Mary (Likely) Deroin (abt. 1856 - aft. 1883)

Wife of Amable Deroin II — married 19 Aug 1877 in Old Agency

Descendants

Biography

"Amable was first married to Maty (sic) Likey (Big Mary) - white woman, married her under quaker costom by Major M. B. Kent, U.S. Indian Agt for Iowa Indians, they were married at the old Agency, Aug 19, 1877 in presence of Mrs. M. B. Kent. To this union following children were born: Delia Ogaden (sic) - (207) -..." SOURCE: George Nuzum's Biography of the Iowa Indians of Kansas & Nebraska, 1906. (Ttranscript retains typographical errors in original.)

"Bolone's third marriage was to Mary Likey, (known as Big Mary) a white woman, this woman Mary, had been married to Em. Deroin, a brother of Bolone's, by Quaker ceremony, Major M.B.Kent, U S Ind Agent for the Great Nemaha Agency performed the marriage ceremony Aug 19, 1877" SOURCE: George Nuzum's Biography of the Iowa Indians of Kansas & Nebraska, 1906. (Ttranscript retains typographical errors in original.)

Sources

• First hand information from family members.
• George Nuzum's Biography of the Iowa Indians of Kansas & Nebraska, 1906. Working off photocopy of a photocopy of typed copy of the Nuzum in the library of the St. Joseph Museum. The St. Joseph Museum typewritten copy is one of three. The original photocopy was presented 1989 to the Northwest Genealogical Society by the St. Joseph Museum, by Richard Nolf, Director. The typed manuscript was taken from loose pages in long-hand writing. The photocopy used as source here has margin notes made by Susan K. Suttle-White and supplementary name indexes. Transcription of photocopy for the web by J. M. Kearns. The typographical errors in original typewritten manuscript were intentionally retained.