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Susannah (Harlan) Otterlifter (abt. 1784 - aft. 1834)

Susannah Otterlifter formerly Harlan
Born about [location unknown]
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Daughter of and [mother unknown]
Sister of [half], [half], [half], [half], [half] and [half]
[spouse(s) unknown]
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Mother of , , and
Died after after about age 50 in Cherokee Nation, Indian Territorymap
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Disputed Origins

According to David Hampton, although Emmet Starr listed Susannah Harlan as the grand-daughter of Nan-ye-hi "Nancy" Ward Cherokee-59 , an 1817 claim for Revolutionary War damages by the descendants of Ellis Harlan makes it clear that Susannah was the daughter of Ellis Harlan but not by Nancy's daughter Ka-ti. [1]

Biography

Susannah was Cherokee.

Susannah Harlan was the eldest daughter of Ellis Harlan and an unknown Cherokee woman. She married a full-blood Cherokee named Otterlifter about 1798. They were the parents of eight children, Diana, Nancy, Lucy, Alexander, Dew, Nellie, Rachel, and Elsie. [2] Susannah may be the "Susy Otterlifter" who was living at Red Clay (now Tennessee) in 1835. [3] but David Hampton believes that Susannah and Otterlifter probably emigrated to Indian Territory in 1829 as "Old Settlers." [4] Her date and exact place of death are unknown.

Sources

  1. ↑ Hampton, David K. "Cherokee Mixed-Bloods" ARC Press of Cane Hill, Lincoln, AR, 2005. p. 236
  2. ↑ Hampton, p. 236
  3. ↑ Tyner, James W. transcriber, "Those Who Cried (1835 Cherokee census)" Chi-ga-u Inc., Norman, OK, 1974, p. 180
  4. ↑ Baker, Jack D. transcriber, "Cherokee Emigration Rolls 1817-1835" Baker Publishing Co., Oklahoma City, OK, 1977, pp. 9, 20, 32, 35, 46




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Parks-2399 Kathie (Parks) Forbes
Susannah Harlan was NOT the daughter of Ka-ti. Claims by the heirs of Ellis Harlan make it clear that Susannah was his eldest child, but Ka-ti was not her mother.
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