Cyrus Tallchief, Jr

1886 - 1965  (78 years)

• Name	Cyrus Tallchief  [1]
  Suffix	Jr
  Birth	22 Jun 1886	Cattaraugus Indian Reservation, Gowanda, New York   [2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Census	30 Jun 1913	Cattaraugus Indian Reservation, Erie County, New York   [3]
  	Cyrus Tallchief, Jr, 6/22/86, male Genevieve Tallchief, wife, 4/29/88, female Clifton Tallchief, son, 5/29/07, male Norman Tallchief, son, 6/2/09, male Elsie Tallchief, daughter, 5/4/11, female
  Census	1 Jun 1915	Cattaraugus Indian Reservation, Chautauqua County, New York   [5]
  	Geneviene Tallchief, Head, 29 April 1888, Female, Seneca Tribe, Turtle Clan, Housework, 13 acres of land cultivated, Educated in Res. Dist. School, Full blooded Indian, Citizen Clifton Tallchief, Son, 29 May, 1907, Male, Seneca Tribe, Turtle Clan, Full blooded Indian, Citizen Norman Tallchief, Son, 2 June 1909, Male, Seneca Tribe, Turtle Clan, Full blooded Indian, Citizen Elsa Tallchief, Daughter, 4 May 1911, Female, Seneca Tribe, Turtle Clan, Full blooded Indian, Citizen Elnora Tallchief, Daughter, 3 Dec 1914, Female, Seneca Tribe, Turtle Clan, Full blooded Indian, Citizen Cyrus Tallchief, Husband, 22 June 1886, Male, Seneca Tribe, Snipe Clan, Farmer, educated at Carlisle Res., Full blooded Indian, Citizen Fayette Kennedy, Brother, 1 Dec 1894, Male, Seneca Tribe, Turtle Clan, Farm laborer off reservation, Full blooded Indian, Citizen
  Anecdote	5 Jun 1917	Erie County, New York   [6]
  	Cyrus Tallchief of Cattaraugus Reservation, NY, born 21 Oct 1891 in the Cattaraugus Reservation, New York, registered for the draft on June 5, 1917, at Erie County, New York. He was a Farmer for himself. He was married, with a wife and 4 children under 12, Seneca Indian , tall, of medium build, with brown eyes and brown hair.
  WW2 Draft	26 Apr 1942	Gowanda, Cattaraugus County, New York   [4]
  	Cyrus Tallchief, Gowanda, Cattaraugus Co., NY, born 22 Jun 1886 in Gowanda, New York, registered for the draft. He was employed by Gowanda Laundry. The person who would always know his address was Elon Eels, Gowanda. He was Indian, 5' 11", 160 pounds, had brown eyes, black hair, and a light brown complexion.
  Reference Number	4971
  Death	12 Feb 1965	Persia, Cattaraugus County, New York   [7]
  Person ID	I4944	Maybee Society
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024

  
  

  Family	Genevieve Kennedy,   b. 29 Apr 1888, Cattaraugus Indian Reservation, Collins, Erie County, New York d. 1 Feb 1958 (Age 69 years)
  Marriage	1 Aug 1906	Jamestown, Chautauqua County, New York   [1, 8]
  Children	1. Clifton Tallchief,   b. 29 May 1907, Cattaraugus Indian Reservation, Erie County, New York d. 26 Sep 1924, Cattaraugus Indian Reservation, New York (Age 17 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Norman Tallchief,   b. 2 Jun 1909, Cattaraugus Indian Reservation, Erie County, New York d. 13 Dec 2004, Irving, Chautauqua County, New York (Age 95 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Elsie Tallchief,   b. 4 May 1911, Cattaraugus Indian Reservation, Erie County, New York d. 29 Apr 1998, Gowanda, Cattaraugus County, New York (Age 86 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Elnora Tallchief,   b. 3 Dec 1914, Cattaraugus Indian Reservation, New York d. 12 Nov 1985, Gowanda, Erie County, New York (Age 70 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. Margaret Tallchief,   b. Abt 1919, Cattaraugus Indian Reservation, New York d. Yes, date unknown  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F8821	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024

  
  

• Sources

  [S316] Erik Jensen, The Haudenosaunee Project; Date: 2006; Location: parrotia@gmail.com. [S337] World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918; Url: http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/default.aspx?rt=39. [S1] Ancestry.com online; Url: http://www.ancestry.com/, U.S., Indian Census Rolls, 1885-1940, Census of the Seneca Indians of New York, June 30, 1913. [S1] Ancestry.com online; Url: http://www.ancestry.com/, U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942. [S1] Ancestry.com online; Url: http://www.ancestry.com/, New York, U.S., State Census, 1915, Cattaraugus Indian Reservation, Chautauqua County, Page 9. [S337] World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918; Url: http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/default.aspx?rt=39, Roll 1712370, Draft Board 3. [S2] Social SecurityDeath Index; Url: https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/ssdi/, and New York State, U.S., Death Index, 1957-1970. [S1] Ancestry.com online; Url: http://www.ancestry.com/, New York State, Marriage Index, 1881-1967.