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• Sewell Family line from Rita Carlson. 2 comments, most recently from suzanne hamlet shatto on February 19

  Hello, I have been trying to track my Sewell family line. Daniel Sewell b:1873 Married Miranda Clemons…their children were Ethel, Margaret, Minnie, William, Merkie & Joseph. My father told me that my great grandfather Daniel spoke mainly in his native tongue. Anyone who could give me more info on this…

• Bowers/Peter family from Kari dunn. 3 comments, most recently from R. E. McLellan on February 18

  I’m searching for family

• ATTN Kari Dunn - Bowers/Peter Family from R. E. McLellan on February 18

  Kari Dunn that posted on 25th of Jan concerning the Bowers and Peters family – I believe we are related. Please feel free to contact me at mrsmclellan2001 at gmail dot com.

• Rias Durant from Tracie Lopez. 3 comments, most recently from dan hale on February 17

  I am looking for information about Rias Durant, who would be 2nd Great Grandfather. According to my mom, he would have been married to Mary Bohannan (sp?). I found another post that could be related, but I haven’t been able to confirm if Mary Bohannan and Mary (Wilma) Grubbs are…

• Ruby Odell Born about 1926 from Tina Pate. 2 comments, most recently from suzanne hamlet shatto on February 17

  My grandmother was Ruby Odell who was born about 1926. I was told she was registered and born on the Choctaw reservation. I am trying to find out about my ancestry. Any help you could give me would be greatly appreciated. Respectfully, Tina Pate

• Hembree/Anderson/Gonderman from John . 2 comments, most recently from suzanne hamlet shatto on February 16

  Hello I’m looking for info on my great grandfathers family, his last name is Gonderman but his moms name is Beulah Hembree I was told she was either Choctaw or Cherokee and some records may have been burnt in a fire but I’m not sure, they may have been registered…

• Clark Family from mjones74. 4 comments, most recently from suzanne hamlet shatto on February 15

  I’m trying to get more information on my great great grandfather. We can’t find any records linking him to Choctaw but we are told that is our heritage. His name is John C. Clark born aroung 1850 in Georgia. He left Georgia and went to Louisiana. He then left Louisiana…

• Help with Turnage choctaws from LouLou. 4 comments, most recently from suzanne hamlet shatto on February 14

  Hi, I am hoping someone can help me. I know I am some percent of Choctaw. My great grandfather’s name was James Early Turnage he married Eva Hobgood. James’s parents( my gg grandparents names were Newton G. Turnage and Martha L. ( Mattie) Turnage. No one knows what the L…

• Lydia from mary. 4 comments, most recently from mary on February 14

  I would love to be able to find out who my great g’m’s parents were. When did they change their name to English? She was known as Lydia “Jennie”, she married a Tom Callie, white man, they divorced and she married my great g’f, Thomas Bryant. She was banned from…

• Owen and Long families from Lisa. 2 comments, most recently from suzanne hamlet shatto on February 13

  Hello! For many years I have been trying to find my great-grandmother’s parents. She was half Choctaw. Her son, my grandfather, is listed on the Dawes roll as John Owens. Her name was Elizabeth Ann (Long) Owen. Her husband was Solomon G Owen. If anyone has any information to share,…

• Poteet from Angela. 2 comments, most recently from suzanne hamlet shatto on February 12

  Looking for info on my last name….my ancestor name was Elrod Poteet….is Poteet an Indian name?ANY INFO WOULD BE AWESOME

• LOOKING FOR INFO ON HARVEY FAMILLY.. from mike harvey. 2 comments, most recently from suzanne hamlet shatto on February 12

  I AM LOOKING FOR ANY INFO ON THE HARVEY’S AROUND WILBURTON / DAMON VALLEY AREA. . AND WONDERING IF ANY ONE KNEW THE MEANING OF GGGGRANDPARENTS NAME IS Chum Pa is female & Elapahanubb is male . . . any info im thankful for..

• Searching for relatives-MARTIN? from Jay Hargrove. 5 comments, most recently from Jay Hargrove on February 12

  I’m trying to find my Choctaw relatives and don’t know where to start. I’m 47/128 and I don’t know if that’s a lot or a little but I do have CDIB and membership. There was an adoption in our family in 1960. It wasn’t me but I know the biological…

• Willistons! Eileen Ann Williston from Sarah Wilson. 2 comments, most recently from suzanne hamlet shatto on February 12

  Im a 23 year old Native American Female who is searching for my choctaw family. growing up in the system i new very lilttle of my supposed to be father Bruce Paul Williston who passed in 2010. now being older i would like to know if this is true and…

• Looking for surnames Barker and Craighead from Sarah. 4 comments, most recently from suzanne hamlet shatto on February 12

  Hi, The name Barker would be a married name. I’m looking for a Mary Barker married to William Barker. The time would be 1830s- 50’s. Mary Barker had a daughter, also named Mary, born in 1845. She married Allen Craighead. Family legend says she was part Cherokee or Choctaw. One…

• Lycy E. Lowery Bennett family from Cambden Edwards. 2 comments, most recently from suzanne hamlet shatto on February 10

  My name is Cambden I am the Great Great Granddaughter to Lucy E. Lowery who married Thomas Bennett. Lucy is listed of the Dawes Roll # 11408. I am trying to find out any information on her Parents to continue on tracing my family tree. Any information or direction would…

• Elliott from Jennifer. 2 comments, most recently from suzanne hamlet shatto on February 10

  Looking for anyone with information on Martin W. Elliott Jr. and/or his daughter Hulda Jane Elliott.

• Choctaw Princess and Medicine Woman from Michelle Connally. 3 comments, most recently from Michelle Connally on February 8

  I was told by my cousin that my great grandmother was a princess and medicine woman from the Choctaw tribe in Oklahoma,who then met my great grandfather Mr.Connally, a traveling preacher from Kansas. Need names and facts to see if this is true. Could someone help me by leading me…

• Looking for family Wilsons, Everidges, Brashears from Angela. 2 comments, most recently from suzanne hamlet shatto on February 7

  Hi i’ve been doing some family research to make a family tree book for my great Aunt and Uncle. I know my Great Great grandfather was Edward H. Wilson married to Emma Everidge. if anyone has more info on the Wilson, Everidge and Brashears I would love to learn more….

• Looking for my Great Grandmother's family for Johnson/Evans Tree from Linda McClure. 2 comments, most recently from suzanne hamlet shatto on February 5

  I’ve been doing our geneology on Ancestry.com and I’ve come across an 1896 Dawes application App #1349 for Annie Holt. However, not sure if it’s really related to a family member. My Great Grandmother’s name is Mary Jane (Ledbetter) Johnson b.11/2/1876 (d.4/13/1962 Woodward OK) to Frank and Sarah Ann “Sallie”…