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== Indian Pioneer Papers == | == Indian Pioneer Papers == | ||
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." <ref>Blackburn, Bob L. "Battle Cry for History: The First Century of the Oklahoma Historical Society." n.d. Oklahoma Historical Society. 5 Oct. 1998.</ref> 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> An index to the Indian Pioneer Papers may also be found at [http://www.okgenweb.org/pioneer/ | 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." <ref>Blackburn, Bob L. "Battle Cry for History: The First Century of the Oklahoma Historical Society." n.d. Oklahoma Historical Society. 5 Oct. 1998.</ref> 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> 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 Cherokee, may be viewed at: [http://goodoowah.50megs.com/indpio/ “Indians in the Indian Pioneer Papers”] Some of the surnames from the Cherokee tribe found in the collection are: Adair (Rider), Anderson, Beaver, Brewer, Bohanan, Burch (Choate), Campbell, Candy, Chambers (Ketcher), Coodey, Crutchfield (Lane), Daniels (Cummins), Daughtery (Morris), Drew, Dugan, Duncan, Harlan (James), Keys (Porter), Ketcher (Langley), Langley, Lynch, Marcham, McClure (Keith), Miller (Watts), Morris, Phillips (Keith), Rider (Howland), Ross, Rutherford (Rider), Starr, Vann, West (Spring). Family History Library microfiche number: 6,016,865 (first fiche number)<br> | ||
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<br> Description: Robert Williams (1819-1892), the son of Jack Williams, married Martha Jane Thornton (1842-1918), who was 3/4ths Cherokee. Their son, Lee Williams (3/8th Cherokee), married Maude L. Adair (5/64th Cherokee). Her grandparents came over the Trail of Tears to Indian Territory. She was a direct descendant in the sixth generation of James Adair (b.1709), who immigrated from Scotland to the English colonies, and was a trader among the Cherokee and Chickasaw tribes for forty years. Includes other ancestors and relatives before the Trail of Tears, as well as descendants and relatives in Oklahoma and elsewhere.<br> Language: English;English;English<br> Provenance: Owning Institution:Genealogical Society of Utah d.b.a FamilySearch; http://www.familysearch.org/<br> Patron Usage Instructions: https://www.familysearch.org/terms; Public<br> Title Number: 365633 | <br> Description: Robert Williams (1819-1892), the son of Jack Williams, married Martha Jane Thornton (1842-1918), who was 3/4ths Cherokee. Their son, Lee Williams (3/8th Cherokee), married Maude L. Adair (5/64th Cherokee). Her grandparents came over the Trail of Tears to Indian Territory. She was a direct descendant in the sixth generation of James Adair (b.1709), who immigrated from Scotland to the English colonies, and was a trader among the Cherokee and Chickasaw tribes for forty years. Includes other ancestors and relatives before the Trail of Tears, as well as descendants and relatives in Oklahoma and elsewhere.<br> Language: English;English;English<br> Provenance: Owning Institution:Genealogical Society of Utah d.b.a FamilySearch; http://www.familysearch.org/<br> Patron Usage Instructions: https://www.familysearch.org/terms; Public<br> Title Number: 365633 | ||
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