Clara was born about 1864. Her maiden name was "Prettyman". (SS Index)
Name
Her Hocąk name was ChaChaRooKaWinKah, which should be for Cācarukąwįga, "She Covers the Air," in reference to birds. This would be from cāc, "air"; haruką́, "to cover"; -wį-, a feminine gender infix; and -ga, a definite article suffix used in personal names.
In some censuses her Anglo name is "Clara", but in others she is called "Carrie". (1905, 1916) She is called "Curley" in the 1905 Wisconsin State census. This is an attempt to transcribe the name "Carrie" spoken with a Hocąk accent, where the letter /r/ sounds like the English letter /l/.
Death
She passed away in 1928, and is buried at Block 23, Lot 03 in Spring Grove Cemetery, Wisconsin Dells, Columbia County, Wisconsin. (Find a Grave)
Sources
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.
1905 Wisconsin State Census. Wisconsin. Wisconsin State Census, 1905. Microfilm, 44 reels. Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin.
1916 Indian census; Roll: M595_168; 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.
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.
Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 08 September 2020), memorial page for Clara P. Miner (1866–1928), Find a Grave Memorial no. 140920040, citing Spring Grove Cemetery, Wisconsin Dells, Columbia County, Wisconsin, USA ; Maintained by El Memorializer (contributor 47029561) .
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