You letter is of interest to me because my great grand-parents came from GA and NC to Bosque County , TX about the same time as yours. They settled in Stiner Valley. My grandparents were married in Bosque County in 1889. Some of my ancestors are;Cline, Daniel, Burton, Reed, and Newton. These are the names I know of. My dad Claude Cline was born in the Indian Nation (Reener, OK) in 1904. Claudie Cline Thompson On Sat, 22 Jan 2000 16:41:31 EST DMNewlin@aol.com writes: > Dear Cousins All: > > My Choctaw heritage begins with: > > John Jackson Smith (b. 1799 South Carolina d. Bosque Co., Texas > 1867) and > Martha JONES (b. abt 1801) who is said to have been 3/4 Choctaw > > They had eleven children, all born in Choctaw areas and/or cessions > in > Mississippi. They did NOT go west with the majority of the tribe(s) > in the > 1830s since John Jackson Smith was an Indian Agent and stayed > behind. > > The family apparently emigrated to Texas right after the Civil War > along with > most (but not all) of the children. > > While a resident of Hill County, Texas, grandson Burton Smith Burks > applied > for Choctaw Citizenship in 1896 and it was granted to him and his > children. I > have all the documentation from the Dawes Commission. The Choctaw > nation sued > him and the decision was reversed without any clear explanation in > the > documentation. > > Many family members later moved to Garvin Co., Oklahoma, where my > grandfather > Carl Self was born in the small community of Antioch in 1906. > > Cousin David in El Paso > DMNewlin@aol.com > Researching: Newlin; Self; Rupp; Vaugh'a'n; Rain'e's; Burks; > Snedeker; > Davidson; Pickleshimer and variations; Blaine; Hamaker; Spurling. > > > ==== CHOCTAW Mailing List ==== > Your donations to RootsWeb makes OKGenWeb and this Choctaw list > possible. RootsWeb Gen. Data Coop. Box 6798 Frazier Park, CA > 93222 > http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/how-to-subscribe.html >