Brief Life History of Robert P.
When Robert P. Tompkins was born about 1824, in Kentucky, United States, his father, John Tompkins, was 27 and his mother, Nancy Burris, was 21. He married Lucretia Tolman on 31 January 1850, in Jersey Township, Jersey, Illinois, United States. He lived in Jersey Township, Jersey, Illinois, United States in 1850. He died about 1851, in Jersey, Illinois, United States, at the age of 29.
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- Robert Tompkins in household of John Tompkins, "United States Census, 1850"
- Robert P. Tompkins, "Illinois Marriages, 1815-1935"
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1825 · The Crimes Act
The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.
1830 · Louisville and Portland Canal Opens
The Louisville and Portland canal opened in 1830. It was a 2 mile canal. It helped with the barrier caused by the Falls of the Ohio River at Louisville by making a route around them.
1832 · Black Hawk War
The Black Hawk War was a brief conflict between the United States and Native Americans led by Black Hawk, a Sauk leader. The war erupted soon after Black Hawk and a group of other tribes, known as the "British Band", crossed the Mississippi River, into Illinois, from Iowa Indian Territory in April 1832. Black Hawk's motives were ambiguous, but records show that he was hoping to avoid bloodshed while resettling on tribal land that had been given to the United States in the 1804 Treaty of St. Louis.
Name Meaning
English: patronymic from Tomkin, a medieval pet form of the personal name Thomas .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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