Some clarification from Bright Star. Judie Subject: [LYNCH] Districts of the Cherokee Nation West, now Oklahoma; Resent-Date: Sun, 21 Apr 2002 20:16:43 -0600 Resent-From: LYNCH-L@rootsweb.com Date: Sun, 21 Apr 2002 22:16:34 EDT From: BrightStar9136@aol.com To: LYNCH-L@rootsweb.com Hi Everyone, Many of you had questions reguarding the DISTRICTS on the census I submitted. Jim Hicks was kind enough today to put this together for all of you. This will also apply to the districts in the surname reports. I am working on another list for other abbreviations used in that report. Bright Star Districts of the Cherokee Nation West, now Oklahoma; [IL] Illinois District is now: the western 1/3 of Sequoyah County the SW corner of Cherokee County the NE corner of Muskogee County [TA] Tahlequah District is now: Cherokee County [DE] Delaware District is now: all but the SW corner of Delaware County the eastern 1/2 of Craig County the SW corner of Ottawa County [SA] Saline District is now: the eastern 1/3 of Mayes County the SW corner of Delaware County the northern edge of Cherokee County [GS] Goingsnake District is now: the northern 2/3 of Adair County [FL] Flint District is now: the southern 1/3 of Adair County [SB] Skin Bayou District: became Sequoyah District in 1851 [SE] Sequoyah District is now: the eastern 2/3 of Sequoyah County [CO] Cooweescoowee District (formed c1839-1851) is now: Washington County Nowata County Rogers County the western 2/3 of Mayes County the eastern edge of Wagoner County the western 1/2 of Craig County source info Jim Hicks (via BrightStar) Freedmen Prodject ==== LYNCH Mailing List ==== LYNCH list website - http://www2.netdoor.com/~cch/lists/LYNCH.htm