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Bilagaana (“white man”) Anson Damon was the son of Isaiah Damon (1806 Maine - 1879 Maine) & Mary R Bridges (1807 Maine - 1868 Maine). His line is the "Damon of Scituate" which first settled in America with John Damon & Katherine Merritt, emigrating to Plymouth from Kent, England (1628-1633). [Pane-Joyce Genealogy & Richard A. Damon Jr "Scituate Family of Damons."] His grandfather, Private Abiah Damon, (DAR # A029445) served Massachusetts in the American Revolution.
Anson lived at a remarkable time and place in our history. Born in the northeast US to English lineage, he settled in the newly emerged Navajo Nation as a cavalry soldier, a "sutler," and one of the first Indian traders in the southeast US. (Following "The Long Walk" of the Native Americans Anson was assigned from his unit in California to Fort Sumner, a military fort charged with the internment of nearby Navajo and Mescalero Apache populations from 1863 to 1868. The federal government closed the fort in 1868.)
According to California Civil War Rosters, “Records of California Men in the War of the Rebellion, 1861 to 1867” by Brig.-Gen. Richard H. Orton, pub. 1890, Anson C. Damon enlisted and was a Corporal in the First Regiment (Dutch Flat, Placer, CA) Cavalry, Company G. His regiment was sent to Fort Sumner, New Mexico from May 25, 1863 - June 12, 1863, mustering out May 27, 1866.
Anson married a Navajo woman in 1866 and returned with her to her reservation in 1868, setting up a trading post in Ft. Defiance and running a livestock / ranching business. His wife is referred to by several names per Census records: Tadeezbaa', Mary, Estsan, and Belah. She was of the Hashtl´ishnii (Mud) clan. There is dispute whether he married her or married additional wives, per Navajo tradition. But, this wife is the same age at each census and had 9 out of 12 children living (Census). (Addendum 2016 - The 1910 Navajo Indian Reservation, Apache, Arizona Census lists wife a Belah Damon and having been m. to Anson for 42 years.)
The "squaw men" about whom the Army complained so violently when, finally, the Navahos rose against him (sic), were such notable figures in Navaho trading as Thomas and William Keam, Anson Damon, and Daniel DuBois, all married to Navaho women and all, with good reason, deemed more trustworthy by the Navahos than the Government´s agent. (The Indian Traders. Frank McNitt)
Through his sons, James Madison Damon (Lowell Smith Damon, one of the Original 29) and Charles Sumner Damon (Anson Chandler Damon, Jr.), Anson was the grandfather of two of World War II's "Code Talkers." Many of his progeny are found today in the Navajo Nation.
All "Damon of Scituate" descendants may be proud to know that they are related to the many Damon Native American Indians through Anson.
They seemed to have named all of their children after politically /historically famous Americans.
Burial sites for Damons on FAG include:
Fort Defiance Cemetery, Fort Defiance, Apache, Arizona
Rehoboth Mission Cemetery, Rehoboth, McKinley, New Mexico
Family Cemeteries, All of the Navajo Reservation, Apache, Arizona (https://old.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gsr&GScid=2199212)
Known Issue:
(Formed from New Mexico, Arizona became a territory in 1863 and became a state in 1912)
1. Benjamin Franklin Damon (5/4/1867 AZ Territory - 1933) m. Ches Chelly Yazze Irine (1909). aka "Benjamin Custer Damon" Issue: Oscar
2. Charles Sumner Damon (1869-70 - 1873 AZ Territory - 02 Apr 1952 Rehoboth, McKinley, NM) (FAG 113877767) m. 1) Hasbah Ethel Plentymutash & 2) Tahabah Mennie. Charles translated oral traditions and had a large ranch.
Issue: 1) Mary, Nettie, John K., Edward & Oscar 2) Glareye, Simon, Nellie, Nelson, David, Anson (1914), & Olson (adopted)
3. Franklin Pierce Damon (1875 AZ Territory - 1875 AZ) m. Alice Perry per North America, Family Histories. Issue: William Elmer
4. Thomas Jefferson Damon (1879 AZ Territory - 19 Dec 1946) m. Hasbah Ethel Plentymutash. Issue: Togo Admiral, Susie, Mary, Benjamin, Anson (1917), Daisy, & Anna.
5. James Madison Damon (1881 AZ Territory - 1965) m. Mary Yana- bah per LDS. Issue: Kee Wilson, Teddy, Esther, Elsie, Lowell Smith Damon (1922), one of the Original 29 Code Talkers," Lee, & Ella
6. Samuel Houston Damon (1882 AZ Territory - 1964 AZ) m. Des Bah although several names are found on Census: Josebah Chischilly, Josebaah Chischilly, Josebash Neez. LDS dates - 10 March 1893 - 21 July 1974. Burial in Fort Defiance. Issue: Margaret, Agnes, Paul Revere, Florence, Samuel Houston, Delphine, Raymond, Marjorie, & Ruth.
7. William Tecumseh Damon (1883 AZ Territory - 03 Oct 1930 AZ). Burial - Fort Defiance, Apache, AZ
8. Nellie Damon (03 Sep 1889 AZ Territory - 31 Jul 1955 Fort Defiance, Apache, AZ) m. Rev. Alexander Black. Issue: Ruth, Helen, Alexander, & Anna.
9. George Washington Damon (1891 AZ Territory - 20 May 1969 Window Rock, Apache, AZ) m. Monica Lee (FAG 14120331)
I have added Anson & several of his issue to the WikiTree (http://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Damon-637) & have joined them up through their Damon line to Plymouth. I am encouraging others to help fill out these Native American lines on Wikitree~
Better search results are found when using "Navajo Indian Reservation, Apache, Arizona" as the place of the Census. Once found, some of the Census require a Native American to translate because of the naming patterns. Please send your email address if you would like an Invitation to my Ancestry database.
Bilagaana (“white man”) Anson Damon was the son of Isaiah Damon (1806 Maine - 1879 Maine) & Mary R Bridges (1807 Maine - 1868 Maine). His line is the "Damon of Scituate" which first settled in America with John Damon & Katherine Merritt, emigrating to Plymouth from Kent, England (1628-1633). [Pane-Joyce Genealogy & Richard A. Damon Jr "Scituate Family of Damons."] His grandfather, Private Abiah Damon, (DAR # A029445) served Massachusetts in the American Revolution.
Anson lived at a remarkable time and place in our history. Born in the northeast US to English lineage, he settled in the newly emerged Navajo Nation as a cavalry soldier, a "sutler," and one of the first Indian traders in the southeast US. (Following "The Long Walk" of the Native Americans Anson was assigned from his unit in California to Fort Sumner, a military fort charged with the internment of nearby Navajo and Mescalero Apache populations from 1863 to 1868. The federal government closed the fort in 1868.)
According to California Civil War Rosters, “Records of California Men in the War of the Rebellion, 1861 to 1867” by Brig.-Gen. Richard H. Orton, pub. 1890, Anson C. Damon enlisted and was a Corporal in the First Regiment (Dutch Flat, Placer, CA) Cavalry, Company G. His regiment was sent to Fort Sumner, New Mexico from May 25, 1863 - June 12, 1863, mustering out May 27, 1866.
Anson married a Navajo woman in 1866 and returned with her to her reservation in 1868, setting up a trading post in Ft. Defiance and running a livestock / ranching business. His wife is referred to by several names per Census records: Tadeezbaa', Mary, Estsan, and Belah. She was of the Hashtl´ishnii (Mud) clan. There is dispute whether he married her or married additional wives, per Navajo tradition. But, this wife is the same age at each census and had 9 out of 12 children living (Census). (Addendum 2016 - The 1910 Navajo Indian Reservation, Apache, Arizona Census lists wife a Belah Damon and having been m. to Anson for 42 years.)
The "squaw men" about whom the Army complained so violently when, finally, the Navahos rose against him (sic), were such notable figures in Navaho trading as Thomas and William Keam, Anson Damon, and Daniel DuBois, all married to Navaho women and all, with good reason, deemed more trustworthy by the Navahos than the Government´s agent. (The Indian Traders. Frank McNitt)
Through his sons, James Madison Damon (Lowell Smith Damon, one of the Original 29) and Charles Sumner Damon (Anson Chandler Damon, Jr.), Anson was the grandfather of two of World War II's "Code Talkers." Many of his progeny are found today in the Navajo Nation.
All "Damon of Scituate" descendants may be proud to know that they are related to the many Damon Native American Indians through Anson.
They seemed to have named all of their children after politically /historically famous Americans.
Burial sites for Damons on FAG include:
Fort Defiance Cemetery, Fort Defiance, Apache, Arizona
Rehoboth Mission Cemetery, Rehoboth, McKinley, New Mexico
Family Cemeteries, All of the Navajo Reservation, Apache, Arizona (https://old.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gsr&GScid=2199212)
Known Issue:
(Formed from New Mexico, Arizona became a territory in 1863 and became a state in 1912)
1. Benjamin Franklin Damon (5/4/1867 AZ Territory - 1933) m. Ches Chelly Yazze Irine (1909). aka "Benjamin Custer Damon" Issue: Oscar
2. Charles Sumner Damon (1869-70 - 1873 AZ Territory - 02 Apr 1952 Rehoboth, McKinley, NM) (FAG 113877767) m. 1) Hasbah Ethel Plentymutash & 2) Tahabah Mennie. Charles translated oral traditions and had a large ranch.
Issue: 1) Mary, Nettie, John K., Edward & Oscar 2) Glareye, Simon, Nellie, Nelson, David, Anson (1914), & Olson (adopted)
3. Franklin Pierce Damon (1875 AZ Territory - 1875 AZ) m. Alice Perry per North America, Family Histories. Issue: William Elmer
4. Thomas Jefferson Damon (1879 AZ Territory - 19 Dec 1946) m. Hasbah Ethel Plentymutash. Issue: Togo Admiral, Susie, Mary, Benjamin, Anson (1917), Daisy, & Anna.
5. James Madison Damon (1881 AZ Territory - 1965) m. Mary Yana- bah per LDS. Issue: Kee Wilson, Teddy, Esther, Elsie, Lowell Smith Damon (1922), one of the Original 29 Code Talkers," Lee, & Ella
6. Samuel Houston Damon (1882 AZ Territory - 1964 AZ) m. Des Bah although several names are found on Census: Josebah Chischilly, Josebaah Chischilly, Josebash Neez. LDS dates - 10 March 1893 - 21 July 1974. Burial in Fort Defiance. Issue: Margaret, Agnes, Paul Revere, Florence, Samuel Houston, Delphine, Raymond, Marjorie, & Ruth.
7. William Tecumseh Damon (1883 AZ Territory - 03 Oct 1930 AZ). Burial - Fort Defiance, Apache, AZ
8. Nellie Damon (03 Sep 1889 AZ Territory - 31 Jul 1955 Fort Defiance, Apache, AZ) m. Rev. Alexander Black. Issue: Ruth, Helen, Alexander, & Anna.
9. George Washington Damon (1891 AZ Territory - 20 May 1969 Window Rock, Apache, AZ) m. Monica Lee (FAG 14120331)
I have added Anson & several of his issue to the WikiTree (http://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Damon-637) & have joined them up through their Damon line to Plymouth. I am encouraging others to help fill out these Native American lines on Wikitree~
Better search results are found when using "Navajo Indian Reservation, Apache, Arizona" as the place of the Census. Once found, some of the Census require a Native American to translate because of the naming patterns. Please send your email address if you would like an Invitation to my Ancestry database.
Wiki Tree Research
Bilagaana (“white man”) Anson Damon was the son of Isaiah Damon (1806 Maine - 1879 Maine) & Mary R Bridges (1807 Maine - 1868 Maine). His line is the "Damon of Scituate" which first settled in America with John Damon & Katherine Merritt, emigrating to Plymouth from Kent, England (1628-1633). [Pane-Joyce Genealogy & Richard A. Damon Jr "Scituate Family of Damons."] His grandfather, Private Abiah Damon, (DAR # A029445) served Massachusetts in the American Revolution.
Anson lived at a remarkable time and place in our history. Born in the northeast US to English lineage, he settled in the newly emerged Navajo Nation as a cavalry soldier, a "sutler," and one of the first Indian traders in the southeast US. (Following "The Long Walk" of the Native Americans Anson was assigned from his unit in California to Fort Sumner, a military fort charged with the internment of nearby Navajo and Mescalero Apache populations from 1863 to 1868. The federal government closed the fort in 1868.)
According to California Civil War Rosters, “Records of California Men in the War of the Rebellion, 1861 to 1867” by Brig.-Gen. Richard H. Orton, pub. 1890, Anson C. Damon enlisted and was a Corporal in the First Regiment (Dutch Flat, Placer, CA) Cavalry, Company G. His regiment was sent to Fort Sumner, New Mexico from May 25, 1863 - June 12, 1863, mustering out May 27, 1866.
Anson married a Navajo woman in 1866 and returned with her to her reservation in 1868, setting up a trading post in Ft. Defiance and running a livestock / ranching business. His wife is referred to by several names per Census records: Tadeezbaa', Mary, Estsan, and Belah. She was of the Hashtl´ishnii (Mud) clan. There is dispute whether he married her or married additional wives, per Navajo tradition. But, this wife is the same age at each census and had 9 out of 12 children living (Census). (Addendum 2016 - The 1910 Navajo Indian Reservation, Apache, Arizona Census lists wife a Belah Damon and having been m. to Anson for 42 years.)
The "squaw men" about whom the Army complained so violently when, finally, the Navahos rose against him (sic), were such notable figures in Navaho trading as Thomas and William Keam, Anson Damon, and Daniel DuBois, all married to Navaho women and all, with good reason, deemed more trustworthy by the Navahos than the Government´s agent. (The Indian Traders. Frank McNitt)
Through his sons, James Madison Damon (Lowell Smith Damon, one of the Original 29) and Charles Sumner Damon (Anson Chandler Damon, Jr.), Anson was the grandfather of two of World War II's "Code Talkers." Many of his progeny are found today in the Navajo Nation.
All "Damon of Scituate" descendants may be proud to know that they are related to the many Damon Native American Indians through Anson.
They seemed to have named all of their children after politically /historically famous Americans.
Burial sites for Damons on FAG include:
Fort Defiance Cemetery, Fort Defiance, Apache, Arizona
Rehoboth Mission Cemetery, Rehoboth, McKinley, New Mexico
Family Cemeteries, All of the Navajo Reservation, Apache, Arizona (https://old.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gsr&GScid=2199212)
Known Issue:
(Formed from New Mexico, Arizona became a territory in 1863 and became a state in 1912)
1. Benjamin Franklin Damon (5/4/1867 AZ Territory - 1933) m. Ches Chelly Yazze Irine (1909). aka "Benjamin Custer Damon" Issue: Oscar
2. Charles Sumner Damon (1869-70 - 1873 AZ Territory - 02 Apr 1952 Rehoboth, McKinley, NM) (FAG 113877767) m. 1) Hasbah Ethel Plentymutash & 2) Tahabah Mennie. Charles translated oral traditions and had a large ranch.
Issue: 1) Mary, Nettie, John K., Edward & Oscar 2) Glareye, Simon, Nellie, Nelson, David, Anson (1914), & Olson (adopted)
3. Franklin Pierce Damon (1875 AZ Territory - 1875 AZ) m. Alice Perry per North America, Family Histories. Issue: William Elmer
4. Thomas Jefferson Damon (1879 AZ Territory - 19 Dec 1946) m. Hasbah Ethel Plentymutash. Issue: Togo Admiral, Susie, Mary, Benjamin, Anson (1917), Daisy, & Anna.
5. James Madison Damon (1881 AZ Territory - 1965) m. Mary Yana- bah per LDS. Issue: Kee Wilson, Teddy, Esther, Elsie, Lowell Smith Damon (1922), one of the Original 29 Code Talkers," Lee, & Ella
6. Samuel Houston Damon (1882 AZ Territory - 1964 AZ) m. Des Bah although several names are found on Census: Josebah Chischilly, Josebaah Chischilly, Josebash Neez. LDS dates - 10 March 1893 - 21 July 1974. Burial in Fort Defiance. Issue: Margaret, Agnes, Paul Revere, Florence, Samuel Houston, Delphine, Raymond, Marjorie, & Ruth.
7. William Tecumseh Damon (1883 AZ Territory - 03 Oct 1930 AZ). Burial - Fort Defiance, Apache, AZ
8. Nellie Damon (03 Sep 1889 AZ Territory - 31 Jul 1955 Fort Defiance, Apache, AZ) m. Rev. Alexander Black. Issue: Ruth, Helen, Alexander, & Anna.
9. George Washington Damon (1891 AZ Territory - 20 May 1969 Window Rock, Apache, AZ) m. Monica Lee (FAG 14120331)
I have added Anson & several of his issue to the WikiTree (http://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Damon-637) & have joined them up through their Damon line to Plymouth. I am encouraging others to help fill out these Native American lines on Wikitree~
Better search results are found when using "Navajo Indian Reservation, Apache, Arizona" as the place of the Census. Once found, some of the Census require a Native American to translate because of the naming patterns. Please send your email address if you would like an Invitation to my Ancestry database.
Bilagaana (“white man”) Anson Damon was the son of Isaiah Damon (1806 Maine - 1879 Maine) & Mary R Bridges (1807 Maine - 1868 Maine). His line is the "Damon of Scituate" which first settled in America with John Damon & Katherine Merritt, emigrating to Plymouth from Kent, England (1628-1633). [Pane-Joyce Genealogy & Richard A. Damon Jr "Scituate Family of Damons."] His grandfather, Private Abiah Damon, (DAR # A029445) served Massachusetts in the American Revolution.
Anson lived at a remarkable time and place in our history. Born in the northeast US to English lineage, he settled in the newly emerged Navajo Nation as a cavalry soldier, a "sutler," and one of the first Indian traders in the southeast US. (Following "The Long Walk" of the Native Americans Anson was assigned from his unit in California to Fort Sumner, a military fort charged with the internment of nearby Navajo and Mescalero Apache populations from 1863 to 1868. The federal government closed the fort in 1868.)
According to California Civil War Rosters, “Records of California Men in the War of the Rebellion, 1861 to 1867” by Brig.-Gen. Richard H. Orton, pub. 1890, Anson C. Damon enlisted and was a Corporal in the First Regiment (Dutch Flat, Placer, CA) Cavalry, Company G. His regiment was sent to Fort Sumner, New Mexico from May 25, 1863 - June 12, 1863, mustering out May 27, 1866.
Anson married a Navajo woman in 1866 and returned with her to her reservation in 1868, setting up a trading post in Ft. Defiance and running a livestock / ranching business. His wife is referred to by several names per Census records: Tadeezbaa', Mary, Estsan, and Belah. She was of the Hashtl´ishnii (Mud) clan. There is dispute whether he married her or married additional wives, per Navajo tradition. But, this wife is the same age at each census and had 9 out of 12 children living (Census). (Addendum 2016 - The 1910 Navajo Indian Reservation, Apache, Arizona Census lists wife a Belah Damon and having been m. to Anson for 42 years.)
The "squaw men" about whom the Army complained so violently when, finally, the Navahos rose against him (sic), were such notable figures in Navaho trading as Thomas and William Keam, Anson Damon, and Daniel DuBois, all married to Navaho women and all, with good reason, deemed more trustworthy by the Navahos than the Government´s agent. (The Indian Traders. Frank McNitt)
Through his sons, James Madison Damon (Lowell Smith Damon, one of the Original 29) and Charles Sumner Damon (Anson Chandler Damon, Jr.), Anson was the grandfather of two of World War II's "Code Talkers." Many of his progeny are found today in the Navajo Nation.
All "Damon of Scituate" descendants may be proud to know that they are related to the many Damon Native American Indians through Anson.
They seemed to have named all of their children after politically /historically famous Americans.
Burial sites for Damons on FAG include:
Fort Defiance Cemetery, Fort Defiance, Apache, Arizona
Rehoboth Mission Cemetery, Rehoboth, McKinley, New Mexico
Family Cemeteries, All of the Navajo Reservation, Apache, Arizona (https://old.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gsr&GScid=2199212)
Known Issue:
(Formed from New Mexico, Arizona became a territory in 1863 and became a state in 1912)
1. Benjamin Franklin Damon (5/4/1867 AZ Territory - 1933) m. Ches Chelly Yazze Irine (1909). aka "Benjamin Custer Damon" Issue: Oscar
2. Charles Sumner Damon (1869-70 - 1873 AZ Territory - 02 Apr 1952 Rehoboth, McKinley, NM) (FAG 113877767) m. 1) Hasbah Ethel Plentymutash & 2) Tahabah Mennie. Charles translated oral traditions and had a large ranch.
Issue: 1) Mary, Nettie, John K., Edward & Oscar 2) Glareye, Simon, Nellie, Nelson, David, Anson (1914), & Olson (adopted)
3. Franklin Pierce Damon (1875 AZ Territory - 1875 AZ) m. Alice Perry per North America, Family Histories. Issue: William Elmer
4. Thomas Jefferson Damon (1879 AZ Territory - 19 Dec 1946) m. Hasbah Ethel Plentymutash. Issue: Togo Admiral, Susie, Mary, Benjamin, Anson (1917), Daisy, & Anna.
5. James Madison Damon (1881 AZ Territory - 1965) m. Mary Yana- bah per LDS. Issue: Kee Wilson, Teddy, Esther, Elsie, Lowell Smith Damon (1922), one of the Original 29 Code Talkers," Lee, & Ella
6. Samuel Houston Damon (1882 AZ Territory - 1964 AZ) m. Des Bah although several names are found on Census: Josebah Chischilly, Josebaah Chischilly, Josebash Neez. LDS dates - 10 March 1893 - 21 July 1974. Burial in Fort Defiance. Issue: Margaret, Agnes, Paul Revere, Florence, Samuel Houston, Delphine, Raymond, Marjorie, & Ruth.
7. William Tecumseh Damon (1883 AZ Territory - 03 Oct 1930 AZ). Burial - Fort Defiance, Apache, AZ
8. Nellie Damon (03 Sep 1889 AZ Territory - 31 Jul 1955 Fort Defiance, Apache, AZ) m. Rev. Alexander Black. Issue: Ruth, Helen, Alexander, & Anna.
9. George Washington Damon (1891 AZ Territory - 20 May 1969 Window Rock, Apache, AZ) m. Monica Lee (FAG 14120331)
I have added Anson & several of his issue to the WikiTree (http://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Damon-637) & have joined them up through their Damon line to Plymouth. I am encouraging others to help fill out these Native American lines on Wikitree~
Better search results are found when using "Navajo Indian Reservation, Apache, Arizona" as the place of the Census. Once found, some of the Census require a Native American to translate because of the naming patterns. Please send your email address if you would like an Invitation to my Ancestry database.
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