Brief Life History of Rebecca Juliann
When Rebecca Juliann Skelton was born on 14 October 1830, in Gibson, Indiana, United States, her father, James C Skelton Sr, was 37 and her mother, Dysea Reavis, was 27. She married John Cook Holcomb on 31 December 1851, in Gibson, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Columbia Township, Gibson, Indiana, United States in 1850. She died on 16 April 1857, in Gibson, Indiana, United States, at the age of 26, and was buried in Providence Cemetery, Francisco, Center Township, Gibson, Indiana, United States.
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- Rebecca J Skelton in household of James Skelton, "United States Census, 1850"
- Rebecca Julina Skelton, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007"
- Rebecca Holcomb, "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.
1836 · The Massive Internal Improvements Act
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.
1841 · Indiana Nears Bankruptcy
The State of Indiana was near bankruptcy in 1841 due to the inability to repay interest incurred for the Massive Internal Improvement Act. The state liquidated much of its public works. Many of the projects were handed over to the state’s creditors as a way to reduce debt. Only two of the eight proposed infrastructure projects were completed by the creditors.
Name Meaning
English (Yorkshire): habitational name mainly from Skelton in Cumberland, or any of various places called Skelton in Yorkshire, North Yorkshire, and East Yorkshire. The placenames probably all derive from Old English scelf ‘rock, ledge, shelf’ + tūn ‘farmstead, estate’, with initial Sk-, instead of Sh-, due to Scandinavian influence. However, in some cases, the first element may be a lost river name, from Old Norse skjallr ‘resounding’; compare Skelding . This English surname has been established in Queen's County [Laois], Ireland, since the 16th century.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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