When Clarissa Hoffman was born on 20 December 1831, in Barbour, Virginia, United States, her father, Israel Putnam Huffman, was 21 and her mother, Anna Black, was 19. She married James M. Corbin in 1850, in Barbour, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Marion Township, Noble, Ohio, United States in 1860 and Randolph, West Virginia, United States in 1870. She died in October 1874, at the age of 42, and was buried in Bluemont Cemetery, Grafton, Taylor, West Virginia, 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.
On March 27, 1836, the Kirtland Temple was dedicated.
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Americanized form of German Hoffmann or Hofmann and a variant of the Jewish name. Compare Hofman 2.
Dutch: variant of Hofman 1.
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