Talk:Jay Silverheels

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[edit] There ought to be a cross reference . . .

Silverheels ought to be referenced on Wikipedia's page "list of Mohawk people". Actually, so should August Schellenberg. I'd add both of them, but I can't figure out how to edit these "list" pages! Tom129.93.17.229 22:55, 2 August 2007 (UTC)


[edit] Year of birth

So when precisely was he born??

imdb gives 26th May but other sources give 26th June and 26th July. Is there a definitive answer?Arcturus 21:22, 12 Nov 2004 (UTC)

Find-A-Grave gives 26th May of 1919, which date is the good one. Lincher 03:17, 14 March 2006 (UTC)

From the Social Security Death Index:
Name: Jay Silverheels
SSN: 134-05-0806
Born: 26 June 1912
State (Year) SSN issued: New York (1936–1950)
Died: March 1980
ZIP code of Last Residence: 91306 (Winnetka, Los Angeles County, California)
ZIP code of Last Benefit: 91306 (Winnetka, Los Angeles County, California)
This is the date that Silverheels himself suplied on his application for a Social Security number. The date of birth must be verified by a birth certificate for a person to receive age-related Social Security benefits.
— Walloon 16:24, 10 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Birthplace

Six Nations Indian Reserve, Brantford, Ontario is what is written on the article in two places. Brantford isn't in Six Nations and Six Nations isn't in Brantford. He is on the List of people from Brantford article and the Ohsweken article. Searching on Google, I could only find the Six Nations Indian Reserve, Brantford, Ontario . —Preceding unsigned comment added by Wuffyz (talk • contribs) 02:33, 4 January 2008 (UTC)

I'm confused. The Six Nations Indian Reserve is right next to Brantford, Ontario, according to every map I've seen. See Six Nations 40, Ontario. The reservation is directly southeast of Brantford, maybe three or four miles only from the city center of Brantford. Try http://maps.yahoo.com/#mvt=m&lat=43.129585&lon=-80.168355&mag=6&trf=0&q1=brantford%2C%20ontario Brantford would be the postal address, most likely. Monkeyzpop (talk) 02:57, 4 January 2008 (UTC)
Ohsweken has it's own post office and I measured 4.5 miles to it from the part of Six Nations that is closest to Brantford. But still, he would have to have been born in either one or the other. Wuffyz (talk) 14:10, 15 January 2008 (UTC)
Did Ohsweken have its own post office when Silverheels was born? At any rate, Brantford is what he himself always said. Monkeyzpop (talk) 01:04, 16 January 2008 (UTC)