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John "Indian John" Tidwell 1815–1903 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Jun 1815

Birth Location: Forsyth County, Georgia, USA

Death Date: 12 Mar 1903

Death Location: Stilwell, Adair County, Oklahoma, USA

Father: John Tidwell

Mother: Maria Tidwell

Spouse(s): Lucrisia Tidwell, Elizabeth Gravitt

Children(s): Mary Tidwell, Versensy Tidwell, Sehonia Tidwell, John Tidwell, Pennington Tidwell, Minor Tidwell, Grace Tidwell, Lodesta Tidwell, Pleasant Tidwell

John "Indian John" Tidwell was born in 1815 in Forsyth County, Georgia, USA, the child of John Young Deer Ahwinita Tidwell And Maria Tidwell. John "Indian John" Tidwell married Elizabeth Betsy Gravitt, Lucrisia Tidwell, and had children including Grace Arminda Tidwell, John Granville Tidwell, Lodesta Ann Tidwell, Mary Tidwell, Minor Loveless Lovelace Tidwell, Pennington Washington Tidwell, Pleasant H Pleas Tidwell, Sehonia C Tidwell, Versensy Tidwell. John "Indian John" Tidwell passed away in 1903 in Stilwell, Adair County, Oklahoma, USA.

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Biography

  • John "Indian John" Tidwell was born in 1815 in Forsyth County, Georgia, USA, the child of John Young Deer Ahwinita Tidwell And Maria Tidwell.
  • John "Indian John" Tidwell married Elizabeth Betsy Gravitt, Lucrisia Tidwell, and had children including Grace Arminda Tidwell, John Granville Tidwell, Lodesta Ann Tidwell, Mary Tidwell, Minor Loveless Lovelace Tidwell, Pennington Washington Tidwell, Pleasant H Pleas Tidwell, Sehonia C Tidwell, Versensy Tidwell.
  • John "Indian John" Tidwell passed away in 1903 in Stilwell, Adair County, Oklahoma, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Tidwell
1790–1825
Birth Location: Cherokee Nation, Forsyth, Georgia, United States
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Maria Tidwell
1799–1865
Birth Location: Forsyth, Georgia, United States
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Spouses(s)

Lucrisia Tidwell
1824–1904
Birth Location: Jackson County, Georgia, USA
LT
Elizabeth Gravitt
1815–1837
Birth Location: , , South Carolina, USA
EG

Children(s)

Mary Tidwell
1847–1906
Birth Location: Georgia
MT
Versensy Tidwell
1852–1903
Birth Location: Georgia
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Sehonia Tidwell
1857–
Birth Location: Georgia
ST
John Tidwell
1853–1938
Birth Location: Georgia
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Pennington Tidwell
1861–1930
Birth Location: Paulding, Georgia, United States
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Minor Tidwell
1865–1949
Birth Location: Paulding, Georgia, United States
MT
Grace Tidwell
1849–1906
Birth Location: Cobb, Georgia, United States
GT
Lodesta Tidwell
1845–1903
Birth Location: Cobb, Georgia, United States
LT
Pleasant Tidwell
1843–1922
Birth Location: , Cobb, Georgia, USA
PT

John Tidwell's Ancestors

Self
John Tidwell
1815–1903
Birth Place: Forsyth County, Georgia, USA
Parents
John Young Deer AhwiNita Tidwell
1790–1825
Cherokee Nation, Forsyth, Georgia, United States
Maria Tidwell
1799–1865
Forsyth, Georgia, United States
Grandparents
Chief (Big Nunnaahi-Diha Snake Pathfinder) **
1760–1827
Georgia, United States
Cherokee (Indian Peggy) Young
1770–1853
Tennessee, Cherokee, Alabama, United States
John Tidwell
1769–1850
Fairfield, South Carolina, United States
Celia Tidwell
1779–1850
South Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Tidwell's Descendants

1.
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John ("Indian John") Tidwell (22 Jun 1815–12 Mar 1903) m. Lucrisia Tidwell (8 Jan 1824–22 Mar 1904) m. Elizabeth ("Betsy") Gravitt (abt 1815–1837)
  1. 1. Mary Tidwell 1847–1906 m. Harrison (W) White 1849–1926
    1. 1. Sarah (E.) White 1869–
    2. 2. William (J) White 1873–
    3. 3. James (O.) White 1874–
    4. 4. George (W) White 1878–1968 m. Nancy (Anna) Duncan 1881–1967
      1. 1. Leonard (Lafayette) White 1919–2007 m. Bernice (Winifred) Whitmire 1920–2007
    5. 5. Martha (A) Crocker 1870–1961 m. Simeon ((Solomon) 'Marshall' Crocker) Rev 1850–1931
      1. 1. Lourena (E) Crocker 1884–1972
      2. 2. James (Roosevelt) Crocker 1910–1980 m. Jessie (Beatrice) Chesser 1911–1968
        1. 1. Jimmy (Gilbert) Crocker 1932–2019
      3. 3. Violet (Mary) Crocker 1908–1979
      4. 4. Sim (W) Crocker 1904–1990
      5. 5. Lois Elsey 1898–1987
      6. 6. John (Harrison) Crocker 1896–1952 m. Louise (T) Crocker 1900–1967
        1. 1. Phyllis (M) Crocker 1920–2006
        2. 2. Eva (M) Crocker 1923–
        3. 3. Betty (Lu) Crocker 1929–1945
        4. 4. Avalon Crocker 1923–1989
        5. 5. John (Harrison) Crocker 1935–2000
      7. 7. Julia (N) Crocker 1884–1958
      8. 8. Blanche (G) Paschal 1900–1938 m. Clayton Pascal 1893–1960
        1. 1. James (R) Paschal 1929–2006 m. Leota (E) Hall 1932–2015
        2. 2. Jack Paschal 1923–2001
        3. 3. Thomas (C) Paschal 1922–1944
        4. 4. Wanda (Arlene "Pat") Paschal 1925–1985 m. Bryan (Clinton) Cannon 1921–2006
  2. 2. Versensy Tidwell 1852–1903
  3. 3. Sehonia (C) Tidwell 1857–
  4. 4. John (Granville) Tidwell 1853–1938
  5. 5. Pennington (Washington) Tidwell 1861–1930
  6. 6. Minor (Loveless Lovelace) Tidwell 1865–1949
  7. 7. Grace (Arminda) Tidwell 1849–1906 m. Samuel (Lindsey) Hughes 1848–1921
    1. 1. James (Henry) Hughes 1890–1979 m. Grace (Edna) Lawson 1889–1979
      1. 1. Virgie (Augusta) Hughes 1915–2005 m. Wilburn (Floyd aka Webb) Harris 1915–1991
  8. 8. Lodesta (Ann) Tidwell 1845–1903 m. John (Washington) Brown 1815–1893
    1. 1. Nancy (Ann) Brown 1861–1922 m. James (Taylor) Miller 1863–1935
      1. 1. Joseph (Mayes) Miller 1892–1979 m. Dortha ("Dorothy" Mildred) Hart 1907–1987
        1. 1. Joanne Miller 1929–2011
        2. 2. Richard (Wayne) Miller 1930–2014 m. Helen (Lee) Brown 1934–2011
  9. 9. Pleasant (H (Pleas)) Tidwell 1843–1922

John Tidwell's Timeline

10 Records

1815
22 Jul 1815
Birth of John "Indian John" Tidwell in Forsyth County, Georgia, USA
Forsyth County, Georgia, USA
1815
22 Jun 1815
Birth of John "Indian John" Tidwell in Forsyth County, Georgia, USA
Forsyth County, Georgia, USA
1815
22 Jun 1815
Birth of John "Indian John" Tidwell
None
1831
4 Sep 1831
Age 16
John "Indian John" Tidwell was married in Hall, Georgia
Hall, Georgia
1850
1850
Age 35
John "Indian John" Tidwell resided here in Baits, Cobb, Georgia, USA
Baits, Cobb, Georgia, USA
1880
1880
Age 65
John "Indian John" Tidwell resided here in Burnt Hickory, Paulding, Georgia, USA
Burnt Hickory, Paulding, Georgia, USA
1890
1890
Age 75
John "Indian John" Tidwell resided here
None
1900
1900
Age 85
John "Indian John" Tidwell resided here in Township 16, Cherokee Nation, Indian Territory, USA
Township 16, Cherokee Nation, Indian Territory, USA
1902
5 Nov 1902
Age 87
John "Indian John" Tidwell resided here in Oklahoma, USA
Oklahoma, USA
1903
12 Mar 1903
Age 88
Death of John "Indian John" Tidwell in Stilwell, Adair County, Oklahoma, USA
Stilwell, Adair County, Oklahoma, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Jul 1815
    Event Place: Forsyth County, Georgia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. Native American Enrollment Cards for the Five Civilized Tribes, 1898-1914
    [2] U.S., Native American Applications for Enrollment in Five Civilized Tribes, 1898-1914
    [3] U.S., Native American Citizens and Freedmen of Five Civilized Tribes, 1895-1914
    [4] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Burnt Hickory, Paulding, Georgia; Roll: 160; Family History Film: 1254160; Page: 415B; Enumeration District: 157; Image: 0835
    [5] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Township 16, Cherokee Nation, Indian Territory; Roll: 1845; Enumeration District: 0036; FHL microfilm: 1241845
    [6] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Baits, Cobb, Georgia; Roll: M432_66; Page: 130B; Image: 87
    [7] Oklahoma and Indian Territory, U.S., Indian Censuses and Rolls, 1851-1959
    [8] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Jun 1815
    Event Place: Forsyth County, Georgia, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Jun 1815

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 4 Sep 1831
    Event Place: Hall, Georgia
    Record Source: Georgia Marriages, 1699-1944

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Baits, Cobb, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Baits, Cobb, Georgia; Roll: M432_66; Page: 130B; Image: 87

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Burnt Hickory, Paulding, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Burnt Hickory, Paulding, Georgia; Roll: 160; Family History Film: 1254160; Page: 415B; Enumeration District: 157; Image: 0835

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1890
    Record Source: Oklahoma and Indian Territory, U.S., Indian Censuses and Rolls, 1851-1959

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Township 16, Cherokee Nation, Indian Territory, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Township 16, Cherokee Nation, Indian Territory; Roll: 1845; Enumeration District: 0036; FHL microfilm: 1241845

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 5 Nov 1902
    Event Place: Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. Native American Enrollment Cards for the Five Civilized Tribes, 1898-1914
    [2] U.S., Native American Citizens and Freedmen of Five Civilized Tribes, 1895-1914

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Mar 1903
    Event Place: Stilwell, Adair County, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Stilwell, Adair County, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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