Chief Cochise, of the White Mountain Apache

Cochise was born around 1810, in either southeast Arizona or northwest Sonora, Mexico. He was destined for leadership: his father, most likely a man named Pisago Cabezón, was the head chief of the Chokonen band, one of four bands in the Apache tribe.

Cochise had at least two younger brothers, Juan and Coyuntura (or Kin-o-Tera), and one younger sister.

https://www.thoughtco.com/cochise-biography-4175357

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From http://www.fortsillapache-nsn.gov/index.php?option=com_content&view...

Cochise c.1800-1874 Chief of the Chiricahua Apache Tribe. Hostilities with U. S. troops began with the “Cut-through-the-tent” affair (1860). When the Chiricahua Reservation was established (1872) he came in to stay. Died there June 1874. Cochise’s principal wife was Dos-teh-seh, a Mimbreno Apache, daughter of Mangus Coloradas. By her he had sons Taza and Naiche (Natchez). By another wife, of Chiricahua blood, name not recalled, he had daughters Dash-den-zhoos and Naithlotonz (Naiche-dos). On his death Cochise was succeeded as chief of the Chiricahuas by his older son Taza, and on the latter’s death in Washington in 1876 the younger son Naiche succeeded. Naiche, his mother Dos-teh-seh, and his two half-sisters lived through 27 years as prisoners-of-war and ended their days at Mescalero. Dash-den-zhoos became the wife of Kay-dah-zinne and mother of Lena Morgan. Naithlotonz was wife of Fred Gokliz and after his death married Chiricahua Tom. Buried at Fort Sill are two daughters-in-law of Cochise (wives of Naiche), 6 grandsons (sons of Naiche), 2 granddaughters (daughters of Naiche), a grandnephew and a grandniece (children of Hugh Chee), and other more distant relatives. Numerous descendants of Cochise survive today through the children of his son Naiche and his daughter Dash-den-zhoos.

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