When Theodoric Franklin Sledge was born in 1832, in Henderson, Tennessee, United States, his father, Lemuel Merry Sledge, was 32 and his mother, Abigail Hulda Terry, was 27. He married Panina Elder on 14 February 1854, in Pontotoc, Pontotoc, Mississippi, United States. He lived in Springville, Pontotoc, Mississippi, United States in 1900 and Beat 3, Pontotoc, Mississippi, United States in 1910. He died after 1910, in Toccopola, Pontotoc, Mississippi, United States, and was buried in Toccopola, Pontotoc, Mississippi, 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.
The Hermitage located in Nashville, Tennessee was a plantation owned by President Andrew Jackson from 1804 until his death there in 1845. The Hermitage is now a museum.
English: nickname perhaps for someone who made, sold, or used sledgehammers, from Middle English slegge, slegg ‘sledge hammer’ (Old English slecg).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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