The Inscription on Frances Slocum's monument tells the story briefly:
SIDE 1: Frances Slocum. A child of English descent, was born in Warwick, Rhode Island, March 1773, was carried into captivity from her father's house at Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, November 2, 1778, by Delaware Indians soon after the Wyoming Massacre. Her brothers gave persistent search but did not find her until September 21, 1837.SIDE 2: When inclined by a published letter describing an aged white woman in the Miami Indian village, her two brothers and a sister visited this place and identified her. She lived near here about 32 years with the Indian name "Ma-Con-A-Quah." She died on this ridge March 9, 1847, and was given a Christian burial.
SIDE 3: Frances Slocum became a stranger to her mother tongue. She became a stranger to her brethren and an alien to her mother's children, through her captivity. (See Psalms LXIX, 8) This monument was erected by Slocums and others who deemed it a pleasure to contribute, and was unveiled by them with public ceremonies May 17, 1900.
SIDE 4: She-Po-Con-Ah, A Miami Indian chief, husband of Francis Slocum (Ma-Con-A-Quah) died here in 1833 at an advanced age. Their adult children were: Ke-Ke-Nok-Esh-Wah, wife of Rev. Jean Baptiste Brouillett, died March 13, 1847, aged 47 years, leaving no children. O-Zah-Shin-Quah, or Jane, wife of Rev. Peter Bondy, died January 25, 1877, aged 62 years, leaving a husband and nine children."
NAME ROW/GRAVE BORN DIED Age INSCRIPTION BONDY 6/8 Mother of David BONDY Camillious 11/4 Jan 25 1935 81y 4m 25d BONDY David W 11/5 1874 1943 He was loved, great grandson of Frances Slocum BONDY Eliza 3/2 1885 1888 BONDY Elizabeth 3/1 1879 1879 BONDY Isabelle 3/4 1900 BONDY Jane See: O-Zah-Shin-Quah BONDY Judson 3/3 1855 1918 BONDY Judson C 11/2 Dec 1 1888 1y 2m Son of Camillious & Ladena BONDY Ladena 11/3 1935 BONDY Lavina 3/5 1854 1888 BONDY Peter 2/3 Jan 25 187? 67 yrs BONDY Peter 2/2 BONDY Peter 3/7 1878 1895 BONDY Robert 3/6 1885 1886 BONDY Rose A 12/1 BOWAN Delcina 5/2 BROUILETT (Rev)J R June 17 1867 71 y; Minister in the Christian religion; June 1854 BROUILETT Nancy 8/8 BROUILETT Nancy 1/7 March 13 1847 47y; See Ke-Ke-Nok-Esh-Wah BRUELL Adam 5/5 BRUELL Elmer 5/4 BRUELL Elzie 5/3 BRUELL Ester 5/9 BRUELL James A 5/12 1905 1929 BRUELL James Z 5/10 1860 1925 BRUELL Osie 5/6 BRUELL Pearl 5/8 BUBLE 12/6 Dec 16 1888 1y 7m 7d Inf dau of J & H BUBLE Hannah 12/9 Sept 10 1897 46y 6m 15d Wife of Joseph BUBLE Joseph 12/10 1885 1912 BUBLE Victoria 12/8 April 6 1894 13y 4m 15d dau of J & H BUNDY Carol L 8/5 BUNDY Greg 8/7 1922 BUNDY John 8/9 1856 1933 DETER 7/3 1938 1938 Infant DETER Robert Jr 7/2 1944 1948 DETER Steven M 7/1 1951 1952 FRANCE Leroy E 8/10 1926 1928 FRANCE Sandra K 8/11 1951 1951 KE-KE-NOK-ESH-WAH March 13 1847 47y; Wife of Rev Jean Baptiste Brouilett leaving no children KISMAN 5/1 LONG 5/7 Infant LONG Della 5/11 1889 1925 LONG Wilson R 5/13 1945 MONGOSIA Julius 8/6 1930 MONGOZAH Moses 12/7 O-ZAH-SHIN-QUAH Jane * Jan 25 1877 62 yrs; wife of Rev Peter Bondy leaving a husband & nine children SALTZ Ruby L 10/2 1940 SAUSMAN Mable Bundy 3/8 SHE-PO-CON-AH * 1833 A Miami Indian Chief, husband of Frances Slocum (Ma-Con-A-Quah) died at an advanced age SLOCUM Frances Ma-Con-A-Quah or She-Po-Con-An SLUSMAN George 6/9 1931 TALLEY 12/4 Twins TALLEY Alva 12/3 1918 TALLEY Letha M 12/2 TALLEY Martha 12/2 TALLEY Rosetta 12/5 1915 WITT Francis R 9/2 1936 WITT John A 10/1 1875 1968 WITT John A 9/1 1947 WITT Mary L 10/4 Feb 7 1902 Feb 21 1904 2y 0m 14d; Dau of J A & S J WITT Richard (Sam) 9/3 1907 1968 WITT Samantha J 10/1 1876 1940 Wife of John A
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