Robert Mayfield
about 1832–
Georgia, United States
The Life of Robert
When Robert Mayfield was born about 1832, in Georgia, United States, his father, James Mayfield, was 27 and his mother, Mary Polly Smith, was 23. He lived in Randolph, Alabama, United States in 1850.
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Family Time Line
James Mayfield
1805–1872
Mary Polly Smith
1809–1891
Battle William Mayfield
1830–1920
James Willis Mayfield
1831–
Robert Mayfield
1832–
Elizabeth Mayfield
1840–
Jennie Mayfield
1851–1860
William Smith Mayfield
1833–1913
David Miller Mayfield
1837–1913
Andrew Burman Mayfield Sr
1845–1880
Parents and Siblings
1805–1872Male
1809–1891Female
siblings
(8)
1830–1920Male
1831–Male
1832–Male
1833–1913Male
David Miller Mayfield
1837–1913Male
+3 More Children
World Events (8)
1832 · The Black Hawk War
Age 0
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 · Worcester v. Georgia
Age 0
In 1830, U.S. President Andrew Jackson signed the Indian Removal Act which required all Native Americans to relocate to areas west of the Mississippi River. That same year, Governor Gilmer of Georgia signed an act which claimed for Georgia all Cherokee territories within the boundaries of Georgia. The Cherokees protested the act and the case made its way to the U.S. Supreme Court. The case, Worcester v. Georgia, ruled in 1832 that the United States, not Georgia, had rights over the Cherokee territories and Georgia laws regarding the Cherokee Nation were voided. President Jackson didn’t enforce the ruling and the Cherokees did not cede their land and Georgia held a land lottery anyway for white settlers.
1863
Age 31
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from places so named in Staffordshire and Sussex. The former was named in Old English as ‘open country (feld) where madder (mæddre) grows’, while the latter was named as ‘open country where mayweed (mægðe) grows’. The surname is now most common in Nottinghamshire.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Sources (1)
- Robert Mayfield in household of James Mayfield, "United States Census, 1850"
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