Delores Bear (1921 - 1921)

Born 26 May 1921 in Canton, Lincoln, South Dakota, United States

Died 31 Oct 1921 at age 0 in Canton, Lincoln, South Dakota, United States

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Biography

Delores Bear died young.

The father of Delores is an unknown, presumable he was a patient at the Canton Asylum. Dr. Hummer seems to have eliminated everyone, albeit with his typical biased excuses, other than Allen Owl, a Cherokee who was admitted on September 22, 1917, and discharged on October 26, 1920. Allen seems to have had roaming access of sorts and was allowed to work outside for a farmer....^[1]

According to the February 17, 1934 ltr. by Dr. L.L. Culp, Delores is buried in the Canton Hiawatha Cemetery, tier 6, plot 39^[2]

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

Sources

1. ↑ Joinson, Carla. Vanished in Hiawatha: The Story of the Canton Asylum for Insane Indians. University of Nebraska Press, 2016, pg. 318
2. ↑ Culp, L.L. L.L. Culp to Commissioner of Indian Affairs, February 17, 1934, RG 75, CCF 1907-1939, box 4, folder 7448-150 Part 2, Canton Asylum, NARA-DC.

• 1921 - FamilySearch Legacy records Government record: birth-name: Delores Coldwell Government record: female Government record: death: 28 October 1921; Canton, Lincoln, South Dakota, United States
• 1921 Oct 28 - "South Dakota, Grave Registration Records, 1940-1941", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:CYRJ-SG2M : Fri Dec 15 08:36:32 UTC 2023), Entry for Delores Coldwell, death date Oct 28, 1921,
• 1921 Jan 31 - Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/14493710/baby-caldwell: accessed 16 January 2024), memorial page for Baby Caldwell (unknown–31 Jan 1921), Find a Grave Memorial ID 14493710, citing Hiawatha Asylum Cemetery, Canton, Lincoln County, South Dakota, USA; Maintained by Graveaddiction (contributor 46528400).

(Note: FaG cannot be correct. Delores was born on May 26, 1921, she could not have died Jan 31, 1921, before she was born. Joinson provides a date of death as October 31 but that appears incorrect also, more likely a date of burial. Legacy government records from FamilySearch show a date of death as Oct. 28, 1921.)

• 1921 - 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 Josephine Pajihatakana · Baby Caldwell 1-31-21 · Sallie Seabolt 7-12-22