Re: John T. married Rebecca Oglesby-okla.
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Re: John T. married Rebecca Oglesby-okla.
12/25/00
John Wilkerson was not a yoh NAY gah (white man) John and his mother both spoke the Cherokee language.
From the citizenskip Commission, Tahlequah, June 2, 1879
Case #97 Benjamin Brackett VS Cherokee Nation
Petitioned for his rights as a Cherokee citizen.
Statment of Francis Latta:
I will be 96 years old the 5th of next mounth.I was well aquainted with John Wilkersonin the old Cherokee Nation.He was regarded as a Cherokee citizen.I knew his mother well and she belonged to the Wolf Clan.It has been about 75 years ago that I got aquainted with John WilkersonJohn and his mother talked the Cherokee language.His mother spoke broken english.John lived when I first got aquainted with him near Maker Jack Cove on the Tennessee River.John had seven childeren by my sister and his other wife had five.He had a first wife in South Carolina and two after he came to the Old Cherokee Nation, at least he said he did.He had sons named Uriah and William Wilkerson.Nellie was said to be a sister to Uriah and WilliamWilliam, Uriah and Nellie are childeren by the South Carolina Wife.Wilkerson Cherokee wife named Cootiah by whom he had five childeren named Aaron, Dick, George,James, John. John Wilkersons childeren by my sister were named Hiram, Jefferson, Lewis, Lydia, Tom, George, Linda.
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