When Mariam Prudence Bozarth was born on 8 June 1840, in Funks Grove, McLean, Illinois, United States, her father, Jonithan Columbus Bozarth Senior, was 36 and her mother, Leah Jean Stout, was 26. She married William Jackson "Wadleigh" Wadley in 1864, in United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Fayette Township, Decatur, Iowa, United States for about 40 years. She died on 9 June 1919, in Decatur, Iowa, United States, at the age of 79, and was buried in Rose Hill Cemetery, Lamoni, Decatur, Iowa, United States.
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U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Historical Boundaries: 1846: Decatur, Iowa Territory, United States 1846: Decatur, Iowa, United States
Illinois contributed 250,000 soldiers to the Union Army, ranking it fourth in terms of the total men fighting for a single state. Troops mainly fought in the Western side of the Appalachian Mountains, but a few regiments played important roles in the East side. Several thousand Illinoisians died during the war. No major battles were fought in the state, although several towns became sites for important supply depots and navy yards. Not everyone in the state supported the war and there were calls for secession in Southern Illinois several residents. However, the movement for secession soon died after the proposal was blocked.
Altered form of French Bossart or Bossard . Compare Bosier .
History: The Bozarths trace their origin to Simon Bozarth (originally Bossart or Bossard) from Alsace, France, who settled in NJ in the 1710s.
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