Chapter 19 -- Berryhill Family

Chapter 19

Berryhill Family

The Creek Indian papers of Robert T. Barber show that Eliza Berryhill was the daughter of Thomas Berryhill, and that Benjamin Posey was the son of Nancy (Berryhill) Posey.

According to the late Mrs. Pearl Barber Howard, Nancy (Berryhill) was the daughter of John Berryhill, born 1754, and his Indian wife. Thomas Berryhill is believed to have been a brother to Nancy, which would make Benjamin Posey and his wife Eliza Berryhill first cousins.

According to the testimony of Nathan Berryhill, the son of William Berryhill and the grandson of John Berryhill, his grandfather John had a brother named Joseph Berryhill who was also a recognized member of the Creek Nation of Georgia.

New information from Ken Berryhill a descendant of Alexander Berryhill, brother of John and Joseph, points to Joseph Berryhill and his wife Hanna as the parents of these brothers. Joseph and Hanna lived and died in North Carolina, probably Mecklenberg County. The parents of Joseph were John Berryhill and Mary Bigness and grandparents were Alexander Berryhill and Lady Jane Cartwright.

Berryhill Family Research, by Thelma Nolen Cornfeld

  1. intro.txt
  2. old Berryhill, from Scotland
  3. beryh1.txt
  4. beryh2.txt
  5. beryh3.txt
  6. beryh4.txt
  7. beryh5.txt
  8. beryh6.txt
  9. beryh7.txt
  10. beryh8.txt
  11. beryh9.txt
  12. beryh10.txt
  13. beryh11.txt
  14. beryh12.txt
  15. beryh13.txt

The following is an outline of the John Berryhill family.

John Berryhill, born ca. 1754, Georgia, married Elizabeth Durouzeaux about 
1781.  Elizabeth was born about 1768, died 1833.  They both went to 
Oklahoma in 1828 with the Chilly McIntosh Party, and that is where they 
died, John in 1831.

  1.  Thomas S. Berryhill, born 7 December 1782, Old Creek Nation, Georgia, 
      married Sarah Deacle 25 October 1804, Georgia.

      A.  Eli Berryhill, born in Montgomery Co. GA, 1805, married Ellender
          "Ellen" Hudson 14 Oct 1830, Troup County, GA. Eli died in Linn 
          Flat, Nacogdoches County, Texas in 1861. Ellen lived with her 
          son Thomas B. Berryhill for years, died in Upshur County, Texas
          in 1910.
  

          a.  Missouri Ann Berryhill, born 1834, Chambers County, AL, 
              married Levi Harris about 1852 in Dadeville, Tallapoosa
              County, AL. Levi died in Rusk County, TX June 1869. Missouri
              died in Upshur County, Texas in 1879.

              aa.  Mary A. Harris, born 1854, Rusk County, TX

              bb.  Nancy C. Harris, born in Texas 1855, married David
                   Coffman. Nancy died in Morris County, Texas.

                   aaa.  Thomas David Coffman

                   bbb.  Emma Coffman married Tom Rumsey. Emma died in
                         Morris County, Texas.

                         aaaa.  Lena (Lila?) Rumsey married ___ Robinson

                         bbbb. Lula Rumsey

                         cccc.  Lona Rumsey

              cc.  Susan Ellen Harris, born in Texas 1857, married 
                   (1)Winston T. Banks about 1881, (2) Thomas Brogane
                   Susan died in McAlester, OK in 1915.

                   aaa.  Malissa Lelia Banks

                   bbb.  Ellen Portia Banks, born in Texas Sep 1885, 
                         married Will McBride in 1898.

                   ccc.  Winston Banks, Jr., born in Texas Apr 1888

                   ddd.  Albert Frederick Banks, born in Texas Feb 1890

                   eee.  Ada Rosalind Banks, born in Texas, March 1891

              dd.  Emily M. Harris, born in Texas Apr 1860.

              ee.  Levi Harris Jr., born in Texas in 1862, married Alice
                   Wilson.

                   aaa.  Jessie Harris II, married Gussie Harrell

                   bbb.  Pearl Harris married Burt Martin II

              ff.  Pearl Harris, born in Texas 1864, died in Dangerfield
                   Texas 1864.

              gg.  Jessie Lee Harris, born in Texas 3 Oct 1865, married
                   Susan Phildelia Smith about 1888, died in Dangerfield
                   8 May 1946.

                   aaa.  Annie Belle Harris, born in Gilmore, Upshur 
                         County, Texas, 10 Sep 1889, married Robert 
                         Franklin Greer 5 Sep 1905. Annie died in Wichita
                         Falls, Texas 20 Nov 1947.

                   bbb.  General Neute Harris born 12 Jan 1894, Forrest,
                         Cherokee County, Texas, married Annie Irene
                         Everella Collins. He died in Tulare, CA 26 Jan
                         1953. One known child

                         aaaa.  Edith Ozell Harris was born 29 Sep 1919 in
                                Bridgeport, Texas, married Herman Arleigh
                                Ward. One daughter

                                aaaaa.  Virginia Maxine Ward, born 14 Sep
                                        1944, Gilmore, Texas, married
                                        Michael Allen Denton 28 Nov 1963

                   ccc.  William Thomas Harris, born 4 Nov 1898, Cherokee
                         County, Texas, married Myrtle Melissa Smith
                         28 Apr 1917. He died in Houston, TX 2 June 1976.

                   ddd.  Ruby Harris, born 1900 in Upshur County, Texas,
                         died in 1902.

              hh.  Jasper Newton Harris, born in Texas 30 Apr 1867, 
                   married (1) Ada Belle Coffman, (2) Ida Belle Coody Feb 
                   1902. He died in Upshur County, Texas 24 May 1957.

                   aaa.  son Harris, stillborn on 8 Dec 1902

                   bbb.  Winnie Lou Harris, born Cass County, Texas, 8
                         Sep 1904.

                   ccc.  son Harris (twin) stillborn 3 July 1906

                   ddd.  son Harris (twin) stillborn 3 July 1906

                   eee.  Charles Eschal Harris born 2 Aug 1907, Upshur
                         County, Texas.

                   fff.  Ebbie Nell Harris, born 26 Sep 1909 Upshur
                         County, Texas

                   ggg.  Henry Clifton Harris, born 18 March 1912,
                         Upshur County, Texas

                   hhh.  Coy Juanita Harris, born 30 July 1914, Cass
                         County, Texas

                   iii.  Clyde Lee Harris, born 17 June 1917, Cass County
                         Texas

                   jjj.  Glenn Houston Harris, born 22 Oct 1919, Morris                         County, Texas

                   kkk.  James Earl Harris, born 7 Jan 1924, Morris Co. TX

          b.  Caroline Berryhill, born in Chambers County, AL in 1836,
              married Andrew Jackson Hyde 20 Sep 1856, Nacogdoches County,
              Texas.

              aa.  Melissa A. Hyde, bor 1859, Texas

              bb.  James H. Hyde, born 1861, Texas

              cc.  Eli Hyde, born 1862, Texas.

              dd.  Mary T. Hyde, born 1864, Texas

              ee.  Jackson T. Hyde, born 1867, Texas

          c.  child Berryhill, died young

          d.  Thomas B. Berryhill, born 11 March 1840, Dadeville, 
              Tallapoosa County AL, married (1) Rutha Barnes in 
              Nacogdoches County, TX (2) Lydia Ann Traywick 17 Dec 1874
              Rutha died, leaving an infant son, Christopher Columbus
              Berryhill. Thomas served as a private in the Confederate
              Army, Company B, 12th Regiment (Youngs) 8th Texas Infantry
              Thomas died 9 Dec 1910, Nacogdoches County, Texas.

              aa.  Christopher Columbus Berryhill, died at age 2.

              bb.  Nettie Jane Berryhill, born 18 March 1876, Nacogdoches
                   County, Texas, married David Daniel Kirkley 21 Dec 1892
                   Nettie died 18 Nov 1893, Linn Flat, Nacogdoches CO. TX

                   aaa.  Nettie Ann Kirkley, born 1893, Linn Flat, TX,
                         married Julian Henry Sanders. Nettie died 8 Sep
                         1919.

              cc.  Idonia "Dona" Berryhill,born 25 June 1877, Nacogdoches
                   County, TX married Benjamin Venson Hamilton 4 May 1896

                   aaa.  Robert Preston Hamilton, born 29 Aug 1897, 
                         Appleby, Texas, married Velma Biddie Coats 1 June 
                         1924.

                   bbb.  Ula Ethel Hamilton, born 25 Aug 1901, Texas

                   ccc.  Lee Roy Hamilton, born 8 Nov 1906

                   ddd.  Jennie Oleta Hamilton, born 8 Sep 1912, married
                         Emmett Koonce.         

                   eee.  Thomas Ross Hamilton, born 9 Aug 1916, married
                         Iva Lee Russell.

                   fff.  Myrtle "Mertie" May Berryhill, born in Linn Flat,
                         Texas, 26 May 1879, married Robert Noel Kirkley
                         1 Sep 1895, Nacogdoches Co. TX

                         aaaa.  Ernest Kirkley, born 9 Oct 1898, died
                                28 Oct 1898.

                         bbbb.  Infant Kirkley, born and died 1900.

                         cccc.  Frenchie? Kirkley

                         dddd.  Violet Belle Kirkley, born 26 June 1909,
                                Oklahoma, married Charlie Dollard.

                         eeee.  Robert Thomas Kirkley, born 23 Nov 1912,
                                died 27 June 1913.

                         ffff.  Lydia Kirkley, born 24 June 1914, married
                                George Stender.

                   ggg.  Elbert Berryhill, born 25 Oct 1881, Linn Flat, Tx
                         married Lydia Karen Nooner 28 Jan 1906. Elbert
                         died 2 June 1974.

                         aaaa.  Donnie M. Berryhill, born 16 Apr 1907.

                   hhh.  Emma Berryhill, born 7 May 1883, Linn Flat, TX,
                         died 15 June 1954

                   iii.  Margie Ann Berryhill, born Linn Flat, TX, 18 Feb
                         1886, married William M. Randall, 24 April 1904.

                   jjj.  son Berryhill, born and died 18 Aug 1888.

                   kkk.  Winfield Berryhill, born 25 Dec 1890, Linn Flat, 
                         TX, married (1) Minnie Ola Clifton 10 Sep 1911, 
                         (2) Jimmie Crawford 12 March 1933. Winfield died
                         24 Apr 1977.

                   lll.  Thomas Richard Berryhill, born 4 Sept 1893, Linn
                         Flat, TX, died in World War I, in France, 12 Sep
                         1918.

          e.  Simon "Sim" Berryhill, born Tallapoosa County, AL 1841.

          f.  Bethenia "Betheny" C. Berryhill, born Tallapoosa County, AL
              1843, married Francis M. Nichols 4 Sep 1866.

              aa.  William H. Nichols, born 1867, Linn Flat TX

              bb.  Gilbert Nichols, born Linn Flat TX 1869

              cc.  Francis Nichols, Jr., born Linn Flat TX 1870

          g.  Eliza P. Berryhill, born 1845, Dadeville, Tallapoosa, Co.
              AL, married William A. Baggett 18 April 1872.

          h.  Amanda M. A. Berryhill, born 1847, Dadeville, Tallapoosa
              County, AL, married Alva Quich (Quick?) 8 Dec 1874, 
              Nacogdoches County, Texas.

          i.  Zachary Taylor Berryhill,, born Alabama 1849, married
              (1) Martha J. Wills, 7 Nov 1872, Nacogdoches Co. TX
              the daughter of Vardy J. And Georgianna (Berryhill) Wills,
              the granddaughter of William Berryhill, and the great
              granddaughter of John and Elizabeth (Derrisaw) Berryhill.
              After Martha died, Zachary married her sister, (2) Susan
              Evaline (Wills) Burnes. They married in I.T. about 1890.
              Susan was the widow of Isaac "Ike" Burnes, by whom she had
              four children. Zachary died between 1900 and 1910.

              aa.  S. Berryhill (son), born 1 Apr 1873, Nacogdoches C. TX
                   died in Indian Territory before 1 Apr 1899.
 
              bb.  William Taylor Berryhill, born 20 Apr 1875, Nacogdoches
                   Co. TX, married Mrs. Mary Elizabeth (Stuckey) Posey
                   in I.T. in 1904. He is on the Creek rolls. Elizabeth
                   was first married to William Posey, and she had a son,
                   William Edmund Posey, born 1903, died 1975.

                   aaa.  Nathaniel Compton Berryhill, born Paden, I.T.,
                         23 Aug 1906, married Bernice Brewer. He died
                         at Elroy, Arizona, 11 Sep 1966.

                   bbb.  Alton Parker Berryhill, born at Paden, OK, 19
                         Feb 1908, married Ada Ina Mills in Wewoka, OK
                         12 July 1928.

                         aaaa.  Richard Arlin Berryhill, born 14 Apr 1930
                                Seminole, OK, married Agatha Cecilia Hoss
                                in 1952.

                                aaaaa.  Teresa Sue Berryhill

                                bbbbb.  Laurie Odile Berryhill
                                
                                ccccc.  Jennifer Leigh Berryhill

                                ddddd.  Dollie Ann Berryhill

                                eeeee.  Tobie Vincent Berryhill

                                fffff.  Richard Alton Berryhill

                         bbbb.  Rosanna Berryhill, born in Seminole, OK
                                6 Dec 1932, married Anthony Henry Witt II
                                9 Aug 1952.

                                aaaaa.  Deborah Ann Witt

                                bbbbb.  Anthony Henry Witt III

                                ccccc.  Rebecca Jo Witt

                                ddddd.  Julia Lynn Witt

                                eeeee.  Stephen Parker Witt

                         cccc.  Bonnie May Berryhill, born 6 Nov 1933, 
                                Seminole, OK, married Clair B. Pratt 1954

                                aaaaa.  Tyler Parker Pratt

                                bbbbb.  Kristie Lynn Pratt

                                ccccc.  Douglas B. Pratt

                                ddddd.  Morgan Clark Pratt

                         dddd.  Judith Karen Berryhill, born 28 Sep 1941,
                                Russell Kansas, married Donald Thomas 
                                Lewis in 1962

                                aaaaa.  Donald Thomas Lewis Jr

                                bbbbb.  Dawn Michele Lewis

                   ccc.  Willie B. Berryhill, born 3 May 1910, Wagoner, 
                         OK, married Norma Marie (Finney) Fansler 3 June 
                         1941 in Waynesville, MO

                         aaaa.  Kieth Eugene Fansler (Berryhill), born 29 
                                Dec 1938, Russell, Kansas, maried Alice
                                Kimber.

                         bbbb.  William Taylor Berryhill II, born 9 May
                                1942, Richland, MO, died 24 May 1958,
                                Pomona, CA.

                         cccc.  Carol Ann Berryhill, born 5 June 1943,
                                Camp Blanding, Starke Co. FL, married
                                (1) Robert Felton, (2) Lloyd Baldger,
                                (3) Rusty Hall

                         dddd.  Marlyn Marie Berryhill, born 16 July 1947
                                Twenty Nine Palms, CA, married Ronald F
                                Bennett.

                         eeee.  Margaret Jane Berryhill, born 23 Nov 1950
                                San Bernardino, CA, married Paul Gant

                   ddd.  John Hilliary Berryhill, born 18 Aug 1911, 
                         Wagoner, OK, married Marian May Turpin, Oklahoma 
                         City, OK 7 Aug 1939.

                         aaaa.  John Howard Berryhill, born 10 Dec 1941,
                                Pauls Valley, OK, married Connie Marie
                                Michelson in Thatcher, Arizona.

                                aaaaa.  John Hilliary Berryhill III, born
                                        19 Oct 1963, Flagstaff, Arizona.

                                bbbbb.  Jeffery Howard Berryhill, born 
                                        4 Sep 1965, Stafford, Arizona

                                ccccc.  Jana Lynn Berryhill born 6 Dec 
                                        1968, Casa Grande, Arizona

                   eee.  Ruth Ellen Berryhill, born 13 July 1913, Wagoner,
                         OK, maried (1) Russell Clark, (2) R. G. Douglas,
                         (3) Al Clary

                   fff.  Woodrow Berryhill, born 1 May 1915, Wagoner, OK
                         married Letress Hatcher.

                   ggg.  Mary Jane Berryhill, born 8 Feb 1917, died 31
                         Aug 1923, Wetumpka, OK. Her mother died when
                         she was 11 days old.

              cc.  Eli V. "Verdie" Berryhill, born 1876, Nacogdoches CO.
                   Texas, died between 1895 and 1 Apr 1899. He is on the
                   1890 and 1895 Creek Nation Census.

              dd.  Joseph E. Berryhill, born 1879, Nacogdoches Co. TX
                   is on the 1890 Creek Nation census.

              ee.  Letitia "Tissie" Berryhill, born in Nacogdoches Co. TX
                   died between 1895 and 1 April 1899. Letitia is on the 
                   1890 and 1895 Creek Nation census.

              ff.  Ida Belle Berryhill, born Jan 1892, Eufaula, I.T., 
                   married Arthur "Ought" Alton Blankenship in 1909 in 
                   Oklahoma. Ida Belle was from the second marriage of 
                   Zachary.

                   aaa.  child who died in 1910

                   bbb.  Hazel Lula "Sally" Blankenship married William
                         Henry Armour.

                   ccc.  Nobel Hector Blankenship

          j.  Ellender Berryhill Jr. born 1853 in Nacogdoches County, TX
              married Absolom Barnes, 8 dec 1874 in Nacogdoches Co. TX

          k.  Francis Marion Berryhill, born 1856, Nacogdoches Co. TX,
              married D. F. Hagan 7 Dec 1877, Nacogdoches Co. TX

      B.  Eliza Berryhill, born 1807, married Benjamin Posey 30 December 
          1824 Pike County, Georgia. (see chapter 17)
          (More info about Benjamin Posey)

      C.  John Berryhill, born GA 1809, married Rebecca Hudson (sister of
          Ellender) 11 Nov 1830, Troup County GA.
    
          a.  Yancy Berryhill, born 1833, Chambers Co. AL

          b.  Alfred Berryhill, born 1835, Chambers CO. AL

          c.  Ellender "Ellen" Berryhill II, born 1837, Chambers Co. AL

          d.  Nancy Berryhill, born 1840, Tallapoosa CO. AL

          e.  John Berryhill, born 1844, Tallapoosa CO. AL

          f.  Sarah Berryhill, born 1847, Tallapoosa County, AL

          g.  Seaborn Berryhill, born 1850, Tallapoosa Co. AL

          h.  James Berryhill, born 1853, Tallapoosa Co. AL

          i.  Mary A. Berryhill, born 1856, Tallapoosa, Co. AL

      D.  Thomas W. Berryhill.

      E.  daughter Berryhill

  2.  Nancy Berryhill, born 28 March 1784, Old Creek Nation, Georgia, 
      married who?  Bennett Posey Jr.?  Thomas Posey?
 
      A.  Sarah Posey, born 4 December 1801, married Samuel H. Hopwood
          about 1820, Georgia. Sarah and Samuel went to Oklahoma with
          the first party of McIntosh Creeks in 1827. Sarah died in 
          the Creek Nation 19 Nov 1875.

          a.  Leonard F. Hopwood, born 7 Feb 1823, Old Creek Nation, 
              married Mary Elizabeth ____.

              aa.  George W. Hopwood, born Aug 1865, married Mrs. Jennie
                   Monk about 1898. George died 14 Apr 1903

                   aaa.  Mary L. Hopwood, born 1899, I.T.

              bb.  Kellem F. Hopwood, born about 1872, Creek Naton, 
                   married Mollie Monds 3 Feb 1894, Muskogee, I.T.
       
                   aaa.  John L. Hopwood, born about 1896

                   bbb.  Edgar Denton Hopwood, born about 1898

                   ccc.  Ira Homer Hopwood, born at Morris I.T. 1901

                   ddd.  Ora Pearl Hopwood, born 28 July 1903, I.T.

                   eee.  Julie Hopwood, born in I.T.

          b.  John H. Hopwood, born 11 Apr 1823, Old Creek Nation, died
              in the Creek Lands West 29 March 1830

          c.  Pleasant A. Hopwood, born 8 Feb 1827, Old Creek Nation.

          d.  Robert Faremore Hopwood, born 29 June 1829, married Jennatti
              Chemalez 1 Jan 1861. Robert died 1 Jan 1867. Robert served
              in the Civil War, an officer in the Indian Brigade.

              aa.  William Felix Hopwood, born 12 Nov 1863, died 28 July
                   1865

              bb.  Robert Faremore Hopwood, Jr., was born 28 Sep 1865,
                   married Susan?

          e.  Louisa Jane Hopwood, born 1 Jan 1831, died 28 Oct 1831.

          f.  Lucinda Ann Hopwood, born 4 August 1832, Creek Lands West,
              married Stephen Shelton Smith 17 Nov 1856, Creek Nation

              aa.  David "Davey" Crockett Smith, born 18 Sep 1857, married
                   Lizzie Osban 7 Dec 1884. He died 10 March 1885.

              bb.  Sarah Ann Smith, born 22 Feb 1859, married E. Pinbody
                   16 July 1875. Sarah died 23 Dec 1875.

              cc.  Samuel H. Smith, born 17 Apr 1861, married Elizabeth
                   America Berryhill, daughter of Benjamin Franklin and
                   Zena Ann (Cooper) Berryhill, about 1885. Samuel died
                   about 1890.

                   aaa.  Nina "Nixey" Smith, born Dec 1887, married Frank
                         Snyder.

                         aaaa.  Minnie Snyder

                         bbbb.  Robert Snyder

                         cccc.  Hazel Snyder

                   bbb.  Daniel Boone Smith II, born May 1890, married
                         ____ ????

                         aaaa.  Edgar Smith

                         bbbb.  Clarence Smith

              dd.  Daniel Boone Smith, I, born near Dennison, TX, 10 Dec
                   1862, married Mary Isabelle Berryhill 16 Jan 1891.
                   She was the daughter of Benjamin Frankin and Zena Ann
                   (Cooper) Berryhill. They celebrated their golden 
                   wedding anniversay on 16 Jan 1941. Daniel died  in
                   Morris, OK 28 Jan 1955, and Mary died at Haskell, OK
                   1 Jan 1942.

                   aaa.  Pearl Smith, born 17 Oct 1891, I.T., married
                         Roy B. Edwards about 1912. Pearl died 5 June
                         1981 at the age of 89.

                         aaaa.  Daniel Bert Edwards, born 25 Jan 1914,
                                Haskell, OK, married Dorothy Glassin
                                about 1932.  daniel died 30 March 1973.

                                aaaaa.  Joan Edwards (twin) born and
                                        died 9 Apr 1934, Haskell, OK

                                bbbbb.  Jean Edwards (twin) born and
                                        died 9 Apr 1934, Haskell , OK

                                ccccc.  Sharon Edwards

                         bbbb.  Arthur Lee Edwards, born 21 May 1918,
                                Haskell, OK, married Fern Anthony.

                                aaaaa.  Arthur Lee Edwards, Jr, born 25
                                        March 1942, married (1) Bobby
                                        June Hall, (2) Jamie Lynn Stevens

                                bbbbb.  Nancy Jo Edwards, born 9 June 1944
                                        married John E. Vest, III.

                                ccccc.  Diana Jane Edwards, born 1 Oct 
                                        1959, married Lewis Pond

                         cccc.  Richard Wayne "Buddy" Edwards, born 26 Oct
                                1919, Haskell, OK, married (1) Margaret
                                Crawford, (2) Thelma Mae (Hewett) Riggs
                                A daughter by first marriage, a son by
                                second marriage.

                                aaaaa.  Judith Annette Edwards, born 28 
                                        Oct 1941

                                bbbbb.  Richard Wayne Edwards, Jr, born
                                        17 Oct 1960, married Ellen Kaye
                                        Marney.

                   bbb.  Alfred Clem Smith, born 26 Feb 1893, Creek 
                         Nation, married (1) Myrtle Bean, (2) Carrie
                         Downing, (3) Georgiana Paxton Westbrook. Alfred
                         died 26 March 1971, Haskell, OK

                         aaaa.  Franklin Smith, died young

                         bbbb.  Alfred Clem Smith, Jr. born 10 Sep 1918
                                married (1) Margaret Ann Walker, (2) 
                                Evelyn (Rains) Blankenship.

                                aaaaa.  Mary Ann "Rebecca" Smith married
                                        Pat Thornton

                                bbbbb.  Alfred Clem Smith, III, married
                                        Janie
    
                                ccccc.  Michael Lee "Mike" Smith

                                ddddd.  Robert Allen "Bobby" Smith, born
                                        12 Oct 1959, died 9 Aug 1979

                         cccc.  Harold Bell "Dink" Smith, born 19 
                                May 1920, married Jessie Christine 
                                (Meadows) Miller 17 Aug 1945.

                                aaaaa.  Joyce Gale Smith, born 
                                        19 Dec 1947, married
                                        Larry Walker 23 July 1966

                                bbbbb.  Barbara Pattie Jean Smith
                                        born 1 Aug 1951

                                ccccc.  Kathryn Joyce Smith, born
                                        29 Sep 1971
 

                         dddd.  Elizabeth Pearl "Bettie" Smith
                                born 22 Oct 1922, married (1)
                                William "Bill" Reynolds, (2) ___
                                Edwards, Bettie died 12 Dec 1988.

                                aaaaa.  Sharon "Sherri" Reynolds,
                                        married George

                                bbbbb.  Roger Reynolds

                         eeee.  Clinton Smith, (twin), born 17 
                                June 1925   

                         ffff.  Quinton Smith (twin), born 17
                                June 1925 died at birth
    
     Children of Alfred Clem and Carrie
                         gggg.  Robert Jackson Smith, born 28 Oct 1927,
                                married Elizabeth Frances Robbers
                               
                                aaaaa.  Dennis Lewis Smith, born 5 Apr
                                        1952

                                bbbbb.  Roe Hart Smith, born 14 June 1953

                                ccccc.  Robert Jackson Smith, Jr, born
                                        16 Dec 1962

                                ddddd.  Matthew Lawrence Smith, born 7
                                        Sep 1964

                                eeeee.  Wesley Emmitt Smith, born 4 Aug
                                        1965

                   ccc.  William Shelton Smith, born 15 Sep 1894, married
                         Maude Lillus Westbrook 25 Oct 1917. William died
                         in Gregg County Texas 19 Nov 1969.

                         aaaa.  Louise Smith, born 19 July 1918, Muskogee,
                                OK, married James Lee McIntyre 7 June 1936

                                aaaaa.  Barbara Gail McIntyre, born 28 Jan
                                        1939, married (1) Linn Anthony
                                        Pescaia, (2) Phillip Lee Black,
                                        (3) Clarence Elwin Ray. One son by
                                        first marriage, one son by second

                                        aaaaaa.  Lee Anthony Pescaia

                                        bbbbbb.  Sean Michael Ray

                                bbbbb.  James Lee McIntyre, II, born 28 
                                        Oct 1941, died of a heart attack 
                                        at 29 years of age, in Galveston, Tx

                         bbbb.  Mildred Isabelle Smith, born 30 Jan 1920,
                                Haskell, OK, married Truman Woodrow
                                Lassiter 17 aug 1937, Gladewater, TX

                                aaaaa.  Truman Leon Lassiter Jr, born 14
                                        Feb 1939, Gregg Co. TX, married
                                        (1) Judith Kay ALlison 27 June 
                                        1959, (2) Harriett Robinson Miller
                                        Two sons by first marriage.

                                        aaaaaa.  Barry Wayn Lassiter

                                        bbbbbb.  chris Allen Lassiter  

                         cccc.  Ernest Franklin Smith, born 14 Dec 1921,
                                Haskell, Ok, married Maxie Bea Burrell
                                in Gladewater, Texas 12 May 1942. He
                                died of a heart attack 7 May 1957.

          g.  William H. Hopwood, born 17 Sep 1835, Creek Lands West, 
              died 8 Dec 1866.

          h.  Alfred Hopwood, born in the Creek Lands West, married
              Louisa Barnett.

      B.  Thomas B. Posey, born 21 April 1802, Old Creek Nation, GA, 
          married Elenore Mayhew 1827. Thomas and Elenore went to hte 
          Western Creek Lands with the First Party of McIntosh Creeks.

      C.  Benjamin Posey, born 10 September 1807, married Eliza Berryhill
          30 December 1824, Pike County, Georgia. (see chapter 17)

      D.  William Posey, born 12 January 1812, married Harriet Martin? 
          1841 in Alabama.

          a.  Lewis Henderson (Hense) Posey, born April 1843, died 17 Jan 
              1901, I.T. married (1) ___ Yargee, (2) Nancy Phillips/Phillios 
              Oct 1872, daughter of Pahosa Phillios.

              aa.  Alexander Lawrence Posey, the poet, born in the Creek
                   Nation 3 Aug 1873, married Minnie Harris 9 May 1896.
                   Alex died 27 May 1908.

                   aaa.  Yahola Irving Posey, born March 1897, died 1970
                         in Arizona.

                         aaaa.  daughter Posey married A. Lee Moore Jr.

                   bbb.  Pachina Kipling Posey, born March 1899, died
                         17 June 1900.

                   ccc.  Wynema Torrans Posey born 6 Feb 1902, married
                         Thomas Bain.

              bb.  Melissa B. Posey, born 1875, married John E. Emery
                   about 1896.

                   aaa.  Byron Posey Emery, born 1897    

                   bbb.  John Gladstone Emery, born 1898.

              cc.  William Posey, born in Creek Nation Nov 1876.

              dd.  Frank Posey, born in Creek Nation 1877, married 
                   (1) Emma Mingo, daughter of Joe and Louisiana (Lovett)
                   Mingo, (2) Carrie Mingo, sister of Emma. One child by
                   Emma, one child by Carrie.

                   aaa.  Gertrude Posey, born Creek Nation in 1899.

                   bbb.  Eliose Posey, born in Coweta, I.T. 28 June 1904

              ee.  John Posey was born in the Creek Nation, May 1881.

              ff.  Mattie Posey was born in the Creek Nation in Apr 1883.

              gg.  Connie Posey (son) born in C.N. July 1885.

              hh.  Horace Posey, born in CN in Feb 1887.

              ii.  Darwin Posey, born in CN in Feb 1889.

              jj.  Josephine Ella Posey, born CN in July 1891.

              kk.  Mendum Posey, born in the CN in May 1893.

              ll.  James Posey, born CN in 1894, died before 1 Apr 1899.

              mm.  unknown child

      E.  Andrew Jackson Posey, born 10 June 1818, was on the Old Settlers
          roll in the Creek Lands west, with no family.

  3.  Martha "Patsy" Berryhill, born 26 October 1785, old Creek Nation,
      Georgia, married Benjamin McGaha.
  
  4.  Betsy Berryhill married William I. Wills.

  5.  Alexander Berryhill married Huldey Wilson 17 May 1819, Jasper Co. Ga.

  6.  John Dallas Berryhill, born 1790, Old Creek Nation, Georgia, died 
      1859, Buchanan County, Missouri, married Mary Rutledge 11 January 
      1809, Morgan Co. Georgia.

      A.  Azariah Berryhill, born in the Old Creek Nation, Georgia about
          1810, married Mecca Ann Lane 3 July 1837.

          a.  A son born about 1838 and may have died by 1850

          b.  Leonard Berryhill, born in Buchanan Coun ty MO in 1842, He
              married Mrs. Elizabeth Duffy about 1865.

      B.  Elizabeth Morris Berryhill, born in the Old Creek Nation about 
          1811, married James Parker 22 Sep 1828, St. Clair County AL
          
      C.  William Berryhill, born in the Old Creek Nation, Georgia, 1813,
          never married.

      D.  Andrew Jackson Berryhill, born in the Old Creek Nation, Georgia,
          1817, married Mariah Beckett.

          a.  Oliver Perry Berryhill, born in MO in 1848, married Laurilla
              Johnson

          b.  Eliza Ann Berryhill was born in MO in 1850

          c.  Andrew Jackson Berryhill, Jr., born in MO in 1855, married
              Lula Snuffer

          d.  Theodocia Berryhill, born MO in 1856, married her cousin,
              James R. Berryhill

          e.  Charlette Mariah Berryhill, born in MO in 1859, married
              Henry Quarles

          f.  Jefferson Davis Berryhill, born in MO in 1863.

      E.  John Rutledge Berryhill, born in the Old Creek Nation, Georgia, 
          1819, married America Beckett 14 April 1844, Buchanan CO. MO

          a.  Thomas Henry Belton Berryhill, born Buchanan Co MO in 1842,
              married Sarah Johnson

          b.  Benjamin Franklin Berryhill, born Buchanan Co MO in 1843,
              married (1) Zena Ann Cooper; (2) Martha Alice Ashford
              The three youngest children are with the second wife       
  
              aa.  Elizabeth America Berryhill, born in Arkansas Aug 1870
                  married her cousin Samuel H. Smith in 1889. Samuel was
                  the son of Shelton and Lucinda (Hopwood) Smith.

              bb.  Mary Isabelle "Belle" Berryhill was born in Arkansas
                  on 18 March 1874, married her cousin Daniel Boone Smith
                  on 16 Jan 1891, in Muskogee, Indian Territory.

              cc.  Lucy Berryhill was born in Arkansas in 1877, married
                  Howard Snuffer about 1894.

              dd.  Ada "Ida" Estelle Berryhill was born in Andrew Co. MO
                   June 1880, married Robert Jackson Glenn about 1895. On
                   22 Nov 1905, oil was struck on Ida Glenn's Indian 
                   allotment.

                   aaa.  Mabel C. Glenn, born in the Creek Nation Aug 
                         1896, married Fritz Camp.

                   bbb.  Grace Glenn born in M ounds, I.T. in March 1899,
                         married George Mead.

                   ccc.  Elena A. "Winkle" Glenn was born in Mounds, I.T.
                         19 June 1904, married Phillip Page.

                   ddd.  Ralph Glenn was born in Bixby, OK in 1907

                   eee.  June Glenn was born in Bixby, OK, after 1910,
                         married Walter Riley.

              ee.  Roby Aurora Beatrice Berryhill, born in Red Fork, I.T.
                   12 June 1894, married (1) Percy O. Barton, (2) Claude
                   Oliver Adsit on 22 Nov 1921.

              ff.  Walter M. C. Berryhill, born Red Fork, I.T. about 1895

              gg.  Clem Berryhill was born in Red Fork, I.T. in 1896.

          c.  Mary Ann (Peggy) Berryhill, born Buchanan Co. MO. on 
              5 feb 1848, married married Stephen Snyder

          d.  Theodore Berryhill, born 1849, Buchanan County MO,
              married Mary L. Humphry. He was denied by the Dawes Com.
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              aa.  Isadora Berryhill

              bb.  Flora Elizabeth Berryhill

              cc.  Thomas G. Berryhill

          e.  Littleton Berryhill

      F.  Martha Berryhill, born in the Old Creek Nation, Georgia, 1823, 
          married James Copeland.

      G.  Russell B. Berryhill, born in the Old Creek Nation, Georgia, 
          1825, married Martha Johnson.

      H.  Mary Marina Berryhill, born in the Old Creek Nation, Georgia, 
          1827, married Jacob Bittle.

      I.  George W. Berryhill, born in Jackson County, Missouri, 1833, 
          moved to the Creek Nation, Oklahoma, 1884, died there in 1898.
          He married Arianna Strickland.

          a.  Theodore Berryhill, born 1874, Buchanan County, Missouri
              married Rilla Wilson. Theodore is on the rolls of the Creek
              Nation.

              aa.  Loney Love Berryhill

              bb.  Jackson Berryhill

              cc.  Sylvester Berryhill

              dd.  Earl Berryhill


              Theodore Berryhill
              History of the State of Oklahoma
              Luther B. Hill, 1909
              page 214

              Theodore Berryhill was born in Buchanan County, Missouri, 
              October 20, 1874, and is a member of the Berryhill and Glenn 
              families who own the lands in the Glen Pool, from which 
              millions of dollars worth of oil have been taken out.  His 
              paternal grandfather was John Dallas Berryhill, a half-
              blood Creek Indian who emigrated with the Creeks from 
              Alabama to Indian Territory and settled in the Creek Nation.  
              He did not live there long, however, and while retaining his 
              land and right as an Indian citizen removed to Buchanan 
              County, Missouri, which seemed to him a more desirable place 
              of residence, and there he was married and there his 
              son, George W. was born.  Several other members of the 
              Berryhill family moved to Missouri and located in Buchanan 
              and Jackson Counties, while still others remained in the 
              Creek Nation, several of them owning valuable lands in Glenn
              Pool and the surrounding oil territory.  Sometime after his 
              marriage John Dallas Berryhill came back to the Creek Nation 
              to live, but later returned again to Buchanan County and 
              died there.

              George W. Berryhill, his son and the father of Theodore, 
              moved with his family from Buchanan County, the place of his 
              birth, to the Creek Nation in 1884, and located at Stone 
              Bluff, on the Arkansas River.  He died there in 1898, but he 
              is still survived by his widow, her home being in Sapulpa.

              To Theodore Berryhill was given but a limited educational 
              training in his early youth.  He attended school only a 
              short time in Buchanan County, and after coming to Stone 
              Bluff his other manifold duties prevented his continuing his 
              attendance.  He was ambitious to learn, however and when 
              he was twenty he enterd upon a term of schooling and besides 
              this procured books and studied at home, often pouring over 
              them at night when all the other members of the family had 
              retired.  In this way, through self-teaching, he became 
              fairly well educated.  In 1891, at the age of seventeen, 
              and with his brother, William Berryhill, then a lad of 
              nineteen, they left the home at Stone Bluff to select homes 
              of their own according to their rights as Creek Indian 
              Citizens, locating where is now the famous Glenn Pool.  
              Theodore selected one hundred and sixty acres for 
              himself lying partly in section 16 and partly in section 9, 
              but at that time there was no hint of the wonderful oil 
              developments to take place later, for they did not begin 
              until the bringing in of oil on the Ida Glenn allotment, in 
              1905.  Mrs. Glenn and Mr. Berryhill are cousins, and his 
              allotment lies to the west of hers and nearly adjoins, and 
              the allotments of his four children are also in the famous 
              Glenn Pool and, and like his own, are rich in oil 
              productions.  In the spring of 1907 he moved with his family 
              to Sapulpa.

              For several years Mr. Berryhill carried on ordinary farming 
              operations.  He had selected his land purely from its 
              advantages for agricultural pursuits and location for a 
              home, and recalls that he paid another Indian then occupying 
              the place fifteen dollars to move, the latter being 
              perfectly willing to do so and select another allotment 
              elsewhere.  The great wealth that has come to Mr. Berryhill 
              and his family is regarded by him as providential and to be 
              tended sacredly  as a trust.  He does not have the least 
              wish or inclination to spend money in extravagant ways of 
              living or for luxuries.  He is a devoted Christian, and 
              earnest member of the Independent Holiness Church, and his 
              chief aim is to do good and be of assistance to his fellow 
              men through religious work and to extend charity and 
              financial assistance without stint in all worthy cases 
              which, from his personal investigation, are worthy of his 
              help.

              He married, in the Creek Nation, Miss Rilla Wilson, a native 
              of Kentucky, and their four children are Loney Love, Jackson, 
              Sylvester and Earl.


  7.  William Berryhill, born 1791, Georgia, died 1864, Rusk Co. Tx,
      married Elizabeth Nixon 7 March 1809, Montgomery Co. Ga

      A.  William Berryhill married Jane Sales 
          (new info from Sharon Kellogg)

          a.  Mary Berryhill married Little Alexander Foshee

          b.  Jerusha Berryhill married Joseph C. Gibson

          c.  Thomas Berryhill married Lucinda Hix

          d.  Silas Berryhill married Elizabeth Jane Norred

          e.  Syntha Caroline Berryhill married Joshua Thornton Clayton
              (great - grandparents of Sharon Kellogg)

          f.  Martha J. (Mattie) Berryhill married Joseph Foshee

          g.  Frances (Frankie) Berryhill married Franklin (Frank) Mann

      B.  Nathan Berryhill, born 1830, Georgia.

      C.  Theresa Berryhill married James Monroe Rodgers 18 November 1855 in
          Tallapoosa County, Alabama, by Marmaduke Hornsby, J.P.

          a.  William Washington Rodgers, born about 1859, died 1940, married
              Susan Thomas Wood, who was born 1873, died 1923.

              aa.  Charlie Mack Rodgers, born 1900, died 1995, married 
                   Lillie Belle Ray, who was born 1907, died 1995.

                   aaa.  Charles Malcolm Rodgers

                         aaaa.  Richard M. Rodgers

          b.  James C. Rodgers

  8.  Catherine Berryhill, born 2 Oct 1800, Old Creek Nation, Georgia,
      died 8 Aug 1871, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, married John Self
      9 November 1820, Jasper County, Georgia.      

      A.  Amanda SELF b: 1821 in Old Creek Nation,,Georgia, married 
          Jonathan Mooney 24 Sep 1842.

      B.  Eli Alfred SELF b: 8 JUN 1825 in Old Creek Nation,Jasper,Georgia
          died Oct 1895 in Eufala, married (1) Minerva 1851, (2) Martha 
          Ann Lester 7 March 1867, Many, LA.

          a.  Mary Jane SELF b: JAN 1852 in ,,Louisiana
 
          b.  Martha A. "Mattie" SELF b: 1853 in ,,Louisiana
 
          c.  Sarah E. SELF b: 1856 in ,,Louisiana
 
          d.  George M. SELF b: 1857 in ,,Louisiana

          e.  William "Bill" SELF b: 1860 in ,,Louisiana

          f.  Franklin Mitchell "Mitt" SELF b: 1862

          g.  Alice M. SELF b: 13 FEB 1864 in ,,Louisiana

          h.  Emma Arnice SELF b: DEC 1868 in Many,Sabine Parish,Louisiana

          i.  Laura Elane SELF b: 1869 in Many,Sabine Parish,Louisiana

          j.  James Alfred (Jim) SELF b: 27 AUG 1871 in Many,Sabine,Louisiana
              died 3 May 1946, Bristow, Creek County, OK. married (1) Mary
              Jennings Dec 1889, (2) Martha Ellen "Mattie" Turner 1 June 
              1894, (3) Myrtle Biggs 

              aa.  Henry Alfred Self, born 12 Oct 1890, Indian Territory
                   died 26 Nov 1973, Selma, Fresno CO. CA., married Maggie
                   Ova Kirk 11 Feb 1915, Bristow, OK.

                   aaa.  Audie Lee SELF b: 25 NOV 1911 in Bristow,Oklahoma

                   bbb.  Edna Mae SELF b: 14 MAR 1913 in Bristow,,Oklahoma
                         married Robert Johnson.

                         aaaa.  John Wayne Johnson Sr, married Patricia 
                                Ann Boettcher.

                                aaaaa.  John Wayne Johnson Jr., married
                                        Carrie Mae Shumaker.

                                        aaaaaa.  Johnette Nicole June 
                                                 Johnson married Sean 
                                                 Patrick Canty

                                                 aaaaaaa.  Nicholas Sean 
                                                           Canty, born 
                                                           June 11 2008.

              bb.  Louvina L. SELF b: 1892

              cc.  Ethel Lee SELF b: 5 FEB 1896 in Choteau,Indian Terr,OK

              dd.  Bertha May SELF b: 23 AUG 1898 in Kellyville,,OK

              ee.  Ira Benjamin SELF b: 1 JAN 1901 in Heyburn

              ff.  Ivory Bell SELF b: 20 MAR 1903 in Heyburn,,Oklahoma

              gg.  Living SELF

              hh.  Living SELF

              ii.  Daisy P. SELF b: 10 FEB 1909 in ,,Oklahoma

              jj.  Millie R. SELF b: 5 FEB 1911 in ,,Oklahoma

              kk.  Mittie SELF b: 23 SEP 1912 in ,,Oklahoma

              ll.  Baby SELF b: 13 APR 1913

              mm.  Mildred Pauline SELF b: 1 JAN 1915 in ,,Oklahoma

              nn.  Living SELF

          k.  John Henry SELF b: 17 APR 1873 in Many,,Louisiana

          l.  Anna Bell SELF b: 15 FEB 1875 in Many,Louisiana

          m.  Lillious Irene SELF b: 30 MAY 1877 in Many,Louisiana

          n.  Lulu Teresa SELF b: 6 DEC 1879 in Henderson,,Texas

          o.  Blanche Corine SELF b: 30 MAY 1882 in Eufala,,Oklahoma

          p.  Cordelia Alene SELF b: 26 SEP 1885 in Eufala,,Oklahoma
              married Ezra Abraham Freeman (great grandparents of 
              Cherie Gordon-Pike)
 
      C.  Dorinda SELF b: 6 JUN 1826 in Old Creek Nation,Jasper,Georgia
          married John Newton Manasco, born 15 Aug 1821, TN.

          a.  John Newton MANASCO b: 1 OCT 1843 in Natchitoches,,Louisiana

          b.  Isaac Newton MANASCO b: 1845 in,Natchitoches,Louisiana

          c.  William Jasper MANASCO b: JAN 1847 in Natchitoches,LA

          d.  Joel Clark MANASCO b: 5 MAY 1848 in Natchitoches,,Louisiana

          e.  Mary MANASCO b: ABT 1849 in ,,Louisiana

          f.  Sarah Ann MANASCO b: APR 1852 in Natchitoches,,Louisiana

          g.  Robert R. MANASCO b: SEP 1855 in Natchitoches,,Louisiana

          h.  Martha A "sis" MANASCO b: MAR 1857 in Natchitoches,,Louisiana

          i.  Zelda Anna Ella Nora MANASCO b: ABT 1861 in Natchitoches,LA

          j.  Charles Hamilton MANASCO b: 29 JUL 1864 in Natchitoches,LA

          k.  James H MANASCO b: 18 JUL 1866 in Natchitoches,LA

      D.  John Clarke SELF b: 1828 in Tuscumbia,,Alabama, married
          America Sophronia Berryhill 25 Jan 1853. She was born 1832
          in Old Creek Nation, Jasper CO. GA.

          a.  John R SELF b: 1855 in Rusk,,Texas

          b.  Mary Mollie SELF b: 1858 in Rusk,,Texas

          c.  William J SELF b: 1860 in Rusk,,Texas
 
          d.  Martha "Mattie" SELF b: 1862 in Rusk,,Texas

          e.  America Ann SELF b: 1864 in Rusk,,Texas

          f.  Amanda SELF b: 1866 in Rusk,,Texas

          g.  Minnie SELF b: 1872 in Rusk,,Texas

          h.  Samuel Clark SELF b: 1874 in Rusk,,Texas

      E.  Samuel C. SELF b: 1830 in ,,Arkansas, died 1880, Vowell's Mills,
          Natchitoches Parish, LA., married Clarinda Sophronia Berryhill
          1 Jan 1852, Rusk County, Texas. Clarinda born in 1838.

          a.  Catherine Elizabeth Self, born in Rusk County TX in 1853, 
              married James Thomas Izgate 15 Jan 1874, Natchitoches 
              Parish, Louisiana.

              aa.  Calla Izgate born in LA Oct 1874

              bb.  Nettie Izgate born in LA Nv 1878

              cc.  son Izgate, born in Sabine Parish, LA April 1881.

              dd.  Lottie Izgate was born in Sabine Parish, LA April 
                   1888.

              ee.  Rosa Izgate was born in Sabine Parish, LA Nov 1888(89?)

          b.  Martha Ann SELF b: 27 Dec 1855 in Cherokee County, Texas, 
              married Hamilton "Hamp" Garmany Vowell 20 Feb 1873. Martha
              died in Mounds, I.T. 28 Nov 1904.

              aa.  Mary Elizabeth "Lizzie" Vowell was born in Natchitoches
                   Parish, Louisiana 25 Nov 1873. She married William Lee
                   Gilcrease 21 Feb 1889 in Natchitoches Parish LA.

                   aaa.  William Thomas Gilcrease was born at Vowells 
                         Mill, Louisiana, 8 Feb 1890. Oil was struck on
                         his Creek Indian allotment when he was 14. By the 
                         time he was 22, he was a millionaire.  He married 
                         (1) Bell Howell, (2) Norma Des Cygne Smallwood in 
                         1928. Norma was Miss America of 1926. Thomas
                         Gilcrease founded the Thomas Gilcrease Institute
                         of Art and History in Tulsa, OK. He died 6 May
                         1962.  Two children by first marriage, one by
                         second.

                         aaaa.  Thomas Obed Gilcrease was born in Tulsa 
                                1909

                         bbbb.  Barton Gilcrease was born in Tulsa OK

                         cccc.  Des Cygne L'amour Gilcrease ws born in 
                                Tulsa in 1928.

                   bbb.  Edward Jackson Gilcrease was born in Eufaula, 
                         I.T. 15 April 1892, died 10 June 1961.  He 
                         married Jennie Myles.  

                   ccc.  C. Ben Everett Gilcrease, was born in Eufaula,
                         I.T. 24 Jan 1894, died 5 Sep 1969. He married
                         Grace Covert.

                   ddd.  Wade Hampton Gilcrease, twin of Ben, born 24
                         Jan 1894, died as an infant in 1894.

                   eee.  Lena Viola Gilcrease was born in Eufaula, I.T. 27 
                         Feb 1896, married Frank Burton Logan 30 July 
                         1919.

                         aaaa.  Norma Logan Somes lives in Mt. Desert, 
                                Maine

                   fff.  Florence Elvada Gilcrease was born in Eufaula, 
                         I.T. 28 April 1898, married Emmette Croy Pugh 22 
                         Oct 1919.
 
                   ggg.  May Gilcrease was born in Sapulpa, I.T. 28 Feb 
                         1900, died at six months of age.

                   hhh.  Elmer Lee Gilcrease (twin) was born in Sapulpa, 
                         I.T. 1 April 1903, married (1) Mary McCartney, 
                         (2) Sophronia Williams.  He died 29 Sep 1980.

                   iii.  Mabel Gilcrease (twin) was born in Sapulpa, I.T.
                         1 April 1903, married James Hilton Craven. She 
                         died March 1956.

                   jjj.  Bessie Gilcrease was born in Mounds, I.T. 2 July
                         1904, married Hugh Hawkins. She died in 1961.

                   kkk.  Marabel Gilcrease was born in Weleetka, I.T. 4 
                         April 1907, never married.

                   lll.  Connie Watson Gilcrease ws born in Weleetka, OK
                         2 Feb 1909, married (1) Mildred Williams, (2) 
                         Hazel Wilcox, (3) Erma. He died 22 Dec 1980.

                   mmm.  Perry Hamilton Gilcrease was born in Weleetka,
                         OK 19 Juan 1911, married Mary Ellen Lane on 19 
                         Jan 1970.

                   nnn.  Jewell Juanita Gilcrease was born in Weleetka, OK
                         24 Jan 1913, married James Hurley Page. She died
                         18 March 1966.

              bb.  Joseph Alexander Vowell was born at Vowells Mill, LA, 
                   in 1876.

              cc.  Samuel Tildon Vowell was born at Vowells Mill, LA, 2 
                   July 1878, married Rosa C. Samuel and children are on 
                   the Creek rolls.

                   aaa.  Floyd Vowell was born in Mounds, I.T. 1898.

                   bbb.  Joseph Leroy Vowell was born in Mounds, I.T. in 
                         1900.

                   ccc.  Earl LaFayette Vowell was born in Mounds, I.T.
                         5 Nov 1905.

              dd.  Lydia Ann Vowell was born at Vowells Mill, in 
                   Natchitoches Parish, LA in Sep 1879., married 
                   Robert O. Withers in 1897. Lydia and her children
                   are on the Creek rolls.

                   aaa.  Loney Ethel Withers was born in Mounds, 
                         I.T. in 1898.

                   bbb.  Joseph A. Withers was born in Mounds,I.T.
                         in 1900.

                   ccc.  Oliver Lee Withers was born in Mounds, 
                         I.T. 1 Oct 1904.

              ee.  Thomas Jefferson Vowell was born at Vowells Mill
                   Natchitoches Parish, LA 25 Nov 1880, married Ada. 

              ff.  Margaret Stella "Maggie" Vowell was born at 
                   Vowells Mill, Natchitoches Parish, LA, 18 Jan 
                   1882, married Buck Withers about 1898.

                   aaa.  Janetta Withers was born in Tulsa OK in 1907.

              gg.  John Hamilton Vowell was born at Vowells Mill,
                   Natchitoches Parish, LA, April 1886, married   
                   Georgia ____.                          

              hh.  Rena Catherine Vowell was born at Vowells Mill,
                   Natchitoches Parish, LA, 13 Dec 1887, married
                   her 4th cousin Walter Baxter Harwell in Mounds,
                   I.T. on 29 Nov 1905.  Walter was the son of
                   Ausburn Brown and Mary Lou (Self) Harwell.

              ii.  William Caswell Vowell was born at Vowells Mill,
                   Natchitoches Parish, LA,  Sep 1890, married Bess

              jj.  Leroy Leo Vowell was born at Vowells Mill, 
                   Natchitoches Parish, LA, 14 Feb 1892

              kk.  Jesse Calvin Vowell was born in Eufaula, I.T.
                   in Oct 1897.

          c.  James Buchanan SELF b: 4 SEP 1857 in Cherokee,,Texas

          d.  Thomas J SELF b: 1853 in Rusk,,Texas

      F.  William SELF b: 1832 in ,,Alabama, married Mary A.

      G.  Alexander Marion SELF b: 1835 in ,,Alabama, married Elizabeth
          Pantallion 4 Feb 1859, Sabine Parish, LA.  
          

      H.  Tabetha A (Betha) SELF b: 1838 in Natchitoches,,Louisiana
          married Willis L. Lee 5 March 1854, Natchitoches Parish, LA.

      I.  James M SELF b: 1843 in Natchitoches,,Louisiana

  9.  Samuel Berryhill, born 11 February 1798, Old Creek Nation, 
      Georgia, died 22 November 1867, Choctaw County, Mississippi, 
      married Margaret Portman 27 February 1821, Columbus, Mississippi(?)

      A.  Samuel Newton Berryhill

      B.  George W. Berryhill, born in Mississippi

 10.  Pleasant Luther Berryhill, born about 1800, Old Creek Nation, Georgia,
      married Martha Wright 28 December 1823, Fayette County, Georgia.

      A.  Harris J. Berryhill married Hulda Gossett 
          (new info from Sharon Barton

          a.  Idella May Berryhill, b. January 30, 1874 in Indian Territory, 
              d. November 30, 1955 in Sapulpa, Creek Co., Oklahoma
              buried Mounds Cemetery, Mounds, Creek Co., Oklahoma.
              md. Marion Cicero Stevens, who was born May 26, 1867 in
              Decatur, Illinois died December 19, 1955 in Sapulpa, Creek
              Co., Oklahoma buried Mounds Cemetery, Mounds, Creek Co.,
              Oklahoma.  He was a farmer and the son of James Marion
              Stevens and his wife Sarah E. Lee 

              aa.  Myrtle Muskogee Stevens b. December 09, 1892 in Mounds,
                   Creek Nation, I.T.  d. September 21, 1992 in Tulsa,
                   Tulsa Co., Oklahoma buried Mounds Cemetery, Mounds,
                   Creek Co., Oklahoma, md. John Lee Brown, who was 
                   b. October 23, 1889 in Mississippi d. April 07, 1977 in
                   Sapulpa, Creek Co., Oklahoma buried Mounds Cemetery,
                   Mounds, Creek Co., Oklahoma.  His parents were Thomas
                   Josiah Brown and Ina J. Booker

                   aaa.  Beryl Beatrice Brown, b. February 25, 1913 in
                         Mounds, Creek Co., Ok., md. William Franklin
                         Barton Sept 5, 1932, Tulsa, OK.  He was born 
                         December 12, 1911 in Mounds, Creek Co., Ok 
                         d. January 04, 1991 in Mounds, Creek Co., Ok 
                         buried Mounds Cemetery, Mounds, Creek Co., Ok.
                         He was a banker.  His parents were Robert Lee
                         Barton and Emily Eutell Smith

                         aaaa.  Carol Ann Barton, b. March 30, 1938 in
                                Tulsa, Tulsa Co., Ok., St. John's
                                Hospital, md. Joe Thomas Michno, who was 	
                                born July 29, 1938

                                aaaaa.  Michael Joseph Michno, b. November
                                        28, 1959, md. Janet Marino

                                        aaaaaa.  Michael Joseph Michno,
                                                 Jr. b. September 29, 1990

                         bbbb.  Edward Lee Barton, b. October 17, 1943 in
                                Tulsa, Tulsa Co., Ok. St. John's Hospital.
                                He is a plumber and oil producer.  He
                                married Sandra Jane Hunter February 19,
                                1963 in Lawton, Comanche Co. OK.  She was 
                                born January 12, 1943 in Tulsa, Tulsa Co.,
                                Ok. St. John's Hospital.  Her nickname is
                                Sandy and she is an artist and horse
                                trainer.  Her parents are Cecil Murrell
                                Scott Hunter Jane Staples.

                                aaaaa.  Teresa Jane Barton,b. October 15,
                                        1963 in Tulsa, Tulsa Co., Ok.
                                        Oklahoma Osteopathic Hospital, is 
                                        a dental assistant and is on the 
                                        Creek Indian Rolls.  Her nickname
                                        is T.J.  She married Virgil Taylor
                                        Flood March 16, 1991, in Tulsa.
                                        He was born January 25, 1958 in
                                        Tulsa, and is a computer programer.
                                        His parents are Hoyle Oran Flood
                                        and Flora Marie Adney


.......................8  Elisabeth Jane Flood
                          b: July 19, 1992 in Carrolton, Texas
                          Born in: Trinity Medical Center at Carrolton, Tx
.......................8  Sean Taylor Flood 
                          b: September 08, 1998 in Carrolton, Texas 
                          Born in: Trinity Medical Center at Carrolton, Tx
....................7  Edward Scott Barton 
                       b: October 07, 1966 in Tulsa, Tulsa Co., Oklahoma
                       Born in: Oklahoma Osteopathic Hospital, Tulsa,
                         Tulsa Co., Oklahoma.
                       Nickname: Scott	
                       Occupation: Neon sign construction. 	
                       Ethnicity: On the Creek Indian Rolls.
..................... +Carmen Michelle Crosby
                       b: June 22, 1968 in Okmulgee, Okmulgee Co., Ok
                       m: March 28, 1987 in Mounds, Creek Co., Ok
                       Occupation: Medical assistant
                       Father: Donald Ray Crosby
                       Mother: Bonnie Marie Ivins
...................... 8  Edward Randell Barton
                          b: September 13, 1987 in Tulsa,  Tulsa Co., Ok 
                          Born: City of Faith Hospital, Tulsa, Tulsa Co.,
                          Nickname: Randell
...................... 8  Rachael Michelle Barton 
                          b: October 22, 1990 in Tulsa,  Tulsa Co., Ok
                          Born: City of Faith Hospital, Tulsa, Tulsa Co.,
.................6  Jean Elaine Barton
                    b: October 11, 1949 in Tulsa, Tulsa Co., Ok 
                    Born: St. John's Hospital, Tulsa, Tulsa Co., Ok
                    Occupation: High school counselor and teacher.
.................. +Billy Eugene Thomason
                    Father: Eugene Thomason	
                    Mother:
.......... 4  Pearl Velmer Stevens
              b: March 23, 1898 in Mounds, Oklahoma
              d: March 29, 1973 in Haywood, Oklahoma 
              Buried: Mounds Cemetery, Mounds, Creek Co., Oklahoma.
.............+Oscar West
..............5  Billy West
..............5  Norma Bea West
............... +Jess Patton
.................6  Ruth Patton
.................6  Ramona Patton
.................6  Robert Patton
..............5  Mary West
.......... 4  Stella I. Stevens	
              d: in Scottsdale, Maricopa Co., Arizona
.............+W.B. Scott 
              Nickname: Buck
..............5  Joyce Scott 
                 b: October 21, 1915
                 d: Aft. 1932
............... +Winston R. McCleve
                 Nickname: Ray
................ 6  James McCleve
................... 7  Fawn McCleve
................ 6  Scott McCleve
                    Occupation: Teacher.
................ 6  Michael McCleve
                    Occupation: Metal sculpture.
................ 6  Steven McCleve 
                    Occupation: Builder.
.......... 4  Clarence O. Stevens 
              b: May 04, 1901 in Mounds, Creek Co., I.T.
              d: March 02, 1902 in Mounds, Creek Co., I.T.
              Buried: Twin Mounds, Pioneer Cemetery, north of Mounds,
              Creek Co., Oklahoma
....... 3  Tom Berryhill
....... 3  A.J. Berryhill 
           Nickname: Ad.
           Hulda's natural child, adopted by Harris
....... 3   Charley Berryhill	
            Hulda's natural child, adopted by Harris

 11.  Susannah "Suky" Berryhill, born about 1802, old Creek Nation, Georgia, 
      died 1853, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, married Baxter Self ca 1819,
      Georgia.

      A.  William Baxter (Buck) Self, born 9 December 1820, died 2 June 
          1904, Mounds, I.T. (Tombstone in Twin Mounds Cemetery says he 
          was born Jan 9, 1822, died Jan 9, 1904) married Mary E. Boswell 
          20 Oct 1848 in Sabine Parish, Louisiana.  She was the daughter 
          of John Boswell and Louise Johnson.  Witnesses to the 
          wedding were John B. Self and Thomas S. Alford.  Buck was a Texas 
          Ranger in the 1850s.  (On Final Rolls of Creeks, Dawes Commission,
          along with his children and grandchildren listed below)

          a.  Mary Self married ______ Herrick

              aa.  Leo Herrick

              bb.  Juanita Herrick

          b.  daughter Self married ___ March.

              aa.  Willie March

          c.  Buck? Self, died winter 1895/96

              aa.  Buck Self Jr

          d.  Louisa Self, married ____ Leath

              aa.  J. H. Leath

              bb.  T. J. Leath

              cc.  W. B. Leath

          e.  Dolly Self, married (1) Spire Scott, (2) Jim Lynch
              A great grandson of Spire and Dolly (Self) Scott is James
              Fornaro of Baltimore Maryland.  James is also a descendant
              of William McIntosh, the Creek Chief that was murdered in
              1825 after signing the Treaty of Indian Springs.

          f.  Middleton T. Self 

      B.  Mahala Self was born in the Old Creek Nation in 1822.  Mahala 
          died in the Creek Lands West by 1837.

      C.  Sarah "Sallie" Self was born in the Old Creek Nation In 1824.  
          Sally died in the Creek Lands West before 1837.

      D.  John B. Self was born in the Old Creek Nation on July 11, 
          1826.  He died in Mounds, OK Feb 14, 1945.  He married first, 
          Samantha (Alford) Elam: second, Elizabeth Welch on October 17, 
          1854 in Cook Co. TX.

(New information from Candace Mullins)

      E.  Susanna Self (Jr.) was born in the Old Creek Nation in 1827.  She 
          married John Johnson December 11, 1842 (or Dec 2?) in Natchitoches 
          Parish, LA.

         a.  John Johnson

         b.  Martha Johnson

         c.  Jesse Johnson, born 2  April 1850 in Natchitoches Parish, LA
             married Louisia Alabam Nance on April 19, 1867.

             aa.  John William Alexander Johnson, born Feb. 14,1871, 
                  married Virginia Dixon on Dec. 25, 1888 in Montague Ct. 
                  Texas.

		  aaa.  Claude D. Johnson, born 1889

		  bbb.  Jessie Kirk Johnson, born 5 Oct. 1891

		  ccc.  Georgia Mae Johnson, born 18 May 1893

		  ddd.  Keith Johnson, born 1895

		  eee.  Frank Bruce Johnson, born 1898

		  fff.  Glen "Buck" Johnson, born 1899

		  ggg.  Floy Josephene Johnson, born 26 March 1901

		  hhh.  Lalah Rookh Johnson, born 17 Nov. 1903
                        married Henry Cadury Mullins  Oct. 10, 1921 in 
                        Duncan OK

			aaaa.	Jack Mullins, born 2 Aug 1922

			bbbb.	Harold Dean Mullins, born 29 Nov. 1925
                                married Lavene Lamvert on May 24, 1947 in 
                                San Antonio,TX

		                aaaaa.  Candace Ann Mullins, born 27 Dec. 
                                        1949

		                bbbbb.  Cynthia Sue Mullins, born 25 Oct. 1951

			cccc.	Melba Ruth Mullins, born 31 Dec. 1930

		  iii.  Faye Johnson, born 1906

		  jjj.  Paulene Johnson, born 1909
						
             bb.  Nancy or Susan Johnson, born 1874

             cc.  Margaret E. Johnson, born Sept. 1880

             dd.  Edgar J. Johnson, born Feb. 1886

             ee.  Serena "Allie" Johnson, born Dec. 1890

             ff.  Tina V. Johnson, born July 1893

      F.  Martha? Self was born in the Creek Lands West between 1830 and 
          1835.  She died in Natchitoches Parish, LA after 1840 and before 
          1850.

      G.  Elizabeth Self was born in the Creek Lands West where Muskogee, 
          Oklahoma now stands, on January 18, 1837. She died in 1871 in Van 
          Zandt Co. TX. Elizabeth married Ellison Walker Bridges February 
          14, 1854 in Kaufman Co. TX.
  
          a.  Lucy Bridges married General "Lee" Nolen

              aa.  Jesse J. Nolen married Flora May Boss

                   aaa.  Thelma Marie Nolen, born 3 May 1924, Preston, OK,
                         died 5 June 1996 Redlands, CA,  married David 
                         "Danny" Goodman Cornfeld 23 November 1944, OKC.
                         ( thanks for the info to Rita Helwig)

                         aaaa.  Samuel Aaron Cornfeld, born 23 August 1945, 
                                died 16 March 1993.

                         bbbb.  Barbara A. Cornfeld

      H.  Lucinda Self was born in Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana in 1840. 
          She died April 14, 1905 in Wills Point, TX.   She married Thomas 
          Jefferson Bridges January 20, 1859 in Van Zandt Co. TX. 




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Here are some letters written or witnessed by some of our family members, concerning threats against them by Creek Chiefs from the Upper Creeks, for the move from Georgia to the west in 1828, and their treatment at the hands of the Indian Agent after they got to Creek Nation West (Oklahoma). The letter written by John Berryhill was John Dallas Berryhill, son of John. The old John Berryhill mentioned in the Creek Memorial is the husband of Martha Elizabeth Derrisaw.

Here is some information from Keith Hudson concerning his Hudson-Berryhill family.

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      Statement for Creek Citizenship of William Baxter "Buck" Self

      (This research was compiled by Thelma Nolen Cornfeld in 1989)

To the National Council of the Muscogee Nation
Okmulkee
Oct. 12th 1891

Gentlemen:

Your Petitioner would respectfully represent that he is a legitimate 
descendant of Creek parents, that his mother was an own sister of 
Alexander, John and Pleasant Berryhill, who in their lifetime were fully 
recognized Citizens of the Nation, and who I believe remained with the 
Creeks up til their death.  My parents emigrated to this country about 
the year 1828 with the Creek Indians, and settled on the Arkansas River, 
about three (3) miles above the Verdigris River where they remained for 
about nine (9) years. At the Expiration of which time my parents moved 
with me to a neighboring State.  Your petitioner at that time being 
twelve years of age.  My residence in the States was caused by the 
removal of my parents from this country where I became of age, where my 
social relations and property interest has forsed me to remain up to this 
time.  I feel that I must in justice be entitled to the rights and 
privileges the recognition which I now ask.  I ask therefore that your 
honorable body will do me the favor of granting me a fair hearing and an 
opportunity of introducing such evidence as will seem needed to establish 
the justice of my claim to all the rights and privileges of a Citizen of 
the Nation. 

                               I have the honor to be 
                               Your Obedient Servant
                                  W. B. Self   



Testimony of Solomon McIntosh, a former slave, on behalf of William 
Baxter "Buck" Self in 1892:

Solomon McIntosh is my name.  I live in Okmulgee.  I am a Creek Citizen.
I think I am about 83 or 84 years old.

Did you come from Alabama?

Yes sir.  I belong to Col. McIntosh.

Was you acquainted with a good many of the Indians that came from Alabama?

Yes Sir.

Do you know the Berryhills, was they Creeks?

Yes I knew them, they were Creeks.

Did you know William B. Self was the offspring of the Berryhills?

Yes sir.  

Did you know his mother's name? 

Yes.

What was it?

Suky Berryhill.  She was a Cowetah Town.  She was of the DEARE SHAW family.
Cowetah and Broken Arrow was considered as one.

What town did Col. D. N. McIntosh belong?

He belong to Cowetah.

You was raised in the Town, do you know positively that these people 
were Creeks?

Yes I know them good.

Did the Berryhills come to this country with the Creek Indians?

Yes they came with the Chilly McIntosh Party.

When they emigrated to this country where did they live?

On the banks of the Virdigris.

This boy must have been small when he came, did you see him?

Yes.

Do you know that this man is Suky Berryhills son?

Yes I knew them well.  This Suky Berryhill used to cook for us when we 
was hauling cord wood, hay and corn.

What year was it that Suky Berryhill cooked for you?

I can't tell, it has been so long.

Was it before the war or after the war?

It was long before the war.

How long after that did you see that man?

I never saw them until a few days ago.

How long after Mr. Self came here did he stay here?

He was a boy about so high and disappeared from there.

You saw this man when he was a boy.  How do you know he is the same 
since he is a man?

He had a mark on him and I see the same mark on him. 

You say he has a mark.  What is that mark?

He has two thumbs on one hand with two finger nails.

Which hand is it on?

This one.

Did you know Mr. Self in Alabama?

No sir.

Did you know that Mr. Self came here with that McIntosh Party?

Yes sir.

Was Mr. Self ever admitted to Citizenship by the Council?

The Berryhills were, I don't know about Mr. Self he was too small.

You knew Buck Self's mother?

Yes sir, Suky Berryhill.

Is she living?

No sir she is dead.

Can you swear that this Buck Self is her child?

Yes I know it good.

Was he ever enrolled in Cowetah Town?

I can't tell.

Did you know whether he ever make an application before Council?

No sir I don't know.

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Decision of the Creek Citizenship Commission:

To the Hon National Council
of the Muscogee Nation
Okmulgee I. T. 
Oct. 21st 1892

We your Committee to whom the petition of W. B. Self and John B. Self 
was referred to us, is now represented.  We have examined their case 
carefully and find the law of the Muscogee Nation part them from the
rights and privileges in the Creek Nation.  But we find into their
cases, that their MOTHER WAS A FULL BLOOD CREEK WOMAN, but according
to law of the Muscogee Nation of page 177 section 1, forbids them from 
the privileges as Citizens of the Muskogee Nation.

Be it enacted by the National Council; that Wm B. Self & John B. Self 
are parted by the law of the M. N. from the rights and as citizens of
the Muscogee Nation.
         And recomand your adoption of the same.

                                                  John Wesly
                                                  Chairman


Testimony of William Baxter "Buck" Self
in the Courts of the Creek Nation:
Okmulgee, M. N.
16 July 1895

My name is Wm B. Self.

Where do you live?

I live on Duck Creek about twenty four miles north of here.  I am a Creek
Indian, I get my Creek blood from Mother.  

Was your mother a fool(sp) or half breed?  

My mother was a half breed, her mother was a full blood Creek.

What town did your mother belong?

Broken Arrow.

Where was you born?

I was born in the Old Creek Nation East of the Mississippi River.

What year was you born?

1820.

When did you come to this country?

In 1828 with the McIntosh Party.  Roley McIntosh was Chief at that time.

Where did you stoped when you came here?

We stopped near the Old Creek Agency about 4 miles above the mouth of the 
Virdigris River.  We lived there about three years then moved 3 or 4 miles 
across on the Arkansas River and we lived there about nine or ten years, 
-- we went from there to Texas.  It was in the time of the Revolution of 
Texas.  I lived in Texas and Louisiana, but came back here from time to 
time, probably 8 or 10 times during the time.  

When did you came back to live after lived in Texas?

I think it was eight or nine years ago.  

Was you a recognized citizen at that time?

Yes, I thought I was all the time until the Alfred Self question came up, 
they one of the same family that I am.

What did you do when you found out your right was questioned?

I employed Col. D. N. McIntosh and the case came up before the Dist Judge, 
I was not here I was down in the Nation.  Col. D.  N. McIntosh wrote me
that the Self Family went through alright before the Dist Court and he 
contended that to me as long as he lived.  After I came here I learned 
that my rights were questioned, that I did not go through when Alfred Self 
went through.  I made Application to the Council.  John Wesley was 
Chairman of the Committee at that time.  I don't recollect when it was.  
It might be 1889, 8 or 7, I don't know, it was after the trial of Alfred 
Self.  I made an application to Council myself once and through my attorney.

You said your mother was a Creek Indian?

Yes my mother was a Creek Indian.

Do you know who your mother was?

My mother was a DERRISAW.

CROSS EXAM:  

Mr Self did you draw the $29.00 payment?

No sir, I was here but could not do it.

Did you ever vote in Broken Arrow?

I never did, I was not old enough when I left this country and haven't 
since I come back.

How old were you when you first came to this country?

I was eight years old, was born in 1820 and came here in 1828.

Were you ever admitted to Council?

Never was.

Who was Judge of Eufaula Dist. when you made application?

I don't know, I never inquired.

Did you draw the $4.20 payment that was made in 1882?

No sir.

You said you made application to Council, what action did the Council 
take in your Case?  (the rest is missing, note by Thelma Nolen Cornfeld)

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          The Citizenship Commission of Muscogee Nation

                             Applicants

  Mary Herrick                                  W. B. Leath
  Leo Herrick                                   M. T. Self 
  Juanita Herrick                               Buck Self, Jr.
  Louisa Leath                                  Willie March
  J. H. Leath                                   Dollie Lynch
  T. J. Leath

Okmulgee, Ind. Terr.
Sept. 5, 1896

Testimony of William Baxter "Buck" Self, for his children's citizenship
into the Creek Nation:

My name is Wm. Self.

What is your nationality?

Muscogee or Creek Indian.

Do you know Mary Herrick?

Yes sir, I know her to be a daughter of mine.  Louisa Leath is a daughter 
of mine.  Leo Herrick is a son of Mrs. Herrick, a grandson of mine, and 
Mrs. Herrick is my daugter.  Juanita is my daughter's baby.  J. H. Leath 
is a son of my daughter Mrs. Leath.  Thos Leath is a son of Mrs. Lou 
Leath, brother to Thomas, Virgil is also a son of Louisa Leath.  Dolly 
Lynch is a daughter of mine.  She is Jim Lynches wife.  Willie March is a 
grandson of mine, his mother is dead.  M. T. Self is a son of mine, the 
youngest of all my children.  Buck Self is the son of my son who died 
here last winter.  That is all my children and grandchildren.

How  much Indian blood has Mary Herrick?

About 1/8.  I am about 1/4.

How much Indian blood has these children?

I don't know.

What town do these applicants belong to?

The same town I do, Broken Arrow.

You said these applicants belong to Broken Arrow Town, why are they making 
application?

I said I belong to Broken Arow and I suppose a man's family always went 
with him.  These applicants were enrolled on Broken Arrow Town, I saw it 
done myself.  Taylor Chissoe was the Town Chief at that time.  They were 
put on the doubtful list but why I can't say.  There were others put 
on the doubtful list that was afterwards put back on the roll and drew 
their money.

Did National Council admit them as Citizens when they were enrolled?

No sir.

If the National council did not admit you and your Town Chief enrolled 
you and you was taken off, you were satisfied that was reason enough?

My understanding was they took my name off because through the Alien Act.

How many sons and daughters have you?

I have four daughters and one son.  One is in Texas for her health, but 
her home is in this country.

These five children are they one father and one mother?

I never had but one woman.  We have been living together 49 years.

You say that these five children would follow the father, why did you not 
prove their rights when you proved yours?

I was advised to prove my own Indian blood and then would have to 
identify them and that would be all that I would have to do.

Who advised you?

I don't remember now, I will tell you one Agent.  Wisdom.

Did you say you was a Creek Indian and proved you was Indian?

Yes I did.

You say that you was Indian, was there any Indians where you lived and 
did you marry an Indian?

My wife is about 1/8 Indian, the last of the HAWKINS family, but never 
will try to prove her right.

Is one of these ladies your daughter?

Yes sir, this one is my daughter Mrs. Herrick.

You said their names were enrolled and stricken by the Alien Act?

That was my understanding, I don't know.

You said you had four daughters, where were they born?

All four were born in Texas.  I don't suppose you want to know the county?

No.  Where was your son born?

In Texas.

As you said you had a son dead, where was he born?

In Texas.

You said you came with the McIntosh Party.  You had no children?

No.

Then these children were all born in Texas?

Yes.

You was enrolled on the Broken Arrow Town as a member and you say the 
Alien Act erased your names?

No, I didn't say it, I heard that was the reason.

Nearly all your children were born in Texas, they have just recently come 
into the Country?

No, it has been almost eight years since we came in or lived in the States.

You came back before the Alien Act was passed, why did you not apply before?

Well, I first came here in 1883 and employed D. N. McIntosh and paid D. N.
McIntosh and he was sick and did not attend himself, but he said that I 
was represented at the time and went through the same time that Alfred 
Self, as we were the same family I suppose we was alright and just tell 
you this to show you that I did make application before the Alien Act.

Are you testifying to three women and their children?

Yes, I am testifying to three women and their children and one son and 
two grandchildren.

Where does that daughter live?

She has a home, a farm about four miles from me.  Her husband is a 
mechanic and when he has a job he takes his wife and children with him.

(testimony of John Self, brother of Buck not typed yet)

Buck Self recalled to the court:

You said your children came from Texas, did they come direct from Texas here?

They came from Texas eight years ago, they came to the Choctaw Nation.  I 
started to this Nation and stopped in the Choctaw Nation at those mines, 
because wages was good.

What year did you leave Texas coming to this Territory?

I believe it was the latter part of 1887.

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                             DECISION

Okmulgee, Indian Territory
September 10, 1896

This is an Application filed before the Citizenship Commission for 
admission to citizenship in the Muscogee Nation by right of blood being 
the children and grand children of W. B. Self.

A careful and through investigation of the evidence adduced substantiates 
the statment of applicants as set forth in their allegation to the 
satisfaction of the Citizenship Commission of the Muscogee Nation, have 
decided and hereby declare that Mary Harrick, Leo Herrick, Juanita 
Herrick, Louisa Leath, J. H. Leath, T. J. Leath, W. B. Leath, M. T. Self, 
Buck Self, Jr, Willie March and Dollie Lynch are Creek Indians by bloood 
and entitled to Citizenship in the Muscogee Nation.

M.  McIntosh                            James Colbeart
   Clk.                               Pres.  Commission


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Testimony of Nathan Berryhill, 1897139

Muskogee, Indian Territory    )
in defence of application of  )
J. C. Berryhill et al for     )     (Nathan) lives at Olaulgee, Okla,
citizenship in Creek Nation   )     born in Georgia in 1830; age 67 years
                                    (1897) citizen of Creek Nation; 5 yrs
citizen now;  belonged to Broken Arrow Town;  came there from Rusk County,
Texas;  lived there a little over 40 years; came to Rusk Co. Texas from 
Randolph Co Alabama;  very young when came from Georgia;  son of William
Berryhill;  William Berryhill was a son of John Berryhill;  father of 
William, enrolled but never came here (to Creek Nation);  no name besides 
William;  William had a cousin William M. Berryhill:  Nathan had a 
brother William.  William, brother to Nathan had these children:  Mary 
Berryhill Foshee, Jurisha Berryhill Gibson, Thomas Berryhill, Silas 
Berryhill, and another daughter;  my grandfather, John Berryhill, had a 
brother nmaed Joseph who lived and died in Georgia, and was a recognized 
member of the Creek tribe of Indians;  my father, William died in Texas 
at the last of the Civil War;  my uncle Joseph Berryhill had a son named 
William, who was a 1st cousin of mine:  this William had a son by the name 
of William who was a grandson of Joseph Berryhill;  I know of personal 
knowledge that Joseph Berryhill, my great uncle, was a brother of my 
grandfather, and had son by the name of William Berryhill, who died near 
the Miss-Ala. line, but I only know from general information that he is 
the father of these applicants, great grandchildren of Joseph Berryhill.  
I know applicant George W. Berryhill who was born in Miss. and has lived 
there all his life.  I know that he is the son of Samuel Berryhill, who 
was a son of John Berryhill and a brother to my father William Berryhill.

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1832 Census, Creeks, Thlakalchka Cholockominne (Horse Path Town)140
Coweta Indians        (near present-day Fredonia, Chambers County, Alabama)
Principal Chief, James Islands  (Half-blood)
Sub. Chiefs,  Absolom Islands
              Charlo Harjo Cocho one
Heads of Families          males       females      total
Thomas Berryhill             1            2           3    
William Berryhill            6            5          11
Eli Berryhill                2            1           3
John Berryhill               1            1           2
Thomas W. Berryhill          2            1           3
Benj Posey                   4            4           8


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