Nonhelema Hokolesqua was born 1718 near Greenbrier River, WV, died 1786 Ohio. A female Piqua Shawnee Chief, sister of Chief Cornstalk, she was born into the Chillicothe Shawnee. Nonhelema “Not a Man” stood 6 feet 6 inches and was noted for seeking peace. At one point, she lived in Lower Shawneetown (Shawanoa)—the main town was at Portsmouth Ohio, but she lived across the Ohio River in Greenup County Kentucky.


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