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Sarah Pope
b.6 Aug 1821 Shelbyville, Shelby, Kentucky
d.28 Jul 1889 Red Wing, Goodhue County, Minnesota
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m. 2 Apr 1812
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On the 1880 census, Goodhue county, Burnside, MN , Sarah (Pope) Spates, age 59, says her father (Reuben Pope) was born in Tennessee and her mother in Pennsylvania.. page 189c. FHL film #1254620. Julia, age 17, is at school. Annie, age 23, is teaching school.. Samuel, age 65, lists both parents as born in Maryland. ------------------------------------------------------------- In January, 1850, Sarah Spates wrote to Abbey Pitezel (wife of missionary John H. Pitezel) describing the terrible famine among the Ojibway Indians at Sandy Lake, "Dear Sister Pitezel, I have long been wanting to write to you, but have never taken my pen in hand to do so till now. We are all well at present; and truly, I think, I feel thankful to the Giver of every good and perfect gift for this great blessing; for never was there a time when it was more important for us to have good health for the performance of the duties that devolve on us than at present. The Indians, or at least many of them at this place, lost all their gardens last summer by the great freshet, and from the same cause, the wild rice crop was entirely destroyed in this region, and, consequently, there is quite a famine among them. There are several large families here who have not a pound of provision, and their only chance to get anything is to cut holes in the ice and try to take fish with a hook, for the water is not clear enough to spear them. If they succeed, they have something to eat; if not, they must wrap up in their blankets, and lie down, amid the cries of their hungry children, to pass the night without food. Formerly when the rice crop was cut off, they could live by hunting. But this winter they all say there are very few tracks of any kind of animals to be seen, so few that they have almost entirely given up hunting. But the Indians at this place are not alone in their suffering. All the Indians north of us, as far as we have been able to learn, are in a still worse condition. They are not only hungry, but are almost naked. The rabbits, previous to this winter, have always been very numerous in that part of the country, and, as the Indians' lands have not been purchased by Government, they, of course, have no annuities from that source, and their principal clothing has been made of the skins of rabbits, and their flesh was their main dependence for food. But this winter there were no rabbits to be had, and it is to be feared that a great many of these poor Indians must perish with hunger and cold before spring. You can better imagine than I can describe our feelings, when a few days since, a whole band of these poor starving, naked creatures made their appearance among us. They were scarcely able to walk. A few of the strongest ones came several days before the others. They said they had eaten nothing for eight days. After recruiting a day or two, they procured a little provision, and started back to meet the others. When they reached them, they were so far gone that they would walk a few steps and fall down. After eating, however, they gathered strength, and all reached here alive. But how all the Indians that are here now are to live till spring I can not tell. To all human appearance, some of them must starve to death. The Lord blessed us with a fine crop of potatoes last fall, amounting to nearly three hundred bushels. By cooking potatoes, we are able to feed a good many of them. We generally give away from ten to thirty portions a day, besides what we let them have to take away with them. Within the past month we have thus fed between three and four hundred Indians. But this seems to effect but little toward relieving their sufferings. I frequently think if our good Christian brethren could be with us, and witness with what gratitude they receive a little food, and have them beg for every thing in their sight, even to the potato peelings, and see with what eagerness they gather up the smallest pieces - ....... - could they, in a word, behold the image of their blessed Lord in such ruins, such dreadful ruins, as we here behold it, their purse-strings would be unloosed, tears of sympathy would flow freely from their eyes, their interest for the cause of missions among the heathen would be greatly increased, and the burden of their prayer would be, O Lord, send forth speedily more laborers into thy harvest! There are hundreds, perhaps thousands of poor Indians in this wilderness who have never heard the name of Jesus. My eyes overflow with tears at this thought; and unless they are soon Christianized and taught to cultivate the soil, they must soon become extinct; for game, which is their principal source of subsistence, is becoming scarcer every year." Census 1860 Minnesota Goodhue County Township 113 Range 15 Samuel Spates45Born KY Sarah H. Spates38Born KY Samuel P. States12Born Mi Sarah I. Spates10Born MN Rezin Spates7Born MN Anna E. Spates4Born MN ------------------------- Census 1870 Minnesota Goodhue county Burnside Samuel Spates 55 Clergyman Born KY Sarah Ann Spates 47 Born KY Samuel Pope Spates 22 Farmer Born MN R. Kossuth Spates 17 Born MN Anna E Spates 14 Born MN Julia L. Spates 7 Born MN Census 1880 Minnesota Goodhue Burnside Samuel Spates 65 Minister of Gospel Born KY Both parents born in MD Sarah Spates 59 Born KY Father born in Tennessee Mother born in PA Annie Spates 27 Born MN Teaching school Born MN Both parents born in KY Julia L. Spates 17 Born MN Born MN Both parents born in KY ------------------------- Census Minnesota State Census 1885 Goodhue County Burnside Family #26 Saml Spates 70 Born KY Sara A. Spates 64 Born KY Annie Spates 30 Born MN Julia Spates 22 Born MN Family #27 Chas Spates 59 Born KY Elizabeth Spates 49 Born Illinois Emma Spates Born 23 MN Edward Spates Born 20 MN Martha 16 Born MN Willie 13 Born MN Arthur Spates 10 Born MN On the 1880 census, Goodhue county, Burnside, MN , Sarah (Pope) Spates, age 59, says her father (Reuben Pope) was born in Tennessee and her mother in Pennsylvania.. page 189c. FHL film #1254620. Julia, age 17, is at school. Annie, age 23, is teaching school.. Samuel, age 65, lists both parents as born in Maryland. ------------------------------------------------------------- In January, 1850, Sarah Spates wrote to Abbey Pitezel (wife of missionary John H. Pitezel) describing the terrible famine among the Ojibway Indians at Sandy Lake, "Dear Sister Pitezel, I have long been wanting to write to you, but have never taken my pen in hand to do so till now. We are all well at present; and truly, I think, I feel thankful to the Giver of every good and perfect gift for this great blessing; for never was there a time when it was more important for us to have good health for the performance of the duties that devolve on us than at present. The Indians, or at least many of them at this place, lost all their gardens last summer by the great freshet, and from the same cause, the wild rice crop was entirely destroyed in this region, and, consequently, there is quite a famine among them. There are several large families here who have not a pound of provision, and their only chance to get anything is to cut holes in the ice and try to take fish with a hook, for the water is not clear enough to spear them. If they succeed, they have something to eat; if not, they must wrap up in their blankets, and lie down, amid the cries of their hungry children, to pass the night without food. Formerly when the rice crop was cut off, they could live by hunting. But this winter they all say there are very few tracks of any kind of animals to be seen, so few that they have almost entirely given up hunting. But the Indians at this place are not alone in their suffering. All the Indians north of us, as far as we have been able to learn, are in a still worse condition. They are not only hungry, but are almost naked. The rabbits, previous to this winter, have always been very numerous in that part of the country, and, as the Indians' lands have not been purchased by Government, they, of course, have no annuities from that source, and their principal clothing has been made of the skins of rabbits, and their flesh was their main dependence for food. But this winter there were no rabbits to be had, and it is to be feared that a great many of these poor Indians must perish with hunger and cold before spring. You can better imagine than I can describe our feelings, when a few days since, a whole band of these poor starving, naked creatures made their appearance among us. They were scarcely able to walk. A few of the strongest ones came several days before the others. They said they had eaten nothing for eight days. After recruiting a day or two, they procured a little provision, and started back to meet the others. When they reached them, they were so far gone that they would walk a few steps and fall down. After eating, however, they gathered strength, and all reached here alive. But how all the Indians that are here now are to live till spring I can not tell. To all human appearance, some of them must starve to death. The Lord blessed us with a fine crop of potatoes last fall, amounting to nearly three hundred bushels. By cooking potatoes, we are able to feed a good many of them. We generally give away from ten to thirty portions a day, besides what we let them have to take away with them. Within the past month we have thus fed between three and four hundred Indians. But this seems to effect but little toward relieving their sufferings. I frequently think if our good Christian brethren could be with us, and witness with what gratitude they receive a little food, and have them beg for every thing in their sight, even to the potato peelings, and see with what eagerness they gather up the smallest pieces - ....... - could they, in a word, behold the image of their blessed Lord in such ruins, such dreadful ruins, as we here behold it, their purse-strings would be unloosed, tears of sympathy would flow freely from their eyes, their interest for the cause of missions among the heathen would be greatly increased, and the burden of their prayer would be, O Lord, send forth speedily more laborers into thy harvest! There are hundreds, perhaps thousands of poor Indians in this wilderness who have never heard the name of Jesus. My eyes overflow with tears at this thought; and unless they are soon Christianized and taught to cultivate the soil, they must soon become extinct; for game, which is their principal source of subsistence, is becoming scarcer every year." Census 1860 Minnesota Goodhue County Township 113 Range 15 Samuel Spates45Born KY Sarah H. Spates38Born KY Samuel P. States12Born Mi Sarah I. Spates10Born MN Rezin Spates7Born MN Anna E. Spates4Born MN ------------------------- Census 1870 Minnesota Goodhue county Burnside Samuel Spates 55 Clergyman Born KY Sarah Ann Spates 47 Born KY Samuel Pope Spates 22 Farmer Born MN R. Kossuth Spates 17 Born MN Anna E Spates 14 Born MN Julia L. Spates 7 Born MN Census 1880 Minnesota Goodhue Burnside Samuel Spates 65 Minister of Gospel Born KY Both parents born in MD Sarah Spates 59 Born KY Father born in Tennessee Mother born in PA Annie Spates 27 Born MN Teaching school Born MN Both parents born in KY Julia L. Spates 17 Born MN Born MN Both parents born in KY ------------------------- Census Minnesota State Census 1885 Goodhue County Burnside Family #26 Saml Spates 70 Born KY Sara A. Spates 64 Born KY Annie Spates 30 Born MN Julia Spates 22 Born MN Family #27 Chas Spates 59 Born KY Elizabeth Spates 49 Born Illinois Emma Spates Born 23 MN Edward Spates Born 20 MN Martha 16 Born MN Willie 13 Born MN Arthur Spates 10 Born MN References
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