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 Co. MS The Story of John Berryhill and Elizabeth Derrisaw and Their Descendants This is an unpublished manuscript done by Thelma Nolen Cornfeld before her death in 1996.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/ *********************************************************************** John Henry and Dolly (Hill) Self's Children: 1. Pleasie Lee Self was born in Kellyville, Indian Territory, 17 April 1899. Pleasie Lee married Harold V. "Happy" Pickett in Bristow, Oklahoma, on 22 April 1917. They were married in the home of Pleasie Lee's parents. I don't know if they had children or the date of their deaths. Pleasie Lee (Self) Pickett is buried in the Sunrise Cemetery at Bristow, Oklahoma. 2. Elsa Ray Self was born in Kellyville, Indian Territory, 2 January 1901. Elsa Ray married Claudia Williams 16 October 1920. Claudia was a teacher at the Sunrise School. Elsa earned his Master's Degree in Education Administration from Oklahoma State University at Stillwater. He was superintendent of several public school systems in Oklahoma before retirement. Elsa Ray Self died 11 March 1984. I don't know if there were any children born to Elsa Ray Self and his wife. 3. William Kelsie Self was born in Kellyville, Indian Territory, 25 October 1901. William first married Josephine "Jo" Potter in Gary, Oklahoma, on 3 July 1924. His second marriage was to Martha Bailey in 1970. I have no information on any children. 4. Edward Nelson Self was born in Kellyville, Indian Territory, 15 September 1904. Edward married Cloy W. Pruitt on 12 June 1925. Edward and Cloy (Pruitt) Self's children: A. Virginia Lee Self was born in Oklahoma 17 October 1928. Virginia died 27 November 1973. B. Darrel Self was born in Oklahoma 25 September 1930. C. LaVern Self was born 18 August 1934. 5. Johnnie Orvil Self was born in Kellyville, Indian Territory, 4 April 1907. Johnnie married first, Gertrude Parish on 5 June 1928; and second, Agnes on 20 February 1959. Johnnie Orvil and Gertrude (Parish) Self's children: A. Belva Jean Self was born and died 30 December 1928. B. Melva Dean Self was born 30 July 1931. Melva died 25 December 1940. C. Shirley Self was born 24 September 1934. D. Dallas Self was born 22 November 1938. 6. Zennie B. Self was born in Kellyville, Oklahoma, 2 February 1909. Zennie married Estelle R. Clay on 26 November 1932. Zennie B. and Estelle (Clay) Self's children: A. Alvetta Jean Self was born 1 February 1934. B. Colletta June Self was born 20 April 1937. C. Bettie Louise Self was born 22 January 1941. 7. Ruby Evelyn Self was born 13 December 1911. Ruby married Edward Dale Carlock on 14 June 1933. Edward D. and Ruby Evelyn (Self) Carlock's children: A. Edward Doyle Carlock was born 3 April 1934. B. Kenneth Wayne Carlock was born 8 May 1935. C. Evelyn Darlene Carlock was born 7 November 1937. Evelyn died 23 May 1946. D. Dayton Eugene Carlock was born 30 September 1939. E. John Ray Carlock was born 10 January 1942. F. Donald Leroy Carlock was born 22 September 1943. G. David Nelson Carlock was born 10 November 1947. 8. Huber Self was born in Kellyville, Oklahoma, 24 January 1914. Huber married first, Geneva Gilliam in 1936; and second, Audyne Edna Sultenfus in Las Vegas, Nevada, 15 November 1943. Huber Self has an extensive education including a Master's Degree from Oklahoma State University at Stillwater, Oklahoma. He is Professor Emeritus of Kansas State University. Huber Self has written many books, including text books used in schools. He co-authored Growing Up In Indian Territory" with his brother, Dr. Melvin Self. Huber Self and his wife, Audyne, now are retired and have made their home in Manhattan, Kansas. Huber Self's children by Geneva Gilliam: A. Danny (Dan John) Self was born in Creek County, Oklahoma, 9 May 1937. Dan married Patricia Ann McMullen in Alabama in 1954. Dan and Patricia have four children: James Robert, Valencia Gay, Timothy Clayton and Teresa La Dean Self. B. Doris La Von Self was born in Creek County, Oklahoma, 9 January 1939. Doris married Edward John Wimmer in Manhattan, Kansas, in 1960. Edward and Doris have two children: Sonya Lynn Wimmer and Amy Jo Wimmer. C. Marlyn Joy Self was born in Creek County, Oklahoma, 11 January 1942. Marlyn married William Papez in California in 1959. William and Marlyn have two children: Roxanna Papez and Michelle J. Papez. Huber Self's daughter by Audyne Edna Sultenfus: D. Stormy Self was born in Sapulpa, Oklahoma, 27 September 1944. Stormy married George A. Kennedy in Abelene, Kansas, in 1972. 9. Melvin Self was born in Kellyville, Oklahoma, 7 November 1915. Melvin married Inez Fay McKenney on 25 February 1939. Dr. Melvin Self was educated at Oklahoma Central State College at Edmond, Oklahoma, and Oklahoma State University at Stillwater, Oklahoma. Melvin was head of the Department of Education and Psychology at Oklahoma East Central State College and retired as President Emeritus, after thirteen years as President of Conners State Agricultural College at Wagoner, Oklahoma. Dr. Melvin Self and his wife, Inez, have made their home in Shawnee, Oklahoma. Melvin and Inez (McKenney) Self's children: A. Sandra Jo Self was born 4 November 1940. B. Melva Lee Self was born 4 March 1942. 10. Jewell Von Self was born in Kellyville, Oklahoma, 30 October 1917. Jewell married Levi Turner on 14 December 1934. Jewell lives in Fresno, California, and works with retarded children. Levi and Jewel Von (Self) Turner's children: A. Clayton Duane Turner was born 27 June 1939. B. Katherine Irene Turner was born 27 June 1939. C. Loretta Fay Turner was born 9 April 1942. D. Eddie Mitchell Turner was born 27 April 1945. E. Terry Deon Turner was born 2 May 1951. 11. Violet Marie Self was born in Kellyville, Oklahoma, 22 March 1922. Violet married, first, Joe Barnard in 1945; and second, Terry Blair in 1958. Violet lives in Selma, California. LILLIONS IRENE SELF Lillions Irene (Self) Livingston L illions Irene Self was born in Sabine Parish, Louisiana, 30 May 1877. She was the thirteenth child of Eli Alfred Self. Her mother was Martha Ann Lester. Lilly was about a year old when her parents moved to Rusk County, Texas. When Lilly was four years old her father, Alfred, moved the family to the Creek Nation. They settled in Eufaula. Lilly married Doctor B. "Doc" Livingston in Indian Territory about 1896. Doc Livingston was born in Missouri in May 1872. Lilly was granted citizenship into the Creek Nation and is on the Final Rolls of that Nation. Following is her Creek Census Card: Dawes Name age sex DIB Father Mother No. Card No. 933 P.O. Kelleyville 10 Oct 1899 3028 Livingston, Lillions 22 F 1/6 E. A. Self Martha A. Doc Livingston was City Marshall of the town of Bristow, Oklahoma. Doc and Lilly had no children. I don't know when they died or where they are buried. LULA TERESA SELF Lula Teresa (Self) Wright L ula Teresa Self was born in Rusk County, Texas, 6 December 1879. She was the fourteenth child of Eli Alfred Self. Her mother was Martha Ann Lester. Lula was not quite two years old when her father, Alfred, moved the family to the Creek Nation. They settled in Eufaula. Lula Teresa Self and her younger sisters were granted citizenship into the Creek Nation and they are on the Final Rolls of that Nation. Following is their Creek Census Card: Dawes Name age sex DIB Father Mother No. Card No. 934 P.O. Kellyville 13 March 1902 3029 Self, Lula T. 19 F 1/8 E. A. Self Martha A. 3030 Self, Blanche C. sis 17 F 1/8 E. A. Self Martha A. 3031 Self, Cordelia A. sis 14 F 1/8 E. A. Self Martha A. Lula Teresa Self married Walter C. Wright late in 1900. Walter was born in Ohio about 1881. In 1910 they were living in Bristow, Oklahoma. Walter's and Lula's first three children were enrolled as Creek Nation citizens and are on the Final Rolls of the Creek Nation. Following are their Creek Census Cards: Dawes Name age sex DIB Father Mother No. Card No. 3635 P.O. Bristow 10 Oct 1902 9360 Wright, Clyde Owens 1 1/2 M 1/16 Walter C. Wright Lula T. New Born Card No. 452 P.O. Bristow 932 Wright, Ynema B. 3 F 1/16 Walter C. Wright Lula T. 933 Wright, Ava E. 1 F 1/16 Walter C. Wright Lula T. Walter C. and Lula Teresa (Self) Wright's children: 1. Clyde Owen Wright was born in Bristow, Indian Territory, in 1901. 2. Ynema B. Wright was born in Bristow, Indian Territory, 10 July 1902. 3. Ava E. Wright was born in Bristow, Indian Territory, 15 January 1904. 4. Curtis Wright was born in Bristow, Oklahoma, in 1907. 5. Chauncy Wright was born in Bristow, Oklahoma, after 1910. BLANCH CORINE SELF Blanch Corine (Self) Robbins, Freeman B lanch Corine Self was born in Eufaula, Indian Territory, 30 May 1982. She was the fifteenth child of Eli Alfred Self. Her mother was Martha Ann Lester. Blanch married first, John Robbins in Indian Territory about 1900. They divorced and Blanch married second, William Thomas Franklin Freeman about 1906. Frank was a brother to Ezra Freeman, who married Blanch's younger sister, Cordelia. Frank was born in Polk County, Arkansas, 6 February 1877. Blanch's first child was enrolled as a citizen of the Creek Nation and is on the Final Rolls of that Nation. Following is his Creek Census Card: Dawes Name age sex DIB Father Mother No. Card No. 3688 P.O. Kelleyville 18 Nov 1902 9684 Self, Duffie Leroy 1 1/2 M 1/16 John Robbins Blanch C. Self Frank and Blanch Corine (Self) Freeman's children: 1. Duffy Leroy (Robbins) Freeman was born in Kellyville, Indian Territory, in 1901. I believe Duffy took the name of his stepfather. 2. Ordrey Freeman was born in Kellyville, Oklahoma, in 1907. 3. Hazel Freeman was born in Kellyville, Oklahoma, in 1909. 4. Velma Freeman was born in Oklahoma in 1910. 5. Frank Freeman, Jr., was born in Oklahoma in 1912. 6. William Leroy Freeman was born in Oklahoma in 1914. CORDELIA ALENE SELF Cordelia Alene (Self) Freeman C ordelia Alene Freeman was born in Eufaula, Indian Territory, 26 September 1885. She was the sixteenth, and last, child of Eli Alfred Self. Her mother was Martha Ann Lester. Cordelia married Ezra E. Freeman in about 1902. Ezra was born in Polk County, Arkansas, in 1883. Ezra and Cordelia were living in Bristow, Oklahoma, in 1910. Ezra's and Cordelia's first child was enrolled as a citizen of the Creek Nation and is on the Final Rolls of the Creek Nation. Following is his Creek Census Card: Dawes Name age sex DIB Father Mother No. New Born Card No. 584 P.O. Wetumka 710 Freeman, Avan Monroe 1 M 1/16 Ezra Freeman Cordelia Ezra E. and Cordelia Alene (Self) Freeman's children: 1. Avan Monroe Freeman was born in Wetumka, Indian territory, 28 May 1903. 2. Effie L. Freeman was born in Wetumka, Oklahoma, in 1907. 3. Alfred A. Freeman was born in Wetumka, Oklahoma, in 1909. JOHN CLARKE SELF J ohn Clarke Self was born in the Old Creek Nation in 1827. He was the fourth child born to John and Catherine T. (Berryhill) Self. He was just an infant when his parents moved to the Western Creek Lands with the first Party of McIntosh Creeks. When John Clarke was ten years old, in 1837, his parents moved to Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana. His parents had stopped in Texas before going on to Louisiana. John C. Self grew up in Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana. Sometime after 1850, he went to Rusk County, Texas, to visit his uncle William Berryhill, who had moved to Rusk County, Texas, from Tallapoosa County, Alabama. John fell in love with and married his first cousin, America M. Sophronia Berryhill. America was born in Randolph County, Alabama, in 1836. Her parents were William and Elizabeth (Nixon) Berryhill. Her father was a brother to John Clark Self's mother, Catherine (Berryhill) Self. Nathan Berryhill, who gave statements in the Creek Nation for the Self and Berryhill cousins, was America's brother. Georgianna (Berryhill) Wills was a sister to America. On some papers she is referred to as "America" and on some "Sophronia". She also had a cousin, Clarinda Sophronia (Berryhill) Self, who had married John Clarke Self's brother, Samuel C. Self. Clarinda was also sometimes called "Sophronia". This can be confusing on the Creek Indian records. See Chapter Six for the parents of America M. Sophronia Berryhill. Following is a copy of John Clarke Self's and America Berryhill's marriage license: ----*** <*> ***---- The State of Texas - County of Rusk - To any Judge of a Court of Record, Justice of the Peace, or regularly ordained Minister of the Gospel - GREETING: You are hereby authorized to solemnize the rites of Matrimony between JOHN C SELF and AMERICA M S BERRYHILL the consent of all parties interested having been made known to me, in conformity to the law, and make due return known, within sixty days from the date of this License, with your endorsement, showing how you have executed the same. Given under my hand and Seal of the County Court at office in Henderson this 24th day of Jan A D 1853 J L Swan - Clerk Endorsed Solemnized the rites of Matrimony between the above named parties Jan 25th A D 1853 Ben Smithers - J P Returned and filed Jan 26th 1853 J L Swan CCC Rusk Co. ----*** <*> ***---- After their marriage John and America settled in Rusk County, Texas. In about 1859 they met John's parents in Livingston, Polk County, Texas. John and Catherine Self had returned from the Creek Nation where Catherine had collected the Old Settlers Creek Money for herself, her children and grandchildren. John C. and America Self stayed in Polk County for a while, then, before 1862, they went to Sabine Parish, Louisiana. John and America Self settled in Sabine Parish, Louisiana, until after 1874. John Clarke Self either died in Sabine Parish, or he and America moved to Wood County, Texas, and John died there. America Sophronia (Berryhill) Self was living in Wood County, Texas, with her children in 1880. America was a widow. In the Fall of 1881, America and her children went to the Creek Nation and settled near Eufaula. They went to the Creek Nation with America's sister, Georgianna (Berryhill) Wills and John Clarke Self's brother, Eli Alfred Self. America and her children applied for citizenship into the Creek Nation. Eli Alfred Self acted as their spokesperson in their citizenship case. America Sophronia (Berryhill) Self died in the Eufaula area, Creek Nation, Indian Territory, in the late 1880s. The children of John Clark and America Self were granted citizenship and are on the Final Rolls of the Creek Nation. Since both America and John had Creek Indian blood, their children inherited Indian blood from both parents. John Clark and America Sophronia (Berryhill) Self's children were: 1. John Robert Self was born in 1854, married first Jennie Hittler, and second, Sarah E. 2. Mary "Mollie" Self was born in 1858, married William H. Province. 3. William J. Self was born in 1860, married first Lou Katy, second, Deliliah, and third, Ivy Brown. 4. Martha "Mattie" Self was born in 1862, never married. 5. America Ann Self was born in 1864, married William H. Stewart. 6. Amanda Self was born in 1868, either married and stayed in Texas or died there. 7. Minnie Self was born in 1872, may have died in Texas before the Fall of 1881. 8. Samuel Clark Self was born in 1874, married Florence. Following is a document concerning the Creek Nation citizenship of John Clarke and America Sophronia (Berryhill) Self's children: Muskogee, I.T. Nov 7, 1891 Department of the Interior Washington, D.C. Dear Sirs:--- I am requested to write concerning the following named persons who claim to be on the Creek Rolls, but who are refused the privileges and benefits of the Per Capita Payment by the Town Chief. The parties live in Sapulpa, Creek Nation, Indian Territory, and their names are: John Self, William Self, Clark Self, Mattie Self, Annie Self, Moses J. Self, America Steward, Amanda Steward, Mary Province, Burt Province and Mathew Province. These people claim I believe, that the Town Chief refuses in some way to have them enrolled for their Per Capita Payment for reasons of political nature. I respectfully submit the matter to you on their request, that you may give the case such attention as you deem proper. Yours Respectfully M. M. Edmiston John Clark and America M. Sophronia (Berryhill) Self's children: JOHN ROBERT SELF J ohn Robert Self was born in Rusk County, Texas, in November 1854. He was the first child born to John Clarke and America Sophronia (Berryhill) Self. John's parents were in Polk County, Texas, in 1860. Before 1862 his parents had moved to Sabine Parish, Louisiana, where John grew up. In 1880, John Robert Self was in Wood County, Texas, with his widowed mother. In the Fall of 1881, John moved with his mother to the Creek Nation. They settled in Eufaula, Indian Territory, after arriving in the Creek Nation. John R. Self, with his brothers and sisters, moved to Sapulpa, Indian Territory, by 1891. John Robert Self married Jennie Hittler in Muskogee, Indian Territory, in 1894. Following is their marriage license: ----*** <*> ***---- MARRIAGE LICENSE United States of America Indian Territory First Judicial Division To any person authorized by law to solemnize marriage - GREETING: You are hereby commanded to solemnize the Rite and publish the Bans of Matrimony between MR JNO R. SELF of Sapulpa in the I T - aged 39 years and MISS JENNIE L HITTLER of Sapulpa in the Ind. Ter'y - aged 16 years, according to law, and do you officially sign and return to the parties herein named. Witness my hand and Seal this 12th day of May A.D. 1894 (Seal Jos W Phillips Clerk of the United States Court By F L Phillips * * * * CERTIFICATE OF MARRIAGE United States of America Indian Territory First Judicial Division I, E B Chenoweth, a Minister, do hereby certify that on the 23rd day of May A D 1894, I did duly and accordingly as commanded in the foregoing License, solemnize the Rite and publish the Banns of Matrimony between the parties therein named. Witness my hand this 14th day of June A D 1894 E B Chenoweth A minister ----*** <*> ***---- I believe that Jennie died not long after their marriage. If there was a child I don't believe it lived. John Robert Self gave testimony in Okmulgee, Creek Nation, Indian Territory, for his cousin, Mary "Mollie" (Wills) Sutton, for her Citizenship into the Creek Nation. Molly was the daughter of John's mother's sister, Georgianna (Berryhill) Wills. Following is a copy of this testimony: 1896 My name is JOHN SELF. I know MOLLIE SUTTON. She is my first cousin. She was in a trial there with myself. There were three families and Z. T. Berryhill and Wills represented at the Court House. She was Mollie Wills and was duly recognized in the trial and was acknowledged in the District Court as a citizen by blood about 1887 or 1888. The trial was moved to the Supreme Court here. Rolly McIntosh was our attorney. The Supreme Court affirmed the District Court decision of the case. After the trial was over, in the Supreme Court, our attorney, Rolly McIntosh taken JOHN SELF, E. A. SELF, T. J. SELF, Z. T. BERRYHILL went before the Chief to have our names placed on the Roll and certificate of Citizenship granted us. The Chief said we were not entitled to them having our names placed on the Rolls was Certificate of Citizenship, that we have proved our rights by blood, not by adoption, that the Roll and Certificates were intended for adopted citizens and not Citizens by Blood. That is the reason why our names were not placed on the Rolls. Q. How many children has Mollie? Three. When were you admitted as citizen? 1883. Who was Justice? George Freeman. Who was Chief of the Court? Charles Smith. G. W. Stidham and Jackson Doyle was our witnesses. What was the cause of your case being brought before the Supreme Court? Myself, I moved from Eufaula District to over here and my sisters got married to white men and they were trying to make them pay permits was the reason. I got an affidavit from Charles Smith and he said it would be best for the Supreme Court to decide the case. Is MOLLIE SUTTON sister to JACK WILLS? Yes sir. You say Mollie Sutton is your cousin? On what side? On my mother's, HER MOTHER and MINE WERE SISTERS. John Robert Self enrolled himself, his sister Martha and his brother Samuel Clark Self on the 1895 Creek Roll. Following is the listing from this Roll: 1895 Creek Roll Broken Arrow Town 342 John Self Signed by 343 Mattie Self John Self 344 Clark Self John Robert Self married a second time. He married Sarah E. (-?-) in the Creek Nation in about 1898. Sarah was born in Missouri in February 1866. Following are John's Creek Census Cards for himself and his children: Dawes Name age sex DIB Father Mother No. Card No. 1052 P.O. Mounds 24 Oct 1899 3405 Self, John R. 44 M 1/4 John Clark Self Sophronia 3406 John C. son 1 M 1/8 No. 1 Sarah E. New Born Card No. 806 P.O. Mounds 782 Self, Jackson C. 4 M 1/8 John R. Self Sarah E. John Robert and Sarah E. Self's children: 1. John Clark Self was born in Mounds, Indian Territory, in March 1900. He was called "Clark." 2. Jackson Coleman Self was born in Mounds, Indian Territory, 14 August 1901. I believe he was called "Cole". 3. Mattie Self (II) was born in Mounds, Indian Territory. MARY "MOLLIE" SELF Mary "Mollie" (Self) Province M ary "Mollie" Self was born in Rusk or Polk County, Texas, in 1858. She was the second child born to John Clarke and America Sophronia (Berryhill) Self. Mary spent part of her childhood growing up in Sabine Parish, Louisiana. She was living with her widowed mother in Wood County, Texas, in 180. In the fall of 1881, Mary went with her mother and brothers and sisters to the Creek Nation. They settled in Eufaula and Mary Self married William H. Province there early in 1882. William and Mary Province settled near Eufaula. Sometime between the time that Mary's mother, America Sophronia (Berryhill) Self, died in the late 1880s, and in 1891, William and Mary moved to Sapulpa, Indian Territory. Mary "Mollie" (Self) Province and her children are on the 1891 Omitted Creek Roll and the 1895 Creek Roll. Following are the listing from these Rolls. 1891 Omitted Creek Roll Broken Arrow Town 372 Mary Province 373 Burt Province 374 Mathew Province 1895 Creek Roll 201 Mollie Province by husband 202 Bert Province W H Province 203 Mathew Province 204 Ruth Province Mary "Mollie" (Self) Province and her children were granted Creek Nation Citizenship and are on the Final Rolls of that Nation. Following is Mollie's Creek Census Card for herself and her children: Dawes Name age sex DIB Father Mother No. Card No. 1107 P.O. Kelleyville 8 Nov 1899 3585 Province, Mary 41 F 1/8 John C. Self Sophronia 3586 Bertie son 17 M 1/16 W. H. Province No. 1 3587 Mathew son 9 M 1/16 W. H. Province No. 1 3588 Ruth dau 7 F 1/16 W. H. Province No. 1 NOTE: Mary "Mollie" (Self) Province should have been enrolled as 1/4 degree of Creek Indian blood, as both of her parents were considered 1/4. TNC. I didn't find William and Mollie Province in Creek County, Oklahoma, in 1910. They may have been missed on the Census, or, they may have moved elsewhere. William H. and Mary "Mollie" (Self) Province's children: 1. Bert Province was born in Eufaula, Indian Territory, in 1882. He died in Kellyville, Indian Territory, 31 November 1902. 2. Mathew Province was born in Eufaula, Indian Territory, in 1890. 3. Ruth Pearl Province was born in Sapulpa, Indian Territory, in 1892. WILLIAM J. SELF W illiam J. Self was born in Polk County, Texas, in 1860. He was the third child born to John Clark and America Sophronia (Berryhill) Self. By the time William was two years old, his parents, John Clark and America Self, had moved to Sabine Parish, Louisiana. William grew up in Louisiana and moved with his mother to Wood County, Texas. In the Fall of 1881, he moved to the Creek Nation with his mother, brothers and sisters. They settled near Eufaula, Indian Territory. William married Lou Katy about 1882. Lou Katy Self died before 1891. William and Lou Katy had a daughter, Anna, and I believe a son, Moses J. Self. Sometime before 1891, William J. Self moved to Sapulpa, Indian Territory. William married Deliliah (-?-), probably in Muskogee. William and his children were placed on the 1895 Creek Roll by William's brother, John R. Self. Following is the listing from this Roll: 1895 Creek Roll Broken Arrow Town 238 William Self by Brother 239 Annie Self John R. Self 240 Logan Self 241 Vessie Self William J. Self was granted citizenship into the Creek Nation. Sometime before 1899, he and his family moved to Okfuskee County. He and his children are on the Final Rolls of that Nation. Following are the Creek Census Cards for William and his children: Dawes Name age sex DIB Father Mother No. Card No. 1104 P.O. Morse 8 Nov 1899 3579 Self, William J. 39 M 1/4 John C. Self Sophronia 3580 Vessie E. dau 7 F 1/8 No. 1 Deliliah 3581 William L. son 5 M 1/8 No. 1 Deliliah New Born Card No. 600 P.O. Morse 577 Self, Maggie Ophelia 3 F 1/8 Wm. J. Self Deliliah 578 Self, Golie Ray 1 F 1/8 Wm. J. Self Deliliah Card No. 1105 P.O. Okmulgee 8 Nov 1899 3582 Carter, Annie 16 F 1/8 Wm. J. Self Lou Katy 3583 Ethel Lee dau 6 mo F 1/8 Joseph Carter No. 1 In 1905 William J. Self wrote the following letter, concerning his Creek Nation enrollment: The Bixby Drug Store Hughes & Yankee Proprietors --- > * < --- Drugs, Medicines, Toilet Articles Bixby, I.T. --- 1905 Z. T. Malden - Attorney at Law: Dear Sir - I will write you as follows as the time is on hand and I am away from home - will ask favor of you and will pay you liberly for the same. Will you please ask the Commission to notify me at Okmulgee enny time batwene now and the 16 and if you can see it done so Wm J. Self 8/12 Hon Commission to Tribes I suppose the above refers to an expected decision in a citizenship or contest case and Mr Self wishes you to know that his present P.O. address is at Okmulgee Yours resp'y Z T Malden Sometime before 1910, Deliliah Self died and William J. married Ivy brown. They were living in Paden, Okfuskee County, Oklahoma, in 1910. I don't know when William died. William J. Self's child by Lou Katy: 1. Anna "Annie" Self was born in the Creek Nation, Indian Territory, in 1883. Annie married Joseph Carter about 1898. Following are the Creek Census Cards for Joseph's and Annie's new born children, after Annie received her Creek Census Card: Dawes Name age sex DIB Father Mother No. Card No. 3673 P.O. Okmulgee 8 Nov 1902 9668 Carter, Minnie Lou 1 1/2 F 1/16 Joseph B. Carter Annie New Born Card No. 857 P.O. Okmulgee 820 Carter, William Thomas 2 M 1/16 Joe Carter Annie Joseph B. and Annie (Self) Carter's children: A. Ethel Lee Carter was born in Okmulgee, Indian Territory, in 1899. Ethel Lee died in Okmulgee 10 August 1900. B. Minnie Lou Carter was born in Okmulgee, Indian Territory, in 1900. C. William Thomas Carter was born in Okmulgee, Indian Territory, 5 February 1903. William J. Self's children by Deliliah: 2. Vessie E. Self was born in Sapulpa, Indian Territory, in 1892. 3. William Logan Self was born in Sapulpa, Indian Territory, in 1894. 4. Maggie Ophelia Self was born in Okfuskee, Indian Territory, 8 September 1901. 5. Goldie Ray Self was born in Okfuskee, Indian Territory, 17 February 1904. MARTHA "MATTIE" SELF M artha "Mattie" Self was born in Sabine Parish, Louisiana, in June 1872. She was the fourth child born to John Clarke and America Sophronia (Berryhill) Self. Mattie spent much of her childhood in Sabine Parish. She was with her widowed mother, America Sophronia Self, in Wood County, Texas, in 1880. In the Fall of 1881, Mattie went with her mother, and brothers and sisters to the Creek Nation, Indian Territory. Mattie stayed in Eufaula, Indian Territory, until about 1890, then moved with her brothers and sisters to Sapulpa, Indian Territory. Mattie Self never married, but lived most of her adult life with her sister America Ann (Self) Stewart. Her nieces and nephews called her "Aunt Mat". In 1910 Mattie was in Jefferson County, Texas, with her sister, America Stewart and America's family. I believe she later moved back to the State of Oklahoma. Martha "Mattie" Self died in Oklahoma in 1933 and is buried in the Twin Mounds Cemetery at Glenpool, Oklahoma. AMERICA ANN SELF America Ann (Self) Stewart A merica Ann Self was born in Sabine Parish, Louisiana, 22 May 1864. She was the fifth child born to John Clarke and America Sophronia (Berryhill) Self. In 1880, America was in Wood County, Texas, with her widowed mother, America Sophronia Self. In the Fall of 1881, she went to the Creek Nation with her mother, and brothers and sisters. America Ann Self married William H. Stewart in Eufaula, Indian Territory, in 1887. William was born in Arkansas in 1858. Sometime before 1891, William and America Ann moved to Sapulpa, Indian Territory. America and her children were placed on the 1895 Creek Rolls by her brother, John R. Self. Following is this listing from the roll: 1895 Creek Roll Broken Arrow Town 234 America Stewart by brother 235 Mattie Stewart John R. Self 236 Annie Stewart 237 Effie Stewart Alice Stewart, new born William and America (Self) Stewart moved to Mounds, Indian Territory, before 1899. Following are the Creek Census Cards for America and her children: Dawes Name age sex DIB Father Mother No. Card No. 1108 P.O. Mounds 8 Nov 1899 3589 Stewart, America 35 F 1/4 John C. Self Sophronia 3590 Ammie dau 6 F 1/8 Wm. H. Stewart No. 1 3591 Effie dau 4 F 1/8 Wm. H. Stewart No. 1 3592 Alice dau 3 F 1/8 Wm. H. Stewart No. 1 3593 Ruthie Pearl dau 1 F 1/8 Wm. H. Stewart No. 1 3594 Self, Mattie sis 37 F 1/4 John C. Self Sophronia Card No. 3694 P.O. Mounds 19 Nov 1902 9690 Stewart, Edna 1 1/2 F 1/8 Wm. H. Stewart America New Born Card 615 P.O. Mounds 589 Stewart, Floyd Lee 1 M 1/8 Wm. H. Stewart America America and William H. Stewart lived in Mounds until just before 1910. They were living in Jefferson County, Texas, in 1910, in "the Village of Nederland." I believe they returned to Oklahoma later and lived there the rest of their lives. I don't know when William H. Stewart died. America Ann (Self) Stewart died in Sapulpa, Oklahoma, 25 February 1951. She is buried in the Twin Mounds Cemetery at Glenpool, Oklahoma. The inscription on her Headstone reads: America Stewart died Feb 25, 1951 aged 85 yrs 11 mo 9 days William H. and America Ann (Self) Stewart's children: 1. Martha "Mattie" Stewart was born in Eufaula, Indian Territory, 26 July 1888. Mattie died in Mounds, Indian Territory, and is buried in the Old Mounds Cemetery. 2. America "Ammie" Ann Stewart was born in Sapulpa, Indian Territory, in July 1893. 3. Effie Stewart was born in Sapulpa, Indian Territory, in November 1894. She married (-?-) Magee. Effie (Stewart) Magee died 29 April 1937 and is buried in the Twin Mounds Cemetery at Glenpool, Oklahoma. 4. Alice E. Stewart was born in Mounds, Indian Territory, in October 1898. 5. Ruth Stewart was born in Mounds, Indian Territory, in 1900. 6. Edna Stewart was born in Mounds, Indian Territory, in 1901. 7. Floyd Lee Stewart was born in Mounds, Indian Territory, 31 August 1903. 8. Elsie Stewart was born in Mounds, Oklahoma, in 1908. AMANDA SELF A manda Self was born in Sabine Parish, Louisiana, in 1868. She was the sixth child born to John Clarke and America Sophronia (Berryhill) Self. In 1880, she was with her widowed mother, America Sophronia Self, in Wood County, Texas. Amanda may have died in Wood County before her family went to the Creek Nation in 1881. I find no record of her in the Creek Nation. MINNIE SELF M innie Self was born in Sabine Parish, Louisiana, in 1872. She was the seventh child born to John Clarke and America Sophronia (Berryhill) Self. In 1880 she was with her widowed mother in Wood County, Texas. Minnie probably died in Wood County, Texas, before her family went to the Creek Nation. SAMUEL CLARK SELF S amuel Clark Self was born in Sabine Parish, Louisiana, in February 1874. He was the eighth and last child born to John Clarke and America Sophronia (Berryhill) Self. He was called "Clark Self." He moved with his family to Wood County, Texas, then in the Fall of 1881, he went with his mother, brothers and sisters to the Creek Nation. Samuel Clark Self was granted citizenship into the Creek Nation and is on the Final Rolls of that Nation. Following is his Creek Census Card: Dawes Name age sex DIB Father Mother No. Card No. 1106 P.O. Mounds 8 Nov 1899 3584 Self, Samuel C. 25 M 1/8 John C. Self Sophronia NOTE: On the 1891 Omitted Roll and 1895 Roll, he is listed as Clark Self. Samuel Clark Self married Florence (-?-) in Oklahoma in 1908. On the 1910 Census of Oklahoma, Clark and Florence Self had a newborn son, who had not been named at that time. They were living in Beggs, Okmulgee County. SAMUEL C. SELF S amuel C. Self was born in 1830, in the Creek Lands West of Arkansas Territory, in the area between the forks of the Arkansas and Verdigris Rivers. He was the fifth child born to John and Catherine (Berryhill) Self and the first child born to them after their move to the Western Creek Lands. Samuel was a young child when his grandparents, John and Elizabeth (Derrisaw) Berryhill, died. He spent his early years living near his aunts and uncles, and his creek Indian cousins. Samuel was about seven years old when his parents left the Creek Nation and went to Nacogdoches County, Texas. They traveled with Samuel's Aunt Susanna and Uncle Baxter Self, and his mother's cousin, Thomas Berryhill and his wife Elizabeth. Thomas Berryhill settled in Nacogdoches County, Texas, the part that became Rusk County. Samuel's parents, and his Aunt Susanna and Uncle Baxter only stayed in Nacogdoches County a short time, then moved on and settled in Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, where Samuel grew to manhood. In 1851 Samuel C. Self went to Rusk County, Texas, to visit his mother's brother, William Berryhill and their cousin, Thomas Berryhill and his wife Elizabeth. Rusk County had been made from Nacogdoches County, Texas, in the 1840s. While there, Sam fell in love with his cousin, Clarinda Sophronia Berryhill, daughter of Thomas and Elizabeth. Both Thomas and Elizabeth Berryhill had Creek Indian blood and were born in the Old Creek Nation in Georgia. I believe Elizabeth's maiden name was Grace. She and Thomas had married in the Creek Lands West. Following is a copy of the marriage license for Samuel C. Self and Clarinda Sophronia Berryhill: ----*** <*> ***---- Samuel Self Marriage License Clarinda S. Berryhill Issuance Jany 1st 1852 James McWilliams Clk By J. C. Miller, Deputy > * < The within named parties were married by me on the 1st of January 1852. M. C. Kelly J. P. ----*** <*> ***---- Samuel and Clarinda Settled in Rusk County, Texas, at first, then moved to Cherokee County, which had been made from Nacogdoches County in 1846. In 1857 they were living in Louisiana, according to the Old Settlers Creek Roll. In about 1859, they joined Samuel's parents, and brothers and sisters in Polk County, Texas. Samuel and Clarinda left Polk County, after 1860, and moved to Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana. I believe they lived the rest of their lives there, although they were missed on the 1870 and 1880 Louisiana Census. Children of Samuel C. and Clarinda Sophronia (Berryhill) Self: 1. Catherine Elizabeth Self, married James Thomas Izgate. 2. Martha Ann Self, married Hamp Vowell. 3. James Buchanan Self. 4. Thomas J. Self. There may have been other children, but they aren't on the Creek Indian records and with the lack of information on the Federal Census, I have no record of them. Nathan Berryhill, in a letter to the Indian Department, speaks of two sisters of Catherine Elizabeth Self, but I have been able to determine only one, Martha (Self) Vowell. Samuel and Clarinda, in about 1890, decided to return to the Creek Nation, Indian Territory, with their children and re-establish their Creek Nation Citizenship, and make their home there. They stopped by Vowells Mill, where their daughter Martha Ann and her husband Hamp Vowell owned the mill. Hamp and Martha Ann were to go with them. While at Vowells Mill, Samuel C. Self suffered a heart attack and died. They buried Samuel in the family cemetery behind Vowells Mill. Hamp and Martha Ann Vowell, and Samuel's widow, Clarinda, decided that they would go ahead with their plans to go to the Creek Nation. The night before they were to leave early in the morning, Clarinda went to visit Sam's grave. When she hadn't returned in a reasonable time the family went in search of her. They found Clarinda laying across Sam's grave, where she had died of a heart attack. The family buried Clarinda next to her husband. This cemetery, I believe, is what is now known as the Manasco Cemetery, at Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana. Two of Samuel's and Clarinda's sons went to the Creek Nation in 1881 and applied for citizenship into the Creek Nation in about 1883. The Vowells followed later in the 1890s. Samuel C. and Clarinda Sophronia (Berryhill) Self's children: CATHERINE ELIZABETH SELF Catherine Elizabeth (Self) Izgate C atherine Elizabeth Self was born in Rusk County, Texas, in 1853. She was the first child born to Samuel C. and Clarinda Sophronia (Berryhill) Self. She was in Polk County, Texas, with her parents in 1860. After 1860 her parents moved to Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana. Catherine married James Thomas Izgate in 1874. Following is a copy of their marriage license: ----*** <*> ***---- We, J. T. IZGATE and CATHERINE E. SELF do hereby acknowledge that we were joined together in the estate of Matrimony by the undersigned authority in presence of the undersigned witnesses on the 15th day of January 1874, whereof we here unto affix our names. (signed) J. T. IZGATE x his mark, CATHERINE SELF x her mark. Witnesses: W. M. Lynch, E. Clark. I do hereby certify that the above is correct this 15th day of January 1874. (signed) Joseph Martin, Justice of the Peace * * * >*< * * * Filed in Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, the 29th of January 1874, by J. A. Barlow, Dpy Clk. ----*** <*> ***---- NOTE: I am sure Catherine E. Self could read and write as all of the Self children were educated, so I am sure she could sign her name. TNC James Thomas Izgate was the son of the Widow Mary A. Izgate. I don't know who his father was. James was born in Louisiana in April 1852. He and Catherine had settled in Sabine Parish, Louisiana, by 1880. Catherine's cousin, Nathan Berryhill, stated in a letter dated 10 April 1892, to the Secretary of the Interior, that Catherine Self, daughter of Samuel, had arrived in the Creek Nation on the 5th of April two years before (1890?) and applied for and received her Creek Nation citizenship. I don't believe Catherine E. (Self) Izgate stayed in the Creek Nation, but returned to Sabine Parish, Louisiana, and died there before 1900. I find James Thomas Izgate in Sabine Parish, Louisiana, in 1900, with his and Catherine's children and a wife named "Ella", born in 1867 and several years younger than Catherine (Self) Izgate. James Thomas and Catherine Elizabeth (Self) Izgate's children: 1. Calla Izgate was born in Louisiana in October 1874. 2. Nettie Izgate was born in Louisiana in November 1878. 3. A son (not named on census) was born in Sabine Parish, Louisiana, in April 1881. 4. Lottie Izgate was born in Sabine Parish, Louisiana, in April 1888. 5. Rosa Izgate was born in Sabine Parish, Louisiana, in November 1888(89?). MARTHA ANN SELF Martha Ann (Self) Vowell M artha Ann Self was born in Rusk County, Texas, 27 December 1855. She was the second child born to Samuel C. and Clarinda Sophronia (Berryhill) Self. Martha Ann was with her parents, Samuel and Clarinda Self, in Polk County, Texas, in 1860. After 1860, her parents moved to Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana. Martha Ann Self grew up in Natchitoches Parish and in 1873 she married Hamilton "Hamp" Garmany Vowell. Following is a copy of their marriage license: ----*** <*> ***---- We, H G VOWELL and MARTHA ANN SELF, do hereby certify that we were joined together in the estate of Matrimony by the undersigning authority, in presence of the undersigned witnesses on the 20th day of February A D 1873. Whereof we hereunto affix our names (Signed) H G VOWELL - MARTHA ANN SELF - Attest A B Murray; W M Lynch. I do hereby certify that the above is correct this 20th day of February 1873 - Joseph Martin, Justice of the Peace ----*** <*> ***--- Hamp G. Vowell was born in Georgia 3 July 1837. He had served in the Civil War in the Louisiana Infantry in Company "C". Hamp and Martha Ann settled in Natchitoches Parish. Hamp was a miller by trade. He owned a piece of property on Chori Creek and he traded it for a piece of property that Martha Jane's cousin, William Manasco, owned across the creek, on which William had a small mill. Hamp built a Grist mill and this was known as Vowells Mill. A community built up around the mill and today it is still known as Vowells Mill, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana. Although there isn't much there today, "Vowells Mill" still appears on the map. In 1885 and 1887, Hamp and his brother, William Vowell, purchased land in Natchitoches Parish from Martha Ann's cousins: William Baxter "Buck" Self, John B Self and Lucinda (Self) Bridges, the surviving children of Baxter and Susanna (Berryhill) Self. This was land left to their children by Baxter and Susanna Self and in 1885 only the three were living. Hamp Vowell also purchased another piece of land from John B. Self. (See Chapter Eleven for a copy of these land transactions.) Hamp and Martha Ann stayed in Louisiana, after Samuel and Clarinda Self's death, until about 1892, then they moved to the Creek Nation. Martha Ann (Self) Vowell's brother, Thomas J. Self, had gone to the Creek Nation in the Fall of 1881, with his uncle, Eli Alfred Self. Thomas filed an application for his Creek Nation citizenship and also filed an application for his sister, Martha Vowell, and her children. When Martha and Hamp arrived in the Creek Nation in 1882, they thought Martha's citizenship had been approved but they found that citizenship hadn't been granted for Martha and her children. Martha Vowell went to the courts to prove her Creek Indian lineage. Following are documents concerning her application for citizenship: Office of NATIONAL COMMISSIONER Roley McIntosh, President Wm. Anderson, Secretary P R Ewing Eufaula, I.T. Jan 15 1894 Deposition of W M Franklin in the case of H G Vowel H G VOWEL come to my house while I was out hunting work oxen and was at my house when I come home he did not tell me his business at the time After dinner I started out after my ox again he Vowel went with me and when we got out on the road near Bunnie McIntoshes place Vowel ask me if I would sell my wifes place I told him I would he asked me what I would take for it I told him I would take eight hundred dollars for it he offered me 5 hundred half trade We did not agree on the price that day I finely told him I would take six hundred & fifty dollars he offered 500 & 50 dollars but we did not agree on that and we parted that day The next day he come to my house and said that he had made up his mind to take me up and pay me six hundred & fifty dollars in trade and Three hundred in cash I had not met Vowel to know him before he come to my place When we got our sale arranged & the Bill of Sale compleet one THOMAS SELF paid me one hundred & fifty dollars I was not acquainted with Mr Self but Mr Vowel told me that his wife was a Creek but had not yet established her claim and wanted me to make out The Bill of Sale to one Thomas Self which I did Mr Self had never spoken to me about buying my place and the money that was paid to me by Mr Self I am satisfied was Vowels money Wm Franklin Subscribed and sworn to before me this 15 January 1894. Jno F. Simpson Notary Public * * * * * Eufaula I.T. [undated] Mrs H G VOWELL who claims to be a sister to JAMES and THOMAS SELF, and a citizen of the Creek Nation - claims the right by reason of her relation to James and Thomas Selfs whose rights to Citizenship have been recognized by the Authorities of the Creek Nation as was provided by law - I know where the Selfs rights were examined and recognized - but the said Mrs H G Vowell was not in the Creek Nation at the time neither did she present any petition at the time. C. S. Smith Following is the Application for Creek Nation Citizenship of Martha Ann (Self) Vowell, for herself and her children: Case 101 Okmulgee, M.N. Citizenship Commission July 16th 1895 of the Muskogee Nation:- Gentlemen: I here and my children and grandchildren make an Application for Citizenship in the Muskogee Creek Nation by blood. I can prove to your Honorable Commission that I am a full sister to TOM SELF and J. B. SELF and they long since recognized by the Nation and have participated in the previous Creek payments and belong to Broken Arrow Town. Also their names appear on the Authenticated Rolls, and further prove that BOTH MY PARENTS WERE HALF CREEK. The witnesses I can prove by all of these Follows:- Tom Self Applicants J B Self Martha Self Vowell John Self Joe Vowell Nathan Berryhill Sam Vowell Lydia Vowell Nation Witnesses Maggie Vowell P R Ewing Tom Vowell Wiley McIntosh John Vowell Rena Vowell Cassie Vowell Leroy Vowell Lizzie Gilcrease (daughter of Tom Gilcrease (Mrs Vowell Eddie Gilcrease (and Ben Gilcrease (her children Bond for one ($100.00) Hundred Dollars signed by Martha Self Vowell as Principal and Tom Self as surety was filed and approved by J H Lynch James Colbert Clk Pres Commission Following Are statements to Establish the rights of Martha (Self) Vowell, as a Creek Nation citizen: STATEMENT OF MARTHA VOWELL: I am James Self's Sister and I was recognized as being a Citizen by blood. I was recognized in 1883 by Judge Freeman. Q. Were you present at the time you was recognized? No my brother Tom represented me. Where were you living when your brother made the application? I was living in Louisiana. Was you married at the time the application was made? I was married. Did you say you was living in Louisiana at the time you was recognized a citizen? Yes my brother represented me. Was you the only one of the family living [there] at that time? Yes I HAD ANOTHER SISTER AND SHE DIED DOWN THERE. [This would be Catherine Elizabeth (Self) Izgate. TNC] Where were you born? In Texas. When did you come to this country? About 5 years ago and the reason I did not come before I could not get my old man off. How many children have you? I have ten children. Are they all here now? Yes sir, my oldest daughter is married. Her name is GILCREASE. Have you a certificate from the Court showing that you ever were recognized a citizen? No sir. What town does your brother belong to? He belongs to Broken Arrow Town. Your two brothers are enrolled in Broken Arrow Town? *YES TWO BROTHERS AND ONE SISTER. Did your Town Chief ever enroll yourself and children? No sir. So you are left out from your brothers and sisters? Yes sir. I understood you to say you are a sister to Tom Self - are you one father and mother? Yes sir. I understand you to say that you lived in Louisiana when you were recognized as citizen? Yes sir. Did you have any children between the time you were recognized as citizen and the time you came here? Yes sir. Was you ever enrolled? I think not. How many children have you? I have ten. Did you bring all these with you when you came from Louisiana? All but one. How long have you been in this country? 5 years. What was the reason you were not enrolled when you were recognized? My brother Tom neglected it. Was your daughter married here? No sir. Was she admitted the same time you was. No. What is your daughter's name? Lizzie Gilcrease. NOTE! I find no sister to Martha (Self) Vowell, who is on the Final Rolls of the Creek Nation. If there was another sister, as I read this statement to say, then she died before 1899, or returned to Louisiana and I don't recognize her in the 1900 Census records of that state. TNC. TESTIMONY OF TOM J. SELF: Are you a Citizen of the Creek Nation? Yes. Bonefide or adoption? Bonefide. How old are you? 37 years. MARTHA VOWELL IS MY SISTER she was recognized the same time I was in the Eufaula Dist Court. Are you the man who represented Martha Vowell at the time she was recognized? Yes sir. Who was the Dist Judge? George Freeman. Who was your lawyer when you was admitted? I had no lawyer. Why did you fail to have Mrs Vowell's name enrolled on the town roll? We just neglected that was all. Was you married when you mother (?Sister) was admitted in 1883? Yes sir. Was Mrs Vowell's married daughter admitted the same time you was? Yes sir I think we were all admitted at the same time. Was your mother admitted the same time you and Mrs Vowell was admitted? No sir. How many Self families were admitted the Same Time? There were 3 in all. Did you ever get a Certificate of Citizenship from the Chief? No sir. Did you get one from the Court? (-?-). Was you married when you came to this country? Yes sir. Who was the Clerk of the Court when you were admitted? Charley Smith. Are you and applicant brother and sister? Yes sir, one father and mother. Did you think you were Indians before you came here? Yes sir. I was taught that I was Indian before I came here. *Old man Self claims to be Indian what degree of Indian blood has he? (-?-). Did you say you had no certificate from the Court? No sir. Old man Self get any? No sir. When this applicant made application and the Council rejected her and when she went to the Agent what did he say? She got a notice one time that she was an intruder and for her to get out and she wrote to the Agent about that and has his letter now. You say Charley Smith was Clerk of the Court why did you not have him here? I thought he was here but he has gone. TESTIMONY OF JOHN SELF: [This is John Robert Self, son of John Clarke and America Sophronia (Berryhill) Self. TNC.] What is your name? JOHN SELF. How old are you? 41 yrs. What dist. do you live in? I live in Eufaula Dist. MARTHA VOWELL IS A FIRST COUSIN OF MINE and she was represented in the trial when we were all tried in Eufaula Dist. by her brother Tom Self. She was one of the parties who were in the trial that I swore to awhile ago and I don't think it worth while to go through again. I swear that she was admitted in the trial we was and she is a cousin of mine and a Creek Citizen by blood. Who were your lawyer when you was admitted? We employed Col. D. N. McIntosh but he was sick and could not be there so we had no lawyer present at the trial. In the SUTTON CASE did you not say Rolley McIntosh was your lawyer? He was in Superior Court and not in Eufaula Dist. Did you ever get a certificate of citizenship? No sir. Was Mrs. Vowell's married daughter admitted the same time she was? I could not say so she was not married at that time but as a matter of fact if her mother was admitted she was to. How many children and grandchildren has Mrs Vowell? I think she has ten children and I think three or four grandchildren. I am not sure. What relation are you and Mrs Vowell? We are first cousins. You say you was recognized a citizen was your name enrolled in your town? Yes some of us was enrolled and some not. I was not here so don't know the reason that all were not enrolled. I was left off myself. When Martha Vowell came to this Country did she try to enroll her name in her town? Yes sir. Is she enrolled in Broken Arrow Town? She may be I have never seen the Town Roll for two years or more. There was once a Commission of three created who set her case aside. Was you a witness in her case before the Agent? I was not a witness but I was asked (a) few questions. He said they could not put her out without giving her a trial. Are in the town Roll now? Yes sir. Did you say you are first cousin to the applicant? Yes sir. On what side? On my father's side. Was he white or Indian? He was an Indian. Did you ever vote for any of your Town memers? (-?-). You say she came to Council from time to time why did she do that? She wanted to get her name on the roll as her name was not on the roll. NATIONAL WITNESS - TESTIMONY OF ROLEY MCINTOSH [II]: There was a Commission of 3 appointed and I was on the Commission but did not know this lady but when investigating we learned who she was. I had witnesses in the case and I took the affidavit of Charley Smith he SAID THAT THE SELFS HAD PROVEN UP THEIR RIGHTS before Judge Freeman but this woman was not with them and I asked Chas Smith if this woman had proven up her rights and he said he did not know if she had. I took the affidavit of Chas Smith and Will Franklin and they said that this woman was not in the application and the papers that I had are in the Agent's office. And Will stated that this applicant's husband was a whiteman and she was also doubtful citizen and wanted to buy a place thinking they would prove up their rights. What did Will get for his place? He did not sell the place himself his wife sold the place as the bill of sale reads that way. He said I sold him the place on these terms with the understanding that they would prove their rights so the bill of sale was made in the name of her brother Tom Self. I remember the third person that was in the case. It was Geo Hall who wrote the bill of sale and Sam Logan wrote the note as well as I can remember. I saw the bill of sales given by Will in Tom Self's name. I asked him all about it and had them before the Agent. Will got me to collect the ballance due him on the place and this woman's husband brought the money and paid it to me himself is the reason I think Will's statement is alright. You say you took their case before the Agent. Did he say they were intruders, and notify them to leave? Yes by Wiley McIntosh an officer. You say the Agent said they were intruders? Did he say they did not have Indian blood? No it was based on Alien Act. It is said that I was an attorney in their case, I can tell you when Old man Self employed me it was done through Col D N McIntosh & McCombs as we were partners in the practice of law and I made a talk before the Council and they said go to the Dist Court Judge so they returned to the Dist Judge and I was not there at that time and some years after that case was referred back to the Dist Court OLD MAN SELF, TOM SELF AND GEN BERRYHILL were admitted and the Supreme Court decided that the action of the Dist Court was in accordance with law and after the Supreme Court Old man Self wanted to get certificate of citizenship from the Chief but the Chief would not give them certificates on the grounds that they were not adopted Citizens but recognized Citizens and told me to tell them about it but I told him I could not talk English and he told them so I guess he did, I could not understand what he said. Who appointed them Commissioners? Council. *NOTE! "Old man Self" was Eli Alfred Self, uncle to Martha (Self) Vowell. TNC. Decision of the Commission in the Case of Martha [Self] Vowell: Okmulgee, I.T. Sept 1st, 1896 The Application of Martha Self Vowell filed before this Commission is for Citizenship in the Muscogee Nation by blood. The evidence in this case shows conclusively that the applicants are Creek Indians and had made application to and were admitted by the Dist Court of Eufaula. Therefore we the Citizenship Commission do decide that the applicants MARTHA SELF VOWEL, children, JOE, SAM, LYDIA, MAGGIE, TOM, JOHN, RENA, CASSIE, and LEROY VOWEL and grandchildren LIZZIE, TOM, EDDIE, and BEN GILCREASE are entitled to citizenship in the Muscogee Nation by blood and it is so declared by the Citizenship Commission of M.N. M. M. McIntosh David Cummings Clk Pres. Commission Pro tem Martha (Self) Vowell was granted citizenship into the Creek Nation and she and her children are on the Final Rolls of the Creek Nation. Following is the Creek Census Card for Martha and her unmarred children: Dawes Name age sex DIB Father Mother No. Card No. 457 P.O. Mounds 9 June 1899 1510 Vowell, Martha 44 F 1/2 Samuel Self Clarinda S. 1511 Tom son 17 M 1/4 Hamp G. Vowell No. 1 1512 John son 13 M 1/4 Hamp G. Vowell No. 1 1513 Rena dau 11 F 1/4 Hamp G. Vowell No. 1 1514 Cassie son 7 M 1/4 Hamp G. Vowell No. 1 1515 Leroy son 4 M 1/4 Hamp G. Vowell No. 1 1516 Jessie son 1 M 1/4 Hamp G. Vowell No. 1 Martha Ann (Self) Vowell died in Mounds, Indian Territory, 28 November 1904. She is buried in the family Cemetery, near Mounds, Oklahoma. Hamilton "Hamp" G. Vowell died in Mounds, Oklahoma, 1 April 1910. He is buried in the Family Cemetery near Mounds. Hamilton Garmany and Martha Ann (Self) Vowell's children: 1. Mary Elizabeth "Lizzie" Vowell was born in Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, 25 November 1873. She was the first child born to Hamp and Martha Ann (Self) Vowell. Lizzie grew up in Natchitoches Parish and married William Lee Gilcrease there on 21 February 1889. William was born in Winn Parish, Louisiana, 8 January 1868, the son of Bartley Enos Gilcrease and Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Bean, Gilcrease. William Gilcrease was the first Postmaster of the community of Vowells Mill, Louisiana. William and Lizzie Gilcrease took their children and moved with Lizzie's parents, Hamp and Martha Vowell, to the Creek Nation. They settled first near Eufaula and built a log house. Lizzie (Vowell) Gilcrease was involved in a dispute over a piece of land in Eufaula. Following is the court record of this dispute: Eufaula District Court Filed June 16, 1898 Mrs Matilda Colbert & Woxie McIntosh V S Mrs William Gilcrease - Defendant Plaintiffs suing for the right of claim and possession of a certain tract of land through the process of law. Said tract of land on a claim is situated North West of Eufaula Dist Court House between Mrs Vowells Place & Mrs Colberts Place. Witnesses Mrs Matilda Colbert Amos McIntosh Thos McWilliams Thompson Colbert on the 5th day of Aug. 1898 - Mrs Matilda Colbert & Woxie McIntosh V S Mrs Wm. Gilcrease. Judgement is hereby rendered against the defendant in default as the laws of the M.N. directs. Later William and Lizzie Gilcrease moved to Mounds, Indian Territory. Lizzie and her children were granted citizenship into the Creek Nation and are on the Final Rolls of that Nation. Following is Lizzie's Creek Census Cards for herself and her children: Dawes Name age sex DIB Father Mother No. Card No. 456 P.O. Leonard 9 June 1899 1504 Gilcrease, Lizzie 25 F 1/4 H. G. Vowell Martha [Self] Vowell 1505 Tom son 9 M 1/8 Wm. L. Gilcrease No. 1 1506 Eddie son 7 M 1/8 Wm. L. Gilcrease No. 1 1507 Ben son 5 M 1/8 Wm. L. Gilcrease No. 1 1508 Lena dau 3 F 1/8 Wm. L. Gilcrease No. 1 1509 Florence dau 1 F 1/8 Wm. L. Gilcrease No. 1 New Born Card No. 131 P.O. Wealaka 84 Gilcrease, Elmer Lee 2 M 1/8 Wm. L. Gilcrease Lizzie 85 Gilcrease, Mabel 2 F 1/8 Wm. L. Gilcrease Lizzie 86 Gilcrease, Bessie 1 F 1/8 Wm. L. Gilcrease Lizzie William and Mary Elizabeth "Lizzie" (Vowell) Gilcrease had fourteen children. They were living in Sapulpa, Indian Territory, in 1900. By 1910 they had moved to Bixby, Tulsa County, Oklahoma. Oil was found on Lizzie's and some of her children's Creek Indian Land Allotment. William Lee Gilcrease died in Bixby, Oklahoma, 23 November 1913. He was buried in the Family Cemetery near Mounds, Oklahoma. Mary Elizabeth (Vowell) Gilcrease died in Tulsa, Oklahoma, 12 June 1936. She was buried in the Family Cemetery near Mounds, Oklahoma. Later their son, William Thomas Gilcrease, the founder of the Thomas Gilcrease Institute of Art and History, moved William and Lizzie's graves to the grounds of the Gilcrease Institute at Tulsa, Oklahoma. Following is an abstract of the Probate Record of the Estate of William Lee Gilcrease: Tulsa County, Oklahoma - William L. Gilcrease, Bixby, died 23 Nov. 1913. J. B. Hall Admin. Heirs at Law: Lizzie Gilcrease, widow, Guardian of Minors: Ben 20; Florence 16; Elmer 11; Mabel 11; Bessie 10; Marbel 8; Connie 6; Percy [Perry] 3; and Jewell 1. Thomas 24; Edward 22; Lena 18. All of Tulsa. 7th of April 1914. William Lee and Mary Elizabeth (Vowell) Gilcrease's children: A. William "Thomas" Gilcrease was born at Vowells Mill, Louisiana, 8 February 1890. He was the first child born to William Lee and Mary Elizabeth (Vowell) Gilcrease. When Thomas was two years old, his parents moved to the Creek Nation and settled near Eufaula. When Thomas was old enough for school he was taught by his cousin, Alex Posey, in a one-room schoolhouse. Alex Posey was the well-known Creek Indian poet and educator. Thomas Gilcrease's Creek Indian Land allotment lay in the heart of the Glen Pool Oil Strike. When Thomas was fourteen, oil was found on his land. Thomas attended school at the Bacone Indian School from 1907 to 1908 and the State Teachers College in Emporia, Kansas. By 1910 he owned thirty-two oil wells. Tom started visiting museums and Libraries in his travels around the world and collected art and rare books. He educated himself in History and art. He lead a very clean life and didn't drink or smoke. Tom Gilcrease married first, Bell Howell, a part Osage girl. After two children they divorced. By 1912, Thomas Gilcrease was a twenty-two year old millionaire. Thomas Gilcrease married a second time. In 1928 he married Norma Des Cygne Smallwood. Norma was born in Bristow, Oklahoma, in 1909, the daughter of Edward M. and Mary Smallwood. Thomas gave Norma a four and a half carat diamond ring valued at $7,000. Norma Smallwood had been named "Miss America of 1926". Thomas and Norma settled in Tulsa, Oklahoma, where Thomas had a home built. They had a child and were happy for a few years, until Norma's mother moved in. From the time that Norma's mother moved in to the home with them there was trouble in their marriage. Thomas filed for a divorce in 1933. This was a very bitter divorce. Thomas got custody of their daughter and gave Norma a settlement. Thomas Gilcrease spent the rest of his life with his business and collecting art and rare documents. His home in Tulsa is now the well-known "Thomas Gilcrease Institute of Art and History" in Tulsa, Oklahoma. William Thomas Gilcrease died in Tulsa 6 May 1962. He is buried on the grounds of Gilcrease Institute. William Thomas Gilcrease's children by Bell M. Howell: a. Thomas Obed Gilcrease was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, in 1909. b. Barton Gilcrease was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Thomas Gilcrease's daughter by Norma Smallwood: c. Des Cygne L'amour Gilcrease was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, in 1928. B. Edward Jackson Gilcrease was born in Eufaula, Indian Territory, 15 April 1892. He was the second child born to William Lee and Mary Elizabeth (Vowell) Gilcrease. Eddie married Jennie Myles. Eddie died 10 June 1961. C. Ben Everett Gilcrease (twin) was born in Eufaula, Indian Territory, 24 January 1894. He was the third child born to William Lee and Mary Elizabeth (Vowell) Gilcrease. Ben married Grace Covert. Ben died 5 September 1969. D. Wade Hampton Gilcrease (twin) was born 24 January 1894. He was the fourth child born to William Lee and Mary Elizabeth (Vowell) Gilcrease. Wade died as an infant in 1894. E. Lena Viola Gilcrease was born in Eufaula, Indian Territory, 27 February 1896. She was the fifth child born to William Lee and Mary Elizabeth (Vowell) Gilcrease. Lena married Frank Burton Logan on 30 July 1919. Lena (Gilcrease) Logan is still living. I only have information on one daughter born to Frank and Lena, although there may be other children: a. Norma (Logan) Somes lives in Mt. Desert, Maine. F. Florence Elvada Gilcrease was born in Eufaula, Indian Territory, 28 April 1898. She was the sixth child born to William Lee and Mary Elizabeth (Vowell) Gilcrease. Florence married Emmette Croy Pugh on 22 October 1919. Florence is still living. G. May Gilcrease was born in Sapulpa, Indian Territory, 28 February 1900. She was the seventh child born to William Lee and Mary Elizabeth (Vowell) Gilcrease. May died when she was six months old. H. Elmer Lee Gilcrease (twin) was born in Sapulpa, Indian Territory, 1 April 1903. He was the eighth child born to William Lee and Mary Elizabeth (Vowell) Gilcrease. He married first, Mary McCartney; and second, Sophronia Williams. Elmer died 29 September 1980. I. Mabel Gilcrease (twin) was born in Sapulpa, Indian Territory, 1 April 1903. She was the ninth child born to William Lee and Mary Elizabeth (Vowell) Gilcrease. She married James Hilton Craven. Mabel died in March 1956. J. Bessie Gilcrease was born in Mounds, Indian Territory, 2 July 1904. She was the tenth child born to William Lee and Mary Elizabeth (Vowell) Gilcrease. She married Hugh Hawkins. Bessie died in 1961. K. Marabel Gilcrease was born in Weleetka, Indian Territory, 4 April 1907. She was the eleventh child born to William Lee and Mary Elizabeth (Vowell) Gilcrease. Marabel never married. L. Connie Watson Gilcrease was born in Weleetka, Oklahoma, 2 February 1909. He was the twelfth child born to William Lee and Mary Elizabeth (Vowell) Gilcrease. Connie married first, Mildred Williams; second, Hazel Wilcox; and third, Erma. Connie W. Gilcrease died 22 December 1980. M. Perry Hamilton Gilcrease was born in Weleetka, Oklahoma, 19 January 1911. He was the thirteenth child born to William Lee and Mary Elizabeth (Vowell) Gilcrease. Perry married Mary Ellen Lane on 19 January 1970. N. Jewell Juanita Gilcrease was born in Weleetka, Oklahoma, 24 January 1913. She was the fourteenth and last child born to William L. and Mary Elizabeth (Vowell) Gilcrease. Jewell married James Hurley Page. She died 18 March 1966. 2. Joseph Alexander Vowell was born at Vowells Mill, Louisiana, in 1876. He was the second child born to Hamp and Martha Ann (Self) Vowell. Joseph was sixteen years old when his parents moved to the Creek Nation. I find him on his mother's application for Creek Citizenship, but I don't find him on the Final Rolls of the Creek Nation. I have no further information on him. 3. Samuel Tildon Vowell was born at Vowells Mill, Louisiana, 2 July 1878. He was the third child born to Hamp and Martha Ann (Self) Vowell. Sam was about fourteen years old when his parents moved to the Creek Nation. He married Rosa C. (-?-). Sam and Rosa lived in Mounds, Indian Territory. Samuel T. Vowell was granted citizenship into the Creek Nation and he and his children are on the Final Rolls of that Nation. Following are the Creek Census Cards for Sam and his children: Dawes Name age sex DIB Father Mother No. Card No. 798 P.O. Mounds 12th Sept 1899 2588 Vowell, Sam 22 M 1/8 Hamp G. Vowell Martha 2589 Floyd son 1 M 1/8 No. 1 Rosa Card No. 3702 P.O. Mounds 2 Dec 1902 9699 Vowell, Joseph Leroy 2 M 1/8 Sam Vowell Rosa C. Minor Card No. 99 P.O. Mounds 78 Vowell, Earl LaFayette 1 M 1/8 Sam Vowell Rosa C. Samuel Tildon and Rosa C. Vowell's children: A. Floyd Vowell was born in Mounds, Indian Territory, in 1898. B. Joseph Leroy Vowell was born in Mounds, Indian Territory, in 1900. C. Earl LaFayette Vowell was born in Mounds, Indian Territory, 5 November 1905. 4. Lydia Ann Vowell was born at Vowells Mill, in Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, in September 1879. She was the fourth child born to Hamp and Martha Ann (Self) Vowell. Lydia was about thirteen years old when her parents moved to the Creek Nation. Lydia Ann married Robert O. Withers in Indian Territory in 1897. She was granted citizenship into the Creek Nation for herself and her children and they are on the Final Rolls of that Nation. Following are the Creek Census Cards for Lydia and her children: Dawes Name age sex DIB Father Mother No. Card No. 801 P.O. Mounds 13 Sept 1899 2602 Withers, Lydia 20 F 1/4 Hamp G. Vowell Martha 2603 Ethel dau 1 F 1/8 Robert Withers No. 1 Card No. 3627 P.O. Mounds 3 Oct 1902 9616 Withers, Joseph A. 1 3/4 M 1/8 Robert Withers Lydia New Born Card No. 133 P.O. Mounds 87 Withers, Oliver Lee 1 M 1/8 Robert O. Withers Lydia Robert O. and Lydia Ann (Vowell) Withers' children: A. Loney Ethel Withers was born in Mounds, Indian Territory, in 1898. B. Joseph A. Withers was born in Mounds, Indian Territory, in 1900. C. Oliver Lee Withers was born in Mounds, Indian Territory, 1 October 1904. 5. Thomas Jefferson Vowell was born at Vowells Mill, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, 25 November 1880. He was the fifth child born to Hamp and Martha Ann (Self) Vowell. Tom was about twelve years old when his parents moved to the Creek Nation. Tom married Ada (-?-). I have no more information on them. 6. Margaret Stella "Maggie" Vowell was born at Vowells Mill, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, 18 January 1882. She was the sixth child born to Hamp and Martha Ann (Self) Vowell. Maggie was about ten years old when her parents moved to the Creek Nation. Maggie married Buck Withers in Indian Territory about 1898. Maggie was granted citizenship in the Creek Nation and is on the Final Rolls of that Nation. Following is her Creek Census Card: Dawes Name age sex DIB Father Mother No. Card No. 781 P.O. Senora Sept 5 1899 2538 Withers, Maggie 16 F 1/4 Hamp G. Vowell Martha Buck and Maggie Withers had one child. Buck Withers died before 1910. Maggie was living in Tulsa County, Oklahoma, in 1910 with her child and mother-in-law. Margaret Stella (Vowell) Withers died 6 July 1964. Buck and Maggie (Vowell) Withers' child: A. Janetta Withers was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, in 1907. 7. John Hamilton Vowell was born at Vowells Mill, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, in April 1886. He was the seventh child born to Hamp and Martha Ann (Self) Vowell. John was about six years old when his parents moved to the Creek Nation. John married Georgia (-?-) and they were living in Craig County, Oklahoma, in 1910. 8. Rena Catherine Vowell was born at Vowells Mill, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, 13 December 1887. She was the eighth child born to Hamp and Martha Ann (Self) Vowell. Rena was five years old when her parents, Hamp and Martha Vowell, moved to the Creek Nation. She married her fourth cousin, Walter Baxter Harwell, in Mounds, Indian Territory, on 29 November 1905. Walter was the son of Ausburn Brown and Mary Lou (Self) Harwell. (See Chapter Eleven, Baxter and Susanna (Berryhill) Self.) 9. William Caswell Vowell was born at Vowells Mill, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, in September 1890. He was the ninth child born to Hamp and Martha Ann (Self) Vowell. William was about two years old when his parents moved to the Creek Nation. In 1910 Cassie was living in Tulsa with his nephew, Thomas Gilcrease. Cassie married Bess (-?-). I have no further information on them. 10. Leroy Leo Vowell was born at Vowells Mill, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, 14 February 1892. He was the tenth child born to Hamp and Martha Ann (Self) Vowell. Leroy was just an infant when his parents, Hamp and Martha Vowell, moved to the Creek Nation. Leroy Vowell never married and I have no further information on him. 11. Jesse Calvin Vowell was born in Eufaula, Indian Territory, in October 1897. He was the eleventh and last child born to Hamp and Martha (Self) Vowell. Jessie was about six years old when his mother died. In 1910, he was living in Craig County, Oklahoma, with his brother, John Hamilton Vowell. JAMES BUCHANAN SELF J ames Buchanan Self was born in Cherokee County, Texas, 14 September 1857. He was the third child born to Samuel C. and Clarinda Sophronia (Berryhill) Self. In 1860, James was in Polk County, Texas, with his parents and grandparents, John and Catherine (Berryhill) Self. Sometime after 1860, James' parents moved to Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana. James Buchanan Self married Martha Ann Bean in Louisiana in 1878. Martha Ann was born in Rapides Parish, Louisiana, 8 June 1858, the daughter of A. W. and Elizabeth Ann Bean. James and Martha settled in Louisiana for a few years, then went to the Creek Nation in about 1888. James' brother, Thomas Jefferson Self had gone to the Creek Nation in 1881 and filed applications for citizenship into the Creek Nation for James. I have never found their applications for Creek citizenship or proceedings of their trials, but statements to these facts were made in the application, and statements, of Thomas' and James' sister, Martha (Self) Vowell. (See pages 282-286.) James Buchanan Self didn't seem to have any real problems with establishing citizenship into the Creek Nation when he arrived in Indian Territory. He and his children were put on the 1890 Creek Census, 1891 Omitted Creek Roll and the 1895 Creek Payroll. They appear on these rolls as follows: 1890 Creek Roll Broken Arrow Town 1. James Self 2. Lucy Self 3. Lurie [Lula] Self 4. James H. Self NOTE! Three more children should have been on this roll and were put on the 1891 Omitted Roll. TNC. 1895 Omitted Creek Roll Broken Arrow Town 257 James B. Self By 258 Lucy Self James B. Self 259 James H. Self 260 Sam Self 261 Della Self 262 Rueben Self 263 Lela Self 264 Millie Self 265 Martha Self Viola Self - new born James B. and Martha Ann Self settled near Eufaula, Indian Territory, where they established a farm. During the late 1890s there was a lot of stealing of livestock and other barnyard animals and fowl. These offenses were tried in the Creek Nation courts. Following is one of these cases involving James Buchanan Self: Muskogee Nation Eufaula, Muskogee Nation V S April 1897 Willie Grayson Charge: Larceny Willie Grayson charged stealing a chicken from JIM SELF the month of March 1897 which is against the law & peace & dignity of Muscogee Nation Pros. Wit. Deft. Wit. JIM SELF Larster Williams WILLIE HENRY Verdict GUILTY M. Nation V S Taylor Jones Charged as accessory to the larceny in connection to Willie Grayson & Israel Deere of stealing from JIM SELF a chicken Pros. Wit. Deft. Wit. JIM SELF Wiley Kelly Willie Henry (marked thru) Adam Manly Larster Williams Willie Grayson Verdict rendered guilty James Buchanan Self and his children are on the Final Rolls of the Creek Nation. Following is James' Creek Census Card for himself and his unmarried children: Dawes Name age sex DIB Father Mother No. Card No. 570 P.O. Eufaula 28 June 1899 1844 Self, James B. 41 M 1/4 Sam Self Sophronia 1845 James H. son 16 M 1/8 No. 1 Martha 1846 Della dau 14 F 1/8 No. 1 Martha 1847 Sam son 11 M 1/8 No. 1 Martha 1848 Ruben son 9 M 1/8 No. 1 Martha 1849 Lelah dau 7 F 1/8 No. 1 Martha 1850 Millie dau 5 F 1/8 No. 1 Martha James B. and Martha Self stayed in the Eufaula area of McIntosh County. Martha Ann (Bean) Self died in Checotah, Oklahoma, 20 December 1924. James Buchanan Self died in Dustin, Oklahoma, 14 July 1935. Both are buried in the Greenlawn Cemetery at Checotah, Oklahoma. James Buchanan and Martha (Bean) Self's children: 1. Lucy Ann Self was born in Louisiana 11 July 1879. She was about eight years old when her parents, James Buchanan and Martha (Bean) Self moved to the Creek Nation and settled in Eufaula. Lucy Ann married James S. Henry in 1894. Following is a copy of their marriage license: ----*** <*> ***---- Marriage License United States of America Indian Territory First Judicial Division To any person authorized to solemnize marriage - GREETING You are hereby commanded to solemnize the Rite and publish the Banns of Matrimony between MR JAS S HENRY of Eufaula in the I.T. aged 23 years, and MISS LUCY A SELF of Eufaula in the I.T. aged 15 years, according to law, and do you officially sign and return this License to the parties herein named. Witness my hand and official seal this 1 day of Febry A D 1894 Jas W Phillips - Clerk of the United States Court Certificate of Marriage I, R O McGee, a Minister do hereby certify that on the 4 day of Feby A D 1894, I did duly and according as commanded in the forgoing License, solomnize the Rite and publish the Banns of Matrimony between the parties therein named. Witness my hand this 4 day of Feby 1894 R O McGee, a Minister ----*** <*> ***---- James and Lucy Henry settled in Dustin, Indian Territory. Lucy and her children are on the Final Rolls of the Creek Nation. Following is Lucy's Creek Census Cards for herself and her children: Dawes Name age sex DIB Father Mother No. Card No. 1093 P.O. Dustin 2 Nov 1899 3545 Henry, Lucy 20 F 1/8 James B. Self Martha 3546 Estella May dau 3 F 1/16 James S. Henry No. 1 3547 Louise dau 3 mo F 1/16 James S. Henry No. 1 New Born Card No. 368 P.O. Dustin 385 Henry, Violet Velma 3 F 1/16 James S. Henry Lucy 386 Henry, James Pier 1 M 1/16 James S. Henry Lucy James S. and Lula (Self) Henry's children: A. Estella May Henry was born in Dustin, Indian Territory, in 1896. She died young. B. Louise Henry was born in Dustin, Indian Territory, in 1899. She died young. C. Viola Velma Henry was born in Dustin, Indian Territory, 29 June 1902. D. James Pierre Henry was born in Dustin, Indian Territory, 28 October 1904. 2. Lula T. Self was born in Louisiana 17 January 1881. She was about six years old when her parents, James Buchanan and Martha (Bean) Self, moved to the Creek Nation and settled in Eufaula. Lula married William A. Henry in Indian Territory about 1895. William A. Henry was born in Texas in 1861. After their marriage, William and Lula Henry settled in Dustin, Indian Territory. Lula and her children are on the Final Rolls of the Creek Nation. Following are Lula's Creek Census Cards for herself and her children: Dawes Name age sex DIB Father Mother No. Card No. 1094 P.O. Dustin 2 Nov 1899 3548 Henry, Lula 18 F 1/8 James B. Self Martha 3549 Beulah dau 3 F 1/16 Willie A. Henry No. 1 3550 Jessie son 8 mo M 1/16 Willie A. Henry No. 1 New Born Card No. 345 P.O. Dustin 331 Henry, Eugene Rolley 3 M 1/16 W. A. Henry Lula 332 Henry, Willie Jackson 1 M 1/16 W. A. Henry Lula William A. and Lula T. (Self) Henry's children: A. Beulah Henry was born in Dustin, Indian Territory, in February 1897. B. Jesse Henry was born in Dustin, Indian Territory, in June 1899. C. Eugene Rolley Henry was born in Dustin, Indian Territory, 7 February 1902. D. Willie Jackson Henry was born in Dustin, Indian Territory, 23 December 1904. 3. James Henry Self was born in Louisiana 12 October 1883. He was about four years old when his parents James Buchanan and Martha (Bean) Self, went to the Creek Nation and settled in Eufaula. He married Lillie (-?-) in Indian Territory. James Henry Self died 27 October 1952. James Henry and Lillie Self's children: A. Linis Self was born in Oklahoma in 1907. B. Vera Self was born in Oklahoma in 1908. C. Raymond Self was born in Oklahoma in 1910. 4. Delila "Della" Self was born in Caddo Parish, Louisiana, 23 March 1885. Della was about two years old when her parents James Buchanan and Martha (Bean Self, moved to the Creek Nation and settled in Eufaula. Della grew up in Eufaula and married Samuel Judson Dixson on 4 October 1900. Samuel was born in Parker County, Texas, 31 December 1882, the son of James and Crissie (Spoon) Dixson. Samuel and Della settled in McIntosh County, Indian Territory, after their marriage. Some years later they moved to California. Samuel Judson Dixson died in Alameda County, California, 9 February 1968. Delila "Della" (Self) Dixson died in Alameda County, California, 14 March 1969. Della (Self) Dixson is on the Creek Census Card with her father, James Buchanan Self. Following are the Creek Census Cards for her children born before the closing of the Creek Indian Rolls: Dawes Name age sex DIB Father Mother No. New Born Card No. 637 P.O. Eufaula 606 Dixon, Ethel Lula 4 F 1/16 Sam Dixon Della 607 Dixon, Henry Jefferson 1 M 1/16 Sam Dixon Della Samuel Judson and Della (Self) Dixson's children: A. Ethel Lula Dixson was born in Eufaula, Indian Territory, 24 July 1901. B. Henry Jefferson Dixson was born in Eufaula, Indian Territory, 15 December 1903. C. Lee Dixson was born in Eufaula, Oklahoma, in 1907. D. Lawrence Columbus Dixson was born in Eufaula, Oklahoma, 16 May 1908. He married Mary Jo Jernigan on 10 April 1933. Lawrence died in Eloy, Pinal County, Arizona, 1 October 1974. 5. Samuel Houston Self was born in Louisiana 1 July 1887. He was just an infant when his parents, James Buchanan and Martha (Bean) Self, moved to the Creek Nation and settled in Eufaula. Samuel married Mary Etta Turner in Oklahoma in 1907. Samuel Houston Self died 10 November 1934. Samuel H. and Mary Etta (Turner) Self's children: A. James R. Self was born in Eufaula, Oklahoma, in 1909. B. Rena Self was born in Eufaula, Oklahoma, in 1909. 6. Rueben Jackson Self was born in Eufaula, Indian Territory, in November 1889. Rueben married Ethel Brogan. 7. Lelah Self was born in Eufaula, Indian Territory, 31 July 1892. Lelah married Percy Chambers. 8. Millie Self was born in Eufaula, Indian Territory, in February 1894. Millie married Dixon Chambers. 9. Martha Ann Self was born in Eufaula, Indian Territory, in February 1894. 10. Viola Self was born in Eufaula, Indian Territory, in 1897. She was the last child born to James Buchanan and Martha (Bean) Self. Viola died before 1 April 1899. THOMAS JEFFERSON SELF T homas Jefferson Self was born in Limestone County, Texas, in 1860. He was the fourth child born to Samuel C. and Clarinda Sophronia (Berryhill) Self. Sometime after 1860, Thomas' parents moved to Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, where Tom grew up. He married his cousin, Mary Jane (Self) Vowell, in Wood County, Texas, 15 December 1879. They were married by S. W. Jones, a Methodist Minister. Mary Jane (Self) Vowell was born in Sabine Parish, Louisiana, the daughter of Eli Alfred Self and his first wife, Minerva. In 1881 Tom and Mary Jane went to the Creek Nation with Mary Jane's father, Eli Alfred Self, who was also Tom's uncle. They arrived in the Fall of 1881 and settled in Eufaula. Thomas and Mary Jane applied for citizenship into the Creek Nation. Both were of Creek Indian blood. Mary Jane's father was of Creek Indian blood and both of Thomas Self's parents had Creek Indian blood. Tom and Mary Jane were admitted to Creek Nation Citizenship and they and their children are on the 1890, 1891 Omitted Creek Roll and the 1895 Creek Roll. 1890 Creek Roll Broken Arrow Town 1. Thomas Self "dead"* 2. Mary Self 3. Callie Self 4. Hommer Self 5. Roxanna Self 6. Claire Self *This notation added at the time of making up the Dawes Roll. 1895 Creek Roll Broken Arrow Town 303 T. J. Self by 304 Mary Self T. J. Self 305 Callie Self 306 Holmes [Homer] Self 307 Roxie Self 308 Katie Self 309 Grover Self 310 Clara Self Thomas Jefferson Self died in Indian Territory about 1897. Mary Jane Self and her children are on the Final Rolls of the Creek Nation. Following is Mary Jane's Creek Census Card for herself and her unmarried children: Dawes Name age sex DIB Father Mother No. Card No. 1811 P.O. Eufaula 16 April 1900 5759 Self, Mary J. 48 F 1/8 E. A. Self Minerva 5760 Callie M dau 17 F 3/16 Thomas J. Self No. 1 5761 Homer J. son 13 M 3/16 Thomas J. Self No. 1 5762 Roxy Ann dau 12 F 3/16 Thomas J. Self No. 1 5763 Katie dau 9 F 3/16 Thomas J. Self No. 1 5764 Grover son 7 M 3/16 Thomas J. Self No. 1 I don't know if Mary Jane (Self) Vowell, Self remarried or when she died. Thomas Jefferson and Mary Jane (Self) Vowell, Self's children: 1. Clara Self was born in Texas in 1880. She was an infant when her parents moved to the Creek Nation. Clara married William F. Givens in Muskogee, Indian Territory, in 1894. Clara (Self) Givens died in the Creek Nation at the birth of their child. Following is the Creek Census for Clara's child: Dawes Name age sex DIB Father Mother No. Card No. 2178 P.O. Watsonville 27 March 1901 6703 Givins, William Ivory 3 M 1/8 Wm. F. Givins - Father Clara Self Givins - Mother (dead) 2. Callie M. Self was born in Eufaula, Indian Territory, in December 1882. 3. Homer J. Self was born in Eufaula, Indian Territory, in April 1886. 4. Roxanna Self was born in Eufaula, Indian Territory, in March 1888. 5. Catherine "Katy" Self was born in Eufaula, Indian Territory, in February 1891. 6. Grover Cleveland Self was born in Eufaula, Indian Territory, in February 1893. These four, Catherine Elizabeth (Self) Izgate, Martha Ann (Self) Vowell, James Buchanan Self and Thomas Jefferson Self, are the only children of Samuel C. and Clarinda Sophronia (Berryhill) Self, that I have found, but there may have been another daughter. Since Samuel and Clarinda Self, with their children, weren't on the Federal Census of Louisiana, I don't recognize any Selfs, who showed up later in the Census or Marriage Records, to be their children. WILLIAM D. SELF W illiam D. Self was born in the Creek Lands West of Arkansas Territory in 1832. He was the sixth child born to John and Catherine (Berryhill) Self. John and Catherine were living in the fork between the Arkansas and Verdigris Rivers, near the Old Creek Agency. William was about five years old when his parents moved to Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana. William went with his parents to the Creek Nation in 1856 for the Old Settlers Creek payments. About 1858, they left the Creek Nation and stopped in Livingston, Polk County, Texas. William stayed in Polk County, after his brothers and sisters left there. William may have first married Mary Davis, who was living in his household in 1860. If so, I don't know if this marriage ended in a divorce or if Mary died. William D. Self married Mrs. Callie M. Thompson in Polk County, Texas, on 14 October 1866. Callie was born in 1840 in Alabama. By 1880 William and Callie and their two children had moved to Navarrio County, Texas. Callie probably died in Navarrio County between 1880 and 1900. I don't know when William D. Self died. He was living alone in Limestone County, Texas, in 1900 and 1910. William D. and Mrs. Callie Thompson, Self's children: WILLIAM C. SELF W illiam C. Self was born in Texas in July 1867. He married Ida (-?-) about 1895. They were living in Dallas County, Texas, in 1900. In 1910 they were living in Dallas City, Texas. William C. and Ida Self had one child: 1. Roy (Ray?) Self was born in Dallas, Texas, in March 1896. IRA C. SELF I ra C. Self was born in Texas in March 1874. Ira married Fanny (-?-) about 1896. Fanny was born in Texas in January 1877. Ira C. and Fanny were living with Ira's brother, William C. Self, in Dallas County, Texas, in 1900. They were living in Pala Pinto County, Texas, in 1910. Ira C. and Fanny Self's children: 1. Leslie Self was born in Dallas County, Texas, in 1897. 2. Estelle Self was born in Dallas County, Texas, in November 1899. 3. William Self was born in Texas in 1902. 4. Meda Self was born in Texas in 1904. 5. Edna Self was born in Texas in 1907. 6. Ernest Self was born in Texas in 1909. ALEXANDER MARION SELF A lexander Marion Self was born in the Creek Lands West of Arkansas Territory in 1835. He was the seventh child born to John and Catherine (Berryhill) Self. His parents had moved across the Arkansas River at what is now known as Muskogee, Oklahoma. Marion was a small child when his parents moved and settled in Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana. I believe Marion stayed in Louisiana when his parents returned to the Creek Nation for the Old Settlers Creek Payments. He married Elizabeth Pantallion in Sabine Parish, Louisiana, on 4 February 1859. Marion and Elizabeth traveled to Polk County, Texas, where Marion's parents had stopped on the way back from the Creek Nation. They were there in 1860. Sometime after 1860, Elizabeth and Marion returned to Louisiana. Marion enlisted in the Confederate Army during the Civil War. Following is the only Civil War record that I have been able to find for him: Confederate S 11 Battalion LA MARION SELF PVT, Co. "E", 11 Batt'n Louisiana Troops Appears on COMPANY MUSTER ROLL of the organization named above, for May 14 to June 30, 1862 Enlisted May 14 1862 Many, Louisiana, by J. H. Shelly 3 yr or the war Last paid: Never paid "Entry cancelled on Roll" Either Alexander Marion Self was killed or was sick and died at the beginning of the war. I have found no more information on him, his wife, or his children. Alexander Marion and Elizabeth (Pantallion) Self's children: 1. William Self was born in 1859. 2. James Self was born in Polk County, Texas, in 1860. TABITHA "BITHA" ANN SELF Tabitha "Bitha" Ann (Self) Lee T abitha Ann Self was born in Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, in 1838. She was the eighth child born to John and Catherine (Berryhill) Self. She was born soon after her parents had moved from the Creek Nation. Tabitha Self grew up in Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana. She married Willis S. Lee in 1854. Following is a copy of their Marriage Certificate: ----*** <*> ***---- THIS IS TO CERTIFY THAT WE HAVE BEEN MARRIED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THIS STATE BY R. B. GOURLIE, MINISTER OF THE GOSPEL, IN NATCHITOCHES PARISH LOUISIANA, MARCH 5 1854. WILLIS S. LEE his X mark - TABITHA SELF her X mark ALFRED SELF - WM. FOX - ROBERT B. GOURLIE ----*** <*> ***---- NOTE: Alfred Self is Tabitha's brother, Eli Alfred Self. TNC. Tabitha and her two children were with Tabitha's parents in Polk County, Texas, in 1860. I don't know if she went to the Creek Nation with her parents for the Old Settlers Payments, or if she met them in Polk County, Texas, after they left the Creek Nation in 1858. I haven't found any record of Tabitha or Willis Lee since the 1860 Polk County, Texas, Census. Family information is that Willis S. Lee was shot and killed, but I haven't been able to get any information on this, or when and where it happened. Descendants of Willis and Tabitha say that Tabitha lived to be at least in her fifties and that she is buried in the Manasco Cemetery in Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana. Willis S. and Tabitha Ann (Self) Lee's children: MELISSA ANN LEE M elissa Ann Lee was born in Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, in April 1855. Melissa is listed on the Old Settlers Creek Payment with her mother, Bitha Lee, in 1857. She was in Polk County, Texas, with her mother and grandparents, John and Catherine (Berryhill) Self, in 1860. I have found no record of her since that date. AARON M. LEE A aron M. Lee was born in Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, in April 1856. Aaron is listed on the Old Creek Settlers Payment, with his mother, Bitha Lee, in 1857. He was with his mother and grandparents, John and Catherine (Berryhill) Self, in Polk County, Texas, in 1860. I have found no information of where he grew up, as he and his parents aren't on the 1870 or 1880 Census of Louisiana. Some of the other members of Tabitha Ann Lee's family were missed on the Census for those years. The next record that I have found of Aaron M. Lee is in 1900, where he, his wife and their children appeared on the 1900 Census of Natchitoches Parish, living next door to Aaron's aunt, Dorinda (Self) Manasco, Tabitha Ann (Self) Lee's sister. Aaron M. Lee married Mrs. Mary (Wiley) Morgan in 1881. They settled in Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana. Aaron M. and Mary (Wiley) Morgan, Lee's children: 1. Martha E. Lee was born in Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, in May 1885. She married Sidney Asberry. 2. Katy Elizabeth Lee was born in Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, in February 1888. Katy married (-?-) Mobley. Their son, Charles Mobley, lives in Oak Grove, Louisiana. 3. Leta E. Lee was born in Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, in January 1891. 4. Willis S. Lee was born in Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, in May 1893. 5. Thomas J. Lee was born in Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, in January 1896. 6. James M. Lee was born in Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, in December 1898. DOCTOR F. LEE D octor F. Lee was born in Louisiana 17 February 1862. The descendants of the Lee family living in Louisiana tell me that Doctor was a son of Tabitha Ann (Self) Lee. I don't know where he grew up, but it was probably Natchitoches Parish. Doctor married Amanda Williams on 3 January 1889. Amanda was born in Mississippi in February 1862. Doctor and Amanda Lee were living in Natchitoches Parish, close to Doctor Lee's aunt, Dorinda (Self) Manasco, in 1900. They later moved to Sabine Parish, Louisiana, and were there in 1910, living close to Doctor Lee's uncle, James M. Self. Doctor F. Lee died in Sabine Parish, Louisiana, 31 October 1924. Amanda (Williams) Lee died in Sabine Parish, Louisiana, 13 August 1933. Both are buried in the Mt. Carmel Cemetery at Sabine Parish, Louisiana. Doctor F. and Amanda (Williams) Lee's children: 1. Lula Lee was born in Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, in November 1890. 2. Henry Lee was born in Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, in January 1893. 3. George L. Lee was born in Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, 1 July 1895. He died in Sabine Parish, Louisiana, 10 May 1905 and is buried in the Mt. Carmel Cemetery. 4. David M. Lee was born in Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, 25 March 1898. He died 7 July 1900 and is buried in the Mt. Carmel Cemetery in Sabine Parish, Louisiana.