Brief Life History of Joshua Caleb
When Joshua Caleb Fant was born on 5 October 1831, in South Carolina, United States, his father, Samuel M. Fant, was 31 and his mother, Mary Joiner, was 30. He married Mary Ann Eliza Connor on 17 January 1860, in Noxubee, Mississippi, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Macon, Noxubee, Mississippi, United States for about 30 years. In 1880, at the age of 49, his occupation is listed as physician. He died on 25 October 1889, in Noxubee, Mississippi, United States, at the age of 58, and was buried in Odd Fellows Cemetery, Noxubee, Mississippi, United States.
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- Joshua C Fant, "United States Census, 1850"
- Joshua C. Fant, "Mississippi, Marriages, 1800-1911"
- Joshua Caleb Fant, "Find A Grave Index"
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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.
1833
Noxubee County was founded in 1833
1860
In 1860, South Carolina quit the United States because its citizens were in favor of slavery and President Lincoln was not. The Civil War started a year later.
Name Meaning
English: from Middle English infaunt(e) ‘baby, child’ (Old French enfant), hence a nickname for someone of a childish (or childlike) disposition. This name arose when, in medieval England, Anglo-Norman French l'enfant was wrongly understood as le fant.
Italian (Veneto): variant of Infante .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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