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Post by naiche on Jul 4, 2011 16:27:14 GMT -5
If it was 1906 he is a younger one.
Thank u for your answer, Kayitah.
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Post by mangus on Oct 11, 2011 12:03:37 GMT -5
Mithlo, you seem to know alot about the Mangus's. My grandfather, Donald Frederick Mangus, was born Oct 11, 1907 (I think I have the year correct). Idon't know who his parents are. I just remember him telling me he was indian when I was a little girl. He does resemble Mangos-Coloradas (I've seen a lot of different spellings). I've searched the internet a few different times and can't seem to get anywhere. I can't believe I finally found this board, today of all days. Do you know if Frank Mangus had children, before he died at Fort Sill? Thank you for any help you can offer. I love looking at all these pictures.
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Post by Mithlo on Oct 12, 2011 0:00:02 GMT -5
Mangus, first of all Welcome to the forum, second of all I have good news and bad news. Bad news first. You would not be of Apache descent since Frank Mangus died without ever having fathered any children and his sister Cora married a Kinzhuna and sister Lillian married a Martine, thus their children's last names were Kinzhuna and Martine. Now the good news. There was another Mangus family in Scotland and some of them emigrated to America in the late 1700's and early 1800's. One of these, a "Samual" or "Daniel" Mangus (a Scotch trader) married an Indian woman of the Occaneechi-Saponi people and raised a family. These people were often mixed with other tribal members of Catawba, Tutelo, Eno, Nottoway, Monacan people and many other tribal groups in the Virginia-North Carolina area. The name Mangus among these people was also spelled Magnus and two or three other ways. In the1830's, 1850's, 1870's and years after, over a thousand of these mixed-blood Occaneechi-Saponi's moved to Ohio in many different "settlement's" of kinship groups, bands, and intermarried family clans. They lost much of their language and culture over time, but not their rich (and tragic) history. They hold a festival and pow-wow every year at Occaneechee State Park in Virginia. My 'advice" to you would be to look- into these Occaneechi-Saponi people, you very likely will find your blood-lines, family, and your very "Identity"!!!! I hope I have been of help......Welcome to the forum....and don't be a stranger!!!! ;D Mithlo!
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Post by mangus on Oct 12, 2011 14:04:31 GMT -5
Wow, how do you know all of this? Thank you. You were very helpful. I wish I could find a picture of my grandpa to post. I will eventually. He looks so indian. Both of his sons, my father and uncle, have passed away so I can't ask them anything. Thank you agan.
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