Born in Tahlequah District, Cherokee Nation, Indian Territory, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Asa Guinn
and Gah-hi-lah-li (Allen) Guinn
Wife of
Monroe Homer Garroutte
— married
3 Jul 1904 in Craig, Oklahoma, United States
Descendants 
Mother of
Robert A Garroutte, Homer Bewley Garroutte, Jerry J Garroutte, Bruce W Garroutte, Jewel Daisy (Garroutte) Chase, Myrtle Lee Garroutte, Eugene Garroutte and Bessie Irene (Garroutte) Shepherd
Died
at age 78
in Bixby, Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 22 Sep 2010
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Biography
Bessie was Cherokee.
- Dawes Enrollee
- Cherokee by Blood
- Dawes Card Number 6053
Bessie Imogene Guinn was born in the Cherokee Nation in 1887, the daughter of Asa Guinn, a white man, and his wife Gah-li-lah-hi "Mary", a Cherokee. [1] Her mother died in 1896, her father in 1897. [2] and the 1900 U.S. Census shows Bessie and her siblings living with her half-brother James and his wife. [3] Bessie was enrolled with her siblings by the Dawes Commission in 1902. [4] Bessie was approved for a share of the Eastern Cherokee (Guion Miller) payment in 1907. [5]
Bessie married Monroe Garrett in 1904. [6] The 1910 U.S. Census lists Bessie and children Robert, Francis, Jerry, and Almon living in Peggs, Oklahoma. [7] The 1920 census lists additional children, Bruce, Jewel, Edwin, and Myrtle. [8] By 1930 there were three more children, Eugene, Irene, and Kenneth. [9] The 1940 census shows Bessie, Monroe, and their youngest child, Kenneth, living in Porter, Oklahoma. [10]
Bessie died in November 1965 and is buried at the Greenwood Cemetery, Wagoner, OK. [11]
Sources
- ↑ The National Archives at Fort Worth, Texas, USA; Record Group Number: 75; Record Group Title: Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, 1793-1999; NARA Series Number: 7RA-08; NARA Series Title: Cherokee Census, 1890.
- ↑ Cherokee Court Records of Marriages, Estates and Permits, Tahlequah District: Vol 194, 1856-1868; Vol 236-237, 1864-1876; Vol 193, 1871-1898; Vol 199, 1872-1880; Vol 211, 1873-1898; Vol 193c, 1874-187 digitized at Ancestry at will
- ↑ U.S. Census 1900; Census Place: Tahlequah, Cherokee Nation, Indian Territory; Roll: 1845; Page: 20; Enumeration District: 0033; Township 17 N R 22 East including Tahlequah Town. FHL microfilm: 1241845
- ↑ Enrollment Cards for the Five Civilized Tribes, 1898-1914; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M1186, 93 rolls); Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Record Group 75; National Archives, Washington, D.C Cherokee by Blood, Card Number 6053
- ↑ National Archives and Records Administration, Eastern Cherokee Applications of the Court of Claims, Application #24404, Bessie Garrett. Digitized at Fold3, images begin at Bessie
- ↑ "Oklahoma, County Marriages, 1890-1995." Database with images. FamilySearch. "Oklahoma, County Marriages, 1890-1995," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VXLN-6WV : 23 February 2021), Monroe Garrett and Bessie Guinn, 06 Jul 1904; citing Oklahoma, various county courthouses, Oklahoma; FHL microfilm.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MLQY-6PT : accessed 6 December 2022), Bessie Garoot, Peggs, Cherokee, Oklahoma, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 14, sheet 16A, family 25, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1244; FHL microfilm 1,375,257.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MJMD-CRV : 3 February 2021), Bessie Garrantte in entry for Monroe Garrantte, 1920.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XC4B-J21 : accessed 6 December 2022), Bessie M Garraitti in household of Monroe Garraitti, Porter, Wagoner, Oklahoma, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 13, sheet 1B, line 54, family 15, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1937; FHL microfilm 2,341,671.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1940." Porter Township, Wagoner, OK. Database with images. FamilySearch. https://FamilySearch.org : 28 October 2022. Citing Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012.
- ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #50818283 memorial page for Bessie Imogene Guinn Garroutte (3 Apr 1887–1 Nov 1965), Find a Grave Memorial ID 50818283, citing Greenwood Cemetery, Porter, Wagoner County, Oklahoma, USA; Maintained by Donna Rankin
- See also:
- U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
- Name: Bessie Imogene Garroutte
- [Bessie Imogene Guinn]
- Gender: Female
- Birth Date: 3 Apr 1887
- Birth Place: Tahlequah, Oklahoma
- Father: Asa Guinn
- Mother: Mary Allen
- Notes: May 1937: Name listed as BESSIE IMOGENE GARROUTTE
- National Archives and Records Administration, Eastern Cherokee Applications of the Court of Claims, Application #7695, Polly Terrapin. Digitized at Fold3, images begin at Polly
- The Garoutte History, 1775-1985 by Ellan Douglas Thiesen
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Bessie by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Bessie:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Bessie by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Bessie:
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~3.12%
~6.25%
Judith (Williams) Williams-Younger 
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~0.78%
Greg Klima :
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~0.39%
James Northern :
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Women's Side: Shirley Shepherd 1941-living My G-Grandmother Bessie Garoutte 1922-1980 My 2nd G-Grandmother Bessie Guinn 1887-1965 My 3rd G-Grandmother Mary E Rattlinggourd abt 1850s- I don't know My 4th G-Grandmother Elsie or Ailsley or Alice Wilson 1808- 1884 My 5th G-Grandmother
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