Are you looking for Lula Clark daughter Almond W. Clark and Kathrine Gunderman?

am interested in info. on chief blackbird

I need help in finding my family, its be many years since
I made contact. I have been living in Austin ,Tx. for along
time. I hope that someone will know me ,Iknow I made a lot
of friends along the way.

Blessed Be!

I am also looking for the connection between the Blackbird-Assiginack line. I have the added complication of the name changing form Assiginack to Ossiginack to Ossiginac. Also have one family changing it from Ossiginac to O'Signac.
I need help finding the link from William J. Ossiginac, b. 30 April 1885 in Grand Harbor Michigan, and his father Louis b. 12 June 1847 in Cross Village Michigan, to the rest of the clan.

I just ran across this site. My grandfather was William j. Ossiginac, My father was Joseph v.
The reason the name was changed to O'signac was for professional reasons. Joseph was a boxer (golden gloves) and people just couldn't get how to pronounce our name. My cousin in California also spells it that way for the same reason. hope that helps.

Hello milawasicek:

I would be interested if you are able to pass on information. My last name is Blackbird-Letourneau and I am seeking the connection to my Native american family members. Thank you!
Susan
this is the proper E-mail, not the membership one. Would you be so kind as to send to this E-mail? Thank you!
cityscape123@yahoo.com

This may be one or the link I am looking for also- have you had any luck?

Thanks,
Susan
cityscape123@yahoo.com

Andrew J. Blackbird's 1887 "History of the Ottawa and Chippewa Indians of Michigan; A Grammar of Their Language, and Personal and Family History of the Author" is available in its entirety for reading or downloading at Google Books, http://books.google.com/books?dq=Andrew+J+Blackbird&pg=P...
Pulling out Andrew's fathers & his uncles, and combining it with other public info, I got this family tree, with "Unknown" being Andrew's paternal grandfather.
Descendants of Unknown


Generation No. 1

1. UNKNOWN1

Children of UNKNOWN are:
2. i. GABRIEL2 MACKA-DE-PE-NESSY, b. Abt. 1769; d. June 1861, Probably Emmet County, Michigan.
ii. GOOD HEART.
3. iii. WA-KA-ZOO, b. Abt. 1775; d. Abt. 1835.
iv. WING "NINGWEGON", d. January 1839, Little Traverse Bay, MI.


Generation No. 2

2. GABRIEL2 MACKA-DE-PE-NESSY (UNKNOWN1) was born Abt. 1769, and died June 1861 in Probably Emmet County, Michigan. He married (1) UNKNOWN. She died 1829 in Little Traverse Township, Emmet County, Michigan. He married (2) UNKNOWN. She was born 1790 in Michigan, and died Aft. 1 June 1860.

Children of GABRIEL MACKA-DE-PE-NESSY and UNKNOWN are:
i. ELECTA C.3 HASTINGS, m. UNKNOWN GIBSON.
ii. WILLIAM BLACKBIRD, b. Abt. 1807, Michigan; d. 25 June 1833, Rome, Italy.
iii. PETER BLACKBIRD, b. Bef. 1820.
iv. MARGARET BLACKBIRD, b. Abt. 1820, Little Traverse Bay, MI; d. Aft. 1882; m. JOSEPH BOYD; b. 1815, Michigan; d. Aft. 1 June 1860.
v. ANDREW JACKSON BLACKBIRD, b. 1820; d. 7 September 1908; m. ELIZABETH MARTHA FISH, 4 September 1858; b. 1844, England; d. Aft. 1 June 1880.


Children of GABRIEL MACKA-DE-PE-NESSY and UNKNOWN are:
vi. JOHN BAPTIST3 MACKA-DE-PE-NESSY, b. 1836.
vii. ANGELIQUE MACKA-DE-PE-NESSY, b. 1841.


3. WA-KA-ZOO2 (UNKNOWN1) was born Abt. 1775, and died Abt. 1835.

Children of WA-KA-ZOO are:
i. CHARLOTTE "KINEQUA"3 WAKAZOO, b. 1801, Manitoba, Canada, per 1880 US Census & 1884 Michigan Census; d. Aft. June 1884; m. MIINGUN, Abt. 1830.
ii. JOSEPH WAUKAZOO, b. 1805; d. 1845, Allegan County, Michigan.
iii. PETER "PEN-DO-WAN" WAUKAZOO, b. 1809; d. Aft. 16 December 1850; m. (1) WAESA UNKNOWN; d. Bef. 1849; m. (2) MARY ANN OKITCHIGUME, 1849, Old Wing Mission, Holland Michigan; b. 1822; d. Aft. 16 December 1850.
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There are many living descendants of the Waukazoo and Wing lines. I don't know where Assignac fits in. I do know a large group emigrated to Canada from Michigan between 1810 & 1850.