When Adam Cunningham Post was born on 2 June 1830, in Adams, Ohio, United States, his father, Jacob Davis Post Jr, was 34 and his mother, Nancy Cunningham, was 32. He married Hette Peterson in 1860, in May Hill, Scott Township, Adams, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Ohio, United States in 1870 and Marshall Township, Highland, Ohio, United States in 1900. He died on 29 April 1903, in Highland, Ohio, United States, at the age of 72, and was buried in Dunkard Ridge Cemetery, Brushcreek Township, Highland, Ohio, United States.
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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.
On March 27, 1836, the Kirtland Temple was dedicated.
Although divided as a state on the subject of slavery, Ohio participated in the Civil War on the Union's side, providing over 300,000 troops. Ohio provided the 3rd largest number of troops by any Union state.
North German, Danish, and Dutch: topographic name for someone who lived near a post or pole (Middle Low German, Middle Dutch post, from Latin postis), presumably one of some significance, e.g. serving as a landmark or boundary, or a habitational name from any of several places in northern Germany called Post, probably from this word.
North German, Dutch, and Jewish (Ashkenazic): metonymic occupational name for a messenger or mailman, from post ‘mail’.
Probably also an altered form of German Pfost .
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