Brief Life History of Daniel Webster
When Daniel Webster Jones was born on 26 August 1830, in Fayette, Howard, Missouri, United States, his father, Wiley Jones, was 31 and his mother, Margaret Scott Cloyd, was 26. He married Harriet Emily Colton on 29 January 1852, in Provo, Utah, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 9 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Bakersfield, Kern, California, United States in 1900 and Fresno, Fresno, California, United States in 1910. He registered for military service in 1861. He died on 19 April 1915, in Lehi, Maricopa, Arizona, United States, at the age of 84, and was buried in City of Mesa Cemetery, Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona, United States.
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- Daniel Jones, "United States Census, 1870"
- Family Data Collection - Births
- Daniel W. Jones, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"
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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.
1848 · The California Gold Rush
On January 24, 1848, gold was found at Sutter’s Mill in Coloma, California, which began the California gold rush. In December of that same year, U.S. President James Polk announced the news to Congress. The news of gold lured thousands of “forty-niners” seeking fortune to California during 1849. Approximately 300,000 people relocated to California from all over the world during the gold rush years. It is estimated that the mined gold was worth tens of billions in today’s U.S. dollars.
1853
Santa Anna returns to Mexico and becomes president. Sells additional territory to United States under Gadsden Purchase.
Name Meaning
English and Welsh: from the Middle English personal name Jon(e) (see John ), with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s. The surname is especially common in Wales and southern central England. It began to be adopted as a non-hereditary surname in some parts of Wales from the 16th century onward, but did not become a widespread hereditary surname there until the 18th and 19th centuries. In North America, this surname has absorbed various cognate and like-sounding surnames from other languages. It is (including in the sense 2 below) the fifth most frequent surname in the US. It is also very common among African Americans and Native Americans.
English: habitational or occupational name for someone who lived or worked ‘at John's (house)’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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