Clack Stone
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Early life
John D. Winters moved from Kentucky or Tennessee[1] to central Illinois, and then to Jo Daviess County in 1827.[2] Sometime after this, Winters and Clack Stone purchased a tract of land 127 feet (38.7 m) above the waters of the Apple River.[3]
Military service
In April 1832, encouraged by promises of alliance with other tribes and the
Upon hearing of Black Hawk's return, settlers throughout northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin hastily constructed forts.[9] The Apple River Fort was constructed by the early settlers at present-day Elizabeth for protection during the war.[10] At the onset of the Black Hawk War, settlers in southern Wisconsin and northern Illinois constructed a series of hastily built forts; Apple River Fort was one of the forts erected after the militia's defeat at Stillman's Run.[9][11] The small fort was completed on May 22, 1832 under the supervision of Stone, one week after the battle at Stillman's Run.[7] The Apple River settlement, at the time of the fort's completion, was home to about 40 settlers.[11]
Stone was in command at the fort during two war-related incidents. In the days immediately preceding June 18, 1832, Apple River Fort's stables were broken into and horses were stolen during the night.
Later life
Immediately following the Black Hawk War, Clack Stone opened a store near the site of present-day Elizabeth. The store was directly across the street from the house of John D. Winters, who established a tavern around the same time.[3] In 1839, surveyor Charles R. Bennett laid out the village of Elizabeth on Winters' and Stone's land. The original village had twelve named streets.[3]
Notes
- ^ Elihu B. Washburne stated he believed Winters came from either Kentucky or Tennessee in writings 30 years later. See. Matile, "Were Pa, Adam, Hoss, and Little Joe from Illinois?"
- ^ Matile, Roger. "Were Pa, Adam, Hoss, and Little Joe from Illinois?," Ledger-Sentinel (Oswego, Illinois), April 7, 2005. Retrieved October 26, 2007.
- ^ a b c d Kett, H.F. and Co. The History of Jo Daviess County, Illinois, (Google Books), H.F. Kett & Co., Chicago: 1887, pp. 584–86. Retrieved October 26, 2007.
- ^ Lewis, James. "The Black Hawk War of 1832 Archived August 15, 2009, at the Wayback Machine," Abraham Lincoln Digitization Project, Northern Illinois University. Retrieved October 26, 2007.
- ^ a b Armstrong, Perry A. The Sauks and the Black Hawk War, (Google Books), H.W. Rokker: 1887, p. 493. Retrieved October 26, 2007.
- Illinois Historic Preservation Agency. Retrieved October 26, 2007.
- ^ a b c d e f Harmet, A. Richard. "Apple River Fort Site Archived October 31, 2007, at the Wayback Machine, (PDF), National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form, March 31, 1997, HAARGIS Database, Illinois Historic Preservation Agency. Retrieved October 26, 2007.
- ^ Carter, Greg. "Plum River Fight 1832," Old Lead Regional Historical Society, 2004. Retrieved October 26, 2007.
- ^ Wisconsin Magazine of History, Spring 2003. Retrieved October 26, 2007.
- ^ "Elizabeth History Archived 2007-06-23 at the Wayback Machine," Past To Present - Mining To Farming, Elizabeth Chamber of Commerce. Retrieved October 26, 2007.
- ^ a b "June 24, Elizabeth, Ill.: Women Save the Apple River Fort Archived 2008-08-28 at the Wayback Machine," Historic Diaries: The Black Hawk War, Wisconsin State Historical Society. Retrieved October 26, 2007.
- ^ Blanchard, Rufus. Discovery and Conquests of the North-west. with the History of Chicago (Google Books), R. Blanchard & Co.: 1881, p. 326. Retrieved October 26, 2007.
- ^ ISBN 0805077588), pp. 220-221. Retrieved October 26, 2007.
- ^ a b "Apple River Fort Archived 2007-09-05 at the Wayback Machine," Historic Sites, Illinois Historic Preservation Agency. Retrieved October 26, 2007.
- ^ Marshall, Janet A. and Marshall, Mary K., Black Hawk's War 1832, 1997, pp. 90-94.
- Wisconsin State Historical Society. Retrieved October 26, 2007.
- ^ Drake, Samuel Gardner. Biography and History of the Indians of North America: From Its First Discovery, (Google Books), B. B. Mussey: 1848, p. 152. Retrieved October 26, 2007.