Judge Joseph Martin Hildebrand

Company M, First Cherokee Mounted Volunteers

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GEDCOM Note

Married seven times

1112 Michael Hildebrand. Nannie Martin.
2 Peter Hildebrand. Elizabeth Harlan. A25
3 George Hildebrand. Susannah Graves.
4 John Hildebrand. Micatiah Terrapin.
5 Sarah Hildebrand. Blackcoat and Youngwolf. A62
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6 Nannie Hildebrand. Hiram McCreary.
7 David Hildebrand. Elizabeth McCarty.
8 Mary Hildebrand. Hambright and Daniel Hater.
9 Elizabeth Hildebrand. Coody.
(Children of Michael)
111213 Elizabeth Hildebrand. James Pettit and Robert Armstrong.
2 John Hildebrand. Nicey and Annie Wasp.
3 Jennie Hildebrand. Joseph Cooksan.
4 Margaret Hildebrand. John Catron.
5 Delilah Hildebrand. Jesse McLain.
6 Elizabeth Hildebrand. Joshua Kilpatrick.
7 Stephen Hildebrand. Mary Potts and Mary Beck.
8 Rachel Hildebrand. Reese T. Mitchell.
9 Nannie Hildebrand. Thomas Horn, George Lovett, Frederick Irving, diaries Foe and Hoskins.
10 Joseph Martin Hildebrand. Lucy Starr, Louvinia Patterson, Elizabeth Gentry, Mary King, Martha Wofford and Mary E. Coyne.
11 Brice Hildebrand. Mary Sturdivant nee Beck and Mary Swimmer.
12 Mary Hildebrand. Isaac Mayfield.

Source: Starr, Emmett. “History of the Cherokee Indians and Their Legends and Folklore.” Warden Company, 1922.
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JOSEPH MARTIN HILDEBRAND (MICHAEL2, JOHN1) was born November 22, 1822 in CNE [TN], and died October 03, 1898 in CNW.
He married (1) NANCY ANN WHITSON Bef. 1841 in Polk Co, TN, daughter of JOSEPH WHITSON and LUCY ABSHER. She was born June 15, 1824 in Tennessee, and died April 20, 1899 in Wayne county, IN.
He married (2) LUCY STARR 1843, daughter of THOMAS STARR and NANNIE FOREMAN. She was born 1825 in CNE [TN], and died November 28, 1910 in Cherokee Co, OK.
He married (3) LOUVENIA PATTERSON 1852, daughter of JOHN PATTERSON. She was born Abt. 1825.
He married (4) ELIZABETH GENTRY 1855, daughter of JACOB GENTRY and CATHERINE DREW. She was born 1826, and died 1872.
He married (5) MARY E KING 1870. She was born Abt. 1848 in Texas, and died Abt. 1874.
He married (6) MARTHA C FIELDS July 16, 1874, daughter of JAMES FIELDS and ELIZABETH MILLER. She was born March 02, 1828, and died November 16, 1890 in Canadian Dist, CNW.
He married (7) MARY E REYNOLDS January 17, 1891 in Cooweescoowee Dist, CNW. She was born Abt. 1840

• Starr does not list Nancy Ann Whitson as married to Joseph, he does list a Martha Wofford who is actually Martha Wofford nee Fields (Grant 1-1-3-2-10-1). Joseph's children are listed in three groups of half-siblings.Of his six wives Lucy Starr and Mary E King have been listed elsewhere as parents of two of the sets, I'm guessing here that the third set is from Elizabeth Gentry.:
• 1851 Drennan roll: Illinois, 11
• 1880 Census [CN]: Canadian, 632
• 1890 Census [CN]: Canadian, 131
• Biography: 1892, O'Beirne, Indian Territory, page 281
• Clan: Ani'-Wa'ya = Wolf Clan (Nanye'hi)
• Emigration: 1842, from TN to CNW
• Military service: Abt. 1863, Co M, 1st Cherokee Mounted Volunteers under Cpt Oliver Perry Brewer
• Occupation 1: Bet. 1880 - 1890, Farmer, Stockman
• Occupation 2: Bet. 1867 - 1871, Judge of Cooweescoowee District, CNW

More About LUCY STARR:

• 1851 Old Settler roll: Illinois, 174 as Lucy Hildebrand (1896 page 151)
• 1880 Census [CN]: Illinois, 2271 as Lucy Wigand
• 1894-96 O.S. payroll: Braggs, OK, pg 151, 441, 442 as Lucy Hildebrand
• 1902-07 Dawes roll: card# 2188, roll# 5658 as Lucy Weigand
• 1906-09 Miller roll: Braggs, OK, ap# 10602 as Lucy Weigand (Rej-O.S.)
• Blood: 1/4 Cherokee
• Burial: Greenleaf Cem, Tahlequah, Cherokee Co, OK

More About ELIZABETH GENTRY:

• 1851 Old Settler roll: Tahlequah, 116 as Lizzy Watts (1896 pg 310)

More About MARY E KING:

• 1851 Old Settler roll: Going Snake, 42 (1895 page 156)

More About MARTHA C FIELDS:

• 1880 Census [CN]: Canadian, 633 as M C Hildebrand
• 1890 Census [CN]: Canadian, 132 as Martha Hildebrand
• Burial: Elm Grove Cemetery, Muskogee, OK
• Clan: Ani'-Ga'tâge'wi = Kituah or Wild Potato (Gu-u-li-si)
• Starr's Notes: E317

More About MARY E REYNOLDS:

• Note: listed by Starr as Mary E Coyne
• Could Mary E Coyne be Mary E Coyne nee Reynolds?

Children of JOSEPH HILDEBRAND and NANCY WHITSON are:
92. i. MICHAEL4 HILDEBRAND, b. August 13, 1842, Polk Co, TN; d. Abt. 1877.
93. ii. ELIZABETH HILDEBRAND, b. November 27, 1847, Georgia; d. October 05, 1934, Madison Co, IN.

Children of JOSEPH HILDEBRAND and LUCY STARR are:
94. iii. REESE4 HILDEBRAND, b. Abt. 1844; d. December 23, 1872.
95. iv. JOSEPHINE HILDEBRAND, b. Abt. 1848; d. Bef. 1895.
96. v. MATILDA ALICE HILDEBRAND, b. April 01, 1851, Illinois Dist, CNW; d. April 18, 1891.

Child of JOSEPH HILDEBRAND and MARY KING is:
97. vi. EFFIE OPHELIA4 HILDEBRAND, b. July 20, 1874; d. Aft. 1906.

Source: Hicks, James R. “Cherokee Lineages: Descendants of John Hildebrand, Sr” Genealogy.com, Sites.Rootsweb.com, 2023, https://www.genealogy.com/ftm/h/i/c/James-R-Hicks-VA/BOOK-0001/0018...
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Biography of Joseph M. Hildebrand

The subject of this sketch was born November 22, 1822, in the old nation, East Tennessee, the third son of Michael Hildebrand, of Knoxville, Tennessee, of German descent, and who married a daughter of U. S. Indian Agent, Joseph Martin. She was one-fourth Cherokee, and granddaughter of the celebrated Granny Ward of national fame. Joseph received his education by private tuition, and emigrated west in 1842. In 1845, he began farming and raising stock in the Cherokee Nation, and continues that business at the present time. In 1867, he was elected judge of Coowescoowee district, and held the office four years. This was his last official position, as he never would again mingle in politics, no matter to what extent pressed or encouraged by his people; although he is, notwithstanding all this, a very true and devoted friend of the Cherokee people. In 1843, Mr. Hildebrand married Miss Lucy Starr, daughter of Tom Starr, of Flint district, a man of considerable prominence in his country. By this marriage they had three children, named Resea, Josephine and Alice. In 1852, Mr. Hildebrand married Miss Levaca Patterson, daughter of John Patterson, of Poke County, Tennessee, a prominent man in his country. In 1855, he married Miss Gentry, of Fort Gibson, who died in 1872 without family. In 1870, Mr. Hildebrand married Miss Mary King, who had one daughter named Ellie, born in 1871. Mrs. Hildebrand leaving her husband soon afterwards, he again married July 16, 1874, this time to Miss Martha Fields, a Cherokee, who died in 1890. In 1891, Mr. Hildebrand married Mrs. M. Cory, widow of the late Dr. Cory, of Silver Springs, Arkansas, with whom he is now living. Mr. Hildebrand is five feet eleven inches in height and weighs 175 pounds. He is a fine, handsome looking man, of good address, and is kind, charitable and true in his contact with his fellow men. Mr. Hildebrand is looked upon as a good Christian, and is popular wherever he is. He has 90 acres of land in cultivation, 50 head of cattle, some 7 head of horses, and a stock of hogs. He owns a good comfortable home wherein peace and harmony prevails.

Source: O'Beirne, Harry F. and Edward S. The Indian Territory: Its Chiefs, Legislators, and Leading Men. St. Louis. 1898. from Access Genealogy @ https://accessgenealogy.com/native/biography-of-joseph-m-hildebrand...

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