Osceola, a young warrior rising to prominence, resented this ban. Ouichee and Ahlikchen. The connection does not seem to fit for Rachel Rhoden, b 1845,GA- apparently had 7 or 8 children without being married. Some pronunciations of the name lend to the meaning the "black drink", a bitter concoction used in ritual ceremonies. Five of the most important Seminole chiefs, including Micanopy of the Alachua Seminole, did not agree to removal. Osceola led the Seminole war resistance until he was lied to during peace talks and captured in September 1837. She mentioned Absolam Powell as well. Does anyone have any family information about Peoka? But there is no information that is connected to her as to who her parent or parents were. Husband #1 died/killed. Osceola managed to lead his followers, including noncombatants, from safe haven to ambush site to safe haven, while eluding multiple armies. Because of the chief's significance, over time some people have created forgeries of Osceola's belongings. Later, though, when Osceola quarreled with Thompson, the agent had the warrior locked up at Fort King for a night. 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Is this near where any of your ancestors lived? During Osceolas stay here, many regarded him as somewhat of a celebrity. In 1966, Miami businessman Otis W. Shriver claimed he had dug up Osceola's grave and put his bones into a bank vault to rebury them at a tourist site at the Rainbow Springs in Marion County. In 1979 the Seminole Nation of Oklahoma bought Osceola's bandolier and other personal items from a Sotheby's auction. The second paragraph says that, Like his father, Billys maternal grandfather James McQueen was a trader. Wouldnt that be Billys maternal great-grandfather (ie, Pollys maternal grandfather)? I have read that his brother, Levi, was born two years after Nathan and was the child of a Dowling and many times people have connected that name to Nathan but the death certificate did not verify that. [4]:178 Weedon apparently preserved Osceola's head in a large jar of alcohol and took it to St. Augustine,[4]:181 where he exhibited it in the family drugstore. ( havent read last one but have seen quotes from it ). My DNA matches John William Powell Chufi Hadjo and Chekika Polly Ann Coppinger Powell, Parents of Osceola. Im awaiting the results of an Ancestry DNA test currently. (LogOut/ Hildas daughter was Diana Sarah Wragg {born abt. I need more information to plug into our family tree. 1815, died 1884} (a mulatto Creek Indian) from Charleston, South Carolina who was married (although not allowed by law in S.C) to Thomas Lowndes Wragg, who was a prominent commercial trader on the wharfs of Charleston, Osceola had been captured and was taken to Charleston, S.C. where he was imprisoned at Fort Moultrie on Sullivans Island. The village site, now the city of Tallassee, Alabama, was located on the banks of the Tallapoosa River about 20 miles (32km) upstream from Fort Toulouse where the Tallapoosa and the Coosa rivers meet to form the Alabama River. James McQuuen would appear to be his great grandfather: Ben, I have a cousin on Ancestry.com, Timothy Powell, who is a direct descendant of James Powell (William Powells brother). 1785 (date? 1798-ab 1855. In 1843, Whitehurst sent the head to Valentine Mott, a New York physician. After their arrival, they were visited by townspeople. Osceola was named John William Powell Jr aka Billy Powell at birth in the Creek village of Talisi, now known as Tallassee, Alabama, in current Elmore County. well, Nathan Powell, Stephen Powell, Silas Powell, Missouri Canaday, Sarah Ann Powell, Santee 'sunnie' Powell, Sanse Rhoden (bo 1801 - Upper Creek Town Tallassee, Alabama, USA, Jan 30 1838 - Fort Moultrie, Charleston, South Carolina, United States, John William "chufi Hadjo" (Mad Or Drunk Rabbit) Powell, Chekika Polly Ann Powell (born Coppinger). Army troops arrested him in October 1837, while under a flag of truce. SP #1 (may be):+Checartha Yargee Son Of Big Warrior b. The Second Seminole War, fought from 1835-42, was the longest and most costly war between Native Americans and the United States. Is there still a copy of the book because Osceola is one of my great grandfathers and Im trying to do some research on it. Following various escape attempts, officials brought Osceola and several other Seminoles to Fort Moultrie, South Carolina, in December 1837. Later Weedon removed Osceolas head and embalmed it. OR Thank you very much. They were visited by various townspeople. James and Katherine also had Anne McQueen who married Don Jose Coppinger, the last Florida Governor appointed by Spain. My name is Nancy E. Renfrow. Osceola's capture by deceit caused a national uproar. In adulthood, as part of the Seminole, Powell was given his name Osceola (/siol/ or /oseol/). The army was unable to defeat Osceola in the field, so General Thomas Jesup used other means to capture him. I am trying to connect with our People and learn about our culture. Thanks! Osceola (Billy Powell) Born to a Creek mother and a white father, Osceola's family joined the Seminole following the Creek Civil War. Jesup suffered a loss of reputation that lasted for the rest of his life; his betrayal of the truce flag has been described as "one of the most disgraceful acts in American military history. Another recent discovery of a painting in a museum in England was researched and it is discovered that the painting is most likely of Osceolas wife Pe-o-ka and her son. After being captured under a false flag of truce, Osceola died a prisoner of the US Army at Fort Moultrie in January 1838. I have looked for at least 10 years. Sant, Claudio. POLLY Ann (Coppinger) Powell 1769/71 I have found many names for My 4x Great Grandmother, wives of Osceola Billy Powell. The fort's current . Hi, I would love any information you may have on Kathrine. Milanich, Jerald T. 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In 1821, the United States acquired Florida from Spain. Castillo de San Marcos National Monument, Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie National Historical Park, Download the official NPS app before your next visit, Seminole warrior, leader during the Second Seminole War, Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie National Historical Park, fort sumter and fort moultrie national historical park. 1785 (date? Efforts to escape conflict with whites ultimately proved futile. Hickory Ground Town, d. After 1865, In Creek Indian Nation (Oklahoma, par. I was Raised White. After early military skirmishes and the 1823 Treaty of Moultrie Creek, by which the US seized northern Seminole lands, Osceola and his family moved with the Seminole deeper into central and southern Florida. m. Che-Cho Ter (Morning Dew) Apparently Im Tuhkabatchee. 5. If there is something out there that can help me with confirming connections it would he helpful. Andrew Jackson ordered my entire bloodline to be killed. 1814: POLLY Ann (Coppinger) Powell 1769/71 and WILLIAM POWELL were )-3X great granddaughter of Missouri Powell Canaday, Thomas Woodward 1683-1811, m. wife 1: Katherine Fraser (Best guess, Betty Wadford source), m. in 1754 WIFE 2- Stelona Fraser 1739-before 1792. not reliable, (Katherines niece) Problem mother would be 8 yrs old. I am willing to cooperate with DNA match. General Woodward further says: "Billy Powell or Osceola went with his uncle, McQueen, to Florida. He was born Billy Powell, in Maskk or Creek village of Talisi, now known as Tallassee, Alabama. I am soon to be 76 years old.My paternal grandmother was Nanny Powell Renfrow. Does anyone have any information on the exact day Osceola was born in 1804? In today's dollars, for every Seminole person shipped west, the government spent the equivalent of $8.5 million. In retaliation, the US Indian agent, Wiley Thompson, declared that those chiefs were deposed from their positions. Billy Powell is hardly a household name. On one occasion Osceola quarreled with Thompson, who had the warrior locked up at Fort King for two nights until he agreed to be more respectful. Indian agent- who wrote Reminisces Series. Osceola was born in 1804 in the village of Tallassee, Alabama around current Macon County. Then he visited relatives in Northern Alabama where he met and married Missouri Powell, Osceolas sister. Does anybody know the names of Osceolas wives? *Sanee/Sunnie 1798 (Osceolass sister)/ Yoha Hadjo RHODEN or Yoha Hadjo only b 1795 Yohas Father: Levi RHODEN. Billy Osceola b 1804, in Talisi, AL. m. Che-Cho Ter (Morning Dew), 3. Holatta Micco (Billy Bowlegs) led the Seminole Tribe through the last days of the Seminole struggle against removal. Billy was all of these. He was born to Polly Coppinger, a Creek woman, and William Powell, an English trader. Billy was all of these." She is Saris great grandmother. "Osceola" was an early pen name used by Danish author, Osceola "Ossie" Bigtree is the name of a character in, This page was last edited on 23 February 2023, at 16:08. SOURCE: James J Rhoden (wiregrassgenealogy.com) Kathrines great granddaughter. According to legend, Osceola stabbed the treaty with his knife, although there are no contemporary reports of this. Owen Edwards is a freelance writer who previously wrote the "Object at Hand" column in Smithsonian magazine. Spain ceded Florida to the United States in 1819 in the Adams-Onis Treaty, following the First Seminole War, in which General Andrew Jackson invaded Spanish Florida. He directed a successful ambush, taking advantage of the armys river crossing. I would love to find out for sure if we are descendants of the great Chief Osceola! He defeated General Duncan Clinch at the Battle of Withlacoochee in December 1835. SOURCES: State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory, http://floridamemory.com/items/show/4369. I WAS Informed that Chief Osceola is our great, great, great grandfather. Polly was the daughter of Ann McQueen and Jose Coppinger. @ michaelaneider@yahoo.com.. thank you. [8], In 1821, the United States acquired Florida from Spain, and more European-American settlers started moving in, encroaching on the Seminoles' territory. My family is on that site as to our DNA results. would love the book. Polly and Osceola later left from Ft. Moniac along the St. Marys River toward Ocala. Osceolas early life is largely unknown. Born in Alabama in 1804, Powell adopted the name Osceola, which means "black drink . Later, Weedon gave the head to his son-in-law Daniel Whitehurst. 2. Powell was believed to have ancestors from all of these groups. 2. Note: most researchers believe that William Powell, 1761-1830, is the step father of Osceola b 1804 in Talisi, AL, not his real father. Owen Edwards Osceola attended several parleys with American officials, after which he usually left disgusted and dissatisfied. Hope to hear from you. Today, his renown lives on in various place names, including Osceola counties in several states and the Osceola National Forest in Florida. wonder if we are related I was told he is my great grand uncle as well [7], Billy Powell's maternal grandfather, James McQueen, was a ship-jumping Scottish sailor who in 1716 became the first recorded white person to trade with the Muscogee Creek Confederacy in Alabama. PARENTS: Big Warrior George Washington Cornells Aka Tustenuggee She spoke English, was interpreter for him. Im trying to get info about my lineSari Missouri is Osceolas Sister and daughter of Polly as well. He acquired the name Osceola in young adulthood. He died there a few months later of causes reported as an internal infection or malaria. George Catlin and other prominent painters met the war chief and persuaded him to allow his picture to be painted. On the route they split- Powell did not want to go to FL, so he left with his 2 daughters (Maurnee and Hepsy) from a previous marriage, wife #1 (Hepsy Homarty was daughter of Powells 3rd family, half sister of Osceola). Native American Haplogroup C Update Progress!!! His mother was Muscogee, and his great-grandfather was a Scotsman, James McQueen. Smithsonian American Art Museum. I Dont know much just what I read. Other sources list Osceolas wives as: Ouscaloosa ??? His father is thought to have been an English trader named William Powell, though historian Patricia R. Wickman, author of Osceolas Legacy, believes he may have been a Creek Indian who died soon after Osceola was born. Chief Osceola was the son of my great, great Uncle Billy Powell. I am trying to figure out how old he was when he passed on. 1,121,895: 2. Thank you for making sure I got that message. My family resource stops with her name being Kathrine Fraser, Redstick Creek. Billy was all of these. Historians believe he was of mixed heritage being born of a mixed-race Creek mother, and Scottish or English father. He was buried on the grounds outside of the fort, albeit without his head, which Dr. Frederick Weedon removed as a scientific curiosity.Today, Osceolas legacy is representative of the struggle faced by many native peoples throughout the United States as encroachment by white settlers led to violent disputes and the eventual forced removal of most tribes to the present-day Southwest. *************************************************************** CHILD: Ann Nancy Powell 1747 m Don Jose Coppinger, 1730 gov of E Fl Lewis Powell was tried and hanged under his alias, Lewis Paine. * F: James J. Rhoden, b. DNA showed an Osceola connection through my Burnside line but not through Rachel Rhoden. [7]:231 These paintings have inspired numerous widely distributed prints and engravings, and cigar store figures were also based on them. https://vanishingsouthgeorgia.com/2018/05/01/missouri-powell-canaday-sister-of-osceola-moniac/, http://www.oldkingsroad.com/king's%20lynn/King's%20Lynn%202011.pdf, Cherokee-White Intermarriages in IndianTerritory, Cherokee Ancestry The Most Persistent Native American FamilyLegend, Native Male Y DNA Haplogroup C-P39Branches, Native American and First Nations DNA Testing BuyerBeware, 1868 Mattaponi Indian Tribe Membership Roll and Petition toGovernor, Indians in 1801-1804 Cherokee Agency PassBook, 1762 Indian Wars John Martin FamilyCaptured, Jackson Purchase Negotiations with theChickasaws, Horse Shoe Jim, an Indian Chief, Claiborne County,Tennessee, Further Analysis of Native American DNA Haplogroup CPlanned. Someone in his situationa man of mixed blood living among pure-blood Seminoleswould have to try hard to prove himself as a leader and a warrior. Americans called this event the Dade Massacre. More European-American settlers started moving in, encroaching on the Seminole. They were reared by their mothers and their maternal male relatives following Muscogee cultural practices, and they gained their social status from their mother's people. Rumors persist that his embalmed head has been found in various locations. According to the oral tradition of his descendants, Dr. Frederick Weedon was alone with the body and cut off Osceola's head, placing it in the coffin with the scarf that Osceola had customarily worn being wrapped around the neck, and immediately before the funeral ceremony removed the head and shut the coffin's lid. 16 His skill as a speaker, prowess in battle, and staunch opposition to removal, led him to becoming a prominent warrior, and he often acted as a spokesmen for Abiaka. It makes sense that the Creek Indians hid out in the Okefenokee and possibly Rachel took the story from the Canaday family while working in that area. For every four Seminoles deported, the US Army killed one Seminole, lost three US Army soldiers, and spent $32,000. [4]:172 Weedon kept the head for himself, as well as other objects belonging to Osceola, including a brass pipe and a silver concho. Change), You are commenting using your Twitter account. Son of William Lawrence Powell and Polly Ann Moniac Powell yrs),Hickory Ground Town, d. After 1865, In Creek Indian Nation (Oklahoma, George Catlin, the famous artist who focused on Native American culture, visited and painted Osceola in his full Seminole attire: ostrich plumes, turban, war dress, and gorget. also was told that one of them could have been Osceola. [9] Lt. John T. Sprague mentions in his 1848 history The Florida War that Osceola had a wife named "Che-cho-ter" (Morning Dew), who bore him four children. https://vanishingsouthgeorgia.com/2018/05/01/missouri-powell-canaday-sister-of-osceola-moniac/ Rachel is in my line- I can not find a connection to Osceola. Over time, these various groups living in Florida, mostly of Creek and Hitchiti background, came to be called Sim-in-oli, or wild in the Muskogee language; this phrase was later Anglicized into Seminole. Osceola and the Great Seminole War by Thom Hatch is the best resource that I have seen P. 5 starts detailing his family lineage . But, the most common interpretation of Osceola means the "Rising Sun". Osceola was named Billy Powell at birth in 1804 in the Creek village of Talisi, now known as Tallassee, Alabama, in current Elmore County. [1]:217218 [4]:115116, Osceola was named Billy Powell at his birth in 1804 in the Creek village of Talisi, which means "Old Town". Chekika Married John WilliamPowell (Chufi Hadjo) during the Wars our family went to Florida to stay with Chekikas Cousin of the Seminole. Osceola left for FL with William Powell and his mother, Ann Nancy Polly. B: Oct. 15, 1771- about 1814 As US relations with the Seminole deteriorated, Thompson forbade the sale of guns and ammunition to them. Their KIDS (3+ 2 by William Powell): Osceola Powell is on Facebook. The people in the town of Tallasseewere mixed-blood Native American/English/Irish/Scottish, and some were black. Oil on canvas portrait of Seminole Chief, Osceola (born Billy Powell) dressed in colorful robes, a headband holding three feathers and three ceremonial gorgets hanging around his neck. Text first and let me know who you are and I will reply. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory, http://floridamemory.com/items/show/4294. My e-mail is patriciadaley67@gmail.com or can text me at319-931-4429. I am Benjamin Powell,Osceola Billy Powell is my 4x Great Grandfather and His wife Peoka Powell is my 4x Great Grandmother. Osceola, named Billy Powell at birth in Alabama, became an influential leader of the Seminole people in Florida. Thloco Cornell and Tuskenua Mad Dog Osceola (1804 - January 30, 1838, Asi-yahola in Creek), named Billy Powell at birth in Alabama, became an influential leader of the Seminole people in Florida. He married Che Cho La Morning Dew Stafney Thompson about 1827, in Alabama, United States. On December 28, 1835, Osceola led an attack on Fort King (near modern-day Ocala) which resulted in the assassination of the American Indian Agent Wiley Thompson. My great-great-grandmothers name is also Osceola. His Creek mother, Polly Copinger, was married to Englishman William Powell. May be Che cho la of Morning Dew , Osceola 22 years old, she was 15.-four children (Hartley, 118). Half brother of George Lee Powell. I love Catlins painting of Osceola. old in 2019, living? FNU Dowling 2.Fleming Beasley-spouse #2 m. 1892 My LINE Fixico, himself a Seminole, notes that when you sit for a portrait, you wear your Sunday best. Though Osceola had been imprisoned by the U.S. Army and suffered from malaria when he posed for Catlin, he retains the proud bearing of a leader aware of posterity. You cant do that at Ancestry because they dont provide you with segment information. ************************************************************************ I have chased the Rachel Rhoden to Sanee/Sanse/Santee/Sunnie Powell (Osceolas sister?) [5] His mother was Polly Coppinger, a mixed-race Creek woman, and his father was most likely William Powell, a Scottish trader. Sari is my direct line. [10][4]:58, Through the 1820s and the turn of the decade, American settlers continued pressuring the US government to remove the Seminole from Florida to make way for their desired agricultural development. Disappointing for those of us who work hard to get it right. Her father, James McQueen, had numerous wives, most of which were kin to 1st wife Katherine Fraser. The only Tribe in America who never signed a peace treaty. OR This line below seems more accurate: My father who died in 2000, his only sister was named Polly. Father of Patience Caroline Powell; Maranda Powell and Naponee McKendree 3. I have been told all my life that we are related to Osceola but now I want to know my Granny was from Eldorenda Ga I am from Fla so now I want to know I favor him I have the lines on my face he has and I have his cheek bones so yes I really want to know. With them, he had at least five children. By the Treaty of Moultrie Creek of 1823, the Seminoles agreed to give up their claims to land in Florida Territory in return for a reservation in central Florida, as well as certain payments and supplies to be provided by the US government. FactSnippet No. Many Seminole chiefs refused to sign the treaty, leading to the outbreak of the Second Seminole War and Osceolas fame. There is or was a Powell Family History Book? We made it by going to London,England for a time and came back. . Osceola, who previously contracted malaria in Florida, became severely ill soon after arriving at Fort Moultrie. She is buried in Rowan Memorial Park Cemetery in Salisbury, NC. Known as Billy Powell for the first ten years or so of his life, he took the name Osceola after a coming-of-age ceremony. W.W. Norton & Company, New York, New York, 2020. When he was a child, they migrated to Florida with other Red Stick refugees, led by a . Hello, I live in Macon Co, Alabama and would be interested in talking with you about the Powell family of Macon Co and Osceola. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. Media in category "Osceola" The following 20 files are in this category, out of 20 total. During purification rites, a Seminole warrior drinks a black purgative liquid brewed from yaupon holly leaves. The residents of the original Talisi village and of the current city of Tallassee were a mixture of several ethnicities. by Thomas S. Woodward, Indian agent. This is an anglicized form of the Creek Asi-yahola (pronounced [asi jahola]); the combination of asi, the ceremonial black drink made from the yaupon holly, and yahola, meaning "shout" or "shouter". According to legend, Osceola stabbed the treaty with his knife, although there are no contemporary reports of this.[6]. Or is that sentence purposely ignoring the generational increment? Osceola, a young warrior rising to prominence, resented the ban. Maurnee (DP Note- William Powells child only) . Augustine. All the Powells were born and raised in the south Alabama Florida panhandle area and lived in the Troy as well as Montgomery, Tallassee and Franklin Alabama areas. Remarkably, on November 30, Coacoochee (Wildcat) and 19 other Seminoles escaped Fort Marion; Osceola was not among them. That story is passed on through the Canady family which may be true for the Canaday family. Hepsy Homarty ( DP Note- William Powells child only) Born Billy Powell, Osceola was his name assumed at adulthood. I was told that my grandmother (Elna Powell) was the daughter of one of Chief Osceolas daughters.if anyone can help me with my ancestory please contact me. The Seminole regarded Osceola, Catlin recalled, as the master spirit and leader of the tribe. His influence, the artist added, extended to the remotest parts of the United States, and amongst the Indian tribes, to the Rocky Mountains., He was a bit flamboyant, says historian Donald L. Fixico of Arizona State University, who is working on a book about Osceola. *Osceola two wives SOURCE: McNeer (42) I have a small original print of Osceola. General Thomas Jesup responded by ordering Hernandez to seize Osceola and his party should he have the chance. My Mother was a Powell. He became closely involved with the people. m 3X Oct. 15, 1771- about 1814. Cookie Policy The story of Osceola and the Great Seminole War in Florida seems so fantastic at times . Osceola, the most well-known leader of the Seminole Indians, was born in 1804 in a Creek town near Tallassee, present-day Tuskegee, Alabama. His mother was part Muscogee and part Caucasian. View the profiles of people named Osceola Billy Powell. Wife #1: Ui -chee m. 1826 May be a nickname or she may be a Euchee woman. In the book, Shawnee Heritage IV 1700s to 1750 , it lists the mother of Queen Ann 1747 as being Stelona Fraser , niece of Katherine Fraser. These nearly simultaneous attacks catalyzed the Second Seminole War with the United States. Known throughout his youth as Billy Powell, Osceola's early life remains relatively obscure. A veteran of the Florida War. Sunnie/Sanee (Powell) Rhoden 1798- about 1855 Native American Haplogroup Origins and AncestralOrigins, James Whitehurst, Indian, Princess Anne County,VA, Eugenics as Indian Removal: Sociohistorical Processes and the De(con)struction of American Indians in theSoutheast, 1837 Treaty with the Choctaw andChickasaw. For almost two years, he led a band of warriors in resistance against the United States during the second Seminole war. Sunnie/Sanee (Powell) Rhoden 1798- about 1855, 2. The Indian Removal Act of 1830, signed by President Andrew Jackson, posed the greatest threat to Osceola's desire for Seminole autonomy. There is also a city in Iowa named after Osceola. [2] Osceola led the Seminole resistance to removal until he was captured on October 21, 1837, by deception, under a flag of truce,[3] when he went to a site near Fort Peyton for peace talks. Ive seen mixed things and trying to confirm has been a pain. Pollys 3 children Sara Missouri, Sanee, and William (Osceola) Powell. Known throughout his youth as Billy Powell, Osceola's early life remains relatively obscure. Osceola means black drink singer. General Jesup's treacherous act and the administration were condemned by many congressional leaders and vilified by international press. Your Privacy Rights 5. Her name is Lousanna Harjo. Hepsy Homarty ( DP Note- William Powells child only), When Polly & William split on way to FL, Maurnee and Hepsy stayed with William. Osceola County derives its name from Billy Powell, Osceola County is a county rich in history and life. Be very careful with that book. What information does the family believe? A pair of woven, beaded garters reflects the spirit of Seminole warrior Osceola. Osceola and his followers shot six others outside Fort King, while another group of Seminole ambushed and killed a column of US Army, more than 100 troops, who were marching from Fort Brooke to Fort King. Terms of Use Free Access to Native American Records LimitedTime, Mass Pre-Contact Native Grave in California Yields DisappointingResults, Interactive Early Maps Show NativeMovements, Indian History of Present Day Berkeley County, WestVirginia, Indians Along the Susquehanna in the1670s, Library of Virginia Native AmericanResources. 1. When Micco Osceola 'Billy Powell' Nikkanochee was born in 1804, in Talasse, Macon, Alabama, United States, his father, John William Powell, was 39 and his mother, Polly Ann Moniac Coppinger, was 35. [12][7]:1028, On October 21, 1837, Osceola and 81 of his followers were captured by General Joseph Hernndez on the orders of General Thomas Jesup, under a white flag of truce, when they went for peace talks to Fort Peyton near St. He was born to Polly. She is no longer listed in the James J./Malinda Rhoden family home on the census after the age of 15. Williams 2 kids: 1. [7]:90, On December 28, 1835, Osceola, with the same rifle Thompson gave him, killed the Indian agent.
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