Brief Life History of Susan Melissa
When Susan Melissa Barr was born on 18 January 1830, in Gladeville, Wilson, Tennessee, United States, her father, William Greenfield Barr Jr., was 30 and her mother, Chaney Hannah Lane, was 28. She married William Thomas Kirkpatrick on 15 October 1849, in Wilson, Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. She lived in Justice Precinct 3, Denton, Texas, United States in 1870 and Justice Precinct 4, Denton, Texas, United States in 1880. She died on 1 October 1899, in Lewisville, Denton, Texas, United States, at the age of 69, and was buried in Flower Mound, Denton, Texas, United States.
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- Susan M Kirkpatrick, "United States Census, 1860"
- Susan Malissa Barr, "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950"
- Susan Malissa Barr Kirkpatrick, "Find A Grave Index"
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1832 · The Black Hawk War
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.
1844
Historical Boundaries 1844: Holford Prairie, Fannin, Republic of Texas 1846: Holford Prairie, Denton, Texas, United States 1853: Lewisville, Denton, Texas, United States
1850
Historical Boundaries 1850: Denton, Texas, United States
Name Meaning
Scottish (Glasgow) and northern Irish (Ulster): habitational name from any of various places in southwestern Scotland, in particular Ayrshire and Renfrewshire, named with Gaelic barr ‘height, hill’ or a Brittonic cognate of this.
English and Welsh: habitational name from Great Barr in Staffordshire. This is from Brittonic barro- ‘top, summit’, referring to Barr Beacon; there is evidence that this was known as la Bare in the 13th century.
English (of Norman origin): habitational name from Barre-en-Ouche in Eure, France, or perhaps from Barre-de-Semilly in Manche, France.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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