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1838 Cherokee Muster Roll 2

The 1838 muster roll documents the journey of 1,072 Georgia Cherokees from Rosses Landing to Indian Territory, culminating with 635 survivors arriving on September 7, 1838. The official count recorded on July 23 noted 763 individuals, accounting for 144 deaths, 289 desertions, and 2 births along the Trail of Tears. The detailed enumeration lists 91 family groups, suggesting many of the missing were likely enslaved individuals whose descendants later became Cherokee freedmen.

Hodgen Cemetery, Hodgen, LeFlore County, Oklahoma

Hodgen Cemetery, LeFlore County, Oklahoma

Hodgen Cemetery, located just south of Hodgen, Oklahoma, is the town’s active burial ground and the subject of this extensive online cemetery record. Compiled from headstone inscriptions, the listing preserves names, dates, family relationships, and military service details for generations of local residents, with thanks to Paula Doyle-Bicket for the submission.

M. R. Dry

The individual enlisted in the U.S. Navy on August 13, 1917, in Charleston, South Carolina. After initial training in Newport, Rhode Island, he progressed to rifle range training in Wakefield, Massachusetts. He later served as coxswain on a 40-foot steamer before participating in three trips across on the Martha Washington at Hampton Roads, Virginia. His service concluded with muster out in June 1919 in Charleston, South Carolina.