Otush Quay Ob No Qua

1863 - 1941  (77 years)

 Set As Default Person

• Name	Otush Quay Ob No Qua  [1]
  Born	6 Jul 1863	Michigan, USA
  Gender	Female
  Birth	May 1865	Michigan, USA   [2]
  Name	Sarah Saunders  [2]
  Name	Sarah Smith
  Reference Number	5268
  Residence	1900	Au Gres, Arenac, Michigan, USA   [2]
  Buried	1941	Au Gres, Arenac, Michigan, USA
  	Linwood Cemetery
  Died	21 Feb 1941	Au Gres, Arenac, Michigan, USA
  Person ID	I5268	FelsingFam
  Last Modified	16 Feb 2024

  
  

  Father	Nate Ma Ke Ke,   b. 1842, Michigan, USA ,   d. Jun 1875, Au Gres, Arenac, Michigan, USA  (Age 33 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Ke Ba O Sa Qua,   b. Abt 1842, Michigan, USA ,   d. Michigan, USA
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F686	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Thomas A Saunders,   b. Apr 1859, England
  Married	6 May 1880	Au Gres, Arenac, Michigan, USA   [3]
  	part of Bay County at the time
  Children	1. Laura Saunders,   b. 1880,   d. 1919  (Age 39 years)  [natural]   2. Dell Saunders,   b. Sep 1883, Michigan, USA  [natural]   3. Thomas Saunders,   b. Apr 1891, Michigan, USA  [natural]   4. Chester Saunders,   b. Oct 1892, Michigan, USA  [natural] + 5. May Saunders,   b. May 1895, Michigan, USA  [natural] + 6. Hazel Saunders,   b. Sep 1897, Michigan, USA  [natural]
  Last Modified	16 Feb 2024
  Family ID	F1377	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 6 Jul 1863 - Michigan, USA Birth - May 1865 - Michigan, USA Married - 6 May 1880 - Au Gres, Arenac, Michigan, USA Residence - 1900 - Au Gres, Arenac, Michigan, USA Buried - 1941 - Au Gres, Arenac, Michigan, USA Died - 21 Feb 1941 - Au Gres, Arenac, Michigan, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos

  1900 United States Federal Census Database online. Year: 1900; Census Place: Au Gres, Arenac, Michigan; Roll: T623_700; Page: 17B; Enumeration District: 22.

  
  

• Notes

  An Ojibwa (Chippewa) Indian. She was adopted by the Smith family after her parents died in a small pox epidemic in Arenac County. Went by Sarah Smith, then went by Sarah Saunders after married to Thomas Saunders. Grave stone reads Sarah Saunders, 1863-1941 Great Grandmother, Otush Quay Ob No Qua

  
  

• Sources

  [S50] History of Arenac County, Michigan, Calvin Ennis, (Name: Arenac County Historical Society; Date: 2002;). [S5] 1900 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004;), Database online. Year: 1900; Census Place: Au Gres, Arenac, Michigan; Roll: T623_700; Page: 17B; Enumeration District: 22. Record for Thomas Saunders 1900 United States Federal Census Database online. Year: 1900; Census Place: Au Gres, Arenac, Michigan; Roll: T623_700; Page: 17B; Enumeration District: 22. [S73] Michigan Marriages 1868-1925, Thomas A Saunders and Sarah H Smith. photocopy at pilot.familysearch.org