John Hešugiga Mike Jr. (1862 - 1946)

Born 10 Nov 1862 in Wisconsin, United States

Husband of Kate Hinugᵋníka (Goodvillage) Mike — married 1889 (to 1937) in Wisconsin, United States [uncertain]

Descendants

Died 2 Aug 1946 at age 83 in Wisconsin, United States

John was Ho-Chunk.

Biography

Birth

John was born 10 Nov 1862. (Find a Grave) The 1910 Federal census shows that Lizzie Mike's father (John Jr.) was born in Wisconsin.

Name

His Hocąk name was Hay-Shoo-Kee-Kah, Hešugiga, from he, "head, top"; šu, "feather"; gi, "to arrive going back"; and '-ga, a definite article suffix used in personal names. So his name means, "He Returns with a Head Feather," a reference to having counted coup. It may, therefore, be an honorific name.

Occupation

The 1900 Federal census says that he was a farmer.

Marriage and Children

Mike married Kate Goodvillage (b. 1863), and had the following children (1905 census):

Mattie (E-noo-kah) (b. 1889)

Lizzie (We-hun-kah) (b. 1892)

Ada (b. 1894) (1910 census)

William (Ha-ga-kah) (b. 1894)

Nannie (Uk-se-uk-kah) (b. 1896)

Dewey (Na-he-kah) (b. 1900)

George (Na-he-hak-no-ne-kah) (b. 1902)

Peter (Na-he-ho-no-nee-kah) (b. 1904)

Allen (Chay-da-ho-kah) (b. 1905)

Thomas (Chay-doch-kah) (b. 1908)

Given that the oldest male child, William, has the birth order name Hagaga, the two male children preceding him either died or lived independently at the time of the census (1905).

Death

John died on 2 Aug 1946 (aged 83), and is buried at the Dewey Mike Cemetery, Neillsville, Clark County, Wisconsin, USA. (Find a Grave)

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.
• 1910 Federal Census for Brockway, Jackson, Wisconsin; Roll: T624_1713; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 0074; FHL microfilm: 1375726. Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910 (NARA microfilm publication T624, 1,178 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.
• Find A Grave, database and images (accessed 19 February 2020), memorial page for John Mike (10 Nov 1862–2 Aug 1946), Find A Grave Memorial no. 121742010, citing Dewey Mike Cemetery, Neillsville, Clark County, Wisconsin, USA ; Maintained by Bob Ottinger (contributor 47263661) .
• 1915 Indian census; Roll: M595_570; Line: 15; 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.