----- Original Message ----- From: "Doug Barkley" <genreser@intcon.net> To: <CHOCTAW-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, March 23, 2000 5:20 AM Subject: Re: [CHOCTAW] 1885 census in Atoka Eliza Barker Sonja, usually especially on the 1885 Choctaw Census families were listed together. f she was living when the Dawes rolls were made, the census card shows their parents. Doug sonja wrote: Found our ancestor Eliza Barker listed on 1885 census in Atoka , Oklahoma.. .. she is listed with her child Seth .. both listed as Indian by blood .. have been unable to find her parents !! and even unsure as to whether Barker was a maiden name or a married name .. we know child (Seth) was offspring of Dunn. any info on Eliza Barker ? any one ? thank you . Researching: Barker Reasor Dunn Tierce Gaines Smith McRight Holland Lucas Graham Gipson Gilstrap Gentry Major Forrester Camp ****************************************************************** > looking on the census of 1885 , there are no Barkers listed next to her on the list and we know she did not register for the Dawes.... story being she was cherokee and did not go to where she needed to register .... that is why we are looking for her parents .... as they may have registered ....or some of her siblings ..... (the child listed on the census , Seth, his father , was a Dunn.. part Choctaw and Dunn is on the Dawes)... > Any body have any ideas where to look next for any of Eliza Barker's relatives ?