When Adam Michael was born on 19 March 1831, in Ashe, North Carolina, United States, his father, Fredrick Mikeal III, was 42 and his mother, Mary Polly Phillips, was 33. He married Caroline Clarissa Phillips on 16 December 1851, in Ashe, North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Big Spring Township, Benton, Arkansas, United States in 1860 and Benton Township, Wayne, Missouri, United States in 1870. He died on 3 July 1875, in Mountain Springs, Cooke, Texas, United States, at the age of 44, and was buried in Mountain Springs, Cooke, Texas, 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.
Historical Boundaries - 1836: Benton, Arkansas, United States
Historical Boundaries - 1843: Fulton, Arkansas, United States
English, German, Dutch, Jewish, and Greek: from the personal name Michael, ultimately from Hebrew Mika’el ‘Who is like God?’. This was borne by an archangel in the Bible, the protector of Israel (Daniel 10:13, 12:1; Rev. 12:7). In Christian tradition, Michael was regarded as the warrior archangel, conqueror of Satan, and the personal name was correspondingly popular throughout Europe, especially in knightly and military families. In North America, the English form of the surname has absorbed many cognates from other languages, e.g. Hungarian Mihály (see Mihaly ), Czech and Slovak Michal , Assyrian/Chaldean or Arabic Mikhael and Mikhail , and also patronymics and other derivatives from these names, e.g. Greek Papamichael , its cognate Papamichalis, and Michaelides , Serbian Mihajlović (see Mihajlovic ), and Slovenian Mihelčič (see Mihelcic ). Compare Mikeal .
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