Moketubbe's Son

Submitted by sfr on Sun, 2016-01-10 11:05
Text: 
"A Courtship"
Character Key: 
Unnamed Son of Moketubbe
Display Name: 
Moketubbe's Son
Sort Name: 
Unnamed Son of Moketubbe
Parent: 
Moketubbe
Race: 
Indian
Gender: 
Male
Class: 
Indian Chief
Rank: 
Minor
Vitality: 
Dies
Family: 
Issetibbeha|Ikkemotubbe
Family (new): 
IkkemotubbesInCRT
First Mentioned: 
Choctaw|Chickasaw Plantation in "A Courtship" (Location)
Cause of Death: 
Murder
Other Texts: 
"The Old People"
Go Down, Moses
Biography: 

"Moketubbe's little son," who in time would have become chief of the tribe, dies "within two days" after Ikkemotubbe returns to the Plantation (363). While not saying so explicitly, the narrator makes it clear that he is poisoned.

Individual or Group: 
Individual
Character changes class in this text: 
Date of Death: 
Tuesday, January 1, 1822 to Sunday, December 31, 1826

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