Born about 1814 in Illinois Territory, United States

Ancestors

Wife of John Vunk Sr. — married May 1836 in Wisconsin, Michigan Territory, United States

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Haigh-no (Ho-Chunk) Wild Goose was a Native American and member of the Ho-Chunk tribe.

Biography

Name

Heigh-noh is puzzling. The nearest word would be heǧó, "swan." The proper form of such a name would be Heǧówįga, "Swan Woman." However, the correspondence may be too remote for confidence.

Family

In an affidavit sworn on 20 Sept. 1838, "John Vunk, a white man, who being duly sworn according to Law doth say. That he is about 26 years old—That he was married in May 1836 to Heigh-noh, who was a full blood Winnebago woman, being the daughter of Wild Goose. and E-pe-ink-ah. That he has a son by his said wife, named john, who is now about twenty months old—That the child is smart & active and now resides with its parents." (Waggoner, 61a)

Sources

• Linda M. Waggoner (ed.), “Neither White Men Nor Indians: Affidavits from the Winnebago Mixed-blood Claim Commissions, Prairie Du Chien, Wisconsin, 1838-1839” (Roseville, Minnesota: Park Genealogical Books, 2002). Extracted from Territorial Papers of the United States, Wisconsin, 1836-1848. M236. “Special Files of the Office of Indian Affairs,” 1836-46. “Special File 161” (Roll 41). “Special File 190” (Roll 42). National Archives, Washington D.C., Documents on Microfilm, Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs (Record Group 75).

Acknowledgements

Thank you, Richard Dieterle, for the research and creation of this profile; see Richard's contributions to this profile prior to its rename.

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