BERRYHILL FAMILY, Richmond, Jefferson, Jasper, Pike, Montgomery Cos. GA, Chambers, Tallapoosa, Randolph Cos. AL, Mecklenberg Co. NC, Creek Nation (OK), Nacogdoches, Rusk Cos. TX, Amite? Co. MS The Story of John Berryhill and Elizabeth Derrisaw and Their Descendants This is an unpublished manuscript done by Thelma Nolen Cornfeld before her death in 1996. Her daughter Barbara gave me permission to put her research online. Submitted by David Morgan dmorgan@efn.org ************************************************************************ USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net/ *********************************************************************** Mary Isabelle Berryhill was born 3 March 1874. It is believed that Isabelle was born in Arkansas. She was the daughter of Benjamin Franklin and Zena Ann (Cooper) Berryhill. (See John Dallas Berryhill Family, Chapter Five.) Daniel B. and Mary Isabelle lived in Haskell (Indian Territory), Oklahoma, and raised their children there. They celebrated their Golden Wedding Anniversary on 16 January 1941. Following is a clipping from the newspaper: 1941 GOLDEN WEDDING EVENT OBSERVED World's Own Service Haskell - Jan. 15 - Mr. and Mrs. D. B. Smith will celebrate their golden wedding anniversary here Thursday. They were married January 16, 1891, at Muskogee and moved to Haskell shortly after the marriage. Mr. Smith, 77 years old, is a retired farmer and live stock dealer. Mrs. Smith is 66 years old. They are the parents of eight children, all of whom are married. The children, who will attend the anniversary celebration are: A. C. Smith, Muskogee; W. S. Smith, Longview, Texas; J. D. Smith, A. L. Smith and Mrs. R. B. Edwards, all of Haskell; Mrs. J. O. Englert, Tulsa; Mrs. J. D. Ragan, Seminole, and C.N. Smith, St. Elmo, Ill. Mary Isabelle (Berryhill) Smith died at Haskell, Oklahoma, 1 January 1942. Daniel Boone Smith died in Morris, Oklahoma, 28 January 1955. Both are buried in the Haskell Cemetery. Daniel's obituary follows: Jan. 30, 1955 Muskogee Sunday Phoenix & Times-Democrat DANIEL BOONE SMITH Haskell (Special) - Daniel Boone Smith, 92-year-old pioneer Haskell resident, died Friday night at a son's home in Morris. Smith, with his family, moved to Denison, Texas, during the Civil War, to escape possible harm, and later moved to Indian Territory. Later in life, Smith worked for the late Budge N. B. Moore on the well known Mule Shoe Ranch, southeast of Haskell. He was married to Isabelle Berryhill January 16, 1891. Preceding him in death were his wife, two sons and a daughter. Survivors include three daughters, Mrs. R. B. Edwards of Haskell, Mrs. J. O. Englard of Tulsa, and Mrs. J. D. Ragan of Seminole; four sons, W. S. of Longview, Texas, C.N. of Pawhuska, J. D. of Morris and A. C. of Muskogee; 21 grandchildren and 35 great grandchildren. Smith was a 32nd degree Mason, having taken Consistory in 1929; a member of the Haskell Masonic Lodge. Daniel Boone and Mary Isabelle (Berryhill) Smith's children: A. Pearl Smith was born in Indian Territory 17 October 1891. She was the first child born to Daniel Boone and Mary Isabelle (Berryhill) Smith. Pearl married Roy B. Edwards about 1912. Roy Edwards was born 31 July 1891. They lived in Haskell, Oklahoma, and raised their children there. Roy B. Edwards died 29 October 1970. Pearl moved to Tulsa after Roy's death. Pearl (Smith) Edwards died in Tulsa, Oklahoma, at the age of 89, 5 June 1981. She is buried in the Haskell Cemetery. Roy B. and Pearl (Smith) Edwards' children: a. Daniel Bert Edwards was born at Haskell, Oklahoma, 25 January 1914. Daniel married Dorothy Glassin about 1932. Daniel Bert Edwards died 30 March 1973. Daniel Bert and Dorothy (Glassin) Edwards' children: aa. Joan Edwards (twin) born and died in Haskell, Oklahoma, 9 April 1934. bb. Jean Edwards (twin) born and died in Haskell, Oklahoma, 9 April 1934. cc. Sharon Edwards. b. Arthur Lee Edwards was born at Haskell, Oklahoma, 21 May 1918. Arthur married Fern Anthony. Arthur Lee and Fern (Anthony) Edwards' children: aa. Arthur Lee Edwards, Jr., was born 25 March 1942. He married, first, Bobby June Hall; and second, Jamie Lynn Stevens. bb. Nancy Jo Edwards was born 9 June 1944. She married John E. Vest, III. cc. Diana Jane Edwards was born 1 October 1959. She married Lewis Pond. c. Richard Wayne "Buddy" Edwards was born at Haskell, Oklahoma, 26 October 1919. Richard first married Margaret Crawford. Their daughter: aa. Judith Annette Edwards was born 28 October 1941. Richard's second marriage was to Thelma Mae (Hewett) Riggs. Their son: bb. Richard Wayne Edwards, Jr., was born 17 October 1960. He married Ellen Kaye Marney. B. Alfred Clem Smith was born in the Creek Nation, Indian Territory, 26 February 1893. He was the second child born to Daniel Boone and Mary Isabelle (Berryhill) Smith. Alfred first married Myrtle Bean, who was born at Galena, Kansas, 30 May 1898. Myrtle (Bean) Smith died 5 August 1926 and is buried in the Haskell, Oklahoma, Cemetery. Alfred's second marriage, to Carrie Downing, ended in divorce. His third marriage was to Georgiana Paxton Westbrook. Alfred Clem Smith was a farmer and lived in Haskell, Oklahoma. He died in Muskogee, Oklahoma, 26 March 1971 and is buried in the Haskell Cemetery. Alfred Clem and Myrtle (Bean) Smith's children: a. Franklin Smith - died young. b. Alfred Clem Smith, Jr., was born 10 September 1918. He married, first, Margaret Ann Walker; and second, Evelyn (Rains) Blankenship. Alfred Clem Smith, Jr., died in Muskogee, Oklahoma. He is buried in the Haskell Cemetery. Alfred Clem, Jr., and Margaret Ann (Walker) Smith's children: aa. Mary Ann "Rebecca" Smith married Pat Thornton. bb. Alfred Clem Smith, III, married Janie. cc. Michael Lee "Mike" Smith. dd. Robert Allen "Bobby" Smith was born 12 October 1959. He died 9 August 1979. c. Harold Bell "Dink" Smith was born 19 May 1920. He married Jessie Christine (Meadows) Miller 17 August 1945. Jessie is the daughter of Jesse Tilman and Claris Melissa (Coley) Meadows. Harold and Jessie live in Haskell, Oklahoma. Harold and Jessie (Meadows) Smith's children: aa. Joyce Gale Smith was born 19 December 1947. Joyce married Larry Walker on 23 July 1966. bb. Barbara Pattie Jean Smith was born 1 August 1951. cc. Kathryn Joyce Smith was born 29 September 1971. d. Elizabeth Pearl "Bettie" Smith was born 22 October 1922. Bettie first married William "Bill" Reynolds; and second, (-?-) Edwards. Bettie died in Houston, Texas, 12 December 1988. She was cremated. William "Bill" and Elizabeth Pearl (Smith) Reynolds' children: aa. Sharon "Sherri" Reynolds, married George. bb. Roger Reynolds. e. Clinton Smith (twin) was born 17 June 1925. f. Quinton Smith (twin) was born 17 June 1925 - died at birth. Alfred Clem, Sr., and Carrie (Downing) Smith's children: g. Robert Jackson Smith was born 28 October 1927. Robert married Elizabeth Frances Robbers. Elizabeth was born 24 May 1932. Robert Jackson and Elizabeth (Robbers) Smith's children: aa. Dennis Lewis Smith was born 5 April 1952. bb. Roe Hart Smith was born 14 June 1953. cc. Robert Jackson Smith, Jr., was born 16 December 1962. dd. Matthew Lawrence Smith was born 7 September 1964. ee. Wesley Emmitt Smith was born 4 August 1965. C. William Shelton Smith was born in Indian Territory 15 September 1894. He was the third child born to Daniel Boone and Mary Isabelle (Berryhill) Smith. William grew up in Haskell (Indian Territory), Oklahoma. He married Maude Lillus Westbrook in Haskell, Oklahoma, 25 October 1917. Maude Westbrook was born in Arkansas 17 February 1898. She was the daughter of James Blanton and Elizabeth (Heffington) Westbrook. William Smith was a carpenter and oil field worker. He and Maude lived in Haskell, Oklahoma, for a number of years, then moved to Texas. Maude Lillus (Westbrook) Smith died in Gregg County, Texas, 29 May 1964. William Shelton Smith died in Gregg County, Texas, 19 November 1969. Both are buried in the Lakeview Memorial Cemetery. William Shelton and Maude Lillus (Westbrook) Smith's children: a. Louise Smith was born in Muskogee, Oklahoma, 19 July 1918. Louise married James Lee McIntyre 7 June 1936. Lee McIntyre was born in Crawford County, Illinois, 4 August 1911. Lee is the son of Eddie Clifton and Alma Maude (Parker) McIntyre. Louise and Lee live in White Oak, Texas. Both she and Lee are retired. James Lee and Louise (Smith) McIntyre's children: aa. Barbara Gail McIntyre was born in Gregg County, Texas, 28 January 1939. Barbara married three times: first, Linn Anthony Pescaia -- they had a son, Lee Anthony; second, Phillip Lee Black; and third, Clarence Elwin Ray. Barbara and Clarence have a son, Sean Michael Ray. bb. James Lee McIntyre, II, was born in Gregg County, Texas, 28 October 1941. James Lee, II, died in Galveston, Texas, 15 May 1971 of a heart attack. b. Mildred Isabelle Smith was born in Haskell, Oklahoma, 30 January 1920. Mildred married Truman Woodrow Lassiter in Gladwater, Texas, 17 August 1937. Truman Lassiter was born 17 June 1919. He is the son of Woodrow and Ellen Lassiter. Truman and Mildred (Smith) Lassiter's son is: aa. Truman Leon Lassiter, Jr., was born in Gregg County, Texas, 14 February 1939. Truman first married Judith Kay Allison 27 June 1959. Truman and Judith had two sons: Barry Wayn Lassiter and Chris Allen Lassiter. Truman's second marriage was to Harriett (Robinson) Miller. They had no children. c. Ernest Franklin Smith was born in Haskell, Oklahoma, 14 December 1921. Ernest married Maxie Bea Burrell in Gladwater, Texas, 12 May 1942. Maxie Bea Burrell was born in Franklin County, Arkansas, 31 July 1922. She was the daughter of John Miles and Ruth Amanda (Wilton) Burrell. Ernest died in Beaver, Oklahoma, 7 May 1957 of a heart attack. He is buried in the Lakeview Memorial Cemetery, Gregg County, Texas. Ernest and Maxie (Burrell) Smith's children: aa. William Ernest Smith was born in Tyler, Texas, 1 April 1946. He married Neva Jean Pitts 25 April 1970. His second marriage was to Shirley Ann Suggs on 14 February 1976. They have a daughter, Donna Jean Smith. bb. Bobby Lee Smith was born in Burlington, Wisconsin, 25 April 1949. He married Dana June Pool 2 July 1968. They have two children: Michael Scott Smith and Andrea Cheree Smith. d. Roy Shelton Smith was born in Haskell, Oklahoma, 28 March 1923. Ray married Renee Adoree Watrous in Houston, Texas, 17 May 1947. Renee was born 22 December 1927. Renee is the daughter of Ira D. and Eula Edna (Wallace) Watrous. Ray Shelton Smith died in Dallas, Texas, of a heart attack 24 November 1975. He is buried in the Lakeview Cemetery, Gregg County, Texas. Roy and Renee (Watrous) Smith's children: aa. Sandra Sue Smith was born in Houston, Texas, 17 May 1950. Sandra married, first, Gordon Johnson on 8 June 1968; and second, Richard Millican on 5 April 1978. bb. Deborah Kay Smith was born in Houston, Texas, 25 June 1953. e. Danny B. Smith was born in Seminole County, Oklahoma, 2 October 1930. Danny married, first, Gloria Gramatis on 9 October 1950. He then married Joyce Darlene (Harcarik) Burgendahl on 10 December 1964. Joyce is the daughter of Joseph and Dolly Harcarik. Danny B. and Joyce (Harcarik) Smith had a son: aa. Joe Shelton Smith was born in Dallas, Texas, 3 November 1968. D. Albert Lewis "Jug" Smith was born in the Creek Nation, Indian Territory, 9 October 1896. He was the fourth child born to Daniel Boone and Mary Isabelle (Berryhill) Smith. Albert married Mabel E. Brady. Mabel was born 24t December 1902, the daughter of A. C. Brady. Albert Smith died 14 April 1949. Mabel (Brady) Smith died 14 September 1959. Albert and Mabel (Brady) Smith had a son: a. Jerald Smith, married Irene. E. Franklin M. Smith was born in the Creek Nation, Indian Territory, 21 October 1898. He was the fifth child born to Daniel Boone and Mary Isabelle (Berryhill) Smith. Franklin died 14 August 1899. F. Clarence Napoleon Smith was born in the Creek Nation, Indian Territory, 26 September 1900. He was the sixth child born to Daniel Boone and Mary Isabelle (Berryhill) Smith. Clarence married twice: first, Aline Capps, then Ruth. There were no children by either wife. G. Ruth Smith was born in the Creek Nation, Indian Territory, 23 December 1902. She was the seventh child born to Daniel Boone and Mary Isabelle (Berryhill) Smith. Ruth married twice: first, Joe Englert, then (-?-) Hedrick. Ruth had no children by either marriage. H. John Daniel "Buck" Smith was born in Haskell, Indian Territory, 9 July 1906. He was the eighth child born to Daniel Boone and Mary Isabelle (Berryhill) Smith. John married Argie Brown on 12 March 1927. Argie was born 27 July 1908. She is the daughter of Delbert and Stella (Erwin) Brown. John Daniel Smith died in Morris, Oklahoma, 11 November 1983. He is buried in the Haskell Cemetery. John D. and Argie (Brown) Smith's children: a. Betty Jean Smith was born in Haskell, Oklahoma, 13 February 1928. Betty married twice: first, Joe R. Myers; and second, James Frederick Moore. Joe and Betty (Smith) Myers' children: aa. Sandy Myers was born 5 March 1947. Sandy married twice: first, Danny Clifford, and second, Woodrow Boaz. bb. David Myers was born 14 July 1948. cc. Susan Myers was born 20 May 1951. Susan married David Garrison. James and Betty Jean (Smith-Myers) Moore's children: dd. James Frederick "Tony" Moore, Jr., was born in 1954. ee. Timothy Stephen Moore was born 23 November 1958. ff. Michael Bruce Moore, died at birth. b. Wanda Lee Smith was born in Haskell, Oklahoma, 1 January 1930. Wanda married twice: first, John Fite; and second, Henry Saddler. Henry and Wanda (Smith) Saddler's children: aa. Terry Allen Saddler was born 22 July 1948. Terry married, first, Geraldine Gray; and second, Susan Vincent. bb. Kevin Alan Saddler was born 1 March 1950(?). c. Kenneth Dale Smith was born in Haskell, Oklahoma, 31 October 1931. Kenneth married Agnis Butler. They have a son, Terri Con Smith, born 2 March 1971. d. Carol June Smith was born in Haskell, Oklahoma, 3 March 1934. Carol Married Thomas Hullum. They have a daughter, Shellie Hullum, born 24 July 1964. I. Idabelle Smith was born in Haskell, Oklahoma, 23 April 1908. She was the ninth child born to Daniel Boone and Mary Isabelle (Berryhill) Smith. She married John Dillard Ragan about 1924. John Ragan was born in Muskogee, Indian Territory, 9 April 1905. John Dillard Ragan died 28 October 1957. He is buried in Midwest City, Oklahoma. John Dillard and Idabelle (Smith) Ragan's children: a. Mary Louise Ragan was born in Seminole, Oklahoma, 17 August 1924. She married, first, Calvin Leroy Hackler, Jr., by whom she had two children. She then married Charles Moore. Mary Louise and Charles had no children. Mary Louise (Ragan-Hackler) Moore died 21 January 1986. She is buried in the Memorial Park Cemetery at Edmond, Oklahoma. Calvin and Mary Louise (Ragan) Hackler's children: aa. Cheryl Lee Hackler was born 24 June 1943. bb. Calvin Leroy Hackler, III. b. June Ann Ragan was born in Seminole, Oklahoma, 30 August 1927. She married Cecil Edwards in Holdenville, Oklahoma, 25 June 1943. Cecil Edwards died in Smith County, Texas, 15 October 1982. Cecil and June Ann (Ragan) Edwards' children: aa. Cecilia Edwards was born 14 June 1944. She married Russell Loveless. bb. Linda Edwards was born 16 September 1948. She married Roger Wayne Carroll. cc. Michael James Edwards was born 26 September 1949. He married Glenda Faye Daley. dd. Donald Edwards was born 10 December 1952. He married Roxey. c. Evelyn Ragan was born at Seminole, Oklahoma, 31 December 1930. She married Wayne Ratchford. Wayne and Evelyn (Ragan) Ratchford's children: aa. Marilyn Ann Ratchford, married Larry James. bb. Vickie Elaine Ratchford, married William Wisenberger. cc. Jo Evelyn Ratchford, married Lyle George. J. Mary Alice Smith was born at Haskell, Oklahoma, 20 March 1910. She was the tenth and last child born to Daniel Boone and Mary Isabelle (Berryhill) Smith. Mary Alice died in Haskell, Oklahoma, 20 June 1911. Daniel B. Smith, his wife, Mary Isabelle, and their first five children, are on the Final Rolls of the Creek Nation. 5. Stephen Shelton "Bud" Smith, Jr., was born near Denison, Texas, 8 November 1864. He was the fifth child born to Stephen Shelton, Sr., and Lucinda Ann (Hopwood) Smith. After the Civil War, Bud's family moved back to the Creek Nation, Indian Territory. Bud grew up in the Creek Nation. He married Emma Breedlove Looman in Muskogee, Indian Territory, 21 December 1890. Emma Looman was born 6 June 1867. Stephen Shelton "Bud" Smith, Jr., died in Oklahoma 1 August 1919. Stephen Shelton, Jr., and Emma (Looman) Smith's children: A. Arthur Ray Smith was born 31 January 1893. B. A daughter, unnamed, was born and died 12 November 1894. C. Irwin Neal Smith was born 17 December 1896. Irwin died 20 July 1898. D. Anna Augusta Smith was born 3 November 1898. Annie married Eugene Harding. E. Terry Stephen Smith was born 12 October 1903. F. Gracie Smith, married Joe Grider. Stephen Shelton Smith, Jr., and his children are on the Final Rolls of the Creek Nation. I believe most of his children were born at Haskell. This is all I have on Stephen Shelton "Bud" Smith, Jr.'s, family. The husband of Heidi (Hawkins) Smith is of this family. 6. Louisa Jane Smith was born in the Creek Nation 18 December 1864. She was the sixth child born to Stephen Shelton and Lucinda Ann (Hopwood) Smith. Louisa Jane grew up in the Creek Nation. She married Joseph Henry Rothhammer on 11 January 1885. Joseph Henry Rothhammer was born in Wisconsin 9 August 1851. He was the son of Seigmond Matea and Rosanah Permeliah (Castleman) Rothhammer, both from Germany. Joseph and Louisa Jane settled at Stone Bluff, Indian Territory, and raised their children there. Louisa and her children are on the Final Rolls of the Creek Nation. Louisa Jane (Smith) Rothhammer died in Hawthorn, Florida, 14 April 1912. She is buried at Melrose, Florida. Joseph Henry Rothhammer died in Muskogee, Oklahoma, 24 December 1938. He is buried in the Greenhill Cemetery at Muskogee. Joseph Henry and Louisa Jane (Smith) Rothhammer's children: A. An infant daughter was born at Stone Bluff, Indian Territory, 25 October 1885. B. William Alexander Rothhammer was born at Stone Bluff, Indian Territory, 26 January 1887. William married Martha Jane Reagan, near Muskogee, Oklahoma, in 1908. Martha Jane was born in North Carolina 22 June 1890. She was the daughter of George W. and Lyna (Huskey) Reagan. William Alexander Rothhammer died in Umatilla, Florida, 26 July 1972. Martha Jane (Reagan) Rothhammer died in Umatilla, Florida, 29 June 1967. William Alexander and Martha Jane (Reagan) Rothhammer's children: a. Willie Lillian Rothhammer, married Bernard J. Peterson in Kent, Ohio. b. A child - stillborn. c. William R. Rothhammer was born in Zepher Hills, Florida, 21 December 1927. William married Maxine Armstrong in Kent, Ohio, 24 November 1948. Maxine was born in Kent, Ohio, 18 November 1930, the daughter of Fred and Josephine (Rice) Armstrong. William R. and Maxine (Armstrong) Rothhammer's children: aa. Linda June Rothhammer was born in Akron, Ohio, 16 June 1951. Linda married Robert L. Parnaby 26 June 1969. bb. Robert Lee Rothhammer was born in Akron, Ohio, 15 December 1952. cc. Beth Ann Rothhammer (twin) was born 8 July 1954. Beth Ann married James E. Moreland 12 June 1977. dd. Becky Jo Rothhammer (twin) was born in Akron, Ohio, 8 July 1954. Becky Jo married Dennis A. Smith 8 April 1978. C. Lillie Elizabeth Rothhammer was born at Stone Bluff, Indian Territory, 13 February 1889. Lillie married Walter Nathaniel Crenshaw on 27 April 1906. Walter was born in Mississippi 25 October 1881. Walter Crenshaw died in Okmulgee, Oklahoma, 2 November 1920. Lillie Elizabeth (Rothhammer) Crenshaw died in Muskogee, Oklahoma, 21 October 1983. Walter and Lillie Elizabeth (Rothhammer) Crenshaw's children: a. Ethel A. Crenshaw was born in Indian Territory (Oklahoma) 22 February 1907. Ethel married George McDonald Bright in 1932. George was born 27 August 1895, the son of Harvey Robert and Julia (Von Eperstine) Bright. George Bright died in Muskogee, Oklahoma, in 1978. George and Ethel (Crenshaw) Bright's children: aa. Gary Robert Bright was born in Muskogee, Oklahoma, 5 December 1933. He married Ignacius Llano on 6 August 1965. Gary died 13 April 1988. bb. Hugh H. Bright was born in Muskogee, Oklahoma, 14 December 1935. He married Sally Jane Johnson Castleberry on 29 December 1974. b. Ernest Eugene Crenshaw was born in Muskogee, Oklahoma, 23 October 1919. Ernest married Roberta V. Winkleman on 12 February 1939. Roberta was born 18 August 1920, the daughter of John Henry and Bertha (Thompson) Winkleman. Ernest and Roberta (Winkleman) Crenshaw had a daughter: aa. Linda Faye Crenshaw was born 10 October 1949. She married Danny Applegate. D. Lula A. Rothhammer was born at Stone Bluff, Indian Territory, 3 January 1891. E. Joseph Henry Rothhammer, Jr., was born at Stone Bluff, Indian Territory, 9 August 1893. He married Nina Caroline Greenhaw. Joseph Henry and Nina (Greenhaw) Rothhammer's children: a. Ada Pauline Rothhammer was born in 1914. b. Frances Christine Rothhammer. c. Charles C. Rothhammer. d. Joseph Henry Rothhammer, III, was born in Strawn, Texas, 20 September 1920. He died 22 December 1926 and is buried in Okmulgee, Oklahoma. F. A child born about 1895, died as a child. G. Seigmond Matea Rothhammer, II, was born at Stone Bluff, Indian Territory, 17 January 1900. H. Ernest Ralph Rothhammer was born at Stone Bluff, Indian Territory, 6 August 1901. Ernest married, first (-?-), and second, Sarah. 7. Emma Catherine Smith was born in the Creek Nation, Indian Territory, 6 June 1867. She was the seventh child born to Stephen Shelton and Lucinda Ann (Hopwood) Smith. Emma married Columbus "Lum" Dewey Berryhill in Indian Territory about 1889. Columbus D. Berryhill was born in Buchanan County, Missouri, in May 1865. He was the son of George Washington and Arianna (Strickland) Berryhill, and a grandson of John Dallas Berryhill. Columbus D. and Emma Catherine (Smith) Berryhill's children: A. John H. Berryhill. B. David N. Berryhill. C. William T. Berryhill. E. Albert F. Berryhill. F. Daniel Boone Berryhill. G. Columbus Dewey Berryhill, Jr. H. Ara Ann Berryhill. I. Charles S. Berryhill. J. Emma Catherine Berryhill, II. K. Faith Berryhill. L. Triplett babies, died at birth. M. Martha Pearl Berryhill. For more detailed information on Emma (Smith) and Columbus Berryhill, see JOHN DALLAS BERRYHILL and His Descendants, Chapter Five. THOMAS B. POSEY T homas B. Posey was born in the Old Creek Nation 21 April 1803. He was the second child born to Nancy (Berryhill) Posey and her husband. Thomas married Elenore Mayhew in Georgia in 1827. Thomas and Elenore Berryhill left for the Creek Lands West with the first Party of McIntosh Creeks and arrived in the Western Creek Lands in 1828. They settled with Thomas' relatives in the area between the Verdigris and Arkansas Rivers. Thomas B. Posey put in a claim to the Indian Department for his expenses and for helping with the emigration of the Creek Indians to the Western Creek Lands. Following is a copy of this claim: The United States Indian Department No. 18 THOMAS B. POSEY Dr. 1827 To services of one wagon, one horse and one teamster employed in transporting baggage for Creek Emigrants - 7 days furnishing forage for horse at $3.00 per day 14.00 1827 To furnishing rations for two persons 60 being 120 rations at 6 cts per ration 7.20 To 40 days work on board a Flat boat commencing in October and ending in December 1827 at 75 cts per day 30.00 Total $51.20 I do hereby certify upon my word and honor that the foregoing account, amounting to $51.20 is justly due me from the United States and I have not received payment for the same, or any part thereof. Given at the Creek Agency this thirteenth day of December, 1834. Witness his John Wade T. B. X Posey mark I didn't find Thomas B. Posey on the Old Settlers Creek Roll, so I don't know what happened to him. We do know that he was still in the Creek Nation as late as December 1834. Thomas B. Posey signed as a witness to the Creeks West Memorial dated 7 March 1929. (See Pages 12-14.) BENJAMIN POSEY B enjamin Posey was born in the Old Creek Nation, Georgia, 10 September 1807. He was the third child born to Nancy (Berryhill) Posey and her husband. Benjamin grew up in the Old Creek Nation. Benjamin married his first cousin, Eliza E. Berryhill in Pike County, Georgia, 30 September 1824. Eliza was the daughter of Thomas S. and Sarah (Deacle) Berryhill. Thomas S. Berryhill was a brother to Benjamin's mother, Nancy (Berryhill) Posey. (See Chapter One.) Following is a copy of Benjamin's and Eliza's marriage Certificate: ----*** <*> ***---- MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE State of Georgia **** Pike County This Certifies that BENJAMIN POSEY and ELIZA BERRYHILL were united in the HOLY BONDS OF MATRIMONY by Wm. V. White, Justice Inferior Court on the 30th day of December, in the year of our Lord 1824 ----*** <*> ***---- Statements by a daughter of Benjamin and Eliza say that Benjamin and Eliza E. (Berryhill) Posey left the Creek Nation after their marriage, because it was against the Laws of the Creek Nation for cousins to marry. Benjamin and Eliza probably lived in a county in Georgia close to the lands of the Creek Nation. Benjamin and Eliza (Berryhill) Posey didn't go to the Western Creek Lands in 1827 with Benjamin's mother and his brothers and sister, but moved into the Creek Nation, near Eliza's parents. Benjamin and Eliza, with six children, are on the 1832 Creek Census East. Benjamin received a half section of land in Chambers County, Alabama, in the Creek Nation Reserve. Benjamin purchased two other parcels of land from an Indian in this reserve. Following is the transactions of Benjamin's land: SOUTH WEST 1/4 of North East 1/4, Section 8 Township 23, Range 27 Sold to Benjamin Posey, March 2, 1835. Certificate #1304 SOUTH EAST 1/4 of North West 1/4 Section 8 Township 23, Range 27 Benjamin Posey, January 2, 1835, Certificate #795 Assigned to William J. Grady The following is Benjamin Posey's original Land Allotment in the Creek Reserve in Chambers County, Alabama: West 1/2 Section 9, Township 23, Range 27 Farr H. Trammell and Mary Trammell July 29, 1839, Creek Treaty 1832 Held in Fund for Benjamin Posey After Benjamin Posey sold his land in Chambers County, Alabama, he moved his family into Tallapoosa County until about 1847, then moved to Nacogdoches County, Texas. Benjamin was a farmer and stock raiser. Sometime between 1850 and 1860, Benjamin and Eliza moved their family to Mt. Calm, Limestone County, Texas. Eliza E. (Berryhill) Posey died in Limestone County, Texas, 31 October 1866. Benjamin continued to live in Limestone County until the winter of 1882, when he moved to the Creek Nation, Indian Territory. Before Benjamin went to the Creek Nation, he made an affidavit in Limestone County, Texas, as to his children. This affidavit was used by his children and grandchildren to establish citizenship into the Creek Nation. The State of Texas Limestone County Before me the undersigned authority this day personally appeared Benjamin Posey to me well known who after being by me duly sworn says that he is now Seventy six years old and that he is the father of the following named children to wit: 1st. Sarah A. Posey was born May 10th 1825 and married Silas H. Barber and died leaving [unreadable] children. 2nd. Thomas B. Posey was born Sept. 14 1826 now living. 3rd. Piety Jane Posey who was born Aug. 13th 1828 now living. 4th. Benjamin Bell Posey who was born Dec. 9th 1829 and died leaving children. 5th. John Deacle Posey who was born May 2nd 1831 now living. 6th. Martha Elmira Posey who was born Oct. 3rd 1832 now living and married Mayfield. 7th. Narcissia Posey August 2nd. 1834 died without issue 8th. Uriah Posey was born Feby. 6th 1836 and died leaving five children. 9th. Nancy Green Posey was born Aug. 29th 1837 married Oswalt and died leaving two children. 10th. Eli Posey was born Mar. 20 1839 and now dead leaving four children. 11th. Tinsey [Tinsley] Elizabeth Posey was born Jan 31st 1841 married John Stinson and died leaving on[e] child by Stinson. 12th. James Marion Posey was born June 30th 1842 and died leaving two children. 13th. George Washington Posey who was born Sept 6th 1844 and died without issue. 14th. William Andrew Jackson Posey was born June 16th 1846 and died leaving 3 or 4 children. 15th. Eliza Hulda Posey was born Oct 9th 1849 marred Joe Allen and now living his Benjamin X Posey mark Sworn to and subscribed before me this the 15th day of September A.D. 1882. (Seal) S. D. Walker Co. Clk Limestone County Texas Benjamin Posey went to the Creek Nation soon after making this affidavit. He died there in Wagoner, Indian Territory, in August 1883. He is buried in the Elwood Cemetery, Wagoner, Oklahoma. Information from Eliza E. (Berryhill) Posey's Bible: FAMILY RECORD BIRTHS Thomas S. Berryhill J. M. Posey & Virginia Ann was born Dec'r 7th 1782 was married Sept 6th 1866 Sarah Deacle was born J. M. Allen & E. H. Posey July 3rd A.D. 1784 was married Nov 7th 1867 Mary Jane Allen was born the 28th Day of Aug 1868 M. A. Posey was born Sept the 11th 1866 A. W. Posey was born the Feb. the 7th 1869 R. A. Posey was born the June 21st 1871 Benjamin Posey was T. Elizabeth Posey was born born Sept 10th 1806 January 31st 1841 Eliza Posey was born James M. Posey was born July 17th A.D. 1807 June 30th A.D. 1842 Sarah A. Posey was born George W. Posey was born May 10th A.D. 1825 Sept 6th A.D. 1844 Thomas B. Posey was born Wm. A. J. Posey was born Sept 14th A.D. 1826 June 16th A.D. 1846 P. Jane Posey was born Eliza H. Posey was born Augst 13th A.D. 1828 Oct 9th 1849 B. B. Posey was born Dec'r 9th A.D. 1829 John D. Posey was born May 2nd A.D. 1831 Martha A. Posey was born Oct 3rd A.D. 1832 Narcissa Posey was born August 2nd 1834 Uriah Posey was born Feby 6th A.D. 1836 Nancy G. Posey was born Augst 29th 1837 Eli Posey was born March 20th A.D. 1839 MARRIAGE Silas H. Barber and Sarah A. Posey was married Dec'r 6th A.D. 1849 Thomas B. Posey & Hulda E. Hughes was married Oct. 11th A.D. 1849 John D. Posey & Catherine Jones was married [day & month not written] A.D. 1852 Benjamin B. Posey & Malinda C. Murphy was married Dec'r 26 A.D. 1853 Thomas S. Posey & Sarah Deacle was married Oct. 25th A.D. 1804 C. D. Oswalt & Nancy G. Posey was married the 18th day July 1859 Jack Mayfield & Martha [unreadable] Posey was married [unreadable] 25th 1859 John Stinson and T. E. Posey was married January 18 1864 Eli Posey and Mary [unreadable] was married Sept 19th 1859 Wm. A. J. Posey & E. E. Wallace was married July 18th 1865 Uriah Posey & M. E. Barlow was married [no date] J. M. Posey & V. A. C. Allen was married Sept th 6 A.D. 1866 DEATHS Narcessa Posey departed this life Sept 22 A.D. 1834 Sarah Berryhill departed this life Oct 23rd 1843 George W. Posey departed this life May 11th 1863 Benjamin B. Posey departed this life August 18th 1864 Eliza Frances Barber departed this life June 3rd 1867 Nancy G. Oswalt departed this life July 26th 1867 C. D. Oswalt departed this life Aug 5th 1859 Sarah A. Barber departed this life Jan 28th 1868 J. M. Posey departed this life Jan. 25th 1870 Eliza E. Posey departed this life Oct. 31st 1866 Thomas S. Berryhill departed this life [no date written in] In 1890, the United States issued a payment to the Creek Nation and they took a roll of the Creeks living in the Nation. This roll was later used by the Citizenship Commission to make up the Creek Census Cards. The notation "DEAD" was written in at that time, on all who had died between the time the roll was taken and 1 April 1899. Following are children and grandchildren of Benjamin and Eliza (Berryhill) Posey who were on this roll: Authencated Roll of the Creek Nation 1890 Broken Arrow Town 1. Mary Vance 1. T. B. Posey (dead) 1. T. W. Posey 2. Joseph Vance 2. Robert Posey 2. S. E. Posey 3. William Vance 3. Joseph Posey 3. Annie L. Posey 4. Bertie Vance 4. Walter Posey 4. John W. Posey 5. Samuel Vance 5. J. M. Posey 5. G. A. Posey 6. John Vance 6. A. W. Posey 6. Edward Posey 1. Sarah C. Ricketts (dead) 1. William Oswalt 1. E. H. Allen 2. Ernest Ricketts (dead) 2. Willie Oswalt 2. John W. Covey 3. Thomas H. Ricketts (dead) 3. Clarence Oswalt 3. Benjamin Covey 4. Malinda Ricketts 4. Fannie Oswalt 4. Mattie Covey 5. Robert J. Ricketts 5. Thomas Oswalt 5. Joseph Covey 6. Margaret J. Ricketts (dead) 7. Mathew O. Ricketts 1. Mary Covey 1. M. A. Posey 1. Eliza Baysinger 2. Albert Posey 2. Lummie Baysinger 1 child There were one hundred and four descendants of Benjamin and Eliza (Berryhill) Posey who went to the Creek Nation and, in a group, applied for citizenship in that Indian Nation. Some were granted citizenship and some were refused citizenship. In some instances, a brother or sister were refused, while other family members were granted citizenship. Robert T. and John C. Barber had earlier been granted Certificates of Citizenship. Application for Creek Citizenship Okmulgee, I.T. 13 July 1895 To the Honorable Board of Commissioners of Citizenship of the Muskogee Nation. We hereby petition you for application for Creek Citizenship in the Muskogee Nation in accordance with the late laws enacted by the Call Session of Council of June 1895. We the Petitioners will prove to your honorable Citizenship Commissioners on the part of Creek blood and belonging to Broken Arrow Town. We claim to be derived from the following sources Viz: From the side of the BERRYHILL and POSEYS families who have long since proven or recognized their claim to be Creek Citizens and who have participated in all of the previous payments. We further propose to prove that we are entitled to all of the rights and priviledges of Citizenship of the Muskogee Nation by the following named witnesses. Robert T. Barber Hense Posey John C. Barber Joseph Mingo M. A. Barber Stephen S. Smith George Berryhill Lucinda Berryhill Lucinda Smith N. B. Moore Applicants 1. Eliza H. Allen 1. Walter Posey 1. B. A. Barber 2. John Allen 2. Sarah E. Posey 2. Harrison Barber 3. Mattie Allen 3. Bertha Posey 3. Mariah Barber 4. Joe Allen 4. Laura S. Posey 4. Eva A. Barber 5. Ben Allen 5. Willie B. Posey 5. Ida B. Barber 6. Ed H. Barber 1. Mary Covey 2. T. B. Posey 7. Sarah A. Barber 2. John Covey 2. J. M. Posey 8. Dova D. Barber 3. Marquis Covey 3. Anna L. Posey 4. John W. Posey 1. Eliza Baysinger 5. James H. Posey 1. J. M. Barber 2. Lummie Baysinger 6. Walter A. Posey 2. Bettie Barber 3. Nellie Baysinger 3. Bertie Barber 4. John S. Barber 1. G. A. Posey 1. G. W. Posey 5. Pearl Barber 2. Edward U. Posey 2. Katie Posey 6. Niles Barber 3. A. P. Posey 3. Annie Posey 7. Pink Barber 4. Tommie Posey 4. Claud Posey 5. Ben B. Posey 5. Willis Posey 6. Mary L. Posey 1. R. F. Barber 7. N. G. Posey 1. James M. Posey 2. R. A. Barber 2. Anna Hicks 3. L. E. Barber 1. R. T. Posey 3. Ruth Hicks 4. H. J. Barber 2. William Posey 5. Jessie Barber 2. Doctor Posey 1. Jennie Johnson 6. Jessie Fant 3. Jonathan Posey 2. Clarence Johnson 4. Beatrice Posey 3. Mary Johnson 1. M. S. Coker 4. Jennie A. Johnson 2. Silas Coker 1. J. S. Posey 5. Walter Johnson 3. Marquis Coker 2. Andy Posey 4. Robert Coker 3. Tommie U. Posey 1. Mollie Stockton 4. Eva Coker 4. Lela Posey 2. Roy Stockton 2. Maude Coker 5. Nora Posey 3. Harry Stockton 7. Lena Coker McIntosh and Haynes Attornies Bond for ($275.00) two hundred seventy five dollars signed by J. M. Barber and Walter Posey as principals and Joseph Mingo as surity was filed and approved. J. H. Lynch, C. Clk. James Colbert Pres. Commission SARAH ANN POSEY Sarah Ann (Posey) Barber S arah Ann Posey was born in Troup County, Georgia, near the Creek Nation, 10 May 1825. She was the first child born to Benjamin and Eliza (Berryhill) Posey. Sarah Ann's parents moved back into the Creek Nation before 1832 and settled in the Creek Reserve in Chambers County, Alabama, then they moved to Tallapoosa County, Alabama. In 1846, Sarah Ann moved with her parents, Benjamin and Eliza (Berryhill) Posey, to Nacogdoches County, Texas. Sarah Ann Posey married Silas Harrison Barber in Nacogdoches County, Texas, 16 December 1846. Silas H. Barber had traveled to Texas with Sarah Ann's family. Silas was born in Clark County, Georgia, 28 April 1823. He was the son of Allen and Frances (Crawford) Barber. Silas and Sarah lived in Nacogdoches County, Texas, for a number of years after their marriage, then in 1856 or 1857, they moved their family to Limestone County, Texas. Sarah Ann (Posey) Barber died in Hill County, Texas, 28 January 1868. After Sarah Ann's death, Silas H. Barber married her younger widowed sister, Tensley Elizabeth (Posey) Stinson. In the 1880s Silas H. Barber went to the Creek Nation, Indian Territory, with his children and lived there until his death in 1910. Silas H. and Sarah Ann (Posey) Barber's children: 1. Eliza Frances Barber was born in Nacogdoches County, Texas, 10 August 1847. Eliza died 3 June 1867. She never married. 2. Robert "Thomas" Barber was born in Nacogdoches County, Texas, 26 December 1848. Thomas first married Susan Lucas in Hill County, Texas, in July 1868. Thomas' second marriage was to Alice Ann. Tom Barber went to the Creek Nation in the 1880s and applied for citizenship into the Creek Nation for himself and his children. Robert Thomas Barber and his children are on the Final Rolls of the Creek Nation, as citizens. Following are applications and statements submitted to establish Tom Barber's citizenship into the Creek Nation: To the Honorable Citizenship Commission [not dated] of the Muskogee Nation Gentlemen: We hereby make application for Citizenship in the Muskogee Nation by blood, in accordance with the late laws enacted by the Extra Ordinary Session of Council of June 1895. We the applicants propose to prove we are of Muskogee or Creek blood and have drawn in the payment and belong to Broken Arrow Town. From some cause my children were omitted from the roll. We respectfully ask your honorable body to give this a careful consideration. Applicants Witnesses Robert T. Barber Joe Mingo (representing his children) John C. Barber Nettie Barber George Lovett Johnny Barber N. B. Childers Lulu Barber Moses Smith Pearlie Barber Nat. Witness Walter Barber Mary Barber ( which has Dovie ) been born since ( last payment Testimony of ROBERT T. BARBER: I know the applicants are my children and they were left off the Broken Arrow Town roll (1895). I had their names registered at Coweta by Taylor Chissoe. Q. Are you a Citizen of M.N.? Yes sir. Q. When were you made a Citizen of M.N.? Oct. 1889. Q. Did all the children draw in the last payment? No, all but Mary and Dovey who were not born at that time. Q. Who were witnesses to your applications? Mrs Eliza Allen and a sworn statement of my grandfather. Q. Was Mrs Allen born in C.N.? No, in Texas. Q. Did your grandfather appear before the Compte in your behalf? No, I had a sworn statement of his which was accepted by the Compte for evidence. Q. Did you ever see the document? I have seen it but don't know where it was written. Q. Where is that document? I think it is in the possession of the Barber family. Q. How many children have you now? Nettie, John, Lulu, Pearlie, Walter, Mary and Dovey. Q. What is the age of the oldest child? I don't remember exactly but about or not quite 16 yrs. old. Q. When did you first come to M.N.? In Oct. 1872. Q. Where were you living when you made application for citizenship? Cherokee Nation. Q. Had you any children when you came? Yes, I had a daughter but she is dead. Q. Did you make a statement before the Compte? I don't remember whether I did or not. I made a written application. Q. Did you ever apply to any other Nation for citizenship? No, I never did. Q. How much Indian blood have your children? I don't know exactly. Q. Is their mother a white woman. Yes. Q. Are you a full brother to John C. Barber? Yes, we are of the same father and mother. Testimony of JOHN C. BARBER: Robt. T. Barber has a family of seven children. The names of the children are Lulu, Nettie, Frances John, Pearlie, Walter, Mary, Dovey. Q. Is Tom Barber a Citizen of M.N.? Yes, he is a citizen by blood. Q. To what town do you belong? Broken Arrow Town. Q. Do you know how these children was to be taken off the roll? I don't know but I think it was through neglect. Q. What is your brother's name? Robt. Thos. Q. Who were your witnesses? Mrs Allen and a sworn statement of grandfathers. Q. Who wrote the affidavitt? It was drawn before a Notary Public in Texas. Q. WHAT WAS YOUR GRANDFATHERS NAME? BEN POSEY. Q. Did you hear the affidavitt read before the Compte and what did it state? It went on to give the names of his children, his heirs & etc. Q. Have you that affidavitt? I think some of them have it, I haven't it. Q. How much Indian blood have those children? I couldn't say exactly they have the same as my children. Q. Have you a wife? Yes. Q. What nationality is she? White woman. Has your brother a wife? Yes, she is a white woman. Further testimony of R. T. Barber: Q. Are your parents living? My father is alive, my mother is dead. Q. Are you and J. C. full brothers? Yes sir. Q. How many brothers have you? There are four full brothers of us. Three are here and one will be here this evening. Q. Where do you live? 8 miles east of Sapulpa. What was your mother's maiden name? She was a Posey. Copy of Certificate held by Robert T. Barber Executive Office Muskogee Nation Okmulgee, I.T. Oct. 30th - 1889 This is to certify that ROBERT THOS. BARBER and his children Virginia, Nettie, John, Minnie, and Walter have been recognized and accorded all the rights, priviledges and immunities of bona fide Citizens of the Muskogee Nation under Act of the National Council of the Muskogee Nation approved Oct. 30th 1889. Given under my hand and seal of the Muskogee Nation, the date above written. A. P. McKellop L. C. Perryman P. S. Protem Prin. Chief M.N. Following are the Creek Census Cards of Robert Thomas Barber and his children: Dawes Name age sex DIB Father Mother No. Card No. 1055 P.O. Mounds Oct 24 1899 #8 Nov 15 1899 3413 Barber, Robert T. 52 M 1/4 Silas H. Barber Sarah Ann 3414 John W. son 16 M 1/8 No. 1 Alice Ann 3415 Lula F. dau 14 F 1/8 No. 1 Alice Ann 3416 Minnie P. dau 12 F 1/4 No. 1 Alice Ann 3417 Walter C. son 10 M 1/8 No. 1 Alice Ann 3418 Dovie E. dau 6 F 1/8 No. 1 Alice Ann 3419 Shellie T. dau 4 F 1/8 No. 1 Alice Ann 3420 Garner, Robert T. gr son 9 M 1/16 Gus Garner Virginia A. Card No. 2198 P.O. Mounds April 12, 1901 6746 Coleman, Nettie G. 19 F 1/8 Robert T. Barber Alice Ann 6747 Dollie C. dau 3 F 1/16 William E. Coleman No. 1 6748 William E. son 1 M 1/16 William E. Coleman No. 1 No. 3 died Feb. 8 1901 Robert Thomas and Susan Lucas Barber's daughter: A. Virginia A. Barber was born in Texas about 1871. She married Gus Garner. Virginia (Barber) Garner died in Indian Territory about 1890. Gus and Virginia's son: a. Robert T. Garner was born about 1890. Robert Thomas and Alice Ann Barber's children: B. Nettie G. Barber was born in Indian Territory in March 1882. Nettie married William E. Coleman about 1897. William was born in Missouri in February 1897. William E. Coleman died in Bixby, Oklahoma, in 1955. William E. and Nettie G. (Barber) Coleman's children: a. Dollie C. Coleman was born at Mounds, Indian Territory, in February 1898. b. William E. Coleman, Jr., was born at Mounds, Indian Territory, 20 January 1900. William E., Jr., died at Mounds, Indian Territory, 8 February 1901. He is buried in the Twin Mounds Cemetery at Glenpool. c. Nellie Alice Coleman was born 12 January 1902. d. Gladys Leuna Coleman was born 20 January 1904. e. Georgia Eveline Coleman was born 8 February 1906. C. John W. Barber was born in Indian Territory in December 1883. John married Cora. Cora V. Barber died in 1947. John W. Barber died 17 May 1953; both are buried in the Twin Mounds Cemetery at Glenpool, Oklahoma. John W. and Cora Barber's children: a. John Thomas Barber was born in Mounds, Indian Territory, 3 April 1903. b. Gertie May Barber was born at Mounds, Indian Territory, 26 October 1905. c. Jodie M. Barber was born in Oklahoma in 1908. D. Lula F. Barber was born in Indian Territory in October 1885. E. Minnie Pearl Barber was born in Indian Territory in July 1887. F. Walter C. Barber was born in Indian Territory in April 1889. Walter died 11 October 1930. He is buried in the Twin Mounds Cemetery, Glenpool, Oklahoma. G. Mary A. Barber was born in 1891. H. Dovey E. Barber was born in Indian Territory in December 1892. I. Shellie P. Barber was born in Indian Territory in September 1895. 3. Benjamin A. Barber was born in Nacogdoches County, Texas, 25 August 1850. Ben married Mariah R. Ward in Hill County, Texas, 11 June 1876. Mariah was born in Arkansas in June 1858. Benjamin and Mariah went to the Creek Nation about 1889. Benjamin and Mariah (Ward) Barber's children: A. Harrison E. Barber died by 1900. B. Mariah E. Barber was born in Texas in May 1881. Mariah married (-?-) Self in 1897. C. Eva A. Barber was born in Texas in January 1884. D. Ida B. Barber was born in Texas in March 1889. E. Edward H. Barber was born in December 1890. F. Sarah K. Barber was born in November 1892. G. Dora Barber was born in Indian Territory in 1893. H. Dova D. Barber was born in Indian Territory in January 1895. I. Mabel V. Barber was born in Indian Territory in December 1897. 4. James Monroe Barber was born in Nacogdoches County, Texas, 17 January 1853. James married Sarah Emeline Wood in Texas 2 November 1876. Sarah was born in Arkansas in April 1857. James and Sarah went to the Creek Nation about 1889. The 1900 Census of Indian Territory says that Sarah had ten children and seven were living in 1900. James Monroe and Sarah (Wood) Barber's children: A. Bettie Barber. B. Beatrice Barber was born in Texas in March 1880. C. John S. Barber was born in Texas in May 1884. D. Pearl I. Barber was born in Texas in February 1888. E. Niles Barber was born in Texas in January 1889. F. Pink Barber. G. Mary M. Barber was born in Indian Territory in March 1891. H. Davis Barber was born in Indian Territory in 1897. 5. John C. Barber was born in Nacogdoches County, Texas, 20 March 1853. John married twice: first, Josephine; and second, Annie Mollie Tovey. John C. Barber and his family went to the Creek Nation and applied for citizenship into that Nation. Following is John C. Barber's application for himself and his children: To the Honorable Citizenship Commissioners of the Muskogee Nation. [not dated] We hereby make application for Citizenship in the Muskogee Nation by blood, in accordance with the late law enacted by the Extra Ordinary Session of Council of June 1895. We the applicants propose to prove we are Creeks and have been recognized as such and have participated in the payments and belong to Broken Arrow Town. But from some cause have been removed from the roll. I respectfully ask you to give us a careful consideration. Applicants John C. Barber Recognized by National Council in 1889. (representing his children) Susan L. Garner Grandchildren John L. Garner Willie B. Garner Josephine C. Barber Robert T. Barber (born since payment) Applicant Witnesseses John C. Barber Robert T. Barber Joe Mingo Following are the Creek Census Cards for John C. Barber and his children: Dawes Name age sex DIB Father Mother No. Card No. 267 Wagoner 24 April 1899 880 Barber, John C. 46 M 1/4 Silas H. Barber Sarah Ann 881 Robert T. son 13 M 1/8 No. 1 Mollie Card No. 268 Wagoner 21 April 1899 882 Garner, Susan L. 26 F 1/8 John C. Barber Josephine 883 John L. son 8 M 1/16 William Garner No. 1 884 Willie B. son 4 M 1/16 William Garner No. 1 John C. Barber's children by Josephine: A. Susan L. Barber was born in Texas in 1873. She married William Garner about 1890. Their children: a. John L. Garner was born in Indian Territory in 1891. b. Willie B. Garner was born in Indian Territory in 1896. John C. Barber's children by Annie Mollie Tovey: B. Josephine Barber was born in 1877. She married (-?-) Merrell. C. Robert T. Barber, II, was born in Indian Territory in 1881. Robert married Carrie about 1903. Their daughter: a. Mary E. Barber was born in Red Fork, Indian Territory, 13 February 1904. 6. Silas H. Barber, Jr., was born in Nacogdoches County, Texas, 10 August 1854. Silas, Jr., died in McLennon County, Texas, 17 May 1880. 7. Alfred C. Barber was born in Nacogdoches County, Texas, 28 March 1856. He married Callie Hodges. I have nothing more on him. 8. Martha Susan Barber was born in Waxahatchee, Texas, 21 December 1857. Susan married Marquis LaFayette Coker in Eastland, Texas, 7 November 1875. Marquis Coker was born in Alabama 7 July 1851. Marquis and Susan went to the Creek Nation and Susan applied for Creek Nation citizenship. Marquis LaFayette Coker died in Claremore, Oklahoma, 11 May 1925. Martha Susan (Barber) Coker died in Okmulgee, Oklahoma, 7 November 1948. The 1900 Census of Indian Territory shows that Susan had eight children, but only seven were living in 1900. Marquis LaFayette and Martha Susan (Barber) Coker's children: A. Silas G. Coker was born in Texas 6 July 1877. Silas married Gertrude Odom. B. James Marquis Coker was born in Texas in November 1878. James married Bertha Handley. C. Robert T. Coker was born in Texas in April 1881. Robert first married Myrtle Gunn; and second, Mary Edna Payne. D. Eva Coker was born in Texas in April 1885. Eva married Floyd McKinna. E. Maude F. Coker was born in Texas in March 1888. Maude married, first, Clive Van Wilder; and second, Glen Latham. F. Alva Lena Coker was born in Texas 20 August 1892. Alva married Larken Lee Russell 26 September 1910. Larken Lee Russell was born 11 September 1889. He died in Holdenville, Oklahoma, 9 January 1961. Larken and Alva had a son: Charles Van Russell was born 28 July 1911. G. Agnes Coker was born 3 November 1896. Agnes married William Doherty. 9. An infant son born and died 1 February 1895. 10. R. U. Barber was born in Limestone County, Texas, 8 August 1860. He died in Limestone County, Texas, 17 September 1874. 11. M. H. Barber was born in Hill County, Texas, 20 September 1865. He died in Hill County, Texas, 13 May 1871. 12. Mary A. Barber was born in Limestone County, Texas, 31 January 1867. She married W. H. Fant. THOMAS B. (BERRYHILL?) POSEY, II T homas B. Posey, II, was born in Troup County, Georgia, near the Old Creek Nation, 14 September 1826. He was the second child born to Benjamin and Eliza (Berryhill) Posey. Thomas' parents moved back into the Old Creek Nation before 1832. In 1832, they settled in the Creek Nation Reserve in Chambers County, Alabama. After Thomas' father sold his land in the Creek Reserve, Thomas moved with his parents to Tallapoosa County, Alabama; then in 1856, Thomas moved with his parents to Nacogdoches County, Texas. Thomas B. Posey, II, married Hulda Elizabeth Hughes in Nacogdoches County, Texas, 11 October 1849. Hulda was born in 1822. Thomas and Hulda Posey took their children and moved to Indian Territory in the early 1880s. Thomas applied for Creek Nation citizenship for himself, his children and his grandchildren. Thomas B. Posey died in Wagoner, Indian Territory, in 1898. Hulda Elizabeth (Hughes) Posey died there in 1899. Thomas B. Posey's sons' application for Creek Nation citizenship: Okmulgee I. T July 23 -95 [1895] Hon Citizenship Commission of M.N. Gentlemen I Mr. Walter Posey, James and John Posey as principal and representing their children and their father T. B. Posey and Richard Posey and his children - Appeared before Judge Reed in Sept. 1st 1883 and recognized by him as Citizens by blood and have since resided here as contented as any other Citizens - At an Extra Ordinary Session of Council of June 1885 We were placed on the doubtful Citizens roll for reasons unknown to us. We ask your honorable body to take action at your earliest convenience and we feel we can prove to your satisfaction we are Citizens by blood. Hoping you will give us a favorable consideration. We remain yours respectfully. Walter Posey John Posey James Posey Richard Posey Children of T. B. Posey Grandchildren of T. B. Posey Walter Posey's children 1. Lizzie Posey 2. Bertha Posey 3. Laura Posey 4. Willie Posey John Posey's children 1. Anna Laura Posey 2. John W. Posey 3. Jim H. Posey 4. Walter A. Posey James Posey's children 1. Andy Posey 2. Tommy Posey 3. Lela Posey 4. Nora Posey Richard Posey's children 1. Zannie Posey 2. Dennis Posey 3. Jonathan Posey 4. Beattrice Posey Witnesses 1. Lucinda Smith 5. Nathan Berryhill 2. Tom Barber 6. M. A. Posey (Matthew A.) 3. John Barber 7. Stephen S. Smith 4. Eliza Allen 8. Joe Mingo These four sons of Thomas B. Posey are on the Final Rolls of the Creek Nation. Following is information from their Creek Census Cards: Dawes Name age sex DIB Father Mother No. Card No. 535 P.O. Wagoner June 24 1899 1742 Posey, Walter 39 M 1/4 Thomas B. Posey Hulda 1743 Laura S. dau 7 F 1/8 No. 1 Dora M. 1744 Ola B. dau 2 F 1/8 No. 1 Mary L. Card No. 3607 P.O. Wagoner Sept. 25 1902 9593 Posey, Homer H. 1 M 1/8 Walter Posey Mary L. died January 3, 1905 Card No. 859 P.O. Wagoner Sept. 27, 1899 2755 Williams, Sarah E. 17 F 1/8 Walter Posey Johanna 2756 Sadie May dau 1 F 1/16 John Williams No. 1 Card No. 813 P.O. Wagoner Sept. 14 1899 2639 Posey, John M. 37 M 1/4 Thomas B. Posey Hulda E. 2640 Annie L. dau 13 F 1/8 No. 1 Laura E. 2641 John W. son 10 M 1/8 No. 1 Laura E. 2642 James H. son 8 M 1/8 No. 1 Laura E. 2643 Walter A. son 5 M 1/8 No. 1 Laura E. 2644 Ruby dau 1 F 1/8 No. 1 Laura E. New Born Card No. 223 P.O. Wagoner 156 Posey, Hugh F. 2 M 1/8 John M. Posey Laura E. Birthdate March 20, 1903 Card No. 3268 P.O. Wagoner Nov. 15 1899 9110 Posey, James S. 48 M 1/4 T. B. Posey Huldy E. 9111 Andy W. son 22 M 1/8 No. 1 Emily 9112 Thomas U. son 18 M 1/8 No. 1 Emily 9113 Lena L. dau 12 F 1/8 No. 1 Emily 9114 Nora S. dau 9 F 1/8 No. 1 Emily 9115 Kennie son 6 M 1/8 No. 1 Emily 9116 Boyce W. son 3 M 1/8 No. 1 Emily Card No. 3500 P.O. Wagoner Aug. 22, 1903 9479 Posey, T. C. 1 1/2 M 1/8 J. S. Posey Emily Card No. 3217 P.O. Wagoner Oct. 29 1901 9004 Posey, Richard T. 50 M 1/4 T. B. Posey Elizabeth 9005 Dennis son 19 M 1/8 No. 1 Beatrice E. 9006 Jonathan R. son 18 M 1/8 No. 1 Beatrice E. 9007 Beatrice dau 9 M 1/8 No. 1 Beatrice E. Card 3219 P.O. Wagoner Oct. 30 1901 9009 Posey, William A. 22 M 1/8 R. T. Posey Beatrice E. Thomas B. and Hulda Elizabeth (Hughes) Posey's children: 1. Benjamin F. Posey was born in Texas 25 August 1850. Benjamin married Nora J. (Marsalla) Burris 14 October 1871. Benjamin died in Texas 17 November 1877. I have nothing more on Benjamin. 2. Richard Thomas Posey was born in Texas 15 December 1851. Richard married Beatrice Waller in Limestone County, Texas, 24 September 1874. Richard Thomas and Beatrice (Waller) Posey's children: A. Andrew Posey W. Posey was born in Limestone County, Texas, 20 July 1875. Andrew died in Texas 7 September 1875. B. Richard Thomas Posey, Jr., was born in Limestone County, Texas, 16 August 1876. Richard died in Texas 1 October 1880. C. William Alexander "Zan" Posey was born in Limestone County, Texas, 21 July 1879. Zan married Mrs. Hanna Bounds in Wagoner, Indian Territory, 16 March 1903. D. Thomas Posey. E. Dennis "Dock" Posey was born in 1882. F. Jonathan R. Posey was born in 1883. G. Beatrice Posey was born in Indian Territory in 1892. 3. William Uriah Posey was born in Texas 28 August 1854. William died in Texas 19 September 1870. 4. Eliza Elizabeth Posey was born in Texas 6 February 1856. Eliza Elizabeth died in Texas 8 March 1870. 5. James Silas Posey was born in Texas 10 December 1858. James married Emily Hannah 17 December 1878. James Silas and Emily (Hanna) Posey's children: A. Andy Posey was born in Texas in 1877. B. Thomas U. Posey was born in Texas in 1881. C. Lena L. Posey was born in Indian Territory in 1886. D. Nora S. Posey was born in Indian Territory in 1890. E. Kennie Posey was born in Indian Territory in 1893. F. Boyce W. Posey was born in Indian Territory in 1897. G. T. C. Posey was born in Indian Territory in 1901. 6. Walter Posey was born in Texas 18 December 1858. Walter first married Joanna Gillman 5 October 1881; second, Dora M. Tucker in 1889; and third, Mary Lula Posey, daughter of Uriah Posey. Walter Posey's children (may not be in order of birth): A. Sarah Elizabeth "Lizzie" Posey was born in 1881. Her mother was Joanna. Lizzie married John Williams. B. Bertha Posey. C. Laura S. Posey was born in 1892. Her mother was Dora. D. Ola B. Posey was born in 1897. Her mother was Mary Lula. E. Terry Posey. F. Jacquline Posey. G. Homer F. Posey was born in 1900. His mother was Mary Lula. Homer died 3 January 1905. H. Ruth Lucille Posey was born 19 January 1906. Her mother was Mary Lula. 7. John Milton Posey was born in Texas 1 January 1862. John married Laura E. Hannah. John Milton and Laura (Hannah) Posey's children: A. Anna Laura Posey was born in 1886. B. John W. Posey was born in 1889. C. James H. Posey was born in 1891. D. Walter A. Posey was born in 1894. E. Ruby Posey was born in 1898. F. Hugh F. Posey was born 20 May 1903. PIETY JANE POSEY P iety Jane Posey was born in Georgia, near the Old Creek Nation, 13 August 1828. She was the third child born to Benjamin and Eliza (Berryhill) Posey. Sometime before 1832 her parents, Benjamin and Eliza (Berryhill) Posey, moved into the Creek Nation. In 1832, Piety Jane's parents moved into the Creek Nation Reserve in Chambers County, Alabama. After Piety Jane's father sold his land in the Creek Reserve, she moved with her parents to Tallapoosa County, Alabama. In 1846, Piety Jane moved with her family to Nacogdoches County, Texas. She never married and died in Texas 9 February 1887. She is buried in the Hornhill Cemetery at Groesbeck, Texas. BENJAMIN BELL POSEY B enjamin Bell Posey was born in Georgia, near the Creek Nation, 9 December 1829. He was the fourth child born to Benjamin and Eliza (Berryhill) Posey. Before 1832, Benjamin's parents, Benjamin and Eliza (Berryhill) Posey moved into the Creek Nation. In 1832, they moved into the Creek Nation Reserve in Chambers County, Alabama. After Benjamin's father sold his land in the Creek Reserve, the family moved to Tallaposa County, Alabama. In 1846, Benjamin moved with his parents to Nacogdoches County, Texas. Benjamin Bell Posey married Melinda Murphy in Texas 26 December 1853. Benjamin died in Texas 18 August 1864. Benjamin Bell and Melinda (Murphy) Posey's children: 1. Sarah C. "Sally" Posey was born in Limestone County, Texas, in 1854. Sally married Thomas Ricketts in Texas about 1872. In the early 1880s, Sally and Thomas Ricketts took their children and went to the Creek Nation in Indian Territory. I don't know when Thomas Ricketts died, but it was after the move to Indian Territory and before 1 April 1899. Sally (Posey) Ricketts applied for and was granted Creek Nation citizenship for herself and her children in the early 1880s. Sally and children were on the Creek Census Rolls. Sally died before 1 April 1899 in Indian Territory, but her children are on the Final Rolls of the Creek Nation. Creek Census Cards of the children of Thomas and Sarah "Sally" C. (Posey) Ricketts follows: Dawes Name age sex DIB Father Mother No. Card No. 739 P.O. Sapulpa and Jenks 24 Aug. 1899 2438 Ricketts, Robert J. 18 M 1/8 Thos. Ricketts Sarah C. 2439 Malinda Ann sis 20 F 1/8 Thos. Ricketts Sarah C. 2440 Margaret sis 11 F 1/8 Thos. Ricketts Sarah C. New born card 271 P.O. Sapulpa 278 Ricketts, Clarence Francis 3 M 1/16 Robert J. Ricketts Ethel J. 279 Ricketts, Goldie Ardell 1 F 1/16 Robert J. Ricketts Ethel J. Robert and Sarah C. "Sally" (Posey) Ricketts' children: A. Earnest P. Ricketts died in the Creek Nation before 1 April 1899. B. Thomas H. Ricketts died in the Creek Nation before 1 April 1899. C. Melinda Ricketts was born in Texas in August 1878. D. Robert J. Ricketts was born in Texas in March 1881. Robert married Ethel J. about 1901. Their children: a. Clarence Francis Ricketts was born in the Creek Nation 28 June 1902. b. Goldie Ardell Ricketts was born in the Creek Nation 2 January 1904. E. Margaret "Maggie" J. Ricketts was born in Indian Territory in February 1888. Melinda, Robert and Margaret Ricketts were living with their cousin, Marion Oswalt, son of Charles and Nancy Green (Posey) Oswalt, in 1900. 2. Henry R. Posey was born in Limestone County, Texas, in 1857. 3. P. F. Posey was born in Limestone County, Texas, in July 1860. 4. Mathew O. Posey was born in Texas and probably died in the Creek Nation. JOHN DEACLE POSEY J ohn Deacle Posey was born in the Creek Nation in Georgia 2 May 1831. He was the fifth child born to Benjamin and Eliza (Berryhill) Posey. John moved with his parents in 1832 to the Creek Nation Reserve in Chambers County, Alabama. After John's father sold his land in the Creek Reserve, the family moved to Tallapoosa County, Alabama. In 1846, John moved with his parents to Nacogdoches County, Texas. John Deacle Posey married Catherine Jones in Cherokee County, Texas, 27 January 1852. John served in the Civil War with the 4th Texas Cavalry. I have nothing more on him and his children. MARTHA ELMIRA POSEY Martha Elmira (Posey) Mayfield M artha Elmira Posey was born in the Creek Nation Reserve in Chambers County, Alabama, 3 October 1832. She was the sixth child born to Benjamin and Eliza (Berryhill) Posey. After Martha's father sold his land in the Creek Reserve, her parents moved to Tallapoosa County, Alabama. In 1846, Martha moved with her family to Nacogdoches County, Texas. Martha Elmira Posey married Jack Mayfield in Texas County, Texas. Martha Elmira Posey married Jack Mayfield in Texas 25 (month unknown) 1859. Martha (Posey) Mayfield was living with her parents in Limestone County, Texas, in 1860. I don't know if she had children or when she died. Martha was still living when her father, Benjamin Posey, made the affidavit, as to his children, in Limestone County, Texas, in 1882. NARCISSA POSEY N arcissa Posey was born in the Creek Nation Reserve in Chambers County, Alabama. She was the seventh child of Benjamin and Eliza (Berryhill) Posey. Narcissa died in the Creek Reserve 22 September 1934. URIAH POSEY U riah Posey was born in the Creek Nation Reserve in Chambers County, Alabama, 6 February 1836. He was the eighth child born to Benjamin and Eliza (Berryhill) Posey. After Uriah's father sold his land in the Creek Reserve, his parents moved the family to Tallapoosa County, Alabama. In 1846, Uriah Posey moved with his parents to Nacogdoches County, Texas. Uriah served in the Civil War with the Texas Rangers. He married Mary Elizabeth Barlow in Kentucky about 1864. Uriah returned to Texas with his wife and child. Uriah Posey died in Texas 13 April 1877. Uriah Posey's widow, Mary Elizabeth (Barlow) Posey, went to Indian Territory with their children, along with Uriah's family. Mary Elizabeth remarried in Wagoner, Indian Territory, to Captain W. H. Hicks. Uriah Posey's children applied for citizenship into the Creek Nation. Following is an application: (not on doubtful list) Okmulgee I.T. July 23 -95 [1895] Hon Citizenship Commission of Muskogee Nation Gentlemen I Mr. G. A. Posey and J. W. Hicks as principal representing, Mrs Annie Posey Hicks and child Ruth Hicks, Jim M. Posey, A. P. Posey and child Tommie Posey, Ben B. Posey, M. L. Posey & N. G. Posey, whose grandfather made application before Judge Reed in 1883, but never passed on account of not being here. Hereby make application to your honorable Citizenship Commissioners according to the late law enacted by the Extra Ordinary Session of Council of June 1895. We ask you to give up a careful consideration. Applicants Witnesses Annie Posey Hicks Nathan Berryhill Ruth Hicks J. S. Posey Jim M. Posey John Barber A. P. Posey Judge Reed Ben B. Posey Tom Barber M. L. Posey N. G. Posey I find only one of Uriah Posey's children on the Final Rolls of the Creek Nation. Following is his Creek Census Card: Dawes Name age sex DIB Father Mother No. Card No. 620 P.O. Bucknum, Wyo 1 Aug 1899 2024 Posey, George A. 34 M 1/4 Uriah Posey Mary E. Hicks 2025 Edward U. son 11 M 1/18 No. 1 Mary V. Uriah and Mary Elizabeth (Barlow) Posey's children: 1. George Arwood Posey was born in Kentucky in 1865. George married Mary V. Bryant in Limestone County, Texas, 9 October 1887. They had two children: A. Laura P. Posey was born 20 January 1881. Laura died 6 February 1892. B. Edward Uriah was born in 1888. 2. Eliza E. Posey was born 26 June 1866. She died 19 October 1866. 3. Ambrose P. Posey was born in Limestone County, Texas, 6 October 1868. Ambrose went to Indian Territory and applied for citizenship into the Creek Nation. He was denied citizenship and probably returned to Texas. 4. Thomas U. Posey was born in Texas in 1870. 5. Benjamin Posey was born in Texas in 1873. 6. Mary Lula Posey was born in Texas in 1874. She married her cousin, Walter Posey, son of Thomas B. Posey (see Page 75). 7. Nina Gertrude Posey was born in Texas in 1876. NANCY GREEN POSEY Nancy Green (Posey) Oswalt N ancy Green Posey was born in Tallapoosa County, Alabama, 29 August 1837. Nancy was the ninth child born to Benjamin and Eliza (Berryhill) Posey. In 1846, Nancy's parents moved the family to Nacogdoches County, Texas. Nancy married David Charles D. Oswalt in Limestone County, Texas, 18 July 1857. Charles Oswalt was born in 1836. Nancy Green (Posey) Oswalt died in Texas 26 July 1867. I don't know when Charles Oswalt died. Nancy's and Charles' children went to Indian Territory and applied for citizenship into the Creek Nation and were granted citizenship. Following is their application for Creek Nation citizenship: To the Honorable National [not dated] Council Assembles Gentlemen Now comes the petitioners & most respectfully represent & petition, for admission to Citizenship to the Creek or Muscogee Nation & to establish their right thereto alledge & aver: That Maggie Ishmael, whose maiden name was Maggie Oswalt and M. W. Oswalt her brother who are grandchildren of Benjammin & Eliza Posey, who were Creek or Muskogee Indians - by blood - and were Nephews of Bill Posey who was killed in the Creek Nation. See affidavit hereto attached Marked "A" & made apart hereof. That your petitioner Maggie Ishmael has three minor children named; Elizabeth Jane age six years - and James M. aged four years - Anna Bell aged two years - all of whom were born in lawful wedlock and are entitled to Citizenship. Whereof your petitioners asks that their petition be heard and that the said: Maggie Ishmael Elizabeth J. Ishmael James M. Ishmael and Anna Bell Ishmael Also M. W. Oswalt be made full Citizens of the said Creek Nation & such other & further relief as may seem just & your petitioners will ever pray. Maggie Ishmael Charles D. and Nancy Green (Posey) Oswalt's children: 1. Marion W. Oswalt was born in Limestone County, Texas, in April 1858. Marion married Mary E. Ishmael in Limestone County, Texas, 17 February 1881. Marion and Mary went to the Creek Nation and Marion was granted citizenship into the Creek Nation. Following is information from Marion Oswalt's Creek Census Card: Dawes Name age sex DIB Father Mother No. Card No. 738 P.O. Warner & Jenks 24 Aug. 1899 2436 Oswalt, Marion W. 42 M 1/8 C. D. Oswalt Nancy 2437 William M. son 15 M 1/16 No. 1 Mary E I know of only the one son of Marion and Mary E. (Ishmael) Oswalt: A. William M. Oswalt was born in Texas in June 1884. William married Grace in Indian Territory and they had the following children: a. Marion W. Oswalt, II, was born in Jenks, Indian Territory, 1 July 1903. Marion W. Oswalt died in Jenks, Oklahoma, 20 July 1908. He is buried in the Covey Family Cemetery at Jenks. b. Leonard E. Oswalt was born in Jenks, Oklahoma, 30 March 1809. Leonard died 21 January 1910. He is buried in the Covey Cemetery in Jenks. c. Vincent Oswalt was born in Oklahoma 2 November 1912. Vincent died in Oklahoma 19 March 1920. He is buried in the Covey Family Cemetery. I don't know if William and Grace Oswalt had children who survived to adulthood. 2. Isaac Oswalt was born in Limestone County, Texas, about 1859. He may have died as a child. 3. Martha A. "Maggie" Oswalt was born in Limestone County, Texas, in 1862. Maggie married Benjamin R. Ishmael in Limestone County, Texas, about 1878. Martha A. "Maggie" (Oswalt) Ishmael died in the Creek Nation by 1 April 1899. Ben was living in Jenks, Indian Territory, as a widower in 1900. Maggie and her children were on the Creek Roll of 1895: Broken Arrow Tribal Town 1. Maggie Ishmael (died prior to 1 April 1899) 2. Jane Ishmael 3. James Ishmael 4. Annie Ishmael (dead) 5. Fannie Ishmael 6. Maggie Ishmael 7. Mary Ishmael Following are the Creek Census Cards of the children of Benjamin F. and Maggie (Oswalt) Ishmael: Dawes Name age sex DIB Father Mother No. Card No. 789 P.O. Red Fork 8 Sept. 1899 2560 Smith, Jane 20 F 1/8 Ben R. Ishmael Maggie Newborn Card No. 111 P.O. Red Fork 206 Smith, Oliver Russell 1 M 1/16 Enoch O. Smith Jane Birthdate 21 January 1904 Card No. 787 P.O. Red Fork 8 Sept. 1901 2558 Ishmael, James L. 18 M 1/18 Ben R. Ishmael Maggie Newborn Card No. 112 P.O. Jenks 207 Ishmael, James L. 1 M 1/16 James M. Ishmael Maude 208 Ishmael, Eva J. 2 F 1/16 James M. Ishmael Maude Card No. 3194 P.O. Red Fork 20 April 1901 8959 Ishmael, Fannie 12 F 1/8 Ben R. Ishmael Maggie 8960 Ishmael, Maggie 9 F 1/8 Ben R. Ishmael Maggie 8961 Ishmael, Mary 5 F 1/8 Ben R. Ishmael Maggie Benjamin R. and Martha A. "Maggie" (Oswalt) Ishmael's children: A. Elizabeth Jane "Janie" Ishmael was born in Texas 28 April 1879. Janie married Enoch O. Smith in Indian Territory. Enoch was born in Missouri 22 June 1874. Enoch Smith died in Oklahoma 7 July 1945. Elizabeth Jane (Ishmael) Smith died in Oklahoma 9 June 1945. Both Enoch and Janie are buried in the Covey Cemetery at Jenks, Oklahoma. Enoch and Elizabeth "Janie" (Ishmael) Smith's children: a. Oliver Russell Smith was born in Indian Territory 21 January 1904. Oliver married Daisy R. (-?-). Oliver R. Smith died 13 July 1972. b. Violet Elizabeth Smith was born in Red Fork, Indian Territory, 25 January 1906. c. Lewis Smith was born in Oklahoma in 1908. d. Ruby P. Smith was born in Oklahoma in 1910. B. James M. Ishmael was born in Texas in January 1880. James married Maude G. (- ?-). James M. Ishmael died in 1960. Maude died in 1955. Both are buried in the Covey Cemetery at Jenks, Oklahoma. James M. and Maude G. Ishmael's children: a. Eva Jane Ishmael was born in the Creek Nation 2 January 1903. b. James L. Ishmael was born in the Creek Nation 19 September 1904. c. Emmitt M. Ishmael was born in Oklahoma in 1907. d. Ruth M. Ishmael was born in Oklahoma in 1909. C. Anna Bell Ishmael was born in Indian Territory. Annie died between 1895 and 1 April 1899. D. Fannie G. Ishmael was born in Indian Territory in July 1889. E. Margaret "Maggie" Ishmael was born in Indian Territory in November 1892. Maggie married Frank C. Frailey. Frank Frailey died in Oklahoma in 1975. Maggie (Ishmael) Frailey died in Oklahoma in 1938. Both Frank and Maggie are buried in the Ishmael Family plot of the Covey Cemetery at Jenks, Oklahoma. I don't have a record of their children. F. Mary A. Ishmael was born in Indian Territory 17 January 1895. I have no information on her marriage or children. ELI POSEY E li Posey was born in Tallapoosa County, Alabama, 20 March 1839. He was the tenth child born to Benjamin and Eliza (Berryhill) Posey. In 1846, Eli moved with his parents, Benjamin and Eliza (Berryhill) Posey, to Nacogdoches County, Texas. Eli married Mary Frances Neill in Limestone County, Texas, 19 September 1859. Mary Frances Neill was born 19 September 1837. She was the daughter of John Lamar and Parthenia (McDaniel) Neill. Mary Frances died in Limestone County, Texas, 7 March 1873. Eli remarried, but the wife's name is unknown. Eli Posey died in Limestone County, Texas, 11 January 1875. Mary Francis and Eli are buried in the Horn Hill Cemetery near Groesbeck, Texas. Eli and Mary Frances (Neill) Posey's children went to Indian Territory and applied for citizenship into the Creek Nation. Eli Posey's children by Mary Frances Neill: 1. Benjamin L. Posey. 2. George W. Posey. 3. Mary Eliza "Mollie" Posey, married William Vance. 4. Robert E. Posey. 5. Virginia A. "Jennie" Posey, married Hugh R. Johnson. 6. Francis N. Posey. Eli Posey's son by his second wife: 7. William Posey, born between 1873 and 1875. Application and Statements for citizenship into the Creek Nation for the children of Eli Posey: Case No. 74 Okmulgee I.T. July 24 1895 Hon. Citizenship commission of the Muskogee Nation Gentlemen: I Mrs JENNIE JOHNSON as principal, acting agent for my children four in number, was represented before Judge Reed of Muskogee District on July 16 1883, was not admitted on account of not being here in the Muskogee Nation in October 1889. My sister MARY VANCE as principal and acting agent for me made application before the National Council for herself and two brothers and one sister. Said Mary Vance and children was admitted and now holds Certificates proving the same. I Jennie Johnson was residing in Texas at the time my sister Mary Vance made the application, which is the reason, we suppose, we did not receive Citizenship Certificate. Our town Chief Joe Mingo being acquainted with the circumstances and believing I was admitted the same time my sister Mary Vance was, placed us on the payroll of 1890, which was adopted by Council. I now hold a Certificate of Citizenship granted me by Chief L. C. Perryman; I have since considered myself a citizen by rights of blood. The session of Council of June 1885 I was placed on the doubtful Citizen roll for reasons unknown to me. We now ask for re-admission. Hoping you will give this careful consideration. I remain yours respectfully. Jennie Johnson Witnesses Clarence Johnson Mrs Mary Vance Mary Johnson John C. Barber Jennie A. Johnson Mrs Eliza Allen Walter Johnson H. C. Reed Joe Mingo Virginia A. "Jennie" (Posey) Johnson was denied citizenship into the Creek Nation, yet her sister, Mary Eliza "Mollie" (Posey) Vance, was admitted to citizenship into the Creek Nation. Jennie Johnson took her case to the Supreme Court but still was denied citizenship for herself and her children. (See Page 10 for Nathan Berryhill's affidavit and statement for Jennie Johnson.) Eli Posey's youngest sister, Eliza Hulda (Posey) Allen, aunt of Jennie (Posey) Johnson, gave the following statement for two of Eli's children: George W. Posey and Mary (Posey) Vance. [Not dated] "MR. POSEY" is George W. Posey, son of Eli Posey. ELIZA HULDA (POSEY) ALLEN TESTIFIES: Q. Do you know Mr. Posey? A. Yes sir. Q. For what purpose are you a witness for Mr. Posey? Ans. He is an Indian and I am here to testify as such. He is a nephew of mine and his father was a brother of mine - and his father was 1/4 Indian- Q. The Indians belong to some town, do you know what town he belong to? He belongs to Broken Arrow. Q. How long has be been here. He has been here about four yrs, since he came here first. Where does he live at present? At Wagoner. I belong to Broken Arrow. Q. How old is Mr. Posey? I do not know exactly. I know all the applicants and they belong to Broken Arrow Town. Mr. Posey came first and the others afterwards - some came last yr. and the others the yer before. Q. Name those that came last year. Mrs Stockton came last year, and I think all came last year except Bobie he came the year before. Mrs Stockton has a brother but he is in the States-- Q. Did Mr. Posey ever make application before? Yes last year. Q. Do you know Mrs Vance? Yes. Q. Is she a relative to Mr Posey? Yes, she is his sister- William Posey is a half brother to Mr Posey, same father but different mother- Mr. Posey has two sisters that have proven their rights- Q. Has Mrs Mollie Stockton a brother or sister that has been adopted? No, her mother was a sister of mine. Eli and Mary Frances (Neill) Posey's children: 1. Benjamin L. Posey was born in Limestone County, Texas. He was the first child born to Eli and Mary Frances (Neill) Posey. I have nothing more on him. 2. George W. Posey was born in Limestone County, Texas, in December 1861. George married Louisa E. McGee in Limestone County, Texas, 17 February 1881. George W. Posey went to the Creek Nation and applied for citizenship with the one hundred and four descendants of Benjamin and Eliza (Berryhill) Posey. George W. Posey must have been denied citizenship as he doesn't appear on the Final Rolls of the Creek Nation. George W. Posey was widowed by 1900, and he and his children were living in Wagoner, Indian Territory, in 1900. George W. and Louisa E. (McGee) Posey's children: A. Katie Posey was born in Texas in January 1884. B. Anna Posey was born in Texas in December 1885. C. Claud Posey was born in Texas in August 1889. D. Eula M. Posey was born in Indian Territory in September 1897. E. Arthur Posey was born in Indian Territory in July 1899. 3. Mary Eliza "Mollie" Posey was born in Limestone County, Texas, 29 January 1864. She was the third child born to Eli and Mary Frances (Neill) Posey. Mary Eliza married William Vance in Hill County, Texas, 23 August 1879. William Vance was born in Tennessee 16 November 1853. William and Mary Eliza went to Indian Territory and Mary applied for citizenship into the Creek Nation for herself and her children. They were in the group of one hundred and four descendants of Benjamin and Eliza (Berryhill) Posey. Mary Eliza (Posey) Vance is the only child of Eli Posey who is on the Final Rolls of the Creek Nation. Following is the information from her Creek Census Card: Dawes Name age sex DIB Father Mother No. Card No. 714 P.O. Redfork 18 Aug. 1899 2340 Vance, Mary E. 35 F 1/4 Eli Posey Mary E. 2341 Joseph son 18 M 1/8 William Vance No. 1 2342 George William son 4 M 1/8 William Vance No. 1 2343 Samuel E. son 11 M 1/8 William Vance No. 1 2344 Florence A. dau 8 F 1/8 William Vance No. 1 2345 Benjamin son 5 M 1/8 William Vance No. 1 2346 Ollie May dau 1 F 1/8 William Vance No. 1 William Vance died in Colorado Springs, Colorado, 27 August 1927. Mary Eliza "Mollie" (Posey) Vance died in Brownsville, Texas, 11 July 1934. William and Mary Eliza Vance are buried in the Oaklawn Cemetery at Tulsa, Oklahoma. William and Mary Eliza (Posey) Vance's children: A. A son, stillborn, in Limestone County, Texas, 10 December 1880. B. Joseph David Vance was born in Limestone County, Texas, 15 December 1881. Joseph married, first, Ora Myrtle Austin 28 January 1901; and second, Winnie Higgenbotham in Okmulgee, Oklahoma, 13 February 1913. Ora Myrtle Austin was born in Texas 22 May 1885, the daughter of Robert N. and Anna Isabelle (Wolf) Austin. Joseph and Ora divorced and Joseph married Winnie Higgenbotham, the daughter of William C. and Mariah Elizabeth (Greer) Higgenbotham. Joseph David Vance died in Tulsa, Oklahoma, 2 March 1930. Winnie (Higgenbotham) Vance died in Tulsa, Oklahoma, 6 February 1973. Joseph and Winnie are buried in the Memorial Park Cemetery at Tulsa. Joseph Vance's children by Ora Myrtle Austin: a. A stillborn child. b. William Melette Vance was born at Red Fork, Indian Territory, 31 January 1904. William married Sadie Pearl Parkham 13 September 1924. They had a daughter, Billie Jo Vance born, 17 April 1926. Joseph Vance's children by Winnie Higgenbotham: c. Bernice Shirley Vance was born in Okmulgee, Oklahoma, 8 December 1916. Bernice married Alexander MacLean, Jr., in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Their children: aa. Alexander MacLean, III, was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, 9 March 1840. He married Barbara Wayne Benigar. bb. Roger Vance MacLean was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, 25 July 1942. He married, first, Mary Frances Offenburg; and second, Sue Ellen Thompson Lacey. d. Mary Elizabeth Vance was born in El Dorado, Kansas, 13 July 1918. Mary Elizabeth married Elmer Lee Chesnut in Tulsa, Oklahoma, 24 June 1939. Elmer Lee Chesnut was born in Pala Pinto County, Texas, 19 December 1916, the son of Elmer Lloyd and Letha Lee (Reed) Chesnut. Elmer Lee and Mary Elizabeth (Vance) Chesnut live in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Elmer Lee and Mary Elizabeth (Vance) Chesnut's children: aa. Curtis Vance Chesnut was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, the 3rd of December 1943. Curtis married Leslie Nalene Wood in Enid, Oklahoma, the 5th of September 1964. Curtis and Leslie have two children: Jeffrey Curtis Chesnut and Christy Anne Chesnut. bb. Catherine Lee Chesnut was born in Kansas City, Missouri, 11 July 1948. Catherine married Thomas Lee Davenport in Tulsa, Oklahoma, 6 August 1976. Thomas and Catherine have two children: Mark Thomas Davenport and Mariah Elizabeth Davenport. e. Josephine D. Vance was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, 4 October 1924. Josephine married James Calvin Burnett in Rogers, Arkansas, 6 October 1945. James C. and Josephine (Vance) Burnett's children: aa. Carol Sue Burnett was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, 5 September 1946. Carol Sue married Walter Ivan Heath 12 December 1970. bb. Gloria Jo Burnett was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, 16 December 1947. Gloria first married Jack Burris Richardson; and second, Gary Waggoner. cc. Julia Ann Burnett was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, 19 November 1951. Julia married Terry Dale Jackson. dd. Nancy Elizabeth Burnett was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, 17 October 1953. Nancy married Edmond Paul Stroda, Jr. ee. Rebecca Lea Burnett was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, 7 December 1955. Rebecca married James Stanley Walker. f. Augusta May Vance was born in El Dorado, Kansas, 27 June 1926. Augusta married Carl Edwin Webb in Tulsa, Oklahoma, 25 June 1949. Carl Webb was born in Oak Grove, Missouri, 24 February 1927, the son of Harry E. and Helen Grace (De Atley) Webb. Carl and Augusta (Vance) Webb's children: aa. Carla Elaine Webb was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, 2 October 1953. Carla married William Rex Hopper. bb. Joseph David Webb was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, 18 June 1856. Joseph married Mala J. Stewart Edwards. cc. Susan Augusta Webb was born in Ponca City, Oklahoma, 6 August 1959. Susan married Ronald Joe Wallace. g. Patricia Sue Vance was born in Greenriver, Utah, 24 February 1929. Patricia Sue married Guy Burnett 10 May 1947. Guy Burnett was born in Atkins, Arkansas, 18 March 1927. Guy Burnett died in Claremore, Oklahoma, 7 September 1980. He is buried in the Memorial Park Cemetery, Tulsa. Guy and Patricia Sue (Vance) Burnett's children: aa. Deborah Sue Burnett was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, 30 August 1948. Deborah married Randy Leland Greer. bb. Guy Burnett, Jr., was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, 7 May 1951. Guy married Cynthia Ann Flippo. cc. Scott Neal Burnett was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, 3 June 1956. Scott married Kim Renea Furlong. C. George William Vance was born in Limestone County, Texas, 25 June 1885. George married Edna Lorene Sprowell in Tulsa, Oklahoma, 24 May 1908. Edna (Sprowell) Vance died in Tulsa in 1911. George William Vance next married Clara Elizabeth Murphy. George died in Tulsa Oklahoma 7 March 1962. George W. Vance's children by Edna Sprowell: a. Iris Vance was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, 13 October 1909. Iris married Everett Edward Henderson 21 July 1928. They had two children: aa. William Virgil Henderson was born in Colorado Springs, Colorado, 6 April 1933. William first married Verla Cooney; and second, Judith Porter. bb. Everett Vance Henderson was born in Colorado Springs, Colorado, 11 April 1940. Everett first married Donna Atterberry; and second, Teresa Warner. George W. Vance's children by Clara Elizabeth Murphy: b. George William "Jack" Vance, Jr., was born 4 March 1916. George married Janice. c. Cyrus Butler Vance, married Frances Cooper. D. Albert Eli Vance was born in Limestone County, Texas, 16 January 1887. Albert died 24 May 1891 in Indian Territory. E. Samuel Earl Vance was born in the Creek Nation, Indian Territory, 1 April 1889. Samuel married Margaret O'Brien after 1917. Samuel died 12 May 1958. F. Florence Augusta Vance was born in the Creek Nation, Indian Territory, 24 June 1891. Florence married Henry Preston Langworthy in Tulsa, Oklahoma, 7 June 1916. Henry was born in Kansas City, Missouri, 23 November 1885, the son of Hiram P. and Margaret E. (Hulse) Langworthy. Henry Langworthy died in Brownsville, Texas, 6 April 1956. Florence (Vance) Langworthy died in Brownsville, Texas, 19 August 1976. Henry and Florence Augusta (Vance) Langworthy's children: a. Henry Preston, Jr., was born in Witchita, Kansas, 8 February 1918. Henry married first Dorothea Grayson James; and second, Olivia Escodedo. b. Barbara Ann Langworthy was born in Fort Worth, Texas, 29 July 1921. Barbara Ann married Charles Donal Lyon 18 August 1949. G. Benjamin Vance was born in the Creek Nation, Indian Territory, 12 December 1893. Benjamin married Gladys Dickson 27 July 1913. Benjamin Vance died in Tulsa, Oklahoma, 28 July 1915. He is buried in the Oaklawn Cemetery at Tulsa. Benjamin and Gladys (Dickson) Vance had one son: a. Benjamin Vance, Jr., was born in 1914 and died 2 August 1926. H. Charles Vance was born in the Creek Nation, Indian Territory, 28 March 1895. Charles died 12 December 1895. I. Ollie May Vance was born in the Creek Nation, Indian Territory, 25 April 1898. Ollie May married Thomas Joseph Crowley in Colorado Springs, Colorado, 20 September 1916. Thomas Crowley was born in Brooklyn, New York, 11 March 1894, the son of Timothy F. and Margaret (Barry) Crowley. Ollie May (Vance) Crowley died in Tulsa, Oklahoma, 4 March 1951. Thomas Crowley died in Dallas, Texas, 13 October 1958. Both are buried in the Rosehill Mausoleum in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Thomas Joseph and Ollie May (Vance) Crowley's children: a. Mary Margaret Crowley was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, 30 September 1919. Mary Margaret married Robert Neil Page in Dallas, Texas, 4 March 1944. Robert was born in Paris, Texas, 24 October 1916, the son of Ollie David and Viola (Frederic) Page. b. Anna May Crowley was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, 5 August 1921. Anna May married John Merrett Weinrich 28 February 1942. John was born in Pawhuska, Oklahoma, 27 December 1918, the son of Jack and Ana (Wheeler) Weinrich. c. Thomas Joseph Crowley, Jr., was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, 30 October 1923. He married Jean. d. William Vance Crowley was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, 28 January 1926. He married Reba. 4. Robert E. Posey was born in Limestone County, Texas, 17 May 1866. He was the fourth child born to Eli and Mary Frances (Neill) Posey. Robert died in Limestone County, Texas, 13 October 1870. 5. Virginia A. "Jennie" Posey was born in Limestone County, Texas, 8 April 1868. She was the fifth child born to Eli and Mary Frances (Neill) Posey. Jennie married Hugh Robert Johnson in Hill County, Texas, 19 September 1882. Hugh Johnson was born in Wood County, Texas, 21 July 1862, the son of (-?-) and Martha (Garrett) Johnson. Hugh and Jennie went to the Creek Nation before 1887 and Jennie applied for Creek citizenship for herself and her children, but was denied citizenship even after taking her case to the Supreme Court. (See Statement by Nathan Berryhill, Page 10.) Hugh and Jennie Johnson stayed in the Creek Nation, which became a part of the State of Oklahoma. They were living at Sapulpa, Indian Territory, near Jennie's relatives, in 1900. The 1900 Federal Census of Indian Territory shows that Jennie had seven children, but only three were living at that time. Hugh and Jennie moved to Killean, Bell County, Texas. Jennie died there 30 December 1951. Hugh died in Breckenridge, Shackelford County, Texas, 21 January 1937. Hugh R. and Virginia "Jennie" (Posey) Johnson's children: A. Clarence Johnson was born in Limestone County, Texas, in 1885. He died in Redfork, Indian Territory, 19 February 1900. B. Mary Frances Johnson was born in Mounds, Indian Territory, 24 April 1887. Mary married Clyde Carl Street 1 July 1910 in Abilene, Taylor County, Texas. Mary Frances (Johnson) Street died in Eastland, Texas, 20 June 1967. C. Thomas D. Johnson was born in Mounds, Indian Territory, in 1890. D. Jennie Belle Johnson was born in Mounds, Indian Territory, 28 November 1892. Jennie married William Abithal Wallace in Hillsboro, Hill County, Texas, 24 November 1912. Will died 8 February 1941 in Texas. Jennie Bell then married William Baxter "Buck" Self, II, in Texas (see William "Buck" Self, Page 376). William A. and Jennie B. (Johnson) Wallace's children: a. William Abithal Wallace, Jr., was born 18 November 1913. He married, first, Patsy Ruth Hale; and second, Nannie Lou (-?-) in Texas 21 May 1960. William A. Wallace, Jr., died in Wylie, Texas 18 April 1968. b. Woodrow Posey Wallace was born in Hill County, Texas, 23 March 1916. He married, first, Ruth Ganarth; and second, Isabel. c. Fledra Belle Wallace was born 11 July 1918 in Hill County, Texas. Fledra Belle married, first, Marvin Watson; and second, Ellis E. Hendrix, in Galveston County, Texas, 15 February 1946. Ellis E. and Fledra Belle (Wallace) Hendrix's children: aa. Jennifer Ann Hendrix was born 26 May 1947 in Galveston County, Texas. Jennifer married, first, Robert Lee Moffett; second, Donald Mason Jones; and third, Charles Rivera Vasquez. She and her husband live in Houston, Texas. bb. Tom Wallace Hendrix was born 30 August 1952 in Brazoria County, Texas. Tom married Janice Gale Tolasek. d. Matthew James Wallace was born 17 April 1920. He married Ruth Fowler. e. Sammy Harold Wallace was born in Stephens County, Texas, in 1923. He died 4 March 1923. E. Walter A. Johnson was born 29 September 1894 in Red Fork, Indian Territory. He married Lois Lucille Lightsen 8 February 1921. Walter A. Johnson died in Bell, Texas, 1 October 1978. F. John Baptist Johnson was born 3 June 1904. He married Johnnie May Sheppard. John B. Johnson died in Carlesbad, New Mexico, 3 October 1976. G. James Hugh Johnson was born 16 November 1906 in Mounds, Indian Territory. He married Mildred Brown in Stephens County, Texas, 8 June 1928. James died in Hamilton, Texas, 24 April 1975.