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Historical Research Ponderings: Shawnee (and Miami?) Indian Reservations in Ohio
I grew up in Willshire, Ohio. My family “rented” a small field down by the St. Mary’s river. Every year when we’d walk the field we’d see arrowheads. I don’t recall anyone ever picking them up, but I did have … Continue reading
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Tagged arrowhead, Indians, John B. Richardville, La Badie, Miami, Native American, Ohio, reservation, Shawnee, Treaty of Greenville
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Writings by Calvin M. Young
My Great Great Great Grandfather on The Lakey side, Calvin M. Young, was something of a historian on the Miami Indians. He was born 6 May 1851 in Darke County, Ohio. Greenville, Ohio is in Darke County, this was the location … Continue reading
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Tagged Calvin M. Young, Chief Little Turtle, History, Indians, lakey, Miami, Native American, Ohio, Ohio History, Treaty of Greenville
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Genealogy: The Beck family name
Nestled between the Rhine and Wesser rivers is the ancient German region of Westphalia. Westphalia, the home of the name Beck. Hereditary surnames were adopted in this region after the 12th century, and surnames derived from localities were common. Local … Continue reading
Family Legend: Great Great Grandfather was stolen by the “Indians”
Our family has a legend that my great-great grandfather, Abrahm Taylor, was stolen by Indians (family legend says Cherokees) when he was a baby. It’s unlikely that it was Cherokees. Abram was born in Wisconsin in 1859 and during those … Continue reading
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Tagged 1850s, Abrahm, family legends, genealogy, Ho-Chunk, Indians, Native American, Taylor, Winnebago, WIsconsin
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The Village of Little Turtle and Devil’s Lake
My Great-Great-Great Grandfather, Calvin M. Young, was a writer, who wrote about the Native American people in the Ohio and Indiana regions. He mainly focusted on the Miami Indians and one of their Chiefs, Little Turtle. Here are some interesting … Continue reading
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