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Post by DawnDay on Feb 17, 2009 0:12:48 GMT -5
To Ray Henry, Lavanah, or Dawn Day; Just wondering if anyone of your know if any of he Defond's/Archambeau's are related to Arconges/Feathers? My great grandmother, Sophie Night, Defond, Archambeau referred to Faith and Theodora Feather as nieces. I don't know if they were truly related by blood or just by the Indian way. My cousin LaVonne, comes from the Lapointe family. Her family referred to Buddy Feather as "Uncle" Buddy. We know all of these people are Yankton. Thanks for any help solving the mystery. stephanie ssroonie@earthlink.net......[/quote] STEPHANIE, I JUST READ YOUR POSTING ABOVE.. MY STEPFATHER WAS SYLVESTER "BUDDY "FEATHER, HIS SISTERS WERE FAITH, MARLENE, (THEO)-THEODORA- WHO WAS THE MOTHER OF "RUSSELL MEANS the actor", SEEMS LIKE THERE WAS ANOTHER SISTER AND BROTHER'S , NAME WAS WALTER, I DON'T KNOW WHO IS STILL ALIVE. ORGINALLY THE NAME FEATHER WAS "FEATHER IN HIS EAR", THEIR MOTHER'S NAME WAS MABEL FEATHER, I KNOW SHE REMARRIED MAYBE THAT IS WHERE THE NAME ARCONGE COMES IN. IT IS ALL I CAN RECALL AT THE MOMENT. THERE IS A PICTURE ON REZ TALK ON OYATE THAT I POSTED, YOU MIGHT BE INTERESTED IN OF RUSSELL MEANS. I WILL POST PIC'S OF (THEO)-THEODORE AND HUSBAND HANK MEANS WITH IVA AND BILL BRUGUIER. WHY ARE THE NAMES ARCONGE/FEATHER RELATED, DO YOU KNOW? I NOTICED MABEL ARCONGE-FAITH ARCONGE SEEM TO HAVE THE SAME BIRTH DATES ON THE YANKTON FAMILY TREE OF LAVANAH'S??? INTERESTING SEEM TO BE THE SAME PEOPLE, AS IS WALTER ARCONGE I JUST NOTICED SAME AS WALTER FEATHER.. DAWNDAY [/quote] HANK MEANS IVA BRUGUIER IN FRONT, “THEO” THEODORE FEATHER MEANS, BILL BRUGUIER NEXT TO HER [THEY WERE 1ST COUSINS, DALE MEANS NEXT TO HIS MOTHER THEO
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Post by DawnDay on Feb 17, 2009 0:34:18 GMT -5
LAVANAH, I NOTICED IVA BRUGUIER'S NAME WAS OMITTED, FROM THE LAST LIST. I PRESUMED YOU DID AN UPDATE.
I ALSO NOTICED THAT MABEL ARCONGE AND SON WALTER ARCONGE WOULD BE THE SAME AS MABEL FEATHER AND SON WALTER FEATHER, BROTHER SYLVESTER "BUDDY" FEATHER, SISTER FAITH, "THEO" THEODORA, MARLENE ANOTHER SISTER JUST CAN'T RECALL AT THE MOMENT. I'M WONDERING WHERE THE NAME ARCONGE CAME IN. I KNOW MABEL REMARRIED PERHAPS THAT IS HIS NAME ARCONGE, EVERYONE HAS PASSED ON NOW, TO FIND OUT FROM.. MAYBE SOMEONE WILL READ THIS AND ADD TO YOUR LIST OF ANCESTERS, MY BROTHER IS RODNEY FEATHER, HE DOESN'T REMEMBER EITHER. MAYBE I CAN GET HIM TO FIND HIS HEIRSHIP PAPERS, FOR MORE NAMES AND DATES. I WILL KEEP IN TOUCH.
DAWNDAY :)P
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Post by rayhenry on Feb 18, 2009 1:21:21 GMT -5
Finally, something I can answer. Mabel is the daughter of Theodule Arconge and Louisa Burgier. She was also a half sister to Dorothy [Minnie] Arconge. That make her a great aunt of the mother of my sons. And, an aunt to Dorothy's three living children.And it only took me eight years to learn this. I have a lot on this under family trees - Yellow Cloud. Also a lot posted under Arconge. See Arconge 1900 census.
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Post by DawnDay on Feb 18, 2009 18:57:56 GMT -5
Finally, something I can answer. Mabel is the daughter of Theodule Arconge and Louisa Burgier. She was also a half sister to Dorothy [Minnie] Arconge. That make her a great aunt of the mother of my sons. And, an aunt to Dorothy's three living children.And it only took me eight years to learn this. I have a lot on this under family trees - Yellow Cloud. Also a lot posted under Arconge. See Arconge 1900 census. RAYHENRY, OKAY, NOW THE NAMES MAKE SENSE TO ME. THANK YOU, FOR THE ANSWER BACK. I WILL PASS THIS ON TO OTHER FAMILY MEMBERS THAT DO NOT GO ON TO "OYATE". DAWNDAY
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Post by stephanie on Apr 6, 2009 16:51:17 GMT -5
DawnDay; Sorry it took so long to get back to your post. I just got papers back regarding a family probate where the judge sided against my appeal. I have BIA papers stating that Minnie Packard's son, Percy is not our relation and yet Hearings and Appeals states that his birth certificate is acceptable. How interesting that a birth certificate that is not certified by the state and filed 25 years later with no actual date on it could be acceptable to the Probate Division. A good lesson for everyone. Anyway, back to your question about the Feathers, apparently, my great grandmother, Sophie Archambeau was an aunt to Mabel Arconge. Her daughters Faith and Theordora were cousins to my aunties and grandmother. I have researched and read Russell's book but cannot find the connection to the Arconge family. My other cousin, LaVonne, was also related to Russell by way of LaPointe but cannot find the connection either. I had a cousin that spoke with Faith Traversie at the elder home but all she spoke about was my uncle Guy Archambeau and how handsome he was....not too much help as she was getting on in age. Any help would be most appreciated between Arconge, Lapointe and Archambeau's. Thanks
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Post by Spirit of the Owl Woman on May 2, 2009 10:41:46 GMT -5
History of Gage County, Nebraska, a Narrative of the Past
By Hugh Jackson Dobbs, published in 1918
BARNESTON
The village of Barneston, one of the interesting and pretty villages of southern Gage County, stands on historic ground. It embraces within its boundaries the site of the ancient village of the Otoe Indians and their agency buildings, a location which serves as a perpetual reminder to the old settlers and their descendants of the original inhabitants of
Gage county. Barneston is located on the Union Pacific Railway line from Valley, Nebraska, to Manhattan, Kansas, via Lincoln and Beatrice. It is named for Francis M. Barnes, who was a member of the original town site company and who was affiliated by marriage with the Otoe Indian tribe, his wife being a half-blood Indian woman, a daughter of Andrew Drips. Mrs. Barnes was born November 15, 1827, in Bellevue, Nebraska, where her father was stationed as a representative of the American Fur Company. She was educated at the Convent of the Visitation, at Kaskaskia, Illinois, and in 1856, at Kansas City, Missouri; she became the wife of Francis M. Barnes. In 1859 they moved to the Territory of Nebraska, and later they settled near the Otoe and Missouri Indians in Gage County. As far as known, Mrs. Barnes is the oldest living native born Nebraskan.
The town site of Barneston comprises the greater portion of the northwest quarter of section 18, township 1 north, range 8 east, while West Barneston, an addition to the original town, lies in the northeast quarter of section 13, township 1 north, range 7 east, where the railway line, sidetracks and station are located. The owners of the original town- site were F. M. Barnes, of Barneston; H. R. W. Hartwig, of St. Joseph, Missouri; I. N. Speer, of Hiawatha, Kansas; and H. L. Ewing, John Ellis, Charles O. Bates, and Alfred Hazlett, of Beatrice, Nebraska. The plat of the town of Barneston was filed in the office of the register of deeds of Gage County, May 17, 1884. The plat of West Barneston was filed on August 3, 1883. The larger portion of the business establishments of the village and nearly the entire residence district are in the original town of Barneston, which is a part of Liberty Township. Some years ago, however, the county board annexed the quarter section on which the town is located to Barneston Township for voting and other administrative purposes.
The surroundings, of the village are romantically beautiful. Near by on the north is Wolf creek, a living, well timbered stream, and on the south is beautiful Plum creek, a never-failing stream of water. Towards the west is the Big Blue River and on every hand what was once a rolling prairie now shows cultivated, highly improved, thrifty farms. It is to the eastern part of the old Indian reservation what Odell is to the western part, with this difference, that about Barneston clings the romance of another race.
As early as 1873 there was a trading post at the Indian village where Barneston is now located. That year F. M. Barnes opened a store with a general stock of goods, near the agency buildings, which he maintained until the Indians removed to Indian Territory (now Oklahoma), in 1881. In 1882, prior to the founding of Barneston village, he again established a store at this point, to accommodate land seekers and the early settlers on that part of the old Otoe and Missouri Indian reservation. The first merchant in Barneston after it was surveyed and platted was Patrick Rawley, who conducted a general merchandise store there until 1910; he now lives at Falls City, Nebraska. He was soon followed by A. G. Keyes, with a hardware store. The first district school-teacher at Barneston was a man named Harris. In 1883 he taught a school in the old Indian school building, a structure fifty by ninety feet, two stories in height. This building was located on the quarter-section of land just east of Barneston. It was erected by the United States government for the education of the Indian youths and maidens of the Otoe and Missouri Indian villages, and some years ago it was destroyed by fire.
The school district of Barneston was organized November 22, 1883, at the residence of William Tauer, and it has since been known as district No. 116. The Barneston district possesses at present a frame, two-story school house and the school district employs four teachers, with an enrollment of approximately ninety pupils. The course of study includes only two years of high-school work. Recently the district has been greatly augmented by being consolidated with districts Nos. 119, 121, 177, 136, and 137 into a county high school, with approximately one hundred and fifty pupils. It is planned to erect for the consolidated district a new school building in the village of Barneston, at a probable cost of $40,000, and when this building is completed there will be installed, with the usual grades, a high school providing four years' work.
A United States post office was early established in Barneston, with F. M. Barnes as the first postmaster. Those who have succeeded him are A. G. Keyes, Edwin Huddert, Jesse C. Wyatt, and Bertha Hablitzle, the present incumbent. Rural free delivery of mail is maintained at Barneston, the service now being performed by a single carrier.
The first physician in Barneston was Dr. C. S. Smith, who remained three years. Those who have followed him were Drs. Hinton, J. I. Gumaer, J. L. Kirby, U. D. Stone, G. \V. Strough, F. J. Bachle, and F. J. Woods. All abandoned the field but Dr. Woods, who has pursued his calling in Barneston and vicinity so many years and so successfully that he has become not only a professional but a social and political force.
About the year 1884 James Craig opened a private bank in Barneston and he continued in business there until 1890. He was succeeded by the Bank of Barneston, incorporated, about 1890, by F. M. Barnes and C. M. Warren, of Barneston; John Ellis, Horace L. Ewing, W. F. King, and Harriet Ewing, of Beatrice; and W. Q. Bell, of Lincoln, Nebraska. This banking institution is still in existence, and is owned and officered by J. A. Spencer, president, and A. D. Spencer, cashier. Since 1903 the banking business at Barneston has been shared with the Commercial State Bank of that village. J. M. Howe is the president, and Henry Monfelt the cashier of the Commercial State Bank. Both banking institutions are in a flourishing condition.
In addition to the banks, Barneston has two general stores, a drug store, hardware store, grocery store, two restaurants, a hotel, two garages, a blacksmith shop, barber shop, lumber and coal yard, pump and plumbing establishment, two elevators, a meat market, and such other business concerns as one would expect to find in a village of like size and character.
The benevolent and other orders of the village consist of a lodge of the Ancient Free & Accepted Masons, Chapter of the Eastern Star, camp of the Modern Woodmen of America, and organizations of the Royal Neighbors and Royal Highlanders.
In 1889 the Presbyterians erected a fairly good church building in Barneston, at a cost of $1,200, and they have since maintained a church organization in the village. The Catholics also have an organization there, their church edifice having been erected in 1892, at a cost of $1,800.
By the census of 1910, Barneston was given 228 inhabitants. Its population at present (1918) is approximately 300. In general appearance Barneston is a very neat, pretty, attractive town. Its business men are active, accommodating and public-spirited. Barnes- ton has furnished members of the legislature, Hon. A. D. Spenser having served in both branches of that body.
Among those who have been prominent in shaping the destiny of Barneston and in the management of its affairs are F. M. Barnes, W. P. Wyatt, Matthew Weaverling, C. W. Warren, George Pace, A. L. Cook, Patrick Rawley, James Ryan, William Tauer, Joseph Guittard, Jesse C. Wyatt, Julius Vogel, A. G. Keyes, G. D. Barry, William Monfelt, A. D., Hugh, and J. A. Spencer, Edward Huddert, S. S. Ratcliff, Timothy Rawley, Dennis Sullivan, James Maliscky, John Wolken, Lon Turner, Harry Zook, John Anderson, Frederick Barnes, Jacob Gutbrot, and F. J. Woods.
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Post by Spirit of the Owl Woman on May 2, 2009 11:34:45 GMT -5
Earthw7 sorry this has taken so long to respond to.
FRED H. BARNES. — The men who are the sons of pioneers look with pride upon their ancestry, and it is well that they do, as all of the progress of the world has been stimulated by the pioneers — be they pioneers of a country or industry or principle. Fred Hall Barnes, whose life review we are scanning, is the son of Francis M. and Mary Jane (Dripps) Barnes. Francis Barnes was born May 1, 1833, in the city of Baltimore, Maryland, and in 1842 he was taken to the city of St. Louis, Missouri, by his parents, William and Linda Barnes, who passed the remaining years of their life in that city.
Francis M. Barnes attended the St. Louis public schools and laid the foundation upon which he built the structure of his life and principles. In 1854 he went to Kansas City, where he engaged in the transfer business, and in 1858 he came to Richardson County, Nebraska. Thereafter he was engaged in freighting from the Missouri River to the mountains until 1870, when he removed his home and family and settled at what is now the town of Barneston, which was named in his honor. Upon his arrival upon the Otoe Indian reservation lands he forthwith became aware of the fact that there were more redskins than "pale-faces" and had soon established a trading post to barter with the Indians for the things which they had in exchange for the beads and clothing which the white man had. He developed a prosperous mercantile and live-stock business.
November 16, 1856, in Kansas City, Missouri, was solemnized the marriage of Francis Barnes and Miss Mary Jane Dripps, who was born at Bellevue, Nebraska, November 15, 1827, the daughter of Major Andrew and Mary Dripps, the latter having been an Otoe Indian woman. Major and Mrs. Andrew Dripps moved to Missouri and purchased land which to-day is the site of the modern city of Kansas City. Mr. Dripps was associated with the men who banded themselves into a corporation to plat the land of his farm into lots and sell to the people who were rushing to the west. Mr. Dripps realized that this was a strategic point on the Missouri river for a thriving city, but it is possible to believe that he never had any Utopian ideas of Kansas City as it is to-day. Mrs. Mary Jane Barnes is now past ninety years old and has the distinction of being the oldest living person born on Nebraska soil. Her home is made in Barneston, from which her companion passed away August 18, 1916, after sixty-one years of happy companionship. They were the parents of the following children: Gertrude died at the age of twelve years; William is living retired at Guthrie, Oklahoma; Charles G. is retired and lives at Red Rock, Oklahoma; Emmett F. is a farmer near Ponca City, Oklahoma; Katie is the wife of Lymond Dickie, Ottawa, Kansas; and Fred Hall Barnes is the subject of this review. Of the parents further mention is made in the historical department of this volume — especially in connection with the record of Barneston.
As intimated above, Francis M. Barnes was honored by the little city of Barneston being named in commemoration of himself. For many long years he was allied with all of the civic, religious, and social life of his community and was instrumental in giving his support to many worthy causes. He was a charter member of the first lodge of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows organized in Kansas City and he was also an honored member of the Masonic fraternity.
Fred Hall Barnes, the son of this illustrious couple who allied themselves with so many of the first things of our western country's history, was born near St. Deroin, in Richardson county, Nebraska, July 2, 1868, and came with his parents to Gage county in 1870. He has grown up with the country and is familiar with all of the varying changes which have come during his life. The education which he received in the Barneston schools was supplemented by study at St. Benedict's College at Atchison, Kansas, and the Blake Private School at Beatrice. From the years 1892 to 1898 he was connected with the bank at Barneston, first as bookkeeper and finally as president of the institution. He severed his connections with this business in 1898. He and his venerable mother have about four hundred acres of land in Barneston and Liberty townships and this is rented.
The political sentiments of Mr. Barnes are in harmony with the principles of the Republican Party. He was once elected town treasurer, but did not accept the position. He is a member of the Masonic fraternity, including the chapter of Royal Arch Masons, and also is identified with the Ancient Order of United Workmen.
Taken from History of Gage County, Nebraska, by Hugh Jackson Dobbs, p. 1005, published 1918
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Post by Spirit of the Owl Woman on May 2, 2009 12:16:56 GMT -5
Mary Jane Drips And Otoe Controversey
Mary Jane Drips Benoist Barnes was a controversial figure in the history of the Otoe-Missouria, with regard to their removal from the Big Blue Reservation to the Indian Territory. The story is discussed at some length in Chapman's book. Mary Jane was born of a white man and his Otoe wife. In 1857, as a widow, she received an allotment on the Nemaha Half-Breed Reservation in Nebraska Territory. However, by that time she had remarried to another white man, Francis Barnes. The Barnes family ran a mercantile business which became the village of Barneston, NE.
In 1874 a group of Otoe-Missouria chiefs signed a certificate that recognized Mary Jane as a member of the tribe, which allowed her white husband to live and conduct business on their reservation as well. But when the Otoe-Missouria were relocating to Indian Territory, the attitude of tribal leaders had changed, and they resented the fact that she expected tribal benefits, even though she and her family lived as whites among whites(on the 1900 Census, they are all listed as white). Regardless, she and her children successfully petitioned the Office of Indian Affairs to reinstate their benefits of tribal membership in Indian Territory, despite the fact that many of them chose to stay in Nebraska.
Although Mary Jane's mother is generally regarded to be an Otoe woman, she was in fact, the daughter of a white man herself(no documented proof to this claim of her mother being only half Otoe). In other words, Mary Jane was only 1/4 Otoe. Nevertheless, her descendants continued to be enumerated on the tribal censuses for several decades. The 1928 Tribal Census includes several of her great-grandchildren, listed as 1/32 Otoe-Missouria.
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Post by jjamconger on May 14, 2009 13:16:59 GMT -5
My name is Judith J. Conger Martinez. I was born to Theodore W. & Julia Mae in February, 1956. The youngest of 15 children. Thought you could add my name under "Conger". I have a few more siblings not listed. If you would like, I can get the information for you.
Very extensive research! I applaud you Lavanah Smith-Judah. Thank you so much.
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Post by Spirit of the Owl Woman on May 16, 2009 0:48:17 GMT -5
jjamconger,
Thank you for the compliment, much appreciated. If you would like to exchange information with me you may email me at lavanah.judah@gmail.com.
All help is greatly needed and appreciated.
L Smith-Judah
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Post by nomis1958 on Aug 18, 2009 21:49:10 GMT -5
Hi! I am interested in this information as: My mother was Ernestine Fast Horse Traversie, daughter of Blaine Traversie, he was the son of Andrew Paul and Anna Catherine Gage Traversie, Andrew was the son of Paul Traversie and Mary Bruguier. Mary Bruguier was the daughter of Theophile Bruguier and Blazing Cloud aka Blazing Cloud (1822). How can I get further information on Maza Kirawin (1784) and War Wagle? Is Good Thunder Wakinyanwaste his father? Was World Turner his brother? Janelle Swimmer Simon (775)388-3142 nelliesimon@yahoo.com Please send any info --thanks.
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Post by fawnyarose on Dec 18, 2013 23:24:26 GMT -5
My blood grandmother is Sherril Jean LeCompte- I believe she was a daughter of Vidal Lecompte. She gave my mother up for adoption in 1954, and my mother finally found and met her around 19 years ago. I know she had two other daughters, and a son who would be around 37? Do you know of her or any of her kids? We have lost contact. My mother had a dibilitating stroke and doesn't remember much of anything, but I would like to know more about my heritage and family ancestors.
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Post by hermin1 on Dec 30, 2013 1:45:23 GMT -5
fawnyarose: my records show Sherril jean(b. 1936,died 2010) as daughter of Ansel LeCompte b.30 Nov. 1902 Corson,SD; died 3 may,1978 St. Paul,Minn , and Loudia Bernice fireclood(b. 1900 and d.1966. Sherril's siblings were Unk. Lecompte,Zelda leCompte b.1938,died 2002, and irvn LeCompte(b. 1942;d.1944).
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Post by hermin1 on Dec 30, 2013 1:46:24 GMT -5
fawnyarose: my records show Sherril jean(b. 1936,died 2010) as daughter of Vital Ansel LeCompte,jr. b.30 Nov. 1902 Corson,SD; died 3 may,1978 St. Paul,Minn , and Loudia Bernice fireclood(b. 1900 and d.1966. Sherril's siblings were Unk. Lecompte,Zelda leCompte b.1938,died 2002, and irvn LeCompte(b. 1942;d.1944).
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Post by erichmac on Jul 15, 2019 14:53:32 GMT -5
My name is Judith J. Conger Martinez. I was born to Theodore W. & Julia Mae in February, 1956. The youngest of 15 children. Thought you could add my name under "Conger". I have a few more siblings not listed. If you would like, I can get the information for you. Very extensive research! I applaud you Lavanah Smith-Judah. Thank you so much. Hi I'm very new here and trying to track down my family history (not for money or anything just for me) I recently learned my Grandmother's maiden name was Edith Hope Conger. Does anyone possibly have a connection or knowledge of her? My Dad recently passed and swore up and down that she was Lakota. Please help. Any information is helpful. Edith Hope Conger married Don MacDonald on 14th May 1950. That's what I know.
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Post by wwaseskuk on Sept 7, 2020 13:09:24 GMT -5
Thank you for all the dedicated work. I know my Yankton roots include: Therese Eliza LeCompte=>Pazaakuwin=>ThunderHawk/daughter of One Feather=>One Feather. Any additional background information you could provide would be very much appreciated.
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