Emeline (Parris) Beatty (1827 - aft. 1904)

Born 29 Jun 1827 in Cherokee Nation (East)

Ancestors

Wife of William Crawford Beatty — married 15 Oct 1847 in Indian Territory, United States

Descendants

Died after 1904 after age 76 in Canadian District, Cherokee Nation, Indian Territory, United States

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Biography

Emeline was Cherokee.

Dawes Enrollee

Cherokee by Blood

Dawes Card number 1906

Emeline Parris was born in 1827 in the Cherokee Nation, the daughter of Moses Parris, a Cherokee, and his wife Mary Langley, a white woman. ^[1] The family emigrated to Indian Territory as "Old Settlers" in 1831. ^[2] Emeline married William Beatty, also a Cherokee, on October 15, 1847. ^[3] They were the parents of five children: Samantha, Amanda, Robert, Quintilla, and G.W. The family appears on the 1851 "Old Settler" roll, living in Illinois District, Indian Territory. ^[4] Quintilla, Robert and G. W. are listed with Emeline on the 1880 Cherokee census; both sons had died by 1896. ^[5] William died during the Civil War. Emeline appears on the 1896 Old Settler payroll, living in Braggs. ^[6] In 1900 Emeline was living with daughter Quintilla and her family. ^[7] Emeline's death date is uncertain, but she died after 1904. ^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ National Archives and Records Administration, Dawes Enrollment Packet #1906, Emaline Batie image at Fold3 Dawes
2. ↑ Moses Parris, family of 7 including one daughter under age 10. Baker, Jack D., transcriber. Cherokee Emigration Rolls 1817-1835. Baker Publishing Co., Oklahoma City, OK. 1977. p. 41.
3. ↑ Hampton, David K. and Baker, Jack D., eds. Old Cherokee Families Notes of Dr. Emmet Starr. Baker Publishing Co., Oklahoma City, OK. 1987. Vol. 2, note H569.
4. ↑ Hampton, David K., transcriber Cherokee Old Settlers, combined transcript of 1851 and 1896 Old Settler Payrolls. 1993. p. 161
5. ↑ Cherokee Census 1880, p. 5 Canadian District, Series 7RA-29. Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Record Group 75. The National Archives at Fort Worth, Fort Worth, Texas.
6. ↑ Hampton, Old Settlers p. 9
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSRG-D21 : accessed 24 March 2019), Emeline Batie in household of George A Brown, Township 14 N. Range 19 E. (east of Arkansas River), Cherokee Nation, Indian Territory, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 42, sheet 22A, family 47, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,846.
8. ↑ She was enrolled by the Dawes Commission in 1904 but does not appear on the 1910 census.

• See also:
• Hampton, David K. Cherokee Mixed-Bloods. Arc Press of Cane Hill, Lincoln, Arkansas. 2005. p. 181