When Jabez Starry was born on 17 July 1831, in Warren, Indiana, United States, his father, Alexander Starry, was 28 and his mother, Polly Saum, was 24. He married Eleanor Simpson on 17 October 1851, in Rome Township, Jones, Iowa, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Jones, Iowa, United States in 1895 and Rome Township, Jones, Iowa, United States for about 10 years. He died on 17 October 1910, in Olin, Jones, Iowa, United States, at the age of 79, and was buried in Olin, Jones, Iowa, United States.
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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.
Historical Boundaries: 1841: Jones, Iowa Territory, United States 1846: Jones, Iowa, United States
The town of Santa Fe was denied their application for a United States Postal Service as a town of Santa Fe, Indiana, was already established. Several meetings were held and the name was changed to Santa Claus, Indiana. The United States Postal Service granted their application. Due to the name, the post office in Santa Claus continues to receive thousands of letters to Santa Claus from children around the world each December.
Americanized form of Czech and Slovak Starý, Polish and Sorbian Stary ‘old’.
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