Sam-mee ‘Samuel’ Sixkiller

Samuel Sixkiller was a Cherokee man

Samuel Sixkiller

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• Birth: Nov 25 1851 - Flint District, Cherokee Nation, Indian Territory, United States
• Death: May 4 1924 - Adair, Oklahoma, United States
• Parents: Archibald Sixkiller, Charlotte Adair
• Spouses: Nancy Lasley
• Siblings: John Martin Newly Sixkiller, Walter Scott Wah lie Sixkiller, Jane Jennie Sixkiller, Warren Sixkiller, George Quarles Dunnawas, Fred "Fred Grant" Dunawas, Rachel Gonzales (born Pettit)

Children:

1. Gafford Sixkiller
2. Archibald Sixkiller,
3. Lynch Sixkiller,
4. George Sixkiller,
5. Emma Fletcher (born Sixkiller),
6. Ned Edward Sixkiller,
7. Delia Mae Sixkiller

Biography

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Sixkiller-16

Samuel Sixkiller was born in 1852 in the Cherokee Nation. His parents were Archibald Sixkiller and Charlotte Adair, both Cherokee. [1] Arch died in 1863. Sam married Nancy Lasley about 1875. They were the parents of Gaffiord, Archibald, Lynch, [2] George [3] Emma, Edward "Ned", [4] and Delia. [5]

Sam received a share of the "Old Settler" payment in 1896 as the son and grandson of Old Settlers. He was enrolled by the Dawes Commission in 1902 [6] and was approved for a share of the Eastern Cherokee (Guion Miller) payment in 1911.

The 1910 U.S. Census shows Sam, Nancy, and Delia living in Adair County, OK. [7] Sam died in 1924 and is buried at the Flint Courthouse Cemetery, Adair County, OK. [8]

Research Notes

There were two Samuel Sixkillers of a similar age at this time. This man should not be confused/conflated with Samuel Sixkiller (1842-1886).

Sam Sixkiller family

Source: Sam Sixkiller in the Oklahoma and Indian Territory, U.S., Dawes Census Cards for Five Civilized Tribes, 1898-1914 < AncestrySharing > Dawes Enrollee, Cherokee by Blood, Dawes Card Number 847

Sources

1. National Archives and Records Administration, NARA M1104. Eastern Cherokee Applications of the U.S. Court of Claims, 1906-1909, Application #761, Samuel Sixkiller. digitized at Fold3.
2. The National Archives at Fort Worth, Texas; Fort Worth, TX; Record Group Number: 75; Record Group Title: Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, 1793-1999; NARA Series Number: 7RA-07; NARA Series Title: Cherokee Census, 1880; Roll: 2
3. The National Archives at Fort Worth, Texas; Fort Worth, TX; Record Group Number: 75; Record Group Title: Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, 1793-1999; NARA Series Number: 7RA-58; NARA Series Title: Cherokee Census, 1886; Roll: 1
4. The National Archives at Fort Worth, Texas; Fort Worth, TX; Record Group Number: 75; Record Group Title: Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, 1793-1999; NARA Series Number: 7RA-08; NARA Series Title: Cherokee Census, 1890; Roll: 2
5. The National Archives at Fort Worth, Texas; Fort Worth, TX; Record Group Number: 75; Record Group Title: Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, 1793-1999; NARA Series Number: 7RA-54; NARA Series Title: Cherokee Census, 1893; Roll: 1
6. Enrollment Cards for the Five Civilized Tribes, 1898-1914; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M1186, 93 rolls); Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Record Group 75; National Archives, Washington, D.C. Cherokee by Blood, Card #847
7. "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MLQZ-4CF : accessed 19 March 2023), Sam Sixkiller, Lees Creek, Adair, Oklahoma, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 6, sheet 19A, family 129, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1242; FHL microfilm 1,375,255.
8. Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/136005634/samuel-sixkiller: accessed 19 March 2023), memorial page for Samuel Sixkiller (25 Nov 1852–24 May 1924), Find a Grave Memorial ID 136005634, citing Flint Courthouse Cemetery, Blanch, Adair County, Oklahoma, USA; Maintained by R Burnett (contributor 47445819). See also:
9. "United States Census, 1900", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSRL-RC6 : 10 March 2022), Samuel Sixkiller, 1900.
10. "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MJ9K-6K1 : 3 February 2021), Sam Sixkiller, 1920.
11. Arwood Family Tree - My Heritage
12. Sam Sixkiller in the Oklahoma and Indian Territory, U.S., Dawes Census Cards for Five Civilized Tribes, 1898-1914 < AncestrySharing >
13. Eastern Cherokee Applications of the U.S. Court of Claims, 1906-1909 - Nancy Sixkiller - 12 October 1906 Fold3 >
14. https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LCXG-Q38