Brief Life History of James Madison
When James Madison Lanning was born in June 1830, in Dundee, Starkey, Yates, New York, United States, his father, James Bigger Lanning, was 36 and his mother, Sarah Lee Raplee, was 35. He married Lydia M. Gates on 23 December 1852, in Boone, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. He died on 25 December 1883, in Bonus Township, Boone, Illinois, United States, at the age of 53, and was buried in Belvidere, Boone, Illinois, United States.
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- James M Lanning, "United States Census, 1880"
- J P Vanning, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"
- James Madison Lanning, "Illinois Deaths and Burials, 1749-1999"
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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.
1835
Historical Boundaries: 1835: Illinois, United States 1836: Winnebago, Illinois, United States 1837: Boone, Illinois, United States
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Name Meaning
English (Dorset and Somerset): unexplained.
Dutch: patronymic from a short form of an ancient Germanic personal name composed with the element land ‘land, territory’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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