Born about in Wisconsin, United States
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
Edward Decorah
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Mother of
Russius Beverly Decorah
Died [date unknown]
in Wisconsin, United States
Profile last modified
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Cudie was Ho-Chunk.
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Biography
Birth
Cudie was born about 1871. (1910 census) In the 1930 and 1940 censuses, her son Russius stated that she was born in Wisconsin.
Name
Her Hocąk clan name was ChayChoNeWinKah, which is for Cecōnį́wįga, "First Buffalo Woman," a Buffalo Clan name. It is from ce, "buffalo"; cōnį́, "first, foremost,"; -wį-, a feminine gender infix; and -ga, a definite article suffix used in personal names.
In the 1910 census her name is given as "Cudie Day". "Day" is the Hocąk name Hąpka.
Death
She was still alive as of the 1 April 1931 census.
Sources
- 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.
- 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.
- 1914 Indian census; Roll: M595_570; Line: 14; Agency: Tomah Ind 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.
- 1930 Federal Census for Kilbourn, Columbia, Wisconsin; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0013 (Kilbourn City); FHL microfilm: 2342299. United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626, 2,667 rolls.
- 1931 Indian census; Roll: M595_571; Page: 19; 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 Wisconsin Dells, Columbia, Wisconsin; Roll: m-t0627-04466; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 11-35; Description: WISCONSIN DELLS CITY. 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.
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