Brief Life History of William Bufford
William Bufford Craddock was born on 24 February 1814, in Laurens, South Carolina, United States as the son of William ( Sr) Craddock and Polly. He married Julia Ann Arendal in 1851, in Arkansas, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 7 daughters. He died on 13 September 1875, in Lee, Texas, United States, at the age of 61, and was buried in Adina, Burleson, Texas, United States.
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- William B Craddock, "United States Census, 1850"
- W B Craddock, "Find A Grave Index"
- Wm Craddock in entry for Sarah Ann Fails, "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976"
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1819 · Panic! of 1819
With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years.
1822 · Slave Rebellion
"On June 16, 1822, Denmark Vesey a free and self-educated African American leads a slave rebellion called ""the rising."" The interesting thing about this rebellion is that it does not really happen. The only thing the judges have to go on is the testimony of people that witness it."
1832 · The Black Hawk War
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.
Name Meaning
Welsh and English: from the Welsh personal name Caradawc, Cradawc, Caradoc, Caradog meaning ‘amiable’, familiar in its Latin form Caractacus (but correctly Caratacus, for British Celtic Caratācos, from the stem carat- ‘dear, love’), a British prince who was taken as prisoner to Rome in about 51 AD for his leadership of a revolt against the Roman occupation.
Americanized form of German Gredig . Compare Graddick .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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