Brief Life History of Mathew Bristol
When Mathew Bristol Nail was born about 1812, in Roane, Tennessee, United States, his father, Matthew G Nail, was 58 and his mother, Catherine Swagerty, was 48. He married Nancy Gordon Glass on 25 June 1839, in Madison, Alabama, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Western Division, Walker, Alabama, United States in 1860 and Madison, Madison, Alabama, United States in 1880. He died after 1880, in Madison, Alabama, United States.
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- Matthew B Nail, "United States Census, 1840"
- Matthew B Neal, "Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950"
- Mathew Bristol Nale in entry for Madison Nale, "Alabama Deaths, 1908-1974"
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World Events (8)
1812
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
1818
Historical Boundaries 1818: Madison, Alabama Territory, United States 1819: Madison, Alabama, United States
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 Middle English naile, nayle ‘nail’ (from Old English nægel), which may, as in modern English, have the senses ‘metal spike, wooden peg’or ‘fingernail, toenail’. Applied as a metonymic occupational name for a maker of nails.
Americanized form (translation into English) of German Nagel ‘nail’.
French: from the ancient Germanic personal name Nahilo, based on the element nah ‘sufficient, adequate’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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