Joc-O-Sot

He led some gaming expeditions in the Cleveland area after the war, then joined a theatrical company in which his depiction of Native American life made him very popular throughout the Eastern United States and then Europe.

[1][3][7] Joc-O-Sot was not in England very long before he became ill from what was likely tuberculosis and left for the United States of his own accord, his planned destination being home near Fort Leavenworth, Missouri.

[6] In Cleveland he was diagnosed with "quick consumption" by a physician and given a place to stay by local coal magnate John G. Stockley in his office.

[6] He was then buried at Erie Street Cemetery in downtown Cleveland, an act intended to honor not only Joc-O-Sot but the Native American race.

[6][9][12] In all likelihood his remains were body-snatched for the purpose of medical research, in any case his body was confirmed as removed in 1882 Cleveland city records.

[6] Oghema Niagara's granddaughter claimed that Joc-O-Sot was among the "greatest chiefs" of his era and was accordingly honored by local tribes and by herself in annual visits.

[2] The Cleveland Paranormal Society attributes the condition of the original tombstone to Joc-O-Sot's distress regarding his inability to return to his tribe.

[8] Another local legend recognizes the tombstone's vandals, but states they were supernaturally punished with insanity as a result of a curse placed by Oghema Niagara (Chief Thunderwater).

[5] For several years three stalks of maize would grow beside Joc-O-Sot's grave, attributed to a Sauk tribe member who visited regularly.