Cherokee Indians from Georgia -B-

Becknell, Sally. SEE Sally Halcom.

Becknell, William. (Son of Sally Hial, lives at Chattanooga, Tennesee) Cathlene Becknell Thurro Becknell Therzey Becknell Caroline M Becknell. "Besides these there is Cherokee boy in Mars County, Alabama whom information I could not obtain. Indeed these people are so scattered since the breaking up of the Nation that I do not flatter myself with the belief that with all the names I have take their names have been ascertained and reported in the course of four months, I think however that very few indeed have been omitted is there are any. Very Respectfully, Your Obedient Servant, David W Siler, Honorable L Lee Commission Indian Affairs." Ref: 1851 Cherokee Census Claims, East of the Mississippi. David W. Siler Report.

Bell, Alvina Bell, aged 21, wife, mixed. Alexander Stephen Bell, son, aged 2, mixed. William Joseph Bell, son, aged 1, mixed.

Benson, Alonzo M., age 30, of Dahlonega, Georgia, first cousin of Savillia Brackett. (claim #3231, admitted). Children: Horner H. (son), age 8, Moye (daughter), age 3, and Leslie (son), age 1. U. S. Court of Claims 1906-1910.

Benson, Rebecca M., age 51, of Dahlonega, Georgia, claiming under same as Savillia Brackett. Claim #3233 (admitted). Child: Ezekiel (son), age 16.

Bill. "The Governor of Georgia has offered a reward of $100 for the apprehension of John McDonald, John Stafford, George Stafford, and Jas. Stafford, charged with the murder of an Indian named Bill, robbing his camp and breaking from the jail of Camden County- or $100 for either of them on delivery to the sheriff or Jailer of said county. " Ref: Cherokee Phoenix and Indians' Advocate, published on Wednesday, April 1, 1829.

Bird, Solomon of Robbinsville can point to the place in the road in front of his house where soldiers rounded up his grandmother, with her grandparents, when she was a little girl in 1838. Ref: Living Stories of the Cherokees Collected and Edited by Barbara R. Duncan (1998).

Bitting, Mary J. of Tahlequah, Oklahoma, enrolled in 1851 by Chapman #2116.

Black, Sallie. SEE John Hubbard.

Black, Thomas. SEE John Hubbard.

Black Fox, principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation, among those who published Cherokee Laws. Ref: Cherokee Phoenix , published on Thursday, March 13, 1828.

Blackburn, Lewis, aged 73, white. Polly Blackburn, wife, aged 66 , mixed. Frances Hudson, daughter, aged 35, mixed (Frances Hudson is divorced from her husband L B Hudson. Lewis Blackburn Hudson, grandson, aged 11, mixed. Ref: 1851 Siler Rolls. Cherokee County, Georgia. SEE Celia Parris.

Blue listed as living in Chattooga Village, a village of Cherokee Indians 1820-1830. Ref: Chattooga County, The Story of a County and Its People by Robert S. Baker.

Bondinot, Elias, Editor of the Cherokee Phoenix, champion of the Indian "Budy" was born a gentleman, married (1886) at the age of 60, a young wife. He was born in Georgia before the Cherokees went west. His father was a brother of the famous General Stand-Waite, a full-blooded Cherokee. His mother was a Massachusetts school teacher. A feud arose which divided the family. The Cherokees divided themselves into the Ridges and the Rosses. These two factions had an implacable hatred for one another. The would "kill on sight". Bondinot allied himself with Stand-Waite and became a Ridge. In 1832 and 1833 the tribe removed to Indian Territory. One day the Rosses killed John Ridge, Elias Bondinot, and another member of the clan. The Rosses were opposed the removal from there, and held the Ridges accountable for it. The feud continued until the Civil War broke out. Three sons of the Indian and Massachusetts school teacher were left. They were: William B., who rose to a Colonel in the Confederate Army; Elias Cornelius who served in the Southern Army on the staff of Colonel Heinman and afterwards delegate to the Confederate Congress; and Frank, who was a Federal soldier and died after the war. A member of congress from one of the New England States named Bondinot as a descendant of Elias M. Bondinot, the historian of "Bosques's Expedition to Fort DuQuesne" which he used to read to the Cherokee braves when travelling in Georgia. . He took the boy with him and gave him an education. The grateful savage took up his name and married Miss Harriet Gold in Massachusetts. The young couple then returned to Georgia. Ref: The Constitution, Atlanta 2-19-1886

Bondinott, Elias, Rev. had a letter remaining at the post office at New Echota on January 1, 1830. Ref: Cherokee Phoenix and Indians' Advocate dated Wednesday, January 6, 1830.

Bowling, Elliott was born 1823 in South Carolina, died 1892. His 1st wife was Rose, born 1831 in North Carolina, listed on the 1850 Union County, Georgia Census. He apparently married (2) Sarah J., because of her application to the U. S. Court of Claims. Note: The Bowlings of Virginia were descendants of Pocohontas, which has been established in the Virginia history books.

"My name is Sarah J. Bowling. I live at Blairsville, Georgia. I was born 1845 in Union County, Georgia. I claim through my husband, Elliott Bowling, who died five years ago the 2nd day of August....My daughter, Sarah A. Pless, she died a year ago this September. She died September, 1907.... My husband claimed through his mother. Her name was Pollie McDonald before she was married....My husband said that his father's mother always told him that he had Indian blood. He always claimed that Pocohontos was the ancestor...My husband was born and raised in Union County, Georgia. My husband was 69 years old when he died....My husband was living in this county in 1882....William L. Bowling is a nephew of mine. His father and my husband were brothers." /s/Sarah J. Bowling, Blairsville, Georgia, July 15, 1908. Application #28022-4748, U. S. Court of Claims 1906-1908.

Bowling, Richard was born 1812 in South Carolina. Wife, Sarah, born 1815 in South Carolina. They were residents of Akaqua; listed on the 1850-1880 Union County, Georgia Census. According to tradition, his wife was Pollie McDonald, and she was the one with Indian blood. Richard was probably a son of James Bowling (born 1789 in North Caroliina) and his wife, Letty (born 1792 in North Carolina), residents of Union County in 1850.. Issue:

Emily Bowling, born 1842 in South Carolina
Mariah Bowling, born 1844 in South Carolina
Lafayette Bowling, born 1846 in Union County, Georgia
Amey Bowling, born 1848 in Union County, Georgia
William L. Bowling, born 1860 in Union County, Georgia
Mary H. Bowling, born 1863 in Union County, Georgia
James E. Bowling, born 1865 in Union County, Georgia

"My name is William L. Bowling. I live at Blairsville, Georgia. I was born in 1860 in Union County, Georgia, and have lived here all my life. I claim Cherokee Indian blood through my father and his mother. My father died in 1864, and was about 45 years old when he died. He was born in this county, and lived here until he went to War. My father's mother was born and raised in White County, Georgia....I think her name was Pollie McDonald. My father and grandmother never got any money or land from the Government on account of their Indian blood. In 1882 I was living in Union County, Georgia. My father was living here when the Indians were driven out of this country. I don't remember my father, so never heard him speak o f the Indians being driven away. I have heard my uncles speak of the Indians frequently. They said that they were descendants of Pocchontus. She was an Indian woman. I never heard that they claimed to get their Indian blood from any other source than through Pocchontus. I have a sister in Tahlequah who has filed an application. Her name is Mary Townsend." /s/William L. Bowling, Blairsville, Georgia, July 15, 1908. Application 29985-3450, U. S. Court of Claims 1906-1910.

Bowling, Pollie. She was Pollie McDonald before marriage. William L. Bowling, b. 1860 in Union Co., Ga., claimed Cherokee blood. He lived at Blairsville. His claim was filed through application 29985-3450, saying that his father's mother was born and raised in White Co. His father died in 1864, aged about 45. Ref: July 15, 1908 application in the U. S. Court of Claims 1906-1910.

Bred Cutter listed as living in Chatooga Village, a village of Cherokee Indians 1820-1830. Ref: Chattooga County, The Story of a County and Its People by Robert S. Baker.

Brackett, Benjamin, age 47. (Lives in Hamilton County, Tennesee) Susan Brackett, wife, age 42. Michael Ann Brackett, daughter, age 20. Jesse M. Brackett, son, age 18. Marion Brackett, son, age 16. Thomas Brackett, son, age 14. Catherine Brackett, daughter, age 11. Adam Brackett, son, age 6. Sarah Brackett, daughter, age 3. Benjamin Brackett Jr., son, age 1. Ref: 1851 Cherokee Census Claims, East of the Mississippi. David W. Siler Report.

Brackett, Mige, age 40, widower (Lives in Gilmer County, Georgia) Balus Brackett, son, age 16. John Brackett, son, age 13. Bradford Brackett, son, age 10. Franky Brackett, daughter, age 8. Daniel Brackett, son, age 6. Martha Brackett, daughter, age 5. James Brackett, son, age 3. ALLOWED. "The wives of Benjamin Brackett- Lock Langley and Mige Brackett - claim they are sisters and daughters of Mr. Hubbard whose wife was a Wilkenson and a native of the Cherokee Nation, this statement is corroborated by persons of high standing who have long been acquainted with Cherokee affairs, I find however that their claim has been in disputed by some persons but from the best information I can get they have hitherto enjoyed the benefits of the Treaty." Ref: 1851 Cherokee Census Claims, East of the Mississippi. David W. Siler Report.

Brackett, Savilla. SEE Samuel M. Howell.

Breds listed as living in Chatooga Village, a village of Cherokee Indians 1820-1830. Ref: Chattooga County, The Story of a County and Its People by Robert S. Baker.

Brown, John. Listed as a resident of a Cherokee Village (1820-1830, Island Town, north of present-day Trion). Ref: Chattooga County, The Story of a County and Its People by Robert S. Baker.

Brown, Mrs., age 48. (Widow of John Brown). Ref: 1851 Cherokee Census Claims, East of the Mississippi. David W. Siler Report.

Buffington, Thomas M., 1899 - 1903, was born in the Goingsnake District of the Cherokee Nation, he attended tribal school in what is now Delaware County. His brother, Ezekiel Buffington, was a missionary who removed from Georgia to the West in 1835. Buffington began his career in tribal politics as secretary to his brother who was a member of the Cherokee Senate. He was elected district judge of Delaware District in 1889 and resigned in 1891 to become a member of the Cherokee Senate. He was later named President of that body. When Joel Mayes died in 1891, he became Acting Principal Chief where he served until C.J. Harris was named Chief. Then becoming Mayor of Vinita, he soon was nominated as a Downing Party candidate for Principal Chief, winning the election of 1899. He served as Chief in a very trying and controversial time. Most of the details of land surveys and allotments preparing for statehood occurred during his tenure. Known for many years as the �last Cherokee Chief� because his successor W.C. Rogers never had the power and authority usually exercised by tribal chiefs, he died at his home in Vinita February 11, 1938.

Buffington, Thomas Mitchell, 1/8th Indian Blood, according to his card, was the son of Rev. Ezekiel Buffington and his wife, Louisa (Newman) Buffington, was born on 19 October 1855 on the farm in Goingsnake District. He attended the tribal schools. In 1887, he was a farmer in the Delaware District on Mustang Creek, 8 miles east of Vinita. He later (1885) became secretary for his brother, John D. Buffington, senator from Goingsnake. In 1889, Thomas was chosen District Judge of the Delaware District. He became president of the senate in 1891. Chief Buffington helped to administer the tribal lands in 1903. He returned to his home in Vinita where he served as mayor in 1917, his last term before he died in February of 1938 in Vinita, buried in the Fairview Cemetery. Chief Buffington married (1) Susan Woodall (died 11 November 1891) on 10 May 1878 and (2) Emma Gray on 28 December 1895, a daughter of D. A. Gray of Tahlequah.

Buffington, Ellis, one-quarter Cherokee, was born in 1770 and died in 1858. He was one of the sons of Ezekiel Buffingham, a Scotchman, and his wife, Mary Emory, a daughter of Ludovic Grant, Scotch trader. Ellis' family accompanied a party led by Captain John Rogers in 1821 to join the Western Cherokees in Arkansas. He was born in Georgia and married Catharine Daniel, settling at Dardanelle, but later removing to Mulberry (Crawford County, Arkansas).

Buffington, Ezekiel was born 1738 in Pennsylvania and died ca 1818. He married in 1771 in the Cherokee Nation of East Tennessee to Mary Emory, a daughter of William and Mary (Grant) Emory). Issue: Susannah, Elizabeth, Annie, Mary, Ellis (1770-1858), and Thomas (1774).

Buffington, Thomas, born 1774 in Georgia, in the Cherokee Nation, was the son of Ezekiel Buffington (1738-ca 1818). According to the application in the U. S. Court of Claims (1906-1908) by Francis M. Whelchel, his mother was a daughter of Thomas Buffington.

Canton, Georgia, Claim #7425. July 7, 1908. "Francis M. Whelchel and 2 children. I am 65 years of age; was born in Cherokee County and have lived here all my life. I claim Cherokee Indian blood through my mother....In 1852 I lived in Cherokee County....My mother was a recognized white woman. I do not remember my grandfather. Never saw him. My mother first told me of my Indian blood. She said her father, Thomas Buffington, was half Cherokee Indian...." (claim was rejected).

Note --- This Thomas Buffington would have been 1/2 Cherokee, and so this claim matches the inheritance. It was rejected because none of the Buffington ancestors were parties to the treaties of 1835,1836 and 1846. The Descendants of Ezekiel Buffington, the Buffington tribal chiefs, etc., do indicate a Cherokee lineage. Of Course, had Francis M. Whelchel provided his mother's name, it might have been traced in the Georgia marriage records, since the Buffingtons who remained behind, in Cherokee and Hall Counties, were recognized as white.

Buffington, Ezekiel, son of Ellis Buffington and his wife, Catharine (Daniel) Buffington, was born 1809 in Georgia. He was married to Louisa Newman (born 1817 in Georgia, died in Goingsnake District of the Old Cherokee Nation in 1898, the daughter of Jonathan Newman. Ezekiel was a presbyterian minister, serving as a missionary among the Cherokees. In 1835, he removed his family to Indian Territory, settling on lands in Goingsnake District.

Buffington, William Ellis, Jr.. was born 1852 in Georgia, died in 1897.. He married Mary Miller (born 1857 in Georgia, died in 1826) on 5 December 1872 in Marshall County Mississippi. Their family appears on the 1880 Saline County, Arkansas Census. William Ellis, age 26, Mary, age 26, Jewel, age 4, Turner, age 1. William Ellis Buffington, Jr. and his wife, Mary, were buried in New Friendship Cemetery, in Saline County.

Buffington, Jewel Lamar was born 21 July 1875 in Benton, Arkansas. He married Caroline (Carrie) Warren, born on 16 Feb 1877 to Albert William Warren and Hannah Chequin, on 25 April 1896 in Benton, Saline County, Arkansas. Albert was born 4 Jun 1847 in Chicopee, Hampden County, Massachusetts to John William Warren and Ann J. Williams. Hannah was born 21 Nov 1850 in Stanbridge, Missisquoi, Quebec to Louis Chequin and Caroline Doner. Jewel Lamar and family appear on the 1910 Saline County census: J.L., age 35, Carrie, age 32, Harley, age 12, Lelah, age 11, Pearl, age 8, Ellis, age 5 and Marie, age 2.. Carrie's mother, Anna, age 59, also appears in the household; "Hannah" died on 13 Oct 1915. Jewel died on 27 August 1943 and Carrie died on 13 June 1954.

Buffington, John Harland was born on 17 October 1897. He married Lula Mae Ritz on 5 April 1919. Lula was born on 9 August 1900 and died on 7 February 1992. John died on 21 September 1959.

Buffington, Joshua. " MARRIED -- At Coosewaytee, by the Rev. Mr. Thompson, Mr. Joshua Buffington of Hickory Log District, to Miss SABRA LYNCH of Coosewaytee." Ref: Cherokee Phoenix and Indian's Advocate dated November 25, 1829.

Bull, Sarah. SEE Sutteer.

Bushyhead, Robert, Reverend "also comes from an older generation of storytellers and grew up speaking the Cherokee language. He spent his adult life as a traveling missionary for the Baptist Church, and when he retired to Cherokee, North Carolina, he began performing in the outdoor drama Unto These Hills. Ref: Living Stories of the Cherokees Collected and Edited by Barbara R. Duncan (1998).

Butler, John. See Isaac Vann.

Butler, Esther. "DIED -- At Haweis, Mrs. ESTHER BUTLER, wife of Doc. E. Butler. On the 11th, Inst. at the house of Rev. N.D. Scales, Chickamauga District, Mr._____ SMITHSON, on his way from South Carolina to Bedford Co., West Tennessee." Cherokee Phoenix and Indian's Advocate dated November 25, 1829."

Butrick, D. S., Rev. had a letter remaining at the post office at New Echota on January 1, 1830. Ref: Cherokee Phoenix and Indians' Advocate dated Wednesday, January 6, 1830.