▁name ▁means ▁" W ind ▁Bl oss om ." ▁ ▁The ▁first - born ▁was ▁Mary ▁Ann , ▁who ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁ 1 8 1 4 . ▁ ▁The ▁second , ▁Sarah , ▁was ▁probably ▁born ▁around ▁ 1 8 1 6 . ▁ ▁After ▁his ▁wife ▁A - C i ' n - G a ▁died , ▁he ▁sent ▁his ▁daughters ▁to ▁attend ▁school ▁in ▁Kentucky . ▁ ▁His ▁daughter ▁Mary ▁Williams ▁married ▁John ▁All an ▁Mat he ws ▁of ▁Kentucky ▁who ▁operated ▁multiple ▁trad ing ▁vent ures ▁with ▁the ▁Os age . ▁ ▁After ▁her ▁death ▁Mat he ws ▁married ▁Williams ' ▁younger ▁daughter ▁Sarah . ▁ ▁Sarah ▁Williams ▁( Mat he ws ) ▁was ▁the ▁grand m other ▁of ▁historian ▁John ▁Joseph ▁Mat he ws . ▁ ▁John ▁Joseph ▁Mat he ws , ▁Williams ' ▁great - grand son , ▁became ▁a ▁noted ▁author ▁of ▁the ▁Os age , ▁served ▁on ▁the ▁Trib al ▁Council , ▁and ▁helped ▁found ▁the ▁Trib al ▁Museum ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 8 . ▁ ▁Later ▁career ▁▁ ▁By ▁ 1 8 2 2 ▁he ▁was ▁working ▁as ▁an ▁independent ▁tra pper , ▁and ▁also ▁gu ided ▁travel ers ▁through ▁the ▁far ▁western ▁front ier ▁of ▁the ▁time . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁respect ed ▁figure ▁among ▁the ▁mountain ▁men ▁and ▁worked ▁with ▁many , ▁including ▁Uncle ▁Dick ▁W oot on , ▁Joe ▁Walker , ▁Alex is ▁G ode y , ▁George ▁N ide ver , ▁Z enas ▁Leonard , ▁Antoine ▁L er