Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma

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• Child Care/Home loans/ closing cost. from Cody mcdonald . 2 comments, most recently from suzanne hamlet shatto on April 7

  hey i have a few important questions. i currently live in claremore ok and i work at hardrock cherokee casino. my questions were what kind of child care does choctaw nation offer? and on buying a new house will choctaw nation help you with closing cost? i have a daughter…

• murray family from brandy. 2 comments, most recently from suzanne hamlet shatto on April 5

  I am looking for info on the Murray family from Tom OK. I have found some but running into walls. My grandmother is Exie Marrie Davis Murray her parents were Lake Erie Davis and Mossey Viola Posey Davis. My grandfather is Hampton Murray and his parents we’re James Ealy Murray…

• Indian Home Guard from Martin Jenson. 2 comments, most recently from suzanne hamlet shatto on April 2

  My Great grandfather, Thomas Surguy, served in the Indian Home Guard during the civil war. Incase you’ve never heard of The Indian Home Guard, it was union regiments formed in Kansas, made up of warriors (soldiers) from the Five Civilized Tribes. Most had sided with the south, but some fled…

• is this true from aiahninchi ohoyo. 2 comments, most recently from suzanne hamlet shatto on March 31

  halito is it true the choctaw nation has no requirements for a cdib to apply for membership…my ggg grandmother, malinda folsom dean, the daughter of jeremiah and mary nail folsom was not enrolled as she and her family moved to oregon before enrollment started…however, her sister, emeline folsom robinson was…

• My mother was,Sudie Cleo Bowers grand daughter of Simon Peters a full blooded Choctaw from Ann Mason. 3 comments, most recently from R. E. McLellan on March 29

  My mother, Sudie Cleo Bowers, was born in Hartshorn,OK to Ollie and William (Bee) Bowers in July, 1914. She was an orphan at age 7, and put into an Indian boarding school. Her grandfather was Simon Peters, a full blooded Choctaw. I am on my way to OK tomorrow to…

• Choctaw Peh-le-tubbee, Ho-yo-kee, Noah-humma, Ish tar tubbee, from w.p.. 3 comments, most recently from R. E. McLellan on March 26

  Hello, I am looking for the location of the following Mississippi Choctaw before and after the Civil War. Peh-le-tubbee and his wife Sho-yo-ku ( ho-yo-kee ho-yo-kee?), also the parents of pis-a-he-maya; Ishtar-tubbee and his wife Noah-humma. They were originally Mississippi Choctaw, but their descendants became citizens of the Oklahoma Choctaw…

• Proving to be a proud Choctaw.... from Jodi Cannon. 2 comments, most recently from suzanne hamlet shatto on March 24

  First thank you for your time in reading this….. And thank you for any help in helping me to get my CDIB card and becoming registered. I already have this much information…. Harlan Arron (Great great grandfather) father roll 13258 & enrollment see Choctaw roll # 4808 Married to Etta…

• Traut, John from shan928. 2 comments, most recently from suzanne hamlet shatto on March 21

  My great-grandfather was john traut dawes 12975. i believe his brother was frank traut 12974. i think his mother was minnie or minnie jr (12971-12972) and his father was henry. I think he had a cousin henry abraham traut. i know they lived in mcalester, ok. possibly tobusky or pittsburg…

• Capt. Shemontah , Comp.B 1st Choctaw Mounted Rifle from w.p.. 2 comments, most recently from suzanne hamlet shatto on March 20

  Looking for more info on Capt. Shemontah (alias John Gibson). Also looking for Capt. Sinta Nowa of the Choctaw Mounted Rifle, and Private Peh-le-tubbee. Thanks

• James Jake Williston from opal on March 18

  Anyone looking for family history on James Jake Williston & Ethel williston. They had @ least five children. Three sons & two daughters. Two sons are deceased & the two daughters live in the Idabel , Haworth area. They are Florence M Williston & Janice N Williston Goodwin Tonihka.

• Choctaw opinions requested from Bill Misner. 2 comments, most recently from suzanne hamlet shatto on March 15

  Dear Choctaw Nation, I am the great-grandson of William Stark [full-blood Choctaw] and Josephine Stark [Chickasaw & some-white]. They birthed two Daughters, Laura Jean Stark, who at age 4 and Nellie B Stark[my grandmother, who at age 3] were taken/kidnapped from their family by American Soldiers in Indian Territory, in…

• Rosetta Susanna from Teresa Clark. 2 comments, most recently from suzanne hamlet shatto on March 4

  I am looking for proof of Choctaw for Rosetta Susama. I show her born about 1850in Mississippi and died approx 1900 in Mississippi. I have heard she did the walk of tears!!! Any info is helpful!!

• Aaron Burkhaulter and Running Rabbit from Dianna Ray. 5 comments, most recently from Dianna Ray on March 2

  I’m in the family of Steve Jester His mother name was Phoebe burkhaulter. I Told His name could be Aaron Burkhaulter. He changed it to Steve Jester. He is Choctaw I was told he was a chief. There no record of his death. My grandmother said when he died he…

• choctaw donation to ireland from paul on February 28

  I would like to sincerely thank the Choctaw nation for their donation back in 1847, it was a most genorous gesture! Thank you so much!

• Happy purim from The Native American synagogue, pow wow in Seattle wanti Choctaw Ireland Belgium Mali Tokyo coexist lucid dreams from Aisha Deersound Linole on February 22

  All i can think to say is… Hippy love, tripping on love, truly free So much nonconformity and ranklessness, no harm in frogstafari way, Yomo! Dream rave dream dream yourself old wierd trippy folk, my sisters boyfriend is ganesh with a wierd video way too scary dream freak out from…

• Land grants from AmyPH. 3 comments, most recently from Aisha Deersound Linole on February 18

  I was told today that my great-grandmother received a land allotment from the Choctaws in the early 1900s. How do I go about checking the validity of the information that I learned of today?

• Prayer for Healing from the holocaust from Aisha Deersound Linole on February 18

  Discordianism is ayahuasca (amazon rainforest) shamanism, question everything think for yourself only the intuitive overcome the stress perpetuating tradition and attain the meditation through insightful rule breaking, it’s a symbolic freeing from all dogma and all conflicting duality, I felt bound at first but now I feel free, Aeris smiles…

• looking for family from Andrew Bridgeford. 3 comments, most recently from Patsy M Swanson on February 16

  Hi, my name is Andrew. My birth certificate once shown my name as Baby Boy McAlester, and another shown the name as Rufus. My birth father’s name is James Jake Williston, I believe he has passed on. My birth mother’s name is Linda Luo McAlester. I have no info about…

• any info on harvey family wilburton/ damon valley from mike harvey. 2 comments, most recently from suzanne hamlet shatto on February 12

  lookin for ne info on the HARVEY family around wilburton damon valley area. . .meaning of choctaw names.. . Elapahanubb & Chum Pa thank you

• Hattie C. Anderson from Nancy Myers. 6 comments, most recently from suzanne hamlet shatto on February 11

  I am looking for my father’s family. Hattie C Anderson was my great-grandmother. Her sister’s name was Mildred Anderson. They were from Mississippi and were of Choctaw descent. Their father’s name was Joseph Anderson. Joseph was in the Confederate Army from the time Hattie was an infant until 4 years…