Indian population in the United States and Alaska. 1910 - RootsWeb
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158 INDIANS IN THE UNITED STATES.<br />
than any of <strong>the</strong> o<strong>the</strong>r ma<strong>in</strong> classes of mixed marriages.<br />
Of <strong>the</strong> subclasses under "Marriages among mixedbloods,"<br />
<strong>the</strong> marriages between <strong>Indian</strong> <strong>and</strong> Negro<br />
mixed-bloods showed <strong>the</strong> greatest fertUity, more than<br />
half of such marriages result<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> six or more children.<br />
Table 54<br />
All classes.<br />
DEGREE OP MIXTTTKE.<br />
Marriages among full-bloods<br />
Husb<strong>and</strong> <strong>and</strong> wife belong<strong>in</strong>g to same tribe<br />
Husb<strong>and</strong> <strong>and</strong> wife belong<strong>in</strong>g to different tribes.<br />
Mixed marriage<br />
Marriages of full-bloods with mixed-bloods<br />
Wife full blood, husb<strong>and</strong> wUte <strong>and</strong> <strong>Indian</strong>.<br />
Husb<strong>and</strong> full blood, wife wbite <strong>and</strong> <strong>Indian</strong>.<br />
Marriages of full-bloods with whites..<br />
Wue full blood, husb<strong>and</strong> white .<br />
Husb<strong>and</strong> full blood, wife white .<br />
Marriages among mixed-bloods<br />
Wife white <strong>and</strong> <strong>Indian</strong>, husb<strong>and</strong> white <strong>and</strong> <strong>Indian</strong>.<br />
Wife Negro <strong>and</strong> <strong>Indian</strong>, husb<strong>and</strong> Negro <strong>and</strong> <strong>Indian</strong><br />
Wife white, Negro, <strong>and</strong> <strong>Indian</strong>, husb<strong>and</strong> white, Negro, <strong>and</strong> <strong>Indian</strong> 1<br />
Marriages of mixed-bloods with whites<br />
Wife white, husb<strong>and</strong> wMte <strong>and</strong> <strong>Indian</strong><br />
Husb<strong>and</strong> white, wife wliite <strong>and</strong> <strong>Indian</strong>.<br />
Polygamous marriages (husb<strong>and</strong> <strong>and</strong> wives probably fuIl-blood <strong>Indian</strong>s) .<br />
The average number of children per marriage, by<br />
degree of mixture of blood, is shown <strong>in</strong> Table 55.<br />
Table 65<br />
Polygamous marriages, as compared with monogamous<br />
marriages between fuU-bloods, showed a smaller<br />
proportion hav<strong>in</strong>g had only two children <strong>and</strong> three to<br />
five children, <strong>and</strong> a larger proportion hav<strong>in</strong>g had six<br />
or more.<br />
Total<br />
number<br />
tabulated.<br />
7,548<br />
3,658<br />
3,480<br />
178<br />
3,745<br />
630<br />
324<br />
206<br />
90<br />
1,385<br />
1,286<br />
36<br />
63<br />
1,740<br />
777<br />
963<br />
145<br />
WOMEN 15 TO 44 YEABS Or AGE, MABKIED 10 TO 20 TEARS: <strong>1910</strong>.<br />
Not more<br />
than two<br />
children.<br />
200<br />
183<br />
7<br />
10<br />
250<br />
126<br />
124<br />
Number bearlng-<br />
Three<br />
to five<br />
children.<br />
3,391<br />
1,739<br />
1,655<br />
1,587<br />
221<br />
137<br />
84<br />
39<br />
39<br />
539<br />
'508<br />
788<br />
349<br />
439<br />
65<br />
Six or<br />
more<br />
children.<br />
1,203<br />
1,145<br />
58<br />
1,626<br />
234<br />
145<br />
646<br />
595<br />
20<br />
31<br />
702<br />
302<br />
400<br />
Not more<br />
than two<br />
children.<br />
16.9<br />
19.6<br />
19.6<br />
20.2<br />
14.2<br />
14.2<br />
13.0<br />
16.0<br />
7.8<br />
7.8<br />
14.4<br />
14.2<br />
19.4<br />
15.9<br />
14.4<br />
16.2<br />
12.9<br />
17.2<br />
Per cent bear<strong>in</strong>g—<br />
Three<br />
to five<br />
children.<br />
44.9<br />
47.5<br />
47.6<br />
47.2<br />
4i2.4<br />
41.7<br />
42.3<br />
40.8<br />
43.3<br />
43.3<br />
38.9<br />
39.5<br />
23.0<br />
34.9<br />
45.3<br />
44.9<br />
45.6<br />
44.8<br />
Six or<br />
more<br />
children.<br />
38.2<br />
32.9<br />
32.9<br />
32.6<br />
43.4<br />
44.2<br />
44.8<br />
43.2<br />
48.9<br />
48.9<br />
46.6<br />
46.3<br />
55.6<br />
49.2<br />
40.3<br />
38.9<br />
41.5<br />
37.9-