Brief Life History of Joshua P
Joshua P ROBERTS was born about 1820, in Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, United States as the son of Hosea Roberts and Mrs Roberts. He married Barbrie Ellender Odom on 19 June 1852, in Osage, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Jackson Township, Osage, Missouri, United States in 1850. He died on 10 December 1863, in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, United States, at the age of 44.
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- Joshua Roberts in household of Hosea Roberts, "United States Census, 1850"
- Joshua P Roberts, "United States General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934"
- 1860 United States Federal Census
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1820 · Making States Equal
The Missouri Compromise helped provide the entrance of Maine as a free state and Missouri as a slave state into the United States. As part of the compromise, slavery was prohibited north of the 36°30′ parallel, excluding Missouri.
1820 · Making Land more affordable
The United States law requiring full payment at the time of purchase and registration of any land. to help encourage sales and make land more affordable, Congress reduced the minimum price of dollar per acre and the minimum size that could be purchased. Most of this land for sale was located on the frontier which was then "The West". This Act was good for many Americans, but it was also over used by wealthy investors.
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.
Name Meaning
English: from the personal name Robert , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s. This surname is also occasionally borne by Jews, presumably as an Americanized form of some similar (like-sounding) Jewish surname.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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