James Heną́ga Rice Hill (1859)

Born 1859 in Minnesota, United States

Husband of Ellen (Hįčowįga) Rice Hill — married about 1884 in Nebraska, United States

Husband of Clara E. (Payer) Sunn — married about 1895 (to before 1905) in Nebraska, United States [uncertain]

Husband of Agnes (Pelkey) Rice Hill — married about 1910 in Nebraska, United States [uncertain]

Descendants

James was Ho-Chunk.

Biography

James was born in 1859 in Minnesota.

Marriages

James had numerous marriages with women who likewise had multiple spouses. The 1900 census shows him married to Clara Payer to whom he had been married for 5 years. She, however, married again in 1905, so her marriage to James, when he was 40 and she 21, had to have been dissolved by that date.

Occupation

The 1900 census shows that he was a laborer, but he owned his own house, and he could read, write, and speak English.

Sources

• 1898 Indian Census: M595_312; Page: 5; Line: 17; 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.
• 1900 Census for Winnebago, Thurston, Nebraska; Page: 16; Enumeration District: 0187; 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.