Frances (Backbone) Bends (1913 - 2008)

Biography

Frances was Crow.

Name and Brief History

• Frances Backbone

• Frances was born 22 Jun 1914 and died 1 Feb 2008. The daughter of McKinley Backbone and Pearl Bloodman, she was a member of the Clans Big Lodge and Greasy Mouth. She married and divorced Otto Wesley Bearground. Her second marriage was on Nov. 2, 1946, to Thomas Bends. Her obituary describes her as the matriarch of the Bends family.

• Her Indian name was Daxpitche'e Annahko'xias'ash which means "Well Known Bear Den.
• Source: Obituary at Legacy.com. This is a good source of information particulary because it names everyone in her extensive and extended family.[1]

Birth

• Date: 22 Jun 1913
• Place: Montana
• Source: Obituary at Legacy.com[2]

Marriage

• Spouse 1: Otto Wesley Bearground
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• Spouse 2: Thomas Bends
• Date: 2 Nov 1946
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Children

• William Erwin Bends
• C. Bends
• Cody Vincent Bends

Residences

• Date: 1920
• Age: 5
• Place: Crow Reservation, Big Horn, Montana, United States
• Source: 1920 Census [3]

• Date: 1 December 1995 to 1 January 1998
• Age: 80-83
• Place: Crow Agency, Montana, United States
• Source: United States Public Records, 1970-2009 [4]

• Date: 1 June 1997
• Age: 82
• Place: Crow Agency, Montana, United States
• Source: United States Public Records, 1970-2009 [5]

• Date: 1 October 1998
• Age: 83
• Place: Lodge Grass, Montana, United States
• Source: United States Public Records, 1970-2009 [6]

Death

• Date: 1 Feb 2008
• Place: Big Horn County Hospital, Hardin, Montana
• Source:  : Source: Obituary at Legacy.com[7]
• Source: Montana, Big Horn County Records, 1884-2011 Vital records Death register[8]

Burial and Service

• Date: 5 Feb 2008
• Place: Lodge Grass First Crow Indian Baptist Church, interment at the Little Big Horn Battlefield National Cemetery
• Source: Montana, Big Horn County Records, 1884-2011 Vital records Death certificates[9]

Sources

• U.S., Indian Census Rolls, 1885-1940 for Otto Bearground[10]