Brief Life History of Anna
When Anna Kinser was born on 12 July 1810, in Tennessee, United States, her father, Jacob Lafayette Kinser Sr., was 31 and her mother, Caty Ketring, was 20. She married Henry Franklin Shaffer on 9 February 1833, in Greene, Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 6 daughters. She lived in Warren Township, Clinton, Indiana, United States in 1850 and Democrat Township, Carroll, Indiana, United States for about 20 years. She died on 11 July 1894, in Carroll, Indiana, United States, at the age of 83, and was buried in Carroll, Indiana, United States.
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- Anna Shaffer in household of Henry Shaffer, "United States Census, 1870"
- Anna Kinser, "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950"
- Anne Kinzer Shaffer, "Find A Grave Index"
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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.
1828
Historical Boundaries: 1828: Carroll, Indiana, 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
South German: variant of Kinzer or Kintzer and, in North America, (also) an altered form of these. Compare Kincer .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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