Holy Cross Mission
History of Holy Cross Mission School
1832-1850s Lay teachers staffed a school at Cross Village
1855-1896 Reverend John Weikamp, T.O.R., and the Regular Francisans administered Holy Cross Mission and School
1897-1953 (closed) Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity (Manitowoc, Wisconsin) administered the school
Students 1856-1857 from the Report of the Secretary of the Interior 1857
BOYS
Moses Jami, 4
Jacob Jawanebin, 4
John Nyotago, 5
Gabriel Ogidanakwad, 5
Francis Waieje, 5
Basil Eshkibagawa, 6
Ignatius Saki, 6
Benjamin Nadowegivesan, 6
Jeremy Kijibinessi, 6
Francis Onenagous, 7
George Dayly, 7
Matthew Bwanishig, 7
Caspar Kimiwanaam, 8
Melchior Saki, 8
Daniel Dayly, 8
Aloysius Osawanimiki, 8
John Bapt. Waieje, 9
Stephen Jajitawan, 9
Joseph Medwegwen, 9
William Animikwaam, 9
Alexander Bwanishing, 9
Francis Itawigijigwebi, 10
John Baptist Shomin, 11
Joseph Eniweshki, 11
Samuel Medwegwen, 11
Moses Itawigijigwebi, 12
William Nadowegwessa, 12
Lewis Saki, 12
Simon Osawanimiki, 12
Michael Neangebi, 13
Moses Medwegwen, 13
Michael Wabigag, 13
Francis Saganakwandon, 13
John Baptist Saki, 13
Lewis Giogima, 13
Isaac Nadowewessa, 14
Lewis Kinio, 14
Lewis Niganikwaam, 14
Joseph Shomin, 15
Joseph Migissima, 15
Michael Mabaso, 18
Samuel Animikwaam, 18
Benjamin Pinesiwegijik, 20
GIRLS
Bernardine Idokamigo, 3
Anastasia Jigwatcha, 4
Elizabeth Gisisswabe, 4
Susan Nadowegwessa, 5
Susan Assinabe, 5
Agatha Animikwaam, 5
Aloysia Shomia, 6
Helen Niganikwaam, 6
Veronic Anowabe, 6
Marget Giogima, 6
Christina Wabigag, 7
Katharine Nijotage, 7
Philomena Nissawakwad, 7
Elizabeth Waieje, 7
Mary Anowabe, 8
Marget Jami,8
Christina Shomin, 9
Mary Ann Kijibinessi, 9
Mary Jawanibin, 9
Jane Ogidanakwad, 9
Agatha Jami, 10
Angelic Gijigwa, 10
Mary Ann Nissawakwad, 10
Katharine Wabigag, 10
Elizabeth Niganikwaam, 10
Magdalen Jawanibin, 11
Theresia Jajitawan, 11
Angelic Jigwatcha, 11
Theresia Ogidanakwad, 11
Katharine Shomin, 13
Theresia Dayly, 13
Elizabeth Jajitawan, 13
Nensi Jami, 13
Theresia Wabigag, 15
Sophy Kinis, 16
Angelic Eniweshke, 17
Mary Eshkibagawa 19
Mary Omasinabanskwe, 19
Elizabeth Nachiwegeve, 19
Katharine Kinis, 21
Holy Cross School, Cross Village, records from 1906-1910 are at the Raynor Memorial Library, Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Copyright (c) 2020 Vicki Wilson
In case you want to correct this, some of the lines in the first section aren't accurate. When Weikamp was here, Holy Cross was not the name of his school & convent. At that time it was "The Benevolent Mission of St. Francis." Holy Cross School was not built until 1903.
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