These records came from the National Archives and the list was posted in the newspaper in Biloxi/Gulfport, Mississippi in November of 1935. Attempts have been made to establish just what this Society is, but to date we have not obtained that information.
The information for these pages was contributed by Jackie Matte, author of They Say the Wind is Red , Pat Creel-Kendrick, and Dusty. We thank them for allowing us to provide our readers with this valuable Choctaw history.
Surname A Member Name
Spouse Date of Marriage Address Sarah Young Abbley widow (Fritz Abbley) 1888
Biloxi, Miss. Sarah E. Bosarge Andrews Marion Andrews 1902 Bayou Labatre, Ala. Minnie Lee Bosarge Andrews Emmit Andrews 1895 Bayou Labatre, Ala. William E. Akridge Daisie Daughtery 1905 Bayou Labatre, Ala. Claral Bosarge Akridge Louis B. Akridge 1884 Bayou Labatre, Ala. Armenia Bosarge Andrews John Andrews 1871 Bayou Labatre, Ala. Fannie Andrews Arnett Joe Arnett 1886 Bayou Labatre, Ala.
Surname B Member NameSpouse Date of Marriage Address William Franklin Bellais Charlotte King* 1910 Ocean Springs, Miss. Decatur P. Bond Fannie M. Hickman 1870 Powers, Miss. Marion Bond Mariah Crawford 1859 Wisdom, Miss. Seth H. Bond Sarah Johnson 1891 Beatrice, Miss. Jesse H. Bond Mary D. Williams 1903 Saucier, Miss Mills T. Bond Unmarried Saucier, Miss. John Carrol (Hard To Read) Bond Unmarried McHenry, Miss. Russell Bond Amelia Johnson 1892 McHenry, Miss. Bessie Golman Bosarge Hubert Bosarge* 1908 Bayou Labatre, Ala. Amite (Or Amile) Bosarge Amanda Rhodes 1882 Bayou Labatre, Ala. Celestine Gorlott Bosarge widow (Victor Bosarge) no date Bayou Labatre, Ala. Hubert L. Bosarge Bessie Golmon 1908 Bayou Labatre, Ala. Albert Bosarge Artimese Bosarge 1884 Bayou Labatre, Ala Hubbard Bosarge Fannie Davidson no date Bayou Labatre, Ala. Fannie A. Duncan (?) Blackwell James N. Blackwell 1887 Tylertown, Miss Gertrude Wood Blackwell Allen Blackwell no date Kirklin (?), La. Benjamin F. Bullock Damaris White* 1895 Gulfport, Miss Aurelia Fountain Bosarge Octave Bosarge 1891 Biloxi, Miss. Dora Bosarge Sherri Bosarge 1889 Bayou Labatre, Ala. Marshall Bosarge Lula Beckham 1899 Coden, Ala. John J. Briant Eugenia Bosarge 1882 Bayou Lebatre, Ala. Willie Lester Briant Ethel May Smith 1907 Bayou Labatre, Ala. George H. Briant Mary C. Bosarge 1881 Bayou Labatre, Ala. Margaret Mitchell Brownlee widow (William Brownlee) no date Beauvoir, Miss. Elizabeth Hickman Breland widow, (C. C. Breland) no date Perkinston, Miss. Lydia Whittington Byrd Reuben Byrd 1866 (?) Clarence, Miss. Mary Emeline Byrd (Unmarried) Clarence, Miss. Proctor Beall Una Hickman no date McHenry, Miss. Marhshall Barber Florence Erwin* 1904 Hackley, La. Isaac Bates Joanna Givens 1890 New Orleans, La. Rose Thomas Barber Marshall Barber 1903 Hackley, La. Josephine Thomas Barber James Barber 1883 Hackley, La.
Surname C Member Name Spouse Marriage Date Address Margaret Briant CAIN Charles J. Cain 1912 Bayou Labatre, Ala. S. P. CONERLY Allie A. Alexander 1905 Long Beach, Miss. Luke Ward CONERLY Ida M. Freeman 1909 Gulfport, Miss. P. J. CONERLY Ethel Bunch no date Gulfport, Miss Thomas B. CONERLY Katie W. Norris 1856 Gloster, Miss. Mary Colaghan CRAVEN widow (Henry Craven) 1909 Beauvoir, Miss. Margaret Page CLARK Robert N. Clark 1900 Nugent, Miss. Collin W. CREEL Nancy E. Hill 1876 Gulfport, Miss. Daniel H. COWART Louisa Whittington 1870 Nugent, Miss. Charlotte Glase CLARK Washington Clark 1853 New Orleans, La. Annabel Sellers CONNOR widow (Morris Connor) no date Gulfport, Miss. Caroline Creel CRUTHIRDS widow (Reddick Cruthirds) 1852 Gulfport, Miss. William COWART Hannah E. Jones* 1866 Moss Point, Miss. (Illegible first name) CREEL Josie May Rice 1906 Laurel, Miss.
Surname D Member NameSpouse Marriage Date Address Walter M. DAVIS no spouse listed no date Perkinston, Miss. Albert L. DEMOUR Hattie L. Bosarge 1900 Bayou Labatre, Ala. Robert DOBSON Elizabeth Nelson no date Lyman, Miss. William DOBSON Demores Ann Holoman 1879 Ocean Springs, Miss. John E. DOSSETT Sadie Robinson 1912 Gulfport, Miss. Elizabeth Wells DUTREY Peter Dutrey 1908 New Orleans, La. John M. DUNCAN Ada Thomas* 1899 Hackley, La. Aca Dallas DUNCAN Ida McNeil 1900 Hackley, La. Marcus C. DUNCAN Rosella Thomas* 1897 Hackley, La. Robert M. DUNCAN Daisie D. Hapgood 1904 Hackley, La. Garlen M. D. DUNCAN Dora R. Taylor no date Hackley, La. James Hubert DUNCAN Irean Thomas* 1908 Hackley, La. Martin P. DUNCAN Mary A. Davidson no date Summit, Miss. Luke DUNCAN Unmarried no date Hackley, La Rosella Thomas DUNCAN Marcus C. Duncan* 1897 Hackley, La. Mary Knight DUNCAN widow (John W. Duncan) 1865 Jenkins, La. Alice Thomas DILLON Cecero C. Dillon 1907 Hackley, La. Dora DUNCAN Andrew Neilsen 1891 Hackley, La. Pearl L. DAVIS Aaron Davis no date Gulfport, Miss.
Surname E Member NameSpouse Marriage Date Address Bragg B. Evans unmarried no date Alrey, Miss. Mary Redmond Evans David B. Evans 1897 Alrey, Miss. Thomas Jackson Evans Rachel A. Nicholls 1869 Saucier, Miss. Mary Easterling Edga Jr. Joe Edgar 1888 Gulfport, Miss. Swanson M. Edgar Eva A. Pittman 1910 Gulfport, Miss. Lillian Smith Elrod Walter Elrod no date Winfield, Texas James Erwin Ethel Duncan 1910 Hackley, La. Boss Erwin Minnie Seals 1912 Hackley, La. Araminta S. Edwards Theodore J. L. Edwards* 1881 New Orleans, La. Sarah Abbey Edwards Unmarried no date New Orleans, La. Helen S. Edwards Unmarried no date New Orleans, La. Emma V. Edwards Ellison Benjamin F. Ellison 1901 New Orleans, La Julia V. Thomas Erwin Ab Erwin 1885 Hackley, La. Marnie E. Elias Unmarried no date Gulfport, Miss.
Surname F Member Name Spouse Marriage Date Address Hyram M. Fayard Unmarried 1871 Biloxi, Miss. Lois Fayard Sarah E. Cowart Biloxi, Miss. Arnold Finnie Unmarried New Orleans, La. Archie Finne Unmarried New Orleans, La. Noble Ross Finnie Mary E. Anderson 1894 New Orleans, La. Noble Armand Finnie Unmarried New Orleans, La. Bettie Guess Finnie widow (Louis Finne) 1859 New Orleans, La. Rowena Sumrall Falgo James Falgo no date Gulfport, Miss.
Surname G Member NameSpouse Marriage Date Address Robert Golman Unmarried no date Bayou Labatre, Ala. Nora Wintzell Golman George Golman no date Bayou Labatre, Ala. John Gorlott Bozelia Bosarge no date Theordore, Ala. Lucy Creel Graham Forest Graham* 1900 Gulfport, Miss. Annie Talbert Gerlach Charlie Gerlach 1907 Gulfport, Miss. Robert M. Green Etta Morgan 1903 Gulfport, Miss. Daniel Glover Mary Jane (?) 1884 Monticello, Miss. Parham Glover Harriet R. J. Johnson no date Provo City, Utah
Surname H Member NameSpouse Marriage Date Address Elma E. Conerly Hill Grove Hill 1906 Okolona, Miss. John C. Hickman Julia Bond no date McHenry, Miss. Una Hickman Unmarried McHenry, Miss. Oliver Holloman Elizabeth A. Mitchell 1865 Lyman, Miss. Eliza Young Holley William Holley 1866 Biloxi, Miss. Alice Harris Hines Thomas J. Hines 1903 Miles, Texas Ada Lee Conerly Hamiter James W. Hamiter 1903 Oil City, La. Thomas L. Hester Mary E. Stallings* no date Florence, La. Matilda Stafford Hatten Murphy Hatten 1884 Columbia, Miss.
Surname J-K-L-M-N-O Member NameSpouse Marriage Date Address Frances Thomas Jones Henry Jones 1895 Hackley, La. Ella Whittington Jordan John W. Jordan 1886 Gulfport, Miss. K
William P. Knight Elizabeth Brooks no date Franklinton, La. James Calvin Knight Hattie (?) Erwin 1910 Hackley, La Candacey Knight Norman Knight* 1910 Hackley, La Nettie (?) Erwin Knight James Knight* 1910 Hackley, La L
Carrie Andrews Lander Unknown Lander 1911 Bayou Labatre, Ala. Leonard W. Ladnier Ruth Beall 1899 Riceville, Miss. Mary Conerly Lamkin Dr. Wm. J. Lamkin 1867 Gloster, Miss. M
Mattie Green Magee Charlie Magee 1904 Franklinton, La. Henry E. McLemore Margaret V. Strong 1906 Corpus Christi, Texas William R. McLemore Carrie E. Lenoir 1901 Corpus Christi, Texas Laura Patterson McLemore widow (Dr. L. W. McLemore) can’t read date Shreveport, La. Laura L. McLemore unmarried Shreveport, La. Dan Magee Mary Hunt 1911 Hackley, La. Thomas A. Magee Sarah R. Reeves 1908 Hackley, La. Mary Nelson Merrit Sherrod Merrit 1882 Nugent, Miss. James A. McLemore Unmarried Bentonville, Texas Jane Wilson McLemore widow (David M. McLemore) 1883 Bentonville, Texas G. O. McDonald Allie Williams* 1911 Gulfport, Miss Emma Moore Miller William Miller 1892 San Marcos, Texas Ernest Moran Katherine Kornman 1880 Biloxi, Miss. O. A. Marsh Minnie Unknown 1899 New Hebron, Miss. N Mary Glover Norton L. O. Norton 1909 Raymond, Canada Elizabeth Williamson Norwood Isaiah Norwood 1893 New Orleans, La. Eloise Norwood Unmarried New Orleans, La. O Olive Bosarge Owens John W. Owens 1904 Ennis, Texas
Surname P-R-S Member NameSpouse Marriage Date Address Whitsen Page Terresa Fayard 1897 Lyman, Miss. Addie Williamson Petty David Petty 1899 Dime, La. Benjamin E. Pillow Mary Etta Orr 1899 Oakdale, La. Maude E. Pillow Unmarried no date Oakdale, La. Ollie Pillow Unmarried no date Oakdale, La. Dora Pillow Unmarried no date Oakdale, La. Thelma Pillow Unmarried no date Oakdale, La. Ora A. S. Palmer Geo. W. Palmer 1885 New Orleans, La Metie F. Terrell Price no spouse listed no date New Orleans, La. R Marguret Reid Rawls T. F. Rawls 1876 Hattiesburg, Miss. Mary Jones Rouse Joseph Rouse 1870 Cuevas, Miss. Myrza Wells Rapp Henry Rapp, Jr no date Nestor, La. Mae Briant Robertson Toney Robertson 1904 Bayou Labatre, Ala. John M. Redmond Mary D. Hickman 1896 McHenry, Miss. Hyram F. Redmond Devy Ann Rouse no date Saucier, Miss. S Rosa Sheppard Unmarried no date Bayou Labatre, Ala. Ella Gorman Simonson Claude Simonson no date Bayou Labatre, Ala. Annie Andrews Simonson Eugene Simonson 1899 Samson, Ala. Julia Risher Smith Wallace R. Smith 1892 Winfield, Texas Lawrence K. Smith Josephine Delaney 1897 Long Beach, Miss. Martha Page Smith James A. Smith 1890 Lyman, Miss. John Sumrall Lucinda Cruthirds 1882 Lyman, Miss. Mary Scott Stinson N. Stinson 1913 Biloxi, Miss.
Surname T-W-Y Member NameSpouse Marriage Date Address Whitsen Page Terresa Fayard 1897 Lyman, Miss. Addie Williamson Petty David Petty 1899 Dime, La. Benjamin E. Pillow Mary Etta Orr 1899 Oakdale, La. Maude E. Pillow Unmarried no date Oakdale, La. Ollie Pillow Unmarried no date Oakdale, La. Dora Pillow Unmarried no date Oakdale, La. Thelma Pillow Unmarried no date Oakdale, La. Ora A. S. Palmer Geo. W. Palmer 1885 New Orleans, La Metie F. Terrell Price no spouse listed no date New Orleans, La. R Marguret Reid Rawls T. F. Rawls 1876 Hattiesburg, Miss. Mary Jones Rouse Joseph Rouse 1870 Cuevas, Miss. Myrza Wells Rapp Henry Rapp, Jr no date Nestor, La. Mae Briant Robertson Toney Robertson 1904 Bayou Labatre, Ala. John M. Redmond Mary D. Hickman 1896 McHenry, Miss. Hyram F. Redmond Devy Ann Rouse no date Saucier, Miss. S Rosa Sheppard Unmarried no date Bayou Labatre, Ala. Ella Gorman Simonson Claude Simonson no date Bayou Labatre, Ala. Annie Andrews Simonson Eugene Simonson 1899 Samson, Ala. Julia Risher Smith Wallace R. Smith 1892 Winfield, Texas Lawrence K. Smith Josephine Delaney 1897 Long Beach, Miss. Martha Page Smith James A. Smith 1890 Lyman, Miss. John Sumrall Lucinda Cruthirds 1882 Lyman, Miss. Mary Scott Stinson N. Stinson 1913 Biloxi, Miss.
Collection:
The “Society of Mississippi Choctaws” was not an official office of the Choctaw Nation or the predecessors to the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians. In fact, it was the law firm of T. B. Crews and H. J. Cantwell of St. Louis, MO (with offices in Washington D.C.) offering to “contract” with Mississippi Choctaw to put forth “Article 14” claims from the Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek of 1830. This effort coincided with the hope of reopening the Choctaw rolls for adding additional Mississippi Choctaw to the enrollment during the 63rd United States Congress 1913-1915. A similar scheme was also run by the name “Texas-Oklahoma Investment Co.” However, both efforts were ultimately unsuccessful in adding to the rolls.
See : https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Space:Society_of_Mississippi_Choctaws
Thanks, Ronald for the well-informed response.
Luke Ward Conerly is my Great Great Great Grandfather and a founding member of the Society! I learned these are descendants of the Choctaw that refused to migrate to Oklahoma!! Great to be a part of such a strong group of people❤️!
Halito. My great grandmother was Alice Mae Woodard and she married Anderson Cuevas, grandson of Zeno Cuevas. I believe she had a brother possibly named Nick Blackwell. They all lived around Hancock and Harrison counties. I have plenty of info from his side, but none from hers. Any help is appreciated.
My great great grandmother is Ada Lee Conely Hamiter. My email is spiritlove@verizon.net
Hey, My Great, Great, Great GrandDaddy is on there, Duncan (Brown Chief), John-David. My name is Duncan (Brown Chief), Alex-Wayne. I stay in Hattiesburg, MS. My Grandaddy, Duncan, John-David is still living. He is 98 years old. He was an Army Vet, and all of our records are recorded on the censuses. Please call me or contact me as soon as possible at 601-392-1246, Thanks