When Joseph Shellenbarger was born in 1810, in Auglaize Township, Allen, Ohio, United States, his father, Henry Shellenbarger, was 28 and his mother, Sarah Rudy, was 24. He married Mary Elizabeth Bressler on 15 September 1833, in Allen, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Quiver Township, Mason, Illinois, United States in 1870 and Mason City, Mason, Illinois, United States in 1880. He died on 28 April 1895, in Fulton, Illinois, United States, at the age of 85.
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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: Fulton, Illinois, United States
Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.
Americanized form of German Schellenberger .
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