Category Archives: Cherokee

Tassell – Corn, Old, Young and George

Posted on April 28, 2012 by Roberta Estes

The name of Tassell is legendary in Cherokee history. I’m not surprised to find three families using that surname in the 1869 Cherokee West census. Better stated, I’m surprised there were only three families using that surname. One used just the name … Continue reading →

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Shotpouch

Posted on April 28, 2012 by Roberta Estes

In the 1869 Cherokee West Census, there are two families who took the surname Shotpouch. It’s interesting that before the European settlement, the Indians didn’t have firearms, so the word shotpouch would have been culturally new to them, 200 years after … Continue reading →

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Sequoyah

Posted on April 27, 2012 by Roberta Estes

Most people have heard of Sequoyah. He was arguably one of the most famous Cherokee. He created a Cherokee alphabet in 1821, allowing the Cherokee language to be recorded and setting the stage for Cherokees to begin to be able … Continue reading →

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Allison Family in the 1869 Cherokee West Census

Posted on April 24, 2012 by Roberta Estes

The Allison family isn’t particularly unusual in these records, that’s why I’m using them for an example. There were 4 families with that surname. We have no way of knowing if they are related to each other, based on the … Continue reading →

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1869 Cherokee Nation West Census

Posted on April 11, 2012 by Roberta Estes

Did you know that there was a census taken in 1869 and it included the people who lived in the Indian Territory, now Oklahoma? This was Indian land, where the Native people had been removed to during the Trail of Tears. … Continue reading →

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General Joseph Martin and Betsy Ward

Posted on April 7, 2012 by Roberta Estes

Excerpted from Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Martin_(general) “Martin was a robust figure in the history of the early frontier,” according to the WPA guide to the Old Dominion. “He was born in Albemarle County in 1740, ran away to fight Indians at 17, became … Continue reading →

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Eastern Cherokee Place Names

Posted on April 1, 2012 by Roberta Estes

This list of Eastern Cherokee place names is very interesting. There are no names of people. Most of these locations were abandoned with the tribes’ forced removal in the 1830s to the western lands, the event we know today as the … Continue reading →

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Roster of the NC 69th Cherokee Regiment – Civil War

Posted on March 14, 2012 by Roberta Estes

This is the second hat tip in one day to Beverly for finding the roster of the Cherokee regiment online. I couldn’t download the pdf to print it, but it’s certainly readable on the screen. The Cherokee roster begins on … Continue reading →

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William H. Thomas’s Cherokee Legion of the 69th NC Regiment of the Civil War (Confederate)

Posted on March 13, 2012 by Roberta Estes

William H. Thomas was the only known white Chief of the Cherokee. http://www.cherokee-nc.com/index.php?page=65 His legion of 400 Cherokee men was a part of the larger 69th North Carolina regiment and fought bravely in the Civil War. They did not own … Continue reading →

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Hatteras Indians in New Bern, NC???

Posted on March 3, 2012 by Roberta Estes

In his paper, “Cherokee Communities of the South”, written in 1978 and published a year later, Robert Thomas analyzes and discussed the various groups of people of Native ancestry in the Eastern US who are not part of the official Cherokee tribe, … Continue reading →