Grace (Sampson) Whitesnake (1886 - 1963)

Born 15 Aug 1886 in Winnebago, Thurston, Nebraska, United States

Ancestors

Died 1 Nov 1963 at age 77 in Nebraska, United States

Grace was Ho-Chunk.

Biography

Birth

Grace was born in 15 August 1886 in Winnebago, Thurston County, Nebraska. (Soc. Sec.) She was the daughter of Peter Sampson and Elizabeth LaMere. (1910 census, Soc. Sec.)

Name

The 1898 census gives her Hocąk name as Nuk-ka-kee-ah-win-kaw, which may be for Ną̄k’ági’ą́wįga, "She Scratches with Her Foot Bouncing Up and Down", from ną̄k’á, "to scratch with the foot"; gi’ą́, "to bounce up, bounce up and down"; -wį-, a feminine gender suffix; and -ga, a definite article suffix used in names. This could be a Wolf Clan name referencing the way canines scratch themselves.

Her birth order name was Hīnū́gā, which means "First Daughter," though in fact she appears to be the last. (1886-1892 censuses)

Education

In 1910-11 she was attending the Carlisle School. (1910 census) Waggoner tells us,

Angel's last sister left Carlisle by February of that year [1911].

The school officially discharged Grace Sampson, but she had

actually been "on leave" since the summer of 1909. She received

very good marks for her conduct throughout her school days.

The Arrow, without indicating she was Angel's sibling, portrayed

her as quaint and childish though she was in her early twenties,

"Who says Grace Sampson isn't getting ahead of the poor little

squirrels in gathering nuts?" or "Last Saturday after the sociable

Grace Sampson sent into her room and she saw a whole lot of

June bugs so she gathered a whole box full." Angel could not

manage to keep Grace away from her father's "clutches,"

anymore than she had Mary Sampson or Madelyn Rickman.

Consequently, Grace returned to the reservation and married

Phillip White, Jr., by 1917. (Waggoner, 179)

Marriage

The 1917 census records her being married to Isaac White, Jr. (b. 18 February 1883). She was still married to him as of the 1926 census. This marriage seems to have had no issue.

From 1931 - 1934, she was married to Louis Bigbear. (1931, 1934 censuses) This marriage also resulted in no children.

By 1937, she had married George Whitesnake. (1937 census) There were no children from this marriage.

Death

She passed away on 1 November 1963. She is buried at the Saint Augustine Mission Cemetery, Winnebago, Thurston County, Nebraska. (Find a Grave)

Sources

• Linda M. Waggoner, Fire Light: The Life of Angel De Cora, Winnebago Artist (Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 2008).
• Grace Sampson Whitesnake in the U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007.
• 1887 Indian census; Roll: M595_311; Page: 30; 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.
• 1888 Indian census; Roll: M595_311; Page: 32; Line: 4. 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: 26; Line: 8; 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.
• 1890 Indian census; Roll: M595_311; Page: 39; Line: 8; 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.
• 1892 Indian census; Roll: M595_312; Page: 45; Line: 7; 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.
• 1898 Indian census; Roll: M595_312; Page: 24; Line: 22; 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.
• 1910 Carlisle School census; Roll: M595_17; 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.
• 1910 Federal Census for Winnebago, Thurston, Nebraska; Roll: T624_857; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 0207; FHL microfilm: 1374870. Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910 (NARA microfilm publication T624, 1,178 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.
• 1917 Indian census; Roll: M595_665; Page: 56; Line: 22; 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.
• 1918 Indian census; Roll: M595_665; Page: 56; 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.
• 1925 Indian census; Roll: M595_666; Page: 60; Line: 21; 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.
• 1926 Indian census; Roll: M595_666; Page: 61; 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.
• 1931 Indian census; Roll: M595_667; Page: 6; Line: 7; 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.
• 1934 Indian census; Roll: M595_669; Page: 6; Line: 9; 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.
• 1937 Indian census; Roll: M595_670; Page: 108; Line: 9; 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.
• Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 30 January 2021), memorial page for Grace Sampson (15 Aug 1886–1 Nov 1963), Find a Grave Memorial no. 11502346, citing Saint Augustine Mission Cemetery, Winnebago, Thurston County, Nebraska, USA ; Maintained by kmapp (contributor 46799577) .