Brief Life History of James Elliott
When James Elliott Veach was born on 21 September 1831, in Trumbull, Ashtabula, Ohio, United States, his father, William Hudson Veach, was 22 and his mother, Nancy Ann Elliott, was 16. He married Mary Ann Blair on 20 April 1861, in San Joaquin, California, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. He immigrated to Utah, United States in 1851 and lived in Preston Township, Platte, Missouri, United States in 1850 and Soledad, Monterey, California, United States in 1880. He died on 20 November 1907, in Gonzales, Monterey, California, United States, at the age of 76.
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- James Veach, "United States Census, 1880"
- James E. Veach, "California, County Marriages, 1850-1952"
- James E Veach, "California Death Index, 1905-1939"
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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.
1838
Historical Boundaries 1838: Platte create from Non-County Areas 28 and 12
1857 · 7.9 Earthquake In Fort Tejon
The Fort Tejon earthquake, on January 9, 1857, registered at 7.9, making it one of the largest earthquakes ever recorded in the United States. Only two people were killed, largely due to the sparse population in the area where the earthquake occurred. As a result of the large scale shaking, the Kern River was turned upstream and fish were stranded miles from Tulare Lake as the waters were rocked so far from its banks.
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Scottish: variant of Veitch .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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