When Mathew H Rounds was born on 15 September 1831, in Kings, New York, United States, his father, Alanson Rounds, was 24 and his mother, Catharine A. Sherman, was 24. He married Elizabeth Headley on 25 August 1853, in Stark, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 3 daughters. He lived in Bangor, Marshall, Iowa, United States in 1870 and Lafayette, Stark, Illinois, United States in 1900. He died on 22 January 1910, in Toulon, Stark, Illinois, United States, at the age of 78, and was buried in Toulon Cemetery, Toulon Township, Stark, Illinois, 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.
Historical Boundaries: 1844: Stark, Illinois, United States
Historical Boundaries: 1854: Marshall, Iowa, United States
English (Staffordshire): variant of Round , with post-medieval excrescent -s.
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