Born in Nebraska, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Frank Whitewood Seymour
and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
Harry Hagaga Funmaker
— married
1920 (to 1931) [location unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 30
in Thurston, Nebraska, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 30 Dec 2019
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May was Ho-Chunk.
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Biography
Birth
May was born on 18 Dec 1900 in Nebraska. (1930 census)
Name
She shows up in several censuses with the Indian name We-hun-kaw, which is for Wīhą́gā, a birth order name given to the Second Daughter.
Death
In 1930 she was living with her uncle James Seymour in Thurston County, Nebraska. Not long afterwards, she passed away on 18 Mar 1931 (aged 30), and is buried in Winnebago Cemetery, Winnebago, Thurston County, Nebraska, USA. (Find a Grave)
Sources
- Find A Grave, database and images (accessed 30 December 2019), memorial page for May Seymour (28 Dec 1900–18 Mar 1931), Find A Grave Memorial no. 66579941, citing Winnebago Cemetery, Winnebago, Thurston County, Nebraska, USA ; Maintained by kmapp (contributor 46799577) .
- 1903 Indian Census; Roll: M595_313; Page: 34; Line: 11; 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.
- 1930 Federal Census for Winnebago, Thurston, Nebraska; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 0017; FHL microfilm: 2341029. Description: District: 0017, WINNEBAGO PRECINCT EXCLUDING WINNEBAGO VILLAGE. United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.:
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