Brief Life History of William Mitchell
When William Mitchell McKown was born on 25 June 1830, in South Carolina, United States, his father, George McKown, was 33 and his mother, Jane Lockhart, was 25. He married Lavinia Tate on 15 January 1857, in Union, South Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in Marion, Alabama, United States in 1860. He died on 28 January 1862, in Monroe, Mississippi, United States, at the age of 31, and was buried in Danner Cemetery, Gattman, Monroe, Mississippi, United States.
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- Willian Mc Keown, "United States Census, 1860"
- William Mitchel Mc Kown in the U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963
- William Mitchell McKown, "Find A Grave Index"
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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.
1835 · Angry Mob Seizes U-S Mail
On August 31, 1835, in Charleston, South Carolina an angry mob takes control over the U-S mail and burns it in public.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Name Meaning
Irish and Scottish: variant of McEwen 1.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Letter from Lavinia Tate McCown to her mother-in-law, Jane Lockhart McKown
Moscow PO, Alabama March 2, 1868 Dear Mother and family, After a long and tiresome journey of 4 weeks I reached home. Nothing serious occured on the road. It rained a good deal on us. Our wagon …
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