Brief Life History of Abraham H
When Abraham H Showalter was born on 5 October 1830, in Rockingham, Virginia, United States, his father, John Showalter, was 24 and his mother, Susanna Bowman, was 21. He lived in District 1, Loudoun, Virginia, United States in 1860 and Rockingham, Somerset, New Jersey, British Colonial America in 1935. He died on 1 April 1866, in Rockingham, Virginia, United States, at the age of 35, and was buried in Trissels Mennonite Church Cemetery, Broadway, Rockingham, Virginia, United States.
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- Abram Showalter in household of John Showalter, "United States Census, 1850"
- Abraham Showal*, "Virginia, Library of Virginia State Archive, Births, Marriages, and Deaths 1853-1900"
- Abraham, "Virginia, Rockingham County, Marriage Registers, 1864-1926"
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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.
1836 · Remember the Alamo
Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.
1844 · Lumpkin's Jail
In 1844 when Robert Lumpkin bought land in Virginia, this would be the spot of the Infamous Slave Jail (or Lumpkin’s Jail). The slaves would be brought here during the slave trade until they were sold. Lumpkin had purchased the land for his own slave business.
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Americanized form of German Schowalter .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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