When Mary Jane Shadden was born on 26 July 1830, in Sing Sing, Ossining Town, Westchester, New York, United States, her father, Simeon Shaddon, was 22 and her mother, Frances Cronk, was 29. She married William Holmes Walker on 28 April 1850, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States in 1839 and Cottonwood, Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1880. She died on 3 September 1916, in Lewisville, Jefferson, Idaho, United States, at the age of 86, and was buried in Lewisville Cemetery, Jefferson, Idaho, United States.
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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.
After the Saints had been chased out of Missouri they moved to a swampy area located next to the Mississippi River. Here they settled and named the place Nauvoo which translates into the city beautiful.
William Rand opened a small printing shop in Chicago. Doing most of the work himself for the first two years he decided to hire some help. Rand Hired Andrew McNally, an Irish Immigrant, to work in his shop. After doing business with the Chicago Tribune, Rand and McNally were hired to run the Tribune's entire printing operation. Years later, Rand and McNally established Rand McNally & Co after purchasing the Tribune's printing business. They focused mainly on printing tickets, complete railroad guides and timetables for the booming railroad industry around the city. What made the company successful was the detailed maps of roadways, along with directions to certain places. Rand McNally was the first major map publisher to embrace a system of numbered highways and erected many of the roadside highway signs that have been adopted by state and federal highway authorities. The company is still making and updating the world maps that are looked at every day.
Americanized form of French Chaudoin .
Possibly also Scottish: variant of Shedden .
History: At least some of the American bearers of the surname Shadden are descendants of François Chaudoin, a Huguenot from France (see Chaudoin ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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