When Servelia Henkle was born on 2 September 1808, in Pendleton, Virginia, United States, her father, Rev. Isaac Henkle, was 40 and her mother, Susannah Hinckel, was 37. She married Elijah Allen. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 6 daughters. She lived in West Lancaster, Jefferson Township, Fayette, Ohio, United States in 1860. She died on 3 December 1893, in Jefferson Township, Fayette, Ohio, United States, at the age of 85, and was buried in Coons Cemetery, Milledgeville, Jasper Township, Fayette, Ohio, United States.
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War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
The Monumental Church was built between 1812-1814 on the sight where the Richmond Theatre fire had taken place. It is a monument to those that died in the fire.
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.
Americanized form of German Henkel, a pet form of Henke .
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