Mary Sįceéka (Black Wolf) Earth (1840 - 1923)

Born 1840 in Wisconsin Territory, United States

Descendants

Died 13 Mar 1923 at about age 83 in Thurston, Nebraska, United States

Mary was Ho-Chunk.

Biography

Birth

Mary was born in 1840 in Wisconsin Territory. Both her parents were born in what is now Illinois. (1900 census)

Names

In her daughter Edith's marriage record of 1908, her name was given as Cinch-a-a, which is not a properly formed named in Hocąk. However, the 1898 census has the form Sench-ae-ae-kaw, which is for Sįceéka, "Bushy Tail", a Wolf Clan personal name. Sįceéka is from sįc, "tail", eek, a contraction of hehek, "bushy"; and -ka, a definite article suffix used in personal names. That she was a member of the Wolf Clan is further suggested by her surname of "Black Wolf", which may reflect a descent from Black Wolf himself.

Her Anglo name "Mary" is recorded in the Late Rave - Edith Earth marriage license of 1901 and on her daughter Harriet's Social Security claim.

Marriage

She married My Soul Earth in 1866 or earlier.

Children

Mary had the following children with My Soul Earth:

Death

She passed away on 13 Mar 1923, and is buried at Winnebago Cemetery, Winnebago, Thurston County, Nebraska. (1923 census, Find a Grave)

Sources

• 1890 Indian census; Roll: M595_311; Page: 17; Line: 5; Agency: Winnebago. 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.
• 1894 Indian census; Roll: M595_312; Page: 12; Line: 18; Agency: Omaha And Winnebago. 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.
• 1896 Indian census; Roll: M595_312; Page: 13; Line: 8; Agency: Omaha And Winnebago. 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.
• 1898 Indian census; Roll: M595_312; Page: 10; Line: 23; Agency: Omaha & Winnebago. 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.
• 1899 Indian census; Roll: M595_313; Page: 12; Line: 8; Agency: Omaha & Winnebago. 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.
• 1900 Federal Census for Winnebago, Thurston, Nebraska; Page: 19; Enumeration District: 0187; Description: Winnebago Precinct; FHL microfilm: 1240941. United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 1854 rolls.
• Nebraska, Marriage Records, 1855-1908. State Library and Archives, Nebraska State Historical Society, Lincoln, Nebraska. Late Rave and Edith Earth, p. 551, #358, 9 September 1901.
• Nebraska, Marriage Records, 1855-1908. State Library and Archives, Nebraska State Historical Society, Lincoln, Nebraska. Late Rave and Edith Earth, p. 310, 29 May 1908.
• 1922 Indian census; Roll: M595_665; Page: 15; Line: 15; Agency: Winnebago. 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.
• 1923 Indian census; Roll: M595_665; Page: 16; Line: 19; Agency: Winnebago. 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.
• U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Aug 1950: Name listed as HARRIET EARTH TEBO.
• Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 9 December 2020), memorial page for Mrs My Soul Earth (1840–13 Mar 1923), Find a Grave Memorial no. 66616760, citing Winnebago Cemetery, Winnebago, Thurston County, Nebraska, USA ; Maintained by kmapp (contributor 46799577) .