Joseph England (1823 - 1894)

Born 3 Jul 1823 in Cherokee Nation (East)

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Died 29 Dec 1894 at age 71 in Delaware District, Cherokee Nation, Indian Territory, United States

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Biography

Joseph was Cherokee.

Joseph England was born in the Cherokee Nation in 1823. He was the son of William England and Susannah Ward. William signed up his family to emigrate to Indian Territory on January 19, 1834. He stated there were ten in the family. William, Susannah, and one of their children died en route in Arkansas. ^[1] Four of Susannah's siblings and their families were in the same detachment, and Joseph and his remaining siblings continued to Indian Territory with them. Joseph married Sabra Cooper, also Cherokee, about 1844. They were the parents of Susanna, William (Cornelius), Benjamin, Sabra,^[2] Louisa, Sally, and Joe. ^[3] Sabra died in 1857 and he married Martha Adams about 1859; they were the parents of Martha and Mary. Wife Martha died in 1867. ^[4] Joseph married Mary Brown in 1874; they were the parents of one child, Viola. ^[5] Joseph died in 1894 and is buried at the Mount Hope Cemetery, Ottawa, Oklahoma. ^[6]

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. 37 & 44
2. ↑ 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. Delaware District, #30. p. 251
3. ↑ National Archives and Records Administration, Eastern Cherokee Applications of the Court of Claims. Application #215, daughter Susannah Edwards. Digitized at Fold3, images begin at Susannah
4. ↑ Enrollment Cards for the Five Civilized Tribes, 1898-1914; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M1186, 93 rolls); Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Record Group 75; National Archives, Washington, D.C. Application #3726, Cherokee by Blood, daughter Martha Cowles
5. ↑ The National Archives at Fort Worth, Texas, USA; Record Group Number: 75; Record Group Title: Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, 1793-1999; NARA Series Number: 7RA-07; NARA Series Title: Cherokee Census, 1880. Delaware District.
6. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/42849915/joseph-england : accessed 12 May 2022), memorial page for Joseph England (1823–1894), Find a Grave Memorial ID 42849915, citing Mount Hope Cemetery, Afton, Ottawa County, Oklahoma, USA ; Maintained by Jordan Boyd (contributor 46955641) .