Category Archives: Creek

Resource for the Five Civilized Tribes

Posted on July 24, 2012 by Roberta Estes

One of our blog followers contacted me with a wonderful offer for people who are searching for their families among the 5 Civilized Tribes. Here is what Elizabeth had to say: I work in the Genealogy Center in Tulsa, OK.  … Continue reading →

Posted in Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Creek, Seminole | 4 Comments

Tecumseh – Shooting Star – Panther Across the Sky

Posted on April 29, 2012 by Roberta Estes

John and Eliza Tecumseh were the only two households in the Cherokee West 1869 census to use the surname of Tecumseh.  They are also listed as Mexican Indians.  Initially, I thought that Mexican Indians meant Indians who had joined the … Continue reading →

Posted in Cherokee, Chickamauga, Creek, Shawnee | 3 Comments

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 →

Posted in Cherokee, Creek, Delaware | 2 Comments

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 →

Posted in Catawba, Cherokee, Creek | 1 Comment