Inferred burial in the family cemetery where the family lived. No gravestone.
Nancy married John Conner, chief of the Delaware Tribe, about 1840. The known son of Nancy and John Conner was John Quincey Conner, born in Wyandotte County, Kansas Territory. Nancy had a daughter Rachel. Some Ancestry.com family trees show the name Rachel Logan or Rachel Conner. Rachel married Felix Secondine. Rachel's daughter, Rosa (Secondine) Goodtraveler, was named as a plaintiff in a lawsuit regarding land previously owned by John Conner (deceased). The other plaintiff's were John Quincey Conner, Edson Washington, Julia Hall, children of Nancy Conner Washington, and two spouses. According to the description of the court case, John Q. Conner was the only descendant of Chief John Conner. The others were identified as descendants of Nancy Conner Washington.
Nancy and John lived in the Kansas territory. Nancy's husband, John, went to Texas about 1845, where he served an integral role in Indian relations with the government. He spent most of his time in Texas for the next 15 years, leaving Nancy and the children in the Kansas territory. Nancy lived with Delaware Indian, George "We-hoo-ney" Washington, as his wife, along with his other wife, Qua tun det. In the 1850's, Nancy, George, Qua tun det, and the children lived at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas territory, in the hotel George managed. George also served as an interpreter for the U.S. Government and as a scout for expedition leader, John C. Freemont. Nancy and George had five children: William aka Bill, Charley, Riley or Ryland, Edson aka Ed, and Julia. (C. Washington oral history)
The Washington family, including both "wives", moved to the Indian Territory prior to or during the Civil War. They made the trip to the Territory along with other Delaware Indians and the Indian agent Pratt. George purchased land from Moses Alberty east of present-day Fairland, Oklahoma. George built two log houses with fireplaces about 400 feet apart, one for each "wife" and their children (C. Washington oral history).
Nancy died about 1872 (court case); inferred burial in the family graveyard on the Washington property. According to George's son, Cyrus, Nancy and George's other wife, Qua tun det, died about a year apart. George moved all the children into one cabin, where an Indian women helped take care of them. (oral history: Cyrus Washington)
Sources: Delaware Trials: Some Tribal Records, 1842-1907; Oklahoma & Indian Territory, Indian & Pioneer Historical Collection, 1937; Oklahoma & Indian Territory, Censuses & Rolls, 1851-1959; U.S., Social Security Applications & Claims Index, 1936-2007 (Isaac Henry Secondine), Ancestry.com; Secondine: Ancestry.com public stories; Oral history: Oklahoma Indian-Pioneer Papers Collection- Cyrus Washington & Julia Hall (accessed online); Court case: National Reporter System.-State Series, The Southwestern Reporter, Vol. 14, August 4, 1890-February 2, 1891, Page 193, West Publishing Co: St. Paul, 1891: Norton vs Conner Supreme Court case, accessed online Google Books.
Nancy married John Conner, chief of the Delaware Tribe, about 1840. The known son of Nancy and John Conner was John Quincey Conner, born in Wyandotte County, Kansas Territory. Nancy had a daughter Rachel. Some Ancestry.com family trees show the name Rachel Logan or Rachel Conner. Rachel married Felix Secondine. Rachel's daughter, Rosa (Secondine) Goodtraveler, was named as a plaintiff in a lawsuit regarding land previously owned by John Conner (deceased). The other plaintiff's were John Quincey Conner, Edson Washington, Julia Hall, children of Nancy Conner Washington, and two spouses. According to the description of the court case, John Q. Conner was the only descendant of Chief John Conner. The others were identified as descendants of Nancy Conner Washington.
Nancy and John lived in the Kansas territory. Nancy's husband, John, went to Texas about 1845, where he served an integral role in Indian relations with the government. He spent most of his time in Texas for the next 15 years, leaving Nancy and the children in the Kansas territory. Nancy lived with Delaware Indian, George "We-hoo-ney" Washington, as his wife, along with his other wife, Qua tun det. In the 1850's, Nancy, George, Qua tun det, and the children lived at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas territory, in the hotel George managed. George also served as an interpreter for the U.S. Government and as a scout for expedition leader, John C. Freemont. Nancy and George had five children: William aka Bill, Charley, Riley or Ryland, Edson aka Ed, and Julia. (C. Washington oral history)
The Washington family, including both "wives", moved to the Indian Territory prior to or during the Civil War. They made the trip to the Territory along with other Delaware Indians and the Indian agent Pratt. George purchased land from Moses Alberty east of present-day Fairland, Oklahoma. George built two log houses with fireplaces about 400 feet apart, one for each "wife" and their children (C. Washington oral history).
Nancy died about 1872 (court case); inferred burial in the family graveyard on the Washington property. According to George's son, Cyrus, Nancy and George's other wife, Qua tun det, died about a year apart. George moved all the children into one cabin, where an Indian women helped take care of them. (oral history: Cyrus Washington)
Sources: Delaware Trials: Some Tribal Records, 1842-1907; Oklahoma & Indian Territory, Indian & Pioneer Historical Collection, 1937; Oklahoma & Indian Territory, Censuses & Rolls, 1851-1959; U.S., Social Security Applications & Claims Index, 1936-2007 (Isaac Henry Secondine), Ancestry.com; Secondine: Ancestry.com public stories; Oral history: Oklahoma Indian-Pioneer Papers Collection- Cyrus Washington & Julia Hall (accessed online); Court case: National Reporter System.-State Series, The Southwestern Reporter, Vol. 14, August 4, 1890-February 2, 1891, Page 193, West Publishing Co: St. Paul, 1891: Norton vs Conner Supreme Court case, accessed online Google Books.
Inferred burial in the family cemetery where the family lived. No gravestone.
Nancy married John Conner, chief of the Delaware Tribe, about 1840. The known son of Nancy and John Conner was John Quincey Conner, born in Wyandotte County, Kansas Territory. Nancy had a daughter Rachel. Some Ancestry.com family trees show the name Rachel Logan or Rachel Conner. Rachel married Felix Secondine. Rachel's daughter, Rosa (Secondine) Goodtraveler, was named as a plaintiff in a lawsuit regarding land previously owned by John Conner (deceased). The other plaintiff's were John Quincey Conner, Edson Washington, Julia Hall, children of Nancy Conner Washington, and two spouses. According to the description of the court case, John Q. Conner was the only descendant of Chief John Conner. The others were identified as descendants of Nancy Conner Washington.
Nancy and John lived in the Kansas territory. Nancy's husband, John, went to Texas about 1845, where he served an integral role in Indian relations with the government. He spent most of his time in Texas for the next 15 years, leaving Nancy and the children in the Kansas territory. Nancy lived with Delaware Indian, George "We-hoo-ney" Washington, as his wife, along with his other wife, Qua tun det. In the 1850's, Nancy, George, Qua tun det, and the children lived at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas territory, in the hotel George managed. George also served as an interpreter for the U.S. Government and as a scout for expedition leader, John C. Freemont. Nancy and George had five children: William aka Bill, Charley, Riley or Ryland, Edson aka Ed, and Julia. (C. Washington oral history)
The Washington family, including both "wives", moved to the Indian Territory prior to or during the Civil War. They made the trip to the Territory along with other Delaware Indians and the Indian agent Pratt. George purchased land from Moses Alberty east of present-day Fairland, Oklahoma. George built two log houses with fireplaces about 400 feet apart, one for each "wife" and their children (C. Washington oral history).
Nancy died about 1872 (court case); inferred burial in the family graveyard on the Washington property. According to George's son, Cyrus, Nancy and George's other wife, Qua tun det, died about a year apart. George moved all the children into one cabin, where an Indian women helped take care of them. (oral history: Cyrus Washington)
Sources: Delaware Trials: Some Tribal Records, 1842-1907; Oklahoma & Indian Territory, Indian & Pioneer Historical Collection, 1937; Oklahoma & Indian Territory, Censuses & Rolls, 1851-1959; U.S., Social Security Applications & Claims Index, 1936-2007 (Isaac Henry Secondine), Ancestry.com; Secondine: Ancestry.com public stories; Oral history: Oklahoma Indian-Pioneer Papers Collection- Cyrus Washington & Julia Hall (accessed online); Court case: National Reporter System.-State Series, The Southwestern Reporter, Vol. 14, August 4, 1890-February 2, 1891, Page 193, West Publishing Co: St. Paul, 1891: Norton vs Conner Supreme Court case, accessed online Google Books.
Nancy married John Conner, chief of the Delaware Tribe, about 1840. The known son of Nancy and John Conner was John Quincey Conner, born in Wyandotte County, Kansas Territory. Nancy had a daughter Rachel. Some Ancestry.com family trees show the name Rachel Logan or Rachel Conner. Rachel married Felix Secondine. Rachel's daughter, Rosa (Secondine) Goodtraveler, was named as a plaintiff in a lawsuit regarding land previously owned by John Conner (deceased). The other plaintiff's were John Quincey Conner, Edson Washington, Julia Hall, children of Nancy Conner Washington, and two spouses. According to the description of the court case, John Q. Conner was the only descendant of Chief John Conner. The others were identified as descendants of Nancy Conner Washington.
Nancy and John lived in the Kansas territory. Nancy's husband, John, went to Texas about 1845, where he served an integral role in Indian relations with the government. He spent most of his time in Texas for the next 15 years, leaving Nancy and the children in the Kansas territory. Nancy lived with Delaware Indian, George "We-hoo-ney" Washington, as his wife, along with his other wife, Qua tun det. In the 1850's, Nancy, George, Qua tun det, and the children lived at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas territory, in the hotel George managed. George also served as an interpreter for the U.S. Government and as a scout for expedition leader, John C. Freemont. Nancy and George had five children: William aka Bill, Charley, Riley or Ryland, Edson aka Ed, and Julia. (C. Washington oral history)
The Washington family, including both "wives", moved to the Indian Territory prior to or during the Civil War. They made the trip to the Territory along with other Delaware Indians and the Indian agent Pratt. George purchased land from Moses Alberty east of present-day Fairland, Oklahoma. George built two log houses with fireplaces about 400 feet apart, one for each "wife" and their children (C. Washington oral history).
Nancy died about 1872 (court case); inferred burial in the family graveyard on the Washington property. According to George's son, Cyrus, Nancy and George's other wife, Qua tun det, died about a year apart. George moved all the children into one cabin, where an Indian women helped take care of them. (oral history: Cyrus Washington)
Sources: Delaware Trials: Some Tribal Records, 1842-1907; Oklahoma & Indian Territory, Indian & Pioneer Historical Collection, 1937; Oklahoma & Indian Territory, Censuses & Rolls, 1851-1959; U.S., Social Security Applications & Claims Index, 1936-2007 (Isaac Henry Secondine), Ancestry.com; Secondine: Ancestry.com public stories; Oral history: Oklahoma Indian-Pioneer Papers Collection- Cyrus Washington & Julia Hall (accessed online); Court case: National Reporter System.-State Series, The Southwestern Reporter, Vol. 14, August 4, 1890-February 2, 1891, Page 193, West Publishing Co: St. Paul, 1891: Norton vs Conner Supreme Court case, accessed online Google Books.
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