When Thomas Jefferson Markham was born on 10 March 1813, in Kentucky, United States, his father, Thomas Markham, was 23 and his mother, Lydia Jeannette Brakefield, was 23. He married Sarah Elizabeth Sullivan on 14 August 1845, in Randolph, Arkansas, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in Clark, Arkansas, United States in 1850 and Jefferson Township, Sevier, Arkansas, United States for about 10 years. In 1860, at the age of 47, his occupation is listed as blacksmith in Sevier, Arkansas, United States. He died on 2 November 1881, in Lockesburg, Sevier, Arkansas, United States, at the age of 68.
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The western part of Kentucky purchased by Andrew Jackson from the Chickasaw Indians in 1818. It became known as the Jackson Purchase. This included land that wasn't originally part of Kentucky when it became a state.
With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years.
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 Markham Clinton or East Markham (Nottinghamshire). The placename derives from Old English mearc ‘mark, boundary’ + hām ‘village, homestead’ or hamm ‘water meadow’.
Irish: English surname used as an equivalent of Gaelic Ó Marcacháin ‘descendant of Marcachán’, a diminutive of Marcach ‘horseman, rider’ (see Markey ). This was originally a Galway surname but is now found mainly in Clare, sometimes translated into English as Ryder .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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