This is an 1838 muster roll of Georgia Cherokees who started from Rosses Landing in Tennessee with 1072 Cherokee men, women, children and slaves, and traversed the Trail of Tears to Indian Territory in present day Oklahoma where they arrived on 7 sep 1838 with 635 people. The official muster roll was not made until 23 July 1838 when 763 were enumerated. At this point the train had arrived at a point 25 miles south of Little Rock Arkansas.
The official calculation states that they had 144 deaths, 289 desertions, and 2 births total along the trip. That, along with the 635 counted at the end of the trail amounts to 1,066, close to the initial 1,072 who left Rosses Landing.
Of Hickory Log, Georgia
| Name | Age 10-25 | Age 50+ | Total in Family | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam | 1 | 2 | 9 | |
| John Dogester | 2 | 2 | 9 | |
| Archey Kelly | 7 | |||
| John Peach-eater | 2 | 1 ch | ||
| Cunna Soot tah-guska | 1 | 1 | ||
| Cun-now-wee | 2 | 6 | ||
| Nancy Harnage | 1 | alone | ||
| William Downing | 1 | 1 | ||
| White man Killer | 1 | 4 | 5 | |
| Humin Bird (male) | 10 |
Fork Town, Georgia
| Name | Age 10-25 | Age 50+ | Total in Family | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tu-sais-Ka | 1 over 25 | |||
| James Skilt | 1 | 2 | ||
| Dog Head | 1 | 1 | 5 | |
| Tah ta gu ski | 3 | 1 | 5 |
Hickory Town Log
| Name | Age 10-25 | Age 50+ | Total in Family | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standing-on-fence | 1 | 5 | 1 over 25 |
Shole Creek, Georgia
| Name | Age 10-25 | Age 50+ | Total in Family | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crane | 5 | 2 under 10, 1 about 25 | ||
| Jesse Brewer | 10 | one about 40 |
Hickory Log, Georgia
| Name | Age 10-25 | Age 50+ | Total in Family | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Young Turkey | 2 | 3 | one child | |
| Good Money | alone, bet 25-50 | |||
| Good-money | ||||
| Col-ocon-noe has kin | of Cocawate Georgia | |||
| Al King | 1 | about 25 | ||
| Quata, woman | 2 | about 35, 1 child | ||
| Pidgeon | 2 | 2 | ||
| John Rogers | 2 | 2 | Couple under 25. Sixes, Georgia | |
| Le quo yal | 1 | 1 | alone, under 25 Hightower, Georgia | |
| Ne low wu | 1 | 1 | alone, under 25 Hightower, Georgia | |
| In nah la (alias Morning) | 1 | 9 | 3 males under 10, 5 females Running Water, Georgia | |
| Yellow Hammer | 7 | Sholes Creek |
Hickory Log, Georgia
| Name | Age 10-25 | 25-50 | over 50 | Total in Family | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Archey | 1 | 5 | |||
| Tik coo akee | 1 | 6 | |||
| wo co killer | 7 | ||||
| Old Dry | 1 | 1 | |||
| Jack Dry | 1 | 1 | |||
| Tak ka nu see na | 1 | 8 | |||
| F Keeler | 1 | 1 | |||
| Ah hu cha | 1 | 6 | |||
| Moses Dorhurty | 1 | 5 | |||
| Dick Proctor | 2 | 5 | |||
| Ku soo kah nee | 1 | ||||
| Alsey (Woman) | 1 | ||||
| Clay | 1 | ||||
| House Brig | 1 | ||||
| Tooker (woman) | 2 | ||||
| Liver | 1 | 4 | |||
| Harris | 1 | ||||
| Bowl or Pan | 1 | 10 | |||
| Noochee | 2 and 1 | 3 | |||
| Bresh poiker | 2 | ||||
| Chu chee cha | 1 | 1 | 7 | ||
| George Barrow | 1 | 12 | |||
| Shorlet Moss | 2 | couple | |||
| Up the Branch | 1 | 7 | |||
| Edward Edwards | 8 | Hickory Log GA | |||
| Betsy Edwards | 1 | 1 under 10 | |||
| Ah see na bagg | 1 | 1 | |||
| Walkinh Star | 1 | 1 | of Lentwater | ||
| Lonney | 5 | of Lentwater | |||
| E. George | 8 | of Hickory Log | |||
| Checker | 1 | 3 under 25 | |||
| Peach Eater | 2 | 1 | |||
| Dirt Jug | 1 | ||||
| Johnsandera | 1 | ||||
| Leach | 1 | ||||
| Oo lah nah | 5 | 1 under 25, 1 over | |||
| Jack Laughing Girl | 1 | 3 | Abt. 27, Sixes GA | ||
| Nakey Charltee | 1 | ||||
| Aney Ne Lowey (woman) | 1 | over 25, 4 children | |||
| We Yah Cuiter | 1 | ||||
| John Wind | 1 | ||||
| Thomas Wind | 1 | over 25 | |||
| Oonee yah hutah | 1 | 6 | |||
| Oo na quon | 2 | ||||
| Iquirte | 1 | 3 | |||
| Sally Downing | 1 | 1 | |||
| Fogg | 2 | couple, under 25 | |||
| Black Bird | 1 | 1 | |||
| Tobacco Plant | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Cun na quat lagas | 1 | ||||
| Collucha | 1 | about 25 | |||
| Tak Kah tok kop | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| John Na wo | 1 | 1 | |||
| Parch Corn | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Weely or Wuly | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Ca yah he | 1 | 2 | |||
| Caty | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| Ben White-man Killer | 1 | 3 | |||
| Barney | 1 | ||||
| Dempsy | 1 | ||||
| Wolf | 1 | ||||
| Bird | 1 |
There are 91 family groups in the enumeration above, yet the official muster roll concludes with a total county of 763 persons. Ther math would equate to 8 persons in each family group, which i find unlikely. I would counter that the vast majority of missing were the slaves whose descendants would become freedmen of the Cherokee tribe.