The Texas Alabama-Coushatta Indians have a web site that you might try: http://www.alabama-coushatta.com/index2.html Good luck, Pete > -----Original Message----- > From: Marlene Clark [mailto:marlene@eazylink.com] > Sent: Wednesday, November 28, 2001 8:26 AM > To: ALSUMTER-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [ALSUMTER] Alabama-Coushatta Indians > > > I know the Choctaws were in what is now Sumter Co. There is a tribe in > Texas called "Alabama-Coushatta". Does anyone know anything > about them? In > the research that I have done in AL, I never came across this > tribe, but It > seems at one point I was told that they were part of the Choctaw Tribe. > Their headquarters seem to be near Livingston, TX. I have done > considerable > research on the Choctaws, but never happened upon the > Alabama-Coushattas. I > am trying to finish some genealogy loose ends for my kids and > although I am > part Choctaw, their father's family thinks they are part > Alabama-Coushattas. > Any help will be appreciated. > > Another loose end concerns the Choctaws in AL. I have most of > it, but still > need information on the Hall family that moved from there about > 1838. They > were probably the ones that were allowed 320 acres by the 1830 treaty and > was given a reserve of S13, 23, 24 and the E1/2 S30 T18 R1E (seven miles > from Demopolis, AL) and had sold it by June 16, 1838. His name > was William > Hall and her name was Susan _ _ _ _ Hall. Their daughter said > she was born > in Cherokee, AL and that her mother was also born in AL. Her mother was > definitely Choctaw. In a book, it states that William Hall stated he was > mixedblood and therefore was allowed to remain east on July 5, > 1831. There > daughter always stated that her father was from Ireland and that > her mother > was Choctaw. I have seen statements as to the parents of Susan _ _ _ _ > Hall, but have seen no proof. I keep sending for more Census Cards on > different ones, but, as yet, have no proof. I have the entire set of > "Alabama Records", but since I found that Colbert Co. was cut out of > Lawrence Co., have not had time to go through all the Lawrence > Co. books in > that set. > > Marlene > > > ==== ALSUMTER Mailing List ==== > If your new to the list or you haven't introduced yourself, > please do. We are all eager to share and learn about our Sumter > County, Alabama Ancestors. > Sumter County, ALGenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~alsumter > Listowner Kristy Williams Sumter@US-Gen.com > >