Brief Life History of Samuel
When Samuel Gerkin was born on 26 April 1830, in Washington, Indiana, United States, his father, James Gerkin, was 28 and his mother, Anna Jane Coulter, was 24. He married Temperence Hughes on 16 October 1855, in Martin, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Halbert Township, Martin, Indiana, United States for about 20 years and Center Township, Martin, Indiana, United States for about 10 years. He died on 14 March 1910, in United States, at the age of 79, and was buried in Shoals, Halbert Township, Martin, Indiana, United States.
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- Sam Girkin, "United States Census, 1870"
- Martin county, Indiana Marriage Records 1820-1925
- Samuel Gerkin, "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.
1836 · The Massive Internal Improvements Act
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.
1851 · Constitution of 1851
Due to the state’s financial crisis during the previous decade and growing criticism toward state government. Voters approve the Constitution of 1851 which forbade the state government from going into debt.
Name Meaning
English (Middlesex) and German: variant of Gerken .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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