John Dupuis (abt. 1845 - 1897)

Born about 1845 in Nebraska [uncertain]

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John was Iowa Tribe.

HIGHLIGHTS EXTRACTED FROM "GEO. NUZUM'S BIOGRAPHY OF IOWA INDIANS OF KANSAS & NEBRASKA"
Page 54

John Dupuis
P.O. Address - White Cloud Kansas
Born - 1845
Father - Frank Dupuis...A Canadian Frenchman
Mother - Mary Robidoux, Full blood Iowa Indian
Grandfather on fathers side -
Grandmother on fathers side -
Grandfather on mothers side -
Grandmother on mothers side -

"Enrolled at...Kickapoo Training School, Horton, Kansas, as Iowa Indian to whom a trust patent was issued upon isr allotment No. 82 to following described tract of land located in Brown County...state of Kansas, to wit:

"3 & 4 Lots Sec. 6 T.l.S.R. 18 East Brown containing 62.46 acres a small frame house on the east fracoin about 40 acres under the plow land worth about $30.00 per acre."

"...John was buried in the Campbell grave yard his grave is marked by a tombstone, John was in the late war of the rebellion and was drawing a pention of $12.00 a month at the time of his death, John could read and write talk and understand the English language, a man of his word and paid his deabts."

SOURCE: George Nuzum's 1906 "Biography of Iowa Indians of Kansas and Nebraska" (Typing errors have been retained in the transcription.)

George Nuzum gave John as married first to Lizzie Berchier, Sept 20 1865 at Falls City. Their children were Mary Dupuis Manning and Emma Dupuis Whitesell.

Nuzum gave John as marrying, second, Clara Campbell (born Barada), January of 1880, and staying with her until his death. They had no children.

1856-57 Nemaha Half-Breed Allotments.
174- John Dupuis male 14 Iowa
175- Mary Dupuis female 54 Iowa
176- Jefferson Dupuis male 10 Iowa
177- Manydays Dupuis male 8 Iowa

1860 ALLOTTEES ON THE NEMAHA HALF-BREED RESERVATION
Dupuis, Francis
Dupuis, Jefferson
Dupuis, John
Dupuis, Louis
Dupuis, Manydays
Dupuis, Mary
Dupuis, William
(No tribal affiliations were listed)

The below extract of the 1860 census shows Franklin Dupuis in household 74/66 with his parents and brother and step-brother (see his parents for more info). Surrounding households are given to show a few neighbors. The Spoonamore family would later marry into the Ioway, but hadn't as of yet.

1860 Census for Rulo, Richardson, Nebraska
(73/65 ) Wm SPOONIMORE 55 Farmer $455 $250 b. KY
Mary 38 b. VA
Franklin 14 b. IL
Columbus 4 b. MO
Jenette 2
Isaac 2/12 b. NE
Margaret HARRISON 15 Domestic b. MO
(74/66) F. F. DUPUIS 47 b. Canada
Francis 46 b. NE
John 20 b. NE
Jefferson 12 b. KS
Pierre HEBERT 29 b. KS
Morris P...ETTE 47 b. Canada
Mary DUPUIS 46 b. Canada
(75/67) Peter PERRIERE household
(76/68) David BAYLES 44 MO and Mary 44 OH household
(77/69) Joseph RICHARDSON household
(78/80) John SAMUELS and Marie household
(79/71) M. DEROIN 40 female $--- $200 b. NE
William 14 $1000 $---
Frank 12 $800 $---
Susan 10 $800 $---
Sylvia 7 $800 $---
Joseph 1
(80/72) James DEFRIEES 37 Ferryman $200 $150 TN
Sarah 31 b. MO
? 11
Jas. P. 8
Thomas P. 5
Ruth E. 3
Wm. D. 1/12 b. NE

John was a veteran of the Civil War:
STATE of NEBRASKA - OFFICIAL ROSTER from Adreas' History of the State Nebraska - Part 12
COMPANY G. Vol. Cav.
Barada, Julius C., age 25, res. Falls City, nat. Missouri, e. Nov. 8, 1862, mus. Dec. 8, 1862, destd April 1, 1863.
Dupris, John, age 21, res. Falls City, nat. Missouri, e. Oct. 20, 1862, mus. Dec. 8, 1862, enlistment papers give John Dupee.
McKinney, Wilson, age 20, res. Falls City, nat. Iowa, e. Oct. 25, 1862, mus. Dec. 8, 1862, trans. to Co. K Jan. 1, 1863.
Roubidoux, Mitchell, age 21, res. Falls City, nat. Missouri, e. Nov. 1, 1862, mus. Dec. 8, 1862, destd Sept. 9, 1863.
Source: Susan Suttle-White

1891-92 Ioway Allotment Roll of Kansas and Nebraska
Allot 82- John Dupuis (1845) 50 yrs. Allot 83- Clara Dupuis (1845) 48 yrs. wife of #82. Allot 84- George Campbell (1874) 19yrs. son.

1892 Census of Iowa Indians of Pottawatomie and Gt. Nemaha Agency, Kansas
94. John Dupius m 50

John was buried at the Campbell cemetery.

Sources

• George Nuzum's Biography of the Iowa Indians of Kansas & Nebraska, 1906. Working off photocopy of a photocopy of typed copy of the Nuzum in the library of the St. Joseph Museum. The St. Joseph Museum typewritten copy is one of three. The original photocopy was presented 1989 to the Northwest Genealogical Society by the St. Joseph Museum, by Richard Nolf, Director. The typed manuscript was taken from loose pages in long-hand writing. The photocopy used as source here has margin notes made by Susan K. Suttle-White and supplementary name indexes. Transcription of photocopy for the web by J. M. Kearns. The typographical errors in original typewritten manuscript were intentionally retained.
• 1856-57 Nemaha Half-Breed Allotments. Record Ref: National Archives, Record Group No.75, Treaties/Omaha Ind/Otoes, Entry 402, List of Allotted Mixed-Bloods Nemaha Half-Breed Reservation, handwritten 10 pages. Transcribed by Susan Suttle-White.
• 1860 Allotees on the Nemaha Half-Breed. Adapted for the web by Lance Foster from "The Otoes and Missourias" by Berlin Basil Chapman, Pages 381-384, Appendix A. Times Journal Publishing Company(Oklahoma), 1965.
• 1860 Census for Rulo, Richardson, Nebraska
• STATE of NEBRASKA - OFFICIAL ROSTER from Adreas' History of the State Nebraska
• 1880 Ioway Census with Clan Names and Meanings. Agent M. B. Kent's List and furnished by Rev. Wm. Hamilton c. 1880. Notes by Jimm GoodTracks.
• 1891 Census of the Iowa Indians of Pottawatomie and Gt. Nemaha Agency, Kansas, taken by John Blair, United States Indian Agent, June 30th, 1891. Year: 1891; Roll: M595_392; Page: 1; Line: 24; Agency: Pottawatomie & Gt Nemaha. Ancestry.com. U.S., Indian Census Rolls, 1885-1940 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007. Original data: Indian Census Rolls, 1885-1940; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M595, 692 rolls); Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Record Group 75; National Archives, Washington, D.C. Transcribed by J. M. Kearns.
• 1892 Census of the Iowa Indians of Pottawatomie and Gt. Nemaha Agency, Kansas, taken by J. A. Scott, United States Indian Agent, June 30th, 1892. Transcribed by J. M. Kearns. Year: 1892; Roll: M595_392; Line: 15; Agency: Pottawatomie & Gt Nemaha. Ancestry.com. U.S., Indian Census Rolls, 1885-1940 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007. Original data: Indian Census Rolls, 1885-1940; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M595, 692 rolls); Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Record Group 75; National Archives, Washington, D.C. Transcribed by J. M. Kearns.