Kaw-gay-gaw-bo-we was said to be born about 1795 in the area of Grand River, Michigan. He later used the name of Frederick Hall.
Kaw gay gaw bo we's wife was called Mahwazoo/Brickerd/Ann
Son Tay baw se ke zhick way um [later called Joseph Hall] was said to be born in 1838 Link to blog post about his son Edward
Son John was said to be born in 1841 [from 1860 census]
Son Negawnesay [later called Cornelius Hall] was said to be born 8 Apr 1844 in Ionia. [From his death certificate and military records] Link to his blog post.
Land patent 5 Apr 1849
From Larry Wykoff:
"Kaw gay gaw bo we’s Band...originated from the mouth of the Thornapple River. Sometime around
1841 this band split off from Ne be nay ke zhick’s band and purchased their own lands in
section one of Ada Township, Kent County a few miles east of Ne be nay ke zhick’s band. On
the 1846 annuity roll they were listed as a separate band which was called the Forks of
Thornapple band while Ne be nay ke zhick’s band was called Forks of Thornapple. Kaw gay
gaw bo we’s band had a population of 55 in 1849 and 90 in 1855. He was the chief of this band
into the 1870s. Kaw gay gaw bo we and some of his band members took their allotments in Custer
Township, (T18NR16W) Mason County, while most of the members settled in Elbridge
Township near Ne be nay ke zhick’s band."
Land Allotment:
1119 Kaw gay gaw bo we, Chief Lots No. 4 20 18 N 16 W 44.15
1119 Kaw gay gaw bo we, Chief Lots No. 5 20 18 N 16 W 40.6
1857 annuity roll
Kaw gay gaw baw we, chief, 2 males, 1 female, 4 children, received $35.42
1858 annuity
Kaw gay gaw bo we, chief, 1 male, 1 female, 5 children received $29.47
21 Nov 1858 Son Cornelius was baptized at the age of fourteen and son Joseph was married to by Rev. A.M. Fitch of the Pentwater Methodist Episcopal Church, Oceana county.
1859 annuity roll
Kaw gay gaw bo we, chief, 1 male, 1 female, 5 children, received $9.59
1860 Federal Census - Pere Marquette, Mason, Michigan
Cah-ga-gah-bah-wa, male, 65
Mah-wa-zoo, female, 63
John Hall, 19
Cornelius Hall, 18
Masahaungeek, female, 5
Taahquahne, male, 9
1864 annuity roll (transcription only)
#1 Kaw gay gaw bo we, chief, 1 male, 1 female, 1 child, received $10.26
#4 Tay baw se ke zhick nay um [Joseph] 1 male, 1 female, 3 children, received $17.00
#15 Ne gaw ne say [Cornelius] 1 male, no females, 1 child, received $6.84
#21 Pe nay se waw naw qut [John] 1 male, 1 female, 1 child, received $10.26
20 Sep 1865 son Cornelius married Florence Nibnesey. Ceremony was performed by Rev. Isaac Greensky
1865 Annuity Roll
#1 Kaw gay gaw bo we, chief, 1 male, 1 female, 1 child, received $12.00
#3 Tay baw se ke zhick way um [Joseph] 1 male, 1 female, 4 children, received $24.00
#12 Pe nay se waw naw quot [John] 1 male, 1 female, 1 child, received $12.00
#15 Ne gaw ne say [Cornelius] 1 male, 1 female, no children, received $8.00
1866 Annuity Roll
#2 Tay baw se ke zhick way um [Joseph] 1 male, 1 female, 4 children, received $22.44
#7 Pe nay se waw naw quot [John] 1 male, 1 female, 2 children, received $18.70
#8 Kaw gay gaw bo we, chief, 1 male, 1 female, 1 child, received $11.22
#13 Ne gaw ne say [Cornelius] 1 male, 1 female, 1 child, received $11.22
1867 Annuity Roll
#2 Tay baw se ke zhick way um [Joseph] 1 male, 1 female, 4 children, received $21.18
#7 Pe nay se waw naw quot [John] 1 male, 1 female, 2 children, received $14.28
#9 Kaw gay gaw bo we, chief, 1 male, 1 female, 1 child, received $10.71
#13 Ne gaw ne say [Cornelius], 1 male, 1 female, 1 child, received $10.71
1868 Annuity Roll
#1 Tay Baw Se Ke Zhick Nay Um [Joseph] 1 male, 1 female, 5 children, received $110.95
#9 Kaw gay gaw bo we, chief, 1 male, 1 female, 1 child, received $47.55
#18 Ne gaw ne say [Cornelius] 1 male, no females, 1 child, received $31.70
#19 Pe nay se waw naw qut [John] 1 male, 1 female, no children, received $31.70
1870 Annuity Roll
#1 Kaw gay gaw bo we, chief, 1 male, 1 female, 1 child, received $45.90
#2 Tay Baw Se Ke Zhick Nay Um [Joseph] 1 male, 1 female, 5 children, received $107.10
#8 Pe nay se waw naw qut [John] 1 male, 1 female, 3 child, received $76.50
#18 Ne gaw ne say [Cornelius] 1 male, no females, 1 child, received $45.90
1870 Federal Census - T18N R16W, Mason, Michigan
Hall, Frederick, 70, farmer, farm valued at $500
Susett, 50
Eunice, 14
Hall, Joseph, 45, farmer, farm valued at $800
Mary, 30
Nancy, 15
Sarah, 5
Battice, 3
Celia, 4/12
Hall, George, 23, farmer
Sarah, 18
Johnson, 3
Spencer 3/12
1870 Federal Census - agricultural schedule
line 9 Hall, Frederick, 10 acres improved, 70 acres wooded, valued at $500; produced 100 bushels corn.
line 12 Hall, Joseph, 20 acres improved, 60 acres wooded, valued at $800; 1 horse, valued at $60; produced 50 bushels winter wheat, 200 bushels corn.
line 13 Hall, Peter, 10 acres improved, 70 acres wooded, valued at $600; produced 40 bushels corn.
line 19 Hall, Cornelius, 30 acres improved, 50 acres wooded, valued at $1,000; produced 20 bushels corn, 100 bushels oats.
Frederick died 24 Sep 1874 in Eden, Mason, Michigan
Durant Roll Field Notes
Page 60 line 1 Kaw-gay-gaw-bo-we, dead; wife dead
child 1 - No 18/60 or Cornelius Hall
child 2 - blank
child 1) Mary Hall, Fountain, see 8/60
child 3 - No 2/60 - see
Page 60 line 2 Tay-baw-se-ke-zhick-way-um / Joe Hall, dead; wife dead
child 1 - George Hall, dead; md 1 not named; md 2 Angeline Caub-Mo-Say Chippeway, see 8/50
child 1) Spencer Hall / Pete Zoondah, 35, Star City; wife name not given, a Pottawatomie, children dead
child 2) Mary Hall Thomas, 28, Leroy; no children, see 17/56; husband William Thomas
child 3) Susan, 25, Ashton; md John Fisher, a Saginaw Indian; child Thomas Fisher, born May 1908
child 2 - Nancy Peters, 60, no children, see 17-51
child 3 - Eddie, 33, Star City
1st wife, Mary, dead
child 1) Joseph Hall, 13, lives with Nancy Hall Peters, Fountain
2nd wife, Martha Bailey, age 22, Fountain, separated, see 14/50
child 2) Milo Hall
child 3) Sarah Hall
Page 60 line 8 Pe-nay-se-waw-naw-quot / John Hall, dead, wife dead
child 1 - Mary, 45, Fountain, blind
Page 60 line 18 Ne-gaw-ne-say / Cornelius Hall, 63, dead; wife Florence Ne be nay se ne gaw ne say, dead, enrolled with husband in 1870.
child 1 - Isaac, 39, Star City; wife dead, drew with Pott.
1) Edward, 13
2) Allice, 12
3) Eliza 10
4) David, 7
5) Joseph, 6
6) Deliah, 3
child 2 - other children all dead and left no children
