Oklahoma

Miss Frances Sparhawk and The Indian Industries League

Fourth session, Thursday night, October 17. After some singing by Rev. Frank Wright, the Conference was called to order by the Chair at 8 p. m. Miss Frances Sparhawk was invited to speak on Indian industries. The Indian Industries League. By Frances Sparhawk. The object of the league is to open individual opportunities of work to individual Indians, and to build up self-supporting industries in Indian communities. In many communities the native Indian industries are especially adapted to this purpose. The league, in fostering these and other industries, holds it of the first importance to replace the desultory work of … Read more

Life Among the Choctaw Indians

A Building in or about Fort Coffee

Henry Benson worked as a missionary amongst the Choctaw at the Fort Coffee Academy for Boys in the mid 1800’s. In this manuscript he depicts the formation of the Academy and missionary amongst the Indians, providing valuable insight into the tribal customs of the Choctaw after they had been forcibly moved to the Indian Territory. He also provides glimpses into the lives of westerners before the Civil War in the south-west.

Enrollment for Cherokee Census Card D1

Cherokee Census Card 44-0003a

Enrollment for Cherokee Census Card D1 Name: Annie Wicket Type: Parent Sex: Female Name: Charles Wicket Type: Parent Sex: Male Name: Mary E Wicket Type: Doubtful Age: 40 Sex: Female Degree Indian Blood: 1/2 City of Residence: Muskogee NOTE: Transferred to Cherokee Card #7658 by order of Commission January 27, 1902     Enrollment for Cherokee Census Card D2 Name: Cordelia C Ellis Type: Doubtful Age: 38 Sex: Female Degree Indian Blood: 1/4 City of Residence: South Mcalester Name: Hj Smith Type: Parent Sex: Male Name: Mary E Smith Type: Parent Sex: Female NOTE: October 3, 1902 In accordance with … Read more

Native American Cemeteries

Native American Cemeteries offers an extensive and detailed list of all known Indian cemeteries across the United States and Canada. This resource is dedicated to cemeteries that have significant concentrations of Native American and First Nation burials. While it is true that Native Americans and First Nation Peoples are often interred in general cemeteries, this page focuses specifically on those burial grounds where Native heritage is prominently represented.

Caddo Geographical Location

The remnants of the Caddo confederacies of northwestern Louisiana and northeastern Texas settled in Oklahoma in 1859. After the Louisiana  Purchase when Louisiana bands joined their tribesmen in Texas all lived there peaceably until some White Texans determined upon an indiscriminate massacre of raiding Comanche and of all Reservation Indians. The Caddo escaped by a forced march of two weeks in midsummer to the banks of the Washita River. Of this period White Moon talked as follows: Comanche and Kiowa would raid, up to the Caddo villages. The Texans trailed them and blamed the Caddo as well. The soldiers stood by the … Read more

Indian Tribes of the Southern Plains Region

The Regional Director represents the Southern Plains Region in dealing with other governmental entities and tribal entities. The Regional Director serves as the representative for the Director of the Bureau of Indian Affairs with the responsibility to work toward strengthening intergovernmental assistance to all the Federally-recognized tribes under the jurisdiction of the Southern Plains Regional Office. The Southern Plains Region has two (2) Deputy Regional Directors, who work directly under the Regional Director. Dan Deerinwater, Regional Director Southern Plains Regional Office Bureau of Indian Affairs WCD Office Complex P.O. Box 368 Anadarko, OK 73005 Anadarko Agency Bureau of Indian Affairs … Read more

Bee Family Census Records

Louisa Jane "Elia" Bell Bee Waller Moore

Census records says his (Jasper Bee/Bea) parents are from Indiana Here are the Census reports on his family with his white wife. 1900 Indian Territory now Oklahoma Jasper N. Bea- M. Born Nov 1857 age 42 Born in MO. Both Parents from Indiana, Farmer, married 12 years Hanna E.- F. Born June 1867 age 32 had 6 children only 5 living. Born in Illinois both parents born in Ohio Children Mary H.- F. Born Feb 1890 age 10 Born in Kansas [Willora Bee her half sister was born Oct 1889 in Ok. means both women caring children during same time … Read more

Bee Trouble, Jasper Newton “Tuck” Bee

Jasper Newton "Tuck" Bee

This is the story of Jasper Newton “Tuck” Bee. The last name used to be spelled Bea but after the trouble he changed it to Bee. Bea or Bee is a Scottish name from the clan Mc Bean or Mc Bain. At some point in time a Scotsman moved from Scotland to Germany. The immigrant was Conrad Bea who came to this country in from Germany in the fall of 1838 with his two sons William and Andrew. Not sure if his wife came with him or not. He marries Margaretta Crop on 14 of March 1839 in Washington Co., … Read more

Trial Record and Legal Papers – Jasper Newton Bee

Jasper Newton "Tuck" Bee

These are the kind of records you may obtain when you order Fort Smith Criminal Records. October 23, 1882 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, WESTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS. THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, To The Marshal of the Western District of Arkansas, GREETING: WHEREAS, Complaint on oath hath been made before me, charging that Jasper N. Bee did, on or about the 23 day of Oct A.D. 1882, in the Indian Country, Western District of Arkansas Assault to kill one Moore a White man. Contrary to the form of the statute in such cases made and provided, and against the … Read more

Cherokee Advocate

Cherokee Advocate: News Items from several editions of the Cherokee Advocate in the years 1885 and 1886.

Cherokee Advocate 1885 – 1886

December 4, 1885 The Cherokee Advocate Published Every Friday Morning Tahlequah Cherokee Nation Terms: One Dollar A Year, Invariably In Advance. J A Thompson, MD Permanently located at Tahlequah, I T Will do the practice of his profession, either in any departments of Surgery, Male or Female, the general practice of medicine and will insure a cure of the Opium habit, and no fee is required until the patient is completely cured and dismissed. He will always dismiss any case of the Opium patient in 20 days at the fartherest period. Some cases are dismissed in 12 days. This is … Read more

Cherokee Advocate 1886

  February 15, 1886 Vinta, Indian Territory Editor Advocate: Dear Sir; Your Correspondents has not forgotten you if the weather has. We will try to be on time in the future provided the blizzards don’t interfere. News at this place is not very plentiful, we might say there we have had very cold weather, but doubtless our neighbors are aware of that as well as ourselves. Since our last items we have had intense cold and tremendous snow drifts. Business is very dull owing to the scarcity of cash. We give it up, that last snow beats us, nothing like … Read more

Cherokee Advocate, May 7, 1886

May 7, 1886 Clerk’s Office, Sequoyah District, Cherokee Nation To All Whom It May Concern: Parties obtaining permits from this office made under the laws of the Cherokee Nation, are hereby warned to renew them within ten days after the expiration of such permits, or they will not be renewed. Also all persons having white or colored laborers on their farms without permits are requested to take out permits for them without delay, r they will be reported to the Solicitor for prosecution, and the non-citizens to the Executive Department of the Cherokee Nation as intruders. Given from under my … Read more

State Recognized Tribes

The following is a list of Tribes that have been recognized by their respective states, but not by the Federal Government. Alabama Recognized Tribes Cherokees of SE Alabama P.O. Box 717 Dothan, AL 36302-0717 334-671-3658 Cherokee Tribe of Northeast Alabama (North Alabama Cherokees) P.O. Box 1227 Scottsboro, AL 35768 205-228-4778 Echota Cherokee of Alabama P.O. Box 2128 Sylacauga, AL 35150 205-338-2080 Langley Band of Chickamogee Cherokee Indians in the Southeastern U.S. Alabama Machis Lower Creek Indian Rt 1 708 South John St New Brockton, AL 36351 Star Clan of Muskogee Creeks of Pike County P.O. Box 126 Goshen, AL 36035 334-484-3589 … Read more

Old Settlers Roll

1830 Map of Cherokee Territory in Georgia

A listing of Cherokee still living in 1851 who were all ready residing in Oklahoma when the main body of the Cherokee arrived in the winter of 1839, as a result of the Treaty of New Echota (1835). Approximately one third of the Cherokee people were Old Settlers and two thirds new arrivals. The 1851 payroll lists Old Settlers (Cherokees who moved to Indian Territory prior to December 1835) entitled to participate in a per capita payment. There were 3,273 persons enumerated on this roll which is arranged by Cherokee district and grouped by family. Some persons who did not reside in the Cherokee Nation are listed as “Non-residents.” Three thousand, two hundred and seventy three Cherokees were enrolled and each received two hundred, seventy dollars and ninety five cents. The “Old Settlers” filed a protest against the sum. The Supreme Court decided that the original “Old Settlers” or their heirs would receive an additional one hundred, fifty nine dollars and ten cents per share in the 1896 “Old Settler” payment.