Vanessa
Lou
Mankiller
aka Bearpaw
Born in Oklahoma, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Charley Mankiller
and Clara Irene (Sitton) Mankiller
Sister of
Louis Donald Mankiller, Frieda (Mankiller) Mullins, Robert Charles Mankiller, Frances Kay (Mankiller) Willingham, John David Mankiller, Wilma Pearl Mankiller, Linda Jean (Mankiller) Sanchez, Richard Colson Mankiller, James Ray Mankiller and William Edward Mankiller
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 59
in Oklahoma, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 26 Nov 2021
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Biography
Vanessa was Cherokee.
Vanessa Mankiller was born in Oklahoma in 1953. She was the daughter of Charley Mankiller and Irene Sitton. The family was relocated to San Francisco, California in 1955 under an Indian ubanization program. Vanessa returned to Oklahoma as an adult. She married Stan Bearpaw and they were the parents of four children, Abraham, [1] Daniel, [2] Rachel, and Sarah. [3] Vanessa died in 2012 and is buried at the Echota Cemetery, Adair County, OK. [4]
Sources
- ↑ "Oklahoma, School Records, 1895-1968," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2TL-M2TZ : 17 March 2018), Vanessa Mankiller in entry for Abraham Bearpaw, 1987-1990; citing School enrollment, Tahlequah, Cherokee, Oklahoma, United States, multiple County Clerk offices, Oklahoma school district offices, Oklahoma; FHL microfilm 2,442,726.
- ↑ "Oklahoma, School Records, 1895-1968," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2T2-BJRC : 17 March 2018), Vanessa Mankiller in entry for Daniel Bearpaw, 1989-1991; citing School enrollment, Tahlequah, Cherokee, Oklahoma, United States, multiple County Clerk offices, Oklahoma school district offices, Oklahoma; FHL microfilm 2,442,772.
- ↑ Obituary transcribed at Find-a-Grave
- ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/99020148/vanessa-lou-mankiller: accessed 20 July 2023), memorial page for Vanessa Lou Mankiller (2 Aug 1953–16 Oct 2012), Find a Grave Memorial ID 99020148, citing Echota Cemetery, Stilwell, Adair County, Oklahoma, USA; Maintained by MillieBelle (contributor 46628380).
See Also:
- Find A Grave: Memorial #99020148
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