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Born in Bath, NY, great great grandson of Rev. Jonathan Edwards. Missionary / school superintendent / pastor to the Choctaws at Wheelock, Indian Territory (now Oklahoma). Retired twice (once just after...

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Ojibwe George Henry (1811–1888), later Maungwudaus, was an Ojibwe performer, interpreter, mission worker, and herbalist. He interpreted the Ojibwe language into English. He was a herbalist towards t...

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Seneca/Deer Clan Acting name: Chief John “Johnny” Big Tree Biography Son of Lewis and Lucy (Jemison) Johnyjohn Attended Carlisle Indian Industrial School from 1892-1893 Married 1st: Phoebe Whi...

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Seneca/Bear Clan Attended Tunesassa Friends School from 1905-1909 Married 1st: Cephas A. Watt in 1913 on the Allegany Indian Reservation Their child: Gailey Lester Watt Married 2nd: Jesse Joe...

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Seneca/Heron Clan Originally buried at Watt Cemetery, relocated to Hillside Haven Cephas was born on the Allegany Indian Reservation in Cattaraugus County, New York. His parents were Hiram Watt...

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Seneca/Wolf Clan Son of Elizabeth (Twoguns) Bishop and Thomas Bishop Attended the Thomas Indian School from 1865-1868 Partner of Agnes Jemison (later, Williams) Their child: Asenoth B Bishop....

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Seneca Daughter of Dwight and Betsy (Dowdy) Bennett Enrolled at the Tunesassa School on the Allegany Indian Reservation at the age of 10 in the Winter of 1902 and left in the Fall of 1903. Marr...

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Seneca/Wolf Clan Daughter of Steeprock and Abby Elizabeth (Shongo) Kennedy. Attended Thomas Indian School Attended Carlisle Indian Industrial School from 1895-1902 Married Elmer C. Armstron...

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Seneca/Snipe Clan Son of Jane Titus (later, Pierce) and unknown father Married Minnie Harris Their children: Theodore Lynne Jr, Berusha, Leroy Spencer Sr, Lucy, Sherman, Ada, Lydia J., Raymond ...

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Seneca/Turtle Clan Daughter of Thomas Bishop and Agnes Jemison (Jimerson) Attended Thomas Indian School from 1880-1888 Graduated from Carlisle Indian Industrial School in 1904 Attended Carlis...

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Seneca/Deer Clan Daughter of John Tandy Jimeson and Lorinda (Blinkey) Jimeson Entered Hampton Institute in Virginia at the age of 15 in Sep 1908 and attained Senior status but did not graduate. L...

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Seneca/Deer Clan Daughter of John Tandy Jimerson/Jimeson and Lorinda Blinkey Attended Thomas Indian School, 1899-1905 Married 1st: Alfred Warrior, 1906 on the Allegany Indian Reservation Thei...

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Seneca/Deer Clan Daughter of John Tandy Jimeson and Lorinda (Blinkey) Jimeson Attended Carlisle Indian Industrial School from 1897-1902 Attended Hampton Institute in VA from 1908-1910 Married...

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Henry Standing Bear (c. 1874 – 1953) ("Matȟó Nážiŋ") was an Oglala Lakota Chief. A founding member of the Society of American Indians (1911–1923), he recruited and commissioned Polish-American sculptor...

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Tonawanda Seneca/Snipe Clan Chief of the Tonawanda Seneca, 1890 Head Sachem of the Snipe Clan Nis-Hea-Nyah-Nant 'Falling Day' Grandson of Chief Blacksmith Son of George and Julia Ann (Smith) Ab...

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Tonawanda Seneca/Turtle Clan Graduated from Tonawanda Indian School, 1918 Married first: Gibson Blackchief, Tonawanda Seneca. Their children: Corrine Ethel Blackchief Maybee (1921-1993) and I...

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Tonawanda Seneca/Bear Clan "... Hiram Blackchief, a member of the Tonawanda Seneca Nation, who entered the school on September 16, 1892 and departed on July 3, 1899." Married Emily Hatch Thei...

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Tonawanda Seneca/ Bear Clan Allen 'Gan-dyoh-hoh' Blackchief was born on the Tonawanda Indian Reservation, Genesee County, New York to Charles 'Chas' Blackchief (1852-1938) and Jennie Reuben Blackch...

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Seneca/Turtle Clan Daughter of William Jr and Mary (Dennis) Patterson. Jennie was enrolled at the Tunesassa School on the Allegany Indian Reservation at the age of 9 in May 1887, left in the Fall...

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Seneca/Bear Clan Daughter of Martin and Carrie (Armstrong) Crouse Erolled at the Tunesassa School on the Allegany Indian Reservation at the age of 9 in the Fall of 1917. Wife of Sidney Ray. M...

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