Miami County Indiana Frances Slocum / Bundy Cemetery The "New" Frances Slocum Cemetery (AKA Bundy Cemetery) is in Waltz Township, Wabash County across the Mississinewa river and just upstream from the original cemetery. It is across the dam going east, over the county line and near the southern (dead) end of county road 650 W. The cemetery was moved along with several others to make way for the Mississinewa Reservoir in 1964. 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 47 yrs 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 47 yrs 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Debby Beheler (© 1998 Debby Beheler)