Mary
Šižąwįga
Mike
formerly Commanding One
Born in Wisconsin Territory, United States
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
John Mike Sr.
— married
1855 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Mother of
John Hešugiga Mike Jr.
Died [date unknown]
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 20 Feb 2020
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Mary was Ho-Chunk.
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Biography
Birth
Mary was born in February 1838 in Wisconsin Territory.
Name
The 1905 census gives her clan name as She-zha-win-kah, which is for Šižąwįga, from ši, "to order someone, to command someone, to tell someone to do something"; žą, "one"; -wį, a feminine gender suffix; and -ga, a definite article suffix used in personal names. The name means, "Commanding One," but it does not appear to be peculiar to some particular clan, so we cannot tell to what clan she belonged.
Sources
- 1900 Federal Census for Levis, Clark, Wisconsin; Page: 3; Enumeration District: 0024 (Levis Town, Washburn Town); FHL microfilm: 1241781. 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.
- 1905 Indian census; Roll: M595_671; Line: 4. 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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