Born
about 1880 in
Wisconsin, United States [uncertain]
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
Luke Green
— married
1920 in Wisconsin, United States
Descendants
Died
21 Apr 1928
at about age 48
in
Wisconsin, United States
Problems/Questions
Profile last modified 23 Sep 2020
| Created 15 Feb 2020
This page has been accessed 152 times.
Biography
Birth
Grace was born about 1880.
Name
Her name in several censuses was given as MaKaKah . This may be for the attested name, Mąkaxka , "Dirt, Earth", a name in the Bear and Waterspirit Clans. It might also be for Mąkaga , "Medicine." It's unusual in lacking the feminine gender infix, -wį- (> Mąkaǧᵋwįga , Mąkawįga ). She chose not to give her children clan names, nor are they referred to in the censuses by birth order names.
In the 1927 census, just beneath her name is written "(Minnie Payer)", which following standard practice, would mean that her real name had been "Minnie Payer."
Marriages and Children
She was originally married to Frank Sam Decorah , who disappears after the 1915 census. Around 1916, she took up with someone named "Thunderchief," and had one child by him. Grace became the second wife of Luke Green . In the 1919 census he was listed as a widower, but in the 1922 census his son Milford Jacob Green was two years old, implying that they were married in 1920. She had the following children:
Nina Decorah, b. 1910
Adeline Decorah , b. 15 Nov 1911 (1912 census)
Cecil Decorah, b. 26 Jan 1914 (1916 census)
Dorothy Decorah, b. 1915, d. 28 Sep 1937 (1937 census)
Sam C. Thunderchief (Sam C. Decorah), b. 1917
Milford Jacob S. Green , b. 1920
Nina had died by 1911 and Cecil by 1920.
Death
She died of "cir[culatory] myocarditis" on April 21, 1928. (Death List)
Sources
1910 Indian census; Roll: M595_671; Line: 6; Agency: Wittenberg . 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.
1912 Indian census; Roll: M595_570; Line: 17; Agency: Tomah Indian 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.
1916 Indian census; Roll: M595_168; Line: 19; 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: 14; 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.
1920 Indian census; Roll: M595_168; Page: 24; Line: 17; 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.
1922 ; Roll: M595_168; Page: 24; 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.
1924 Indian census; Roll: M595_168; Page: 24; Line: 19; 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.
1927 Indian census; Roll: M595_570; Page: 23; Line: 17; Agency: Tomah . 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.
1927 To 1928 Indian census Death List ; Roll: M595_571; Line: 17; Agency: Tomah Indian School, Tomah . 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.
1937 Indian census; Roll: M595_573; Page: 21; Line: 1; Agency: Tomah Indian 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.
Is Grace your ancestor? Please
don't go away!
Login to collaborate or
comment ,
or
ask our community of genealogists a question.
Sponsored Search by Ancestry.com
Grace is 24 degrees from Rosalynn Carter , 31 degrees from Zara Bate , 27 degrees from Anne-Aymone Giscard d'Estaing , 33 degrees from Sinéad de Valera , 29 degrees from Elly Heuss-Knapp , 35 degrees from Janet Jagan , 33 degrees from Imelda Marcos , 36 degrees from 睦子 三木 , 30 degrees from Lisbeth Palme , 27 degrees from Maryon Pearson , 32 degrees from Jehan Sadat and 37 degrees from Sofija Smetonienė on our single family tree .
Login to find your connection.