Eva Bean (Osage birth name: Hlu-ah-to-me Me-she-tsa-he) was the daughter of Charley & Wah-ko-sah-moie Me-she-tsa-he, who were both born in Kansas. The name on her grave marker is the anglicized "Eva Bean". She had one younger sister, named Paw-she-he Me-she-tsa-he known as Emma Marie Hoover Maker (one document refers to her "Emma Hoover" and another as "Marie Hoover" however, her headstone has "Emma Marie Hoover Maker" as her full name), and one older sister, Pah-hu-gre-she Me-she-tsa-he (possibly aka: Frances Little Soldier or Frances Barker Wheeler; b. 12/15/1888 - d. 1/30/1931). Eva was registered in the 1921 Osage Tribal Roll as a full-blooded Osage Indian of the "Saucy Chief Band".
According to news accounts, Eva owned 160 acres of oil producing land, and consequently, was quite wealthy, making $2,000/mo in 1921, which would be over $30,000/mo in 2021 dollars. Sadly, according to Osage death rolls, she died at the young age of 36 from pulmonary TB, a common cause of death in those days.
Eva was well-educated, having attended 7 years at Pawhuska Indian School after primary school. According to a Jan 1, 1921 article in the Tulsa Star (a Black newspaper), even though she and other Native Americans were declared "white" by the Oklahoma legislature, she spent most of her time socializing with her "colored" friends in their homes; and she donated lavishly to Black churches and educational organizations. The article concludes with, "At present, Miss Bean, is residing with a good friend of our race in Claremore." That is, a black person. What a good woman!
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I am not Native American or a relative, and I gleaned all information about her from documents on Ancestry.com and Newspapers.com; so please correct me if I made any errors in her history or the spelling of her and her family's Native American names. I came across the fascinating story about her socializing with Black people and donating to Black institutions in a 1921 article in the Black-owned newspaper, the Tulsa Star, while researching the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre.
~Researched & Written by Linda (#48291572)
Rest in Peace...
According to news accounts, Eva owned 160 acres of oil producing land, and consequently, was quite wealthy, making $2,000/mo in 1921, which would be over $30,000/mo in 2021 dollars. Sadly, according to Osage death rolls, she died at the young age of 36 from pulmonary TB, a common cause of death in those days.
Eva was well-educated, having attended 7 years at Pawhuska Indian School after primary school. According to a Jan 1, 1921 article in the Tulsa Star (a Black newspaper), even though she and other Native Americans were declared "white" by the Oklahoma legislature, she spent most of her time socializing with her "colored" friends in their homes; and she donated lavishly to Black churches and educational organizations. The article concludes with, "At present, Miss Bean, is residing with a good friend of our race in Claremore." That is, a black person. What a good woman!
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I am not Native American or a relative, and I gleaned all information about her from documents on Ancestry.com and Newspapers.com; so please correct me if I made any errors in her history or the spelling of her and her family's Native American names. I came across the fascinating story about her socializing with Black people and donating to Black institutions in a 1921 article in the Black-owned newspaper, the Tulsa Star, while researching the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre.
~Researched & Written by Linda (#48291572)
Rest in Peace...
Eva Bean (Osage birth name: Hlu-ah-to-me Me-she-tsa-he) was the daughter of Charley & Wah-ko-sah-moie Me-she-tsa-he, who were both born in Kansas. The name on her grave marker is the anglicized "Eva Bean". She had one younger sister, named Paw-she-he Me-she-tsa-he known as Emma Marie Hoover Maker (one document refers to her "Emma Hoover" and another as "Marie Hoover" however, her headstone has "Emma Marie Hoover Maker" as her full name), and one older sister, Pah-hu-gre-she Me-she-tsa-he (possibly aka: Frances Little Soldier or Frances Barker Wheeler; b. 12/15/1888 - d. 1/30/1931). Eva was registered in the 1921 Osage Tribal Roll as a full-blooded Osage Indian of the "Saucy Chief Band".
According to news accounts, Eva owned 160 acres of oil producing land, and consequently, was quite wealthy, making $2,000/mo in 1921, which would be over $30,000/mo in 2021 dollars. Sadly, according to Osage death rolls, she died at the young age of 36 from pulmonary TB, a common cause of death in those days.
Eva was well-educated, having attended 7 years at Pawhuska Indian School after primary school. According to a Jan 1, 1921 article in the Tulsa Star (a Black newspaper), even though she and other Native Americans were declared "white" by the Oklahoma legislature, she spent most of her time socializing with her "colored" friends in their homes; and she donated lavishly to Black churches and educational organizations. The article concludes with, "At present, Miss Bean, is residing with a good friend of our race in Claremore." That is, a black person. What a good woman!
**
I am not Native American or a relative, and I gleaned all information about her from documents on Ancestry.com and Newspapers.com; so please correct me if I made any errors in her history or the spelling of her and her family's Native American names. I came across the fascinating story about her socializing with Black people and donating to Black institutions in a 1921 article in the Black-owned newspaper, the Tulsa Star, while researching the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre.
~Researched & Written by Linda (#48291572)
Rest in Peace...
According to news accounts, Eva owned 160 acres of oil producing land, and consequently, was quite wealthy, making $2,000/mo in 1921, which would be over $30,000/mo in 2021 dollars. Sadly, according to Osage death rolls, she died at the young age of 36 from pulmonary TB, a common cause of death in those days.
Eva was well-educated, having attended 7 years at Pawhuska Indian School after primary school. According to a Jan 1, 1921 article in the Tulsa Star (a Black newspaper), even though she and other Native Americans were declared "white" by the Oklahoma legislature, she spent most of her time socializing with her "colored" friends in their homes; and she donated lavishly to Black churches and educational organizations. The article concludes with, "At present, Miss Bean, is residing with a good friend of our race in Claremore." That is, a black person. What a good woman!
**
I am not Native American or a relative, and I gleaned all information about her from documents on Ancestry.com and Newspapers.com; so please correct me if I made any errors in her history or the spelling of her and her family's Native American names. I came across the fascinating story about her socializing with Black people and donating to Black institutions in a 1921 article in the Black-owned newspaper, the Tulsa Star, while researching the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre.
~Researched & Written by Linda (#48291572)
Rest in Peace...
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