Harry Mason Blackhawk (1931 - 1974)

Born 4 May 1931 in Tomah, Monroe, Wisconsin, United States

Ancestors

Died 7 Mar 1974 at age 42 in Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

Harry was Ho-Chunk.

Biography

Birth

Harry (SSN *****4561) was born on 4 May 1931, the son of Philip Blackhawk and Ruth Payer. (1932 census)

Military Service

He entered the US Army on 11 Aug 1953, and during his career reached the rank of Sp. 3. He was stationed in Korea. (Gravesite Locator)

Occupation

He was a machine operator with Wilson and Co. in Cedar Rapids in 1959. (Cedar Rapids Directory)

Residence

In 1954, while serving in the United States Army, he lived with his wife at 713 B Ave. NE, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, USA. (Cedar Rapids Dir., 66)

In 1959, he was living at 525 7th Ave. SE, Cedar Rapids, Iowa. (Cedar Rapids Dir., 51)

Land Grant

In 1968, Moses received a share of an allotment of land in Dixon County, Nebraska, formerly belonging to Green Cloud. The land was 72 acres and was granted in various parcels to Samuel Thunderchief, jr., Agnes Payer, Minnie Payer, Joseph Payer, Moses Payer,, Harry Mason Blackhawk, Susie Smith, Stacy Payer, Wilbert Backdeer, Benjamin Walker, Vincent Walker, LeRoy Walker and Elizabeth Jean Walker. Its location was in the SW ¼ of the NE ¼ of Section 32, Lot 5, in Township 27 N, Range 6 E (42.273222 -96.753448).

Death

He died 7 March 1974 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (Death Index), and is buried at Section 45 Row 2 Site 16, Wood National Cemetery, Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, USA. (Find a Grave, Death Index, Gravesite Locator)

Sources

• 1932 Indian census; Roll: M595_571; Page: 8; Line: 1; Agency: Tomah Indian School. 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.
• 1932 Indian census; Roll: M595_571; Page: 54; Line: 1; Agency: Tomah Indian School. 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.
• 1933 Indian census; Roll: M595_571; Page: 8; Line: 1; Agency: Tomah Indian. 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.
• 1937 Indian census; Roll: M595_573; Page: 9; Line: 1; Agency: Tomah Indian School. 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.
• United States. Bureau of Land Management, General Land Office Records. Automated Records Project; Federal Land Patents, State Volumes. http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/. Springfield, Virginia: Bureau of Land Management, Eastern States, 2007. Accession Nr: 26-69-0002.
• Cedar Rapids, Iowa, City Directory, 1954.
• Cedar Rapids, Iowa, City Directory, 1959.
• Wisconsin Vital Records Office. Wisconsin Death Index, 1959-67, 1969-97. Madison, Wisconsin, USA: Wisconsin Department of Health, 008552.
• National Cemetery Administration. Nationwide Gravesite Locator. National Cemetery Administration. U.S. Veterans' Gravesites, ca.1775-2006 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.
• Find A Grave, database and images (accessed 07 February 2020), memorial page for Harry Blackhawk (4 May 1931–7 Mar 1974), Find A Grave Memorial no. 372196, citing Wood National Cemetery, Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, USA ; Maintained by US Veterans Affairs Office (contributor 5) .