I-youh 'Peter' Greenwood

Peter was a Lower Brule Sioux man from the Rosebud Reservation

The Lower Brule Sioux Tribe (Kul Wicasa Oyate) is a sovereign nation that signed treaties with the federal government in 1824, 1851, 1865, and 1868. These treaties established the tribe's boundaries and recognized the tribe's sovereignty.

Biography:
Born c. 1860 to Sioux parents probably on the Rosebud Reservation as both are listed in the 1900 census as being born in South Dakota, Peter married Mary reportedly in 1871 (probably later) which would be quite young. Mary had three children from a previous marriage who lived with her and Peter and one male child.

Under the Indian Appropriations Act of June 7, 1897, there was further negotiation and an "agreement with certain Indians " on March 10, 1898, with the U.S. Indian Inspector James McLaughlin, providing four articles of further detailed negotiations regarding the removal of Indians to the Rosebud Reservation. Peter Greenwood was signator #305 to that agreement. (See; 55th Congress 2nd Session House of Representatives Document No. 447)

According to the 1900 census, Peter was living alone by then.

According to Carla Joinson in her book Vanished in Hiawatha, Peter was admitted to the Canton Asylum suffering from syphilitic dementia (Syphilitic dementia, also known as general paresis, is a severe neuropsychiatric disorder caused by late-stage syphilis. Syphilis is a multisystem chronic infection caused by treponema pallidum. It can cause psychiatric disorders including depression, mania, psychosis, personality changes, delirium, and dementia.)

Per the letter dated February 23, 1934, from Dr. L.L. Culp to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, Peter died on September 22, 1903, and was buried in the Canton Hiawatha Cemetery in tier 4 plot 41.

His profile is part of the The Canton Asylum One Place Study.

Research Notes:
-In the 1900 census he was shown already living by himself!
-Indian name could be T-youh See ;https://archive.org/details/indiancensusroll427unit/page/n295/mode/...
-In the 1904 Jun 30 Indian census Walpurgis Greenwood and her son Frank are shown alone, Peter had died in 1903 - United States. National Archives and Records Service, and Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center. “Indian Census Rolls, 1885-1940 [Microform].” Internet Archive, Washington : National Archives and Records Service, 1965, https://archive.org/details/indiancensusroll430unit/page/n21/mode/1.... Accessed 19 Feb. 2024, pg. 409/662, line 461 (wife Walpurgis age 24, son Frank age 1), census of the Brule Sioux Tribe, Rosebud Agency, South Dakota (NO mention of the Canton Asylum, but if he is shown at home June 30, 1902 then we was admitted sometime after June 30, 1902.

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Sources:

1887 Jun 30 - United States. National Archives and Records Service, and Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center. “Indian Census Rolls, 1885-1940 [Microform].” Internet Archive, Washington : National Archives and Records Service, 1965, https://archive.org/details/indiancensusroll427unit/page/n273/mode/.... Accessed 19 Feb. 2024, pg. 296/506 (age 24, Indian name I-youh)

1891 Sep 30 - "United States, Native American, Census Rolls, 1885-1940", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:7JL5-13T2 : Fri Oct 06 18:26:31 UTC 2023), Entry for Peter Greenwood, from 1890 to 1899, pg. 490/509, line 4261, census of mixed bands of Brule Sioux, Rosebud Agency, South Dakota

1900 Jun 15 - "United States Census, 1900", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MST6-5X7 : Fri Oct 06 07:59:07 UTC 2023), Entry for Peter Greenwood, 1900, pg. 573/649, line 23, census of the Rosebud Indian Reservation, Pine Ridge Indian Agency, Meyer, South Dakota

1901 Jun 30 - United States. National Archives and Records Service, and Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center. “Indian Census Rolls, 1885-1940 [Microform].” Internet Archive, Washington : National Archives and Records Service, 1965, https://archive.org/details/indiancensusroll430unit/page/n21/mode/1.... Accessed 19 Feb. 2024, pg. 22/662, line 445 (age 40, wife Walpurgis), census of the Brule Sioux Tribe, Rosebud Agency, South Dakota

1902 Jun 30 - United States. National Archives and Records Service, and Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center. “Indian Census Rolls, 1885-1940 [Microform].” Internet Archive, Washington : National Archives and Records Service, 1965, https://archive.org/details/indiancensusroll430unit/page/n21/mode/1.... Accessed 19 Feb. 2024, pg. 195/662, line 448 (age 41, wife Walourgis), census of the Brule Sioux Tribe, Rosebud Agency, South Dakota

1903 Jun 30 - United States. National Archives and Records Service, and Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center. “Indian Census Rolls, 1885-1940 [Microform].” Internet Archive, Washington : National Archives and Records Service, 1965, https://archive.org/details/indiancensusroll430unit/page/n21/mode/1.... Accessed 19 Feb. 2024, pg. 304/662, line 441 (age 42, wife Walpurgis, son Frank), census of the Brule Sioux Tribe, Rosebud Agency, South Dakota

1905 Sep 22 - "South Dakota, Grave Registration Records, 1940-1941", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:CYZL-T9W2 : Fri Dec 15 05:28:04 UTC 2023), Entry for Peter Greenwood, no image

1905 Sep 22 - Hilton, M. (Ed.). (2023, July 10). Hiawatha Asylum for Insane Indians Historical Marker. Historical Marker. https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=183486 Photo by Ruth VanSteenwyk, July 10, 2023, courtesy of HMdb.org

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