When Mary A Rankin was born about 1832, in Tennessee, United States, her father, Robert Rankin, was 34 and her mother, Nancy M. Hatley, was 31. She married John M. Parks in December 1848, in Hardeman, Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. She lived in Tippah, Mississippi, United States in 1850 and Hardeman, Tennessee, United States in 1860. She died after 17 August 1862, in 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.
Mississippi became the second state to leave the Union at the start of the Civil War in 1861.
Scottish and English: from Middle English Ran(d)kin, a diminutive of Ran(d), a pet form of the personal name Ran(d)ulf. See Rand , Randolph , Randall . This name was brought to Northern Ireland (Derry) from Scotland in the 17th century.
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