Elizabeth Tyner (1844 - bef. 1880)

Born 1844 in Cherokee Nation, Indian Territory, United States

Ancestors

Died before 1880 before age 36 in Cherokee Nation, Indian Territory, United States

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Biography

Elizabeth was Cherokee.

Elizabeth was born in the Cherokee Nation about 1844. She is the daughter of Jackson Tyner and Delilah Seabolt, both Cherokee. Delilah died in 1845 ^[1] and Reuben married Letitia Keys. Elizabeth and her brother Reuben appear together on the 1851 Drennan Roll ^[2] Her father, step-mother and other siblings appear on the Old Settler Roll. ^[3] According to Emmet Starr, Elizabeth married Edward Melton; they had no children. ^[4] Elizabeth's death date is unknown. Eastern Cherokee applications of a niece and nephew do not give a date, but she does not appear on the 1880 Cherokee census. ^[5]

Research Notes

Elizabeth should not be confused with another woman by the same name, Elizabeth Tyner Alberty, the wife of Cornelius Alberty.

Sources

1. ↑ National Archives and Records Administration, Eastern Cherokee applications of the Court of Claims, Application #16759, grandson Weaver Tyner. Digitized at Fold3.
2. ↑ Drennen Roll of “Emigrant Cherokee,” 1851. Series 7RA-01. Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Record Group 75. The National Archives at Fort Worth, Fort Worth, Texas. Tahlequah District #497.
3. ↑ 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. Tahlequah District #29. p. 273
4. ↑ Starr, Emmet. History of the Cherokee Indians. Oklahoma Yesterday Publications edition, Tulsa, OK. 1979 p. 402. Digitized edition at Starr
5. ↑ Applications for Enrollment of the Commission to the Five Civilized Tribes, 1898–1914. Microfilm M1301, 468 rolls. NAI: 617283. Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Record Group 75. The National Archives at Washington, D.C. Application #4284, George W. Tyner.