When Anna E. Griffin was born on 10 April 1830, in Vermillion, Indiana, United States, her father, Abraham Abram Griffin, was 47 and her mother, Polly Spurlock, was 40. She married Henry Ball on 8 April 1863, in Fulton, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 daughters. She lived in Canton Township, Fulton, Illinois, United States in 1860 and Orion Township, Fulton, Illinois, United States for about 30 years. She died on 16 May 1914, in Fulton, Illinois, United States, at the age of 84, and was buried in Orendorff And Breed Cemetery, Canton, Fulton, Illinois, United States.
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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.
The Massive Internal Improvements Act of 1836 loaned Indiana $10,000,000 to create infrastructure such as canals, railroads, and roads across the state. The act was signed by Whig Governor Noah Noble and passed by the Indiana General Assembly. However, the financial crisis known as the Panic of 1837 thwarted these plans as costs ballooned. Construction on the infrastructure was not completed and the state debt rapidly increased.
The town of Santa Fe was denied their application for a United States Postal Service as a town of Santa Fe, Indiana, was already established. Several meetings were held and the name was changed to Santa Claus, Indiana. The United States Postal Service granted their application. Due to the name, the post office in Santa Claus continues to receive thousands of letters to Santa Claus from children around the world each December.
Welsh: from the personal name Gruffin, Griffin, a pet form of Middle Welsh Gruffudd. In the Welsh border counties this name was introduced directly from Welsh, and in the eastern counties of England by Bretons from France who came over with the Norman conquest.
Irish: Anglicized (part translated) form of Gaelic Ó Gríobhtha ‘descendant of Gríobhtha’, a personal name from gríobh ‘gryphon’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Possible Related Namesd/o Abram and Polly (Spurlock) Griffin w/o Henry Ball m. April 8, 1863, Fulton, IL Ref. Murphy Sedgwick records. Found at illinoisancestors.org Anna E. Griffin Ball Excerpts from the October 23, 1908 …
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