Cornstalk

Hokoleskwa (ca. 1720 – November 10, 1777) known as Cornstalk — was an important 18th century leader of the Shawnee people. In the Shawnee language, his name meant "blade of corn". His name was spelled a variety of ways, including Colesqua and Keigh-tugh-qua. ... Historians can only speculate on Cornstalk’s early years. He may have been born in present-day Pennsylvania. At some time his people migrated to the Ohio Country, near present day Chillicothe, as the Shawnee gave ground in the face of expanding English settlement. Continued