Edward Hedges

Edward was Sioux (Santee)

Biography

Edward Hedges was born in 1870. In the Canton Asylum, 1910, List of Patients, his age is listed as 40 and his marital status as divorced.[1] He is also found in the 1911 list of patients at Hiawatha Asylum. He was in fact the first patient at Hiawatha admitted on Dec. 31, 1902, committed by the Santee Agency.

He was raised by his aunt and uncle, Charles and Sophia Hedges

He was a Sioux from Santee, Nebraska.[2] Carla Joinson states that Edward Hedges was the first Native American admitted to Hiawatha Asylum for Insane Indians. Joinson says from Orbuck Olson, the Only Indian printed in Sunshine Magazine, that Hedges was a professional baseball player.

(Curator Note: Edward was recruited by the Nebraska Indians from the Genoa Industrial School for Indian Youth as a pitcher. Never made it to the major league. Source: Powers-Beck, Jeffrey. “‘Chief’: The American Indian Integration of Baseball, 1897-1945.” American Indian Quarterly, vol. 25, no. 4, 2001, pp. 508–38. JSTOR, JSTOR.org-1186015. Accessed 28 July 2023.)

He passed away on May 21, 1920 and was buried at Hiawatha Cemetery, Canton, South Dakota, United States.[3] His profile is part of the The Canton Asylum One Place Study.

Sources

1. ↑ 1910 List
2. ↑ Joinson, Carla. Vanished in Hiawatha. University of Nebraska Press, _, p.336
3. ↑ South Dakota Gravestones
4. Find a Grave memorial #14494274

Source: WikiTree_Hedges-1230
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HEDGES, Edward & Victoria McBride
(Curator note: For Edward there are 36 documents available, too many to show here, see the media tab for the complete list and ability to access.)

Patient Name: Edward Hedges (Sioux)
Date of admission: December 31, 1902 (committed from Santee Agency)
Diagnosis: Acute melancholia, revised to manic-depressive insanity
Notes: Hedges was the asylum's first patient; his wife began divorce proceedings while he was in the asylum in 1909; died on March 18, 1920, age 51.
(Johnson, pg. 300)

Edward Hedges was born Santee Sioux, also known as the Eastern Dakota, which identified themselves as the Tanyan Yahipi, frontier guardians of the Sioux Nation.
(Edward Hedges was a son of Dr. George Quinn and Takanheca (10). He was raised by his aunt and uncle, Charles and Sophia Hedges. (1, 10))

1902 Register of Santee Indian Families
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Edward was born on May, 1870 (1) or May, 1871 (3) at Santee. He was baptized in 1871 at Our Most Merciful Savior. (1)

Santee Episcopal Mission Baptismal Register
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An extract from the Santee Baptismal Ledger pg. 126 reads:
Edward Hedges 1870 George Wakanrdayamani Takanheca
Victoria McBride John McBride Susan McBride
Rosa May 1897 Edward Hedges Victoria M. Hedges
Winnie Grace 1899 Edward Hedges Victoria M. Hedges
Mabel Picot (no info). (1a)

He attended Santee Normal Training School (SNTS) starting in 1877. (14)

SNTS Student Roster
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In 1895 he is shown as residing in the home of his aunt and uncle Charles and Sophia Hedges (2)

1895 Santee Census
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He had a son with Sophia Moose-
Moses Hedges b. Nov. 28, 1894, baptized on Nov. 30, 1894. (1) He died on Dec. 9, 1894, 11 days old (1), buried Dec. 11, 1894 (1). See Private

Edward is listed alone on the 1895 Census (2)

1895 Santee Census
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He married Victoria McBride on July 15, 1896. (1, 5, 6). Victoria initiated divorce proceedings while he was in the Asylum in 1909.
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Santee Episcopal Mission Registers, Book 1…1896 Santee Marriage Register
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Victoria McBride was born at Big Sioux Point, Dakota to John and Susan McBride on Nov. 1, 1866. (1, 13) or May 1865 (3).

Yankton Holy Name Church Registers, Vol. 1
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Victoria was enrolled at Yankton so does not appear on any Santee censuses before this marriage. Victoria was first married to a Picotte and had a son, William b. c. 1888.

Edward and Victoria had at least the following children (See their profile for documentation)
1. Rosa May b. Dec. 24, 1897, private baptism on Jan. 12, 1898. (1) She died on April 28, 1899. (1) see: Rosa Mae Hedges
2. Winnie Grace b. Oct. 27, 1899, baptized on March 18, 1900 see: Winifred Grace "Winnie" Blacksmith

1896 Santee Census, Agency Version, pg 3 Census of the Santee Sioux @ https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1696014837108682&set=a.1696013...

1900 Federal Census

Edward and Victoria will divorce and this Joseph Nimrod will become Victoria's third husband.
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1910 (1) Federal Census
Edward is enumerated twice on this census. He is now divorced and resides at the Hiawatha/ Canton "Insane Asylum" for Indians. He works as a shoemaker. Note that this is a federal census and that the Indian Insane Asylum in Canton Township seems to be what the government today refers to as a state-consolidated location, in other words, its own census-taking point. This is a list of inmates!
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1910 Yankton Census
Victoria has married Joseph Nimrod and resides at Yankton with Edward's daughter Winnie.
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Edward died on May 18, 1920 at Canton Indian Insane Asylum at Canto SD. (2)
The 1920 federal census form taken on Jan 30, 1920 shows Edward as a living resident in the Canton Asylum. The copy of the Santee census taken June 30, 1920 indicates he died on May 18, 1920 (note that Carla Johnson says he died March 18, 1920)
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References-
(1) Santee Episcopal Mission Registers
…(1a) Santee Baptismal Ledger
(2) Santee Indian Censuses
(3) Federal Censuses
(4) Santee Death Register
(5) Santee Marriage Register
(6) Knox County Marriage Licenses
(7) Knox County Marriage Register
(8) Iapi Oaye
(9) 1893 and 1903 Annuity Payrolls
(10) 1902 Register of Santee Indian Families
(11) Probates, NARA, Washington DC
(12) Find A Grave/ Tombstone
(13) Yankton Holy Name Church Registers, Vol. 1
(14) Santee Normal Training School Student Roster

Source: Valenta, V. (2004, ~September 28). Santee Sioux Genealogy. Facebook. https://www.facebook.com/Santee.Sioux.Genealogy?refid=56