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Original homeland on the northern Mississippi, western Tennessee, western Kentucky and eeastern Arkansas.
Guide to Chickasaw Nation ancestry, family history and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and other agency records.  
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The Chickasaw Nation is primarily associated with the state of Oklahoma<ref>Indian Entities Recognized and Eligible To Receive Services From the United States Bureau of Indian Affairs, Federal Register, Vol. 67, No. 134, 12 July 2002 [http://www.thepeoplespaths.net/lists/FederallyRecognized2002.pdf Available online]</ref>.
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Member of t<span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1260586495468_602" /><span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1260586495468_64" />he&nbsp;Five Civilized Tribes: Chickasaw, Choctaw, Cherokee, Creek and Seminole <span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1260586557328_418" />
==Introduction==


Linguistick group: Muskhogean
'''Various spellings''': Chickasaw, Chickesa, Chicasa


<br>
'''Original homeland '''on the northern [[Indians of Mississippi|Mississippi]], western [[Indians of Tennessee|Tennessee]], western [[Indians of Kentucky|Kentucky]] and eastern [[Indians of Arkansas|Arkansas]].
 
The Chickasaw Nation is primarily associated with the state of [[Indians of Oklahoma|Oklahoma]]. Chickasaw is part of the Shawnee Tribe. <ref>Indian Entities Recognized and Eligible To Receive Services From the United States Bureau of Indian Affairs, Federal Register, Vol. 67, No. 134, 12 July 2002 [http://www.thepeoplespaths.net/lists/FederallyRecognized2002.pdf Available online]</ref>.
 
One of the [[Five Civilized Tribes|Five Civilized Tribes]]: Chickasaw, [[Choctaw Indians|Choctaw]], [[Cherokee Indians|Cherokee]], [[Creek Indians|Creek]] and [[Seminole Indians|Seminole]]
 
'''Linguistic group:'''<br>
Muskhogean<br>
 
== Tribal Headquarters  ==
 
*'''Chickasaw Nation Headquarters'''<br>520 East / P.O. Box 1548<br>Ada, OK 74820 <br>Phone: 1-580-436-2603<br>[http://www.chickasaw.net/ Web Site]<br>
 
*'''Chickasaw Cultural Center''' <br> 867 Cooper Memorial Drive<br> Sulphur, Ok 73086-8697<br> Phone: 580-622-7130<br>[http://www.chickasawculturalcenter.com/ Chickasaw Cultural Center]


== History  ==
== History  ==


==== Brief Timeline  ====
Their first recorded encounter with non Indian was with the Spanish explorer [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hernando_de_Soto De Soto] in 1540.
 
The tribe had inter-tribal conflicts with the [[Choctaw Indians|Choctaw]], [[Creek Indians|Creeks]], [[Cherokee Indians|Cherokee]], Illinois, [[Kickapoo Indians|Kickapoo]], [[Shawnee Indians|Shawnee]], Mobilians, [[Osage Indians|Osage]] and [[Quapaw Indians|Quapaw.]]
 
The Chickasaw are the smallest group of the Five Civilized Tribes. Before removing to Indian Territory the tribe sent (1830) a group to inspect the land of the proposed relocation. The group rejected the proposed land, which voided the treaty and removal. This same process reoccurred in 1832, 1835 and 1836. Finally in 1837 the Chickasaw leaders met with the Choctaw leaders near Fort Towson in Indian Territory and agreed to pay the Choctaw for the part of the Choctaws' region in southern Indian Territory.
 
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. FS Library book 970.3 C432g
 
== Brief Timeline  ==
 
*'''1729:''' Natchez Revolt, the [[Natchez Indians|Natchez]] joined the Chickasaw
*'''1754-1763: '''During the [[French and Indian War, 1754-1763|French and Indian War]] were allies of the British
*'''1786: '''Hopewell Treaty; northern boundary of the Ohio River. [http://digital.library.okstate.edu/keppler/vol2/toc.htm 1786]
*'''1809-11:''' Tecumseh, a [[Shawnee Indians|Shawnee]] chief, tried to unite Native Americans against the United States
*'''1822:''' some moved west of the Mississippi
*'''1832: '''Treaty
*'''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.University of Oklahoma Press. C. 1932. FS Library book 970.1 F761i</ref>
*'''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>
*'''1839:''' 300 Chickasaw arrive in Indian Territory
*'''1841:''' 145 Chickasaw migrated
*'''1842:''' 198 Chickasaw migrated
*'''1844:''' 138 Chickasaw and 56 slaves moved west
*'''1847:''' Census in Oklahoma Territory
* 1851: Chickasaw Manual Labor School near Tishomingo,for boys opened.
* 1851-2:  Wapanucka Institute for girls and Bloomfield Academy for girls is now Carter Seminary located at Ardmore, Oklahoma
*'''1855:''' June 22, Treaty separating land of Chickasaw and [[Choctaw Indians|Choctaw.]] <ref>  History of Johnston County, Oklahoma compiled by Johnston County History Books Committee Curtis Media Corporation C 1988 </ref>
*'''1856:''' Chickasaw Nation is created, Nation divided into '''four counties''': Pickens, Pontotoc, Panola, and Tishomingo
*'''1861:''' The Chickasaw Nation declared its independence in May, and joined the Confederacy in July.
*'''1866: '''Treaty at Washington [http://digital.library.okstate.edu/keppler/vol2/toc.htm 1866] renewing their compact with the U.S. government. They agreed to abolish slavery, and provide railroad rights-of-way through their country.
*'''1889:''' First Land Rush, 50,000 new settlers
*'''1890:''' Oklahoma Territory
*'''1893:''' Land Rush 100,000 new settlers
*'''1897:''' First Oil Boom
*'''1898:''' The Curtis Act forced the Chickasaw and other Indian Nations to consider [[American Indian Allotment Records|allotment]] and to terminated independent government on May 4, 1906.
*'''1906:''' Twin territories: Indian Territory and Oklahoma Territory
*'''1907:''' Oklahoma became the 46th State
*Chickasaw Nation divided in to '''thirteen counties''': Grady, McClain,Garvin, Pontotoc, Stephens, Carter, Murray, Johnston, Jefferson, Love, Marshall, Bryan and Coal Counties
*'''1907-1983:''' the Chickasaw Nation ceased and the office of their governor was through presidential appointment.
*'''1953:''' U.S. Congress began a new policy of termination for the Native American tribes. The policy ended the protected trust status of all native-owned lands. The BIA began a voluntary urban relocation program. Native Americans could move from their rural tribes to a metropolitan area. Many indigenous people relocated to Chicago, Denver, Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Jose, St. Louis, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Dallas and Seattle. It is estimated that 750,000 Native American migrated to the cities between 1950-1980. <br>
*'''1968:''' [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Civil_Rights_Act_of_1968 Indian Civil Rights Act] restored the right to hold popular elections.
 
== Additional References  ==
 
Frederick Webb Hodge, in his [http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/tribes/chickasaw/chickasawhist.htm Handbook of American Indians North of Mexico], gave a more complete history of the Chickasaw tribe, with estimations of the population of the tribe at various time periods. Additional details are given in John Swanton's [http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/mississippi/chickasawindianhist.htm The Indian Tribes of North America.]
*Malone, James H. ''The Chickasaw Nation: A Short Sketch of A Noble People''. Louisville, Kentucky: John P. Morton, 1922. {{FSC|572741|title-id|disp=FS Catalog book 970.3 C432m}}, online at:[https://archive.org/details/chickasawnations00malo/page/n7/mode/2up Archive.org]. A map at the end of the book shows the Mississippi and Alabama lands ceded by the Chickasaws in 1835.
*''History of the Choctaw, Chickasaw and Natchez Indians''. Cushman, H. B. Headlight Printing House, Greenville, TX, 1899. Online at:[https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/834842-history-of-the-choctaw-chickasaw-and-natchez-indians?offset=8 FamilySearch Digital Library].
 
== 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]]
*[https://www.chickasaw.tv/ Chickasaw TV Video Network]
 
== Agencies  ==
 
[[Chickasaw Indian Agency (East)|Chickasaw Agency]] East
 
[[Chickasaw Indian Agency (Oklahoma)|Chickasaw Agency]] Oklahoma
 
[[Choctaw Indian Agency (Oklahoma)|Choctaw Agency ]]
 
[[Union Indian Agency (Oklahoma)|Union Agency]]
 
== The FamilySearch Library Collection  ==
 
''Chickasaw Nation Records''. Microfilm of original at the Oklahoma Historical Society, Indian Archives Division. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma: Oklahoma Historical Society, Indian Archives Division, 1971 FS Library films 1,666,136 first film (31 microfilms) Records include: census, citizenship, court, laws and treaties, school, land and property, taxation, and probate records.
 
Chickasaw National Records: Tishomingo County, Indian Territory by Marion Traer Downs. {{FSC|1854024|item|disp=FS Catalog book 970.3 C432dm Volumes 1-4}}
 
Chickasaw Nation records: Ponotoc County, Indian Territory by Marion Traer Downs. {{FSC|1854023|item|disp=FS Catalog book 970.3C432dmp vol. 1 and 2}}
 
Agency Records, 1883-1945. Bureau of Indian Affairs, Muskogee Area Office {{FSC|237236|item|disp=FS Library film 1205785}}
 
Chickasaw, an analytical dictionary: chikashshanompaat lisso toba'chi by Pamela Munro {{FSC|1000658|item|disp=FS Catalog book 497.3321 M926c}}
 
== Allotment  ==
 
Early land records 1893-1928; general indexes to mortgages and liens, 1901-1907 Carter County (Oklahoma) Courthouse {{FSC|1212204|item|disp=FS Library film 2295209 item 2}}
 
Allotment Register 1890-1909 (McClain County, Oklahoma. United States. Office of Indian Affairs Union Agency (Muskogee, Oklahoma) FS Library film 207,903 item 6 and Land Register by Dawes Commission, 1890-1909 FS Library film 2,107,718 item 1
 
Allotment Record Five Civilized Tribes 1899-1907 Dawes Commission NARA 75 {{FSC|1390101|item|disp=FS Library 4124768}} and at FamilySearch {{RecordSearch|1390101|Oklahoma Applications for Allotment, Five Civilized Tribes, 1899-1907}}
 
Chickasaw and Choctaw Indians homestead and allotment patents, 1903-1910 {{FSC|686343|item|disp=FS Library film 2107720 items 2-3}}
 
Land and Property records (Atoka County, Oklahoma) {{FSC|1210990|item|disp=FS Library film 2196198 item 2}}
 
The Territory Times index to chattel mortgages in the Chickasaw Nation: mortgages from Johnston and Marshall Counties Oklahoma {{FSC|639159|item|disp=FS Catalog book 976.66 R2t Vol 1-4}}
 
Township maps of the Chickasaw Nation, 1902-1907 {{FSC|1211540|item|disp=FS Library film 2297851 item 5}}<br>
 
== Annuity  ==
 
''Annuity Rolls of 1857-1860 and the "1855" Chickasaw District Roll of 1856.'' by K.M. Armstrong and Bob Curry. Heritage Books, Inc. Maryland FS Library book 970.3 C432a
 
''1878 Annuity Rolls and 1890 Census of Pontotoc Co., Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory'' (now McClain Co. and portions of Grady, Garvin, Murray, Pontotoc, Johnston and Coal Counties, Oklahoma) by Joyce A. Rex.C. 1990 McClain Co., Historical Society, Purcell, OK. FS Library book {{FSC|760971|item|disp=FS Catalog book 970.3 C432rj}} or microfiche {{FSC|607267|item|disp=FS Library fiche 6125933}}
 
1893 Chickasaw Payroll. Original at the National Archives Fort Worth, Texas. <ref> The Journal of American Indian Family Research. Ed. Larry S. Watson. Vol. 12 No. 1. 1991 FS Library 970.1 J825j </ref> pages 25 - 46 <br>
 
== Census Records  ==
 
'''1818 '''Chickasaw Census - an annuity roll [https://accessgenealogy.com/native/alleged-1818-chickasaw-roll-surname-index.htm AccessGenealogy] ''Chickasaw Emigration Roll'''1839''' (Upshaw Roll''). Prepared by A.M.M. Upshaw abstracted from National Archives Filming (M1831 Miscellaneous Indian Removal Rolls, 1832-1846) of 1980 Record Group 75 Records of Bureau of Indian Affairs Edited and Indexed by Larry S. Watson C. Histree 1994 {{FSC|Book: 970.3 C432ce}} '''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. {{FSC|Book 970.3 C432ci}} 1890 Census of the Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory by Joyce A. Rex. {{FSC|1117267|item|disp=FS Catalog book 970.3 C432rja Volumes 1-2}}<br>
 
== Church Records ==
 
The Goodland Indian Orphanage: a story of Christian Missions. by Sammy D. Hogue FS Library book 970.1 H874r two vol. {{FSC|756848|disp=FS Library fiche 6038268}}
 
== Correspondence  ==
 
== Emigration  ==
 
''Chickasaw Emigration Roll 1839 (Upshaw Roll) 1839 Chickasaw Census''. prepared by A.M.M. Upshaw abstracted from National Archives Filming of 1980 Record Group 75 of the Bureau of Indian Affairs. Edited by Larry S. Watson. C.1994 Histree. FS Library book 970.3 C432ce <br>
 
== Enrollment  ==


'''1729:''' Natchez Revolt, the Natchez joind the Chickasaw
Enrollment of the Five Civilized Tribes: Dawes Commission 1896-1909 Commission to the Five Civilized Tribe. <br>


'''----: '''During the French and Indian War were&nbsp;alies of the British
== History  ==


'''1786: '''Hopewell Treaty; northern boundary of the Ohio River.  
''Nations Remembered: an oral history of the Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Creek and Seminoles in Oklahoma 1865-1907'' {{FSC|1429378|item|FS Library book 970.1 P413n}} ''Listening to Our Grandmothers' Stories'': the Bloomfield Academy for Chickasaw females, 1852-1949. by Amanda J. Cobb. FS Library book 970.3 C432ca ''The Chickasaw Freedmen: A People Without a County''. by Daniel F. Littlefield Jr. Westport: Greenwood Press, 1980. {{FSC| 553648| item|FS Library book 970.3 C432L}} [http://www.worldcat.org/title/chickasaw-freedmen-a-people-without-a-country/oclc/5990277 Worldcat] <br>


'''1809-11:''' Tecumseh a Shawnee cheif tried to unite Indians against the United States
== Military  ==


'''1822:''' some moved west of the Mississippi
Compiled Military Service records of Major Uriah Blue's detachment of Chickasaw in the War of 1812 National Archives M1829 {{FSC|1124803|item|disp=FS Library film 2311051}} <br> ''The Union Indian Brigade in the Civil War''. by Wiley Britton {{FSC|824340|FS Library fiche 6118718}} Indices of Choctaw and Chickasaw Confederate Soldiers {{FSC|651759|disp=FS Catalog book 970.1 OL8i}} [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/341732-muster-lists-of-the-creek-and-other-confederate-indians?offset=1 Muster Lists] of the Creek and Other Confederate Indians. by Sherman Lee Pompey Compiled Service records of Confederate Soldiers who served in organization raised directly by the Confederate government (1861-1865) United States. War Department. Records and Pension Office FS Library film 880,286 ''Genealogical Records of the Confederate Indian Troops'', by Sherman Lee Pompey C. 1984 FS Library book 970.1 P772g or fiche 6049323 World War I Draft Registration Cards 1917-1918 {{FSC|378717|item|disp=FS Library film 1509347}}and {{RecordSearch|1968530|United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918}}


'''1832:'''
== Indian Pioneer Papers  ==


'''1837:''' removed to Indian Territory
In 1936, the Oklahoma Historical Society and University of Oklahoma requested a writer's project grant from the Works Progress Administration (WPA) in which interviews would be conducted with early settlers in Oklahoma who had lived on Indian land. More than 100 writers conducted over 11,000 interviews and were asked to "call upon early settlers and (record) the story of the migration to Oklahoma and their early life here."<br>


'''1855:''' treaty separating land of Chickasaw and Choctaw.  
Blackburn, Bob L. "Battle Cry for History: The First Century of the Oklahoma Historical Society." n.d. Oklahoma Historical Society. 5 Oct. 1998. <br>


==== Brief History ====
The [http://digital.libraries.ou.edu/whc/pioneer/ University of Oklahoma Western History Collection] has digitized the Indian Pioneer Papers which consists of approximately 80,000 indexed entries arranged alphabetically by personal name, place name, or subject. <ref>The University of Oklahoma Western History Collections http://digital.libraries.ou.edu/whc/pioneer/</ref> <br>


==== Reservations  ====
An index to the Indian Pioneer Papers may also be found at [http://www.okgenweb.org/pioneer/ OkGenWeb Oklahoma Genealogy.] A separate index of Indians interviewed, including the Chickasaw, may be viewed at: [http://goodoowah.50megs.com/indpio/ “Indians in the Indian Pioneer Papers”] Some of the surnames from the Chickasaw tribe found in the collection are: Airington, Colbert (Mead), Laber, Kemp, Minto-ho-yo (Mead).


==== Additional References to the History of the Tribe  ====
The Indian Pioneer Papers are available through the FamilySearch Library and FamilySearch centers microfiche number:6,016,865 (first fiche) {{FSC|505140|item|disp=FS Library fiche 6016865}}


== Tribal Headquarters ==
== Periodicals ==


Chickasaw Nation Headquarters<br>P.O. Box 1548<br>Ada, OK 74821 <br>Phone: 580.436.2603
''The Journal of Chickasaw History.'' by Chickasaw Historical Society {{FSC|158026"item|disp=FS Library fiche 6038350}}


== Records  ==
[http://www.chickasawtimes.net/ ''Chickasaw Times''] by Chickasaw Nation On line


'''Agency Records'''
== Removal  ==


'''Correspondence and Census'''
The Indian Removal Act was signed May 26, 1830 by President Andrew Jackson. The Act initiated a policy of removal of American Indians tribes living east of the Mississippi River to land west of the river.


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'''Chickasaw'''
'''Chiefs:'''
Chief Samuel Sealy,
Chief Ish-te-ho-to-pa,
Enubby
William McGilvery,
Levi,
Pitman Colbert, Henry Love,
<br>
|  
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[http://digital.library.okstate.edu/kappler/vol2/treaties/chi0356.htm Pontotoc Creek] October 20, 1832
'''Government Leader over Removal:'''
Henry B. Carter, A.M.M. Upshaw,
Benjamin Reynolds,
John M. Millard, W.R. Guy, Joe A. Phillips, and Dr. C.G. Keenan
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1837-1847
| Chickasaw  
 
| Union Agency,&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 1875-1914
<br>
| Washington D.C. and Fort Worth
 
| Rolls 865-77
<br>
|  
 
| -
1842-1843 280 more Chickasaw Indians removed to Indian Territory
 
1846 sixty-four more emigrated
 
1847 forty-four emigrated
 
| 4,914 +1,156 Black Slaves
| 4,000
| 500-800
| 100s
|  
|  
The Chickasaw Indians payed for their removal out of their tribal funds arising from the sale of their lands.
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== Important Web Sites ==
References (see also:[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_removal chart])
 
1. Anderson, William L., ed. ''Cherokee Removal: Before and After''. Athens, Georgia: University of Georgia Press, 1991. ISBN 0-8203-1482-X.
 
2. Ehle, John. ''Trail of Tears: The Rise and Fall of the Cherokee Nation''. New York: Doubleday, 1988. ISBN 0-385-23953-X
 
3. Foreman, Grant. ''Indian Removal: the Emigration of the Five Civilized Tribes of Indians''. Norman, Oklahoma: University of Oklahoma Press, 1932, 11th printing 1989. ISBN 0-8061-1172-0
 
4.Prucha, Francis Paul. ''The Great Father: The United States Government and the American Indians''. Volume I. Lincoln, Nebraska: University of Nebraska Press, 1984. ISBN 0-8032-3668-9.
 
=== Superintendency Records  ===
 
Records of the [[Central Superintendency of Indian Affairs|Central Superintendency]] of Indian Affairs, 1813-1878. Office of Indian Affairs {{FSC|589935|item|disp=FS Library film 1602893}}
 
Records of the [[Southern Superintendency of Indian Affairs|Southern Superintendency]] of Indian Affairs, 1832-1870 Office of Indian Affairs, [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/589948?availability=Family%20History%20Library FS Library film 1602871]
 
[[Western Superintendency of Indian Affairs|Western Superintendency]]
 
== Treaties  ==
 
The year link (date of the treaty) will connect to an online copy of the treaty.
 
*[http://digital.library.okstate.edu/keppler/vol2/toc.htm 1786] January 10, at Hopewell
*[http://digital.library.okstate.edu/keppler/vol2/toc.htm 1801] October 24, at Chickasaw Bluffs
*December 17, 1801
*[http://digital.library.okstate.edu/keppler/vol2/toc.htm 1805] July 23,
*January 7, 1806, in Cherokee treaty
*August 9, 1814, Creek treaty
*[http://digital.library.okstate.edu/keppler/vol2/toc.htm 1816] September 20, at Chickasaw Council House
*October 19, 1818, at Chickasaw Old Town
*[http://digital.library.okstate.edu/keppler/vol2/toc.htm 1830] August 31, at Franklin
*[http://digital.library.okstate.edu/keppler/vol2/toc.htm 1832] October 20, at Chickasaw Council House (Pontitock)
*[http://digital.library.okstate.edu/keppler/vol2/toc.htm 1832] October 22, supplementary
*[http://digital.library.okstate.edu/keppler/vol2/toc.htm 1834] May 24,
*[http://digital.library.okstate.edu/keppler/vol2/toc.htm 1837] January 17, at Doaksville
*[http://digital.library.okstate.edu/keppler/vol2/toc.htm 1852] June 22, at Washington
*[http://digital.library.okstate.edu/keppler/vol2/toc.htm 1854] November 4, at Doaksville
*[http://digital.library.okstate.edu/keppler/vol2/toc.htm 1855] June 22, at Washington
*[http://digital.library.okstate.edu/keppler/vol2/toc.htm 1865] September 13, at Fort Smith
*[http://digital.library.okstate.edu/keppler/vol2/toc.htm 1866] April 28, at Washington
*July 4, 1866, Delaware treaty
 
== Vital Records  ==
 
''Chickasaw Nation Marriages'', Ardmore courthouse. by Mary Turner Kinard {{FSC|789350|item|disp=FS Library fiche 6067174 and 60671705}}
 
McClain County Oklahoma Marriages, 1863-1895: "Old" Pontotoc County Chickasaw Nation. Indian Territory. McClain Co. Historical Society {{FSC|787139|item|disp=FS Library fiche 6067295}}
 
== FamilySearch Library Catalog  ==
 
The FamilySearch Catalog has over 220 records of interest to the [https://familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlehitlist&columns=*%2C0%2C0&keyword=Chickasaw+Indians&prekeyword=Chickasaw+Indians Chickasaw Indians][https://familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlehitlist&columns=*%2C0%2C0&keyword=Chickasaw&prekeyword=Chickasaw]
 
== Websites ==


*Constitution of the [http://www.chickasaw.net/about_us/index_124.htm Chickasaw Nation]  
*Constitution of the [http://www.chickasaw.net/about_us/index_124.htm Chickasaw Nation]  
*[http://www.chickasaw.net/ The Chickasaw Nation] Official Web Site  
*[http://www.chickasaw.net/ The Chickasaw Nation] Official Web Site  
*Chickasaw Nation [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chickasaw WikipediA]
*Chickasaw Nation [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chickasaw Wikipedia]
*Chickasaw Native Americans [http://chickasawnativeamericans.blogspot.com Link]
*Native American Research [http://nativeamericanresearch.blogspot.com Link]


== References ==
== For Further Reading ==


<references />
*Lennon, Rachal Mills. ''Tracing Ancestors Among the Five Civilized Tribes; Southeastern Indians Prior to Removal''. Baltimore, Md.: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2002. {{FSC|1038175|item|disp=FS Library Book 970.1 L548t}}.


==== Bibliography  ====
For background information to help find American Indian ancestors see [[American Indian For Further Reading|'''For Further Reading''']].


*[http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/075.html Guide to Federal Records in the National Archives; Record Group 75], Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
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*Klein, Barry T., ed. ''Reference Encyclopedia of the American Indian''. Nyack, New York: Todd Publications, 2009. 10th ed. [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/317923332?referer=list_view WorldCat 317923332]; Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=1122745&disp=Reference+encyclopedia+of+the+American+I%20%20&columns=*,0,0 970.1 R259e].
*Malinowski, Sharon and Sheets, Anna, eds. The Gale Encyclopedia of Native American Tribes. Detroit: Gale Publishing, 1998. 4 volumes. Includes: Lists of Federally Recognized Tribes for U.S., Alaska, and Canada – pp. 513-529 Alphabetical Listing of Tribes, with reference to volume and page in this series Map of “Historic Locations of U.S. Native Groups” Map of “Historic Locations of Canadian Native Groups” Map of “Historic Locations of Mexican, Hawaiian and Caribbean Native Groups” Maps of “State and Federally Recognized U.S. Indian Reservations. [http://www.worldcat.org/search?q=no:037475188 WorldCat 37475188]; Family History Library book&nbsp;[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=831087&disp=The+Gale+encyclopedia+of+Native+American%20%20&columns=*,0,0 970.1 G131g].
 
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Guide to Chickasaw Nation ancestry, family history and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and other agency records.

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Introduction[edit | edit source]

Various spellings: Chickasaw, Chickesa, Chicasa

Original homeland on the northern Mississippi, western Tennessee, western Kentucky and eastern Arkansas.

The Chickasaw Nation is primarily associated with the state of Oklahoma. Chickasaw is part of the Shawnee Tribe. [1].

One of the Five Civilized Tribes: Chickasaw, Choctaw, Cherokee, Creek and Seminole

Linguistic group:
Muskhogean

Tribal Headquarters[edit | edit source]

  • Chickasaw Nation Headquarters
    520 East / P.O. Box 1548
    Ada, OK 74820
    Phone: 1-580-436-2603
    Web Site

History[edit | edit source]

Their first recorded encounter with non Indian was with the Spanish explorer De Soto in 1540.

The tribe had inter-tribal conflicts with the Choctaw, Creeks, Cherokee, Illinois, Kickapoo, Shawnee, Mobilians, Osage and Quapaw.

The Chickasaw are the smallest group of the Five Civilized Tribes. Before removing to Indian Territory the tribe sent (1830) a group to inspect the land of the proposed relocation. The group rejected the proposed land, which voided the treaty and removal. This same process reoccurred in 1832, 1835 and 1836. Finally in 1837 the Chickasaw leaders met with the Choctaw leaders near Fort Towson in Indian Territory and agreed to pay the Choctaw for the part of the Choctaws' region in southern Indian Territory.

The tribe was divided into several groups for the removal leaders included: 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. FS Library book 970.3 C432g

Brief Timeline[edit | edit source]

  • 1729: Natchez Revolt, the Natchez joined the Chickasaw
  • 1754-1763: During the French and Indian War were allies of the British
  • 1786: Hopewell Treaty; northern boundary of the Ohio River. 1786
  • 1809-11: Tecumseh, a Shawnee chief, tried to unite Native Americans against the United States
  • 1822: some moved west of the Mississippi
  • 1832: Treaty
  • 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. [2]
  • 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. [3]
  • 1839: 300 Chickasaw arrive in Indian Territory
  • 1841: 145 Chickasaw migrated
  • 1842: 198 Chickasaw migrated
  • 1844: 138 Chickasaw and 56 slaves moved west
  • 1847: Census in Oklahoma Territory
  • 1851: Chickasaw Manual Labor School near Tishomingo,for boys opened.
  • 1851-2: Wapanucka Institute for girls and Bloomfield Academy for girls is now Carter Seminary located at Ardmore, Oklahoma
  • 1855: June 22, Treaty separating land of Chickasaw and Choctaw. [4]
  • 1856: Chickasaw Nation is created, Nation divided into four counties: Pickens, Pontotoc, Panola, and Tishomingo
  • 1861: The Chickasaw Nation declared its independence in May, and joined the Confederacy in July.
  • 1866: Treaty at Washington 1866 renewing their compact with the U.S. government. They agreed to abolish slavery, and provide railroad rights-of-way through their country.
  • 1889: First Land Rush, 50,000 new settlers
  • 1890: Oklahoma Territory
  • 1893: Land Rush 100,000 new settlers
  • 1897: First Oil Boom
  • 1898: The Curtis Act forced the Chickasaw and other Indian Nations to consider allotment and to terminated independent government on May 4, 1906.
  • 1906: Twin territories: Indian Territory and Oklahoma Territory
  • 1907: Oklahoma became the 46th State
  • Chickasaw Nation divided in to thirteen counties: Grady, McClain,Garvin, Pontotoc, Stephens, Carter, Murray, Johnston, Jefferson, Love, Marshall, Bryan and Coal Counties
  • 1907-1983: the Chickasaw Nation ceased and the office of their governor was through presidential appointment.
  • 1953: U.S. Congress began a new policy of termination for the Native American tribes. The policy ended the protected trust status of all native-owned lands. The BIA began a voluntary urban relocation program. Native Americans could move from their rural tribes to a metropolitan area. Many indigenous people relocated to Chicago, Denver, Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Jose, St. Louis, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Dallas and Seattle. It is estimated that 750,000 Native American migrated to the cities between 1950-1980.
  • 1968: Indian Civil Rights Act restored the right to hold popular elections.

Additional References[edit | edit source]

Frederick Webb Hodge, in his Handbook of American Indians North of Mexico, gave a more complete history of the Chickasaw tribe, with estimations of the population of the tribe at various time periods. Additional details are given in John Swanton's The Indian Tribes of North America.

  • Malone, James H. The Chickasaw Nation: A Short Sketch of A Noble People. Louisville, Kentucky: John P. Morton, 1922. FS Catalog book 970.3 C432m, online at:Archive.org. A map at the end of the book shows the Mississippi and Alabama lands ceded by the Chickasaws in 1835.
  • History of the Choctaw, Chickasaw and Natchez Indians. Cushman, H. B. Headlight Printing House, Greenville, TX, 1899. Online at:FamilySearch Digital Library.

Records[edit | edit source]

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:

Agencies[edit | edit source]

Chickasaw Agency East

Chickasaw Agency Oklahoma

Choctaw Agency

Union Agency

The FamilySearch Library Collection[edit | edit source]

Chickasaw Nation Records. Microfilm of original at the Oklahoma Historical Society, Indian Archives Division. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma: Oklahoma Historical Society, Indian Archives Division, 1971 FS Library films 1,666,136 first film (31 microfilms) Records include: census, citizenship, court, laws and treaties, school, land and property, taxation, and probate records.

Chickasaw National Records: Tishomingo County, Indian Territory by Marion Traer Downs. FS Catalog book 970.3 C432dm Volumes 1-4

Chickasaw Nation records: Ponotoc County, Indian Territory by Marion Traer Downs. FS Catalog book 970.3C432dmp vol. 1 and 2

Agency Records, 1883-1945. Bureau of Indian Affairs, Muskogee Area Office FS Library film 1205785

Chickasaw, an analytical dictionary: chikashshanompaat lisso toba'chi by Pamela Munro FS Catalog book 497.3321 M926c

Allotment[edit | edit source]

Early land records 1893-1928; general indexes to mortgages and liens, 1901-1907 Carter County (Oklahoma) Courthouse FS Library film 2295209 item 2

Allotment Register 1890-1909 (McClain County, Oklahoma. United States. Office of Indian Affairs Union Agency (Muskogee, Oklahoma) FS Library film 207,903 item 6 and Land Register by Dawes Commission, 1890-1909 FS Library film 2,107,718 item 1

Allotment Record Five Civilized Tribes 1899-1907 Dawes Commission NARA 75 FS Library 4124768 and at FamilySearch Oklahoma Applications for Allotment, Five Civilized Tribes, 1899-1907

Chickasaw and Choctaw Indians homestead and allotment patents, 1903-1910 FS Library film 2107720 items 2-3

Land and Property records (Atoka County, Oklahoma) FS Library film 2196198 item 2

The Territory Times index to chattel mortgages in the Chickasaw Nation: mortgages from Johnston and Marshall Counties Oklahoma FS Catalog book 976.66 R2t Vol 1-4

Township maps of the Chickasaw Nation, 1902-1907 FS Library film 2297851 item 5

Annuity[edit | edit source]

Annuity Rolls of 1857-1860 and the "1855" Chickasaw District Roll of 1856. by K.M. Armstrong and Bob Curry. Heritage Books, Inc. Maryland FS Library book 970.3 C432a

1878 Annuity Rolls and 1890 Census of Pontotoc Co., Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory (now McClain Co. and portions of Grady, Garvin, Murray, Pontotoc, Johnston and Coal Counties, Oklahoma) by Joyce A. Rex.C. 1990 McClain Co., Historical Society, Purcell, OK. FS Library book FS Catalog book 970.3 C432rj or microfiche FS Library fiche 6125933

1893 Chickasaw Payroll. Original at the National Archives Fort Worth, Texas. [5] pages 25 - 46

Census Records[edit | edit source]

1818 Chickasaw Census - an annuity roll AccessGenealogy Chickasaw Emigration Roll1839 (Upshaw Roll). Prepared by A.M.M. Upshaw abstracted from National Archives Filming (M1831 Miscellaneous Indian Removal Rolls, 1832-1846) of 1980 Record Group 75 Records of Bureau of Indian Affairs Edited and Indexed by Larry S. Watson C. Histree 1994 FS Library Book: 970.3 C432ce 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. FS Library Book 970.3 C432ci 1890 Census of the Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory by Joyce A. Rex. FS Catalog book 970.3 C432rja Volumes 1-2

Church Records[edit | edit source]

The Goodland Indian Orphanage: a story of Christian Missions. by Sammy D. Hogue FS Library book 970.1 H874r two vol. FS Library fiche 6038268

Correspondence[edit | edit source]

Emigration[edit | edit source]

Chickasaw Emigration Roll 1839 (Upshaw Roll) 1839 Chickasaw Census. prepared by A.M.M. Upshaw abstracted from National Archives Filming of 1980 Record Group 75 of the Bureau of Indian Affairs. Edited by Larry S. Watson. C.1994 Histree. FS Library book 970.3 C432ce

Enrollment[edit | edit source]

Enrollment of the Five Civilized Tribes: Dawes Commission 1896-1909 Commission to the Five Civilized Tribe.

History[edit | edit source]

Nations Remembered: an oral history of the Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Creek and Seminoles in Oklahoma 1865-1907 FS Library Collection Listening to Our Grandmothers' Stories: the Bloomfield Academy for Chickasaw females, 1852-1949. by Amanda J. Cobb. FS Library book 970.3 C432ca The Chickasaw Freedmen: A People Without a County. by Daniel F. Littlefield Jr. Westport: Greenwood Press, 1980. FS Library Collection Worldcat

Military[edit | edit source]

Compiled Military Service records of Major Uriah Blue's detachment of Chickasaw in the War of 1812 National Archives M1829 FS Library film 2311051
The Union Indian Brigade in the Civil War. by Wiley Britton FS Library 824340 Indices of Choctaw and Chickasaw Confederate Soldiers FS Catalog book 970.1 OL8i Muster Lists of the Creek and Other Confederate Indians. by Sherman Lee Pompey Compiled Service records of Confederate Soldiers who served in organization raised directly by the Confederate government (1861-1865) United States. War Department. Records and Pension Office FS Library film 880,286 Genealogical Records of the Confederate Indian Troops, by Sherman Lee Pompey C. 1984 FS Library book 970.1 P772g or fiche 6049323 World War I Draft Registration Cards 1917-1918 FS Library film 1509347and United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918

Indian Pioneer Papers[edit | edit source]

In 1936, the Oklahoma Historical Society and University of Oklahoma requested a writer's project grant from the Works Progress Administration (WPA) in which interviews would be conducted with early settlers in Oklahoma who had lived on Indian land. More than 100 writers conducted over 11,000 interviews and were asked to "call upon early settlers and (record) the story of the migration to Oklahoma and their early life here."

Blackburn, Bob L. "Battle Cry for History: The First Century of the Oklahoma Historical Society." n.d. Oklahoma Historical Society. 5 Oct. 1998.

The University of Oklahoma Western History Collection has digitized the Indian Pioneer Papers which consists of approximately 80,000 indexed entries arranged alphabetically by personal name, place name, or subject. [6]

An index to the Indian Pioneer Papers may also be found at OkGenWeb Oklahoma Genealogy. A separate index of Indians interviewed, including the Chickasaw, may be viewed at: “Indians in the Indian Pioneer Papers” Some of the surnames from the Chickasaw tribe found in the collection are: Airington, Colbert (Mead), Laber, Kemp, Minto-ho-yo (Mead).

The Indian Pioneer Papers are available through the FamilySearch Library and FamilySearch centers microfiche number:6,016,865 (first fiche) FS Library fiche 6016865

Periodicals[edit | edit source]

The Journal of Chickasaw History. by Chickasaw Historical Society "item FS Library fiche 6038350

Chickasaw Times by Chickasaw Nation On line

Removal[edit | edit source]

The Indian Removal Act was signed May 26, 1830 by President Andrew Jackson. The Act initiated a policy of removal of American Indians tribes living east of the Mississippi River to land west of the river.

Nation

Removal Treaty

Years of Emigration

Population

Before Removal

Number

Emigrated

Deaths

Number

stayed in Southeast

Information

of Interest

Chickasaw

Chiefs:

Chief Samuel Sealy,

Chief Ish-te-ho-to-pa,

Enubby

William McGilvery,

Levi,

Pitman Colbert, Henry Love,


Pontotoc Creek October 20, 1832

Government Leader over Removal:

Henry B. Carter, A.M.M. Upshaw,

Benjamin Reynolds,

John M. Millard, W.R. Guy, Joe A. Phillips, and Dr. C.G. Keenan

1837-1847



1842-1843 280 more Chickasaw Indians removed to Indian Territory

1846 sixty-four more emigrated

1847 forty-four emigrated

4,914 +1,156 Black Slaves 4,000 500-800 100s

The Chickasaw Indians payed for their removal out of their tribal funds arising from the sale of their lands.

References (see also:chart)

1. Anderson, William L., ed. Cherokee Removal: Before and After. Athens, Georgia: University of Georgia Press, 1991. ISBN 0-8203-1482-X.

2. Ehle, John. Trail of Tears: The Rise and Fall of the Cherokee Nation. New York: Doubleday, 1988. ISBN 0-385-23953-X

3. Foreman, Grant. Indian Removal: the Emigration of the Five Civilized Tribes of Indians. Norman, Oklahoma: University of Oklahoma Press, 1932, 11th printing 1989. ISBN 0-8061-1172-0

4.Prucha, Francis Paul. The Great Father: The United States Government and the American Indians. Volume I. Lincoln, Nebraska: University of Nebraska Press, 1984. ISBN 0-8032-3668-9.

Superintendency Records[edit | edit source]

Records of the Central Superintendency of Indian Affairs, 1813-1878. Office of Indian Affairs FS Library film 1602893

Records of the Southern Superintendency of Indian Affairs, 1832-1870 Office of Indian Affairs, FS Library film 1602871

Western Superintendency

Treaties[edit | edit source]

The year link (date of the treaty) will connect to an online copy of the treaty.

  • 1786 January 10, at Hopewell
  • 1801 October 24, at Chickasaw Bluffs
  • December 17, 1801
  • 1805 July 23,
  • January 7, 1806, in Cherokee treaty
  • August 9, 1814, Creek treaty
  • 1816 September 20, at Chickasaw Council House
  • October 19, 1818, at Chickasaw Old Town
  • 1830 August 31, at Franklin
  • 1832 October 20, at Chickasaw Council House (Pontitock)
  • 1832 October 22, supplementary
  • 1834 May 24,
  • 1837 January 17, at Doaksville
  • 1852 June 22, at Washington
  • 1854 November 4, at Doaksville
  • 1855 June 22, at Washington
  • 1865 September 13, at Fort Smith
  • 1866 April 28, at Washington
  • July 4, 1866, Delaware treaty

Vital Records[edit | edit source]

Chickasaw Nation Marriages, Ardmore courthouse. by Mary Turner Kinard FS Library fiche 6067174 and 60671705

McClain County Oklahoma Marriages, 1863-1895: "Old" Pontotoc County Chickasaw Nation. Indian Territory. McClain Co. Historical Society FS Library fiche 6067295

FamilySearch Library Catalog[edit | edit source]

The FamilySearch Catalog has over 220 records of interest to the Chickasaw Indians[1]

Websites[edit | edit source]

For Further Reading[edit | edit source]

  • Lennon, Rachal Mills. Tracing Ancestors Among the Five Civilized Tribes; Southeastern Indians Prior to Removal. Baltimore, Md.: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2002. FS Library Book 970.1 L548t.

For background information to help find American Indian ancestors see For Further Reading.

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Indian Entities Recognized and Eligible To Receive Services From the United States Bureau of Indian Affairs, Federal Register, Vol. 67, No. 134, 12 July 2002 Available online
  2. ↑ Indian Removal. by Grant Foreman.University of Oklahoma Press. C. 1932. FS Library book 970.1 F761i
  3. ↑ History of Johnston County, Oklahoma compiled by Johnston County History Books Committee Curtis Media Corporation C 1988
  4. ↑ History of Johnston County, Oklahoma compiled by Johnston County History Books Committee Curtis Media Corporation C 1988
  5. ↑ The Journal of American Indian Family Research. Ed. Larry S. Watson. Vol. 12 No. 1. 1991 FS Library 970.1 J825j
  6. ↑ The University of Oklahoma Western History Collections http://digital.libraries.ou.edu/whc/pioneer/
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