My father was born in Tahlequah just about where the colored church stands on Depot Hill. Indians made us keep our master's name. My uncle Joe was de slave boss and he tell us what de Master say do. As a result, they had to settle in Indian Territory (now Oklahoma). But later on I got a freedman's allotment up in dat part close to Coffeyville, and I lived in Coffeyville a while but I didn't like it in Kansas. I would have to go tromp seven miles to Mr. Scott's house two or three times a week to bring back some old peafowl dat had got out and gone back to de old place! Coming out of the army for the last time, Pappa took all the family and moved to Fort Scott, Kansas, but I guess he feel more at home wid the Indians for pretty soon we all move back, this time to a farm near Fort Gibson. Among the several hundred slaves owned by the Vanns at that time, many were skilled craftsmen and tradesmen capable of helping build such a fine house. Im glad the wars over and I am free to meet God like anybody else, and my grandchildren can learn to read and write. Everybody had fine clothes everybody had plenty to eat. When dat Civil War come along I was a pretty big boy and I remember it good as anybody. The Cherokee are an Iroquian-speaking people who refer to themselves as Aniyvwiya ("the Real People"). Brown sugar, molasses, flour, corn-meal, dried beans, peas, fruits butter lard, was all kept in big wooden hogsheads; look something like a tub. Perdue, Theda, "The Conflict Within: The Cherokee Power Structure and Removal," Georgia Historical Quarterly, 73 (Fall, 1989), pp. 663 below average suv gasoline grey automatic. Don't know what they ever did with that arm. Please enter your email and password to sign in. He went to the war for three years wid the Union soldiers. Of course, all slaves were officially freed during the Civil War. He was accidentally killed in the explosion of one of his boats, the "Lucy Walker" which was blown up near Louisville, Kentucky on October 26, 1844. Sometimes us children would try to follow her, but she'd turn us around pretty quick and chase us back with: "Go on back to the house or the wolves get you.". The towns appointed their own leaders to represent the tribe to British, French, and (later) American authorities. The last one was named for Hubbard Ross; he was related to Chief John Ross and was some kin to Daniel Nave, my father's master. After gold was discovered in the Nez Perce territory, white prospectors began to stream onto their lands. The title of "Principal Chief" was created in 1794, when the Cherokee began to formalize a more centralized political structure. Then up come de man from Texas with de hounds and wid him was young Mr. Joe Vann and my uncle that belong to young Joe. Joseph Smith and the church's twelve apostles stated in a Proclamation sent to all of the Emperors, Kings, Princes, and heads of state in the world at the time that "The poor degraded son of the forest "(Indians) would someday . Nimrod Jarret Smith (1837-1893) was 4th Principal Chief of the Eastern Band and a Confederate Army veteran of the Thomas Legion of Cherokee Indians and Highlanders. It was followed by the assassinations in June 1839 of Major Ridge, John Ridge, and Elias Boudinot (Treaty party members who had supported the Old Settlers). My pappy run away one time, four or five years before I was born, mammy tell me, and at that time a whole lot of Cherokee slaves run off at once. I dont know, but that was before my time. Old Master had some kind of business in Fort Smith, I think cause he used to ride into dat town about every day on his horse. They get something they need too. He sure stood good with de Cherokee neighbors we had, and dey all liked him. The Cherokees living in the southeastern United States copied many of the traditions and practices of their white neighborsincluding the ownership of fellow humans as slaves. -ga Vann, Delilah Amelia Mcnair (born Vann), Sarah "sallie" Vann Nicholson Or Buzzard Trapper (born Vann), Tacah To Kah Do Key, Oct 26 1844 - Ohio, Indiana, United States, Chief "crazy" James Ti-ka-lo-hi Clement Vann, Nancy Ann Vann (born Timberlake Brown). Dragging Canoe was the stepson of Attakullakulla (Little Carpenter), civil chief of the Cherokee Nation. She holler, "Easter, you go right now and make dat big buck of a boy some britches!". We got letters all the time form Indians back in the territory. Because I'se so little, Missus Jennie took me into the Big house and raised me. I got all my money and fine clothes from the marster and the missus. There was five hundred slaves on that plantation and nobdy ever lacked for nothing. No fusses, no bad words, no nothin like that. They taken some of their slaves with them. He became known as 'Rich Joe' Vann. All the colored folks lined up and the overseer he tell them what they must do that day. "Our chiefs are killed. My other sisters was Polly, Ruth and Liddie. See also Nez Perc. I remember when the steamboats went up and down the river. Dey would come in de night and hamstring de horses and maybe set fire to de barn, and two of em named Joab Scarrel, and Tom Starr killed my pappy one night just before the War broke out. The Nez Perc tribe was one of the most powerful in the Pacific Northwest and in the first half of the 19th century one of the most friendly to whites. Christmas morning marster and missus come out on the porch and all the colored folks gather around. He tell us for we start, what we must say and what to do. Marster Jim and Missus Jennie wouldn't let his house slaves go with no common dress out. Death 1800 - Henryville, Lawrence County, Tennessee, USA. Some of the old chief's names was Gopher John, John Hawk and Wild Cat. In de second year of de War he sold my mammy and my aunt dat was Uncle Joe's wife and my two brothers and my little sister. Yes, my dear Lord yes. Biography and associated logos are trademarks of A+E Networksprotected in the US and other countries around the globe. Miles, delivering an eloquent speech that was long remembered: Hear me, my chiefs; my heart is sick and sad. Father Abraham Tuttle. His parents were (prob) Five Killer Kingfisher and (prob) Ne-Ye-Mea Raincrow. Now I'se just old forgotten woman. [2] In 1999, they approved several changes to the constitution, including the removal of the qualifying phrase "of Oklahoma" from their name, leaving it simply "Cherokee Nation". They eventually settled in the mountains of North Georgia, eastern Tennessee, and Western North Carolina. Records begin with Chief Bluejacket himself, also known by his Native names of Se-pet-te-he-nath, Big Rabbit, his name given at birth and Wa Weyapiersehnwaw, his adult chosen name, found in use about 1777. The Bureau of Indian Affairs approved their constitution in 1940. Joseph H. Vann was born at Spring Place, Georgia on February 11, 1798. They'd cut brush saplings, walk out into the stream ahead of the pen and chase the fish down to the riffle where they'd pick em up. Use Escape keyboard button or the Close button to close the carousel. They never sent us anywhere with a cotton dress. . The little children are freezing to death. There was a bugler and someone called the dances. We was at dat place two years and made two little crops. Rich Joe Vann died in Oct. 1844 when the boiler exploded on his steamboat, the "Lucy Walker" during a race with another vessel near New Albany, Ind. In 1862, however, he and many of his supporters fled to Washington, DC. I'se born right in my master and missus bed. I had a brother named Harry who belonged to the Vann family at Tahlequah. Them Pins was after Master all de time for a while at de first of de War, and he was afraid to ride into Ft. Smith much. I remember that home after the war brought my pappa back home. The cooks would bake hams, turkey cakes and pies and there'd be lots to eat and lots of whiskey for the men folks. Chief Joseph, Native American name In-mut-too-yah-lat-lat, (born c. 1840, Wallowa Valley, Oregon Territorydied September 21, 1904, Colville Reservation, Washington, U.S.), Nez Perc chief who, faced with settlement by whites of tribal lands in Oregon, led his followers in a dramatic effort to escape to Canada. De furniture is all gone, and some said de soldiers burned it up for firewood. The spring time give us plenty of green corn and beans too. The irate chief denounced his former American friends and destroyed his Bible. Father of Nancy Vann; David Vann; Sallie Blackburn Vore; William Vann; Sophia S. Johnson and 9 others; Charles J. Vann; Delilah Amelia Brewer; Joseph W. Vann; Jane Elizabeth Vann; James Springston Vann; Mary Frances Vann; John Shepherd Vann, Sr.; Henry Clay Vann and Minerva Vann less At that time, the council deposed Brown, replacing him with Looney. His pappy was old Captain "Rich Joe" Vann, and he had been dead ever since long before de War. When Marster Jim and Missus Jennie went away, the slaves would have a big dance in the arbor. Failed to remove flower. When anybody die, someone sit up with them day and night till they put them in the ground. My heart is sick and sad. Your account has been locked for 30 minutes due to too many failed sign in attempts. When the white folks danced the slaves would all sit or stand around and watch. He died in 1759, in Bainbridge, Geauga, Ohio, United States, at the age of 39. Chief Joseph RAINCROW of the Cherokee Indians. I got my allotment as a Cherokee Freedman, and so did Cal, but we lived here at this place because we was too old to work the land ourselves. Women came in satin dresses, all dressed up, big combs in their hair, lots of rings and bracelets. Following the killing of a group of white settlers, tensions erupted again, and Chief Joseph tried to lead his people to Canada, in what is considered one of the great retreats in military history. Remember Them Home / Chief Joseph Chief Joseph 1840-1904 Native Americans As the newly established American Colonies expanded their borders taking over lands they needed for farming, they frequently encountered resistance from the Indigenous People who had lived on the same land for centuries. They wanted everybody to know we was Marster Vann's slaves. He explains about all the stuff done to his people and how simple treaties or apologizes will not be forgiven for the people and land that him and his people had lost. There Vann developed a plantation and directed slaves to construct a replica of his lost Georgia mansion. For memorials with more than one photo, additional photos will appear here or on the photos tab. He died on September 21, 1904, and was buried in the Colville Indian Cemetery on the Colville Reservation in the state of Washington. Some had been in a big run-away and had been brung back, and wasnt so good, so he keep them on the boat all the time mostly. Chief Seattle Duwamish c. 1780-1866: Shacknasty Jim Modoc c. 1851-1881: Red Cloud Lakota 1822-1909: Standing Bear Ponca c. 1834-1908: Sitting Bull Lakota c. 1831-1890: Chief Pontiac Ottawa 1720-1769: Osceola Seminole 1804-1838: Wilma Mankiller Cherokee 1945-2010: Chief Manuelito Navajo 1818-1893: TRADITIONAL . Vann and several other Cherokees faced eviction during the US governments Indian Removal policy. Get Joseph Humphrey's email address (j*****@cherokee-federal.com) and phone number at RocketReach. Sometimes Joe bring other wife to visit Missus Jennie. Looking Glass is dead. This valuable property became a prize for the white man when the laws of Georgia were extended over the Cherokee Nation. Someone rattled the bones. He tell us for we start, what we must say and what to do. Lord have mercy on us, yes. See it if you can. "Cherokee Chiefs" redirects here. Chief Joseph H. Vann was a prominent Cherokee leader in Georgia. http://www.timcdfw.com/genealogy/getperson.php?personID=I7805&tree= Joseph Vann removed to the West in 1836. Now I'se just old forgotten woman. No animated GIFs, photos with additional graphics (borders, embellishments. Yes Lord Yes. He'd been one of the early Nez Perce leaders to convert to Christianity, and his influence had gone a long way toward establishing peace with his white neighbors. Include gps location with grave photos where possible. I always think of my old Master as de one dat freed me, and anyways Abraham Lincoln and none of his North people didn't look after me and buy my crop right after I was free like old Master did. Nearly a century later (in 1932), Joseph Vann's grandson, R. P. Vann, told author Grant Foreman that Joseph Vann had built a house about a mile south of Webbers Falls (Oklahoma) "a handsome homebuilt just like the old Joe Vann home in Georgia." Everybody had a good time. In winter white folks danced in the parlor of the big house; in summer they danced on a platform under a great big brush arbor. In time, these Chickamauga Cherokee comprised a majority of the nation, due to both sympathy with their cause and the destruction of the homes of other Cherokee who later joined them. Joseph Vann was a prominent Cherokee leader and slave owner. All my children was from the first marriage: Thomas, Dora, Charley, Marie, Opal, William, Arthur, Margaret, Thadral and Hubbard. monkeyface_si Jul 12, 2001 Details Edit If you notice a problem with the translation, please send a message to [emailprotected] and include a link to the page and details about the problem. Sometims just white folks danced; sometimes just the black folks. Historical Person Search Search Search Results Results Cherokee Chief Joseph Tuttle (1730 - 1800) Try FREE for 14 days Try FREE for 14 days. Coreless Stretch Film; Pre-Stretch Film; Hand Roll; Machine Roll; Jumbo Roll; Industrial Plastic Division. Resend Activation Email, Please check the I'm not a robot checkbox, If you want to be a Photo Volunteer you must enter a ZIP Code or select your location on the map. He operated his steamboats on the Arkansas, Mississippi, Ohio, and Tennessee rivers. Marster Jim and Missus Jennie wouoldn't let his house slaves to with no common dress out. We had meat, bread, rice, potatoes and plenty of fish and chicken. 3. We git three or four crops of different things out of dat farm every ear, and something growing on dat place winter and summer. Don't know where the other one lived. Joseph's father was a Christian, and Joseph attended a mission school. He got that message to the captain just the same. Chief Joseph Nez Perce 8.5x11" Photo Print Edward S Curtis, Elizabeth Debicki v1 - Michael Fassbender Macbeth Movie Poster 24x36. There are no volunteers for this cemetery. Your new password must contain one or more uppercase and lowercase letters, and one or more numbers or special characters. James Vann was a powerful chief in the Cherokee Nation and had several other wives and children. It was tied up at de dock at Webbers Falls about a week and we went down and talked to my aunt an brothers and sister. This building was later destroyed during the American Civil War. His mother was Ne-Ye-Mea Raincrow who was born in 1751 in Knowell, Tennessee.The couple has a number of children: Rachel, Mary Ann Polly Dawn, Joseph, Olikut, Ciley(Celia), Mary Hester, Rachel(another one), Ga-LarUsKiel, John, Kingfisher, and Amos Raincrow.-+----During the late 20th-century excavations at the site of Chota, prior to the Tellico Reservoir impoundment, the remains of Oconostota were found. The relationship was soon upended when the United States government took back millions of acres it had promised to Joseph the Elder and his people. In 1828, he was the first and only elected Chief of Cherokee Nation, serving 38 years until his death. I remember when the steamboats went up and down the river. They typically had both peace ("white") and war ("red") chiefs. He was a slave on the Chism plantation, but came to Vann's all the time on account of the hourses. The grandparents were Joseph Vann, a Scottish trader who came from the Province of South Carolina, and Cherokee Mary Christiana (Wah-Li or Wa-wli Vann). We had bonnets that had long silk tassels for ties. Old Master bought de cotton in Ft. Smith, because he didn't raise no cotton, but he had a few sheep and we had wool mix for winter. My uncle belong to old Captain Joe nearly all his life. , Nancy Vann, John Shepherd Vann, David Vann, Jane Elizabeth Vann, Sallie Blackburn Vore (born Vann), Joseph W. Vann, William Vann, Miner Spring Place, Murray County, Georgia, United States of America, Spring Place, Murray County, Georgia, United States, Cherokee () Principal Chiefs and Uka: Eastern, Western and Keetoowah, Chief Joseph Rich Joe Vann, Principal Chief, http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~lpproots/Neeley/cvann.htm, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucy_Walker_steamboat_disaster. The low class work in the fields. Joseph "Chief Joe" Raincrow, 1855 - 1927 Joseph "Chief Joe" Raincrow was born on month day 1855, at birth place, North Carolina, to John Kah-Sah-He-Lee Raincrow and Rachael ( LaChit Lee) Bendabout Raincrow. Birth 10 Mar 1730 - South Carolina, USA. At least twenty-five of Vann's slaves participated in the Cherokee slave revolt of 1842. Black Hock was awful attached to the kitchen. No nails in none of dem nor in de chairs and tables. Marster had a big Christmas tree, oh great big tree, put on the porch. He would tell em plain before hand, "Now no trouble." The cooks would bake hams, turkey cakes and pies and there'd be lots to eat and lots of whiskey for the men folks. Indians wouldn't allow their slaves to take their husband's name. Use the links under See more to quickly search for other people with the same last name in the same cemetery, city, county, etc. My mother died when I'se small and my father married Delia Vann. I don't remember old Mistress name. Joseph also inherited his father's gold and deposited over $200,000 in gold in a bank in Tennessee. They rendezvoused with other slaves who had agreed to participate in the revolt, stole horses to ride to their freedom, then broke into a store to steal guns, ammunition, food, and supplies they needed for their planned escape to Mexicowhere slavery was illegal. Pretty soon everybody commenced a singing and a prayin'. He had apparently been attending the horse races at Louisville, KY. Vann, Joseph H., Cherokee Rose: On Rivers of Golden Tears, 1st Books Library (2001), ISBN 0-75965-139-6. They ratified their constitution and bylaws and were recognized by the federal government in 1950. He born at Spring Place, Georgia on February 11, 1798. We told him bout de Pins coming for him and he just laughed. Every dollar she make on the track, I give it to Lucy." Cherokee Indians. I never did have much of a job, jest tending de calves mostly. Failed to delete memorial. Lord have mercy I'll say they was. He earned the moniker 'Rich Joe' Vann. You can customize the cemeteries you volunteer for by selecting or deselecting below. On January 1, 1827, Pathkiller, last hereditary Cherokee chief, and Charles R. Williams Jr. entered the Cherokee nobility. In 1835 the federal government convinced a tiny group of Cherokee around 500 of themto sign the Treaty of New Echota. In addition, a memorial to the seven Cherokee clans and the nation overall was installed at this siteContributor: Glenn Raincrow Chipner (50881514)View Memorial. There Vann constructed a replica of his lost Georgia mansion. Isaac had been Young Joe's driver and he told me all about how rich Master Joe was and how he would look after us negroes. Share this memorial using social media sites or email. https://web.archive.org/web/20071026072208/http://www.cherokeebyblo Webbers Falls, Muskogee County, Oklahoma, United States of America. District 3: Lisa Hall, Brian Speake, Brandon Girty and Joseph Tali Byrd. Mistress say old Master and my pappy on the boat somewhere close to Louisville and the boiler bust and tear the boat up. My mother, grandmother, aunt Maria and cousin Clara, all worked in the big house. November 19 - Phoenix, Arizona. Chief Oconastota Stalking Turkey (Joseph Raincrow) Cherokee Indian GG7BP married Oo Loo Sta Moytoy and had 4 children. Try again later. In one month you have to get back. While he was preparing for the removal, however, he learned that a trio of young men had massacred a band of white settlers and prospectors; fearing retaliation by the U.S. army, he decided instead to lead his small body of followers (some 200 to 300 warriors and their families) on a long trek to Canada. Sometimes I eat my bread this morning none this evening. My mother, grandmother, aunt Maria and cousin Clara, all worked in the big house. Her master was white, but he had married into de Nation and so she got a freedmen's allotment too. Although Lucinda Vann was owned by Jim Vann, she told about the death of "Rich Joe" Vann and the recovery of one of his arms, following the deadly explosion on his steamboat, the Lucy Walker. We had bonnets that had long silk tassels for ties. Previously sponsored memorials or famous memorials will not have this option. It is cold, and we have no blankets. Five of the fugitives were executed for killing two slavecatchers whom they had encountered, when they freed a slave family being taken back to Choctaw territory. Chief Joseph was born in a cave during the spring of 1840 in the Wallowa Valley of present-day Oregon. Failed to report flower. A doctor put it in alcohol and they kept it a long time. Minor Chief Joseph RainCrow(Raincrow), died in 1871 at the age of 96 years old. Dey only had two families of slaves wid about twenty in all, and dey only worked about fifty acres, so we sure did work every foot of it good. John Ross, Cherokee name Tsan-Usdi, (born October 3, 1790, Turkeytown, Cherokee territory [near present-day Centre, Alabama, U.S.]died August 1, 1866, Washington, D.C., U.S.), Cherokee chief who, after devoting his life to resisting U.S. seizure of his people's lands in Georgia, was forced to assume the painful task of shepherding the Cherokees [Note from curator: these slave narratives are not under copyright]. He had a sister called Mary and several other stepsiblings. The 1860 Census records for Oklahoma (the last Census of the slavery era), indicates that the Cherokees held 4,600 Negro slaves; the Chickasaws owned 975; the Choctaws owned, 2,344; the Creeks held 1,532; and the Seminoles reportedly owned 500. Chief Joseph Nez Perc . Us Cherokee slaves seen lots of green corn shootings and de like of dat but we never had no games of our own. The Shawnee Bluejacket family reaches back into the mid-1700s. The Principal Chief was elected by the National Council, which was the legislature of the Nation. The base of the Rocky Mountains is in Mexico where much (if not most) of the Cherokee Nation migrated to in 1721. During the presidential tenure of Andrew Jackson, he successfully had Congress pass the Indian Removal Act of 1830. Lord, Yes! A few days later they caught up with the slaves, still in Indian Territory. Oh the news traveled up and down the river. Art print POSTER Canvas chief wolf robe native american cherokee indian 1904. The master's house was a big log building setting east and west, with a porch on the north side of the house. If you have questions, please contact [emailprotected]. There was music, fine music. Everybody laugh and was happy. Everybody had plenty to eat and plenty to throw away. Dere was a sister named Patsy; she died at Wagoner, Oklahoma. He never come until the next day, so dey had to sleep in dat pen in a pile like hogs. By and by I married Nancy Holdebrand what lived on Greenleaf Creek, bout four miles northwest of Gore. Hanging Maw of Coyatee, listed above, claimed the title as his right by tradition, as he was the headman of the Upper Towns. We are very pleased to offer this 1981 Jeep Cherokee Chief. James Vann was a powerful chief in the Cherokee Nation and had several other wives and children. Principal Chief and incumbent, W.W. Keeler, who had been appointed by President Harry Truman in 1949, was elected. Joseph H. Vann was born on February 11, 1798, at Spring Place in Georgia. The position had existed in the east since the time of Yonaguska. There was a bugler and someone callled the dances. Verify and try again. In slavery time the Cherokee negroes do like anybody else when they is a death---jest listen to a chapter in the Bible and all cry. Most Iroquoian-speaking people lived near the Great Lakes, leading historians to believe the Cherokee migrated south from that region. One day Missus Jennie say to Marster Jim, she says, "Mr. Vann, you come here. Lots of bad things have come to me, but the good Father, high up, He take care of me. Women came in satin dresses, all dressd up, big combs in their hair, lots of rings and bracelets. Sometimes they fish in the Illinois river, sometimes in the Grand, but they always fish the same way. Marster had a little race horse called "Black Hock" She was all jet black, excepting three white feet and her stump of a tail. That sure was a tough time for the soldiers, for father said they fought and fought before the "Seesesh" soldiers finally took off to the south and the northern troops went back to Fort Gibson. Master give me over to de National Freedmen's bureau and I was bound out to a Cherokee woman name Lizzie McGee. District 6: Daryl Legg (incumbent) and Dustin Bush. How did they hear about it at home? James was a town chief. At that time Stand Watie, serving as a Confederate officer, was elected Principal Chief by a portion of the Nation. Mr. Reese had a big flock of peafowls dat had belonged to Mr. Scott and I had to take care of demWhitefolks. It was in the Grand River close to the ford, and winter time. Some of us had money. They get something they need too. Quick access. 5, Special Issue: American Culture and the American Frontier (Winter, 1981), pp. When he get home he call my uncle and ask about what we done all day and tell him what we better do de next day. McLoughlin, William, Cherokee Renascence in the New Republic, Princeton University Press, (1986), ISBN 0691047413. Lord yes, su-er. We lived there a long time, and I was old enough to remember setting in the yard watching the river (Grand River) go by, and the Indians go by. Some of the Masters family was always going down to the river and back, and every time they come in I have to fix something to eat. It had no windows, but it had a wood floor that was kept clean with plenty of brushings, and a fireplace where mammy'd cook the turnip greens and peas and corn--I still likes the cornbread with fingerprints baked on it like in the old days when it was cooked on a skillet over the hot wood ashes. You are nearing the transfer limit for memorials managed by Find a Grave. Resend Activation Email. My missus name was Doublehead before she married Jim Vann. I've heard em tell of rich Joe Vann. One time old Master and another man come and took some calves off and Pappy say old Master taking dem off to sell I didn't know what sell meant and I ast Pappy is he going to bring em back when he git through selling them. We had fine satin dresses, great big combs for our hair, great big gold locket, double earrings we never wore cotton except when we worked. She inherit about half a dozen slaves, and say dey was her own and old master can't sell one unless she give him leave to do it. He was the husband of Susanna Mary So-Gi-Ne Reno. Pretty soon all de young Cherokee menfolks all gone off to de War, and de Pins was riding round all de time, and it ain't safe to be in dat part around Webber's Falls so old Master take us all to Fort Smith where they was a lot of Confederate soldiers. They make pens out in the shallow water with poles every little ways from the river banks. He who led the young men [Olikut] is dead. After removal of the eastern Cherokee to Indian Territory on the Trail of Tears, they created a new constitution to unify the former Eastern Cherokee with the Western Cherokee. Hattie Owl, Divisional Administrator 828-359-7003 . That was sort of vault, where the family valuables was kept. You are only allowed to leave one flower per day for any given memorial. They had come within 40 miles of the Canadian border, reaching the Bear Paw Mountains of Montana, but were too beaten and starving to continue to fight. Everybody went---white folks, colored folks. Mistress say old Master and my pappy on the boat somewhere close to Louisville and the boiler bust and tear the boat up. He had run off after he was sold and joined de North army and discharged at Fort Scoot in Kansas, and he said lots of freedmen was living close to each other up by Coffeyville in the Coo-ee-scoo-wee District. Well, I go ahead, and make me a crop of corn all by myself and then I don't know what to do wid it. I know he is right, too. I'se proud anyway of my Vann name. Then we all have big dinner, white folks in the big house, colored folks in their cabins. Old Master Joe was a big man in the Cherokees, I hear, and was good to his negroes before I was born. The commissary was full of everyting good to eat. The most terrible thing that ever happen was when the Lucy Walker busted and Joe got blew up. The place was all woods, and the Cherokees and the soldiers all come down to see the baptising. We settled down a little ways above Fort Gibson. The Chiefs and Head Men of the Cherokee Nation, aforesaid, for and in consideration of the foregoing stipulations and provisions, do hereby agree, in the name and behalf of their Nation, to give up, and they do hereby surrender, to the United States, and agree to leave the same within fourteen months, as herein before stipulated, all the lands to The majority of the passengers, including owner and captain that day, Joseph Vann, were killed. My missus name was Doublehead before she married Jim Vann. Cherokee Chief John Ross sent protests to the U.S. Senate refusing the treaty. The big House was a double log wid a big hall and a stone chimney but no porches, wid two rooms at each end, one top side of de other. 3,500 1976 Jeep Cherokee - Chief. 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