Her Hocąk name was given as MaNaHumpEWinKah (1921 census), which is for Mąnąhąbᵋwįga, "She who Throws Out Dirt", an attested personal name in the Bear Clan. It is from, mą, "earth, dirt, ground, land"; nąhąp, "to make a hole in a solid with the foot or by machinery'; -wį-, a feminine gender infix; and -ga, a definite article suffix used in personal names.
She passed away on 21 Jan 1936 in Tomah, Wisconsin (1937 census), of pulmonary tuberculosis. (1939 census)
Sources
1905 Indian census; Roll: M595_671; Line: 6. 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.
1910 Indian census; Roll: M595_671; Line: 6; Agency: Wittenberg. 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.
1921 Indian census; Roll: M595_168; Page: 41; Line: 16; Agency: Grand Rapids. 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: 72; 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.
1939 Indian census, No. II — Deduction Roll, (b) Deaths, exclusive of stilbirths, occurring before Jan. 1, 1938, but not previously reported; Roll: M595_573; Line: 1; Agency: Tomah Indian Agency. 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.
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