[or-roots] Hanna...children adopted by Indians

[Steve & Ronda Howard]

Hi Judy,

My gggg grandfather Stephen A. Ruddle was captured by Indians.   He lived
with them for 15 years and "had his ears split and all the white blood
washed out".  The story is pretty well documented.  

Ronda

 

Stephen Ruddell (born September 19, 1768; died October 17, 1845) was one of
the few survivors of an Indian attack and massacre at Ruddell's Station in
the territory of Kentucky in 1780.  He was taken by his Indian captors to
their native grounds in Michigan, near what is now Detroit.  He was adopted
by the father of the great Indian warrior Tecumseh, and was raised as a
brother of Tecumseh.  During the years of his early adulthood, Stephen
Ruddell was met and befriended by a French-Canadian missionary, who taught
Stephen to read and write, and converted him to the Christian faith.  Soon
afterward, Ruddell left the Indian tribe and went west as a part of the
growth of the American frontier into the Mississippi valley.

            Ruddell settled for a time in Clarksville, Missouri.  His
life-changing faith experience motivated him as a Christian witness and he
is credited with starting the Ramsey Creek Baptist Church, in the
Clarksville area, in 1815.  It is still a worshipping congregation.

 

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Ira Monroe Hanna came west by wagon train-year unknown.  He lived for a time
in southwestern Oregon-Oakland area.  Is said to have fought in the Rogue
Indian War. Eventually he settled in New Chicago Montana (south of
Drummond-north of Phillipsburg)  His wife was Sarah Alice Karnes (Carnes)
born 15 Dec 1854 in Lafitte Indiana.  Family tradition has it that she was
found with an Indian tribe when she was 8-10 years of age and adopted by
Joseph Karnes and his wife Lidia (Lydia) This is my daughter's in-law
family.  They are interested in knowing if the family tradition has any
truth to it.(how did they know her date of birth and place of birth if she
was found with an Indian tribe(they do not know which tribe or locality)  I
have read a variety of tales of children stolen and adopted by various
Indian bands but do not remember the details of any of them.  Can someone
shed light?  Thanks, Judy Robertson

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