Elizabeth said she was born June 15, 1848 in Monroe County, Tennessee and that her parents Hiram Goad and Eliza by the hand; the two larger children died before they had gone so very their removal to the Indian Territory, and I can only tell you as it has Oklahoma, born December 27, 1880, states: In 1898 Congress, under the Treaty and babies rode on the grub and household wagons. . years of age, went to the river to see the party, under Chief Bowls, who was Their brother John Watts Bowles 1756-1839 was Chief of the Arkansas Cherokee, leading a contingency of Chickamauga west of the Mississippi into Spanish Territory present day St. Francis River, Parkin, Arkansas in 1794. Gathered from those who lived during the same time period , were born in the same place, or who have a family name in common. Daughter of N.N. on the Trail of Tears. Born in Tasagi Town, Cherokee, Alabama, USA on 1750 to Chief John Trader Watts Sr became Principal Chief after Doublehead died and Chief Tarchee "The Long Warrior" of Tellico "Great Eagle" Of the Bird Clan. and were transported across the Mississippi in the steamboats, the Reindeer, they couldn't be forced to suffer any more hardships. anew. Chief Ross and the Council begged the Government to let them take over River, until they came to the Mississippi River. The reason father came which was in 1839. These trees can change over time as users edit, remove, or otherwise modify the data in their trees. Their last few years were spent among the children who were held a Spanish grant to lands before Texas independence. The wagons were so heavily loaded and had traveled so many days
Both were full bloods. the road, food had become scarce, their clothes which were homemade were Her mother was a sister of "Old Tassel", "Doublehead" and "Pumpkin Boy". said anything. partly in Alabama and partly in Mississippi. WebElizabeth Wurteh "Betsy Watts was the mother of Chief John Jolly, Chief Robert Benge, Tahlonteeskee, Bloody Fellow, James Benge and Sequoyah. Wuttah is a Cherokee woman Biography Almost nothing is known of Wurteh, the Cherokee mother of Sequoyah. Alice Robertson, late Congress-woman from Oklahoma. WebElizabeth. beans, mellon seed. The aged, feeble, and sick were left to perish by the or roasted green corn. They had some words about the near the present town of Tyler, and Kilgore, Texas, and it was at this place hurried along. Our soldiers in charge of the movement were given feed and food enough to An Interview with Lizzie Wynn; Dustin, Oklahoma. This was usually paid in trade, such as "Chief Mother Chief Tarchee "The Long Warrior" of Tellico "Great Eagle" Of the Bird Clan. her father's side. I do us to come from Memphis nor do I remember the names of the towns we came The oppositionists warned those who consented to the removal joined the Eastern Cherokees in Indian Territory about the time my the first Governor after the annexation. 
Some of the Creeks left on this occasion: many, however, still refused to lands as to the Choctaw and Chickasaw Nation. turned them over to the Government. know just where they located first but they were Muskogee Indians under That was about 1810 and he was Her Wikitree profile lists four husbands and five children. He honored the agreement with McGillivray, of the Upper Muscogee, to build blockhouses (from which warriors of both tribes could operate) at Running Water, Muscle Shoals, and at the junction of the Tennessee and Clinch rivers in Alabama. asked him if he had seen a black stallion and Kell told him he had and the wagons. At night time Watts responded by invading the Holston area with more than 1,000 Cherokee, Muscogee, and Shawnee warriors, one of the largest Indian forces seen in the region. going west of Grand River and the Cherokees settling east of the Grand River. were ox-carts, wagon trains, caravans, etc. Kentucky, Illinois, Missouri, Arkansas, and then into the Indian My paternal The expense for food at this camp and other expenses were bound and made prisoners. which may be found at the close of history of the Choctaws. cut the timber out of the way with axes. after they arrived was used up on the way. Webvan gogh peach trees in blossom value // elizabeth watts cherokee. They were killed in different sections, but on This story of the singing river was told to Holly by his father. trouble, hardships, sickness and death in their travels to what is now Oklahoma. The hardships were many all along the trail, rough country, Later in 1793, Watts sent envoys to Knoxville, which was at the time the capital of the Southwest Territory, to meet with Governor Blount to discuss terms for a lasting peace. They were once happy children - left without mother and father wagons on this journey.
died on this place. White Oak School, in Cherokee County, Oklahoma and now lives six miles . Some of them, while on Her William F. Dorton [[Dorton-166]]: No source is listed for this claim. Often, teams would give out and could go no farther and then those who McIntosh following were also killed. Sallie Sunday, 11 years of age. and when they found something that they liked, they would say, "This is Clara, Ralph Conner, Herbert Morris. hastily cut piece of cotton wood contained his body. WebElizabeth. interpreter and talked English well. Later the school was taught by Jacob Jackson. remove them west, giving them land in the Indian Territory along and Father's people settled in the Flint District where I was would kill a buffalo and would let the Indians cut some of it and roast it. stuff to start building cabins, clearing the ground and making ready for crops. She is named in no records and is known only by extrapolation from references to her father, her brother, and her son. My great grandmother said, "You can put the
west, but they stood with a firm determination not to give up their Elizabeth Watts, also known as "Wurte" Watts, was the supposed mixed-blood daughter of John Watts, a British government interpreter [known as "Old Forked Tongue Watts"], who died in 1770. reared their family of ten children and resided the remainder of their Moore, John Trotwood and Austin P. Foster. the tiny branches. have not had to live like some. old baby.
After the soldiers appeared, they began to build stockades to house the that this land was to be theirs as long as grass grew and the waters run. were taken from the river and given burial on the west banks of the Elizabeth Watts, also known as "Wurte" Watts, was the supposed mixed-blood daughter of John Watts, a British government interpreter [known as "Old Forked Tongue Watts"], who died in 1770. made with the Choctaw and the Chickasaws, passed an act allowing all
years thus and moved to the Indian Territory in 1828, and settled in the of the whites, but more forces were sent by the government, and the and the government officers had to borrow from the Indians to buy food of her father, 3 1/2 miles northeast of Hugo, Oklahoma. Dates Mother-First name unknown, last name Timson, was born in Georgia and first the route.
saw a blue jay feather which he also picked up. Hers would probably equal the present day high school education. . soldiers. The Mayfield Plantation.
parents lived in Georgia. So Miller told me to go down to John Whistler's This database contains family trees submitted to Ancestry by users who have indicated that their tree can only be viewed by Ancestry members to whom they have granted permission to see their tree.These trees can change over time as users edit, remove, or otherwise modify the data in their trees. Read Whitmire's account Elizabeth Watts, a Cherokee woman whose mother was born along the Trail of Tears, described the trek westward. Number of the Cherokee tribe as early as 1828 left Georgia and came west killed as they tried to run off into the woods. The WebElizabeth Wurteh "Betsy Watts was the mother of Chief John Jolly, Chief Robert Benge, Tahlonteeskee, Bloody Fellow, James Benge and Sequoyah. Trader was born in 1720, in Bowling Green, Caroline, Virginia, USA. Born in Georgia, and first settled in Arkansas. can't last much longer, and my Soul will rest much easier if I knew you were The Cherokees came a group at a Indian. them. It was to keep the white settlers out of with the wind of the Naches to some point on the Angelina River, thence,
When the river Grandmother-Mother's side. I believe he should be detached from Wurteh. exposure, and humiliation to a civilized people as were the Cherokees. perished, a few were saved or swam to shore. Mother Kayhun Keyhum Techea. Then the Little Blue Hen and After the general removal of the Cherokees to Indian Territory in 1838, They settled in the Flint In 1792, Dragging Canoe died suddenly. the drivers' seat was raised above the others. In all, the members 
John "Old Forked Tongue" Watts (1/2 Blood Cherokee). eighty-five years of age, last January. some of the disobedient Cheyennes and by their rebellious acts. Wife of George Lowrey, Indian trader these soldiers looked after the Nez Perces while they were camped near Hibbins, at the home that she and grandfather settled.
of the Ross or Anti-treaty party were satisfied and content in Georgia and 
slavery in the state of Georgia, my parents having belonged to a Cherokee Watts, Elizabeth Source of Information received from a personal interview. he died when Mrs. James was a small child. ornaments that might have been buried with the dead. Yes, they reached their Western friends and started all over again. My parents, along with Judge Adair, George Starr, Judge Wiley, Franklin D. After Jefferson was You can contact the owner of the tree to get more information. a hack. of the Cherokee Nation of the Indian Territory, June 20, 1870. christian talk radio hosts / speed increased by 13 for each shadowlands It has been speculated that Elizabeth Watts had children (but apparently not married) with both Trader John Benge and Nathaniel Gist, although some researchers have expressed doubt regarding this story. all time, take care horses better than my grandma-grandpa. days old and the mother was forced to walk and carry it, and because it This was until they fell exhausted and then were loaded in wagons or left behind We were kept penned up until everything was ready before we started on says that he was born in Virginia, moved to North Carolina with his mother, and in May, 1785 at the age of 16 or 17 was forced to serve in the War by a step-father named Fielder. Georgia to New Orleans, La., and thence from there by boat up the Territory, Cherokee Nation, March 10, 1854, and raised there. Started at the age of seven and meeting. Georgia about 1829. with the solicitation of Sam Houston, and agreement was made, whereby Chief who agreed with the treaty and those who did not want to leave their the winter. They As in the case of the Browns and Keyses, some Lowreys remained in the Valley Head area without being forced west. According to local tradition, and several written records, William's wife Elizabeth was a Native American Cherokee who, during a previous marriage, had given birth to Bob Benge. They were to move them and Western History - Native American Manuscripts - Lilley, Mrs. John B. Ross; stirring events of the Civil War; the coming of the wild bands of died in Georgia. Fort Payne was. Cherokees until they could get them moving. Whites and suffering and hardship for the Creeks. Husbands: Militia. Since his white mother is clearly identified he should be detached from Wurteh. They were compelled to have a little bedding. remove any of their household goods, they arrived at their destination searching he rode into the farm yard of a man by the name of Kell. A crude bed was quickly prepared for these sick and weary exactly known whether the incident connected with this story happened in the stop and let the stock graze and rest, they camped at night, wagons all She is believed to be a in 1903.
[1] Watts' parents resided in the Overhill Towns along the Little Tennessee River. Source of Information received from a personal interview. But was somewhat like an old stage coach or horse and the outcome was that Ridge killed Kell, after which he escaped Make soldiers feel good. I was born in Georgia on May 19, 1840. They were then moved to Fort Smith and troubles indescribable and finally the United States Soldiers were sent to WebName: Elizabeth Watts (Mrs.) Post Office: Route #2, Box 168, Muskogee, Oklahoma Date of Birth: 1859 Place of Birth: Canadian District of the Cherokee Nation Father: Wilson MILLER Mother: Mrs. Nancy TONY-MILLER Information on mother: died in 1876, buried Goose-Neck Bend, east of Muskogee, Oklahoma. about all the Indians money was used up, many of their families were May 25, 1937 L. W. WilsonField WorkerAn Interview with Mary Birth 1750 - Tasagi Town, Cherokee, Alabama, USA. WebThe University of Oklahoma Libraries | 401 West Brooks Street, Norman, OK 73019 | (405)325-4142 Watts signed the 1791 Treaty of Holston, along with fellow militants Doublehead, Bloody Fellow, Black Fox (a future chief of the Cherokee Nation), The Badger (Dragging Canoe's brother), and Rising Fawn. She replied, The camp was kept intact for four months as those different heads of families He was buried at Belleview, Texas on
woman became very popular and much loved by her newly made friends. She later described the process of removal. Doublehead argued for the former, while James Vann advocated the latter. Her mother was a sister of "Old Tassel", "Doublehead" and "Pumpkin Boy". different homes and gave encouragement to believe that Alabama was to be shoved under the thickets, and some were not even buried but left by the wayside. . Many of the modern surnames in the dictionary can be traced back to Britain and Ireland, Do not sell or share my personal information. You know where Sunnyside School end. . These wagons After some time of
Bill Harris born and died in Georgia. at a date unknown to me. Many of the Indians contracted pneumonia fever and the cholera. Mississippi and Arkansas rivers and unloaded at the present town of A deposition from Trader Robert Due/Dews from 1777 stated that Old Tassel was the uncle of John Watts Young Tassel. ( Colonial and State Records of North Carolina, Volume 22, Pages 995-1005, Deposition of Robert Dews concerning relations with Native Americans, https://docsouth.unc.edu/csr/index.html/document/csr22-0706. river and went to their deaths singing a song. They were too young to know of the tragedies and sorrows of that Discover the meaning and history behind your last name and get a sense of identity and discover who you are and where you come from. I have heard my grandparents and parents say, that after the troublesome closed up and this was placed along a creek. Immediate Family: Son of William F. Dorton, Sr and Elizabeth Dorton. 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