When West "Wesley" Creek was born on 11 May 1811, in Dodson Township, Highland, Ohio, United States, his father, Joseph Creek, was 35 and his mother, Susannah Gibler, was 26. He married Sarah Webster on 27 August 1840, in Highland, Highland, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 7 daughters. He lived in Jackson Township, Hamilton, Indiana, United States for about 20 years. He died on 2 September 1888, in Indiana, United States, at the age of 77, and was buried in Crown Hill Cemetery, Arcadia, Jackson Township, Hamilton, Indiana, 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.
Historical Boundaries: 1823: Hamilton, Indiana, United States
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.
English: habitational name from North or South Creake in Norfolk, named from Celtic creig ‘cliff, rock’.
English: from Middle English creke ‘basket’ (Old French creche), hence a metonymic occupational name for a basket maker.
Americanized form of German Krieg or Krück (see Kruck ), or German and Jewish Krick .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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