Shawnee Marriages 1843 - 1857

The Methodist missionaries began to serve the Shawnee tribe within 10 years of their arrival to the Shawnee Reservation. While many of the Shawnee had family units according to their own customs, the Methodists encouraged them to have an additional Christian marriage.

This collection represents the first and earliest marriages in the Shawnee Reservation, Indian Territory that would later become Johnson County in Territorial Kansas.

Shawnee Mission (Kan.) Steward's Book. "Third Quarterly Conference of the Shawnee Kansas Mission, Shawnee Mission, and Shawnee M. L. School Minutes." Source: Kansas State Historical Society, microfilm call number MS 1107.

Submitted by Linda K. Lewis, 31 Mar 2010.
Transcriber's Note: The pages are very dark and the entries, mostly in pencil, were very difficult to read.

1843 Names + Dates of Shawnee Married
Jan. 2 George McDoug, A. He wa ta hi ha wife
  9 Lewis Rogers + Miria his wife
  23 James Logan + Cowa pea se his wife
  23 Wawatapea + Kwi la pi his wife
  25 Rsitiki + Ba be kwi ka se
  25 William Rogers + Mary Cillis
March 16 Harry Bluejacket + Cowa pea
  17 Na kwi ta kwa ski Hi lo na
  17 Jacob + Gesea
  17 Tenise ki + Bi ce ka se
  19 Blackhoof + Na nak se
  25 Kat we + Wi ni tabe kwa
April 12 Wilson Rogers + Polly Samals
  23 Ka ti wi pea + Ni ne? no kwa

 

1844 Names + Dates of Shawnee Married
Feb   Micha Russell + Nancy Deshane
May 7 Spring Buck + Kwi ta pi
Aug 13 Benjamin Rogers + Pi kwa

 

1845 Names + Dates of Shawnee Married
Mar 8 John Rug + Lydia
  8 James Suckitt + Ba u ce (?)
  16 Joseph Flint + Kwa he ki
  16 Ci se ki + Cill be

 

1846 Names + Dates of Shawnee Married
March 8 Sign Ti be law + Sarah Berryman
Jun   Henry Ti be law + Polly Marsall
    Pa ki + Bi ce kwa
    Joseph Short + Dorcas Fish
Dec 24 Charles Sams + Mary E Guthrie

 

1847 Names + Dates of Shawnee Married
May 21 Wm Danielson Ra chi Rogers
Jul 8 Frederick Chouteau + Matilda Duke
Dec 28 Wm Rogers + Na bi pea se

 

1848 Names + Dates of Shawnee Married
April 18 Ki li wa ci + Ce la se kwa
May 5 Nea + Cintha
Jun 24 Isaac Parish + Lani Rogers
July 13 Captain + Pheby Perry
Sept   Wa wa pea ski ki + Ni ca bi wi kea se
Dec 24 James Daugherty + Sarah B Tibelaw

 

1849 Names + Dates of Shawnee Married
Jan 11 Joseph Davis + Se le kwa
Mar 3 Kwi ko wi + Se ke kwa
    Jacob Turkeyfoot + Laura Busham
Aug 12 Jo la + Ne be wa se

 

1850 Names + Dates of Shawnee Married
Jan 2? Was a wa pea ski ki ki + Anna Carpenter
Feb   John Short + Ce ki le ta se

 

1852 Names + Dates of Shawnee Married Married By
Oct 18 Joseph Bame + Saly Ann Jack Rev F. Barker

 

1853 Names + Dates of Shawnee Married Married By
Jan 22 Levi Flint to Satillie Ann Rev C. Boles

 

1854 Names + Dates of Shawnee Married Married By
Feb 9 Pascal Fish to Mrs. Barrett Rev C. Boles
Oct 15 <illegible> to Na we la pea Rev C. Boles
Nov 7 Hiram Carpenter to <illegible> Rev C. Boles
  20 William Barbee to Sarah Hasting Rev C. Boles

 

1855 Names + Dates of Shawnee Married Married By
Nov 15 Calvin Cornatzer to Emily Smith Rev C. Boles
Oct   Samuel Garrett to Betty Captain Rev Charles Boles

 

1856 Names + Dates of Shawnee Married Married By
Feb 4 Peter Buck to Telila <obliterated> Rev Charles Boles
Mar 6 Jesse Whitaker to Janey Flint Rev Charles Boles
Mar 6 Joseph White to Sarah Flint Rev Charles Boles
Apr   John Boyle to Polly Captain Rev Charles Boles
    Frank Bailey to Sally Bluejacket Rev Charles Boles
Apr 20 Julius Harefield to Mary Blackhoof Rev Charles Boles
May 6 R A Williams to Margaret Parker Rev C. Boles
Jun 5 John Boyle to Caty Short Rev C. Boles
Jun 12 John Dennis to Cattiarino James Rev C. Boles
Jun 19 Winchester Mossy to Sarah J West Rev C. Boles
July 2 John Songbird to Rachel McClain Rev C. Boles
July 6 Walter to Elisabeth Johnson Rev C. Boles
Oct 1 Jared Deshane to Ellen Moore Rev C. Boles

 

1857 Names + Dates of Shawnee Married Married By
Mar 22 David Jack to Kay Owens Rev C. Boles
Mar 27 Mr. Grinderstaff Rev C. Boles
Apr 17 William Liggitt to Martha A Wheeler Rev C. Boles