Captain James Jack Ketchum served for Ohio in the War of 1812 Service started: Unit(s): Service ended:
Biography
James Jack was Lenape.
Tahleeockwhe (Captain Jack, or possibly James. Ketchum), was born 1780 in Tuscarawas County, Ohio, died 11 July 1857 at White Church, Kansas and was buried there in the White Church Cemetery. He served in the War of 1812 under General Cass, enlisting 18 June 1812 and being discharged 1 October 1812 at Fort Wayne, Indiana. Tahleeockwhe became the Chief of the Turtle Clan in 1826, and was Head Chief from 1849 until his death in 1857. He applied for bounty land on 3 March , Jacket No. 183943. Tahleeockwhe was a member of the Methodist Church South for 22 years. His wife is not mentioned. National Archive Records.
Alternate name: MehShayQuoWah: Captain Patterson as spelled on the 1832 Treaty
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James Jack by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with James Jack:
Ketchum-1 and Tahleeockwhe-1 do not represent the same person because: Not even close. Birth date of wife is the 1900 which indicates his approximate age is no where near the other.