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Billy Bowlegs (other)
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Bowlegs may refer to: * Bow-leggedness, a leg deformity * Bolek (died 1819), a Seminole chieftain from Florida during the First Seminole War * Billy Bowlegs (1810-1864), a Seminole chieftain during the Second and Third Seminole Wars * Billy Bowlegs III (1862–1965), a Seminole elder * William Augustus Bowles or "Billy Bowlegs" (1763–1805), an English adventurer * Bowlegs, Oklahoma * Bowlegs Creek, a stream in Florida See also *Bowleg Bill Bowleg Bill is an American fakelore folk hero, a Wyoming cowboy hand who went seafaring. Books * Jeremiah Digges, ''Bowleg Bill, The Sea-Going Cowboy'', Viking Press. NY. 1938. First edition , **Also printed as ''Bowleg Bill, the sea-going cowboy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bow-leggedness
Genu varum (also called bow-leggedness, bandiness, bandy-leg, and tibia vara) is a varus deformity marked by (outward) bowing at the knee, which means that the lower leg is angled inward ( medially) in relation to the thigh's axis, giving the limb overall the appearance of an archer's bow. Usually medial angulation of both lower limb bones (fibula and tibia) is involved. Causes If a child is sickly, either with rickets or any other ailment that prevents ossification of the bones or is improperly fed, the bowed condition may persist. Thus the chief cause of this deformity is rickets. Skeletal problems, infection, and tumors can also affect the growth of the leg, sometimes giving rise to a one-sided bow-leggedness. The remaining causes are occupational, especially among jockeys, and from physical trauma, the condition being very likely to supervene after accidents involving the condyles of the femur. Childhood Children until the age of 3 to 4 have a degree of genu varum. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bolek
Bolek (died 1819), also spelled as Boleck or Bolechs, and known as Bowlegs by European Americans, was a Seminole principal chief, of the Alachua ( Oconee) chiefly line. He was the younger brother of King Payne, who succeeded their father Cowkeeper (known to the Seminole as ''Ahaya'') as leading or principal chief in Florida. Bolek succeeded King Payne in 1812 when he was killed during the Patriot War. Early life and education Bolek was one of several children born to Ahaya ( Cowkeeper) and his wife. He and his older brother King Payne were groomed by their mother's brother (in the matrilineal kinship system) to become chiefs and take leading roles among the Seminole. They inherited that role through their mother's people, who were descended from the Alachua chiefly line. Bolek was designated as a village or ''itwála'' chief while a young man; he was based on the Suwannee River, near present-day Old Town, FL. He began to oppose United States influence in Spanish Florida du ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billy Bowlegs
Holata Micco (a Muscogee name translated as Alligator Chief, also spelled ''Halpatter-Micco'', ''Halbutta Micco'', ''Halpuda Mikko''; known in English as Chief Billy Bowlegs or Billy Bolek; – 1859) was a leader of the Seminoles in Florida during the Second Seminole War and was the remaining Seminole's most prominent chief during the Third Seminole War, when he led the Seminoles' last major resistance against the United States government. With the possibilities of military victory dwindling, he finally agreed to relocate with his people to Indian Territory (present-day Oklahoma) in 1858. As part of the settlement, he was paid $6,500 plus $1,000 each for the subchiefs and $100 each for the women and children who went with him. Several sources claim that he is buried at the Fort Gibson National Cemetery, but it is disputed whether the grave marked "Captain Billy Bowlegs" is actually his or that of a different Billy Bowlegs. Early life and Seminole Wars Bowlegs was born into a f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billy Bowlegs III
Billy Bowlegs III, Billy Fewell, aka Cofehapkee (c. 1862–1965), was a Seminole historian of mixed Indigenous and African American descent from Florida. Early life and education According to an interview with Bowlegs, he was born along the Arbuckle Creek where it meets Lake Istokpoga. He was named Billie Fewell at birth, and was also known by his Seminole name, ''Cofehapkee''. He was the son of an Indigenous Seminole father and a Black Seminole mother. His maternal grandmother, an African-American slave woman named Nagey Nancy, was taken captive by Seminole warriors during the Second Seminole War and adopted into the tribe. He was a member of the Snake Clan. His mother, Old Nancy, was killed in 1889, along with several other members of the Snake Clan, by his uncle, Jim Jumper, in the Jim Jumper massacre. Bowlegs lived on the Brighton Seminole Indian Reservation after it was established, near Lake Okeechobee in present-day Glades County. Career As an adult, he renamed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Augustus Bowles
William Augustus Bowles ( – ) was an American-born military officer and adventurer. Born in Frederick County, Maryland, Bowles was commissioned into the Maryland Loyalists Battalion at the rank of ensign, seeing action during the American Revolutionary War, including the 1781 siege of Pensacola. He subsequently established an alliance with the Muscogee and founded the State of Muskogee. In 1803, Bowles was betrayed and handed over to the Spanish, who imprisoned him in Morro Castle, where he died two years later. Early life Some sources give his date of birth as 1764. Bowles was born in Frederick County, Maryland, and joined the Maryland Loyalist Battalion at the age of thirteen with the junior officer rank of ensign, travelling with the battalion when it was ordered to form part of the garrison of Pensacola, Florida. Upon arrival, Bowles resigned his commission, and left the fortification, where he was captured by Muscogee raiders and brought back to one of their settleme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bowlegs, Oklahoma
Bowlegs is a town in Seminole County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 357 at the time of the 2020 census. Etymology According to tradition, the community has the name of Billy Bowlegs, a leader of the Seminoles in Florida. Bowlegs has frequently been noted on lists of unusual place names. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all land. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 371 people, 148 households, and 108 families residing in the town. The population density was . There were 167 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 81.13% White, 0.54% African American, 15.63% Native American, 0.27% from other races, and 2.43% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.35% of the population. There were 148 households, out of which 25.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.1% were married couples living together, 10.1% had a female househol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bowlegs Creek
Bowlegs Creek is a stream in Polk County, Florida, in the United States. Bowlegs Creek was named in honor of Billy Bowlegs, a Seminole chief. See also *List of rivers of Florida This is a list of streams and rivers in the U.S. state of Florida. With one exception, the streams and rivers of Florida all originate on the Coastal plain. That exception is the Apalachicola River, which is formed by the merger of the Chattahooc ... References Rivers of Polk County, Florida Rivers of Florida {{Florida-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
