Wakanmani aka Spirit Walker

[hermin11]

Wakanmani was born @1875 in Minn. He died in 1865 at age 80.
he had at leat one spouse that i have been able to find:
Hopeestinacistina(Amanda) third Bird b. @1802 in Minnesota. she died 6 Jul 1894They had rthe follllowing children:
two sons, Siharota aka Jacob Grayfoot, and Loud Voice cloud(Ref. Historical Stories legends ad Traditions, Roberts County, South Dakota),
and the folowing daughters:
1. Wakanhdiannawin who died 1864. Her spouseshekaxa who died bef. 1863, with whom she had a son Itesnamani(@1832-27 Jul 1907). theson ws marrieried 3 times.. @nd spouse wasTahuraka who died bef.1862, and they had two chldren: marpiyayusdecawin b. @1850, and harryhotaninyamani b. @ 1852. Last spouse wasiteduta(@1809 - 1864) with the folllowing children:Samuel Snayaku b. @1857, and jane Myrick(Wayahdinajinwin) b.@1863.


2. Anpo-win(harriette) Dawn woman b. Oct. 1828,died 13 nooov., 1913. She was married first to Joseph Bird who died bef. 1863,
and they gad a son Joseph Bird b. @1851.
Her second spouse was Joseph DeCoteau(hunter) b. 9 Nov. 1832, christened Nov. 10, 1832,in Winnipeg,Manitoba ,CAN., and he died 3 Sep, 1906 todd County ,SD .Joseph's parents were Joseph Descoteau(carrpenter) and Marie Vivier of Winnipeg, manitoba Canada.
Harriette and Joseph had 5 children: Moses b. @1855/56 Minn.,Mary b.@1858 Minn.,Louis b. @18650 Minn.,rosalie b. 20 Nov. 1867/68 sisseton,Roberts,SD, and Isic b. @1874 Spring Grove,roberts, Dakota Territory. the children hall have descendents

3.Marpiwinna who died 24 oct. 1902 Her spouse wsTacanrpiyojanjan(@1815 -6 mar, 1890). they had 5 children: Isaac Starlight,Emma Starlight w/o Samuel O. Finley,hannah Starlight,Jacob Bdottana Starlight,and Thomas Starlight h/o Louisa. Thomas nd Louisa had son Harry,daughter ida, and Harry Starlight.
4.mary w/o Isaac Barker(b.1824 died1884). they had 6 children Basptrist, Mary w/o Samuel Hopkins, Agnes w/o andrew Hopkins, Bessie Barker w/o Eli Ortley, and w/o Alfred Blue, and John Wakanrdito who was married first to NancyArnahiyayerwin had a son Alfred, all have descendents,2nd to Winyanwastewin(no children). the last child Lillian Alexis Barker had no descendents.

the Information above I found at www.rootsweb.com at the Worl connect project link. type Joseph DECOTeau huner in the search engine boxes.By clicking on all the lnames that come up when you find his tree, you will come to Wakanmani's information as well as all his descendents.
Lillian

[hermin1]

Update on Wakanmani's family:
He had a son Tate kaga who was hung at Mankato in 1862.

[tamara]

Wow, how do you know that??? I dont doubt you but Windmaker is of interest to me. Is this the one that they say was the youngest one hung in Mankato. Remember how Riggs says that he was tricked into it and was some say, simple. Is this the same one?

Tamara

I have also seen Shortfoot's grove mention in Thomas A Robertson's remininscenses and he states that Old Standing Buffalo used to camp there. I have also seen a legend of gold coins or bars that were supposed to be buried by a three mile lake or soemthing similar in Marshall County SD.. a story supposed said by Shortfooot. Did anyone ever get a copy of Doane Robinson's "An Evening with Shortfoot"? or something like that... I would love to see it. I am thinking it was published in the South Dakota Historical Collection Volumes. He did do nice work didnt he Doane Robinson...

[hermin1]

tatekaga was said to be short-witted.

[navajo]

Hermin

This is interesting. My great granmother was Ida Shortfoot wife of Thomas A Robertson. Her father was Loud Voice Cloud. I find the info on the Doane Robinson, "Evening with Shortfoot" interesting. Have you a copy of this or do you know where I could find one?

I know I have read about Tatekaga (only that he was hung and he was the grandson of Spirit Walker Mahpiyahotanka). Was he a brother of Ida's?

Also I have seen an old census with Nancy Mahpiyahotanka Robertson (Ida's sister who married Thomas brother Angus) living with Marpiyahotanka (husband age 57), Hanyetu Marpiyahotanka (wife age 57) and Mrs. Mary Mclean (wife age 17) . Census date was 1887 in the LaBelle Districe. I was wandering if Mrs. Mary Mclean was a sister of Ida's? Nancy is listed on this censes as daughter of Mahpiyahotank and Hanyetu and she was 22 years old.

Thank You
Beth

[hermin1]

Dear Beth and Tamara: I don't know if Tatekaga was related to Ida Shortfoot.but you might be able to obtin a copy of Doane Robinson's "An Evening with shortfoot" by contacting Ms. Virginia Hansen or hanson at the south Dakota Historical society Archives in Pierre,SD.
they have the complete set of the south Dakota Historical Collections. I believe that volume 2 published in 1904 i s an escellent text. It has an enormous section on The history of the dakota or Sioux Indians by doane robinson. It is loaded with historical and genealogical information. i believe you can also download it fromt he Net.
also typoe the title in your Google search box and see what you come up with.
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Update: I got nowhere with the title of the articleat google.
Try typing Index south Dakota Historical Selection volumes

I was very amazed to find that Doane robinson was the one who started the whole project of the Mount rushmore monument. wow!!

[hermin1]

Jun 4, 2007 15:11:45 GMT -5 @hermin11 said:

Wakanmani was born @1875 in Minn. He died in 1865 at age 80.
he had at leat one spouse that I have been able to find:
Hopestinacistina(Amanda) aka Third Bird b. @1802 in Minnesota. She died 6 Jul 1894. They had rthe following children:
Two sons, Siharota aka Jacob Grayfoot, and Loud Voice cloud(Ref. Historical Stories legends ad Traditions, Roberts County, South Dakota), and the folowing daughters:
1. Wakanhdiannawin who died 1864. Her spouses were
Hekaxa who died bef. 1863, with whom she had a son
Itesnamani(@1832-27 Jul 1907). The son ws married 3
times.
2nd spouse was Tahuraka who died bef.1862, and they
had two chldren: Marpiyayusdecawin b. @1850, and
Harry Hotaninyamani b. @ 1852.
Last spouse wasiteduta(@1809 - 1864) with the folllowing
children:Samuel Snayaku b. @1857, and Jane Myrick
(Wayahdinajinwin) b.@1863.

2. Anpo-win(Harriette) Dawn woman b. Oct. 1828,died 13 Nov., 1913. She was married first to Joseph Bird who died bef. 1863,
and they gad a son Joseph Bird b. @1851.
Her second spouse was Joseph DeCoteau(hunter) b. 9 Nov. 1832, christened Nov. 10, 1832,in Winnipeg,Manitoba ,CAN., and he died 3 Sep, 1906 Todd County ,SD .Joseph's parents were Joseph Descoteau(Carpenter) and Marie Vivier of Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada.
Harriette and Joseph had 5 children: Moses b. @1855/56
Minn.,Mary b.@1858 Minn.,Louis b. @18650 Minn.,rosalie b.
20 Nov. 1867/68 sisseton,Roberts,SD, and Isic b. @1874
Spring Grove,Roberts, Dakota Territory.
Harriet and Joseph's children have descendents.
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I just did some parsing and cleaned up this posting so it makes sense.


3.Marpiwinna who died 24 oct. 1902 Her spouse wsTacanrpiyojanjan(@1815 -6 mar, 1890). they had 5 children: Isaac Starlight,Emma Starlight w/o Samuel O. Finley,hannah Starlight,Jacob Bdottana Starlight,and Thomas Starlight h/o Louisa. Thomas nd Louisa had son Harry,daughter ida, and Harry Starlight.
4.mary w/o Isaac Barker(b.1824 died1884). they had 6 children Basptrist, Mary w/o Samuel Hopkins, Agnes w/o andrew Hopkins, Bessie Barker w/o Eli Ortley, and w/o Alfred Blue, and John Wakanrdito who was married first to NancyArnahiyayerwin had a son Alfred, all have descendents,2nd to Winyanwastewin(no children). the last child Lillian Alexis Barker had no descendents.

the Information above I found at www.rootsweb.com at the Worl connect project link. type Joseph DECOTeau huner in the search engine boxes.By clicking on all the lnames that come up when you find his tree, you will come to Wakanmani's information as well as all his descendents.
Lillian

[hermin1]

I am wondering, Beth if that Mrs. mary Mclean might have been a daughter of Mrpiyahotanka and his wife?it would help if you would post the actual Census sheet.

[vicky]

Beth and hermin, is this the only page you need from the 1887 SW census?

i119.photobucket.com/albums/o134/vickyvalenta/1887sisseton40.jpg

[hermin1]

thanks vicky for the census photo. it shows nancy marpiyahotank a as his Daughter, not his wife. also mary Mclean is listed separate from marpiyahotanka LaBelle.
Beth and vicky:
Marpiahotanka was the son of Wanapeya and Mnihoosdecewin(bd. bef. 1862).
His spouse #1 was Tahomni (d..@1911/1912).their children were Wamniomniduta who died in Canada t age @49, and Xuna who d. bef. 1862
Spouse #2 was Nawangmaniwin d. 1893 Her parents were Wiyuha/Has a Woman d.@1887 and Sophia Hapan d. bef. Allotment. their children were Koska aka Joseph Hopkins who married Eliza ? Joseph and Eliza's children were (a) Esther b.@ 1856 and she married Samuel Saul9 wed 8-16-1895), then eliza married John Joseph Young( wed Jul. 15, 1902). the
other children were Victoria, and Maggie Hopkins.
Ref. ancestry.com Indian Censuses 1885-1940, and Notes from probate of Two Crow and John Stone.
What I am wondering is if there are 2 Marpiyahotankas?
vicky did you find another Marpiyahotanka in your search for the abovre creensus.

[navajo]

Hermin and Vicki

I could not check this site until this afternoon, we had computer problems.

I guess the confusion could be the spelling, on the land inventory sheet I recieved last year the original allottee is Nancy Marpiyahotanka (my aunt and sister of my great grandmother Ida) I have also seen the name spelled Mahpiyahotanka on other documents.

Thanks for the info on where to find an, "Evening with Shortfoot".

And the census is the one that I had seen and I am now going to assume these are not the same family.

Thank You

Beth

[vicky]

I only have one Marpiyahotanka at Sisseton from 1875 to 1900.

1875- SW land allotment #146 p. 19
1887 SW census as posted
In Max Renville's land book, p. 5, it has listed-
Marpiyahotanka-
Children=
Mrs. T. A. Robertson
Mrs. Louis LaBelle
Mrs. Baptiste LaBelle
Mrs. Angus Robertson

That's all for Sisseton. :-(

[navajo]

Interesting for me to find out Nancy and Ida had two sister's. And they married Labelle's. I am now going to try and find out their first names and more about the Labelle's. Every time I think I have come to the end of the Robertson History more history is found and the tree just keeps getting bigger and bigger and bigger.......

Thanks

Vicki and Hermin

[vicky]

You will want to pay a visit to my cousin Joe. He is the LaBelle expert. You will find all you need here-

www.tribalpages.com/tribe/browse?userid=rediron4&rand=452929182

Click on the "Shortfoot" name and you will find Ida and her sisters, and who they married.

If you have any questions, contact Joe and he will help. :-)