Ma-ka-tai-me-she-kia-kiah, or Black Hawk, was born in the principal Sac village, about three miles from the junction of Rock River with the Mississippi, in the year 1767. His father's name was Py-e-sa or Pahaes; his grandfather's, Na-na-ma-kee, or the Thunderer.
ref: The History of Madison County, Ohio
by Robert C. Brown Beers & Co., pub 1883
War Chief of the Sac and Fox-possibly buried here in pauper's grave instead of bones being lost in a 1855 fire {Wikipedia}
ref: The History of Madison County, Ohio
by Robert C. Brown Beers & Co., pub 1883
War Chief of the Sac and Fox-possibly buried here in pauper's grave instead of bones being lost in a 1855 fire {Wikipedia}
Ma-ka-tai-me-she-kia-kiah, or Black Hawk, was born in the principal Sac village, about three miles from the junction of Rock River with the Mississippi, in the year 1767. His father's name was Py-e-sa or Pahaes; his grandfather's, Na-na-ma-kee, or the Thunderer.
ref: The History of Madison County, Ohio
by Robert C. Brown Beers & Co., pub 1883
War Chief of the Sac and Fox-possibly buried here in pauper's grave instead of bones being lost in a 1855 fire {Wikipedia}
ref: The History of Madison County, Ohio
by Robert C. Brown Beers & Co., pub 1883
War Chief of the Sac and Fox-possibly buried here in pauper's grave instead of bones being lost in a 1855 fire {Wikipedia}
Gravesite Details
Buried 6'deep in sitting position situated on a beautiful eminence
