Chemehuevi Chief∼The family used two surnames: Mike and Boniface (see below).
Birth year from 1900 U.S. Census and 1902 U.S. Indian Census polls.
In 2020, Clifford E. Trafzer published Willie Boy & The Last Western Manhunt. He conducted many interviews with Chemehuevi Indians, including the Mike Family.
On page 50-51 of this source:
Jim Mike [William's brother,who had brought his people from Chemehuevi Valley to the Oasis of Mara (Twentynine Palms).] also lived at Twenty-Nine Palms with his wife, Maria or Mary. A number of their children carried the surname of Mike, while others adopted the name Boniface. These children included BIlly Mike, Minnie (also known as Annie), Lucy, Bob, and Jeff. Jim served as chief of the Chemehuevi at Twenty-Nine Palms until his death in 1903 when mourners buried him at the cemetery on Adobe Road. Following his death, his younger brother, William Mike, became the Thau Winthum or chief of the Twenty-Nine Palms Band of Chemehuevi Indians."
Birth year from 1900 U.S. Census and 1902 U.S. Indian Census polls.
In 2020, Clifford E. Trafzer published Willie Boy & The Last Western Manhunt. He conducted many interviews with Chemehuevi Indians, including the Mike Family.
On page 50-51 of this source:
Jim Mike [William's brother,who had brought his people from Chemehuevi Valley to the Oasis of Mara (Twentynine Palms).] also lived at Twenty-Nine Palms with his wife, Maria or Mary. A number of their children carried the surname of Mike, while others adopted the name Boniface. These children included BIlly Mike, Minnie (also known as Annie), Lucy, Bob, and Jeff. Jim served as chief of the Chemehuevi at Twenty-Nine Palms until his death in 1903 when mourners buried him at the cemetery on Adobe Road. Following his death, his younger brother, William Mike, became the Thau Winthum or chief of the Twenty-Nine Palms Band of Chemehuevi Indians."
Chemehuevi Chief∼The family used two surnames: Mike and Boniface (see below).
Birth year from 1900 U.S. Census and 1902 U.S. Indian Census polls.
In 2020, Clifford E. Trafzer published Willie Boy & The Last Western Manhunt. He conducted many interviews with Chemehuevi Indians, including the Mike Family.
On page 50-51 of this source:
Jim Mike [William's brother,who had brought his people from Chemehuevi Valley to the Oasis of Mara (Twentynine Palms).] also lived at Twenty-Nine Palms with his wife, Maria or Mary. A number of their children carried the surname of Mike, while others adopted the name Boniface. These children included BIlly Mike, Minnie (also known as Annie), Lucy, Bob, and Jeff. Jim served as chief of the Chemehuevi at Twenty-Nine Palms until his death in 1903 when mourners buried him at the cemetery on Adobe Road. Following his death, his younger brother, William Mike, became the Thau Winthum or chief of the Twenty-Nine Palms Band of Chemehuevi Indians."
Birth year from 1900 U.S. Census and 1902 U.S. Indian Census polls.
In 2020, Clifford E. Trafzer published Willie Boy & The Last Western Manhunt. He conducted many interviews with Chemehuevi Indians, including the Mike Family.
On page 50-51 of this source:
Jim Mike [William's brother,who had brought his people from Chemehuevi Valley to the Oasis of Mara (Twentynine Palms).] also lived at Twenty-Nine Palms with his wife, Maria or Mary. A number of their children carried the surname of Mike, while others adopted the name Boniface. These children included BIlly Mike, Minnie (also known as Annie), Lucy, Bob, and Jeff. Jim served as chief of the Chemehuevi at Twenty-Nine Palms until his death in 1903 when mourners buried him at the cemetery on Adobe Road. Following his death, his younger brother, William Mike, became the Thau Winthum or chief of the Twenty-Nine Palms Band of Chemehuevi Indians."
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