Rebecca Mitchell (abt. 1820 - aft. 1851)

Born about 1820 in Cherokee Nation East [uncertain]

Died after 1851 after about age 31 in Cherokee Nation, Indian Territory, United States [uncertain]

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Biography

Rebecca Mitchell was born about 1820.^[1]

Per Emmet Starr, she was Riley Thornton's first wife and she bore him one child, a daughter named Mary Ann.^[2] Per the Old Settler Roll of 1851, Rebecca was living in the Cherokee Nation, Indian Territory, in 1851, with four children: Mary Ann, Osceola, George, and Ailsey. The family is listed as Group 76, living in the Saline District.

Rebecca passed away after 1851.^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ Per James R. Hicks' online Cherokee Linkages, Descendants of Go-sa-du-i-s-ga, Generation 3, No. 9.
2. ↑ Per Emmet Starr in “History of the Cherokee Indians.”, pp. 419-420.
3. ↑ Rebecca was alive when she enrolled her family in the 1851 Old Settler Roll, but had passed away when the Payroll of 1896 was recorded.

See Also:

• Emmet Starr, M.D., “History of the Cherokee Indians.” The Warden Company, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 1921.

• Old Settler Roll of 1851 and Payroll of 1896: 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.

• James R. Hicks. "https://www.genealogy.com/ftm/h/i/c/James-R-Hicks-VA/BOOK-0001/0014-0003.html#CHILD9". Cherokee Lineages; Descendants of Go-sa-du-i-s-ga; 9. REBECCA MITCHELL. Accessed 31 Oct 2022.