When Polly Workman was born about 1811, in Tazewell, Virginia, United States, her father, Moses Workman, was 36 and her mother, Elizabeth Muncy, was 32. She married Alexander Tomblin on 16 November 1829, in Tazewell, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 9 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Chapmanville, Logan, Virginia, United States in 1860 and Chapmanville, Logan, West Virginia, United States for about 10 years. She died on 27 November 1886, in Yolyn, Logan, West Virginia, United States, at the age of 76, and was buried in Tomblin Cemetery, Verdunville, Logan, West Virginia, 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 (Gloucestershire): ostensibly an occupational name for a laborer, from Middle English werkman ‘laborer, craftsman’, also ‘customary tenant’ (Old English weorcmann). A customary tenant was a person allowed to hold land in exchange for carrying out a certain service.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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