AFRICAN AND NATIVE AMERICAN RESEARCH AIDS

A few years ago while searching for my ancestors who were of a combined African and Native American heritage, I felt guilty having to plow pass names of those who weren't of my family. To plow pass them meant to leave them behind without telling anyone they had been seen. I don't like that feeling. Because though they are gone, the fact that they had names means that they were once somebody. They once belonged. Most likely their descendants are here now and possibly searching for them as I search for my ancestors. 

A few years ago I took up the tedious task of documenting families that I had found while searching for my own. I remember racing home from work - exhausted - throwing on dinner, and then planting myself at the computer for another five hours. This went on for what seemed like forever. Most of that time I didn't find my family at all. However, I made sure I didn't leave anyone else's family behind. I put all of that data into two e-books that can be bought through Barnes and Noble and Amazon.com.

In my book CHOCTAW MINOR FREEDMEN ENHANCED, I've provided a unique combination of information. I didn't just list the names of Choctaw minor freedmen, I cross-referenced the information given and found the names of their parents' parents, uncles, aunts, step-siblings, and in some cases cousins. Some of the most exciting finds are the Indian Tribal Numbers for each family member - if they had one. The names of slaveowners are also listed. Many of the families had information on both the Choctaw and Chickasaw rolls.

The information is vast! Though there is no index for names in my books, a search is made easy with e-books. All one has to do is to click on FIND and enter a full name or merely a surname and voila! If the name you're searching for is in the book, it will take you right to it.

Here's a sample from the book:

Minor Choctaw Freedmen Enhanced

Card #2

Residence: Choctaw Nation

Post Office: Boggy Depot, I.T.

Roll #155

Name: Cleio Butler

Age: 2

Sex: Female

Father: W. H. Butler

Father’s Roll #2266

Mother: Malsie Butler

Mother’s Roll #4801

Born: July 14, 1904

For Father's enrollment see Choctaw Freedman Roll Card #1083

For Mother's enrollment see Choctaw Freedman Roll Card#1083

Remarks: Father enrolled as William H. Butler #1 Choctaw Freedman Card #1083

ADDITIONAL FAMILY MEMBERS

ROLL CARD #1083

Father - William H. Butler - Tribal #645 - Owner: David Folsom

William H. Butler’s Father: Semon Butler

Simon Butler’s Mother: Nancy Butler - Owner: David Folsom

Mother - Malsie (Molsie) Butler - Tribal #3553

Malsie (Moslie) Butler’s Father: Alex Foster

Alex Foster’s Mother: Salina Mahardy - Owner: George Presley

Note: Surname Foster may also be Forrester

SIBLINGS (Butler)

Bessie      F        (Born: June 29, 1889)

Roggie     F        (Born: March 30, 1893)

Vivial       F        (Born: February 3, 1897)

Wadie      M       (Born: September 30, 1898)

Here's a sample from my 2nd book 1900 AFRICAN AMERICAN CENSUS IN THE SEMINOLE AND MUSCOGEE NATIONS:

 Head: Thomas, Carolina –  Age: 75 - Birth Place: Florida

(Father’s Blood: Seminole – Mother’s Blood: Seminole)
Wife: Thomas, Nellie – Age 55 - Birth Place: Indian Terr
(Father’s Blood: Seminole – Mother’s Blood: Seminole)
Daughter: Thomas, Becky – 18 - Birth Place: Indian Terr
Daughter: Thomas, Tenny – 15 - Birth Place: Indian Terr
GDaughter: Payne, Louisa – 13 - Birth Place: Indian Terr
(Father’s Blood: Seminole - Mother’s Blood: Seminole)

GDaughter: Thomas, Nellie – Born Unknown Age 11 - Birth Place: Indian Terr
(Father’s Blood: Seminole - Mother’s Blood: Seminole)
GSon: Thomas, Peter – Age 10 - Birth Place: Indian Terr
(Father’s Blood: Seminole - Mother’s Blood: Seminole)
GSon: Thomas, Jacky – Age 8 - Birth Place: Indian Terr
(Father’s Blood: Seminole - Mother’s Blood: Seminole)
GDaughter: Thomas, Molly – Born: June 1898 - Birth Place: Indian Terr
(Father’s Blood: Seminole - Mother’s Blood: Seminole)
GSon: Thomas, Levi – Born: April 1900 - Birth Place: Indian Terr
(Father’s Blood: Creek - Mother’s Blood: Seminole)
GSon: Thomas, Sherman – Born: April 1900 - Birth Place: Indian Terr
(Father’s Blood: Seminole - Mother’s Blood: Seminole)
I hope these book can be of some aid to your family research. I'm gearing up to putting another book together! We're all family and we should all help one another.  

PLEASE CLICK on the links below for order information:

For Nook: Choctaw Minor Freedmen Enhanced & 1900 African American Census in the Seminole and Muscogee Nations

For Kindle: Choctaw Minor Freedmen Enhanced & 1900 African American Census in the Seminole and Muscogee Nations