LOOKING FOR INFORMATION ON POLLY DOUGHERTY SMITH CIRCA 1846 TO 1890 FLINT DISTRICT OF THE CHEROKEE NATION

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LOOKING FOR POLLY DOUGHERTY SMITH CIRCA 1846 TO 1890, HUSBAND JACK SMITH CIRCA 1850,ISH  TO 1900

DAUGHTER TO SUSIE DOUGHERTY 1822-1905 AND ISAAC DOUGHTERY, ALL HELP WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED.

SHANNON SMITH
in Genealogy Help by Shannon Smith G2G Crew (310 points)

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I think you are looking for the Polly Daugherty who is on the 1851 Drennan Roll with parents Isaac and Susannah and sister Nancy,, Flint District #312.  She died between 1882 and 1890.  None of her siblings or children provided much information about her in their various applications. 

An Eastern Cherokee application (#12233) was filed for Polly's mother, Susan Scott, who died in 1906. That application contains a copy of Susan's will which names her living children.  Digitized at Fold3 at https://www.fold3.com/image/228306345

Polly's sister, Nancy Sixkiller filed Eastern Application #786.  Nancy said that her father and Polly's was actually Sam Lasley, and  that Isaac Daugherty was their step-father. Sam Lasley apparently went to California in the Gold Rush. Nancy's Eastern Application listed a number of ancestors, most of whom had only Cherokee names.  Digitized at Fold3 at https://www.fold3.com/image/205185288

Two of Polly's children filed Eastern Cherokee applications that provide some information about her.  The applications are digitized at Fold3

Son Johnson Springwater, born about 1855 per his Dawes application (Card #8291)

Eastern app #13505  at: https://www.fold3.com/image/221479224

He did not list any siblings, said that his father's name was Springwater

Son John Smith said on his Dawes application that he didn't know his father's name, that his father had died in the Civil War  around the time he (John) was born. In his Eastern Application he listed only what appears to be a Cherokee name for him, but also said that he was not a Cherokee citizen.  John said that his mother died about 1890. 

His Eastern Cherokee application #4204 digitized at https://www.fold3.com/image/221479224

Researcher James Hicks (without supporting documentation) says that Polly was married four times: BARROW HOOD, son of JAMES DOWNING and POLLIE BLACKWELL  He was born Abt. 1820.She married (2)SPRINGWATER Bef. 1859.He was born Abt. 1840.She married (3)ARCHIBALD LONG Bef. 1860.He was born Abt. 1840.She married (4)CLAY Bef. 1862.He was born Abt. 1836.

by Kathie Forbes G2G6 Pilot (998k points)
Thank you so much for the information you gave.

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