His Hocąk name was ChaPinNeeKah, which is for Capįnįka, "Little Good Deer." This is from ca, "deer"; pį, "good"; nįk, "little, small"; -ka, a definite article suffix used in personal names. This would be a Deer Clan name.
Family
The 1900 Federal census shows a large extended family was living with him in Preston, Adams County, Wisconsin:
1900 Federal census for Preston, Adams, Wisconsin; Page: 11; FHL microfilm: 1241777; Enumeration District: 0002; Description: Big Flats Town, Preston Town. 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: 5. 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.
1917 Indian census; Roll: M595_168; Page: 44; Line: 16; Agency: Grand Rapids. 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.
1919 Indian census; Roll: M595_168; Page: 41; Line: 18; Agency: Grand Rapids. 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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