Appanoose

Appanoose was a 19th-century Meskwaki chief who lived in Iowa; he was the son of Taimah (Chief Tama)^[1] and probably a grandson of Quashquame. Prior to European-American settlement in the 19th century, the tribe occupied territory in what became Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois and Iowa.

Appanoose
Appanoose, after Charles Bird King ca. 1836
Meskwaki leader
Personal details
Parent	Chief Taimah

Several place names and a US Navy ship honored Appanoose:

• Appanoose County, Iowa
• Appanoose County Courthouse
• Appanoose County Community Railroad
• Appanoose Township, Franklin County, Kansas
• Appanoose Township, Hancock County, Illinois
• USS Appanoose (AK-226), a Crater class cargo ship^[2]