| LC control no. | n 80023112 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Osceola, Seminole chief, 1804-1838 |
| Variant(s) | Asi-yahola, 1804-1838 Osceola, 1804-1838 Powell, Billy, 1804-1838 Osceola Nikkanochee, Seminole Indian 1804-1838 Osceola Nikkanochee, Prince of Econchatti 1804-1838 |
| Associated country | United States |
| Birth date | 1804 |
| Death date | 1838-01-30 |
| Place of birth | Tallassee (Ala.) |
| Place of death | South Carolina |
| Found in | Koestler-Grack, Rachel A. Osceola, 1804-1838, 2003: CIP t.p. (Osceola) pub. info. (b. Billy Powell; b. 1804; d. 1838; was a clan of Upper Creeks, known as the Red Sticks) English Wikipedia website, viewed Feb. 9, 2012 (Osceola, also known as Billy Powell (1804-Jan. 30, 1838), became an influential leader with the Seminole in Florida. He was of Creek, Scots-Irish and English parentage, and had migrated to Florida with his mother after the defeat of the Creek in 1814. Osceola led a small band of warriors in the Seminole resistance during the Second Seminole War, when the U.S. tried to remove the Seminoles from their lands. He exercised a great deal of influence on Micanopy, the highest-ranking chief of the Seminole; Tribe: Seminole; Born: 1804, Tallassee, Alabama; Died: Jan. 1838 (aged 33-34), Fort Moultrie; Native name: Asi-yahola; Nickname(s): Billy Powell; Cause of death: malaria; Resting place: Fort Moultrie) A narrative of the early days and remembrances of Oceola Nikkanochee, Prince of Econchatti, 2017 |
| Invalid LCCN | n 2001092358 |
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