Sarah “Sallie” Bluejacket

Sarah “Sallie” Bluejacket was born January 7, 1844, in Johnson County, Kansas Territory, to Charles Kal-we and Julia Ann Wah-nah-ta-the-qua Bluejacket. Her father was a Shawnee chief, Baptist minister, and an interpreter. Sallie attended school at the Shawnee Indian Mission, where she also served as an interpreter between the Missionaries and the tribe.

She married Jonathan Gore on November 10, 1858. A lawyer, Gore served as Johnson County attorney. The family continued to live in Johnson County where they raised eight children. Around 1900 they moved to Cherokee Nation, Indian Territory, now Oklahoma.

She died April 22, 1924, in Nowata, Oklahoma. https://www.kansasmemory.org/item/211525