Brief Life History of Almon
When Almon Beavers was born on 2 February 1831, in Wake, North Carolina, United States, his father, Alfred Beavers, was 32 and his mother, Stacy Robarts, was 23. He married Mary or Martha or Wistome daughter of Mo-Lay-Yo about 1865, in Butte, California, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Butte, California, United States in 1860 and Bidwell Bar, Butte, California, United States for about 40 years. He died on 29 June 1919, in Oroville, Butte, California, United States, at the age of 88, and was buried in Oroville Cemetery, Oroville, Butte, California, United States.
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- A Beavers, "United States Census, 1860"
- Almon Beavers, "California Death Index, 1905-1939"
- Almon Beavers, "California Great Registers, 1866-1910"
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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.
1850
Historical Boundaries 1850: Butte, California, United States
1855
Oroville originally was known as Ophir City, but the name was changed in 1855.
Name Meaning
English: variant of Beaver , with post-medieval excrescent -s.
History: William Walter Beavers, from whom many American bearers of this surname are descended, was born in Wales on July 25, 1755 and married Elizabeth Ragsdale in Lunenburg County, VA. He died c. 1807 in Elbert County, GA.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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