Peter Tay gwaw gaw nay

The first record of the name was found on the 1839 Annuity Roll - Little Traverse band under Chief Nis saw wo quot - #9 Tau guo ga na, two men, two women, no children, received $35.36 [As there are no children, are the men Peter and Louis?]

1855 Annuity Roll - Little Traverse band under Chief Alexander Ne saw wan quot

Peter Tan quaw gaw nay #44, one man, one woman, one child, received $24.96
Louis Tan gwan gaw ne #12, one man, one woman, no children, received $16.64


1858 Annuity Roll - Chief Mwawkewanaw's band

Peter Taw gwaw gaw naw #35,  one woman, 2 children, received $16.84

Taw gwaw gaw naw, #41, one man, one woman, 5 children, received $29.47 [Is he Peter's brother?]


1859 Annuity Roll - Chief Mwawkewanaw's band

Peter Tawgwawgawnay, #32, one man, one woman, two children, received $19.88

Taw gwaw gaw nay, #40, one man, one woman, six children, received $39.76


The 1860 Federal Census - Bear Creek

Peter Pesena, 44, farmer, real estate value $100, personal estate value $200
Mary, 40
Michael, 14
Louis, 3

1861 Annuity Roll

Peter Taw gwaw gaw bay, #34, one man, one woman, two children, received $18.48 under Chief Mwaw ke we naw.

Taw gwaw gaw nay, #42, one man, one woman, seven children, received $41.58 under Chief Naw we maish cotay

1865 Property Tax
Tagwagane, Peter, NE1/4 of the SW1/4 of the NE1/4, section 6 T34N R5W, 10 acres valued at $30; one log home valued at $10; 2 steers valued at $30. Total value $70, state tax 7 cents, county tax $1.19, township tax 7 cents, total $1.33 paid.

1865 Annuity Roll

P. Taw gwaw gaw nay, #14, one man, one woman, two children, received $16, under Chief Joseph Aw me quaw bay.

Taw gwaw gaw nay, #2, one man, one woman, seven children, received $36 under Chief Louis Mick saw bay


1868 Annuity Roll

# 25 Peter Tay gawa gaw nay, one man, one woman, one child, received $47.50, under Chief Aw me quaw bay

#28 - Michl. Tay gwaw gaw nay, one man, one woman, one child, received $47.55,
under Chief Aw me quaw bay

#4 - Taw gwaw gaw nay, one man, one woman, 7 children, received  $42.65,
under Chief Naw we maish co tay


1868 Property Tax
Tagwgane, Peter, NE1/4 of the SW1/4 of the NE1/4, section 6 T34N R5W, 10 acres valued at $40, state tax 12 cents, county tax 24 cents, township tax 8 cents, total 44 cents;
personal property valued at $60, state tax 18 cents, county tax 36 cents, township tax 66 cents, total 66 cents. Total tax $1.10 paid

1870 Annuity Roll

#25 page 26 - Peter Tay gwaw gaw nay, one man, one woman, three children, received $76.50, under Chief Aw me quaw bay
#28 page 26 - Michael Tay gwaw gaw nay, one man, one woman, one child, received $45.90, under Chief Aw me quaw bay

#4 page 20 - Twa gnaw gaw nay, one man, one woman, seven children, received $137.70 under Chief Naw we maish co tay. (On the 1908 field notes Twa gnaw gaw nay is listed at dead, his children using the last name Bwanishing. On two of the children's death record the father's name was given as John Bwanishing and the mother's name as Waukazoo).

1870 Federal Census - Bear Creek township, Emmet county

family #10 - [parents of Peter's wife Mary]
Menoquett, David, 60, farmer, real estate valued at $250
" Jane, 70, keep house
" Simon, 18, farm laborer
" Ogsdoon, 12, (female), at home
" Susan, 3

family #11
Peissne, Peter, 40, farmer, real estate valued at $175, personal estate valued at $100
Mary, 35, keep house
Simon, 9, at home
Asadin, 1, (female)

family #12 [Peter's son]
[last name blank] Mitchel, 21, farm laborer
Mary, 24, keep house
Edmund, 2
Mary, 34, help keep house [unknown how she and her children relate to family]
Ellen, 12, at home
Sophina, 7

1870 Property Tax
Tagwagane, Peter, a piece of land 9 chains North and South by 11 chains East and West in NE corner of NW1/4 of SW1/4, 9.90 acres valued at $60. State tax 3 cents, county tax 54 cents, township tax 18 cents. Total 75 cents paid.

Land allotment - Little Traverse band under Chief Alex Ne saw waw quot

#496 Peter Taw gwaw gaw noe, W1/2 NE1/4 section 19, T34N R5W, 80 acres, Bear Creek township, Emmet county. Signed 13 Jan 1872

Land allotment - Little Traverse band under Chief Alex Ne saw waw quot
#465 Louis Taw gwaw gaw nay, W1/2 NW1/4 section 6, T34N R5W, 80 acres, Bear Creek township, Emmet county [Peter's brother?]

Land allotment - Cross Village band under Chief Joseph Naw we maish co tay
#141 Louis Taw gwaw gaw nay, W1/2 NE1/4 section 7, T37N R5W, 80 acres, Center township, Emmet county. [Unknown how or if he is related to Peter]


1872 Property Tax

Tagwgane, Peter, 5.4 acres in section 6, T34N R5W valued at $40. State tax 7 cents, county tax 33 cents, township tax 26 cents, school tax 16 cents. Total 82 cents paid.

Tagwgane, Michigan, 4.5 acres in section 6, T34N R5W valued at $30. State tax 4 cents, county tax 16 cents, township tax 16 cents, school tax 10 cents. Total 50 cents paid.

Patent recorded 5 Oct 1874 in Emmet County, United States to Peter Taw-gwaw gaw noe, W1/2 of NE 1/4, section 19 T34N R5W, 80 acres.

1874 Property taxes
Tagwagana, Peter - 9.9 acres valued at $50, state tax 5 cents, county tax 60 cents, township tax 30 cents, school tax $1. Total tax $1.95 paid

Tagwagana, Mitchell - 4 acres valued at $25, state tax 3 cents, county tax 30 cents, township tax 15 cents, school tax 50 cents, total 98 cents; personal property valued at $100, state tax 10 cents, county tax $1.20, township tax 60 cents, school tax $2, total $3.90. Total tax $4.88 paid

On 31 Mar 1875 Peter Taw gwaw gaw noe and Mary, his wife, of Bear Creek township, sold to William E. Brown, Jr of Bear Creek township, for the sum of $100, the SW 1/4 of the NE 1/4 of section 19, T34N R5W, consisting of 40 acres. Recorded 10 Apr 1875 in Emmet county.

Warranty Deed - Peter Tagwagane and Mary, his wife, of Bear Creek township, sold to H. B. Miller for the sum of $50, Lot #12, section 12, T35N, R6W consisting of 10.28 acres. Signed 1 Aug 1875.

1875 Property Tax
Tamegwawganoe, Peter, 9.9 acres valued at $100, state tax 5 cents, county tax 40 cents, school tax $2.80, poor tax 30 cents, total $3.55 paid
Personal property valued at $50, state tax 3 cents, county tax 20 cents, school tax $1.35, poor tax 15 cents, total $1.73 paid

1876 Property tax
Tegwagone, Peter, 3.9 acres valued at $50, state tax 5 cents, county tax 25 cents, poor tax 10 cents, highway tax 25 cents, school tax $1.75, total $2.40 paid.

Tegwagone, Michael, about 4 acres valued at $70, state tax 7 cents, county tax 35 cents, poor tax 14 cents, highway tax 35 cents, school tax $2.45, total $5.36 paid.

On 7 Oct 1876 David Me none Kivad and Jane, his wife, of Bear Creek township, sold to Peter Tagwagove and Mary, his wife, of Bear Creek township, for the sum of $12 a parcel of 9 and 9/100 acres in the NE corner of the NW 1/4 of the SW 1/4 of section 6, T35N R5W, being 36 rods by 44 rods. Recorded 9 Oct 1876 in Emmet county.

Peter died prior to the 1880 census. Information on wife Mary is here for after Peter's death, and here for before their marriage.

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