Brief Life History of Bolivar
When Bolivar Roberts was born on 4 July 1831, in Winchester, Scott, Illinois, United States, his father, Dr. Daniel Roberts, was 32 and his mother, Eliza Aldula Clark, was 25. He married Pamelia Emma Benson in 1854, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States in 1839 and Schuyler, Missouri, United States in 1850. He died on 10 August 1893, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 62, and was buried in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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- Bolivar Roberts in household of Daniel Roberts, "United States Census, 1850"
- Boliver Roberts, "Utah, Salt Lake County Death Records, 1849-1949"
- Bolliver in entry for Don Carlos Roberts, "Utah, Salt Lake City Cemetery Records, 1847-1976"
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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.
1833
Historical Boundaries: 1833: Morgan, United States 1839: Scott, Illinois, United States
1848 · Fire Destroys the Temple
On October 9, 1848, an arsonists fire claimed everything but the outer walls of the Nauvoo Temple since the structure was made out of limestone and wood. It was meant to discourage the Saints that had fled to never come back.
Name Meaning
English: from the personal name Robert , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s. This surname is also occasionally borne by Jews, presumably as an Americanized form of some similar (like-sounding) Jewish surname.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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