James Aną̄́cuxĕtega Rave (abt. 1829)

Born about 1829 in Wisconsin, Michigan Territory, United States

Died [date unknown] in Thurston, Nebraska, United States

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James was Ho-Chunk.

Biography

Birth

James was born about 1829 (1886 census), in Wisconsin, in what was then Michigan Territory. (1900 census)

Name

In land records his Hocąk name is given as AH-MA-CHO-HUTTE-KAW (BLM 1893) , which is for Aną̄́cuxĕtega, "Big Armful", a Bear Clan name referencing how bears hug a tree when climbing it. The name derives from a, "arm"; ną̄cú, "to carry an armload of something (especially wood)"; xĕte, "big, large"; and -ga, a definite article suffix used in personal names.

Marriage

James married Eagle Woman.

Land

James was granted 160 acres of land on the Winnebago Reservation in Thurston County, Nebraska, T026N - R008E, Section 1, E½ SW¼ (42.252831, -96.499558) and Section 2, W½ SW¼ (42.252952, -96.474760). (BLM 1893)

Sources

• 1886 Indian census; Roll: M595_311; Page: 44; Line: 13; 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.
• 1889 Indian census; Roll: M595_311; Page: 37; Line: 2; 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.
• BLM — 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: IA-0531-044; Document Type: Indian Allotment; State: Nebraska; Issue Date: 12/9/1893.
• Nebraska, Marriage Records, 1855-1908. State Library and Archives, Nebraska State Historical Society, Lincoln, Nebraska. Harry Rave and Ellen Tebo, p. 407, #241, 29 May 1899.
• Nebraska, Marriage Records, 1855-1908. State Library and Archives, Nebraska State Historical Society, Lincoln, Nebraska. Late Rave and Edith Earth, p. 551, #385, 9 September 1901.
• Nebraska, Marriage Records, 1855-1908. State Library and Archives, Nebraska State Historical Society, Lincoln, Nebraska. Late Rave and Edith Earth, p. 310, 29 May 1908.
• 1900 Federal Census for Winnebago, Thurston, Nebraska; Page: 20; Enumeration District: 0187; Description: Winnebago Precinct; FHL microfilm: 1240941. 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.