Kate (Thunder) Miner (1890 - 1969)

Born 27 Mar 1890 in Wisconsin, United States

Ancestors

Died 30 Aug 1969 at age 79 in Wisconsin, United States

Kate was Ho-Chunk.

Biography

Birth

Kate was born on 27 Mar 1890 in Wisconsin. (1910 census)

Name

Her Hocąk name was given as WaRoSheSepEWinKaw (1917 census), which appears to be for Wārúšįsēbᵋwįga, "Black Bag Woman," from wārúšį, "bag"; sēp (> sēbᵋ), "black"; -wį-, a female gender infix; -ga, a definite article suffix used in personal names. Perhaps more plausible is Wārúšįsēpiwįga, where sēpi (< sēp-hi > sēp, "black" and hi, a causative) means, "to cause to be black, to blacken", which gives us "She Who Blackens the Bag."

Marriages

In 1916 and again in 1918, Kate had two daughters, Walda and Verona, by an unknown White Eagle, who is never mentioned in the censuses with Kate. In the 1916 census, she is recorded as being single, despite having a child, Walda. However, in the 1919 census she is listed as a widow. She retained her surname "Thunder" and never adopted "White Eagle".

Probably in the year 1921, Kate married John Winfield Miner. Walda and Verona retained the surname "White Eagle".

Death

Kate was buried in Block 43, Lot 03 of the Spring Grove Cemetery, Wisconsin Dells, Columbia County, Wisconsin, USA. (Find a Grave)

Sources

• 1910 Federal census for Millston, Jackson, Wisconsin; Roll: T624_1713; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 0083; 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. For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page: NARA.
• 1916 Indian census; Roll: M595_168; Line: 15; Agency: Grand Rapids. 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.
• 1917 Indian census; Roll: M595_168; Page: 61; Line: 17; Agency: Grand Rapids. 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.
• 1919 Indian census; Roll: M595_168; Page: 56; Line: 16; Agency: Grand Rapids. 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 03 September 2020), memorial page for Kate Miner (27 Mar 1890–30 Aug 1969), Find a Grave Memorial no. 140943776, citing Spring Grove Cemetery, Wisconsin Dells, Columbia County, Wisconsin, USA ; Maintained by El Memorializer (contributor 47029561) .