Osage Nation, Oklahoma, Obituary:  Jane Appleby

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            THE OSAGE JOURNAL, THURSDAY NOVEMBER 22, 1917

                     Jane Appleby Has Passed Away
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   Jane Appleby, known to all old residents of the Osage country as
Aunt Jane, passed away in a Tulsa hospital Sunday morning at the 
advanced age of 92 years, 9 months and 6 days.  With her passing goes
another of the old time residents of the Osage country, one who had
done much for the Osages and one who was loved and respected by all 
early day residents of this country.
   Mrs. Appleby came to this country in 1872 with the Osages as wife
of Augustus Captian [sp] and had lived in this country or at her Tulsa
home forty-five years.  She was injured in an accident a couple of
years ago and has been in ill health since.
   She was born on the 12th of February 1825 and had lived among the
Osage people since 8 years of age.  In earlier times she was prominent
in all Osage affairs, and although not of Indian blood, attended all
their assemblages and consulted with them on all their treaties and 
agreements.  So close was she to them that when the roll was made up 
in 1906, she was placed upon it for all purposes except a division of 
the land.
   She was a walking encyclopedia of Osage history and many prominent 
Osage families owe their place on the roll to her knowledge and memory.
With her first husband, she raised a large family of Osage children,
and acquired much of this world's goods.  In later years, after the 
death of Augustus Captian [sp], she was married to Lew Appleby who 
died some twelve years ago.  She was at that time rated the richest 
person in Tulsa and the richest woman in the Indian Territory.
   Many of the large and prominent mixed blood families in the 
county are her decendants, including the Ririe, Hoots, Greiner, 
Yeargains, Tayrian, Newmans, Whites [Whiles?] and Mikels.  These with 
hosts of old time friends, mourn her departure.
   She had for years made her home with an adopted daughter, Mrs. 
John Atchison, from whose home she was buried, interment being made 
in the cemetery at Skiatook.
   Mrs. Maggie Lawrence and Mrs. Evaline Revard went to Skiatook 
Monday to attend the funeral which was conducted by Father Edward of 
this city.