Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma

start a new discussion here

• Help finding out if I am Choctaw from Tim Watkins. 2 comments, most recently from suzanne hamlet shatto on November 7, 2011

  I was told we had Cherokee blood. I have been told it is not Cherokee but Choctaw. It would be from my grandmother. The name I have so far is Cowart. How do I find out if they are on the DAWS rolls.

• Confirmation my Grand mother was Choctaw. from Mike. 2 comments, most recently from suzanne hamlet shatto on November 7, 2011

  My Granmother born 1902/03 was said to be Choctaw. The problem is that she married an African-American man right before the first world war. As we all know it was not legal for Native-American and African-American to marry during this era in Southern Louisiana. To make a long story short,…

• Information about Daniel Miller, Choctaw Preacher late 1800s. from rgburch1. 9 comments, most recently from rgburch1 on November 6, 2011

  My great great grandfather is Daniel Miller. According to my grandmother’s memoirs, he was a methodist minister in or near Durant Oklahoma in the late 1800s. I found multiple references to Daniel Miller between 1860 and 1902 who is cited as a full blooded Choctaw Preacher in several sources. He…

• Maternal and Paternal Great-Grandmothers Choctaw from Shae. 2 comments, most recently from suzanne hamlet shatto on November 5, 2011

  Hi, I’m hoping that you might be able to assist me. My mother has known for a couple of years that her paternal grandmother was part of the Choctaw tribe, but she also just recently found out that her maternal grandmother was also. We’ve been trying to research the lineage…

• General Question about CDIB from bbright. 2 comments, most recently from suzanne hamlet shatto on November 4, 2011

  I just have a question about CDIB’s in general if someone could answer. Supposedly in my family we are both Choctaw and Cherokee. By my generation its so thinned out that we look white so I know there isn’t much there but my children are about 42% Choctaw and I…

• finding my childrens heritage from jessica webb. 2 comments, most recently from suzanne hamlet shatto on November 3, 2011

  my children are hollie ann webb, kinley rae webb, cody mihcael allen webb father, colburn marvin allen webb DOB 2-14-1978, grandmother sylvia ann webb DOB 6-7-1952, great grandmother eunice alzina hale johnson DOB 5-13-1929 eunice’s mother :martha celestia bigelow hale DOB9-12-1898, eunices father michael delbert hale DOB 1-16-1897michael delbert hales…

• Leach from Julie. 2 comments, most recently from suzanne hamlet shatto on November 2, 2011

  I am hoping someone may have information on my gg grandmother. Her name was Cora Leach, she married Thomas Downey. They had many children one of them named Fred Downey. I have no information on her prior to her marriage. I have pictures of her and lots of family stories….

• Mary Williams Payne from Kyle Marble. 2 comments, most recently from suzanne hamlet shatto on October 30, 2011

  Hi, I’m looking into my lineage to see if I can become a member in order to qualify for college scholarships. I know I am at least 1/16th choctaw. My grandmother’s mother was 1/2. She said both her parents were each 1/2 choctaw. her name was Mary Williams Payne (Williams…

• Merchant/Harris lineage from Sandra Merchant. 3 comments, most recently from Sandra Merchant on October 29, 2011

  I recently came upon an entry under the “original enrollees” section that named my husband’s great aunt, Ada Bell Merchant Potts, and stated that she was Mississippi Choctaw. Her mother, my husband’s great grandmother, was Margaret Elizabeth Harris, who married James William Merchant in Itawamba Cty, MS in 1858. Margaret…

• Potts family from Jeanie. 3 comments, most recently from suzanne hamlet shatto on October 27, 2011

  I am seeking information on my family (Potts) who are listed on some sites as part of the Choctaw Nation.

• How do I research my family from Brandi. 2 comments, most recently from suzanne hamlet shatto on October 27, 2011

  My maternal grandmother was born Nora Ethel Jones in 1918. She said she was raised by someone other then her mother and father in the Durant & Idabel areas. She married my maternal grandfather Jimmy Frazier, who I believe was from the same area she grew up in. Any info…

• Thomas Underwood son Harriet Gardner and Thomas Underwood from Carolyn Henry Lockwood. 2 comments, most recently from suzanne hamlet shatto on October 27, 2011

  My grandfather, Thomas Jefferson Underwood b. 1/10/1881, Indian Territory, Ok, son of Harriet Gardner b. abt 1861,IT, Ok and Thomas Underwood. Choctaw Census Card #125, roll #262. He is shown on census card with his half brother Alex Davis. His Mother, Harriet died during childbirth when Thomas was born. He…

• Joseph Don Harris from Leon Harris. 3 comments, most recently from Sandra Merchant on October 27, 2011

  I am looking for information on my real last name. My family received the last name of Harris when they became American citizens, but I want to know what our family name was before that. My grandfather’s name was Joseph Don Harris, of Moore Oklahoma, his children were, David, Don,…

• My Great Grandparents were Married in Choctaw Nation--am I Choctaw? from Annette. 4 comments, most recently from suzanne hamlet shatto on October 27, 2011

  My name is Annette my Great-Grand Parents were Married in Choctaw Nation. Here is their information: CHAPMAN, C W 24 JAMES, MARTHA E 19 4 OCT 1903 BR1 193 Were they Choctaw? Am I Choctaw? Thanks

• Information Please! from MNH. 3 comments, most recently from suzanne hamlet shatto on October 26, 2011

  Looking for information about Helen Maxine Dickson. She had a son – Charles Ray Dickson, that she put up for adoption in 1935 in Oklahoma. Charles’s birth certificate lists Helen Maxine as 1/8 Choctaw.

• Searching for David A. Wilson/Mary Mullins/Elizabeth Mullins from Martha Moore. 4 comments, most recently from suzanne hamlet shatto on October 24, 2011

  Trying to find Native American geneology of Elizabeth Mullins/Wilson. Possibly Choctaw. Elizabeth Wilson born 1824-1827 in KY. Father David A. Wilson, Mother Mary Mullins. Father born in VA?, Mother born in VA. Married as Mullins but first son was James Wilson Summers.

• Information needed from Sandra Bichko. 2 comments, most recently from suzanne hamlet shatto on October 24, 2011

  I’m trying to figure out some of my family history and what percent of native american I am . I was told that my great grandmother was choctaw , her name was lacrisha winslow, I do know that was not her birht name and she changed it from something else,…

• Terri Moore Family from Martha Moore on October 23, 2011

  Dear Terri, Our Moore family is from TN. Edward R. Moore/Joseph Moore/Richard Hentry Moore et. They were from Maury Co, TN. Granmother was Nancy D. Hawks. Family history of Native Americn

• Ancestor search HALL, DYER, LABOR, HOLLAND from Dee Hill. 2 comments, most recently from suzanne hamlet shatto on October 23, 2011

  I am trying to find my ancestors.These are my family starting from my mother and up.Noladene Alexander b 06-29-1936 broken bow.Magnolia Beatrice Hall b 02-03-1915 broken bow.Walter Mchenry Hall b03-17-1890 his wife Laura Dyer b09-17-1880.William Mchenry Hall b05-07-1859 his whife Mary Victoria Holland b02-14-1860. James Dyer b10-03-1837 his wife Malinda…

• McCoy from Jason Neuman. 2 comments, most recently from suzanne hamlet shatto on October 22, 2011

  I’ve traced my ancestry back to below and have birth/death certs: James William McCoy – Born 27 Sep 1860 Mary Jane McCoy (Shivley) – 18 Mar 1870 (census card 5334) There are many James McCoy’s listed and I found one Mary Jane McCoy with the card list above. How do…