Jesse Chisholm

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Jesse Chisholm was a 19th-century trader, guide, and interpreter of Scottish-Cherokee descent best known for the cattle trail that later bore his name.

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Jesse Chisholm canonical 2

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instanceOf frontiersman
guide
interpreter
person
trader
burialPlace near Left Hand Spring, Oklahoma
causeOfDeath food poisoning (probable)
centuryOfActivity 19th century
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1805
dateOfDeath 1868
ethnicGroup Cherokee
Scottish American
familyName Chisholm
givenName Jesse
hasHeritage Cherokee
Scottish
knownFor Chisholm Trail
trading in Indian Territory
work as an interpreter in the American West
languagesSpoken Cherokee
English
multiple Native American languages
namedAfter Jesse Chisholm
notableFor acting as a cultural intermediary between Native Americans and Anglo-Americans
notableWork establishing a trade route later known as the Chisholm Trail
occupation guide
interpreter
scout
trader
participatedIn relations between Native American tribes and U.S. authorities
placeOfBirth Tennessee
placeOfDeath near Geary, Indian Territory
placeOfResidence Indian Territory
present-day Oklahoma
regionOfActivity Indian Territory
Kansas
Texas
trailNamedAfter Chisholm Trail
workedAs interpreter for treaty councils

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Chisholm Trail namedAfter Jesse Chisholm
Chisholm Trail namedAfter Jesse Chisholm
subject linked to: Jesse Chisholm