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William Spotted Tail

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William Spotted Tail

Birth
Death
14 Feb 1931 (aged 71–72)
Burial
Parmelee, Todd County, South Dakota, USA Add to Map
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William attended Carlisle Indian School in Carlisle, PA. He entered the school on October 6, 1879 and departed on June 23, 1880. The file indicates Spotted Tail was living in Cut Meat, South Dakota in 1913. His father is listed as Spotted Tail.

THE DAILY PLAINSMAN (HURON, SD) 25 February 1931 Page 1.
WILLIAM SPOTTED TAIL DIES OF HEART ATTACK.
RAPID CITY -- Feb. 25 - A belated report was received here today from the remote Rosebud country that William Spotted Tail, 68, son of the famous Sioux Chief, Spotted Tail, died February 14 and was buried with military honors last Wednesday.

Spotted Tail, a former scout and friend of the white settlers, was reported to have died of a heart attack after a speech at Parmelee. Spotted Tail was a member of the Episcopal church at Rosebud and fairly well educated.

A widow and an undetermined number of children survive.
William attended Carlisle Indian School in Carlisle, PA. He entered the school on October 6, 1879 and departed on June 23, 1880. The file indicates Spotted Tail was living in Cut Meat, South Dakota in 1913. His father is listed as Spotted Tail.

THE DAILY PLAINSMAN (HURON, SD) 25 February 1931 Page 1.
WILLIAM SPOTTED TAIL DIES OF HEART ATTACK.
RAPID CITY -- Feb. 25 - A belated report was received here today from the remote Rosebud country that William Spotted Tail, 68, son of the famous Sioux Chief, Spotted Tail, died February 14 and was buried with military honors last Wednesday.

Spotted Tail, a former scout and friend of the white settlers, was reported to have died of a heart attack after a speech at Parmelee. Spotted Tail was a member of the Episcopal church at Rosebud and fairly well educated.

A widow and an undetermined number of children survive.


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