Do-Hum-Me

Do-Hum-Me was the daughter of the chief of the Sac Native American tribe.

Related Topics:
Sac - Native American

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In 1843, she accompanied her father in a trip east and fell in love with an Indian brave named Cow-Hick-Kee. They married and were employed by P. T. Barnum's American Museum in Manhattan, performing ceremonial Indian dances.

Related Topics:
1843 - Cow-Hick-Kee - P. T. Barnum - American Museum - Manhattan - Indian dance

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Do-Hum-Me was instantly very popular, but died at age 18, possibly of influenza, and was buried in the Green-Wood Cemetery, in Brooklyn. Her monument is in the shape of a grieving Indian brave.

Related Topics:
Influenza - Green-Wood Cemetery - Brooklyn - Monument

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