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Quintana, Elizabeth Leach
| Last Name: | Quintana |
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| First Name: | Elizabeth Leach |
| Dates: |
1899 (Date of Birth)
1973 (Date of Death)
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| Biography/History: | According to information provided by her husband, Jacob Quintana, Lizzie, aka Elizabeth, was born on 28 March 1899 and was half Scots and half Spokane Indian. Based on the 1898 Indian Census for the Colville Agency (which lists Lizzie as being four years old), Lizzie’s father was James Leach and her mother was named Isabell, although no maiden name is listed. This entry is one of several confusing records attributing birth dates to Lizzie ranging from 1891 to 1899. In various photographs belonging to the Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture, Elizabeth is identified as Lizzie Hammer Quintana. A Salish woman named Lizzie Yostswee Adams, born in 1891 and living on the Flat Head Reservation in Montana, married Pascal Hammer of Ronan Lake, Montana, in 1925. The Adams surname might relate to the 1921 marriage of Lizzie Leach Flying Bird to John Batiste Adams in Missoula, Montana. The Adams/Hammer marriage certificate shows Lizzie as having been born at Camas Prairie, Sanders County, Montana, the daughter of Jim Leech and Perlina Leech. In any case, when Pascal Hammer died in 1934, his death certificate lists his spouse as Catherine Poker Jim. On 22 October 1935, Lizzie Leach married Jacob Quintana (1899-1976) in Spokane, Washington. Both were listed on the marriage certificate as being from Perma, Montana, although Jacob was born in New Mexico. In 1940, the U. S. Census recorded the Jacob and Elizabeth in Butte, Silver Bow, Montana, where Jacob was working as a miner for the Anaconda Copper Mine. Both Jacob and Elizabeth were listed as white. As early as 1947 (possibly earlier), Lizzie and Jacob were living on Morgan Acres in Spokane. The City Directory, Jacob is listed as a carpenter. In the 1960 issue, he is listed as a millwright. On 1 February 1973, Elizabeth Quintana died in a local hospital. She was survived by Jacob, who was living at their home at E2920 Lincoln Rd., and four cousins, Mrs. Carl Phillips, Mrs. Faye Leach (widow of Fred Moss Leach), Mrs. John Allen, and Mrs. Robert Whitt, all of Spokane. Her obituary, which ran in the Spokesman-Review on 3 February 1973, stated that Elizabeth had been a member of the community for 51 years and was a member of St. Patrick’s Church. Jacob Quintana died in October 1976 and was buried on 6 October 1976 at Holy Cross in Spokane, Washington. |
| Related Objects: |
3620.22 (Bag, Woman's Beaded Bag, 1960 - 1970)
NN96.19 (Bag, Woman's Beaded Bag, Mid 20th Century)
QUINTANA.COLLECTION.47 (Bag, Woman's Beaded Bag, 1950 - 1959)
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