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DESCENDANTS OF
Oo-Hunh-Shing-Gah
Sam LittleCook
and
Esther (BrokenJaw) LittleCook
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Oo-Hunh-Shing-Gah
Sam LittleCook
Chief of the Rain Band
b: Nebraska
d: Ponca City, Kay Co, OK
buried: on his original allotment of land
m: Esther BrokenJaw
b: Nebraska
d: Ponca City, Kay Co, OK
buried: next to her husband
Sam and Esther were among the Ponca (Pah-Hahn-Kah)
Tribe
who, in 1876, were forced to leave their Nebraska lands
and relocate to "Indian Territory," in Oklahoma.
"Pah-Hahn-Kah" means "Gentle Leader."
The word "pah" means "nose," or that part of the
body to
'go before the rest.' Used in that latter context,
a one-word interpretation in English, is "leader."
Against orders, Chief Standing Bear, along with a small
group of other Ponca Tribe members, returned to Nebraska.
Among them was Esther's brother, Lewis BrokenJaw.
Later, Lewis did occasionally come back to visit his
Oklahoma relatives.
Chief Standing Bear and those who went back to Nebraska,
were ultimately placed under arrest and the history-making
"Trial of Standing Bear" ensued. A hundred years later,
Sam and Esther's grandson, Sa-Su-Weh "Daniel" Clark Jones,
worked to film the movie, "The Trial of Standing Bear,"
which aired nationally, on PBS. The movie depicted the
true-story forced-removal of the Ponca Tribe from Nebraska,
and the resulting first-ever Civil Rights Law Suit.
Winning the suit resulted in there being a legal fact,
that American Indians are human beings!
Prior to the suit, Indians were considered "savages" or
"Wards of the Government" who had no "human" rights.
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Notes of Reference
Regarding Ponca Tribal Clans
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1.
He-Sah-Dah
The Straight Paths Clan, Rainmakers
The Rainmakers are said to be gifted with the
"opportunity" of
appealing to Wah-Kohn-Dah, the Great Spirit, for rain,
that is, if they remain true to their "Straight
Path."
2.
Mah-Kahn
The Medicine Clan
3.
Ne-Kah-Pash-Nah
The Deer Clan
No touching of deer meat.
4.
The Half-Breed Clan
Children of intermarrieds.
5.
Wah-Zhah-She
The Osage Clan
The children of this clan are given snake names.
6.
Ah-He-Dah
The Warrior Clan
7.
Elk Clan
8.
Nu-Hay
The Ice Clan
There were only a few of these.
9.
Man-Chu
The Bear Clan
These returned to Nebraska.
10.
The Buffalo Clan
They do not eat Buffalo meat or Deer meat.
11.
He-Dah
The Blood Clan
Chief WhiteEagle's Clan
Consider themselves to be servants to the people.
12.
info presently incomplete
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Notes of Reference
Regarding Name Interpretations
The beautiful Indian names these people originally had,
were badly corrupted by well-meaning interpreters.
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Examples:
- One who had a 'stormy' countenance, became
"Rain In the Face."
- One with 'no ear' for quarrels, became
"No Ear."
- One who was resonsible for 'dividing the hunt,'
a trusted Straight Path Band member
or Rain Band member, became "The Cook" - or -
"Little Cook."
- A mighty warrior, appearing tall and strong in stature
'against a snake-like enemy,' became
"Big Snake."
- Men who were speakers or orators, thus ones
who 'broke their jaws apart to speak,' became
"Broken Jaw."
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Sam's and Esther's
List of Descendants
Creth |
- (1) Creth LittleCook
m: #1=Sam BigSnake
m: #2=Jack NoEar
m: #3=remarried Sam BigSnake
Annie |
- (2) Annie LittleCook
m: Jessie GivesWater
Fannie |
- (3) Fannie LittleCook
m: Phillip NoEar
- (4) David LittleCook
m: Marion Pappan
- (5) Henry LittleCook
b: 1888
d: 1936
m: never married
Lizzie |
- (6) (Me-Tah-Ing-Gay) Elizabeth "Lizzie" LittleCook
Her Indian name, an Osage Clan name, means
"Little Bright Moon."
b: 1884
d: 13 Sep 1963
buried: I.O.O.F. Cemetery, Catholic Section, Ponca City, Kay Co, OK
m: #1=Narcisse Pensoneau (French and Shawnee)
son of Steve & Tilda (Canoles) Pensoneau
paternal grandfather is Pasquel Pensoneau (French
trader)
maternal grandparents are Cedro & Mary (Ross) Canoles
(Cedro is full Yanqui, Mary is full Cherokee)
Narcisse is a cousin to Jim Thorp, the
famous OK Indian athlete.
m: #2=Henry Enrique Emilio Hernandez (from Mexico)
buried: I.O.O.F. Cemetery, Catholic Section, Ponca City, Kay Co, OK
Liz's & Narcisse's Descendanats:
- (1) Edward Richard Pensoneau
b: 04 Aug 1910
m: Harrient Collins
b: 22 Aug 1920
- (1) Edward Richard Pensoneau
- (2) Charmain Ann Pensoneau
- (3) William Cecil Pensoneau
- (4) Steve Lanier Pensoneau
- (5) Elizabeth Marie Pensoneau
- (6) Lilly Vera Pensoneau
- (7) Christopher David Pensoneau
- (2) Velma Louise Pensoneau
b: 15 Jan 1913
m: Lee Otis Jones
son of Joseph H. & Nancy Bellzona (Collins) Jones
grandson of William
S. & Mary Ann (DeWitt) Jones
b: 09 Jul 1902
- Clickon William/MaryAnn to find
Velma's & Lee's List of Descendants.
Liz's & Henry's Descendants:
- (1) Daniel B. Hernandez
b: 18 Mar 1917
d: 10 Sep 1998
m: Rena Christina Wiseman
b: 28 Aug 1920
- (1) Ronald Lynn Hernandez
b: 02 Dec 1942
- (2) Larry Wayne Hernandez
b: 27 Apr 1948
- (3) Edwin Bruce Hernandez
b: 15 Sep 1953
- (2) Francis Vincent Hernandez
b: 13 Sep 1920
d: 02 Feb 1989
m: #1=Edna Mae Legg
m: #2=Lucy Lee Rouseau
b: 15 Aug 1929
Francis's child by Edna:
- (1) Franceen Hernandez
b: 26 Jul 1948
Francis's child by Lucy:
- (1) Mary Maureen Hernandez
b: 25 Jan 1954
- (3) Otilia Haydee "Tillie" Hernandez
b: 28 May 1925
d: 01 Jan 1994 Ponca City, Kay Co, OK
buried: I.O.O.F. Cemetery, Catholic Section, Ponca City
In Spanish, "Otilia" is the
name of a beautiful flower.
Tillie was given the Ponca name of Shaw-Bah-Kay-Wah-They.
"The Old Man"
Coyote |
Who-Cha "Liz" (King) Smith,
a Sam & Rachel descendant, told the following:
"My daughter missed the bus and didn't come home from
school.
I went to look for her and found her sitting on the steps of
the school. She was sitting, patiently waiting.
As we drove out the drive, a Coyote ran across the road in
front of the car, and I said to her,
'Look! The Old Man has been watching you.' "
Who-Cha's story is regarding the teachings about there being
no other animal as human-like as the Coyote. He is crafty,
quick, inventive, and is a survivor. The Ponca's respect him
and call him "Old Man," or "One-Who-Is-Wise."
When a person is someplace where they should not be,
it is said that Coyotes sit off at a distance in the woods
and watch that person, whom they consider to be
their "people-relative."
Also, this "watching" that the Coyotes do, is a
warning, ie.,
"Even when you think you are getting away with something,
there is always someone there to see what you are doing.
Even if it be but a Coyote, remember,
he is your relative."
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