Born about in Wyoming, United States
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
Charles Edward Clay
— married
1867 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Mother of
Emma B Clay
Died
at about age 47
in Oglala Lakota, South Dakota, United States
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Biography
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From Find a Grave :
Orphaned at young age - Charles E. Clay, a Confederate veteran, served for a time as a sutler's clerk at Ft. Laramie and also worked as a freighter. He was married to Lulu Fingernail Woman, an Ogallala Sioux[1]. Following Custer's defeat at Greasy Grass (Little Bighorn), the marriage ended in divorce pursuant to Indian custom, with Lulu Fingernail Woman returning to her people, joining Crazy Horse's Band. The Band surrendered at the Red Cloud agency on May 6, 1877.
Lulu Fingernail Woman Clay ( Indian spelling for Fingernail Woman: Wi-Sake or Wiya Sake) Fingernail Woman died c age 58 at her death in July 1902. She had been married to several other Indian husbands after being forced to live the rest of her life on the reservation and had several Indian children, none of whom survived over the age of 21. The only two children that survived her were her daughters, Susie and Emma by Charles E. Clay. She never saw them again or communicated with them after leaving them in 1876.[2]
Children by Lulu Fingernail Woman:
Hattie Clay b. c 6 Mar 1868, near Chugwater Creek, Wyoming, d. 30 Apr 1880, Cheyenne, Wyoming, buried: lot 23 space A, Lakeview cemetery., Cheyenne, Wyoming, consumption.
Johnnie Clay b. 4 Oct 1870, Chugwater Creek, near Chugwater Wyoming, d. 29 Jun 1875, 5 yrs 8 mos 25 ds - Wyoming, buried: lot 23 space D, Lakeview cemetery., Cheyenne, Wyoming, has a tombstone.
Susie Clay b. 1871, near Chugwater, Wyo on Creek, m. (1) 28 Aug 1889, in Douglas,Wyoming, William Morris, m. (2) aft 1899, William Cox. Susie died 17 Jan 1944, St. Joseph, Mich., md 2 times, Wm Morris; Wm. Cox -
Sioux Indian allotment # OSN-61524; marriage certificate filed 11 Nov 1889 in Douglas, Wyo; in 1923 she was living at 509 State St. in St. Joseph, Mich.; Wyo St. Historical Society Research Dep[3]
Sources
- ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oglala
- ↑ http://language.nativeweb.org/Lakota_translation.htm (see Fingernail and Woman)
- ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/124571047/lula-fingernail-woman
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oglala
Her proper first name should be either Wisake or Wiya-Sake. "Lulu Fingernail Woman" would be her nickname-- i.e., her non-Native name.
She has a semi-sourced memorial at find-a-grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/124571047/lula-fingernail-woman
Thanks.