Willis Robin Hendricks (1823 - 1893)

Born 1823 in Cherokee Nation (East)

Descendants

Died 15 Dec 1893 at about age 70 in Tahlequah District, Cherokee Nation, Indian Territory, United States

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Biography

Willis was Cherokee.

Willis Hendricks/Hendrix was born in the Cherokee Nation (East) about 1823 to William Hendricks, a white man, and Susannah (Sokinney), a full-blood Cherokee woman. William Hendricks signed up his family to emigrate to Indian Territory in 1832; they travelled in the B.F. Curry detachment. ^[1]

He had 12 brothers and sisters: James R., Annie Hendricks Peacheater Riley; Jane Hendricks Terrell Parris; Margaret "Peggy" Hendricks Woodall; John; Nancy Hendricks Chambers; Susannah "Susan" Hendricks Woodall; Catherine Hendricks Chambers; William H. Jr., Franklin Hendricks Sr., Elizabeth Hendricks Gourd, and Thomas Hendricks. ^[2] The 1851 "Old Settler" roll shows Sokinney and five children (including Willis) living in the Tahlequah District, Cherokee Nation, Indian Territory. ^[3]

According to researcher James HIcks, Willis first married Jane Smith; their children are: Celia Jane Hendricks, Robert Hendricks, and Sarah Hendricks. ^[4]

He married Araminta Fish about 1866; their children include: Fannie E., Rachel, Charles, White, Oscar, and Robert. ^[2] The 1880 Cherokee census lists Willis, "Minta" and additional children Charles and Allen, both of whom apparently died young. ^[5]

Willis died in December, 1892 ^[6] and is buried in the Hendricks Cemetery, Tahlequah, Oklahoma. ^[7] The dates on the tombstone are obscured and the transcripted dates appear to be incorrect.

Sources

1. ↑ Baker, Jack D. transcriber. Cherokee Emigration Rolls 1817-1835. Baker Publishing Co., Oklahoma City, OK. 1977. Original Records: National Archives and Records Administration, Record Group 75: Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs 1793-1999. pp. 29 & 43
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Starr, Emmet. History of the Cherokee Indians. Oklahoma Yesterday Publications edition, Tulsa, OK. 1979. p. 465. Digitized edition at Starr
3. ↑ Hampton, David K., transcriber. Cherokee Old Settlers, combined transcript of 1851 and 1896 Old Settler Payrolls. 1993. National Archives and Records Administration, Record Group 75, Microfilms T985 and 7RA34. p. 276
4. ↑ Hicks
5. ↑ Cherokee Census, 1880. Series 7RA-07. Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Record Group 75. The National Archives at Fort Worth, Fort Worth, Texas. Tahlequah District, p. 764, images at Ancestry.com
6. ↑ National Archives and Records Administration, Eastern Cherokee Applications of the Court of Claims. Application #17099, daughter Fannie Canada. Images at Fold3 Fannie
7. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images Willis : accessed 01 April 2021), memorial page for Willis Robin Hendricks (13 Sep 1833–15 Dec 1893), Find a Grave Memorial no. 5862460, citing Hendricks Cemetery, Tahlequah, Cherokee County, Oklahoma, USA ; Maintained by R Burnett (contributor 47445819) .