From http://scraperhistory.com/reports/Deesugawskee.htm :
George was a Private assigned to Company E, Third Indian Home Guard Regiment of the Confederate Army. He later switched to Union side. He was Judge of the Circuit Court, Northern District, Cherokee Nation, for terms of 1879 and 1883. Cattle brand was 7C. Range on Pryor Creek. George W. Clark was one of the early day cattlemen, and owned a big cattle ranch five miles northwest of Adair. He was a white man, and married Lydia Ann Scraper, and to this union a large family of children were born. George had the name of having more cattle on his ranch that were paid for than any other cattleman in this part of the Territory. He moved to Vinita in the early 90's and built a fine home, where he lived until the time of his death. He served for a number of years as vice president of the First National Bank of Vinita. He was one of the country's most substantial citizens. His wife was a great church worker and was a pillar in the Methodist church, of Vinita. (From: James R. Carselowey - Indian Pioneer History Papers page 450) *George was not entirely white, his great-grandmother was half Cherokee(Catherine McDaniel Ward). The Cherokee Stockman's Protective and Detective Association was formed to assist cattlemen and put an end to rustling. The association was organized Sept 3, 1884, at Vinita with G. W. Clark as the first president. (Vinita, I. T. The Story of a Frontier Town of the Cherokee Nation by O. B. Campbell)
Judge George W. Clark Dead - Vinita paper Jan 1, 1915
George W. Clark Sr., died at his home in this city Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock, after lingering illness. Deceased was a native of the old Cherokee Nation and was one of the best known men in this section of the state. He was always industrious, progressive, a large property holder and was always found in the front ranks of the countrys development. He served for several years as a Cherokee Judge when the Indians maintained their own local government. George was born on March 18th 1843, near Maysville, AK, and was in his 71st year. He married June 8, 1865, to Miss Lydia Ann Scraper, who survives him. The other surviving members of the family are: W. H. Clark, Mrs. Lee Barrett, Mrs. E. B. Frayser, Ross and Maday Clark, all of this city, and Mrs. J. L. Kell of Chelsea, and Geo. W. Clark Jr of Strang. He is also survived by one brother, Wm. A. Clark of Chelsea, and three sisters, Mrs. Louisa Young of Wagoner, Mrs. Lucy Duncan of Afton, and Mrs. Ellen Taylor of Strang. Funeral services were conducted at the home yesterday afternoon at 2:30 by Rev. Taylor, Pastor of the M. E. Church, South, after which the Masons took charge and accompanied the remains to the cemetery where the Masonic burial rites were performed in consigning the body to the ground.Judge George Washington Clark was born in the Cherokee Nation Indian Territory, in 1843, the oldest child of Polly and Joseph Clark. He married Lydia Ann Scraper, also a Cherokee, on June 8, 1865. [1] They were the parents of at least eleven children, including Henry, James, Lizzie, Lydia, Susie, Joe, Pollie, Willie, George, Ross, and Effa. [2] [3]
Judge George Washington Clark "George", served in the Indian Home Guards during the Civil War and the served the Cherokee Nation as a Councilor, Senator, District Solicitor, JUDGE, and Speaker of the Council. [4] He died December 30, 1914 and was buried at Fairview Cemetery, in Vinita, Craig Co., Oklahoma, USA. [5]
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