Brief Life History of Le Roy Webster
When Le Roy Webster Highley was born on 7 March 1830, in La Porte, LaPorte, Indiana, United States, his father, James Highley, was 21 and his mother, Mary Webster, was 23. He married Mary Denton Blair on 14 March 1855, in Saint Joseph, Buchanan, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Center Township, Doniphan, Kansas, United States in 1860 and Summit Township, Chautauqua, Kansas, United States in 1880. He died on 20 February 1900, in Washita, Oklahoma, United States, at the age of 69, and was buried in Red Top Cemetery, Colony, Washita, Oklahoma, United States.
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- Leroy Highly in household of James Highly, "United States Census, 1850"
- Legacy NFS Source: Le_Roy Webster Highley - Family genealogies: birth: 7 March 1830; La Porte, La Porte, Indiana, United States
- Leroy Highley, "Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991"
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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.
1832
Historical Boundaries 1832: La Porte, Indiana, United States
1855
Historical Boundaries: 1855: Doniphan, Kansas Territory, United States 1861: Doniphan, Kansas, United States
Name Meaning
English (Yorkshire and Lancashire): habitational name from High Lee in Luddenden Foot (Yorkshire). This is the main source of the name, although in some instances the source may be another place of similar name, such as High Legh (Cheshire). The Yorkshire placename probably derives from Old English hygel ‘hillock’ + lēah ‘woodland clearing’, while the Cheshire placename derives from Old English lēah, with later addition of Middle English heigh ‘high’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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