Obituary of Chief William Augusta, the Watercress King of Dowagiac
Name/Title
Native American News
Entry/Object ID
2024.01.41
Scope and Content
Scans of Commercial Record newspaper clippings about Pottawatomie people.
Collection
Newspapers, 0001 Anishinabek/Ojibwe/Odawa/Bodéwadmi, Family History
Cataloged By
Winthers, Sally
Acquisition
Accession
2024.01
Source or Donor
Yoder, Chris
Acquisition Method
Donation, unconditional
Notes
These Commercial Record newspaper clippings — scanned by Chris Yoder in the 2000s — had been available on the pre-2023 SDHC website. The content has been moved to this online catalog for safekeeping.
Publication dates are indicated in the year/month/day/page file name. For example "cr1938102801Description.jpg" = Commercial Record, 1938, October, 28th, page 01
Location
* Untyped Location
Digital data in CatalogIt
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Pokagon, Chief Simon, Shashaguay, Shashaguay, Joseph Paul 1866-1907, Shashaguay, William F. c1860-1948, Snay, Joseph Febian 1893-1937, Snay, George W. 1898-1969, Waugon, Mary (Snay) Shashaguay 1842-1915, Snay, Laura, Wark, James Gustavus 1849-1930, Gerber, Daniel Milton 1862-1929
General Notes
Note
"George Shamshaguay [sic Shashaguay?], a nephew of the Ottawa Indian Chief, Macatawa, died at Saugatuck, Oct. 10, from consumption. He was the last of the old band of Ottawa Indians, who formerly owned and occupied all the land in Allegan and Ottawa counties." -- Holland City News/The Holland Sentinel, Saturday, Nov. 1 1890.
