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 Co. MS The Story of John Berryhill and Elizabeth Derrisaw and Their Descendants This is an unpublished manuscript done by Thelma Nolen Cornfeld before her death in 1996.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/ *********************************************************************** Jess Nolen married Flora "Flossie" May Boss in Boynton, Oklahoma, in 1910. Flora May Boss was born in Nevada, Vernon County, Missouri, 28 February 1891. She was the daughter of Rueben "Lee" and Julia Ann (Smith) Boss. ----*** <*> ***---- Marriage Certificate *-*- THIS CERTIFIES -*-* THAT ON THE 16TH DAY OF JANUARY IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD 1910 MR. JESSE NOLEN and MISS FLOSSIE MAY BOSS were by me united in MARRIAGE at the brides parents near Boynton according to the Ordinance of God and Laws of the State of Oklahoma Witness J. A. Boss N. A. Whitehill H. W. Willimon Minister of the Gospel ----*** <*> ***---- This is a Certificate only. It is in Flora May (Boss) Nolen's "Bride's Book." There is a separate License and Marriage Certificate that was issued by the County Clerk and recorded for Jesse Nolen and Flora May Boss. After their marriage, Jess and Flossie (Boss) Nolen made their home in Boynton, Oklahoma. She was later called "May" by Jess and their friends. May had dark auburn hair and green eyes. Jess had black hair and dark brown eyes. He showed his Indian features very much. Jess worked for a while at the brick plant in Boynton. Later he started a casing crew business, drilling oil wells. This was a contracting business and he started it around Boynton, Oklahoma. Jess stayed in this business for several years. Jess had to make trips to Kansas City and May would go with him on these trips. This business was very successful and the family became prosperous. May and the children had beautiful clothes and May had big elaborate hats and a stone martin fur. Years later, in the winter and rainy days, during the depression, May had saved some of these hats and her fur and would get them out and show them to her younger children. I remember that the Stone Martin had the feet, tail, and the head with eyes, and I was frightened of it. As a side line and hobby, Jess bred Cornish Game chickens. Jess' Cornish Cockerel won the championship at the State Fairs. This rooster was called "Sir Gem". Jess shipped setting eggs from his chickens all over the United States. Jess also bred and trained hunting dogs. In September 1919, Jess moved his family to Beggs, Oklahoma, where his oil casing crew business took him. New oil fields were opening up in this area. Jess built a house in Beggs for his family and they stayed until the oil drilling was done in that area. Jess then moved his family to Okmulgee, Oklahoma, and built a house there for his family, across the street from May's mother, Julia Ann Boss. When the oil drilling slowed down about 1923, Jess gave up his casing crew business and took a job with the Anglers Club. This was a private fishing club that had leased the lake from the railroad, at Preston, near Okmulgee, Oklahoma. This was known as the Preston Lake. Jess and his family stayed at the lake until about 1932, when Jess moved his family nearer Okmulgee, where Jess farmed. At the beginning of World War II, Jess Nolen bought a poultry and creamery business in Henryetta, Oklahoma, and moved his family there. Only the three youngest children were still at home. After a time all of the young men had gone into service and the older men went to the larger cities to work in the defense plants. Jess couldn't get anyone to work in the store so he gave up the business and moved to Oklahoma City and stayed until after the War. In 1947, Jess and May moved to California and Jess worked for a while at a chicken ranch then he and May went to Bakersfield, where Jess worked as a cabinet maker. Some of Jess' and May's children were living in California. Jesse James Nolen died in Bakersfield, California, 7 January 1958. He was buried in the Greenlawn Cemetery at Bakersfield, California. May Nolen lived twenty two years more in Bakersfield, after Jess died. Flora May (Boss) Nolen died in Bakersfield, California, 6 February 1980, just a few days before her 89th birthday. She is buried in the Greenlawn Cemetery, next to Jess. Jesse James and Flora May (Boss) Nolen's children: A. Ruth Kathleen Nolen was born in Boynton, Oklahoma, 15 January 1911. Ruth married Alfred Earl Perkins in Chandler, Oklahoma, 25 February 1937. Alfred was born in Niobrara, Nebraska, 19 February 1904, the son of Charles E. and Zula Perkins. Alfred Perkins died in Duncan, Oklahoma, 11 December 1982. He is buried in the Resthaven Cemetery at Duncan. Ruth (Nolen) Perkins lived in their home at Duncan, Oklahoma, until about 1992, then moved to Spokane, Washington, where her son, Carey Perkins is a deputy in the U.S. Marshal's office. Ruth Perkins died in Spokane, Washington, 24 January 1994 and is buried in Duncan, Oklahoma. Ruth and Alfred Perkins have one son: a. Carey Linn Perkins was born near Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 8 November 1944. Carey married Jerre Ann Harmon in Guymon, Oklahoma, 7 June 1969. Carey and Jerre moved from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, to Spokane, Washington in 1991. Their children: Kindra Kathleen Perkins; Christopher Carey Perkins; and Sarah Beth Perkins. B. Emma Imojean Nolen was born in Boynton, Oklahoma, 1 May 1913. Imojean married Leslie Thomas West in Okmulgee, Oklahoma, 15 July 1933. Leslie was born in Council Hill, Oklahoma, 3 May 1908, the son of Joseph and Florence Elizabeth (Baker) West. Imojean (Nolen) West died in Bakersfield, California, 24 January 1984. Imojean and Leslie had two children: a. Jimmy Lee West was born in Okmulgee, Oklahoma, 16 June 1934. Jimmy married Laverne Schroeder and they have a son, Joel West. Laverne and Jimmy divorced and Jimmy married Ann (-?-); they have a son, Lee Allen West. b. Jean Carolyn West was born in Okmulgee, Oklahoma, 12 May 1941. Jean married Charles Richardson in Bakersfield, California, 14 February 1960. Jean Carolyn (West) Richardson died in Bakersfield, California, 28 June 1975. Jean and Charles have two children: Craig Vernon Richardson and Lori Jeanene Richardson. C. Frank James Nolen was born in Boynton, Oklahoma, 17 July 1915. He was a twin to Fred. Frank married Thelma Hutton, who had a daughter, Sue. Thelma died in Lancaster, California, and Frank married Ann Baldwin, who has three children: Jeff, Jerome and Carolyn. Frank Nolen has no children of his own. He and Ann live in Lancaster, California. D. Fred Wilson Nolen was born in Boynton, Oklahoma, 17 July 1915. He was a twin to Frank. Fred married Vivian Marshall and they divorced. Fred married Ethel Drummond. Fred had no children by either marriage. Fred Nolen died in Stevensville, Texas, 18 November 1939. Fred is buried in the Okmulgee Cemetery at Okmulgee, Oklahoma. E. Virginia Lucille Nolen was born in Boynton, Oklahoma, 11 August 1919. Virginia married Homer Lovelace in Sapulpa, Oklahoma, 29 March 1940. Homer was born in Wilburton, Oklahoma, 16 June 1907, the son of Alonzo and Nancy Mae (Cooper) Lovelace. Homer Lovelace died in San Bernardino, California, 16 February 1986. Virginia lived in their home in San Bernardino until September 1992, when she moved to Lancaster, California. Virginia Lucille (Nolen) Lovelace died in September 1992 and is buried in San Bernardino, California. Homer and Virginia have two children: a. Carol Ann Lovelace was born in Newton, Kansas, 18 April 1941. Carol Ann married George Walton in San Bernardino, California, 2 October 1970. Carol Ann and George have no children. They still live in San Bernardino. b. Donald Alvin Lovelace was born in Colton, California, 1 July 1946. Don married Jacqulin Maston in Las Vegas, Nevada, 25 October 1967. They live in Lancaster, California. Don and Jackie have two children: Sherry Christine Lovelace and Bryan Allen Lovelace. Sherry married Andrew Dahl and has a daughter, Kayla, and a son. F. Thelma Marie Nolen was born at the Preston Lake in Preston, Oklahoma, 3 May 1924. Thelma married David "Danny" Goodman Cornfeld in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 23 November 1944. Danny was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 10 April 1919, the son of Harry O. and Rose (Block) Cornfeld. Thelma and Danny were divorced in 1966. Danny Cornfeld died in Orange County, California, 4 May 1980. Thelma (Nolen) Cornfeld lives in Redlands, California. Thelma and Danny have two children: a. Samuel Aaron Cornfeld was born at the Will Rogers Base Hospital in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 23 August 1945. Sam married Kathryn Carle in Reno, Nevada, 7 November 1970. Sam and Cathy were divorced about 1973. They had no children. Samuel Aaron Cornfeld died 16 March 1993 and is buried in the National Veteran's Cemetery at Riverside, California. b. Barbara Ann Cornfeld was born in Montgomery, Alabama, 26 August 1946. Barbara has never married and lives in Redlands, California. She was a photojournalist for the Navy and retired after almost 26 years. Barbara now is attending the University of California at Riverside for a second Bachelor's degree and majoring in creative writing. G. Gladys Nadine Nolen was born in Preston, Oklahoma, 12 June 1926. Nadine married Jimmy Hannel in Cherry Point, North Carolina, 3 May 1945. Jimmy died and Nadine married Robert Loren Whitfield in Colton, California, 22 December 1946. Bob was born in Colton, California, August 1925, the son of Harvey and Lorenza (Glenspeckle) Whitfield. Bob and Nadine are living in Bakersfield, California. Bob and Nadine have two children: a. Michael Henry Whitfield was born in California 12 May 1964. Mike married, first, Sherry Dodds on 11 September 1987. They divorced and Michael married, second, Caprice Stockwell on 5 June 1993. Caprice has three children from a former marriage: John, Janice and Andy. Michael and Caprice have a son of their own, Alexander Michael born 1 February 1993. b. Tonya Kay Whitfield was born in California 3 January 1966. Tonya isn't married yet. She lives in Bakersfield, California, and is attending college to become a nurse. H. Betty Jean Nolen was born at the Preston Lake, in Preston, Oklahoma, 24 March 1929. Betty never married. She was ill all her life. Betty Jean Nolen died in Duncan, Oklahoma, 4 October 1986. She is buried in the Resthaven Cemetery at Duncan, Oklahoma. 2. Samuel Edgar Nolen was born in Tuskahoma, Indian Territory, 14 March 1894. Sam was a twin to Bill. When Sam Nolen was three years old, his father, General "Lee" Nolen died. When Sam was six years old, his mother, Lucy, married John G. Sividge. Sam attended school in Tuskahoma until the family moved to Checotah, Oklahoma. He attended a school there until he graduated. Sam was about thirteen years old when they moved to Checotah. Sam Nolen received one hundred and sixty acres of land in Checotah, Oklahoma, as his Creek Indian land allotment. His mother controlled this land as his guardian, until Sam came of age. Sam married Ola Artis Reed in 1917. When World War I broke out, Sam Nolen went into the Cavalry. Sometime after their son was born, Sam and Ola were divorced. After the War, Sam Nolen became a pharmacist. He worked in Henryetta, Oklahoma, at a drug store for many years. After their divorce, Ola lived in Sapulpa, Oklahoma, and their son, Curtis Lee Nolen, lived there with her. During summer vacation, Curtis would stay with his Uncle Jess Nolen and his family, so that he could spend time with his father, Sam. Sam Nolen owned the concession in the Greyhound Bus Depot, in Okmulgee, Oklahoma, during World War II. After the War, Sam married Vera Metcalf and they moved to Broken Arrow, Oklahoma. Vera was a school teacher in Henryetta, Oklahoma, at the high school for many years and she and Sam had been friends for a long time. Sam retired after moving to Broken Arrow. He died there 4 March 1970 and was buried at Broken Arrow. Sam Nolen never had but the one child. Samuel Edgar and Ola Artis (Reed) Nolen's son: A. Curtis Lee Nolen was born in Boynton, Oklahoma, 1 November 1917. Curtis married Elaine Ann Mehalko in Suffolk, Virginia, 6 October 1945. Elaine was born in Pen Argyle, Pennsylvania, 12 September 1920, the daughter of George R. and Anna Elizabeth (Toth) Mehalko. Curtis Lee Nolen, Sr., died in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 15 February 1984. He is buried in the Catholic Cemetery in Oklahoma City. Curtis and Elaine had six children: a. Curtis Lee Nolen, Jr., was born in McAlester, Oklahoma, 15 May 1947. Curtis, Jr., married Carolyn Hammonds. Curtis then married Bonnie Burrows. He and Bonnie have twins: Christopher Lanning Nolen and Amy Elaine Nolen. b. Barbara Ann Nolen was born in McAlester, Oklahoma, 8 October 1949. Barbara married Hunter Fred Young, III, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 8 August 1969. Barbara and Fred have two children: Hunter Fred Young, IV, and Kent Ashley Young. c. Patrick Andrew Nolen was born in McAlester, Oklahoma, 11 July 1952. Patrick married Joyce Lee Clements in Oklahoma 6 August 1977. d. Michael Edward Nolen was born in McAlester, Oklahoma, 13 July 1954. Michael married Sharon Kay Grady in Tulsa, Oklahoma, 2 August 1975. e. Samuel Edgar Nolen, II, was born in McAlester, Oklahoma, 12 February 1957. f. John Philip Nolen was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 26 January 1961. 5. William Walter Nolen was born in Tuskahoma, Indian Territory, 14 March 1894. Bill was a twin to Sam. He was three years old when his father, General "Lee" Nolen, died. Bill went to school in Tuskahoma and probably attended school in Checotah after the family moved there. I don't know if Bill graduated, but I believe that he did. Bill Nolen received one hundred and sixty acres of land in Checotah, Oklahoma, as his Creek Indian allotment. Bill's mother, Lucy, leased his land out for him, as his guardian, until Bill came of age. Bill Nolen entered the service in World War I. He served with the American Expeditionary Forces in the 141st Infantry as a private under Captain H. E. Story. He was sent to France and came home disabled. Much of his life he would go off on trips and wouldn't let the family know where he was. Other times he spent living with his brother, Jess Nolen and family. The last years of his mother's life, Bill lived with her in Checotah, Oklahoma. William Walter "Bill" Nolen died in the Veteran's Hospital at Fort Gibson, near Muskogee, Oklahoma, 16 April 1969. He is buried in the Veteran's Cemetery at Fort Gibson. 6. John Lee Nolen was born in Tuskahoma, Indian Territory, 15 November 1897, about four and a half months after the death of his father, General "Lee" Nolen. John Lee was called "Lee Nolen". When Lee was two years old his mother, Lucy, married John G. Sividge. John was the only father Lee ever knew and John loved Lee and treated him as his own son. Lee went to school for a while in Tuskahoma, then John and Lucy moved the family to Checotah, Oklahoma, when Lee was about ten years old. Lee Nolen attended Sheppard School in Checotah until he graduated. Lee spent a lot of time with his brother, Jess Nolen. When Jess was courting Flora May Boss, Jess and May took Lee with them a lot and he spent a lot of time with them after Jess and May married. May was very fond of Lee. Some time after Lee Nolen was grown, he went to Chicago, Illinois, to work and stayed there for a number of years, but made some visits home. During World War II, Lee went into the Medical Corps and served overseas until the war ended. After the war, Lee returned to Oklahoma and bought a drug store in Eufaula from Jess' old friend Junie Williams. Lee Nolen married for the first time about 1947. His wife was named Lorene. Lee and Lorene lived in Eufaula and ran the drug store. Lee Nolen never had children. I don't know just when Lee Nolen died, but it was sometime in the 1960s. He was buried in the Haskell Cemetery at Haskell, Oklahoma. The Creek Indian Chief, Waldo Emmerson "Dode" McIntosh, an old friend of Lee's brother, Jess, gave the Eulogy at Lee Nolen's funeral. LUCINDA SELF Lucinda (Self) Bridges L ucinda Self was born in Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, in March 1840. She was the eighth and last child born to Baxter and Susanna (Berryhill) Self. Lucinda's father, Baxter Self, died before 1850. In the early part of 1852, Lucinda's mother, Susanna, took Lucinda to the Creek Nation. Susanna went back for a Creek Nation Payment. After their return from the Creek Nation, Lucinda's mother died. Lucinda's sister, Elizabeth "Betty" Self, married Ellison Walker Bridges in Kaufman County, Texas. Lucinda may have stayed with her aunt and uncle, John and Catherine (Berryhill) Self, or one of Lucinda's brothers. Ellison and Betty (Self) Bridges moved to Louisiana for a while, then returned to Van Zandt County, taking Lucinda with them to live. While living with Ellison and Betty, Lucinda met and married Ellison's brother, Thomas Jefferson Bridges. Following is a copy of their marriage license: ----*** <*> ***---- Thos J Bridges To Miss Lucinda Self The State of Texas County of Van Zandt To any Ordained Minister of the Gospel Judge of the District Court Chief Justice or any Justice of the Peace In and for said County. GREETINGS! You or either of you are hereby Authorized to Solemnize the Rites of Matrimony between THOMAS J. BRIDGES and LUCINDA SELF and a due Return make of the same to this office within sixty days from the date of Solemnizing with your action endorsed thereon (LS) Given under my hand and Seal of Office at office in Canton on the 19th day of January A.D. 1859 A. G. Parker Clk C C VZ Co <*> <*> <*> <*> The State of Texas County of Van Zandt I do hereby Certify that I solemnized the Rights of Matrimony between the within named parties on the 20th of January A.D. 1859 in the County and State above written C M Loggins J.P. Returned to this office within due time with the above Cert. thereon and Recorded Feb 14th A D 1859 A G Parker Clk C C VZ Co ----*** <*> ***---- Thomas Jefferson Bridges was born in Jackson County, Alabama, in 1835, the son of Felix Walker Bridges and his wife Eliza Ann. Jeff and Lucinda settled in Van Zandt County after their marriage. Jeff farmed and he and Lucinda started their family. Jefferson Bridges entered the Civil War from Prairieville, Kaufman County, Texas. He joined the "Texas Wide Awakes" and served under Captain Jack Wharton as a private. In 1869, Jeff Bridges' father, Felix Walker Bridges, died. Jeff's older brother, Ellison had died during the Civil War, so Jeff was appointed administrator of his father's Estate. Jeff and Lucinda Bridges continued to live in Van Zandt County, Texas, and they raised their family there. Lucinda Bridges, with her brothers and sisters, had inherited some land in Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, from her mother and father. They held this land for several years. By the time they sold the land, Lucinda's two sisters, Elizabeth (Self) Bridges and Susan (Self) Johnson, had died, so the proceeds were divided between Lucinda and her two brothers, William Baxter "Buck" Self and John B. Self. Lucinda gave her brother, Buck Self, a Power of Attorney to dispose of her interest in the land. Jefferson Bridges was prosperous and when the banks failed in the late 1800s, he lost quite a lot of money. Jeff never trusted banks again and kept his money hidden. When someone would come to his house for money he would tell them to wait in the house. He would disappear for awhile and come back with the money. No one except Lucinda knew where he hid his money. Thomas Jefferson Bridges died in Wills Point, Texas, in the 1890s. He is probably buried in the Bridges Family Plot in the White Rose Cemetery at Wills Point, Texas. Thomas Jefferson and Lucinda (Self) Bridges had ten children: 1. Mary Lydia Bridges. 2. Jefferson "Jeff" Davis Bridges. 3. Fannetta "Nettie" T. Bridges. 4. William Bridges. 5. Donna "Donnie" S. Bridges. 6. Cordelia "Cordie" S. Bridges. 7. Willie L. Bridges (daughter). 8. Sallie A. Bridges. 9. Lillian Daisy Bridges. 10. Maude Bridges. After Jefferson Bridges' death, Lucinda and some of her children went to the Creek Nation and applied for citizenship into the Creek Nation. Following are statements, of Lucinda and others, to prove her Indian lineage. Testimony of Lucinda (Self) Bridges being examined by the Citizenship Commission: Okmulgee I.T. 1896 Did you make application to the Court for Citizenship by blood? Yes sir. What is your name? LUCINDY BRIDGES. I have eight children and three grand children. MARY, J. D., NETTIE, DONIE, CORDY, SALIE, DAISY, MAUDIE, OLIVE, ORIN, VERNNIE. My mother was SUSAN BERRYHILL. I had one aunt that lived near me. I was small when my mother died. I have seen two uncles, PLEASANT and BILL, and one aunt. I knew my mother well. She was a Creek Indian. J. B. SELF and W. B. Self are my brothers. The Indians left Ala. and came to this country, did you come with them? No sir. About what time did you first come to this country? It was about 1851 or 1852. For what purpose did you come to this country? I came with my mother to draw the Old Settlers money. Did you have a younger sister? No, I was the youngest of the children. When you came to draw the Old Settlers money did you see a DAVE BERRYHILL? I was small when I came here and saw several Berryhills at my UNCLE PLEASANT but I don't remember their names. When you came here at that time where did you stay? We stayed part of the time at AUNT SALLIE HOPWOOD and part of the time at my UNCLE PLEASANT BERRYHILL. How much Indian blood have you? I can't tell exactly, but about 1/4 I guess. Did you make this allegation yourself? I can't write and I got Mr. Lynch to write for me. Do you know what town your mother belong? No I don't. NOTE: The "Aunt Sally Hopwood," mentioned in Lucinda's statement, was not her aunt, but an older cousin, who the younger cousins called "Aunt." Sally (Posey) Hopwood was the daughter of Pleasant Berryhill's and Susanna (Berryhill) Self's sister, Nancy (Berryhill) Posey. The aunt who Lucinda said lived close to her was Aunt Catherine "Katy" (Berryhill) Self. Uncle Bill was Nathan Berryhill's father, William Berryhill, and brother to Susanna (Self) Berryhill. (See Chapters Two and Eight.) TNC. STATEMENT OF W B SELF (William Baxter "Buck" Self): Do you know LUCINDY BRIDGES the applicant? Yes I know her. In her alegation she says she is a full sister to W. B. Self? Yes sir, she is a full sister - one father and one mother. Do you know how many children she has? I do not. How far distance did she live from you? About four or five miles. Where did you live? I lived on the line of Vansant and Cofnam in Texas. Where did she live? She lived in Vansant County. I know her oldest children, MARY and I think she has two children. She had a son named THOMAS JEFFERSON. NETTIE, I think she is married, I don't know wheather she has any children or not. Where was Lucindy born? In Natchitoches in La., in 1840. She was the youngest child out of eight. Who was Lucindy's mother? SUSAN SELF her maiden name was SUSAN BERRYHILL. Where was Lucindy born. She was born in Natchitoches. What Nationality was Lucindy Bridges. She was Creek. IS THERE ANY MORE DESCENDANTS OF THIS SUSAN SELF? YES, SHE HAS SOME GRANDCHILDREN BUT YOU WILL NEVER BE BOTHERED WITH THEM, you are shed of them now. Is there any other person besides you and TOBE BERRYHILL that knows this SUSAN SELF the reason you and Tobe Berryhill are always summoned as witnesses? I have never looked for any. I found other witnesses. I will say this, that there are persons in this town, who can testify that she is Susan Self's child, that is not related to her. This LUCINDY BRIDGES has just recently came here? She came into Okmulgee the night before I left McCallester. That was the first time she was ever in this country? No she came up here with her mother when she was ten or eleven years old. I think she stayed most of her time with PLEASANT BERRYHILL. You said you was the only applicant, how come so many of your relatives are coming in making applications? I am not the one to establish that fact. You must inquire of those making application themself why and how they are making application. I will say this, I did not send for them. You said that SUSAN SELF was a BERRYHILL? SUSAN SELF'S MOTHER WAS A DEERSHAW and she married a ERRYHILL. You said that you came here with the MCINTOSH PARTY - when they came to this country was SUSAN BERRYHILL along? Yes she was SUSAN SELF. She was along and I was along. You said you did not know Lucindy's children and you are testifying for Lucindy and her children? I testified to three children of Lucindy. She has more but I don't know them. NOTE: The grandchildren of Susan Self that Buck Self said "You will never be bothered with them" I am sure are the children of Buck Self's deceased sister, Susanna (Self) Johnson. TNC. STATEMENT OF TOBE BERRYHILL [David Logan "Tobe" Berryhill]: My name is DAVID BERRYHILL. What town do you belong to? Tuckabatchee Town. Do you know LUCINDY BRIDGES? Yes I know her. What town does she belong to? She used to belong to Broken Arrow Town. Where did you get acquainted with her? At my parents house. Where were you living? On North Fork two miles and a half west of Fishertown. In what nation, Cherokee or Muskogee? In the Muskogee Nation. What time did you get acquainted with her? Before the War. How long before the War? I dont know, it was about the time they drew the Old Settlers payment. Was she by herself at that time? She was with her mother. What was they doing - on a visit or business? They were drawing money. Were they drawing money where they had it deposited or was they drawing Old Settlers money? They were drawing their share of the Old Settlers payment. Did these people draw money with the Old Settlers as Creeks? Yes her MOTHER WAS MY MOTHER'S SISTER and they were the children of an Indian woman a full blood. [NOTE: This part of Tobe's statement caused Lucinda (Self) Bridges not to be admitted as a citizen of the Creek Nation. Susan (Berryhill) Self was Tobe's FATHER'S SISTER. Tobe claimed that the clerk made the mistake in writing it down, and the phrasing of the next question, I believe, proves this. TNC.] How many brothers and sisters had your father? He had three sisters and three brothers - all one father and one mother, and there are none of these living. Was her name LUCINDY SELF? Yes sir. How old was she when you first saw her? about 11 years old. Has she been living here ever since you saw her? No sir. What was Lucindy's mothers name? SUSIE SELF. Are you positive this is the woman? I am because she favors her mother. Was they citizens of Tuckabatchee Town? No they belong to Broken Arrow Town. Do you know whether they enrolled as citizens of that town? I do not know. How many children has she? I don't know. Do you know where Lucindy was born? I made a mistake it was ELIZABETH that was born on the Ark. River. Did you say that you are positive tht this is the woman you saw when she was a little girl? Yes she favors her mother. Decision of Commission Application of LUCINDY BRIDGES filed before the Citizenship Commission is for citizenship in the Muskogee Nation by blood. The evidence adduced in this case in behalf of applicants is CONTRADICTORY and not sufficient to establish the claims of aplicants to citizenship by blood as set forth in their allegation. It is therefore the opinion of this Commission that the applicants have failed to prove their rights to citizenship in the Muskogee Nation. We the Citizenship Commission of the Muskogee Nation do decide and declare that LUCINDY BRIDGES, MARY GREEN, OLLIN J. GREEN, W. O. GREEN, NETTIE SCOTT, VERNIE SCOTT, J. D. BRIDGES, DONIE BRIDGES, CORDA BRIDGES, SALLIE BRIDGES, DAISY BRIDGES, MAUDY BRIDGES are NOT entitled to Citizenship in the Muskogee Nation. Ida Cummings James Colbert Clk. President Citizenship Commission Lucinda (Self) Bridges appealed her citizenship case all the way through the United States Supreme Court to no avail. Even with a further statement by her brother, John B. Self, she couldn't get them to reverse their decision. Lucinda (Self) Bridges made the following appeal: Before the Creek Citizenship Commission now comes LUCINDY BRIDGES and moves this Honorable Commission to reopen her case and grant to her a rehearing and for grounds thereof states that this Honorable Committee has admitted to citizenship her full brother J. B. SELF and also MRS BETTY MCCANN [McCaughan] and MRS LUCY NOLEN, children of a full sister to your petitioner and your petitioner has identicaly the same proof of her claim as that adduced in support of said claim referred to. Further your petitioner states that the Hon. Clerk of this Commission by mistake entered up in the testimony of D. L. BERRYHILL that PETITIONER'S MOTHER was his MOTHER'S SISTER, while as a matter of fact witness stated that she was his FATHER'S SISTER. Your petitioner further states that she was adviced that two witnesses would be sufficient, therefore she did not adduce the testimony of several other witnesses, her kinfolk who are recognized Creek Indian by blood. Your Petitioner therefore prays that her case be granted a rehearing and she be allowed to introduce further proof. In support hereof she introduced the affidavits of D. L. BERRYHILL, J. B. SELF and Mrs Dolly Lynch. Whereof your petitioner prays an appeal from the decision of this Honorable Commission to the United States Court in the Indian Territory the Northern District, thereof at Muskogee, Indian Territory. Dolly (Self) Lynch testified that Lucinda Bridges was her aunt and a full sister to Dolly's father, William B. Self, and that Lucinda was the daughter of Susan (Berryhill) Self. David Logan "Tobe" Berryhill testified that he had stated that Susan (Berryhill) Self, the mother of Lucinda, was his father's sister and that the clerk had made a mistake and written that he stated that Susan (Berryhill) Self was his mother's sister. JOHN B. SELF made the following affidavit to support his sister, Lucinda's claim: Okmulgee, Ind. Ty. Northern Dist. Personally appeared before me, a Notary Public for the above named district, J. B. SELF, who being duly sworn states: I have been admitted to citizenship in the Creek Nation by the Commission created for the purpose of trying all claims for citizenship in the Creek Nation. MY FULL SISTER, LUCINDA BRIDGES, (nee SELF) was rejected by the same Court or Commission that admitted me. She is a quarter blood Creek Indian, her mother was a one half blood Creek woman, her grandmother was a full blood Creek woman. Our mother's maiden name was SUSAN BERRYHILL and our grandmother's maiden name was DERRISAW. Our father and mother immigrated to this country from the Old Creek Country in the South, during the year 1828 with the McIntosh Party of Creek Indians. MARY GREEN is a daughter of LUCINDA BRIDGES. Mary has two children that are the grandchildren of the said Lucinda Bridges. Their names are as follows; OLLIN J. GREEN, W. O. GREEN. Lucinda Bridges is also the mother of LYDIA SCOTT, who has one child named VERNIE SCOTT. Lucinda Bridges is also the mother of J. D. BRIDGES, DONY, CORDY, SALLY, DAISY, MAUDE BRIDGES who are all Creek Indian by blood. (signed) J. B. SELF Subscribed and sworn to before me this 26th day of Sept. 1896. Fred A. Parkinson Notary Public Lucinda lost this appeal. All early Census records and other records, including land records which she signed along with her mother and brothers and sisters in Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, as a little girl for her mother Susan to sell a parcel of land, prove that Lucinda was Susan (Berryhill) Self's daughter, yet she could not convince the courts in Indian Territory of this. Lucinda even appealed to the United States Supreme Court to rescind the decision of the Citizenship Commission, but she still lost her case. In 1900 Lucinda Bridges was back in Van Zandt County, Texas. Her daughter, Mary Lydia (Bridges) Green, had remained in Checotah, Indian Territory. Late in the year of 1900 Lucinda Bridges and her children sold a parcel of land in Van Zandt County, Texas. The State of Texas County of Van Zandt Know all Men by these presents: That we LUCINDA BRIDGES, SURVIVING WIDOW OF T J BRIDGES, and Mrs Mary Green, joined by her husband Hamp Green, Mrs Nettie Scott, joined by her husband J. H. Scott, Donie Bridges, Cordie Bridges, Sallie Bridges, Daisy Bridges and Maude Bridges, of the County of Van Zandt in the State aforesaid for and in consideration of the sum of two hundred and no/100 dollars to us in hand paid and secured to be paid by W. P. Burnett as follows: one hundred dollars cash in hand paid the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged and two notes for the sum of $50.00 each, of even date herewith, both bearing 10% interest from date until paid, due in twelve and twenty four months respectfully, each retaining a vendors lien upon the hereinafter described land have granted, sold and conveyed and by these presents do grant sell and convey unto the said W. P. Burnett of the County of Van Zandt, State of Texas, all that certain piece or parcel of land, lying and being situated in the County of Van Zandt, State of Texas and being all of our right, title and interest in and to the same, as HEIRS AT LAW OF T J BRIDGES, dec'd, said land being a part of the WM. WILLS survey, and being part of tracts No. 5 and 6 of said survey and being the same land deeded to C. A. Hayden, S. V. Elliott, T. J. BRIDGES and W. B. Wynne, by MARY J. O'NEAL on the 2nd day of December 1893, reference is made to the said deed for a more particular description of said land, to have and the above described premises together with all and singular rights and appurtenances thereto in anywise belonging unto the said W. P. Burnett, his heirs and assigns against every person whomsoever lawfully claiming or to claim the same or any part thereof. But it is expressly agreed and stipulated that the vendors lien is retained against the above described property, premises and improvements until the above described notes and all interest thereon are fully paid according to their face and tenor effect and reading when deed shall becme absolute. Witness our hand at Wills Point this 7th day of Dec. A.D. 1900. Lucinda Bridges Dona Bridges Cordia Bridges Maude Bridges Sallie Bridges Daisy Bridges Nettie Scott Mary Green * * * * * The State of Texas County of Kaufman Before me S. M. Cannon a N.P. of the County of Kaufman in the State of Texas on this day personally appeared J. H. SCOTT and NETTIE SCOTT his wife both known to me to be the persons whose names are subscribed to the foregoing instrument and acknowledged to me that they each executed the same for the purpose and consideration therein expressed and the said NETTIE SCOTT wife of said J. H. SCOTT having been examined by me privily and apart from her husband and having the same fully explained to her the said Nettie Scott acknowledged such instrument to be her act and deed, and declared that she had willingly signed the same for the purposes and consideration therein expressed, and that she did not wish to retract it. Given under my hand and seal of office this 20 day of Dec. A.D. 1900. S. M. Cannon Notary Public, Kaufman County, Texas NOTE: In the preceding land documents, Mary J. O'Neal was Mary Jane (Wills) O'Neal, daughter of William Wills of Van Zandt County. William Wills was a cousin of Lucinda (Self) Bridges and her brothers and sisters. See Chapter Four. TNC. In 1903 Lucinda Bridges and her children were in Mountain Park, Oklahoma. This was in Kiowa County. Even though the documents say "Oklahoma" I believe this was still Indian lands until 1907. Following are documents of another parcel of land that Lucinda and her children sold later: The State of Texas County of Van Zandt Know all men by these presents: That LUCINDA BRIDGES, CORDIE BRIDGES, SALLIE BRIDGES, MAUDE BRIDGES, MRS NETTIE SCOTT, & J. H. SCOTT heirs of T. J. BRIDGES, dec'd of the County of Van Zandt, State of Texas in consideration of the sum of Four Hundred Dollars, to us in hand paid by J. E. JOHNSON, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, have granted, sold and conveyed, and by these presents do grant, sell and convey unto J. E. JOHNSON of the County of Van Zandt, State of Texas, all that certain tract or parcel of land, to wit: Situated in Van Zandt County, Texas, being part of a 640 acre Survey patented to Jno. Mitchell. Beginning at the north east corner of said survey, a post O. brs. N 85 E. 2 1/2 vs. a post oak 18 in. in dia. brs. 35 W. 4 1/2 Vs. Thence west with the N. line of said Survey 344 Vs. the N. E. Cor. of said tract, sold N. T. Henson by A. A. North on said Survey. Thence East in said line 344 varas to N. E. Cor. sd. tract & the East line of Johnsons tract 356 Vs. to the beginning. To have and to hold the above described premises, together with all and singular the rights and appurtenances thereto in any wise belonging, unto the said J. E. Johnson, and his heirs, executors and administrators to warrant and forever defend, all and singular, the said premises, unto the J. E. Johnson and his heirs and assigns, against every person whomsoever lawfully claiming or to claim the said or any part thereof. Witness our hands at Mt. Park, Okla. this 30th of Nov. 1903. Lucinda Bridges Mary Green H. Green Cordia Bridges J. H. Scott Nettie Scott Sallie Bridges Signed, sealed and delivered in the presence of: O. R. Douglas NOTE: J. E. Johnson was John Ellison Johnson, the son of John B. and Talithia Frances "Fannie" (Bridges) Johnson, and a grandson of John and Susanna (Self) Johnson. Susanna (Self) Johnson was Lucinda (Self) Bridges' sister. TNC. Lucinda Bridges was living in Wills Point, Van Zandt County, Texas, in 1905. Her daughters, who hadn't married, were living with her. Lucinda (Self) Bridges died of heart failure in Wills Point, Texas, 14 April 1905. It is believed that she is buried in the "Bridges Family Plot" in the White Rose Cemetery at Wills Point, Texas. Jefferson's and Lucinda's children were double first cousins to Ellison's and Elizabeth's children because their mothers were sisters and their fathers were brothers. The children of these two couples grew up living close to each other. MARY LYDIA BRIDGES Mary Lydia (Bridges) Green M ary Lydia Bridges was born in Van Zandt County, Texas, in January 1860. Lydia grew up in the Wills Point area. While growing up she was very close with her cousin Lucy E. Bridges. Mary Lydia Bridges married Hamp Green in Van Zandt County, Texas, about 1889. Hamp Green was born in Texas in 1854. In the 1890s, Hamp and Lydia went to Indian Territory with Lydia's mother, Lucinda Bridges, to apply for citizenship into the Creek Nation. After Lucinda and her other children went back to Texas, Hamp and Lydia Green stayed in Indian Territory. They were living near Checotah in 1900. Sometime after this Hamp and Lydia went to Kiowa County, near Fort Sill, Oklahoma. I have no more information on this family after 1903. I have a record of only the following three children born to Hamp and Lydia (Bridges) Green: 1. Olen J. Green was born in Van Zandt County, Texas, in November 1888. 2. William Oliver Green was born in Van Zandt County, Texas, in December 1890. 3. Aram Green was born after 1900. JEFFERSON DAVIS BRIDGES J efferson Davis Bridges was born in Van Zandt County, Texas, in 1861. Jeff grew up in the Wills Point area. Jeff D. Bridges was on the application that his mother made in Indian Territory in the early part of 1896. Jeff didn't appear on the later documents or on the records of the land that was sold in Van Zandt County, Texas. I believe that Jefferson Davis Bridges died sometime in 1896. FANNETTA "NETTIE" T. BRIDGES Fannetta "Nettie" T. (Bridges) Scott F annetta "Nettie" T. Bridges was born in Van Zandt County, Texas, 15 May 1866. Nettie grew up in the Wills Point area. Nettie Bridges married James H. Scott in Texas. James Scott was born in Texas 10 December 1864. I don't know if Nettie and James went to Indian Territory with Nettie's mother, Lucinda, but Nettie, with one child, was on Lucinda's application for citizenship. Nettie and James Scott were in Kaufman County, Texas, in 1900. James was in Kiowa County, Oklahoma, in 1903. James and Nettie went back to Van Zandt County, Texas, later to live. James H. Scott died in Wills Point, Texas, 27 June 1929. He is buried in the "Scott Family Plot" in the White Rose Cemetery at Wills Point, Texas. Fannetta "Nettie" T. (Bridges) Scott died in Wills Point, Texas, 11 May 1947. She is buried in the "Scott Family Plot" in the White Rose Cemetery at Wills Point, Texas. James H. and Fannetta "Nettie" T. (Bridges) Scott's children: 1. Verna Scott was born in Wills Point, Texas. I don't know who Verna married but I was told that she had no children. 2. Fordie Scott was born in Wills Point, Texas, 11 May 1894. Fordie Scott died in Wills Point 8 February 1895. He is buried in the "Bridges Family Plot" in the White Rose Cemetery at Wills Point, Texas. 3. Archie C. Scott was born 26 August 1898. Archie Scott died in Wills Point, Texas, 29 July 1962. He is buried in the "Scott Family Plot" in the White Rose Cemetery at Wills Point, Texas. WILLIAM BRIDGES W illiam Bridges was born in Van Zandt County, Texas, in 1868. William died as a child in Van Zandt County sometime between 1870 and 1880. DONNA A. BRIDGES D onna A. Bridges was born in Van Zandt County, Texas, in May 1870. She grew up in the Wills Point area. Donnie was on the application that her mother made in the Creek Nation, also on the 1900 Census of Van Zandt County, Texas, and the land document in 1900. She wasn't on the land document in 1903, so she must have died between 1900 and 1903. CORDELIA "CORDIE" S. BRIDGES C ordelia S. Bridges was born in Van Zandt County, Texas, in February 1875. Cordie grew up in the Wills Point area. Cordie never married. Cordelia "Cordie" S. Bridges died in Wills Point, Texas, 29 July 1904. She died of asphyxia. Cordie is probably buried in the "Bridges Family Plot" in the White Rose Cemetery at Wills Point, Texas. WILLIE L. BRIDGES W illie L. Bridges was born in Van Zandt County, Texas, 27 November 1874. Willie grew up in the Wills Point area. She died in Wills Point, Texas, 1 November 1892. She is buried in the "Bridges Family Plot" in the White Rose Cemetery at Wills Point. Inscription on her grave stone: OUR DARLING ONE HAS GONE BEFORE, TO GREET US ON THE GOLDEN SHORE SALLIE A. BRIDGES S allie A. Bridges was born in Van Zandt County, Texas, in September 1878. Sallie grew up in the Wills Point area. Sallie never married. When she was a young woman she went to New Mexico and staked a claim on a silver mine, and lived on this claim until it was hers. Sallie went back to Wills Point, Texas, and lived there the rest of her life. I have seen pictures of Sallie Bridges and she was a beautiful woman. Sallie A. Bridges died in Wills Point, Texas, 11 October 1962. She is buried in the "Bridges Family Plot" in the White Rose Cemetery in Wills Point. LILLIAN DAISY BRIDGES L illian Daisy Bridges was born in Van Zandt County, Texas, in November 1880. Daisy grew up in the Wills Point area. She never married. Lillian Daisy Bridges died in Wills Point, Texas, of pneumonia 14 December 1903. She is probably buried in the "Bridges Family Plot" in the White Rose Cemetery in Wills Point. MAUDE BRIDGES Maude (Bridges) Dodson M aude Bridges was born in Van Zandt County, Texas, in December 1882. Maude grew up in the Wills Point area. Maude Bridges married Charlie Dodson about 1903. Maude and Charlie settled in the Wills Point area after they were married. Charlie and Maude (Bridges) Dodson's children: 1. Francis M. Dodson was born in Wills Point, Texas, 11 August 1904. Frances grew up in Wills Point. Francis Dodson served in the United States Marines in World War II. Frances married Carolyn (-?-). Francis M. Dodson died 8 January 1974. He is buried in the "Bridges Family Plot" in the White Rose Cemetery in Wills Point. Francis and Carolyn Dodson had no children. 2. Robert Dodson was born in Wills Point, Texas. I have no other information on him except he had two sons and one daughter and that he was still living in 1982. 3. Maxine Dodson was born in Wills Point, Texas. Maxine married (-?-) Wilson. They had two sons. 4. Bernard Dodson was born in Wills Point, Texas. Bernard married Lorene (-?-). There are several unmarked graves in the "Bridges Family Plot" in the White Rose Cemetery, so most of the family of Jeff and Lucinda Bridges probably are buried there. THE END INDEX CREEK INDIAN RECORDS Affidavits of John Berryhill and Andrew Berryhill after the death of General William McIntosh 7-8 Nathan Berryhill's Statement Naming the Children of John Berryhill 10 Memorial of the Western Creek Indians to the U.S. President 12-14 Thomas S. Berryhill's Land in the Creek Reserve in Chambers County, Alabama 15-16 Eli Berryhill's Land in the Creek Reserve 17 John Berryhill, II's Land in the Creek Reserve 34 Thomas W. Berryhill's Land in the Creek Reserve 35 Benjamin Posey's Land in the Creek Reserve 61 William Berryhill, Sr's Land in the Creek Reserve 188 EMIGRATION CLAIMS TO THE INDIAN DEPARTMENT Nancy (Berryhill) Posey 38 Thomas B. Posey, I 60 Benjamin McGaha 109 John Self 232 Pleasant Berryhill 329 Baxter Self 352 OLD SETTLERS CREEK ROLL Nancy (Berryhill) Posey and Children 39 John Dallas Berryhill and Children 128 William Berryhill, Daughter and Grandchildren 205 Alexander Berryhill and Children 225 Catherine (Berryhill) Self and Children 236 Pleasant Berryhill and Children 330 DOCUMENTS FOR CITIZENSHIP INTO THE CREEK NATION Thomas S. Berryhill's Descendants Chapter 1 Ellen (Harris) Banks Zachary Taylor Berryhill for Jack Wills Nancy (Berryhill) Posey's Descendants Chapter 2 Benjamin and Eliza (Berryhill) Posey's Children Barber Children Thomas B. Posey, II Posey-Hicks Oswalt-Ishmael Jennie (Posey) Johnson Eliza Hulda (Posey) Allen for Mary (Posey) Vance Eliza Hulda (Posey) Allen for Herself and Children Lucinda (Hopwood) Smith Testifies George Washington Berryhill Testifies Robert Thomas Barber Testifies John C. Barber Testifies Betsy (Berryhill) Wills' Descendants Chapter 4 Mary Jane (Wills) O'Neal John Dallas Berryhill's Descendants Chapter 5 Letter from Creek Commission Mary Ann (Berryhill) Snyder and Theodore Berryhill Letter to Mary Ann (Berryhill) Snyder, denying Citizenship Letter to Theodore Berryhill, denying Citizenship Theodocia Berryhill and Charlotte Mariah Quarles Index to Mary Catherine (Berryhill) Kiefer's Case William Berryhill, Sr.'s Descendants Chapter 6 Jerusha Gibson and Mary Ann Foshee Statement of Nathan Berryhill Vardy John "Jack" Wills John Robert Self (son of John Clark Self) Letter from Nathan Berryhill to the Secretary of War Letter to the Department of the Interior Concerning Citizenship of the Children of John Clarke and America Sophronia (Berryhill) Self Alexander Berryhill's Descendants Chapter 7 Richard Berryhill's Interview for the "Indian-Pioneer History of Oklahoma" Catherine (Berryhill) Self's Descendants Chapter 8 Letter to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs from Eli Alfred Self Robert R. Manasco's Application for Citizenship Court held at home of Eli Alfred Self in I.T. James Alfred Self Letter Martha Ann (Self) Vowell and Children Samuel Berryhill, Sr.'s Descendants Chapter 9 George Washington Berryhill's Letter Information from Samuel Newton Berryhill's Bible Pleasant Berryhill, Sr.'s Descendants Chapter 10 Andrew Jackson "Jake" Berryhill's interview for the "Indian Pioneer History of Oklahoma" David Logan "Tobe" Berryhill for Bettie McCaughan and Lucy Nolen David "Tobe" Berryhill, for Lucinda (Self) Bridges Susanna (Berryhill) Self's Descendants Chapter 11 William Baxter "Buck" Self and Children John B. Self and Children Elizabeth (Self) Bridges' Children Lucinda (Self) Bridges and Children PHOTOGRAPHS Chapter 2: Stephen and Lucinda (Hopwood) Smith and their home Chapter 4: William Wills, Jr., cabin in Wills Point Texas Chapter 8: Tabitha (Self) Lee James Alfred Self Chapter 10: Pleasant L. "Duke" Berryhill Chapter 11: Spire M. Scott James H. and Dolly (Self) Scott, Lynch Elizabeth (Self) Bridges Lucy (Bridges) Nolen and sons Jesse J. Nolen Carey Linn Perkins Thelma Marie (Nolen) Cornfeld Samuel Aaron Cornfeld Barbara Ann Cornfeld Michael Henry Whitfield SOURCE Most of my source of information for this book is microfilm of the original documents. Other sources include: Chandler's History of Georgia Photo copies of land records and documents from the Georgia Historical Society and the Secretary of the State of Georgia Colonial Georgia Land Claims 1755 Revolutionary Soldier's Receipts for Georgia Bounty Grants History of Georgia by L. B. Evans, 1898 Jasper County, Georgia, Marriages 1808-1820 Baldwin County, Georgia, Ordinary's Minutes 1807-1811 Jasper County, Georgia, Ordinary's Minutes 1812-1824 CREEK INDIAN RECORDS: Letters of Benjamin Hawkins, Indian Agent - 1798-1816 MICROFILM: National Archives, Washington, D.C. M-4 Roll 1 1795-1816 Creek Factories M234-219 Letters Received from Creek Agency 1824-1825 M234-220 Letters Received from Creek Agency 1825-1826 M234-221 Letters Received from Creek Agency 1827-1828 M234-236 Creeks West 1826-1836 M234-237 Creek Emigration Correspondence 1826-1836 M234-238 Creek Agency Emigration T275 1832 Creek Nation East Census Applications and Statements for Creek Citizenship. Notes taken by the court clerk of the Creek Nation and the Dawes Commission Federal Records Center - Fort Worth, Texas 7RA 68-1 Statements for Creek Citizenship 7RA 68-2 Statements for Creek Citizenship 7RA 69 1896 Colberts Creek Citizenship Commission Oklahoma Historical Society CRN 3 Letters & Documents concerning Creek Citizenship CRN 4 Letters & Documents concerning Creek Citizenship Photo copies of Creek Census Cards from Federal Record Center Campbell's Abstract of Creek Census Cards 7RA 23-1 Old Settlers Creek Roll 1856-1857 7RA 23-2 Old Settlers Payment 1858-1859 7RA 41 1890 Authenticated Creek Roll 7RA 42 Creek Citizenship to Enrollment - Docket Book 7RA 43 1882 Creek Census 7RA 44 Creek Dunn Roll 1866 1900 Federal Census of the Creek Nation Census of the various States from 1840-1910 CONTRIBUTING COUSINS Mary (Vance) Chesnut 4527 South Hudson Place Tulsa, Oklahoma 74135 Descended from both Thomas S. Berryhill and Nancy (Berryhill) Posey, through Benjamin Posey and Eliza (Berryhill) Posey Louise (Smith) McIntyre 406 South White Oak Road White Oak, Texas 75693 Descended from Nancy (Berryhill) Posey through Lucinda (Hopwood) Smith, and from John Dallas Berryhill through John Rutledge Berryhill Namoi Ilene (Hargis) Stockton Fort Gibson, Oklahoma Descended from John Dallas Berryhill, through Mary Ann (Berryhill) Snyder Virginia Robinson Tulsa, Oklahoma Husband, Herman Dwane Robinson, Sr., Descended from John Dallas Berryhill through Mary Ann (Berryhill) Snyder Lucy (Ford) Grey Buffalo, Missouri Husband, James Kenneth Grey, Descended from John Dallas Berryhill through Andrew Jackson Berryhill, Jr. Doris (Archer) Landis Rt. 1, Box 152A Jonesboro, Arkansas 72401 Descended from William Berryhill, Sr., and Jr., through Mary Ann (Berryhill) Foshee David W. Bethel 660 West North Way Dinuba, California 93618 Descended from Catherine (Berryhill) Self through Eli Alfred Self Pauline Mobley Rt. 1, Box 323A Oak Grove, Louisiana 71263 Husband, Descended from Catherine (Berryhill) Self through Tabitha (Self) Lee Huber Self 1508 Wreath Avenue Manhattan, Kansas 66502 Descended from Catherine (Berryhill) Self through Eli Alfred Self Dr. Melvin Self 3913 Pineridge Shawnee, Oklahoma 74801 Descended from Catherine (Berryhill) Self through Eli Alfred Self Norma (Logan) Somes HCR 62, Box 313 Mt. Desert, Maine 04660 Descended from Catherine (Berryhill) Self through Martha Ann (Self) Vowell, through Lizzie (Vowell) Gilcrease Rita (Harwell) Helwig 3429 Charlotte Kansas City, Missouri 64109 Descended from Catherine (Berryhill) Self through Samuel C. Self, through Martha Ann (Self) Vowell, and from Susanna (Berryhill) Self through John B. Self, through Mary Lou (Self) Harwell Mary (Miles) Jones P.O. Box 1104 Yazoo City, Mississippi 39194 Descended from Samuel Berryhill, Sr., through William Harvey Berryhill Mary M. (Roberts) Kimbrell 105 Mayaca Drive Indian Harbour Beach, Florida 32937 Descended from Samuel Berryhill, Sr., through William Harvey Berryhill Marguerite (Brown) Ridgway 8321 Belleview Kansas City, Missouri 64114 Descended from Pleasant Berryhill, Sr., through Jefferson Berryhill, through Pleasant Luther "Duke" Berryhill Jim Fornaro 3822 Byfield Road Baltimore, Maryland 21207 Descended from Susanna (Berryhill) Self through William Baxter "Buck" Self, through Dollie (Self), Scott, Lynch Alice (Phipps) Todd 710 West Dallas Street Canton, Texas 75103 Descended from Susanna (Berryhill) Self through Elizabeth (Self) Bridges, through Louisa (Bridges) Lasater Thelma (Nolen) Cornfeld 1203-A Oxford Drive Redlands, California 92374 Descended from Susanna (Berryhill) Self through Elizabeth (Self) Bridges, through Lucy Ellison (Bridges) McCoy, Nolen, Sividge FAMILY NOTES FAMILY NOTES FAMILY NOTES XXXXXXXXMom 1. XXXXMom1 A. XXXXMomA a. XXXXMomb aa. XXXXMomcc XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXMomDocXXXXXXXX Dawes Name age sex DIB Father Mother BERRYHILL DESCENDANTS BERRYHILL DESCENDANTS