Chief Straight Tail

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Chief Straight Tail

Also Known As: "John Meaurroway"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Chillicothe, Ross County, OH, United States
Death: 1709 (78-79)
Pennsylvania, United States
Immediate Family:

Husband of Opessa Pekowi
Father of Wolf Straight Tail; Cakundawanna Straight Tail; Opessa Straight Tail; Snow White Straight Tail; John White Straight Tail and 2 others

Managed by: Walter William Dalitsch, III
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About Chief Straight Tail

Note: A member of the Turtle Clan.

 About 1670 - A Pekowi Chief in Ohio
 About 1677 - moved from Ohio to Indiana-Illinois-Miami & Illinois River valleys
 About 1680 - some of band move to corner ot Tennessee-Kentucky-Virginia-North Carolina
 By 1689 - bulk of band fro Illinois-Indiana joins them
 By 1690 - some have moved to Pennsylvania
 By 1693 - most of band living in Cecil County, Maryland
 By 1697 - most of band living in Susquehanna Valley, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
 About 1697 - succeeded by son Opessa as Pekowi Chief
 1709 - succeeded by Pheasant-Kakawatchekee as Pekowi Chief

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Chief Straight Tail's Timeline

1630
1630
Chillicothe, Ross County, OH, United States
1654
1654
1660
1660
Lancaster, Lancaster County, PA, United States
1662
1662
1664
1664
1666
1666
Ohio, United States
1670
1670
Ohio, United States
1680
1680
Illinois, United States
1709
1709
Age 79
Pennsylvania, United States