Brief Life History of David Wayne
When David Wayne Layman was born about 1831, in Shelby, Indiana, United States, his father, David Layman, was 39 and his mother, Rachel Thurston, was 37. He married Harriett Martha Hill on 4 March 1858, in Hancock, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 7 daughters. He lived in Jefferson Township, Wayne, Iowa, United States in 1870 and Chester, Thayer, Nebraska, United States in 1885.
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- David W Laman, "United States Census, 1860"
- Legacy NFS Source: David W Laymon - Government record: Census record: birth: about 1832; Indiana, United States
- David W. Laymon, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"
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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.
1834
Historical Boundaries: 1834: Grundy, Missouri, United States
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
Name Meaning
English: topographic name for a dweller by a woodland clearing or a meadow, from Middle English ley + man. Compare Lee .
English: nickname from layman, a word denoting an uneducated person.
Americanized form of German Lehmann .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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