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Dollie was Ho-Chunk.
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Biography
Birth
Both her grave stone and the censuses agree that Dollie was born in 1873.[1]
Name
Her name in the census is given as Wochewinkah, which appears to be the attested Upper Moiety name, Wojįwįga, "She Who Strikes," from woji, "to strike"; -wį, a feminine gender infix; and -ga, a definite article suffix used in personal names.
Children
She had the following children with George Funmaker:
Death
She died in 1930 (aged 56–57), and is buried in Decorah Cemetery, Black River Falls, Jackson County, Wisconsin, USA.[4]
Sources
Footnotes
Bibliography
- 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.
- 1910 Federal Census for Brockway, Jackson, Wisconsin; Roll: T624_1713; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 0074; FHL microfilm: 1375726. 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.
- 1920 Federal Census for Brockway, Jackson, Wisconsin; Roll: T625_1990; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 46. Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920. (NARA microfilm publication T625, 2076 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.
- Find A Grave, database and images (accessed 24 December 2019), memorial page for Dollie Funmaker (1873–1930), Find A Grave Memorial no. 202794001, citing Decorah Cemetery, Black River Falls, Jackson County, Wisconsin, USA ; Maintained by kmapp (contributor 46799577) .