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Hi Diana,
The bio I have that mentions a John McGill as an Indian Agent for the Kaw Indians in Kansas. The bio seems to have a couple errors. In checking other sources, I did find a John McGill who was a gun and blacksmith for Kaw Indians in Kansas. I just can't document he was an agent. The source for him being a blacksmith is very good and I trust it.
At any rate, according to the bio, John McGill married Mary Groom, wife of William Groom. William died leaving Mary with several children. While they were at the Kansas Agency, the daughter of William and Mary Groom married the son of Daniel Morgan Boone - who was the son of the famous Daniel Boone.
After leaving the Kansas Agency, McGill and one of his stepsons, moved to Buchanan County Missouri to the town of Old Agency Ford. If memory serves me there had been an Indian agency at that town before the Indians were moved to Kansas. It seems like it was for the Sac & Fox tribe but I'm not sure on that. It's been awhile since I worked on these people.
It's entirely possible your John McGill might have worked with the Cherokee at an earlier point in time where he may have married a Cherokee woman. These blacksmiths would transfer from one agency to another on occasion.
Your best bet of tracking him down with the Cherokee is to check the records at the National Archives. You want to check Record Group 75 which has the records of the employees at the various Indian agencies.
Also if the wife was Cherokee, she might be listed on the Cherokee rolls.
William and Mary Grooms appear to have been from KY - both being born there according to the bio. By the way, the bio appears in this book:
"History of Nodaway County 1882" on Page 869.
It is possible however, that John McGill may have been a widower when he married Mary Groom too so she may not be your Cherokee wife.
That's why I suggest tracking his employment with the government. Once you know where he was located and when, you can check other sources in those locations for the wife.
That bio says Mary Grooms married John McGill in 1826 and it implys they married in or near Clay County Missouri. That's where William Grooms died.
One other thing, there were Indians in Northwest Missouri until 1842 and even a few showing up from time to time a little later.
I haven't researched that area in the 1820's when these men seem to have been there. They could easily have been connected with the Indians at that time. But, not the Cherokee in that area in large numbers.
My reply is getting quite long here. If you want to e-mail me directly, I'll see what I can do to help you with McGill.
Karren A.
skyghost@kc.rr.com
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