Brief Life History of Lindley Murray
When Lindley Murray Jones was born on 18 November 1818, in Indiana, United States, his father, Jonathan Jones, was 35 and his mother, Deborah Lindley, was 29. He married Hester McCool on 23 July 1840, in Miami, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 4 daughters. He lived in Le Grand Township, Marshall, Iowa, United States in 1860. He died on 26 November 1866, in Iowa, United States, at the age of 48, and was buried in Friends Cemetery, Le Grand, Marshall, Iowa, United States.
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- Lindley M Jones, "United States Census, 1860"
- Lindly M. Jones, "Ohio, Births and Christenings, 1821-1962"
- Sundley M. Jones, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"
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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.
1825 · State Capital Moves to Indianapolis
The state capital was moved from Corydon to Indianapolis on January 10, 1825.
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
English and Welsh: from the Middle English personal name Jon(e) (see John ), with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s. The surname is especially common in Wales and southern central England. It began to be adopted as a non-hereditary surname in some parts of Wales from the 16th century onward, but did not become a widespread hereditary surname there until the 18th and 19th centuries. In North America, this surname has absorbed various cognate and like-sounding surnames from other languages. It is (including in the sense 2 below) the fifth most frequent surname in the US. It is also very common among African Americans and Native Americans.
English: habitational or occupational name for someone who lived or worked ‘at John's (house)’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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