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Lucy Young and Yellowjacket
Date: July 1, 1922 Description: Lucy Young was born around 1842 at a rancheria near Alderpoint and died in 1945 on the Round Valley Reservation north of Covelo where she had settled with her husband Sam Young. In a biography … Continue reading
Posted in Photographs
Tagged Alderpoint, Covelo, Hayfork, Indian, Jack French, Katie Clark, Lassik, Lucy Young, Marie Clark, Native American, Round Valley Reservation, Sam Young, Wailaki, Wintun, Yellowjacket
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Lucy Young
Date: July 1, 1922 Description: Lucy Young was born around 1842 at a rancheria near Alderpoint and died in 1945 on the Round Valley Reservation north of Covelo where she had settled with her husband Sam Young. In a biography … Continue reading
Posted in Photographs
Tagged 1920s, Alderpoint, C. Hart Merriam, Covelo, Hay Fork, Indian, Lassik, Lucy Young, Native American, Round Valley Reservation, Wailaki, Wintun
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Bixby, Noetta
Birth: November 5, 1880 Death: July 12, 1884 Grave Number: 21 2 About: She was possibly the daughter of Henry and Liddy Bixby. Henry was 30 and Liddy, 15. Liddy was one half Native American. Source: Redwood Genealogical Society Blocksburg … Continue reading
Posted in Cemetery Records
Tagged B, Bixby, child, Indian, Native American, Noetta Bixby
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Rafaella (Hoaglin) Wantt
The first time I met Rafaella Wantt was in December, 1997, at the Murphy Ranch in Blocksburg. We had been invited to lunch with June Reger and Henry Muir along with Evelyn Deike and her mother, Bess McCombs, and Johnny … Continue reading
Posted in Biographies/Family Histories
Tagged Albert Wantt, Alderpoint, Bridgeville, cattle, Charles Hoaglin, Covelo, Ellen Hoaglin, Florence Hoaglin, Floyd Wright, George Friend, George Hoaglin, Harry Whipple, Hoaglin, Hoaglin Valley, Indian, Kenneth Wright, Kneeland Ranch, Koncow, Lewis Wright, Nashmead, Native American, Nongatl, Rafaella Wantt, ranching, Robert Whipple, Round Valley, Round Valley Reservation, Sally Kneeland, Silas Hoaglin, Soldier Basin, Sue Hoaglin, Susanville, Tom Ragland, Wailaki, Wantt
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Hoaglin, Charles Arthur
Birth: About September 16, 1873 – Blocksburg Death: September 22, 1897 Grave Number: About: He was half Indian and the son of Silas and Susan Hoaglin. He was a single man who made his living as a rancher. He died … Continue reading
Tom Murphy
When Tom Murphy lay dying of cancer at home at the age of 62, his family discovered something about him that none of them knew. It involved the “hard winter” of 1889 which is mentioned in most accounts of the … Continue reading
Posted in Biographies/Family Histories
Tagged Arthur Young, bear, Dr. Saxton Pope, Etta Leota Patton, hunting, Indian, Ishi, Murphy, Native American, Patton, Tom Murphy
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Rafaella Wantt
Date: 1998 Description: Rafaella Wantt was a descendant of Silas and Sue Hoaglin. This photograph was taken by Beverley Windbigler during an interview in Blocksburg. Rafaella died in 1998. Reproduced with permission of Beverley Windbigler.
Posted in Photographs
Tagged 1990s, Hoaglin, Indian, Native American, Rafaella Wantt, Wailaki
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Lassik War Stories
Most of the wars that the Lassik had were with the Nai’aitci, an Athabascan-speaking group. Nai’aitci territory centered near the present town of Bridgeville but they roamed over much of Trinity County. Nai’aitci means literally “to fly around like birds: … Continue reading
Posted in Legends, Myths, and Stories
Tagged Alderpoint, camas, Cottonwood, Hayfork, Indian, Kettenchow, Koskatunda, Lassic, Lassik, Lucy Young, Mad River, Mud Creek Canyon, Nai'aitci, Native American, Nongatl, Wintun, Zenia
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Lucy Young’s Father
OelyiO was born near the present town of Alderpoint. The exact date of his birth is unknown but was probably about 1810. None of his blood relatives were important people. Not one was a doctor, a chief, or even a … Continue reading
Posted in Biographies/Family Histories
Tagged Alderpoint, deer, Indian, Kanteltci, Kelgalta, Kikiwukuk, Kuskatundun, Lassic, Lucy Young, Native American, Nongatl, OelyiO, ropemaker, T'tcetsa
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Interview with Lucy Young
In 1939-40 Lucy told her story to her friend Edith Van Allen Murphey, range botanist and author of “Indian Uses of Native Plants”. It appeared in the California Historical Society Quarterly in 1941. Murphey tried to reflect Lucy’s speaking style … Continue reading
Posted in Biographies/Family Histories
Tagged Alderpoint, Chief Lassic, Chief Lassik, Fort Baker, Fort Seward, Hayfork, Hoopa, Indian, Kettenshaw, Lassic, Lucy Young, Mad River, Native American, Round Valley, Soldier Basin, soldiers, Van Duzen, Wailaki, Wailaki Tom
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