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Aaron "Totsuwha-Chief Red Bird" Brock MP (1721 - 1820)

"Totsuwha", "Do-tsu-wa", "Ꮩ Ꮷ Ꮹ", "to-chu-wo-r", "ᏙᏧᏬR", "c-u-tsa-wah CᎤᏣᏩ", "Red Bird", "Chief Red Bird Tisquaya", "Aaron Brock", "Tsisquaya", "Dotsuwa", "Tochuwor", "Toochalar" aka Carpenter", "Tsalagi' Ugvwiyuhi Totsu'hwa -Chief Red Bird", "Chief Red Bird"

Some researchers believe him to be Chief Red Bird for which the Red Bird River in Clay and Leslie Counties are named. Aaron Cutsawah would be his American Indian name if this is the case as there are s...

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Aaron "Totsuwha-Chief Red Bird" Brock MP (1721 - 1820)

"Totsuwha", "Do-tsu-wa", "Ꮩ Ꮷ Ꮹ", "to-chu-wo-r", "ᏙᏧᏬR", "c-u-tsa-wah CᎤᏣᏩ", "Red Bird", "Chief Red Bird Tisquaya", "Aaron Brock", "Tsisquaya", "Dotsuwa", "Tochuwor", "Toochalar" aka Carpenter", "Tsalagi' Ugvwiyuhi Totsu'hwa -Chief Red Bird", "Chief Red Bird"

Some researchers believe him to be Chief Red Bird for which the Red Bird River in Clay and Leslie Counties are named. Aaron Cutsawah would be his American Indian name if this is the case as there are s...

8/31/2015

Col. John Lowrey MP (c.1768 - 1817)

John was the Indian chief of his tribe, recorded in Emmet Starr's book, Old Cherokee Families. Tsani Lowery was the son of GEORGE LOWREY and NANNIE [cherokee ᎾᏅᏰᎯ Nanyehi] WATTS. Tsani aka John Lowery...

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Col. John Lowrey MP (c.1768 - 1817)

John was the Indian chief of his tribe, recorded in Emmet Starr's book, Old Cherokee Families. Tsani Lowery was the son of GEORGE LOWREY and NANNIE [cherokee ᎾᏅᏰᎯ Nanyehi] WATTS. Tsani aka John Lowery...

2/3/2012

“The Broom”, Cherokee chief MP (c.1720 - 1783)

"not Tauchee", "Dutch"

The Cherokee Chief I know of who was called, "The Broom", lived somewhat later than the "Broom" described here. The "Broom" I know of was a signatory of the Tellico Treaty of about 1797, having been su...

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“The Broom”, Cherokee chief MP (c.1720 - 1783)

"not Tauchee", "Dutch"

The Cherokee Chief I know of who was called, "The Broom", lived somewhat later than the "Broom" described here. The "Broom" I know of was a signatory of the Tellico Treaty of about 1797, having been su...

3/23/2011

Chief Redbird Smith, Chief of the Nighthawk Keetoowahs (Cherokee) MP (1850 - 1918)

"Chief Red Bird Smith of the Keetoowah Cherokee in Oklahoma", "Do-Tsu-Wa Smith"

Please see Smith Story: "Chief of the Nighthawk Keetowah"Provided by the Cherokee Nation Cultural Resource CenterE-mail: cultural@cherokee.org from [**Note: Cultural information may vary from clan to c...

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Chief Redbird Smith, Chief of the Nighthawk Keetoowahs (Cherokee) MP (1850 - 1918)

"Chief Red Bird Smith of the Keetoowah Cherokee in Oklahoma", "Do-Tsu-Wa Smith"

Please see Smith Story: "Chief of the Nighthawk Keetowah"Provided by the Cherokee Nation Cultural Resource CenterE-mail: cultural@cherokee.org from [**Note: Cultural information may vary from clan to c...

3/23/2011

Samuel Smith, Chief (1876 - d.)

Smith became chief of the Nighthawk Keetowahs (ᎩᏚᏩ ᎤᎾᏙᏢᎯ) on April 7, 1919==.

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Samuel Smith, Chief (1876 - d.)

Smith became chief of the Nighthawk Keetowahs (ᎩᏚᏩ ᎤᎾᏙᏢᎯ) on April 7, 1919==.

3/23/2011

Cunne Shote ‘Standing Turkey’ MP (1738 - 1838)

"Gvnagodoga", "Kunagadoga", "Conocotocko ll"

Not the same as Oconostota 'Stalking Turkey' or as Kanagatoga "Old Hop" Biography Conocotocko [a] /ˌkʌnəkəˈtoʊkoʊ/ (Cherokee: ᎬᎾᎦᏙᎦ, romanized: Gvnagadoga, "Standing Turkey"), also known by the folk...

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Cunne Shote ‘Standing Turkey’ MP (1738 - 1838)

"Gvnagodoga", "Kunagadoga", "Conocotocko ll"

Not the same as Oconostota 'Stalking Turkey' or as Kanagatoga "Old Hop" Biography Conocotocko [a] /ˌkʌnəkəˈtoʊkoʊ/ (Cherokee: ᎬᎾᎦᏙᎦ, romanized: Gvnagadoga, "Standing Turkey"), also known by the folk...

3/23/2011

Di-Ga-Lo-Hi 'James' "Crazy Chief” Vann MP (1766 - bef.1809)

"James Vann", "James Wahli Vann", "Chief Crazy James Vann", "James Clement Vann", "Di-Ga-Lo-Hi", "William Van", "Chief James Vann"

James Vann was a Cherokee man Biography James Vann was born in 1766 (or 1768), near Spring Place, Georgia, the son of a white trader, Joseph Vann, and a Cherokee mother named Wha-li. Born just af...

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Di-Ga-Lo-Hi 'James' "Crazy Chief” Vann MP (1766 - bef.1809)

"James Vann", "James Wahli Vann", "Chief Crazy James Vann", "James Clement Vann", "Di-Ga-Lo-Hi", "William Van", "Chief James Vann"

James Vann was a Cherokee man Biography James Vann was born in 1766 (or 1768), near Spring Place, Georgia, the son of a white trader, Joseph Vann, and a Cherokee mother named Wha-li. Born just af...

3/23/2011

Path Killer II MP (1764 - 1841)

"Nunna-Tihi", "Nunnaa hi Dihia", "Pathkiller Jr."

Note: the tombstone shows a different death date than in the profile. I don’t know which is correct. Possibly this is not the correct tombstone for this Pathkiller? Please help! Pathkiller apparently h...

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Path Killer II MP (1764 - 1841)

"Nunna-Tihi", "Nunnaa hi Dihia", "Pathkiller Jr."

Note: the tombstone shows a different death date than in the profile. I don’t know which is correct. Possibly this is not the correct tombstone for this Pathkiller? Please help! Pathkiller apparently h...

3/22/2011

Brig. Gen. Stand Watie, (CSA), Principal Chief MP (1806 - 1871)

"Brig. General", "CSA", "Principal Chief", "Degataga", "Degadoga Isaac S. Watie"

Stand Watie - (1806-1871)Born at Oothcaloga in the Cherokee Nation, Georgia (near present day Rome, Georgia) on December 12, 1806, Stand Watie's Cherokee name was De-ga-ta-ga, or "he stands." He also w...

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Brig. Gen. Stand Watie, (CSA), Principal Chief MP (1806 - 1871)

"Brig. General", "CSA", "Principal Chief", "Degataga", "Degadoga Isaac S. Watie"

Stand Watie - (1806-1871)Born at Oothcaloga in the Cherokee Nation, Georgia (near present day Rome, Georgia) on December 12, 1806, Stand Watie's Cherokee name was De-ga-ta-ga, or "he stands." He also w...

3/14/2011

Corn Tassel Utsi'dsata, Beloved Man of the Overhill Cherokees MP (1738 - 1788)

"Old Tassel", "Kahyanteechee", "Kaallaha"

Corn Tassel and Oconostota were the Overhill Cherokee leaders who sent an empassioned message via warrior Sculacutta to trader and trusted white go-between LeRoy Hammond in 1784. The letter, and Hammon...

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Corn Tassel Utsi'dsata, Beloved Man of the Overhill Cherokees MP (1738 - 1788)

"Old Tassel", "Kahyanteechee", "Kaallaha"

Corn Tassel and Oconostota were the Overhill Cherokee leaders who sent an empassioned message via warrior Sculacutta to trader and trusted white go-between LeRoy Hammond in 1784. The letter, and Hammon...

3/6/2011

Joseph ‘Rich Joe’ Vann MP (1798 - 1844)

"Rich Joe Vann"

Joseph H. Vann , (11 February 1798 – 23 October 1844). He was a Cherokee leader who owned Diamond Hill (now known as the Chief Vann House), many slaves, taverns, and steamboats that he operated on the ...

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Joseph ‘Rich Joe’ Vann MP (1798 - 1844)

"Rich Joe Vann"

Joseph H. Vann , (11 February 1798 – 23 October 1844). He was a Cherokee leader who owned Diamond Hill (now known as the Chief Vann House), many slaves, taverns, and steamboats that he operated on the ...

3/6/2011

---from A history of the state of Oklahoma Vol II by Luther B Hill A.B. 1910 Richard B. Choate. A native of the Cherokee nation and a resident of Bunch, Adair county, since his boyhood days, Richard B....

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---from A history of the state of Oklahoma Vol II by Luther B Hill A.B. 1910 Richard B. Choate. A native of the Cherokee nation and a resident of Bunch, Adair county, since his boyhood days, Richard B....

3/6/2011

Chief for 1 day: June 23, 1923

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Chief for 17 days. Listed on the 1880 CN Census: ;DE, 639; 1890 CN Census: Tahlequah, 1982; Dawes Roll: card# 5858, roll# 14029; Miller Roll: Tahlequah, OK, ap# 27674, roll# 9028; Blood: 1/8 Cherokee; ...

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Chief for 17 days. Listed on the 1880 CN Census: ;DE, 639; 1890 CN Census: Tahlequah, 1982; Dawes Roll: card# 5858, roll# 14029; Miller Roll: Tahlequah, OK, ap# 27674, roll# 9028; Blood: 1/8 Cherokee; ...

3/6/2011

Samuel McDaniel Taylor, CSA MP (1818 - 1883)

"Chief Samuel McDaniel Taylor"

Samuel was never a Principal Chief. He was a circuit judge, an Associate Judge of the Supreme Court of the Cherokee Nation, and was Assistant Chief to Stand Watie's Confederate Cherokee briefly during ...

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Samuel McDaniel Taylor, CSA MP (1818 - 1883)

"Chief Samuel McDaniel Taylor"

Samuel was never a Principal Chief. He was a circuit judge, an Associate Judge of the Supreme Court of the Cherokee Nation, and was Assistant Chief to Stand Watie's Confederate Cherokee briefly during ...

3/6/2011

Confederate Chief

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Wa-de Wa-ki-gu ‘Watt’ Christie, Union Chief MP (1817 - 1902)

"Watt Christie"

Wade (Watt) Christie Born Aug 1817 in Cherokee Nation (East) Died 11 Feb 1902 at age 84 in Flint District, Cherokee Nation, Indian Territory, United States Son of Da-la-si-ni (Lacy Christie) and ...

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Wa-de Wa-ki-gu ‘Watt’ Christie, Union Chief MP (1817 - 1902)

"Watt Christie"

Wade (Watt) Christie Born Aug 1817 in Cherokee Nation (East) Died 11 Feb 1902 at age 84 in Flint District, Cherokee Nation, Indian Territory, United States Son of Da-la-si-ni (Lacy Christie) and ...

3/6/2011

Pegg, Thomas (Ah-yes-takie)==A Major of the 2nd Reg Cherokee Mounted Rifles, CSA (also known as Drew s Regiment & First Reg); after the Battle of Pea Ridge in AR, switched to the Union Side as Capt., C...

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Pegg, Thomas (Ah-yes-takie)==A Major of the 2nd Reg Cherokee Mounted Rifles, CSA (also known as Drew s Regiment & First Reg); after the Battle of Pea Ridge in AR, switched to the Union Side as Capt., C...

3/6/2011

Charles J Hunt ======= Cherokee Chief for 1 day==Charles John Hunt* Birth: 1876* Parents: Joseph Henry Hunt, Ruth Jane Harlan* Siblings: Frances Catherine Harnage (born Hunt), Jane Lulu Hunt, Nathaniel...

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Charles J Hunt ======= Cherokee Chief for 1 day==Charles John Hunt* Birth: 1876* Parents: Joseph Henry Hunt, Ruth Jane Harlan* Siblings: Frances Catherine Harnage (born Hunt), Jane Lulu Hunt, Nathaniel...

3/6/2011

Hazard Perry Brewer, Jr.Born March 15, 1871, O.H.P. Brewer, Jr. was the son of O.H.P. Brewer, Sr. and Delia "Vann" Brewer. He was born near Webbers Falls, Indian Territory. His father had been a Colone...

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Hazard Perry Brewer, Jr.Born March 15, 1871, O.H.P. Brewer, Jr. was the son of O.H.P. Brewer, Sr. and Delia "Vann" Brewer. He was born near Webbers Falls, Indian Territory. His father had been a Colone...

3/6/2011