Lucy (Keeton) Dial (1825 - 1878)

Born 14 Mar 1825 in Cherokee Nation, Habersham County, Georgia, USA

Ancestors

Wife of Abel Fike Dial — married 6 Feb 1846 in Delaware District, Cherokee Nation, Indian Territory, USA

Descendants

Died 7 Jul 1878 at age 53 in Delaware District, Cherokee, Oklahoma, United States

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Biography

Lucy was Cherokee.

Lucy Keeton was born March 14, 1825 in the Cherokee Nation (East) the daughter of Joseph Keeton, a white man, and Catherine Ward, a Cherokee woman. The 1830 U.S. Census shows the family living in Hall County, Georgia. ^[1] The family emigrated to Indian Territory as Old Settlers in the B.F. Curry detachment, ^[2] but they soon moved on to Rusk County, Texas. Lucy married Abel Dial there about 1846. ^[3] Lucy and the two oldest children appear on the 1851 Old Settler roll as a non-residents. ^[4] Lucy and Abel were the parents of Perlina, Malinda/Belinda, Isaac, Catherine, Martha, Rebecca. ^[5] Lucy, ^[6] and Nancy. ^[7]

Lucy and Abel returned to the Cherokee Nation in 1869. Lucy died in the Delaware District in 1878 and is buried at the Joe Ward Cemetery, Delaware, Oklahoma. ^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1830," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHPL-FJN : 20 February 2021), Joseph Keeton, Hall, Georgia, United States; citing 132, NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 18; FHL microfilm 7,038.
2. ↑ 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. p. 41
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXLG-S2P : 23 December 2020), Lucy Dial in household of Abel F Dial, Rusk, Texas, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
4. ↑ Hampton, David K., transcriber. Cherokee Old Settlers, combined transcript of 1851 and 1896 Old Settler Payrolls. 1993. p. 280. National Archives and Records Administration, Record Group 75, Microfilms T985 and 7RA34. Non-resident #31
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXFV-G98 : 18 February 2021), Laura Dyal in entry for Abel Dyal, 1860.
6. ↑ 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. Cherokee by Blood, Card #4753, daughter Lucy Cole
7. ↑ 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, Note H796.
8. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/5069632/lucy-dial: accessed 03 October 2022), memorial page for Lucy Keeton Dial (14 Mar 1825–7 Jul 1878), Find a Grave Memorial ID 5069632, citing Ward Cemetery, Jay, Delaware County, Oklahoma, USA; Maintained by Wes T. (contributor 48190645) .

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