I got this and thought that maybe someone eles might have information to help this gentleman. I did not find the names on my list, but hope that someone on this list is researching his line. The posts by Linda Haas Devenport were very interesting and I am sure will help in regards to the following message. Thank you so much, Tiffany -----Original Message----- From: Choctaw444@aol.com <Choctaw444@aol.com> To: tedmonds@icok.net <tedmonds@icok.net> Date: Saturday, September 19, 1998 12:32 AM Subject: look ups >I just signed up on this List and need some help as I have no idea of how I >can find out about my Great Grand Mother..She was Choctaw woman married to >civil War veteranfrom Meigs County, Tenn . His name was Victor M. Locke and >after the war settled in Indian Terr, in the Choctaw Nation I have been told >that her father was named Thompson and was from Skullyvillle and her name was >Priscilla. She is supposed to be buried in the Locke cemetary located in >Antlers, Okla. Date of death unknown. Her date of Marrriage to victor m. Locke >is also unknown to me. I do believe they had children and some of the names >are Victor M. Jr.( a cchief of the Choctaws about 1911) (Ben Davis , My >Grandfather) (daughter named Mary) at least two other sons named Jessie and >Nelson. My father told me that Victor M. Locke had been involved in what he >called the LOCKE civil war about 1892 and the Federal troops been called in .>It may have been a battle between two factions of the Choctaw Nation. I >beleive several members of the family including my father Curtis Hubert was on >the Original Dawes rolls but I do not have the roll numbers. There is no one >left in the Family for me to question that I know of >although I was told by my father that he had cousins and two half sisters. >MY E_Mail address is Choctaw444@aol.com