In a message dated 5/9/02 9:35:14 AM Eastern Daylight Time, MAILER-DAEMON@aol.com writes: > http://userdb.rootsweb.com/nativeamerican/cgi-bin/search.cgi > > > > > > > the above address is a "native American" site with 23 SEVERS matches. > I found several surprises that need explaining. All are in reference to the > > family of Frederick B Severs 1835and Annie A Anderson and his father > Charles > J Severs 1811 and grandfather William Severs 1752. > The children of FR and Annie are Bessie, Mary, and Annie and a possible > illigitimate child by Rose McGilbray named John Mcgilbray (Rose and John > are > listed but I am not sure they are the right ones as John may be too old to > be > correct. > The rolls are numbered and it is interesting that Charles J Severs, WIlliam > > Severs, Samuel Severs, and Frederick B Severs are recorded as parents. > Samuel > seems unrelated by blood but is buried in the same Cemetery as FB Severs > (same plot??not sure) so there is some connection. > the rolls that are consecutive are interesting are Barte F, Bessie, > Charles > J., Emma, Samuel B, and Samuel B Jr. (I had expected some of these-Samuel B > > seems to be an Indian with some relationship to FBS but NOT by Blood as he > is > too old to be likely although he was age 46 when FBS was recorded as 63 and > > was likely an adoption by Charles J Severs as they were known to have an > indian girl in the household in Washington Co AR. > the surprises are: > Charles J Severs is listed as a parent > and card l9 roll 31987 lists Charles J Severs age 14 and 1/8 Indian by > blood---who is his mother? I suppose the info is on the record and I will > start looking. > William Severs card 1485 roll 4738 is Consecutive with Shawnee Severs > 1485/4737 but who is Shawnee.. (Could she be the "Indian Woman" who made > claim for child support against F B Severs at one time for two illigitimate > > children?)??? > Vasena also filed as a parent (I suppose the record shows the childs name > and > it would be listed on Card 352. Parent card 352 is also a card of FBS so > something interesting is likely on card 352 and Annie E Severs also shows > card 352--since roll numbers are missing from the parent cards I could be > drawing wrong impressions as Annie E Severs seems to be daughter of FBS and > > Annie Anderson as she is listed as 1/4 Indian and age 20 and that seems > about > right for their daughter, but how would she connect to Vasena T Severs??). > For those of us who are of the clan of Catherine Peck and Wm Severs l752 > this > grandson (Frederick B Severs l835) is of great interest as he was a > Confecerate Major, an "Honorary Indian with full Indian Rights", Had an > Indian wife and, probably 2 sets of illigitimate children (or could those > belong to his father--their age seems to young for this but one is named > for > the father (Charles J Severs) and one for the Grandfather (maybe) and he is > > WIlliam Severs who appears to be daughter of Shawnee Severs. > Samuel B Severs needs some explanation--I suspect the explanation is an > adoption or sponsorship and not by blood but he is recorded as l/4 Indian > and > his son 1/8 and that is the same as children of FBS--He is listed as > Cherokee > but this seems to mean little as the lines between Cherokee and Creek are > VERY blurred. > Does anyone have access to the Dawes microfilm rolls??? I will supply > numbers > to search.. > VERY INTERESTING Lots of INDIAN Severs. > Charles Severs >