When Steven Decatur Lovelady was born in 1832, in Tennessee, United States, his father, James M Lovelady, was 29 and his mother, Evaline Galbraith, was 19. He married Frances Ellen Laney on 19 October 1854, in Simpson, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Texas, United States in 1870 and Justice Precinct 1, San Saba, Texas, United States in 1880. He registered for military service in 1863. In 1860, at the age of 28, his occupation is listed as farmer . He died on 28 February 1881, in Lockhart, Caldwell, Texas, United States, at the age of 49, and was buried in Lockhart, Caldwell, Texas, 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.
The Hermitage located in Nashville, Tennessee was a plantation owned by President Andrew Jackson from 1804 until his death there in 1845. The Hermitage is now a museum.
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
English: nickname from Middle English love(n),luve(n) ‘to love’ + lavedi ‘lady’. Reaney describes thisas an obvious nickname for a philanderer; but perhaps it denoted a manwho loved a woman above his social status, given the connotation ofhigh status carried by the word lavedi.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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