Lewis Henderson Posey, Alexander Lawerence Posey, Creek Nation (Dawes) 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/ *********************************************************************** William Posey was born in the Old Creek Nation, Georgia, 12 January 1812. When William was about fifteen years old his mother, Nancy (Berryhill) Posey, took him to the Western Creek Lands. Not much is known about William Posey. He married Harriet (-?-). William and Harriet died, leaving at least one young child. Some say that this child was born in Texas, but the Creek Indian records say that this child was born in Indian Territory. Following is information on their son, Lewis Henderson "Hense" Posey and his descendants. Lewis Henderson Posey was born in the Creek Nation, Indian Territory, in April 1843. He is the only child that I have found born to William and Harriet Posey. After Hense Posey's parents died, he was raised near Fort Gibson by an aunt. This aunt may have been William Posey's sister, Sarah "Sally" (Posey) Hopwood. Hense grew up in the Creek Nation and attended Mr. Robertson's school in the Creek Nation. Hense Posey first married (-?-) Yargee. They had two children. Both of these children and Hense Posey's wife died. Hense then married Nancy Harjo-Phillips, by Creek Nation Law, in October 1872. Nancy was a full-blood Creek Indian girl of Tuskegee Tribal Town, born in the Creek Nation in 1857. Nancy's father was Pathos Harjo. Harjo was the family Creek Indian name, and Phillips was the English name. Nancy spoke only the Creek Language. Hense and Nancy Posey settled in Tuskegee Town then moved their family to Eufaula, Creek Nation. They were the parents of thirteen children, the oldest a son, the famous Alex Posey. Lewis Henderson "Hense" Posey was a Deputy U.S. Marshal at Fort Smith, Arkansas, and later served with the Creek Light Horsemen of the police force of the Creek Nation. Lewis and Nancy were living in Eufaula, Indian Territory, in 1900. Lewis Henderson "Hense" Posey died at Bald Hill, Creek Nation, Indian Territory, 17 January 1901. In 1910, Nancy (Harjo-Phillips) Posey was living in Hughes County, Oklahoma, with three children still living at home. Nancy (Harjo-Phillips) Posey told her grandchildren that GEORGE W. STIDHAM was Hense Posey's uncle. In a statement by one of John Dallas Berryhill's grandchildren it is mentioned that George W. Stidham's mother was a Berryhill. (I have never been able to get the information to find this connection. TNC.) Following are the Creek Census Cards of Hense and Nancy (Harjo) Posey and their children: Dawes Name age sex DIB Father Mother No. Card No. 892 P.O. Mounds 3 Oct 1899 2896 Posey, Lewis H. 56 M 1/16 William Posey Harriet 2897 Nancy wife 42 F full Parthose Harjo unknown 2898 John son 20 M 1/2 No. 1 No. 2 2899 Mattie dau 18 F 1/2 No. 1 No. 2 2900 Conny son 15 M 1/2 No. 1 No. 2 2901 Horace son 10 M 1/2 No. 1 No. 2 2902 Darwin son 8 M 1/2 No. 1 No. 2 2903 Ella dau 6 F 1/2 No. 1 No. 2 2904 Mendum son 3 M 1/2 No. 1 No. 2 Card No. 1132 P.O. Eufaula 8 Dec 1899 3671 Posey, Alexander L. 26 M 1/2 Lewis H. Posey Nancy 3672 Irving son 2 M 1/4 No. 1 Minnie 3672 Kipling son 9 mo M 1/4 No. 1 Minnie No. 3 died the 17th of June 1900 New Born Card No. 3 P.O. Muskogee 4 Posey, Wynema Torrans 3 F 1/4 Alexander L. Posey Minnie Card No. 847 P.O. Reddin 25 Sept 1899 & 22 May 1901 2745 Emery, Melissa 24 F 1/2 L. H. Posey Nancy 2746 Emery, Byron Posey son 1 1/2 M 1/4 John E. Emery No. 1 2747 Emery, Jones Gladstone son 1 M 1/4 John E. Emery No. 1 Card No. 896 P.O. Eufaula 5 Oct. 1899 2910 Posey, William 23 M 1/2 L. H. Posey Nancy Card No. 667 P.O. Coweta 13 Aug. 1899 2199 Posey, Frank 22 M 1/2 L. H. Posey Nancy 2200 Emma wife 19 F full Joe Mingo Louisiana 2201 Gertrude dau 4 mo F 3/8 No. 1 No. 2 Newborn Card No. 902 P.O. Coweta 686 Posey, Eloise 1 F 3/8 Frank Posey Carrie Birthdate 28 June 1904 --- 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. David Morgan