[5] His mother was Polly Coppinger, a mixed-race Creek woman, and his father was most likely William Powell, a Scottish trader. Change), You are commenting using your Twitter account. * Osceolas Legacy by Patricia Wickman (premiere Osceola expert) . 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. Historians believe he was born in Alabama in 1804 to a Creek mother and a Scottish father. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory, http://floridamemory.com/items/show/4299. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. I was very excited to learn from your comment that Osceolas relatives had a tradition of passing down his name from generation to generation. Lewis Powell was tried and hanged under his alias, Lewis Paine. Seminole Tribe. Later, he went back up there to fight Andrew Jackson but when the Red Stick Creeks were defeated in 1814, he brought his wifes family, including Osceola, down to this area. Ann McQueen was also mixed-race Creek; her father James McQueen was Scots-Irish. He stayed in the area as a fur trader and married into the Creek tribe. We would then know for certain of the connection and that William Powell was, in fact, Osceolas biological father. [7]:825, Thompson considered Osceola to be a friend and gave him a rifle. B: Oct. 15, 1771- about 1814 Cookie Policy It was presumably lost when a fire destroyed the museum in 1866. You cant do that at Ancestry because they dont provide you with segment information. DNA showed an Osceola connection through my Burnside line but not through Rachel Rhoden. 5. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory, http://floridamemory.com/items/show/4370. . Powell, Stephen Powell, Silas Powell, Sarah Missouri Canaday (born Powell), Sarah Ann Canaday (born Powell), Sari Missouri Canaday, San 1838? Thloco Cornell and Tuskenua Mad Dog My great grandmothers name was Ola Ellington from Dothan, Houston County, Alabama. In 1800 John Canaday (Osceolas brother in law) traveled up the St. Marys River and built a cabin near what is now Moniac. Osceola (Us Se Yoholo) enrolled on Talisi Tribal Town Roll of 1832 # 161. "[7]:221,218. My e-mail is patriciadaley67@gmail.com or can text me at319-931-4429. Americans called this event the Dade Massacre. One of his wives was black, and Osceola fiercely opposed the enslavement of free people. Polly was the daughter of Ann McQueen and Jose Coppinger. CORRECT if Osceola LINK is correct (Doubtful) Seminoles, especially refugees from the Creek War and Black Seminoles, who feared re-enslavement, feared the move and resisted inclusion with the Creeks. Kathrines great granddaughter. Born in Tallassee, Alabama, in 1804, Powell (hereafter Osceola) was of mixed blood. His Creek mother, Polly Copinger, was married to Englishman William Powell. 1820 GA/ SC (not 1793) 1870 Baker Co., FL A Plea for SeparateSchools. They were visited by various townspeople. 1780-1849). Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for Osceola and the Great Seminole War: A Struggle for Justice and Freedom at the best online prices at eBay! 1. Chief Osceola was the son of my great, great Uncle Billy Powell. 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". Though Osceola was half-Seminole, she passed as white (Ossie Wilson Beck) her entire life. While Osceolas capture relieved many anxious white Floridians, there was also public outcry at the dishonorable ploy employed by Jesup. 1. Sari is my direct line. Of course, if Debbie Smiths record is correct, that significantly would tilt Osceolas ethnicity to mostly Southeastern U.S. native American lineage. 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. 5. [27][4]:212 Capt. 1785 (date? James McQueen 1683-1811 /Katherine Fraser B 1705 AL ( most likely) Your Privacy Rights After his death, army doctor Frederick Weedon persuaded the Seminole to allow him to make a death mask of Osceola, shown below, as was a European-American custom at the time for prominent people. 2. There is no source documentation and its simply wrong in some cases. this i find to be really some thing as to why well in my family we have 5 William Powells in on of my family trees that well i have looked up genealogy on. I WAS Informed that Chief Osceola is our great, great, great grandfather. She said he was a preacher during the Confederate War. The Indian Removal Act of 1830, signed by President Andrew Jackson, posed the greatest threat to Osceolas desire for Seminole autonomy. Osceolas grandfather ( William Powells father ) was Absolam Powell the 1st. But, the most common interpretation of Osceola means the "Rising Sun". The next day, to get released, Osceola agreed to abide by the Treaty of Paynes Landing and to bring his followers in to the fort. Osceola - Wikipedia Native American Haplogroup X2a Solutrean, Hebrew orBeringian? The Rising Sun, or Osceola was a great warrior who gained popularity and leadership . Wife #1: Ui -chee m. 1826 May be a nickname or she may be a Euchee woman. https://vanishingsouthgeorgia.com/2018/05/01/missouri-powell-canaday-sister-of-osceola-moniac/ His mother was Muscogee, and his great-grandfather was a Scotsman, James McQueen. Advertising Notice CHILD: Polly Ann Moniac Coppinger 1769 m John William Powell, Sr.1761 Sari Missouri Miss Sari m. John Milledge Canaday Create a free website or blog at WordPress.com. All information seems to be true except that of Rachel Rhoden being the daughter of Sanee Powell. Known throughout his youth as Billy Powell, Osceolas early life remains relatively obscure.In 1813, armed conflict broke out among various Creek tribes in Alabama, expanding to disputes between whites and Creeks. Billy Powell changed his name to Osceola. By 1885, the death mask and some of Osceola's belongings were being held in the anthropology collection of the Smithsonian Institution. The most promising I found was a letter by Congress in 1836 stating that Us Se YOHOLO had several children with the daughter of Mad Wolf aka Yaha Hajo. (LogOut/ My family resource stops with her name being Kathrine Fraser, Redstick Creek. Absolam Powell the 1st was my great, great, great, great grandfather. I am willing to cooperate with DNA match. A pair of woven, beaded garters reflects the spirit of Seminole warrior Osceola. [4]:187, Captain Pitcairn Morrison sent the death mask and some other objects collected by Weedon to an army officer in Washington. Osceola served as a cultural bridge between the non-Indian world and the Seminoles, says Fixico. Where are your pages on facebook. for 10 years but can not find a paper trail to back it up.l had given up on it when my. Billy was all of these." Mvto, Thank you, Ben Powell. Smithsonian American Art Museum. There is or was a Powell Family History Book? WILLIAMS(1837) Florida - OSEOLA (Osceola).jpg 1,249 996; 658 KB. 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There they became part of what was known as the Seminole people. Holatta Micco (Billy Bowlegs) led the Seminole Tribe through the last days of the Seminole struggle against removal. His mother was Polly Coppinger and father William Powell. After his humiliating imprisonment, Osceola secretly prepared vengeance against Thompson. I know Os Se YOHOLO is enrolled on the Talisi Tribal Town Rolls of 1832 as number 161. would love the book. My DNA matches John William Powell Chufi Hadjo and Chekika Polly Ann Coppinger Powell, Parents of Osceola. Billy Powell is hardly a household name. (neither was the father of Nathan Grover Rhoden B. The historical evidence suggests that it was Morrison who decided that a death mask should be made,[4]:174 a European-American custom at the time for prominent persons, but it was done without the permission of Osceola's people. 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. Im trying to learn about our Muscogee and Seminole customs and language. My great-great-grandmothers name is also Osceola. The Shawnee connection- Tecumseh, Great Shawnee leader, had a Creek mother, was considered Creek since the Creeks went by the mother.s line. Does anyone have any information on the exact day Osceola was born in 1804? Army troops arrested him in October 1837, while under a flag of truce. also was told that one of them could have been Osceola. A veteran of the Florida War. His grandmother was Ann McQueen, grandfather Jose Coppinger. According to legend, Osceola stabbed the treaty with his knife, although there are no contemporary reports of this.[6]. He identified himself as an Indian, says Ccile Ganteaume, an NMAI curator and organizer of the Infinity of Nations exhibition. Infinity of nations, a new permanent exhibition encompassing nearly 700 works of indigenous art from North, Central and South America, opens October 23 at the George Gustav Heye Center in New York City, part of the Smithsonians National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI). So if you have any information that can confirms who her parent or parents are, that would be really helpful. I keep coming up short. 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. Their Origin and Racial Status. Osceola and the Great Seminole War by Thom Hatch is the best resource that I have seen P. 5 starts detailing his family lineage . Please reorganize this content to explain the subject's impact on popular culture. His brother, Luther Frank Powell passed away in the early 1990s and Polly a few years later. View the profiles of people named Osceola Billy Powell. *Most credible Osceola lineage Source: Thomas S. Woodward General Woodward further says: "Billy Powell or Osceola went with his uncle, McQueen, to Florida. Isaac Brown and myself, with a party of friendly Creeks and Uchees, made him a prisoner in 1818, and he was then but a lad." Strange to say, the General is silent as to the boy's offense. Osceola quickly proved to be a talented tactician and capable leader. 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. Ive seen mixed things and trying to confirm has been a pain. 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). This peaked my interest and I began researching Osceola and found a few interesting points. Later, Weedon gave the head to his son-in-law Daniel Whitehurst. These paintings have inspired numerous prints and engravings, which were widely distributed, and even cigar store figures. Polly was with him also but she is not listed as his mother. old in 2019, living? Captain Pitcairn Morrison sent the death mask and some other objects collected by Weedon to an army officer in Washington. wonder if we are related I was told he is my great grand uncle as well The fort's current . Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. Osceola's capture by deceit caused a national uproar. of Florida. Remarkably, on November 30, Coacoochee (Wildcat) and 19 other Seminoles escaped Fort Marion; Osceola was not among them. 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. Sant, Claudio. Also looking for our band of ancestors and a tribal number. John William "Billy Osceola" Powell - Find a Grave Source below : James and Katherine also had Anne McQueen who married Don Jose Coppinger, the last Florida Governor appointed by Spain. More European-American settlers started moving in, encroaching on the Seminole. 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 Osceola died of quinsy (though one source gives the cause of death as malaria without further elaboration) on January 30, 1838, three months after his capture. One of Chief Osceolas possessions is shown below. "The people in the town of Tallasseewere mixed-blood Native American/English/Irish/Scottish, and some were black. She is buried in Rowan Memorial Park Cemetery in Salisbury, NC. The painting above is by Catlin. Also, does the town of Jenks, Oklahoma mean anything to your heritage? Unfortunately for Osceola, Florida proved to be a short-lived safe haven from American expansion and armed conflict. ************************************************************************ Change), You are commenting using your Facebook account. Or is that sentence purposely ignoring the generational increment? Many Seminole chiefs refused to sign the treaty, leading to the outbreak of the Second Seminole War and Osceolas fame. Thank you for making sure I got that message. 334-444-5466 . [4]:172 Weedon kept the head for himself, as well as other objects belonging to Osceola, including a brass pipe and a silver concho. My name is Patty Daley I was just reading your family history. 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. Born in Alabama in 1804, Powell adopted the name Osceola, which means "black drink . Osceola is the symbol for Florida State University. Osceolas camp, located one mile south of Fort Peyton, raised a white flag of truce in order to signal their desire to negotiate. Osceola's mother, Polly Copinger, gave birth to Osceola during her marriage to a British trader named William Powell. Any info you can share that can confirm Kathrines actual parents or parent would be really helpful! Where are the pictures? [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. Osceolas early life is largely unknown. 1785 (date? MY name is Benjamin Powell and I am the 4x Great Grandson of Osceola Billy Powell. Osceola, a young warrior rising to prominence, resented the ban. Husband of Morning Dew Che Cho Ter Powell He became an adviser to Micanopy, the principal chief of the Seminole from 1825 to 1849. Sunnie/Sanee (Powell) Rhoden 1798- about 1855 He wanted to draw attention to himself by dressing in a finer way.. I am trying to figure out how old he was when he passed on. The family moved to Florida when Billy was a child, and later, having witnessed the white man's brutality against Native Americans he joined the Seminoles and began to fight against the U.S. government's attempt . SP #2: John WilliamPowell (Chufi Hadjo) 1761-1830, Little Trader (oldest of 8 kids of James & Also Powell) m. in Seminole Co., GA (SW GA near Jackson Co., FL/ Houston Co, AL) OR 1778-1852 Source: findagrave If anyone has any genealogy of the Chief and his brother please contact me by email. In order to secure his release, Osceola agreed to sign the Treaty of Payne's Landing and to bring his followers into the fort. Anne and Jose Coppinger had Chekika Polly Ann Moniac Coppinger, the Mother of Osceola Billy Powell. I had heard that Oskaloosa, Iowa was named after a wife of Osceola named Ouscaloosa. Because the Creek have a matrilineal kinship system, Polly and Anns other children were all considered to be born into their mothers clan; they were reared as traditional Creek and gained their status from their mothers people.