Brief Life History of Mary Jane
When Mary Jane Helvey was born in April 1831, in Mason, Kentucky, United States, her father, Charles Adrian Helvey, was 54 and her mother, Margaret Bowman, was 53. She married Dr Jonathan Wellington Jacobs on 30 April 1855, in Bracken, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Kentucky, United States in 1870 and Milford, Bracken, Kentucky, United States in 1880. She died in 1898, in Bracken, Kentucky, United States, at the age of 67, and was buried in Santa Fe, Bracken, Kentucky, United States.
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- Mary J Jacobs in household of Johnathan Jacobs, "United States Census, 1880"
- Mary Jane Helery, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
- Mary Jane Helvey Jacobs, "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.
1848
Historical Boundaries: 1848: Bracken, Kentucky, United States
1850 · 8th Most Populated State
According to the 1850 census Kentucky was the 8th most populated state with 982,405 people.
Name Meaning
Altered form of German Helwig .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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