Brief Life History of Lewis Hamilton
When Lewis Hamilton Fielding was born on 31 December 1831, in Manchester Township, Dearborn, Indiana, United States, his father, Jacob Fielding, was 58 and his mother, Rachel Elizabeth Knapp, was 39. He married Serelda W Tibbetts on 10 November 1853, in Dearborn, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 3 daughters. He lived in Argos, Walnut Township, Marshall, Indiana, United States in 1910 and Ohio, United States in 1914. He died on 14 May 1914, in Conneaut, Ashtabula, Ohio, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in Argos, Walnut Township, Marshall, Indiana, United States.
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- Lewis Fieldend, "United States Census, 1910"
- Lewis H Fielding and Serelda W Tibbets, 1853, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007"
- Lewis Fielding in 1863, U.S., Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865
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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.
1851
Historical Boundaries: 1851: Marshall, Indiana, United States
1856 · The Town of Santa Claus
The town of Santa Fe was denied their application for a United States Postal Service as a town of Santa Fe, Indiana, was already established. Several meetings were held and the name was changed to Santa Claus, Indiana. The United States Postal Service granted their application. Due to the name, the post office in Santa Claus continues to receive thousands of letters to Santa Claus from children around the world each December.
Name Meaning
English: variant of Fielden .
English: occasionally from a Middle English survival of Old English felding ‘dweller in the field(s), open country’.
Irish: possibly a variant of McField (see McPhail ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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