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Elizabeth (Foreman) Sixkiller (1825 - 1898)

Elizabeth "Betsy" Sixkiller formerly Foreman aka Proctor
Born in Cherokee Nation (East)map
Ancestors ancestors
Wife of — married about 1850 in Cherokee Nation, Indian Territory, United Statesmap
Wife of — married about 1873 in Cherokee Nation, Indian Territory, United Statesmap
[children unknown]
Died at age 73 in Cherokee Nation, Indian Territory, United Statesmap
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Biography

Elizabeth was Cherokee.

Elizabeth was born in the Cherokee Nation (East) about 1825. She was the daughter of Thomas Foreman and Susannah Fields. [1]

Her first husband was Johnson Proctor. [2]They were the parents of Nannie, Eliza Jane, Spencer, Mary, Margaret, Charles, and Susan. [3] [4] Johnson was killed in 1872 in the shootout at the Zeke Proctor trial. [5]

Elizabeth married Redbird Sixkiller the same year. They had a daughter, Elizabeth. [6]

She passed away in 1898, 9 days after her husband. [7]

Research Notes

The date of death on Find A Grave is 30 Oct 1898, but obit. attach suggests she died on the 23 of Oct only 36 hours after her husband.

Sources

  1. Starr, Emmett, History of the Cherokee Indians, Genealogical Publishing Co., 2004, p. 310.
  2. The National Archives at Fort Worth, Texas; Fort Worth, TX; Record Group Number: 75; Record Group Title: Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, 1793-1999; NARA Series Number: 7RA-01; NARA Series Title: Drennen Roll, 1852; Roll: 1
  3. National Archives and Records Administration, Eastern Cherokee Applications of the Court of Claims, Application #8004, daughter Eliza Horn.
  4. Hampton, David K. and Baker, Jack D., eds. Old Cherokee Families Notes of Dr. Emmet Starr. Baker Publishing Co., Oklahoma City, OK. 1987 Vol. II, Notes G780, G781
  5. Wikipedia article, Going Snake Massacre Zeke
  6. Applications for Enrollment of the Commission to the Five Civilized Tribes, 1898–1914. Microfilm M1301, 468 rolls; NAID: 617283, 650078, and 650147; Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Record Group 75; The National Archives in Washington, D.C. Cherokee by Blood Card 2554, Joseph Grass (husband of daughter Elizabeth)
  7. Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/5935709/elizabeth-sixkiller : accessed 25 May 2022), memorial page for Elizabeth Foreman Sixkiller (7 Mar 1825–30 Oct 1898), Find a Grave Memorial ID 5935709, citing Sixkiller Cemetery, Locust Grove, Mayes County, Oklahoma, USA ; Maintained by Wes T. (contributor 48190645) .
  • Benge, Barbara, The 1880 Cherokee Nation Census Indian Territory, 2007, book two, p, 383.
Redbird Sixkiller 57
Elizabeth " 50
Joseph " 12
Elizabeth " 7




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