-----Original Message----- From: tim mccratic [mailto:timothy.mccratic@mciworld.com] Sent: Friday, April 07, 2000 10:23 AM To: CHOCTAW-L@rootsweb.com Subject: RE: [CHOCTAW] Shak-Chi-Homas Tribe? Jami, May I pass this to a Cole cousin if mine? Lisa McCratic -----Original Message----- From: Jamialane@aol.com [mailto:Jamialane@aol.com] Sent: Thursday, April 06, 2000 3:47 PM To: CHOCTAW-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [CHOCTAW] Shak-Chi-Homas Tribe? I received this several years ago from Mr. Joe Hock: An ancient story among the Choctaws tells of a band of Indians known as Shak-chi-homas, being led by Chief Cha-La-homa (Red Fox). They were known to have campsites down along the Mississippi in Western Tennesse, while the Choctaws and Chickasaws ranged to the south of the area. The Shak-Chi-homas considered the Choctaws and Chickasaws their enemies and on occasion had killed members of hunting parties and trappers of their villages. These killings eventually caused the massacre of the Shak-Chi-homa, and as a seperate tribe they no longer existed. Among the captives was a lovely girl named Shomaka. She was adopted by the Choctaws and later married a white man, whose name was Cole. They became the parents of Robert Cole, who became a most respected member of the tribe and served as District Chief from 1824 to 1826. Shomaka's daughter married District Chief Cornelieus McCurtain. Cornelious and Mahayia had seven children; Jackson Frazier, Isabelle, Elsie, David, Edmond, Green and Robert. Three of whick became Tribal Chiefs; Jackson, Edmond and Green. And this is from Sandra Riley: # 148 Shumaka, represented to be more than a 120 years old (this deposition taken in 1838) the last of the Chocchuma race, unable to attend. Joshua T. Brown, counsel. Coleman Cole, a 3/4 blood Choctaw, a witness for claimant, being sworn, deposes as follows; That he is acquainted with Shumaka; she is his grandmother; has known her as long as he can recollect; saw her about 20 days since; she was then at Puttacacowa Creek, where she lived on (witnesses land); she is very old; she is represented to be 120 eyars old; she is unable to travel any distance. At the time of the treaty she lived on Bittupinbogue about 18 or 19 miles from its mouth. She had then no child living with her; she was visited by her grand-children at that time, but no person lived there. She lived there at and before the treaty, and remained there until the land she lived on was sold by the government at the first land sales at Chocchuma, after which a white man required her to move. Before this she had a house and field, in which she lived. He (witness) assisted her in making a crop. he has no recollection of her husband his frandfather. He has heard her say she belonged to the Chocchuma tribe; that she was very young at the massacre of her tribe by the Chickasaws and others; she made her husband escape, and got among the Choctaws, who adopted her as a Choctaw. She is the mother of Robert Cole, the witness's father. The Chocchumas lived in a village, and were surprised by the Chickasaws at break of day, and were all murdered with few exceptions; they were killing them all day. About 200 excaped among the Choctaws. These were merged in the Choctaw tribe, and the Chocchuma name abandoned. Her faculties are in great degree unimipaired; she can see to work with her naked eyes, hears well etc. She belonged to Lewis Perry's company at the date put on Nelson's list, at the council at Nelson's by her request, as he heard Nelson say at the time he was taking other names. Nelson told him he was going to put her name down, and he saw him immediately write. Hope this helps Jami Hamilton http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~jami ==== CHOCTAW Mailing List ==== Pushmataha County, Oklahoma -- http://www.rootsweb.com/~okpushma/PushCo.html ==== CHOCTAW Mailing List ==== Please support wonderful & FREE genealogy on the internet. Join Rootsweb.com today! http://www.rootsweb.com