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''[[United States|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[American Indian Genealogy|American Indian Research]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Indians of Oklahoma|Indians of Oklahoma]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] Chickasaw Indians '' | |||
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<br> '''Tribal Library'''<br>1003 Chamber Loop <br>Ada, Oklahoma 74870<br>P. O. Box 1548 <br>email: triballibrary@chickasaw.net | <br> '''Tribal Library'''<br>1003 Chamber Loop <br>Ada, Oklahoma 74870<br>P. O. Box 1548 <br>email: triballibrary@chickasaw.net | ||
Genealogist on staff to serve patrons | Genealogist on staff to serve patrons | ||
=== History === | === History === | ||
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The tribe was divided into several groups for the removal leaders included: [https://repositories.tdl.org/ttu-ir/handle/2346/45145/browse?value=Upshaw%2C+A.M.M.&type=author Colonel A.M.M.Upshaw], John M. Millard, Captain Joe A. Phillips, Dr. C.G. Keenan, W.R. Guy, Chief Ishtehopa, Kin-hi-cha, and Chief Sealy with Lieutenant Governor Morris and Daniel McCurtain an interpreter. Some groups took the overland route and other a water route. The Groups arrived at Memphis November of 1837, from Memphis many took steamships under the direction of Captain Simeon Buckner to Fort Coffee.Some traveled by land directed by Langtree, Welbourne, and John M.Millard. | The tribe was divided into several groups for the removal leaders included: [https://repositories.tdl.org/ttu-ir/handle/2346/45145/browse?value=Upshaw%2C+A.M.M.&type=author Colonel A.M.M.Upshaw], John M. Millard, Captain Joe A. Phillips, Dr. C.G. Keenan, W.R. Guy, Chief Ishtehopa, Kin-hi-cha, and Chief Sealy with Lieutenant Governor Morris and Daniel McCurtain an interpreter. Some groups took the overland route and other a water route. The Groups arrived at Memphis November of 1837, from Memphis many took steamships under the direction of Captain Simeon Buckner to Fort Coffee.Some traveled by land directed by Langtree, Welbourne, and John M.Millard. | ||
Gibson, Arrell M. ''The Chickasaws''. Norman University of Oklahoma Press. FHL book 970.3 C432g | Gibson, Arrell M. ''The Chickasaws''. Norman University of Oklahoma Press. FHL book 970.3 C432g | ||
=== Brief Timeline === | === Brief Timeline === | ||
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*'''1832: '''Treaty | *'''1832: '''Treaty | ||
*'''1833:''' Treaty of Pontotoc Creek | *'''1833:''' Treaty of Pontotoc Creek | ||
*'''1836: '''at Doakson near Fort Towson the Chickasaws agreed to pay $530,000 to the Choctaws for the central and western portion of the Choctaws' region in southern Indian Territory. <ref>Indian Removal. by Grant Foreman. | *'''1836: '''at Doakson near Fort Towson the Chickasaws agreed to pay $530,000 to the Choctaws for the central and western portion of the Choctaws' region in southern Indian Territory. <ref>Indian Removal. by Grant Foreman.University of Oklahoma Press. C. 1932. FHL book 970.1 F761i</ref> | ||
*'''1837:''' Treaty of Doaksville, a group of 450-500 removed to Indian Territory | *'''1837:''' Treaty of Doaksville, a group of 450-500 removed to Indian Territory | ||
*'''1838-1839''' Removal to Indian Territory. Tishomingo a Chickasaw statesman died of Smallpox, on the trail. Buried at Fort Coffee. Tishomingo was over 100 years old, his commissions in the Army was signed by George Washington. <ref> History of Johnston County, Oklahoma compiled by Johnston County History Books Committee Curtis Media Corporation C 1988 </ref> | *'''1838-1839''' Removal to Indian Territory. Tishomingo a Chickasaw statesman died of Smallpox, on the trail. Buried at Fort Coffee. Tishomingo was over 100 years old, his commissions in the Army was signed by George Washington. <ref> History of Johnston County, Oklahoma compiled by Johnston County History Books Committee Curtis Media Corporation C 1988 </ref> | ||
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=== Records === | === Records === | ||
The '''majority of records of individuals were those created by the agencies'''. Some records may be available to tribal members through the tribal headquarters.They were (and are) the local office of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and were charged with maintaining records of the activities of those under their responsibility. Among these records are:<br> | |||
*[[American Indian Allotment Records|Allotment records]] | |||
*[[American Indian Annuity Rolls|Annuity rolls]] | |||
*[[American Indian Census Rolls|Census records]] | |||
*[[American Indian Correspondence and Reports|Correspondence]] | |||
*[[American Indian Health Records|Health records]] | |||
*[[American Indian Correspondence and Reports|Reports]] | |||
*[[American Indian School Records|School census and records]] | |||
*[[American Indian Vital Records Supplements in Census Rolls|Vital records | |||
The Family History Library has ''Chickasaw Nation Records''. Microfilm of original at the Oklahoma Historical Society, Indian Archives Division. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma: Oklahoma Historical Society, Indian Archives Division, 1971 FHL films 1,666,136 first film (31 microfilms) Records include: census, citizenship, court, laws and treaties, school, land and property, taxation, and probate records. | The Family History Library has ''Chickasaw Nation Records''. Microfilm of original at the Oklahoma Historical Society, Indian Archives Division. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma: Oklahoma Historical Society, Indian Archives Division, 1971 FHL films 1,666,136 first film (31 microfilms) Records include: census, citizenship, court, laws and treaties, school, land and property, taxation, and probate records. | ||
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'''1847 '''''Chickasaw Indian Census Roll Indian Territory, 1839 Chickasaw Indian Census Roll Indian Territory, 1837 Chickasaw Indian Census (Muster) Roll Mississippi.'' Abstracted and edited by Bennie Coffey Loftin and Johnny Cudd Published by Pittsburg County Genealogical and Historical Society, 113 E. Carl Albert Parkway, McAlester, Oklahoma 74501-5039. {{FHL|Book 970.3 C432ci}} | '''1847 '''''Chickasaw Indian Census Roll Indian Territory, 1839 Chickasaw Indian Census Roll Indian Territory, 1837 Chickasaw Indian Census (Muster) Roll Mississippi.'' Abstracted and edited by Bennie Coffey Loftin and Johnny Cudd Published by Pittsburg County Genealogical and Historical Society, 113 E. Carl Albert Parkway, McAlester, Oklahoma 74501-5039. {{FHL|Book 970.3 C432ci}} | ||
1890 Census of the Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory by Joyce A. Rex. {{FHL|1117267|item|disp=FHL book 970.3 C432rja Volumes 1-2}}<br> | 1890 Census of the Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory by Joyce A. Rex. {{FHL|1117267|item|disp=FHL book 970.3 C432rja Volumes 1-2}}<br> | ||
=== Church Records === | === Church Records === | ||
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''Listening to Our Grandmothers' Stories'': the Bloomfield Academy for Chickasaw females, 1852-1949. by Amanda J. Cobb. FHL book 970.3 C432ca | ''Listening to Our Grandmothers' Stories'': the Bloomfield Academy for Chickasaw females, 1852-1949. by Amanda J. Cobb. FHL book 970.3 C432ca | ||
''The Chickasaw Freedmen: A People Without a County''. by Daniel F. Littlefield Jr. Westport: Greenwood Press, 1980. {{FHL| 553648| item|FHL book 970.3 C432L}} [http://www.worldcat.org/title/chickasaw-freedmen-a-people-without-a-country/oclc/5990277 Worldcat] | ''The Chickasaw Freedmen: A People Without a County''. by Daniel F. Littlefield Jr. Westport: Greenwood Press, 1980. {{FHL| 553648| item|FHL book 970.3 C432L}} [http://www.worldcat.org/title/chickasaw-freedmen-a-people-without-a-country/oclc/5990277 Worldcat] | ||
=== Military === | === Military === | ||
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The Chickasaw Indians payed for their removal out of their tribal funds | The Chickasaw Indians payed for their removal out of their tribal funds arising from the sale of their lands. | ||
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