Brief Life History of Anarah Frances
When Anarah Frances Dent was born on 28 January 1831, in Virginia, United States, her father, Dudley Evans Dent Sr, was 43 and her mother, Mahalath Berkshire, was 35. She married Henry Minor Ice on 1 January 1849, in Mannington, Marion, West Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 11 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Marion, Virginia, United States in 1850 and Mannington, Marion, West Virginia, United States for about 10 years. She died on 29 July 1905, in Joetown, Marion, West Virginia, United States, at the age of 74, and was buried in Huey-Thorne Cemetery, Mannington, Marion, West Virginia, United States.
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- Annary Lee in household of Henry M Lee, "United States Census, 1870"
- Anara F Ice, "West Virginia Deaths, 1804-1999"
- Anara H Dont in entry for Sidney Averil Ice, "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994"
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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.
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.
1861 · The Battle of Manassas
The Battle of Manassas is also referred to as the First Battle of Bull Run. 35,000 Union troops were headed towards Washington D.C. after 20,000 Confederate forces. The McDowell's Union troops fought with General Beauregard's Confederate troops along a little river called Bull Run.
Name Meaning
habitational name from Dent in Yorkshire, possibly from a British hill name cognate with Old Irish dinn, dind ‘hill’.
variant of Dunt, from Middle English dunt, dent ‘blow (of a weapon or implement); combat’ (Old English dynt).
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Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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