Hi there, I was going through the archives and came across this post to my question about a wife for George Wilson, JR. Between vacation and my 3 yr old grandson breaking his elbow in a fall, I must have missed it. I know that George Wilson, Sr was married to Ruth Springton ( sometimes known as Ruth Drumgoole) married sometime around 1800, but you have the date c.1845. Could this be a different Ruth Springston married to George Wilson JR? Or is it the date you have for George Jr's parents, Ruth and George W. Wilson SR? Hoping you can remember, since this is an old post. Thanks alot, patty From: jay earl < ten8csi@yahoo.com> Subject: Re: [CherokeeGeneCommunity] George Jr Wilson Date: Sun, 31 Jul 2005 09:35:31 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <42EC2CCD.7050508@cableone.net> Hey Patty, George Wilson married Ruth SPRINGSTON c. 1845.

Notes for Richard Bark Foreman: Blood: 1/2 Cherokee Clan: Paint Clan (Susie Gourd) Cherokee Name: Uhyluke or Oo-ya-lu-gi Reservation Roll: 1817, Signed for 640 acre Reservation Drennen Roll: 1851, #633 Flint District Marriage #1: Elizabeth Kerr / Karr Marriage #2: Mother ?? Marriage #3: Rachel Seabolt Baptism (LDS): June 17, 1995, PORTL Endowment (LDS): September 07, 1995, PORTL Sealed to parents (LDS): June 08, 1996, PORTL The Church at Candy's Creek by William Holland, Missionary......"Bark Foreman, brother of T. Foreman, 30 years old with four children. He has a speech impediment due a hare-lip". Richard Bark Foreman is listed on the July, 1817 Treaty. Richard 'BARK' is on the 1835 Census, Cherokee Indians East of the Mississippi, Tennessee, Candy's Creek, McMinn Co., TN. Listed as One halfblood and six quarterbloods. One white intermarriage. One farm and one farmer. One reads Cherokee. One weaver and three spinners. RICHARD BARK FOREMAN, information from "Going Snake Messenger," Vol. VII, No. 4, pages 80,81,82,83, written by Lulu Boggs. By 1817, the United States Government was putting pressure on the Cherokees to move to the West. The Treaties of 1817 and 1819 did provide that a certain number of Cherokees could remain in the East on individual reservations. CHEROKEE AGENCY EAST: Walter Caruty makes oath, that he was acquainted with Bark Foreman at and before the Cherokee Treaties of 1814 and 1819. He was a Native Cherokee and was the head of a Cherokee family and resided on the land. Affiant understood he registered for a reservation under said treaties on what is now McMinn County in the state of Tennessee, on or near the road leading from McMinn to Knoxville. That he continued all his residence thereon until the spring of 1819 when he rented a part of his improved land thereon to a certain Garret F. Lankford, and the balance of his improved land to a certain Wallace Cowan. Lankford, by the terms of the lease was to surrender possession to Foreman on the first day of December, 1819. Affiant at that time lived within a mile and a half of the reservation. In the month of November, 1819, said Foreman was at the house of affiant, and said he had been in search of his stock, which he left on the reservation. A horse pony was all! he could find, the balance consisting of cattle and horses as he informed affiant could not be found. He came back to affiant's house in the month of December and made demand from Lankford in the presence of affiant of his rent according to contract and of the possession of his premises. Landford refused to pay the rent, and said he did not design when he leased to pay rent nor surrender the premises rented and positively refused to give Foreman possession and said he would never give him possession and that he, Foreman need not come there expecting to get possession from him for he should not have it. In the fall or winter of 1819, affiant heard Lankford, who was a white man, threaten Foreman's life twice, saying Foreman had better not come about him for he would kill him. That he would as soon kill him, Foreman, as a wolf. Lankford continued to hold possession even forcibly until the land sales in 1820 and until the purchase of the quarters including the improvements took possessi! on thereof under the state. Cowan was also, by his contract to surrender possession to Foreman on the first day of December, 1819 when he heard Cowan tell Foreman that he, Cowan, had complied with his contract, that he was to build a house on the rented land and was then living in it. And that he intended to live in it, and that he would pay no more rent, and refused to surrender possession. Shortly thereafter, William Lea purchased the improvements from Cowan, who continued possession until Lea took possession in the spring of 1820, and continued possession until the land sale in the fall of 1820, when Lasciter became the purchaser thereof from the state and took possession thereof under his purchase. The Surveyor General of the Cherokee District did not survey and (illegible) the reservation as such or by general plan of the District, but the same was sectioned off for appropriation by the State and sold at the land sale of 1820. And immediately thereafter, taken possession ! of by the purchasers of their (illegible) holding under them, and has ever since forcibly been held over against Foreman. After Foreman failed in getting possession from his tenants, he appeared greatly dissatisfied and complained much. By the loss of his possessions and the distribution of his stock left on the reservation, Foreman was reduced to (illegible) and removed his family across Tennessee over in the Cherokee Nation, where he has ever since resided being unable to obtain possession of his reservation. Foreman agreed, as affiant is informed, to receive some small sum for his improvements thereon from Col. Starr, about $250. He never sold or conveyed his reservation or any part thereof to the knowledge or information of affiant. Walter Carruth. Affiant in addition to the above states that he is well acquainted with the reservation above referred to, having resided in the neighborhood since 1819, and believes that the date of the treaty of 1835 it was worth as unimproved l! ands nine thousand dollars. Walter Carruth Sworn to before me 2 March 1838 John Kis (??) To the Cherokee committee under the Treaty of 1835 The undersigned is desirous of becoming a citizen of the United States, and respectfully solicits the Committee to grant him privileges of Citizenship. Cherokee Agency East February 26, 1838 Richard, or Bark Foreman (x mark) Witness J.E. Hetzel Bark Foreman has this day been recommended by the Committee as being fully competent to become a citizen of the U. States. He having exemplified his unwillingness to go to the West. Cherokee Agency February 26, 1838 J.W. Bell Precinct Pro Tem National Archives Copy E 222 Cherokee Removal Record 1820-54 At the time the Declaration of Independence was signed, 200, the area of North Carolina that was later to become Bradley Co., TN, was still a wilderness area inhabited by Indians who had developed a simple knowledge of roots and herbs were able to alleviate many diseases common to the area. In 1845 the book The Cherokee Physician or Indian Guide to Health, As Given By Richard Foreman, A Cherokee Doctor was published by James W. Mahoney. This book, supposedly was a treatise on the healing arts as practiced by the Cherokee Indians, and remedies for the more common diseases of the time. Regardless of the disease, the standard treatment consisted of "First, give an emetic to cleanse the stomach; next, give a purge or some other cathartic to cleanse the bowels; after the stomach and bowels have been cleansed in the above manner, give a sweat of Seneca or Black Snake Root to produce copious sweating." No. 33 Bark Foreman Claim for the Value of A Reservation vs The United States In this case it is alleged by claimant that he registered his name with R.J. Meigs for a Reservation of 640 acres of land on the No side of Hiwasse river, in McMinn Co. State of Tennessee, in the Territory ceded by the Cherokee Nation of Indians, to the government of the U.S. by the treaties of 1817 and 19. He alleges that the same was sold by the State of Tennessee, and that the purchases took possession of the same and forcibly kept him out, that he has never sold the same or any part thereof. The testimony of David Taylor, Walter Curruth and one officer, is offered to sustain the justice of his claim, who all seem to agree in the statement that Foreman was a Reservee, and that he resided thereon till Spring of 1819, when he rented his land out to two different men, to-wit Lankford & Cowan - that applicant was by the term of the contract to have had possession of said Reservation by the 1st De! c. 1819, as is proven by W. Curruth. All concern in the statement, that much difficulty and distrust existed between the parties, Foreman and his tenants. It also appears by the affidavit of Curruth, that Foreman had left some stock, horses, cattle & when he left in the Spring, on his reservation - that he demanded possession of Langford and the payment of his rent, in presence of withso both of which was refused. In the fall of the same year; Langford threatened the life of Foreman and (illegible) that he would kill him if he came about him. Cowan by agreement, was also to pay rent, and give possession, both of which he refused to do in the winter of 1819 - That the land was sectioned off, and sold by the State in the fall of 1820. The witness Taylor & Curruth, both concur in their statements that Foreman did receive the sum of $250, or there about. Col. C. Starr swears that he paid Foreman as well as now recollects $280, for his Reservation in behalf of government; that Foreman mo! ved off voluntarily after renting his place for the balance of the time for which he was entitled to it, which would have expired according to the treaty, the 1st Jan'y 1820. Whereupon and in consideration of the premises, the commissioners are of the opinion that the treaty contemplated that the Reservee should reside on the premises by him reserved, and taken that he should be domiciled and that the reservee could not lease out the premises and live on other lands without such act amounting to an abandonment and that the receipt of the sum of $280, from the Government by the hands of its Agent, was a sale of the said Reservation. Therefore, it is Adjudged and Decreed that the said Bark Foreman is not entitled to receive any compensation from the United States for this Reservation. John Kennedy W.W. 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Osiyo Patty, "c" means circa. It is often used if the date of an event (birth, marriage, death) is not exactly known. It does not necessarily mean any of your information is incorrect. I just wrote it exactly like it was written. Best wishes. Tom and Patty <tomnpat@myturbonet.com> wrote: Hi there, I was going through the archives and came across this post to my question about a wife for George Wilson, JR. Between vacation and my 3 yr old grandson breaking his elbow in a fall, I must have missed it. I know that George Wilson, Sr was married to Ruth Springton ( sometimes known as Ruth Drumgoole) married sometime around 1800, but you have the date c.1845. Could this be a different Ruth Springston married to George Wilson JR? Or is it the date you have for George Jr's parents, Ruth and George W. Wilson SR? Hoping you can remember, since this is an old post. Thanks alot, patty From: jay earl < ten8csi@yahoo.com> Subject: Re: [CherokeeGeneCommunity] George Jr Wilson Date: Sun, 31 Jul 2005 09:35:31 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <42EC2CCD.7050508@cableone.net> Hey Patty, George Wilson married Ruth SPRINGSTON c. 1845. ==== CherokeeGene Mailing List ==== This list is for Genealogy related conversations Your supporting website http://www.wvi.com/~wb/Cherokee1.html Please Good manors and no flaming others For Culture, ridges; bumps; skin tones; or Language lessons Please visit CHEROKEE-L-request@rootsweb.com You can also find what you need search the archives or to get off this list via web site below http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Ethnic-Native/CherokeeGene.html Listowner = CherokeeGene-admin@rootsweb.com --------------------------------- Start your day with Yahoo! - make it your home page