Category Archives: Names

I have, finally, finished my work with the 1869 Cherokee Census West.  As I worked with these records for so many weeks, I felt like in many ways I came to know the people, to recognize their family members. I’ve … Continue reading →

I wasn’t quite certain what to do with the list of Native language names in the 1869 Cherokee West census.  I have not included them in the Native Names project because they are not a surname that someone would hunt … Continue reading →

In the 1869 Cherokee West census, most, but not all of the Native people have adopted some sort of first name plus surname naming convention.  Some names are in transition – and of course we don’t know where that transition … Continue reading →

Ok, so maybe we can’t tell that much.  But it grabbed your attention, just like the National Enquirer in the check-out line at the grocery! Sometimes Excel is my friend.  It’s much easier and more time efficient to enter these … Continue reading →

I have seen this surname before.  In my own family research, I found people in the census with this last name listed intermittently as mulatto.  Mostly, I found two things interesting about that.  First, that their race was intermittently listed … Continue reading →

One of the unpublished census records is the 1869 census of the Cherokee Nation West.  This census holds a great deal of information.  The Cherokee Nation West is present day Oklahoma.  The only people who were supposed to be there … Continue reading →

No, this isn’t a joke about Pete and Repeat.  Liver and Return are actual first names of two men in the Cah-yar-nee family in 1869 in the Cherokee West Census.  Yes, really! Not only that, they are the only two … Continue reading →

Martin Buzzard-Flopper was listed on the 1869 Cherokee West Census.  There were several Buzzards, but only one Buzzard-Flopper.  In his household were 1 woman, 4 male children and 2 female children. What, exactly, was a Buzzard-Flopper?  I can see a practical … Continue reading →