Brief Life History of Montgomery Wilkinson
When Montgomery Wilkinson Dorris was born on 24 December 1824, in Sumner, Tennessee, United States, his father, James William Dorris, was 26 and his mother, Lydia Campbell, was 18. He married Martha Ann Shaw about 1850. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Wayne, Illinois, United States in 1850 and Barnhill, Wayne, Illinois, United States in 1880. He died on 27 September 1890, in Carthage, Jasper, Missouri, United States, at the age of 65, and was buried in Jasper, Missouri, United States.
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- Wilk Davis, "United States Census, 1850"
- M. W. Dorris, "Find A Grave Index"
- M Wilson Dorris, "United States Census, 1880"
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1825 · The Crimes Act
The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.
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."
1842
Historical Boundaries: 1842: Jasper, Missouri, United States
Name Meaning
Irish: variant of Doris .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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