Brief Life History of Jasper Henry
When Jasper Henry Seggerman was born on 15 August 1830, in Leerort, Leer, Hanover, Prussia, Germany, his father, Hinrich Seggerman, was 45 and his mother, Greetje Jaspers Boerma, was 32. He married Rixte Heyen Ludeman on 26 March 1859, in Woodford, Woodford, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Minonk, Woodford, Illinois, United States for about 20 years. He died on 10 May 1905, in Woodford, Woodford, Illinois, United States, at the age of 74, and was buried in Minonk Township Cemetery, Minonk, Woodford, Illinois, United States.
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- Jasper Segerman, "United States Census, 1900"
- Jasper Seggermann, "Germany, Lutheran Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1500-1971"
- Jasper Henry Seggerman, "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.
1840
Historical Boundaries: 1840: McLean, Illinois, United States 1841: Woodford, Illinois, United States
1852 · The Book of Mormon Published in German
On May 25, 1852, the Book of Mormon is published in German.
Name Meaning
Americanized form of North German Seggermann: possibly a variant of North German Segger, an occupational name for a sawyer, Middle Low German segger, or a spokesman or head of a corporation, such as a guild, from Middle Low German segen ‘to tell, speak’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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