When Adam Claar was born in 1832, in Jackson, Ohio, United States, his father, Conrad Claar, was 26 and his mother, Elizabeth, was 23. He married Rebecca Mercer on 5 February 1857, in Jackson, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He lived in Franklin Township, Jackson, Ohio, United States in 1850. He died about 1858, in Ohio, Indiana, United States, at the age of 27.
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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.
The Massive Internal Improvements Act of 1836 loaned Indiana $10,000,000 to create infrastructure such as canals, railroads, and roads across the state. The act was signed by Whig Governor Noah Noble and passed by the Indiana General Assembly. However, the financial crisis known as the Panic of 1837 thwarted these plans as costs ballooned. Construction on the infrastructure was not completed and the state debt rapidly increased.
Historical Boundaries: 1844: Ohio, Indiana, United States
German: variant of Klaar (and, in North America, an altered form of this), a nickname from Middle High German, Middle Low German klar ‘pure, pretty, sensible’, or a habitational name from a minor place so named near Braunschweig.
Possibly also an Americanized form of Dutch Klaar: from a vernacular form of the female personal name Clara (see Clare 2).
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