)-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. Some pronunciations of the name lend to the meaning the "black drink", a bitter concoction used in ritual ceremonies. Chief Osceola was the son of my great, great Uncle Billy Powell. Parents: Jacob & Polly Rhoden Osceola, the most well-known leader of the Seminole Indians, was born in 1804 in a Creek town near Tallassee, present-day Tuskegee, Alabama. Osceola, suffering from poor health, spent his final month at Fort Moultrie as a prisoner of the US Army. Hello, Hensci, Estonko? During Osceolas stay here, many regarded him as somewhat of a celebrity. Billy was all of these." His Creek mother, Polly Copinger, was married to Englishman William Powell. He stayed in the area as a fur trader and married into a Muscogee family, becoming closely involved with these people. Does anyone have any family information about Peoka? Source*- Bk- Shawnee Heritage IV 1700s to 1750s by Don 3. Ive seen mixed things and trying to confirm has been a pain. Her name is Lousanna Harjo. Perhaps you could find descendants or relatives of Osceolas father and compare their DNA with your DNA to see if there is a match, then you would know for certain, provided there is a match. These Creek Wars influenced the move of Osceolas tribe further south, into an area between the St. Marks and Suwannee rivers in northern Florida.This movement of tribes was common as white settlement and subsequent disputes forced many natives southward from South Carolina, Alabama, and Georgia. It made sense then that many of his family lines made no sense. This is a wonderful journey. MY name is Benjamin Powell and I am the 4x Great Grandson of Osceola Billy Powell. 5. I am willing to cooperate with DNA match. 2. Because the Muscogee had a matrilineal kinship system, Polly and Ann's children were all born into their mother's clan. A pair of woven, beaded garters reflects the spirit of Seminole warrior Osceola. When Hernandez and his entourage reached the camp, they promptly seized Osceola and the warriors, women and children present. There is also a city in Iowa named after Osceola. [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. Seems more coincidental, but maybe there is a distant relationship to Osceola. Following various escape attempts, officials brought Osceola and several other Seminoles to Fort Moultrie, South Carolina, in December 1837. [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. Osceola's early life is largely unknown. [6], Polly was also of Muscogee and European ancestry, as the daughter of Ann McQueen and Jose Coppinger. She mentioned that she was related to Osceola. 5. Army troops arrested him in October 1837, while under a flag of truce. The process of "pulling" the first mold, which was soon displayed in the window of a Charleston drugstore, destroyed the original cast. I am trying to find out who Sanee Powell Rhodens spouse was, as well as the notion there were two men named Yoha-Hadjo Rhoden. As an adult, Osceola took two wives, as did some other Creek and Seminole leaders. SOURCE: Hartley Billy Powell's great-grand father was one James McQueen, a good Scotsman. In 1979 the Seminole Nation of Oklahoma bought Osceola's bandolier and other personal items from a Sotheby's auction. I know we come from Wind Clan. If there is something out there that can help me with confirming connections it would he helpful. The painting is set in a simple gold leaf frame that is coated with plaster and finished with gold leaf. While Osceolas capture relieved many anxious white Floridians, there was also public outcry at the dishonorable ploy employed by Jesup. Apparently Im Tuhkabatchee. The residents of the original Talisi village and of the current city of Tallassee were a mixture of several ethnicities. Change), You are commenting using your Facebook account. WILLIAMS(1837) Florida - OSEOLA (Osceola).jpg 1,249 996; 658 KB. In today's dollars, for every Seminole person shipped west, the government spent the equivalent of $8.5 million. Osceola was imprisoned at Fort Marion under the guardianship of Captain Pitcairn Morrison of the 4th US Infantry. Wife #2: Ah-lik-Chen m. about 1834, not much known about her Osceola had a habit of barging into Thompson's office and shouting complaints at him. I think there may be a connection to the Canaday family. Osceola claimed this and that he was Tuhkabatchee. Osceola, William Powell, Jr. was not a chief. . We would then know for certain of the connection and that William Powell was, in fact, Osceolas biological father. Pinecone7777@hotmail.com, Osceola were my ancestors and we still resides in America today but many things have been kept from us, My name is McKenley son of Hannah Mary Ella Walker/ McKinney. In adulthood, as part of the Seminole, Powell was given his name Osceola (/siol/ or /oseol/). Fort Moultrie and Grave of Oceola, the Indian Chief Postcard 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. The Creeks started wearing European-style clothing in the 18th century, notes Ganteaume, and modified it in their own ways. The garters in the exhibition were decorative, not functional; in the lithograph, they are visible tied just beneath Osceolas knees, worn over button-fastened leggings. I need more information to plug into our family tree. And the family history stops short at her name, listing her as a Redstick Creek, Name Kathrine Fraser. Known throughout his youth as Billy Powell, Osceola's early life remains relatively obscure. The Canadays remained here and Missouris sisters family later went to adjacent Columbia County, Florida, but the rest of Osceolas family moved farther down into Florida where he grew up and became famous as a leader of the Seminoles He was buried in 1811 at the Indian cemetery in Franklin, Alabama, near a Methodist missionary church for the Muscogee. I love Catlins painting of Osceola. CHILD: Sanee 1798 (Osceolas sister) m Yoha Hadjo Rhoden 1793 2021-03-12 Tallassee, AL - Osceola Historical Marker 002.jpg. My wife, Kathy Johnston Schettler, has letters from her grandmother to her father detailing how they are descended from Hilda (a Muscogee Creek Indian Doctress) who was an older mulatto/native Indian sister of Osceolas wife (either Che-cho-ter or Pe-o-ka). The group made it to the St Marys River to a fort called Fort Moniac where they escaped. Though he was of mixed heritage (his born name was Billy Powell), Osceola was raised as a Creek Indian by his mother, and after the family moved to Florida in 1814 he rose to become an influential . 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. That December, Osceola and other Seminole prisoners were moved to Fort Moultrie. We are direct descendants of James Powell, William Powells brother. [13][4]:25 [14] He was initially imprisoned at Fort Marion in St. Augustine, before being transferred to Fort Moultrie on Sullivans Island, outside Charleston, South Carolina. 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. If you were to add your DNA results to Ancestry, hopefully, Tim Powell would show up as a match as a cousin of some sort. 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)? Historians believe he was born in Alabama in 1804 to a Creek mother and a Scottish father. All information seems to be true except that of Rachel Rhoden being the daughter of Sanee Powell. m. Che-Cho Ter (Morning Dew), 3. Osceola's Grave - Sullivan's Island, South Carolina - Atlas Obscura The painting by George Caitlin of Osceola showing him standing with his rifle with his two wives in the background along with a baby boy. Im awaiting the results of an Ancestry DNA test currently. 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. During the 1830s, Osceola, a Seminole warrior, led members of his tribe in Florida in a valiant attempt to resist the US Armys efforts to forcibly deport them to a reservation west of the Mississippi River. Polly then married William Powell, a white Scottish trader, who adopted Later, Weedon gave the head to his son-in-law Daniel Whitehurst. and about what is knowed in my family is that we do have native American Indian as well as French Creole. Text first and let me know who you are and I will reply. SP #3: 1798-ab 1855 another Creek Indian, name unkn. Osceola means black drink singer. Augustine. Osceola (Billy Powell) Born to a Creek mother and a white father, Osceola's family joined the Seminole following the Creek Civil War. Does anybody know the names of Osceolas wives? [7]:8, In 1814, after the Red Stick Muscogee Creeks were defeated by United States forces, Polly took Osceola and moved with other Muscogee refugees from Alabama to Florida, where they joined the Seminole. May be Che cho la of Morning Dew , Osceola 22 years old, she was 15.-four children (Hartley, 118). Kind of difficult as I live in Mississippi and far away from our people. 1. Osceola and his mother were one of many Creek families displaced after the Creek War of 1813-1814. Between 1832 and 1838, this Federal legislation directed the removal of the Cherokee, Creek, Choctaw, Chickasaw, and Seminole people to lands occupying present-day Oklahoma. Simultaneously, Micanopy and a large band of Seminole warriors ambushed troops under the command of Major Francis Dade south of Fort King on the road to Fort Brooke (later Tampa). Sunnie/Sanee (Powell) Rhoden 1798- about 1855, 2. During purification rites, a Seminole warrior drinks a black purgative liquid brewed from yaupon holly leaves. . Powell, Stephen Powell, Silas Powell, Sarah Missouri Canaday (born Powell), Sarah Ann Canaday (born Powell), Sari Missouri Canaday, San 1838? My DNA matches John William Powell Chufi Hadjo and Chekika Polly Ann Coppinger Powell, Parents of Osceola. Advertising Notice My e-mail is patriciadaley67@gmail.com or can text me at319-931-4429. Passed after strenuous debate in Congress (Representative David Crockett of Tennessee opposed it), the act mandated exchange of tribal lands in the South for territory west of the Mississippi River. ************************************************************************ Where are your pages on facebook. Osceola, having suffered from chronic malaria since 1836, and having acute tonsillitis as well, developed an abscess[7]:233 and died of quinsy[4]:144 on January 30, 1838, three months after his capture. 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. Please enable JavaScript in your browser's settings to use this part of Geni. Also looking for our band of ancestors and a tribal number. Osceolas capture drew national attention. Osceola is the symbol for Florida State University. My great grandmothers name was Ola Ellington from Dothan, Houston County, Alabama. Peoka m. 1834 CHILD: John Wesley Powell. 334-444-5466 . 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On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Hope to meet you all some day! 1. 1814: POLLY Ann (Coppinger) Powell 1769/71 and WILLIAM POWELL were General Jesup's treacherous act and the administration were condemned by many congressional leaders and vilified by international press. wives (2) each had 1 child who arrived at Fort Mellon Nov 1837 with him: Native American Haplogroup C Update Progress!!! Osceola Powell - Facebook @ michaelaneider@yahoo.com.. thank you. Can I get a copy of the Powell History Book. Father of Patience Caroline Powell; Maranda Powell and Naponee McKendree My wife, and one or our sons have done their DNA analysis with Ancestry.com and we are hoping to find others that are related to Osceolas family. Coacoochees escape prompted Jesup to transfer the most important Seminole captives out of the area. His mother was Muscogee, and his great-grandfather was a Scotsman, James McQueen. Billy Osceola b 1804, in Talisi, AL. Would like to know more. SOURCE: James J Rhoden (wiregrassgenealogy.com) In 1832, a few Seminole chiefs signed the Treaty of Paynes Landing, by which they agreed to give up their Florida lands in exchange for lands west of the Mississippi River in Indian Territory. According to legend, Osceola stabbed the treaty with his knife, although there are no contemporary reports of this.[6]. 16 yrs). In December 1835, during what became known as the Second Seminole War (1835-42), Osceola and a band of followers ambushed and killed a government agent, Wiley Thompson, and several others. Nancy Renfrow Osceola, a young warrior rising to prominence, resented this ban. Disappointing for those of us who work hard to get it right. Of course, if Debbie Smiths record is correct, that significantly would tilt Osceolas ethnicity to mostly Southeastern U.S. native American lineage. Ben, I have a cousin on Ancestry.com, Timothy Powell, who is a direct descendant of James Powell (William Powells brother). (see following web link: http://www.oldkingsroad.com/king's%20lynn/King's%20Lynn%202011.pdf ). Some Cherokee, Choctaw and Seminole chiefs went along, but Osceola and other Seminoles refused to sign the Treaty of Fort Gibson, which would have ceded their Florida homeland. 4. He was born to Polly. James McQueen to Osceola Osceola was 10 years old. Hepsy Homarty ( DP Note- William Powells child only) Still at Fort Moultrie, Osceolas grave provides a site to reflect on the life and times of this significant historical figure. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory, http://floridamemory.com/items/show/4299. The Seminoles also welcomed runaway enslaved people from the plantations of Georgia, South Carolina, and later Florida into their tribe, which drew the attention and hostility of American slaveholders and the US Army. His mother was Muscogee, and his great-grandfather was a Scotsman, James McQueen. 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". Gene Barber wrote in later articles that Osceola was never in the area and that he regretfully added to the myth by printing that story as truth. 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. Ive spent 5 exhausting months searching night and Day for the answers. [27][4]:212 Capt. Absolam Powell the 1st was my great, great, great, great grandfather. But his Seminole designationOsceolaresonates in the annals of Native American history and the nations folklore. Finally, during one supposed treaty meeting near St. Augustine, Florida, Osceola was knocked out, bound, and imprisoned all while under a flag of truce. The Indian Removal Act of 1830, signed by President Andrew Jackson, posed the greatest threat to Osceola's desire for Seminole autonomy. . 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. Born in Tallassee, Alabama, in 1804, Powell (hereafter Osceola) was of mixed blood. These paintings have inspired numerous prints and engravings, which were widely distributed, and even cigar store figures. Osceola was named Billy Powell at birth in 1804 in the Creek village of Talisi, now known as Tallassee, Alabama, in current Elmore County. [8], In 1821, the United States acquired Florida from Spain, and more European-American settlers started moving in, encroaching on the Seminoles' territory. According to legend, Osceola stabbed the treaty with his knife, although there are no contemporary reports of this. Available for both RF and RM licensing. Their Origin and Racial Status. I would like to see them. or Selena (unreliable source) Fraser 1739 He took the name Osceola as a young adult when he joined the Seminole. Billy Powell is hardly a household name. Born in Tallassee, Alabama, in 1804, Powell (hereafter Osceola) was of mixed blood. My name is Patty Daley I was just reading your family history. In 1821, the United States acquired Florida from Spain. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory, http://floridamemory.com/items/show/4294. 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"The people in the town of Tallasseewere mixed-blood Native American/English/Irish/Scottish, and some were black. Hello, Ben. I was Raised White. Seminole Tribeof Florida. I am trying to figure out how old he was when he passed on. Osceola Natives - Osceola History He felt it equated the Seminole with slaves, who were forbidden by law to carry arms. The Rising Sun, or Osceola was a great warrior who gained popularity and leadership . For some time, Weedon kept the head and a number of personal objects Osceola had given him. Owen Edwards 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. Learn how your comment data is processed. Granddaughter of Nanny Powell Renfrow Osceolas Legacy by Patricia Wickman (Osceola expert), CH 2, p. 52) Osceola, surrounded by his two wives and children, died the evening of January 30, 1838. Known throughout his youth as Billy Powell, Osceola's early life remains relatively obscure. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. I have found many names for My 4x Great Grandmother, wives of Osceola Billy Powell. James McQuuen would appear to be his great grandfather: Owen Edwards is a freelance writer and author of the book Elegant Solutions. His father is thought to have been an English trader named William Powell, though historian Patricia R.. https://vanishingsouthgeorgia.com/2018/05/01/missouri-powell-canaday-sister-of-osceola-moniac/ I found Oscalousa meaning last of the beautiful. Osceola | Encyclopedia of Alabama Thank you Vicki Lee Wise 870.414.3061. The Shawnee connection- Tecumseh, Great Shawnee leader, had a Creek mother, was considered Creek since the Creeks went by the mother.s line. If anyone has any genealogy of the Chief and his brother please contact me by email.