Brief Life History of Felix
Felix McHannan was born in 1832, in Ireland. He had at least 4 sons and 3 daughters with Ann S Byrnes. He lived in Natick, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States in 1860 and Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States for about 10 years. He registered for military service in 1884. He died on 21 December 1895, in Los Angeles, California, United States, at the age of 63, and was buried in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States.
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- Felix Mc Hanon, "United States Census, 1860"
- Felix McHannon, "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994"
- Felix Mchannan, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016"
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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.
1836 · The Bridge War
On Halloween, tension between Cleveland and Ohio City began to boil over. Both sides of the river armed themselves with muskets and a cannon over the Columbus Street Bridge. These tensions were brought about because the bridge's location was diverting commercial attention away from Ohio City completely and the way that their concerns were being treated. Cleveland's mayor tried to reason with the enraged citizens but was greeted with a volley of rocks. No deaths were recorded but three men were injured.
1851 · Cleveland, Columbus and Cincinnati Railroad
The Cleveland, Columbus and Cincinnati Railroad started running in February 1851, 15 years after it was charted for construction. It later absorbed a small bankrupt railroad in 1861 to help expand its services beyond just Cleveland, Columbus and Cincinnati. In May 1868, the railroad merged with the Bellefontaine Railway to connect the current cities with Indianapolis.
Name Meaning
name meaning ‘happy, fortunate’, which has from time to time been popular as a given name in Britain and elsewhere because of its auspicious omen. It was in use as a byname in Latin, applied for example to the dictator Sulla ( 138–178 bc ). It was very popular among the early Christians, being borne by a large number of early saints.
Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.
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