Born in Wisconsin, United States
Daughter of John C. Cloud
and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
Harry Hagaga Funmaker
— married
1930 (to 1943) in Wisconsin, United States
Mother of
Kenneth Elroy Funmaker
Died in Wisconsin, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 29 Dec 2019
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Thelma was Ho-Chunk.
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Biography
Birth
Thelma was born in 1901.
Name
Once married, she apparently preferred the name "Thelma" over her given name "Gina." The 1940 census gives her middle initial as "B." Her clan name is given as NoGeWinKah, which is for Nojíwįga, "She Who Hits a Tree," a personal name in the Thunderbird Clan. It is from no, an older form of ną, "tree, wood"; ji, "to strike, hit"; -wį-, a feminine gender infix; and -ga, a definite article suffix used in personal names. The name refers to the propensity of the Thunderbirds to strike trees with lightning.
Marriages and Children
Her first union was to Howard White (Whitethunder) (b. 1897), and with him she had one daughter:
- Virginia White, b. 1920
The censuses from 1920 to 1925 show that she lived with her parents, and only in 1926 did she move in with Howard and Virginia. She left them in 1929 to marry Harry Funmaker. In her marriage to Harry Funmaker, she had at least the following children:
- Harriet Jean, b. Nov. 8, 1930
- Delores V., b. Nov. 21, 1935 (1937 census)
- Kenneth Elroy, b. 1934
- Mary A., b. 1938 (1940 census)
For unknown reasons, Ken Funmaker does not appear in the 1937 Indian census.
Death
She passed away in 1943 and was buried at Decorah Prairie Cemetery, Galesville, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin, USA. (Find a Grave)
Sources
- 1926 Indian Census; Roll: M595_168; Page: 69; Line: 18; 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.
- 1929 Indian census; Roll: M595_570; Page: 101; Line: 1; Agency: Tomah. 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: 36; 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.
- 1940 Federal Census for La Crosse, La Crosse, Wisconsin; Roll: m-t0627-04491; Page: 61A; Enumeration District: 32-36. United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1940. T627, 4,643 rolls.
- Find A Grave, database and images (accessed 29 December 2019), memorial page for Thelma Cloud Funmaker (1901–1943), Find A Grave Memorial no. 52794932, citing Decorah Prairie Cemetery, Galesville, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin, USA ; Maintained by Anonymous (contributor 47268792).
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