Modock

John Sevier, Tennessee's first governor, wrote a letter in 1810 detailing a conversation he had with an old Cherokee chief, Oconostota, who said white people led by a "Modock" had built ancient forts along an Alabama river.

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Modock left behind a note explaining their action and informing whoever was responsible how he might eventually be connected with, whereupon the child would be returned.

The She Boss A Western Story Arthur Preston Hankins 1906

Modock was the name of her foster father, and he and her foster mother, the latter dead now for ten years, had given the girl the name of Josepha, because, when they had found her a mere baby weeping and lost on the great desert of

The She Boss A Western Story Arthur Preston Hankins 1906

At that time Peter Modock -- "Pickhandle" Modock -- had been what is known in railroad-construction circles as a gypo man, or shanty man.

The She Boss A Western Story Arthur Preston Hankins 1906

Later, when they had reached their camp site and settled down, Modock, having received no communication relative to the child, returned on horseback and sought for the spot where she had been found.

The She Boss A Western Story Arthur Preston Hankins 1906

He attended Modock country school and graduated from Pekin High School in 1968.

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