No. 9576 Action: Reject Name: Emeline J. Smith and X children Residence: Mt. Vernon, Ala Reason: Applicant claims through her fathers brother who was ½ Cherokee and as applicant was born in 1833 and her father in 1790 her father’s mother must have been born about 1770. It does not appear that any ancestor was […]
The Folsom family is easily one of the best known of all mixed-blood groups (see Charts 10 and 11). Their earliest members in Choctaw country were reputedly the three brothers Edmond, Ebeneezer, and Nathaniel who migrated through Indian country with their parents prior to the American Revolution. According to Cushman: “Nathaniel Folsom married Aiahnichih Ohoyo
The Brashears family represents one of the most industrious and influential included in this study. The genealogical thread running through this line can be traced back to the early Scotch trader, Lachlan McGillivray, and his father-in-law, the French trader aptly named Marchand, in Creek country in the mid-eighteenth century (see Chart 4). This family spans
Images of hand written correspondence of Emeline J. Smith concerning her Choctaw heritage.
Horatio Cushman, the source of so many mixed-blood family histories and the only known source for facts about the Cravat family, states: “The Cravat family of Choctaws are the descendents of John Cravat, a Frenchman who came into the Choctaws at an early day, and was adopted among them by marriage. He had two daughters
1820 Melish Map of Mississippi: constructed from the surveys in the General Land Office and other documents.
The first Choctaw family examined, the Anderson family, has little or no documentation in Choctaw country prior to the removal era (see Chart 3) other than family tradition and representation on the Armstrong roll. There is, however, a Robert C. Anderson listed as a Mississippi Territory volunteer during the Creek War. On August 12, 1813
This is a letter from P. J. Hurley, National Attorney for the Choctaw Nation. In this letter he describes in Parts 1-14 the services he performed in Citizenship Cases during the entire term of his employment as attorney for the Choctaw Nation. You will find as you read the different parts of this book there is repetition of some of the work done. For those of you searching for Mississippi Choctaw families denied under Article 14 of the Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek, a better insight as how and why this happened.
The Choctaws, Chickasaws, Muskhogees, and Seminoles, originally one tribe in the southeastern U.S., split into four due to internal conflicts. Each established different territories, dialects, customs, and laws. Rooted in rich traditions and some form of civilization, these tribes were not primarily warlike. However, contact with white settlers led to wars, a drastic reduction in their populations, and eventual forced migrations. The Chickasaws and Choctaws, in particular, suffered displacement, disease, and wars, including the American Civil War. These experiences reshaped their societies, but they persistently sought to maintain their unique identities, cultures, and governance systems.
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Five Civilized Tribe Survivors of the War of Rebellion
Five Civilized Tribe Survivors of the War of Rebellion Read More »
A guide created to assist a descendant of a Mississippi Choctaw to better understand the Armstrong Rolls and how it may apply to their ancestor.
Early Location, Character, and Numbers of Indians of the Southern States
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
Choctaw Tribe: Meaning unknown, though Halbert (1901) has suggested that they received their name from Pearl River, “Hachha”. Also called: Ani’-Tsa’ta, Cherokee name. Flat Heads, from their custom of flattening the heads of infants. Henne’sb, Arapaho name. Nabuggindebaig, probably the Chippewa name for this tribe, signifying “flat heads.” Pans falaya, “Long Hairs,” given by Adair.
