Frank Winneshiek (1879)
Frank
Winneshiek
Born in Wisconsin, United States
Ancestors 
Son of John Kužigiwega Winneshiek
and [mother unknown]
Brother of
Lillian Hinųgᵋxųnųga (Winneshiek) Red Coud
Husband of
Ida (Jįskawįga) Winneshiek
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Father of
Sadie (Winneshiek) Leach
Died [date unknown] in Wisconsin, United States
Profile last modified 21 Feb 2020
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Frank Winneshiek was a Native American and member of the Ho-Chunk tribe.
Biography
Frank was born in 1879.
Name
The 1910 census gives his "Indian name" as WaConChaHoNoKah, which is for Wakąjaxųnųga, "Young Thunderbird" or "Small Thunderbird," a Thunderbird Clan name. The name is from Wakąjá, "Thunderbird"; xųnų, "little, young"; and -ga, a definite article suffix used in personal names.
Sources
- 1910 census; Roll: M595_671; Line: 1225; Agency: Wittenberg. 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.
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