When James Newton Hays Jr was born in 1812, in Virginia, United States, his father, James Hays Sr, was 40 and his mother, Elizabeth Ann Dragoo, was 38. He married Susannah Grogan on 20 March 1834, in Brown, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Parke, Indiana, United States in 1850. He died in 1883, in Bennett-LeNoir Cemetery, Limestone, Texas, United States, at the age of 71, and was buried in Limestone, Texas, United States.
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War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
The Monumental Church was built between 1812-1814 on the sight where the Richmond Theatre fire had taken place. It is a monument to those that died in the fire.
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: variant of Hayes .
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