Col. Daniel Newnan McIntosh, Sr.

Biography

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Daniel Newnan McIntosh (1822 - 1896), often identified as D. N. McIntosh, was a Creek rancher, soldier and politician, the youngest son of Creek Chief William McIntosh (1790-1825). He was a member of one of the most influential Lower Creek families of the 19th century; after they migrated west in 1828, they continued as leaders of what was then called the Western Creek Nation.

During the American Civil War, D.N. McIntosh organized a regiment and joined the Confederate States Army as a colonel. He was notable for recruiting and organizing the 1st Creek Mounted Volunteers and for leading them in several battles in Indian Territory. After the war, he continued as a farmer and rancher.

At the outbreak of the War Between the States (Civil War), Daniel N. McIntosh organized and served as a Colonel of the 1st Creek Mounted Volunteers (later known as the First Creek Cavalry Regiment, C.S.A.). Daniel's elder brother, Chilly McIntosh, organized and served as a Colonel of the 2nd Creek Mounted Volunteers (later known as the Second Creek Cavalry Regiment, C.S.A.) which was under the administrative command of Daniel N. McIntosh. D.N. McIntosh was organizing the 3rd Creek Cavalry Regiment, C.S.A., which would have entitled him to the rank of Brigadier General in the Confederate Army. But the war ended before he received that rank. Eight members of the McIntosh family served in Colonel McIntosh's regiment.

His regiment fought in the following battles: Round Mountain, Chusto-Talasah (Shoal Creek), Chustenahlah, Pea Ridge, Old Fort Wayne, Honey Springs and Cabin Creek. Colonel McIntosh's Regiment was one of General Stand Watie's units having the distinction of being one of the last Confederate military units to surrender to Union military forces on 23 June 1865 near Doaksville, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory.

http://www.okhistory.org/publications/enc/entry.php?entry=MC030 Son of Susannah Coe and William McIntosh (1778-1825) Principal Chief of the Lower Creeks. As a Colonel in 1861 McIntosh organized and took command of the 1st Regiment of Creek Mounted Volunteers. It became part of the 1st Indian Calvalry Brigade under Brig. Gen, Stand Watie. He led his men in engagements such as Round Mountain, Pea Ridge, Fort Wayne, First Cabin Creek and Honey Springs. Daniel Married Jane Ward and had six children. Elizabeth Jennie Ward is the daughter of Charles Jackson Ward and Ruth Hollingsworth. Charles and family came to Indian Territory in 1834 with Lt. Harris party. Later returning to Georgia and N. Carolina. Children of D. N. and Jane are Albert Gallatin, Freeland Buckner, Lucy A, Roley (Cub), Daniel N. Jr. and Sarah Susanna. Jane died in the 1860s. Daniel Newnon was a member of the Creek Nations House of Warriors and on the Supreme Court. After the war represented the Creek Nation as a delegate to Washington D.C. He became a successful farmer, stockman and landholder.

Family

Daniel Newnan McIntosh had 18 children by three wives. For a complete list see the Houston, Lucile - Application Number 32088 uploaded to her profile, PDF page 5. (document attached) Lucile Houston was a granddaughter, by 5th child Freeland B. McIntosh.

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It was legal and common in the Indian culture for a man to have multiple wives. Daniel's father, Chief McIntosh was married to three women all at the same time. Daniel was named after a friend of his father's whom his father admired greatly, Daniel Newnon. Over the years Newnon has been spelled several ways. From family records, it seems Newnon is most correct.

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/McIntosh-2336

Daniel Newnan McIntosh married 3 times ...

Elsie Otterlifter, m: c1848 to c1851 [1]
Elizabeth Jane Ward
Eliza Belle Gawler.

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D. N. McIntosh is recorded as having married four times and, like his father and other prominent Creek men, had two wives at a time during some of this period. He had a total of 20 children through these unions.

His first wife was Elsie Otterlifter, a Cherokee. They had two daughters: Arseno, born about 1844 and Susanna, born about 1846.

His second wife was Jane Ward, who bore six children: Albert Gallatin (1848–1915), Lucy A. (1850–?), Freeland Buckner (1852–1914), Roley (Cub) (1858–?), Daniel N., Jr. (1862–1936) and Sarah Susanna McIntosh (1867–?).

(see notes at FindAGrave) While married to Ward, McIntosh practiced polygamy, taking another wife. He married and had several children with Winnie Canard McIntosh (1835–1922, Creek Dawes Roll#5228), a woman of African, Creek and Scots ancestry. Their children were Benjamin William, Cooper, Charles E., and Elizabeth "Lizzie" McIntosh.

After Jane died, Daniel N. McIntosh married Emma Belle Gawler in 1874 in Washington, D.C. They had eight children: Zolena, born 1873; Zenophen, born 1875; Etta, born 1878; Mondese, born 1880; Lulu Noka, born 1882; Waldo Emerson born c. 1885; William Yancey, born 1889; and Kaniah McIntosh, born 1892.[8]

References

• Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Nov 28 2018, 7:07:52 UTC
• Col Daniel Newnan McIntosh 10 Apr 1896 https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7616711/daniel-newnan-mcintosh
• Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Jun 7 2020, 13:28:55 UTC
• WikiTree contributors, "Daniel Newnan McIntosh (1822-1896)," WikiTree: The Free Family Tree, (https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/McIntosh-2336 : accessed 15 March 2024).
• "Old Cherokee Families" - Notes of Dr. Emmet Starr edited by David K. Hampton & Jack D. Baker & Baker Publishing Company of Oklahoma City, OK in 1987; v1 p149 note#D195 with 2 daughters, Orsinoe & Susannah