Thomas Husasa "Red Legs" Whipple, Chief

Abt 1805 - 1892  (~ 87 years)

• Name	Thomas Husasa "Red Legs" Whipple
  Suffix	Chief
  Birth	Abt 1805	of, , , Minnesota
  Gender	Male
  Death	3 Nov 1892
  Burial	Catholic Cemetery, Santee Agency, Knox, Nebraska
  Person ID	I37073	Whipple Descendants
  Last Modified	18 Nov 2009

  
  

  Father	Tasagi or Tasagya
  Family ID	F17933	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Kaptewin Sarah   d. 2 Feb 1883
  Children	+ 1. Benjamin Makaohommikudan Whipple,   b. Abt 1846, , , Minnesota d. Aft 1858 (Age ~ 13 years) + 2. Thomas Wakanna "Wakanna" Whipple,   b. Oct 1844, , , Minnesota d. Aft Jun 1900, of, Burnside, Goodhue, Minnesota (Age ~ 56 years)   3. Gawin Mahipiyakoyagmani Whipple,   b. Jun 1854, , , Minnesota d. 14 Apr 1928, Santee, Knox, Nebraska (Age ~ 73 years)   4. Mary Hillers Whipple
  Family ID	F17930	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Winonatapo
  Children	1. Baptiste Whipple,   b. 1875   d. 10 Oct 1911 (Age 36 years)
  Family ID	F17931	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 3	Iyetaukawin
  Children	1. Anna Flute   2. Sara Tewkankasnawin Jones
  Family ID	F17932	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - Abt 1805 - of, , , Minnesota Burial - - Catholic Cemetery, Santee Agency, Knox, Nebraska  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  !SOURCE: Email from M. Whipple (email hidden) to the Whipple Website, 17 Feb 1999. !BIOGRAPHY: "My great great great grandfather was the first Whipple in my family's history. He was a Sioux chief in southern Minnesota (as were all of his fathers). He fought along side Chief Red Cloud and others against the 'whiteman.' His name was (Chief) Red Legs until he was forced to take a more traditional European type of name. I don't know if it was given to, or chosen by him, but he got the surname Whipple (a popular bishop [Bishop Henry Benjamin Whipple--Bishop of Minnesota] of the time) and the first name Thomas. His son Benjamin was a scout for Gen. Custer. He was not at all involved in the Little Bighorn incident because Custer decided he no longer needed to use the knowledge of his scouts. "My family has found several photos of both Thomas and Benjamin. One of Thomas is among a group of chiefs that traveled to Washington D.C. for a treaty in 1858. One of Benjamin has him and another of Custers scouts in the background of a photo of Custer himself." --M. Whipple !SOURCE: Email from Sandra F. Harmon (email hidden) to Weldon Whipple, 2 Apr 2006: "Husasa aka Red Legs - DOB:abt. 1805 DOD: Nov 03 1892 ... BURIED CATHOLIC CEMETARY IN SANTEE AGENCY NE"