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| − | '''Quatie''' was the wife of Cherokee | + | '''Quatie''' (Elizabeth Brown Henley) was the wife of United Cherokee Nation chief John Ross. She died on February 1, 1839, on the steamboat ''Victoria'' near Little Rock, Arkansas, while traveling the "Water Route" of the [[Trail of Tears]]. Folklore suggests she gave up her blanket to a child before dying herself of pneumonia. |
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| + | Quatie married John Ross in 1813. | ||
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| + | Quatie was originally buried in the city cemetery now occupied by the [[Federal Courthouse]]. She was re-interred in [[Mount Holly Cemetery]]. The original stone grave marker is in the [[Historic Arkansas Museum]]. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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| + | *"The Observer," ''Arkansas Times,'' May 11, 2006. | ||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
*[http://www.onlinelittlerock.com/content/historic/quatie.htm Quatie and the Trail of Tears] | *[http://www.onlinelittlerock.com/content/historic/quatie.htm Quatie and the Trail of Tears] | ||
Revision as of 22:53, 18 December 2008
Quatie (Elizabeth Brown Henley) was the wife of United Cherokee Nation chief John Ross. She died on February 1, 1839, on the steamboat Victoria near Little Rock, Arkansas, while traveling the "Water Route" of the Trail of Tears. Folklore suggests she gave up her blanket to a child before dying herself of pneumonia.
Quatie married John Ross in 1813.
Quatie was originally buried in the city cemetery now occupied by the Federal Courthouse. She was re-interred in Mount Holly Cemetery. The original stone grave marker is in the Historic Arkansas Museum.
References
- "The Observer," Arkansas Times, May 11, 2006.
