Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma

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• Great-Grandfather from Sheila. 2 comments, most recently from suzanne hamlet shatto on March 3

  I found my Great Grand father on the Dawes rolls, how do I go about applying for tribal membership?

• Andrew Bridgeford from Patsy M Swanson. 2 comments, most recently from opal on March 3

  I have found your Birth Mother. patsyms@valornet.com

• Looking for "Read" or "Reed" families from Mike. 5 comments, most recently from suzanne hamlet shatto on March 3

  My great grandmother Rebecca Marceline Read was born in Louisiana in 1867. Her parents (Charles E. Read and Olivea C. Read) are from the area where Mississippi and Louisiana meet in the top of the toe around what is now McComb. It is believed that Charles and Olivea both were…

• ancestor research from Sandra Wiginton. 3 comments, most recently from suzanne hamlet shatto on March 3

  I was born in Austin, TX. My father ’s family was from Paris and Cooper, TX. His grandmother was from the Trail of Tears, Cherokee, and he was researching our lineage when he passed away. My mothers (Jessie Marie Bernice Moreland) family was from Fidelity, Illinois..Parents-Charles Moreland and Fern Locke…

• Searching for Samuel Meek, born 1881 from Carlton Fancher. 2 comments, most recently from suzanne hamlet shatto on March 2

  Searching for information on Samuel Meek, born 1881, married 1901 in the Chickasaw Nation. Died in Alex Ok.

• Reason and Rhoda Jones from algillette. 8 comments, most recently from suzanne hamlet shatto on March 2

  Hello, I am looking for any info on my ggg-grandparents, Reason & Rhoda Jones. My great-grandmother, Lizzie(Jones)Butler(CC#3675)and her father, Zachariah Jones(CC#3674) are listed as original enrollees on the Choctaw Final Dawes Rolls. Reason & Rhoda were Zack’s parents. I know Reason&Rhoda were on the 1855 Indian Territory census & Reason…

• Jim Lewis Tribal Membership from Kim Seewald. 6 comments, most recently from suzanne hamlet shatto on February 28

  I am the great-grandaughter of Jim and Ola Lewis and was raised knowing Granny was a Choctaw and was on the rolls. I am a Chotaw Tribal member through Ola Marlow Lewis. Our family still has the mineral rights to land that Jim Lewis received through the Atoka Allotment, and…

• My link to Pushmataha & the Andersons from Jessie Turtle Woman. 7 comments, most recently from Bill Anderson, Judge on February 28

  I am a professional genealogist. I have been researching my families and am now ready to seek more of my Momma’s clan from Lamar County, Miss. They were from the Rabbit Creek area. Choctaw descendants from the Pushamataha through the Andersons. My g-g-grandma was Nancy Jane Anderson, a Choctaw woman….

• Family Member Gary Clay Rogers from Dennis Barwick. 9 comments, most recently from john paul rogers on February 27

  I am searching for information on the family of Gary Clay Rogers. He was born approx. 1953. The information I have shows that he is from TX. My son is the biological grandchild of Gary Rogers. There is another child as well. When I was going through the adoption process,…

• Mays or Mayo Choctaw Nation from Dana Easley. 2 comments, most recently from suzanne hamlet shatto on February 27

  I am trying to locate information on Great,Great grandfather William Hays. He was listed on the 1910 census record as black. Two children, Lottie and M.T. Williams (also black) were shown as living with the A.G. Cross family in Blanchard at this time. Hays was shown to be the father…

• 7th Great Grandfather Search from rekroll. 3 comments, most recently from Dana Easley on February 27

  I am looking for information on my grand children’s 6th great grandmother’s, She Ni Yah (Choctaw), father, Hanok Ochanakahoma Yah. He was supposedly born in 1757 in Choctaw Mississippi. Can anyone help? Regards

• Searching from David Allgood. 2 comments, most recently from suzanne hamlet shatto on February 27

  My wife, Tanda McGoey/Allgood’s mother was Wanda Jean Smith, her grandmother on her mother’s side was named Dora Cloud/Odom/Smith/Long, that is buried in Ft. Cobb Oklahoma. She resided in Township 6, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory in 1900. She had a son, Tom E. Smith and he residied with her in…

• Trying to find relatives from Ashley "Boyd" Harrell. 3 comments, most recently from Ashley "Boyd" Harrell on February 26

  I recently connected with my paternal grandmother and she reported our ancestors were Choctaw. She reported our roll is under Patton out of LA. Any help is greatly appreciated or how I should start the research process. I have very little information and I am waiting to hear back from…

• Fannie Hester Fowler -Miller. from Choctaw_In_Cali. 2 comments, most recently from Bill Miller on February 25

  I seen the post, posted by a ladie named Martha Pevehouse thats said daughter and granddaughter. However im here to tell you all and seat the record straight. I’m the Great Grandchild of Fannie Fowler – Miller who died here in Califonria after moving here from Oklahoma in the late…

• looking for relatives from Michal A. Young. 2 comments, most recently from suzanne hamlet shatto on February 24

  looking for relatives to Dovie Moore Dooley, my Grandmother. She called these relatives Big Gal and Little Gal – I do not know any other names.

• Pearlee Brantley from tammy lee. 8 comments, most recently from suzanne hamlet shatto on February 23

  I am trying to find information on my great grandmother born in the late 1800s and was married to a white man Owen Preston Williamson. She is buried at Holly Creek cemetary in Mc Curtain county. My grandfather Everett Preston Williamson was born to them in Odell, Ok on 12/16/1912….

• Lavicia (Lavicey) Nations---born AL 1824 from donita_c. 2 comments, most recently from suzanne hamlet shatto on February 22

  She is my gggrandmother. I can’t find any info on her, her parents,or siblings. She married Archie Black born 1812 in AL. They are buried in AL and had 11 children. Any help will be appreciated.

• Martha Thompson Womack/ Weehunt Families from milocoop. 2 comments, most recently from suzanne hamlet shatto on February 22

  looking for information on Martha Thompson of the mississippi Choctaw – b. approx 1775 d. 1840 Mother of Abnner Womack

• Looking for Information on Green Family from PennBee. 2 comments, most recently from suzanne hamlet shatto on February 21

  My great great grandfathers name was Wesley Green, I know he resided in Louisiana. Great Grandfathers name was Lawrence (sp?) Green, who also lived in Louisiana. He was married to Sadlie. Grandmothers name is Ethel Green Please help me find some information on this family.

• James J Bennight, citizenship case (Vandergriff) from Jenni. 8 comments, most recently from Jeanette on February 19

  I am researching my husbands family and found the citizenship court case for James C Johnson and James J Bennight in “the five civilized tribes” book put out by the department of the interior. This case lists my husbands great grandfather James M Vandergriff, Great Aunt Hildreth, Great Aunt Rowena,…