Brief Life History of George W
When George W Hobson was born on 12 August 1826, in Henry, Indiana, United States, his father, George Hobson, was 35 and his mother, Sally Colburn, was 36. He married Eliza Bracken on 26 May 1842, in Woodford, Woodford, Illinois, United States. He died in November 1839, in New Castle, Henry, Indiana, United States, at the age of 13, and was buried in Hobson Cemetery, New Castle, Henry, Indiana, United States.
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1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.
1830 · The Oregon Trail
Many people started their 2,170-mile West trek to settle the land found by Louis and Clark. They used large-wheeled wagons to pack most of their belongings and were guided by trails that were made by the previous trappers and traders who walked the area. Over time the trail needed annual improvements to make the trip faster and safer. Most of Interstate 80 and 84 cover most of the ground that was the original trail.
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.
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English (Yorkshire and Lancashire): patronymic from the personal name Hobb(e) + son (see Hobbs ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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