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Schenandoah (Skenandore), William Thomas

William Thomas Schenandoah arrived at the Carlisle Indian School on March 23, 1888 and would leave the school on May 18, 1896.  The schools follow up report on William Thomas Schenandoah showed that he was a farmer in West DePere, Wisconsin in 1910.  Also he would be the second American Indian to serve in the United States Navy.

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Arrived Carlisle Indian School March 23, 1888

Age at Arrival: 12 years

Previous Schooling: None

Didn’t Graduated, left the school in 1896

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