Muscogee Nation, Enrollment of Oswalt/Ishmael family (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/ *********************************************************************** Nancy 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 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 --- 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.