Brief Life History of Henry Blanton
When Henry Blanton Snell was born on 16 January 1830, in Scott, Kentucky, United States, his father, Robert Snell, was 38 and his mother, Mary Blanton, was 38. He married Henrietta Phillips in 1851, in Leavenworth, Leavenworth, Kansas, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 7 daughters. He lived in Leavenworth, Kansas, United States in 1895 and High Prairie Township, Leavenworth, Kansas, United States in 1900. He died on 29 September 1905, in Ramah, El Paso, Colorado, United States, at the age of 75, and was buried in Ramah, El Paso, Colorado, United States.
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- Snell in household of Chas A Perry, "United States Census, 1850"
- Henry Blanton Snell, "BillionGraves Index"
- Henry Snell in entry for Guy A Snell, "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007"
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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: Unorganized Federal Territory, United States 1837: MO Non-County Area 28, Missouri, United States 1838: Platte, Missouri, United States
1855
Historical Boundaries: 1855: Leavenworth, Kansas Territory, United States 1861: Leavenworth, Kansas, United States
Name Meaning
English: nickname for a quick, lively, or courageous person, from Middle English snel(l) ‘swift, vivacious, brisk, bold’ (Old English snel(l), Old Norse snjallr). See also Sneller , Snelling .
English: from the Middle English personal name Snel(l) (Old English Snell, Old Norse Snjallr, with the same origins as the nickname above).
Americanized form of German Schnell ‘quick’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Henry Blanton Snell was born in Kentucky and moved with his family when he was a young boy to Platte County, Missouri. Here is where he met, fell in love and married Henrietta V. Phillips about 1851. …
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