Media in category "Osceola" The following 20 files are in this category, out of 20 total. Im just seeking additional clarity as I find the extent of the European heritage in these native Americans (particularly in the Creek tribes) to be a fascinating aspect of the social/ethnic characterizations in the recorded native American history. Owen Edwards is a freelance writer and author of the book Elegant Solutions. 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. Born in Alabama in 1804, Powell adopted the name Osceola, which means "black drink . Various traditional narratives deal with these topics, including accounts by present-day descendants of Indian people who fled to Fort Moniac on the St. Marys River during the Indian removals. He was born Billy Powell, in Maskk or Creek village of Talisi, now known as Tallassee, Alabama. Osceola is the symbol for Florida State University. Text first and let me know who you are and I will reply. Rachel is in my line- I can not find a connection to Osceola. Osceola County derives its name from Billy Powell, Osceola County is a county rich in history and life. Later, Weedon gave the head to his son-in-law Daniel Whitehurst. I was very excited to learn from your comment that Osceolas relatives had a tradition of passing down his name from generation to generation. James Parker W.W. Norton & Company, New York, New York, 2020. The people in the town of Tallassee were mixed-blood Native American/ English/ Irish/Scottish, and some were black. Id very much love to connect with our people. https://vanishingsouthgeorgia.com/2018/05/01/missouri-powell-canaday-sister-of-osceola-moniac/ "[7]:221,218. She was born in 1886 and died in 1961. Osceola and his mother were one of many Creek families displaced after the Creek War of 1813-1814. 1798-ab 1855. 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. 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. He was imprisoned, first at Fort Marion in St. Augustine, Florida, and later at Fort Moultrie, near Charleston, South Carolina. Osceola was an influential Florida Seminole leader. But, the most common interpretation of Osceola means the "Rising Sun". 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. The group made it to the St Marys River to a fort called Fort Moniac where they escaped. 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. the Okefenokee Swamp was a refuge for Indian people, fugitives from slavery, deserters during the Civil War (1861-65), and others seeking concealment. I was Raised White. Osceola Fights to Save the Seminole | AMERICAN HERITAGE 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. His mother was Muscogee, and his great-grandfather was a Scotsman, James McQueen. Other sources list Osceolas wives as: Ouscaloosa ??? 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. My great-great-grandmothers name is also Osceola. PARENTS OF Williams 2 kids: 1. Free shipping for many products! In late December 1837, Osceola, Micanopy, Philip and about 200 Seminoles embarked from St. Augustine for Fort Moultrie on Sullivans Island, outside Charleston, South Carolina. Osceola Powell - Facebook Join Facebook to connect with Osceola Billy Powell and others you may know. He is buried outside of the forts sallyport. Unworthy Republic: The Dispossession of Native Americans and the Road to Indian Territory. 1780-1849). Celebrated by writers, studied by scholars, he was a charismatic war leader who staunchly resisted the uprooting of the Seminoles by the U.S. government; the garters testify to his sartorial style. As US relations with the Seminole deteriorated, Thompson forbade the sale of guns and ammunition to them. If anyone has any genealogy of the Chief and his brother please contact me by email. Historians believe he was born in Alabama in 1804 to a Creek mother and a Scottish father. Andrew Jackson defeated the Red Sticks, 77 survivors headed to the swamps 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 . I love Catlins painting of Osceola. Osceola (Us Se Yoholo) enrolled on Talisi Tribal Town Roll of 1832 # 161. Augustine. He was born to Polly. During Osceolas stay here, many regarded him as somewhat of a celebrity. Osceola's mother was Muscogee, and his great-grandfather was a Scotsman, James McQueen. Thank you for making sure I got that message. 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. But I havent found anything that confirms who Kathrine is really. 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. 1814: POLLY Ann (Coppinger) Powell 1769/71 and WILLIAM POWELL were SP #1 (may be): Checartha Yargee Son Of Big Warrior b. Captain Pitcairn Morrison sent the death mask and some other objects collected by Weedon to an army officer in Washington. 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. Osceolas capture by deceit caused a national uproar. 2. She married after the birth of her last child. We made it by going to London,England for a time and came back. As a result of the escape, Osceola and 237 of his people were transferred to Fort Moultrie, South Carolina, far from their homes in Florida. I WAS Informed that Chief Osceola is our great, great, great grandfather. Ive spent 5 exhausting months searching night and Day for the answers. For the next 4 years Osceola lived a semi nomadic lifestyle. Category:Osceola - Wikimedia Commons Hepsy Homarty ( DP Note- William Powells child only) 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. Change). I was shopping recently at Home Depot and an elderly associate ask me what my name was. 1. But his Seminole designationOsceolaresonates in the annals of Native American history and the nations folklore. 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. 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. 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. He stayed in the area as a fur trader and married into a Muscogee family, becoming closely involved with these people. We are direct descendants of James Powell, William Powells brother. My name is Patty Daley I was just reading your family history. Granddaughter of Nanny Powell Renfrow Army troops arrested him in October 1837, while under a flag of truce. Osceola had risen to prominence as a Seminole leader when he refused to accept the Indian Removal Actlegislation proposed by President Andrew Jackson in 1830. Polly was with him also but she is not listed as his mother. He was recognized as a defender of his people, Ganteaume says, and coverage in the American press made him well known. His fame only grew after his death at Fort Moultrie three months after his arrest. CORRECT if Osceola LINK is correct (Doubtful) 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). 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. Seminoles, especially refugees from the Creek War and Black Seminoles, who feared re-enslavement, feared the move and resisted inclusion with the Creeks. George Catlin, a well-known artist, portrayed Osceola while forming a brief friendship with the legendary Seminole.Osceola whose name refers to the black drink or asi, combined with the call shouted after drinking this emetic, yaholo resided at Fort Moultrie very briefly before succumbing to a severe throat illness on January 30, 1838. CHILD: Rachel Rhoden 1840-1929 w 8 kids no known fathers But there is no information that is connected to her as to who her parent or parents were. General Thomas Jesup responded by ordering Hernandez to seize Osceola and his party should he have the chance. 1845-1927 m.1. Peoka m. 1834 CHILD: John Wesley Powell. Owen Edwards is a freelance writer who previously wrote the "Object at Hand" column in Smithsonian magazine. 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. Apparently Im Tuhkabatchee. 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. Cookie Policy He was buried in 1811 at the Indian cemetery in Franklin, Alabama, near a Methodist missionary church for the Muscogee. It is written that residents of Charleston went to Fort Moultrie to meet and talk with Osceola, even inviting him to attend plays inside the City which was allowed. What is Peokas Christian name? As a child, Osceola went by the name Billy Powell, but later he fully embraced the identity of his adopted tribe, the Seminoles of Florida. Seems more coincidental, but maybe there is a distant relationship to Osceola. 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. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory, http://floridamemory.com/items/show/4370. There is no source documentation and its simply wrong in some cases. The death mask is currently housed in the Luce collection of the New-York Historical Society.[28]. Osceola Powell is on Facebook. Osceola, named Billy Powell at birth in Alabama, became an influential leader of the Seminole people in Florida. His mother Polly Coppinger was daughter of Ann McQueen who was part Muscokgee. 2023 Smithsonian Magazine I thought I had found a great hidden source since he had 6-7 versions of their history but then I read that his sources were message boards. Nancy Renfrow [6], Polly was also of Muscogee and European ancestry, as the daughter of Ann McQueen and Jose Coppinger. It was there in Florida, in an adopted tribe, where Billy Powell became Osceola and in time a leader of warriors. m 3X Oct. 15, 1771- about 1814. I need more information to plug into our family tree. 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 died there a few months later of causes reported as an internal infection or malaria. 2-4 kids. I am related to Rhodens, Johns Crews and Canadays. His mother was Muscogee, and his great-grandfather was a Scotsman, James McQueen. 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. By 1885, the death mask and some of Osceola's belongings were being held in the anthropology collection of the Smithsonian Institution. Owen Edwards Maurnee (DP Note- William Powells child only) BILLY POWELL'S BIRTHRIGHT WAS MELTING POT - Orlando Sentinel He settles with the Muscogee(MVSKOKE) Creek. Osceola's capture by deceit caused a national uproar. Later Weedon removed Osceolas head and embalmed it. The Shawnee connection- Tecumseh, Great Shawnee leader, had a Creek mother, was considered Creek since the Creeks went by the mother.s line. Osceola, suffering from poor health, spent his final month at Fort Moultrie as a prisoner of the US Army. or Selena (unreliable source) Fraser 1739 Born in Tallassee, Alabama, in 1804, Powell (hereafter Osceola) was of mixed blood. The people in the town of Tallasseewere mixed-blood Native American/English/Irish/Scottish, and some were black. Im not sure why the Rhoden family history listed Yoha Hadjos last name as Rhoden-only place I have ever seen it. She mentioned Absolam Powell as well. So far i have not found anything. m. Che-Cho Ter (Morning Dew), 3. Milanich, Jerald T. 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Please contact Kathy Johnston Schettler or myself at the following email addresses: sandpiperbeach@msn.com or davidjschettler@msn.com; phone (509)888-8335. Unfortunately for Osceola, Florida proved to be a short-lived safe haven from American expansion and armed conflict. (neither was the father of Nathan Grover Rhoden B. My e-mail is patriciadaley67@gmail.com or can text me at319-931-4429. Wife #1: Ui -chee m. 1826 May be a nickname or she may be a Euchee woman. together during the BATTLE OF HORSESHOE BEND where Major General Sant, Claudio. of Florida. Great Native American Chiefs | Osceola Online Exhibits Her name is Lousanna Harjo. Billy Powell, leader of the Seminole in Florida (1804-1838) . Osceola, the most well-known leader of the Seminole Indians, was born in 1804 in a Creek town near Tallassee, present-day Tuskegee, Alabama. She has a Powell Family Book which was created by Bruce Powell. Robert J. Curtis painted an oil portrait of Osceola as well. Through the 1820s and the turn of the decade, American settlers kept up pressure on the US government to remove the Seminole from Florida to make way for their desired agricultural development. I am trying to connect with our People and learn about our culture. 334-444-5466 . 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. A veteran of the Florida War. Historic Seminole - semtribe.com After early military skirmishes and the signing of the 1823 Treaty of Moultrie Creek, by which the US seized the northern Seminole lands, Osceola and his family moved with the Seminole deeper into the unpopulated wilds of central and southern Florida. Lewis Powell was tried and hanged under his alias, Lewis Paine. for 10 years but can not find a paper trail to back it up.l had given up on it when my. Rumors persist that his embalmed head has been found in various locations. May be Che cho la of Morning Dew , Osceola 22 years old, she was 15.-four children (Hartley, 118). If anyone has a better possibility, add it below. Osceola, the most well-known leader of the Seminole Indians, was born in 1804, in a Creek town near Tallassee, present-day Tuskegee, Alabama. My family hid the record of her birth-parents, and I know nothing about them except that her mother or father was likely a fieldhand in North Carolina. Please reorganize this content to explain the subject's impact on popular culture. About: Osceola - DBpedia One of his wives was African American, and he fiercely opposed the enslavement of free peoples. "The people in the town of Tallasseewere mixed-blood Native American/English/Irish/Scottish, and some were black. 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. I know she is half Seminole and half Scotts Irish. [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. My great grandmothers name was Ola Ellington from Dothan, Houston County, Alabama. Plan to do further research and DNA ancestry background check to find a possible link. Polly Ann Moniac Powell (Coppinger) (1769 - 1814) - Genealogy The army was unable to defeat Osceola in the field, so General Thomas Jesup used other means to capture him. Smithsonian American Art Museum. Change), You are commenting using your Facebook account. Osceola led the Seminole war resistance until he was lied to during peace talks and captured in September 1837. Osceola | Encyclopedia of Alabama During purification rites, a Seminole warrior drinks a black purgative liquid brewed from yaupon holly leaves. Osceola and his band were brought to St. Augustine and imprisoned at Fort Marion (Castillo de San Marcos). But, the most common interpretation of Osceola means the "Rising Sun". Osceola claimed this and that he was Tuhkabatchee. Osceolas early life is largely unknown. I am soon to be 76 years old.My paternal grandmother was Nanny Powell Renfrow. 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. As soon as he finished dressing, he died.. Im awaiting the results of an Ancestry DNA test currently. Parents: Jacob & Polly Rhoden Change), You are commenting using your Twitter account. "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. Hepsy Homarty ( DP Note- William Powells child only), When Polly & William split on way to FL, Maurnee and Hepsy stayed with William. Thompson considered Osceola to be a friend, and gave him a rifle. His mother was Muscogee, and his great-grandfather was a Scotsman, James McQueen.He was reared by his mother in the Creek (Muscogee) tradition. Osceola - Wikipedia They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. They were visited by various townspeople. He felt it equated the Seminole with slaves, who were forbidden to carry arms. . In 1814, after the Red Stick Creek were defeated by United States forces, Polly took Osceola and moved with other Creek refugees from Alabama to Florida, where they joined the Seminole. Does anyone have any information on the exact day Osceola was born in 1804? Born in Tallassee, Alabama, in 1804, Powell (hereafter Osceola) was of mixed blood. The best books I have found on Osceola were Osceolas Legacy by Patricia Wickman, Osceola and the Great Seminole War: A Struggle by Thom Hatch and,Reminisces Series. Later, though, when Osceola quarreled with Thompson, the agent had the warrior locked up at Fort King for a night. 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. 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. We would then know for certain of the connection and that William Powell was, in fact, Osceolas biological father. Great Grandmother- Gainesville resident, 77, in April 2008. Source*- Bk- Shawnee Heritage IV 1700s to 1750s by Don I would encourage you to upload your DNA file to FamilyTreeDNA for free and join the American Indian project. [1]:217218 [4]:115116, Osceola was named Billy Powell at his birth in 1804 in the Creek village of Talisi, which means "Old Town". To know for sure, you have to match on the same segment with at least two people proven to have the same ancestor and to not have other common ancestors. What information does the family believe? 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). His grandmother was Ann McQueen, grandfather Jose Coppinger. 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. 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In adulthood, as part of the Seminole, Powell was given his name Osceola (/siol/ or /oseol/). Billy Powell is hardly a household name. Billy Powell Osceola - Facebook 1785 (date? 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. Billy was all of these." @ michaelaneider@yahoo.com.. thank you. 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). Osceola and the Great Seminole War by Thom Hatch is the best resource that I have seen P. 5 starts detailing his family lineage . 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. In 1843, Whitehurst sent the head to Valentine Mott, a New York physician. Because of the chief's significance, over time some people have created forgeries of Osceola's belongings. She grew up in Fair Bluff, NC. 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). State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory, http://floridamemory.com/items/show/4299. Osceola, William Powell, Jr. was not a chief. Osceola, who previously contracted malaria in Florida, became severely ill soon after arriving at Fort Moultrie. * F: James J. Rhoden, b. Sari is my direct line. Like his father, Billys maternal grandfather James McQueen was a trader; in 1714 he was the first European to trade with the Creek in Alabama. His Creek mother, Polly Copinger, was married to Englishman William Powell. I Dont know much just what I read. A 19th-century lithograph depicting Osceolabased on a portrait painted from life by artist George Catlin in 1838records the warriors elaborate wardrobe, including a feathered hat, embroidered sash andhanging around his neckthree crescent-shaped ceremonial metal gorgets, reminiscent of European knightly armor. Also, does the town of Jenks, Oklahoma mean anything to your heritage? The objects include a pair of woven, beaded garters worn by Billy Powell of the Florida Seminole tribe. (LogOut/ [4]:135 The United States first imprisoned him at Fort Marion in St. Augustine, then transported him to Fort Moultrie in Charleston, South Carolina. I knew him well after that, and have seen him fre-quently. 2. I cant find that name anywhere. Ouichee and Ahlikchen. 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! 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. And the family history stops short at her name, listing her as a Redstick Creek, Name Kathrine Fraser. Sunnie/Sanee (Powell) Rhoden 1798- about 1855 Mishall, John and Mary Lou Mishall (2004). James and Katherine also had Anne McQueen who married Don Jose Coppinger, the last Florida Governor appointed by Spain. In 1836, Osceola became an influential leader during the Second Seminole War, serving as an adviser to Micanopy (ca. 6 Jan 1872 Gaineyville (St. George), GA -D 18 Jul 1946 Baxter, FL My line His father-unknown/death certificate. ell, Charles Powell, Stephen Powell, Silas Powell, Missouri Canaday, Sarah Ann Powell, Sanse Rhoden (born Powell), Santee 'sunnie 1801 - Ecunhutkee, Tallassee, Georgia, USA, Jan 30 1838 - Fort Moultrie, Charleston, SC, USA, John William Powell, Polly Ann Moniac Powell (born Coppinger), arah Ann Powell, Missouri Sarie Powell, Sanee Jane Benet (born Powell), Sanee Powell, Hepsy Homarty Powell, James L Powell, Emeline A Powell, Tallassee, Elmore County, AL, United States, Fort Moultrie, South Carolina, United States, Fort Moultrie, Sullivan's Island, Charleston County, South Carolina, United States, South Carolina with Counties, Towns and Communities Project, Alabama with Counties, Cities, and Towns Project, Florida with Counties, Cities, and Towns Project, William "billy, Osceola Or Black Drink Singer" Nikkanochee Powell, Death of Billy Powell (Chief Osceola) at Fort Moultrie, Sullivan's Island, Charleston County, South Carolina, United States.