Lodusky Ann Brown

Lodusky was a Cherokee woman

Biography

Lodusky Tidwell was born in Georgia about 1845, the daughter of John Tidwell a Cherokee, and his white wife Lucretia Thompson. [1] She married John Brown in 1863. [2] They were the parents of Henry, George, Turner, Nancy, Louisa, James [3] Mary, Francis, Josephine, and Caroline. [4]

Lodusky emigrated to Indian Territory in the 1880's with her parents, siblings, and some of her children and was readmitted to Cherokee citizenship in 1888. [5] She appears on the 1893 and 1896 Cherokee censuses with daughters Josephine and Caroline. [6] Lodusky died May 12, 1903 [7] and is buried in the Fairview Cemetery, Mayes County, Oklahoma. [8]

Research Notes:

• Cherokee by Blood
• Dawes Card Number 604

• Death Affidavitt snip from Dawes Packet #604

Sources

1. ↑ "United States, Native American, Eastern Cherokee Indian Reservation Rolls, 1848-1970," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG6P-VCF2 : 9 August 2019), Lodusca A Tidwell, Georgia, United States; citing Census, Georgia, United States, North Carolina State Archives Division of Archives and History, Raleigh.

2. ↑ "Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KXVX-5XC : 7 February 2020), John Brown and Londusky Ann Tidwell, 22 Feb 1863; citing Marriage, Paulding, Georgia, United States, Georgia Department of Archives and History, Morrow, FHL microfilm 419,168.

3. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC3V-1DD : 28 May 2021), Ladorsta Brown in entry for John Brown, 1870

4. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8G2-DT1 : 19 February 2021), Lodusta A Brown in household of John Brown, Old Twentieth, Paulding, Georgia, United States; citing enumeration district ED 156, sheet 396C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,160.
5. ↑ Applications for Enrollment of the Commission to the Five Civilized Tribes, 1898–1914. Microfilm M1301, 468 rolls. NAI: 617283. Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Record Group 75. The National Archives at Washington, D.C. Dawes application #604, Loduskey Brown
6. ↑ Cherokee Census, 1896. Series 7RA-19. Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Record Group 75. The National Archives at Fort Worth, Fort Worth, Texas.
7. ↑ Death affidavit from Dawes packet #604, image attached.
8. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/11207287/lodusky-ann-brown

See Also:
U.S. Native American Enrollment Cards for the Five Civilized Tribes, 1898-1914 U.S. Native American Enrollment Cards for the Five Civilized Tribes, 1898-1914 Name: Loduskey A Brown Gender: Female Birth Year: abt 1846 Age at Census Enrollment: 56 Enrollment Date: 1 Sep 1902 Tribal Affiliation: Cherokee By Blood Census Card #: 604 Dawes Card Information tribe last first middle age sex blood card roll misc type Cherokee Brown James 0 M 604 P Cherokee Brown Nancy 0 F 604 P Cherokee Brown Benjamin 7 M 1/16 604 22595 STILWELL BB Cherokee Brown Cornelius 9 M 1/16 604 22594 STILWELL BB Cherokee Brown John 11 M 1/16 604 22593 STILWELL BB Cherokee Brown Soduskey A 54 F 1/4 604 22592 STILWELL BB Cherokee Tidwell John 0 M 604 P Cherokee Tidwell Lucretia 0 F 604 P 3/11/2012

Source: https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Tidwell-252
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Curator Note: John Tidwell had a white mother and married two white women. Winnie may not have ever actually been married to Young Deer. Her second husband was John Goddard, supposedly mixed-blood but there is no Goddard on the 1835 census. John Tidwell went west before the 1835 Census so was technically an "Old Settler" making him and his descendants ineligible for the Eastern Payment. He didn't stay long in Indian Territory retuning to Georgia in less than a year.

Card D894 is for Martha Tidwell, Pleasant's white wife. I don't think she ever came off the doubtful card, I don't find an allotment for her. They weren't married in the Cherokee Nation and I don't think they ever proved she was eligible. John's wife Lucretia was also disallowed after he died.

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The Tidwell's were accepted as Cherokee by the Cherokee Nation so they are Cherokee.

John Tidwell and many (not sure if it's all) of his children were readmitted to Cherokee citizenship in 1888 and was enrolled by the Dawes Commission but he died before the cut off to get an allotment. Dawes Card 519.

Pleasant, Lodusky, Lucretia (mother) Mary all readmitted in 1888,
Saphronia and Versanoy readmitted in 1890

I haven't looked all of them up, but assume all that who went to Indian Territory in time were approved.

Miller rejected them because John was not on the 1835 census and they were rejected by Siler for the same reason. You had to prove direct descent from someone on the 1835 roll in order to qualify for the Eastern payment.