Individual Details

Also known as Tom "Swiftwater" Hahn.

Tom served as medicine Man from 1982 to about 1997 for the Kansas-Delaware Tribe. He served as Principal Chief for the Kansas-Delaware Tribe from 1993 to July 1999, when he resigned. In June 2000, he was elected as Chairman of the General Council.

I met Tom at the Houston, Texas, Bush International Airport and he was a very pleasant man. It was great honor to be able to meet him in person. He was doing research on his ancestors and we had WilLaQueNaho in common. I helped him with a lot of research, via the Internet. Had it not been for Tom, I'm not sure how long it would have taken me to find out more about Henry Tiblow and see a picture of him for the first time. I thought we made a great team providing people with information that they might not otherwise know. We both believed in finding the documents to prove or disprove our heritage.

OBIT:
Capt. Thomas F. Hahn, U.S.N. Ret., age 80, died Wednesday, May 23, 2007 after a long illness. He is survived by his wife of 39 years, Nathalie White Hahn; son Christopher of Glen Burnie, MD; daughter Elizabeth and her partner Lisa Sasser of Amherst, NH, children of a former marriage to Elizabeth Curtis (deceased); son Duane Torrey and wife Linda of Londonderry, NH; daughter Diane Torrey of Tallahassee, FL; and granddaughter Beverly Hahn of Cockeysville, MD. After retiring from a 28-year Naval career, Thomas pursued an education at Shepherd College and West Virginia University (WVU) earning a Master’s degree in History and PhD in Industrial Archaeology, specializing in the study of Canals. Thomas was president of the American Canal Society from 1972 - 1997 and a member of the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal Society. He was an adjunct professor at WVU, authoring several books in his field. Thomas also studied languages, being fluent in many. After 25 years in Shepherdstown, West Virginia and spending summers in Maine, he moved to Fort Myers, FL year round in 1999. Thomas was closely connected with his Native American heritage and was a former Chief of the Kansas Delaware Nation. He was a founding member of All Faiths Unitarian Congregation of Fort Myers. There will be a memorial service at 5 pm, Wednesday, May 30 at the home of Amanda Evans followed by a Life Celebration Reception at Sabal Springs Country Club. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to: All Faiths Unitarian Congregation, or Hope Hospice, Fort Myers, FL.

Birth	5 Nov 1926	Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas, United States
Birth	5 Nov 1926
Residence	1930	Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, United States
Marriage	1948	Austin, Travis County, Texas, United States - Living
Marriage	30 Oct 1968	Navy Chapel, Washington, District of Columbia - Nathalie Irene White
Burial	2007
Death	23 May 2007	Fort Myers, Lee, Florida, United States
Death	23 May 2007
Obituary	29 May 2007	Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Alt name		Thomas Fredrick Hahn

Spouse

Nathalie Irene White (1932 - )

Spouse	Living
Child	Elizabeth Lee "Betsey" Hahn (1959 - 2017)

Spouse	Living
Child	Living

Father	Walter Frederick Hahn (1895 - 1967)
Mother	Florence Vivian Torgeson (1897 - 1998)

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