Person:Peter Cornstalk (3)

Chief Peter Cornstalk, III
b.1785 Ohio, USA
m. Abt 1775
  1. Chief Peter Cornstalk, III1785 - 1841
  2. Nancy Jane Avey1805 -
Facts and Events
Name Chief Peter Cornstalk, III
Gender Male
Birth[1] 1785 Ohio, USA
Death? 1841 Kansas Territory, USA
Burial[1] Bear Creek, Searcy, Arkansas, United StatesHe is reportedly buried in an above ground three sided rock box, cairn, at the face of the mountain overlooking Bear Creek Valley.
References
  1. 1.0 1.1 The Death of Chief Peter Cornstalk (III) By Freda Cruse Phillips
    According to Shawnee Heritage by Don Greene, “In 1841 Chief Peter Cornstalk (Peter III/85) was killed in Kansas by Peter A. Tyler, a former family friend.” Both family and local stories report that while at a tribal gathering near where the Buffalo and White River’s converge [Arkansas? - user:cthrnvl ], Chief Peter (III) became enraged when a child stepped on a stick at the fire circle flipping fire sparks onto him. Chief Peter (III) in anger struck the child killing him. Realizing what he had done he fled. On the decision of the convening chiefs, members of Chief Wiley’s clan (Wiley’s Cove, now Leslie, Arkansas) along with Peter Adams Tyler pursued Chief Peter (III) into Kansas.
    ...Little is known as to what transpired that they did not bring him back alive other than Chief Peter (III) was killed by 18 year old Peter Adams Tyler. The body of Chief Peter (III/85) was brought back to the Bear Creek settlement for burial. He is reportedly buried in an above ground three sided rock box, cairn, at the face of the mountain overlooking Bear Creek Valley.
  2.   Ancestry.com Rorie Family Tree
  3.   Chief Peter (1794) settlement known as Sequatchee was located on Bear Creek in Searcy County. Some say the creek is named due to the abundance of bear in the area, while others say it is due to the fact it was the location of the Bear Clan of the Shawnee of whom Peter was Chief. Cecilia Wood who lives in Mountain View, was born and raised north of Marshall where she retains ownership of a portion of the former Shawnee land not far from Bear Creek. She is the descendant of Peter Adams Tyler, son of Baker Tyler and Agnes Adams. Peter Tyler married Eveline Minerva Price daughter of Elizabeth Brewer and Buck Price, believed to be a relative to John Price who settled Bull Pen Holler in Stone County around 1820 and the Brewers of west Stone County." by Freda Cruse Phillips [1]