I am new to this list. This Native stuff is very hard work. Red Iron was alive at hangings, so you might follow his trail. And names should be on rolls for various distributions for $$ Natives got cheated out of. Do you have marriage certificate from Mendota? St. Peter's Church and/or Mendota Mdewakanton might be able to help with this. If you can send me more, I can probably direct you to other places/sources/people. John and William L. Laramy patented land in Moody Co, SD in 1881. Happy Historical Trails, Robert P. Mosedale Bloodhound Research, P. A. [email protected]