Thank you so much for the information. I had never been able to find her listed in the Dawes Records. Was she perhaps born in Cadiz, Kentucky. If so she was a part of the Indian removal and on the Trail of Tears. -----Original Message----- From: MargoBelle@aol.com <MargoBelle@aol.com> To: DAVENPORT-L@rootsweb.com <DAVENPORT-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Saturday, June 19, 1999 10:40 PM Subject: [DAVENPORT-L] Re: Sarah & Beaty Day >To mcguire@infinet.com: > >I found two census records for Beaty Day: >1860 DAY BEATY Harlan County KY Pg.335 Harlan Courthouse P.O. >1870 DAY BEATY Harlan County KY Pg.017 Mt.Pleasant P.O. Di2st > >Also, I found two land grants for Sarah Day in Menifee County, in: >THE KENTUCKY LAND GRANTS, Volume 1, Part 2 >CHAPTER X. GRANTS IN THE COUNTY COURT ORDERS (1836-1924) >THE COUNTIES OF KENTUCKY, page 1170 >Grantee: Day, Sarah A, Acres: 200, Book: 94, Page: 549 >Date Survey: 5-22-1874, County: Menifee, Watercourse: Indian Cr >Also recorded on the same day, Acres: 200, Book: 94, Page: 549 >Watercourse: E Fk Indian Cr > >But, best of all, I found her in the Dawes Commission Rolls, which as you >probably already know are Native American records, showing she was a Cherokee >Indian, part of the Five Civilized Tribes (Cherokee, Choctaw, Chickasaw, >Creek and Seminole): > >Control Number: NRFF-75-53A-5234, Unit of Description: Item, Record Group >Number: 75, Series ID: 53A, Item ID: 5234 >Title: Enrollment for Sarah Day >General Materials Designator Record Type: Textual Records >Reference Unit: National Archives--Southwest Region >Agency Name: National Archives and Records Administration >Facility Name: Building 1, Dock 1, Address: 501 West Felix Street, City: Fort >Worth, State: TX, Zip Code: 76115 >Telephone Number: 817-334-5525, Fax Number: 817-334-5621 >Organizational Code: NRFF >Creating Organization: Commissioner to the Five Civilized Tribes, Bureau of >Indian Affairs, Scope and Content: Tribe: Cherokee >Type: Parent, Sex: Female >Census Card Number: FRM132 >Personal Name Reference: Sarah Day >Item Count/Item Type: item(s) |c 1 >Source Project: Kiosk > >Also, a Sarah Day died recently in 1988 in Harlan County, possibly her >daughter or a relative? >Sarah Day, d/d 17 Aug 1988, Harlan, Age 86, Vol. 88, Cert.#21201 > >I hope this helps you. > >MargoBelle > > >==== DAVENPORT Mailing List ==== >Having problems with the list? Tell Nevada Jack at >nvjack@intercomm.com >