Brief Life History of Frances
When Frances Wood was born in 1814, in Clark, Kentucky, United States, her father, Robert Wood, was 35 and her mother, Sarah Wills, was 37. She married William Butler on 13 March 1832, in Greenup, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 11 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Carter, Kentucky, United States in 1860 and Kentucky, United States in 1870. She died in 1880, in Harris, Lewis, Kentucky, United States, at the age of 66.
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- Francis Butler, "United States Census, 1870"
- Frankey Wood, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
- Frankey Wood in entry for William Butler, "Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979"
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1818 · Jackson Purchase
The western part of Kentucky purchased by Andrew Jackson from the Chickasaw Indians in 1818. It became known as the Jackson Purchase. This included land that wasn't originally part of Kentucky when it became a state.
1819 · Panic! of 1819
With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years.
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.
Name Meaning
English: mainly a topographic name for someone who lived in or by a wood, from Middle English wode ‘wood’ (Old English wudu). In North America, the English form of the surname has absorbed cognates from other languages, such as French Bois and Polish Les .
English: in a few cases, a nickname for an eccentric or perhaps a violent person, from Middle English wode ‘frenzied, wild’ (Old English wōd).
Americanized form of French Gadbois .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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