Ella Hīnū́gā (White) Yellow Thunder (1881 - 1964)

Born 4 Jul 1881 in Wisconsin, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Albert Yellow Thunder Sr — married 1900 (to 4 Oct 1951) in Wisconsin, United States [uncertain]

Died 7 Aug 1964 at age 83 in Wisconsin, United States

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Ella was Ho-Chunk.

Biography

Birth

Ella was born on the Fourth of July 1881. Her father was A. White and her mother was Susie Redhorn. The 1933 census gives Ella's maiden name as "White" and the obituary of Frank White lists Ella Yellowthunder as his sister, and A. White as their father.

Name

Her birth order name was Hīnū́gā, "First Daughter." (1919 census)

Education

"Mrs. Ella Yellow Thunder cannot read, write or speak English. She can only talk in Winnebago. She is almost 90 years old [in 1963] and her daughter does the interpreting for her." (Headstone Request)

Children

Ella had at least the following children:

Floyd (b. 1907)

Marie (b. 1908)

Priscilla (b. 1911)

Agnes (b. 1915)

Albert, Jr. (b. 15 Aug. 1916)

Thomas Chadwick (1919)

Miles A. (24 Nov. 1921)

Death

She passed away on 7 Aug 1964. (Internment)

Sources

• 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.
• 1905 Wisconsin State Census. Township or Location: Wittenberg. Microfilm, 44 reels. Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin.
• 1910 Federal Census for La Grange, Monroe, Wisconsin; Roll: T624_1729; Page: 18A; Enumeration District: 0132; FHL microfilm: 1375742. 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.
• 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.
• 1933 Indian census; Roll: M595_571; Page: 88; Line: 1; Agency: Tomah Indian School. 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_573; Page: 95; Line: 1; Agency: Tomah Indian School. 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.
• Applications for Headstones, compiled 01/01/1925 - 06/30/1970, documenting the period ca. 1776 - 1970 ARC: 596118. Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General, 1774–1985, Record Group 92. National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C. Request of 1963.
• Obit (Frank White) — Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune (Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin) Saturday, 3 July 1954, page 8.
• Internment.net > United States > Wisconsin > Columbia County > Spring Grove Cemetery > Surnames U-Z, sub nom. "Yellow Thunder, Ella."
• Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 12 October 2020), memorial page for Ella White Yellow Thunder (4 Jul 1881–7 Aug 1964), Find a Grave Memorial no. 215211425, citing Spring Grove Cemetery, Wisconsin Dells, Columbia County, Wisconsin, USA ; Maintained by Richard Dieterle (contributor 49554235) .

Acknowledgements

Thank you Richard Dieterle for the initial research into and creation of this profile.

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