The history of the Shawnee is fascinating. Naturally the most famous Shawnee known would be Tecumseh, born circa 1768. But this series contains the descendants of Tecumseh and many famous chiefs and warriors along with their families.
The majority of this volume, Volume XII, consists of the transcriptions of guardianships, with a few adoptions, for the years 1892, 1894, 1895, 1896, 1897, 1898, 1899, 1900, 1901, 1902, 1903, 1904, 1905, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909, and other vital records, and which contain various documents and documentation memorializing the specific event. There are approximately 1,012 individuals documented. Sources will be found providing locations, values, fees, divisions of property, and, often, expenses associated with the event. Anyone examining these documents will find numerous family names, ages, relationship, sometimes death dates, along with any number of circumstances surrounding the event.
