Brief Life History of Benjamin Charles
When Benjamin Charles Turman was born on 20 January 1812, in Ohio, United States, his father, Isaac Turman, was 31 and his mother, Margaret Rector, was 27. He married Barbara Neff on 15 July 1838. He lived in Salt Creek Township, Davis, Iowa, United States in 1850 and Petaluma Judicial Township, Sonoma, California, United States in 1860. He died on 12 September 1886, in Santa Maria, Santa Barbara, California, United States, at the age of 74, and was buried in Santa Maria, Santa Barbara, California, United States.
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- Ben Turman, "United States Census, 1860"
- Benjamin C. Turman, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"
- Ben C. Turmon, "California Deaths and Burials, 1776-2000"
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1819 · Panic! of 1819
With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years.
1820 · Making States Equal
The Missouri Compromise helped provide the entrance of Maine as a free state and Missouri as a slave state into the United States. As part of the compromise, slavery was prohibited north of the 36°30′ parallel, excluding Missouri.
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.
Name Meaning
Jewish (from Ukraine): nickname from Yiddish turman ‘inconstant man’. Compare Thurman .
Americanized form of German Thurmann (see Thurman ).
English: variant of Thurman . This form of the surname is very rare in Britain and Ireland.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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