Brief Life History of John Grant
When John Grant Mathis was born on 15 February 1830, in Champaign, Ohio, United States, his father, John Mathis, was 49 and his mother, Phebe Wooley, was 30. He married Mary Matilda Heller on 8 May 1854. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Urbana Township, Champaign, Ohio, United States for about 10 years and Ohio, United States in 1870. He died on 15 August 1884, in Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, United States, at the age of 54, and was buried in Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, United States.
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- John Mathes in household of John Mathes, "United States Census, 1850"
- John G Matthis, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"
- John Grant Mathis, "Find A Grave Index"
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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.
1841
Dayton was incorporated as a city.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Name Meaning
German, French (mainly Alsace and Lorraine), and Flemish: from a variant of the personal name Matthias (see Matthew ). Compare Matthys .
English: from a pet form of the personal names Matthew or Mathias .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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