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Charley Mankiller

Birth: 15 Nov 1914
Wauhillau, Adair County, Oklahoma, USA
Death: 20 Feb 1971 (aged 56)
San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, USA
Burial: Echota Cemetery

Stilwell, Adair County, Oklahoma, USA Add to Map
Memorial ID: 38020950 View Source

*Full-Blood Cherokee

Charley MANKILLER
1914 - 1971

BIRTH: 1914, Oklahoma
DEATH: 1971, San Francisco, CA
Burial: Echota Cem. Rocky Mtn., Ok.

Father: John Mankiller, son of Jack Mankiller and Susan Teehee Bearpaw. Jack's parents were Kay-Skun-Ne (Ga-Skur-Ne Mankiller and Lucy Matoy
Mother: Bettie Bolin Bendabout Canoe

In San Francisco, Charley became a longshoreman, and soon was busy as a union organizer and social activist. Died of a kidney disease; body returned to OK for burial.

Married: Clara "Irene" SITTON in 1937

Children:
Lewis Donald MANKILLER
Frieda Marie MANKILLER
Robert Charles MANKILLER
Frances Kay MANKILLER
John David MANKILLER
*Wilma Pearl MANKILLER
Linda Jean MANKILLER
Richard Colson MANKILLER
Vanessa Lou MANKILLER
James Ray MANKILLER
William Edward MANKILLER

*Full-Blood Cherokee

Charley MANKILLER
1914 - 1971

BIRTH: 1914, Oklahoma
DEATH: 1971, San Francisco, CA
Burial: Echota Cem. Rocky Mtn., Ok.

Father: John Mankiller, son of Jack Mankiller and Susan Teehee Bearpaw. Jack's parents were Kay-Skun-Ne (Ga-Skur-Ne Mankiller and Lucy Matoy
Mother: Bettie Bolin Bendabout Canoe

In San Francisco, Charley became a longshoreman, and soon was busy as a union organizer and social activist. Died of a kidney disease; body returned to OK for burial.

Married: Clara "Irene" SITTON in 1937

Children:
Lewis Donald MANKILLER
Frieda Marie MANKILLER
Robert Charles MANKILLER
Frances Kay MANKILLER
John David MANKILLER
*Wilma Pearl MANKILLER
Linda Jean MANKILLER
Richard Colson MANKILLER
Vanessa Lou MANKILLER
James Ray MANKILLER
William Edward MANKILLER

Family Members

Parents

Spouse

Clara Irene "Irene" Sitton Mankiller

1921–2016

Children

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Originally Created by: Alice P.
Added: Jun 6, 2009
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Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/38020950/charley-mankiller: accessed ), memorial page for Charley Mankiller (15 Nov 1914–20 Feb 1971), Find a Grave Memorial ID 38020950, citing Echota Cemetery, Stilwell, Adair County, Oklahoma, USA; Maintained by Tena Kennedy Painter (contributor 47059355).

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