Brief Life History of Reece Calvin
When Reece Calvin Basham was born on 1 April 1830, in Tazewell, Virginia, United States, his father, Jonathan Basham, was 35 and his mother, Delilah Payne, was 28. He married Marticia Pryor about 1855, in Clarksville, Johnson, Arkansas, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 daughters. He lived in Spadra, Johnson, Arkansas, United States in 1850. He registered for military service in 1846. He died on 4 April 1864, in Clarksville, Johnson, Arkansas, United States, at the age of 34, and was buried in Lee Cemetery, Clarksville, Johnson, Arkansas, United States.
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- R C Basham, "United States Census, 1850"
- Reece Calvin Basham, "Find A Grave Index"
- Calvin Bassham, "United States Mexican War Index and Service Records, 1846-1848"
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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: Johnson, Arkansas Territory, United States; 1836: Johnson, Arkansas, United States
1844 · German Immigration to Texas
Over 7,000 German immigrants arrived in Texas. Some of these new arrivals died in epidemics; those that survived ended up living in cities such as San Antonio, Galveston, and Houston. Other German settlers went to the Texas Hill Country and formed the western portion of the German Belt, where new towns were founded: New Braunfels and Fredericksburg.
Name Meaning
English (Norfolk, Suffolk, and Essex): variant of Barsham, a habitational name from any of the places in Norfolk and Suffolk called Barsham, from the genitive case of the Old English byname Bār ‘wild boar’ + Old English hām ‘homestead’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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