township, Cass, Michigan, United States, at the age of 78, and was buried in Elkhart, Indiana, United States.
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- Amos Wayne, "United States Census, 1900"
- Legacy NFS Source: Amos Wagner Or Wayne - Published information: birth-name: Amos Wayne
- Amos Wayne, "Find A Grave Index"
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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.
1835
Historical Boundaries: 1835: Elkhart, Indiana, United States
1855
Historical Boundaries: 1855: Snyder, Pennsylvania, United States
Name Meaning
English: metonymic occupational name for someone who drove a wagon or who built wagons, from Middle English wain ‘wagon’ (Old English wægen). Compare Wainer and Wainwright .
English (North Yorkshire): occasionally a variant of Walwyn or Wawne, a habitational name from Wawne in the East Yorkshire. The placename may derive from Old English wagen ‘quagmire’.
Chinese: variant Romanization of the surname 黃, see Huang 1.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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