Charlottie (Silversmith) Muskrat (abt. 1783 - 1859)

Born about 1783 in Cherokee, Georgia, United States

Descendants

Died 1859 at about age 76 in Delaware District, Cherokee Nation, Indian Territory, United States

Biography

Charlottie was born in 1783 in the Cherokee Nation within Georgia. She is shown in documents as Charlotte and Su-La-Da, her Cherokee name. Her parents are unknown at this time.

She married Jackson "Tse-Gu-Si-Ni-Se" Muskrat, sometime around 1821. Their children were:

• Johnson (1821-1881)
• Jack (1822-1907)
• Ava (1824-1907)
• Jerry (1828-1907)
• Liza (1830-1907)
• Sarah (1830-1906)
• Rachel (132-1902)
• Jacob (1833-1888)
• Susan (1834-?)
• Nancy (1838-1906)

Further research is needed on Charlottie and her family.

Sources

• Ancestry.com. Oklahoma and Indian Territory, U.S., Land Allotment Jackets for Five Civilized Tribes, 1884-1934 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc, 2014. Department of the Interior. Office of Indian Affairs. Five Civilized Tribes Agency. Applications for Allotment, compiled 1899–1907. Textual records. Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Record Group 75. The National Archives at Fort Worth, Texas.
• Ancestry.com. U.S., Records Related to Enrollment of Eastern Cherokee by Guion Miller, 1908-1910 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014. Records Relating to Enrollment of Eastern Cherokee by Guion Miller, 1908-1910. M685, microfilm, 12 rolls. Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, 1793-1999, Record Group 75. National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C. The records say they are 1908-1910 in date, however, when looking at the actual date on the record, it is dated 1851.
• Ancestry.com. U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.
• Ancestry.com. Oklahoma and Indian Territory, U.S., Dawes Census Cards for Five Civilized Tribes, 1898-1914 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014. The National Archives at Fort Worth; Fort Worth, Texas; Enrollment Cards, 1898-1914; NAI Number: 251747; Record Group Title: Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs; Record Group Number: 75Enrollment 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.