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Died 2 Jan 1969 in San Jose, Santa Clara, California, United States

Stacy Payer was a Native American and member of the Ho-Chunk tribe.

Biography

Birth

Stacy was born 10 Aug 1895. (SS Death List) He is the son of Barcley Payer and Lizzie Hawk. (1917 census)

Name

In most census in which he is a child, he is referred to by his phonetically rendered Hocąk name, Wa-che-he-lo-kone-kaw. This is for Wacirukonąga, "Judge of the Contest," an attested personal name in the Bird Clan (Upper Moiety) — from wáci, "a contest, an attempt to get the better of a former conqueror"; rukoną, "to serve (in a ritual)"; and -ga, a definite article suffix used in personal names.

Marriage

His second wife was Ida Baker, the daughter of Will Baker and Sallee English. They were married in Sioux City, Iowa, on 3 Aug 1919. (Iowa Marriages)

Land Grant

In 1968, Stacy received a share of an allotment of land in Dixon County, Nebraska, formerly belonging to Green Cloud. The land was 72 acres and was granted in various parcels to Samuel Thunderchief, jr., Agnes Payer, Minnie Payer, Joseph Payer, Moses Payer, Harry Mason Blackhawk, Susie Smith, Stacy Payer, Wilbert Backdeer, Benjamin Walker, Vincent Walker, LeRoy Walker and Elizabeth Jean Walker. Its location was in the SW ¼ of the NE ¼ of Section 32, Lot 5, in Township 27 N, Range 6 E (42.273222 -96.753448).

Death

He died in San Jose, California on 2 Jan. 1969. (SS Death List, Find a Grave) He is buried at the Calvary Catholic Cemetery, San Jose, Santa Clara County, California, USA. (Find a Grave)

Sources

• 1902 Indian census; Roll: M595_313; Page: 1; Line: 12; Agency: Omaha & Winnebago. 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.
• 1913 Indian census; Roll: M595_664; Line: 20; Agency: Winnebago. 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_665; Page: 39; Line: 17; Agency: Winnebago. 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.
• Iowa Department of Public Health; Des Moines, Iowa; Textual Records; Volume: 489 (Shelby - Wright). Iowa Marriage Records, 1880–1922 and 1923–37. Microfilm. Record Group 048. State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa.
• United States. Bureau of Land Management, General Land Office Records. Automated Records Project; Federal Land Patents, State Volumes. http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/. Springfield, Virginia: Bureau of Land Management, Eastern States, 2007. Accession Nr: 26-69-0002.
• Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File. Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2014.
• Find A Grave, database and images (accessed 06 February 2020), memorial page for Paul Stacy Payer (10 Aug 1895–2 Jan 1969), Find A Grave Memorial no. 173846179, citing Calvary Catholic Cemetery, San Jose, Santa Clara County, California, USA ; Maintained by John D Crow (contributor 48697803) .

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