Brief Life History of Mary Jane
When Mary Jane Gravitt was born in 1832, in Forsyth, Georgia, United States, her father, Obadiah Gravitt, was 31 and her mother, Fanny Herndon, was 29. She married William Tidwell on 27 July 1860, in Forsyth, Georgia, United States. She lived in Gwinnett, Georgia, United States in 1850. She died on 31 January 1911, in Forsyth, Georgia, United States, at the age of 79.
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- Mary J Gravett in household of B F Gravett, "United States Census, 1860"
- Mary Jane Gravitt, "Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950"
- Mary Jane Gravet in household of Jesse Rambo, "United States Census, 1850"
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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.
1832
Historical Boundaries: 1832: Forsyth, Georgia, United States
1861
Civil War History - Some 11,000 Georgians gave their lives in defense of their state a state that suffered immense destruction. But wars end brought about an even more dramatic figure to tell: 460,000 African-Americans were set free from the shackles of slavery to begin new lives as free people.
Name Meaning
English: variant of Gravett .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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