When Matilda Brubaker was born on 22 June 1830, in Lancaster Township, Butler, Pennsylvania, United States, her father, Daniel Brubaker, was 34 and her mother, Magdalena Bixler, was 26. She married Gideon Warner on 31 October 1851, in Mahaska, Iowa, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 7 daughters. She lived in Richland Township, Keokuk, Iowa, United States in 1860 and Omadi Township, Dakota, Nebraska, United States for about 15 years. She died on 31 December 1909, in Allen, Dixon, Nebraska, United States, at the age of 79, and was buried in Taylor Cemetery, Homer, Dakota, Nebraska, 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: 1843: Mahaska, Iowa Territory, United States 1846: Mahaska, Iowa, United States
On May 30, 1854, the Kansas-Nebraska Act was passed. It allowed people in the territories of Kansas and Nebraska to decide whether or not they wanted to allow slavery within their borders. This Act repealed the Missouri Compromise of 1820.
Americanized form of German and Swiss German Brubacher .
History: This is the name of a Swiss Mennonite family, originally spelled Brubacher .
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