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Descendants of John Downing, Major

161. SUSAN⁵ BUFFINGTON (LYDIA⁴ WRIGHT, JENNIE³ CRITTENDEN, NANNIE (FAWLING)² DOWNING, JOHN¹) was born Abt. 1820. She married MARTIN ROOT, SR. He was born Abt. 1816.

More About SUSAN BUFFINGTON:
Clan: Ani'-Wa'ya = Wolf clan (H Fawling)

Children of SUSAN BUFFINGTON and MARTIN ROOT are:

523.	i.		WILLIAM⁶ ROOT, b. Abt. 1838.
524.	ii.		MARTIN T ROOT, JR, b. Abt. 1840; d. Bet. 1874 - 1880.

162. ELLIS⁵ BUFFINGTON, JR (LYDIA⁴ WRIGHT, JENNIE³ CRITTENDEN, NANNIE (FAWLING)² DOWNING, JOHN¹) was born Abt. 1821, and died Bet. 1860 - 1895. He married ELIZABETH STARR, daughter of EZEKIEL STARR and MARY UPSHAW. She was born Abt. 1826, and died Bet. 1860 - 1895.

More About ELLIS BUFFINGTON, JR:
1851 Old Settler roll: Going Snake, 33 (1896 pg 179)
Clan: Ani'-Wa'ya = Wolf clan (H Fawling)

More About ELIZABETH STARR:
1851 Old Settler roll: Going Snake, 33 as Betsy Buffington (1896 pg 178)

Children of ELLIS BUFFINGTON and ELIZABETH STARR are:

525.	i.	JENNIE⁶ BUFFINGTON, b. Abt. 1842; d. Bet. 1871 - 1895.
526.	ii.	EZEKIAL STARR BUFFINGTON, b. October 15, 1843; d. 1882, Sequoyah Dist, CNW.
	iii.	JOSHUA BUFFINGTON, b. Abt. 1846.

More About JOSHUA BUFFINGTON:
1851 Old Settler roll: Going Snake, 33 (1896 page 179)

527.	iv.	ELLIS WEST BUFFINGTON, b. 1848, CNW; d. Aft. 1902.
528.	v.	SABINA E BUFFINGTON, b. 1851; d. Bet. 1880 - 1895.
529.	vi.	ALMENTA BUFFINGTON, b. 1853, Illinois Dist, CNW; d. September 22, 1877.
530.	vii.	NANNIE BUFFINGTON, b. 1860; d. 1883.

163. CLARA⁵ BUFFINGTON (LYDIA⁴ WRIGHT, JENNIE³ CRITTENDEN, NANNIE (FAWLING)² DOWNING, JOHN¹) was born 1825, and died July 1864. She married (1) ELLIS WEST Bef. 1847, son of JACOB WEST and SALLIE HARLAN. He was born Abt. 1817, and died Abt. 1848. She married (2) JOHN WRIGHT ALBERTY April 15, 1852, son of JOHN ALBERTY and MARY WRIGHT. He was born July 26, 1834, and died August 29, 1905.

More About CLARA BUFFINGTON:
1851 Old Settler roll: Going Snake, 77 as Clara West (1896 pg 316)
Clan: Ani'-Wa'ya = Wolf clan (H Fawling)

More About ELLIS WEST:
Clan: Ani'-Wa'ya = Wolf Clan (Nanye'hi)

Notes for JOHN WRIGHT ALBERTY:
John was a member of Captain George H Starr's company in the
Confederate Cherokee Mounted Rifle Regiment.

John is listed on the 1896 rolls as Jack Alberty.

More About JOHN WRIGHT ALBERTY:
1851 Old Settler roll: Going Snake, 44 (1896 page 12)
1880 Census [CN]: Going Snake, 31
1890 Census [CN]: Going Snake, 301
1894-96 O.S. payroll: Cincinatti, page 12, 31
1902-07 Dawes roll: card# 394, roll# 1208
Clan: Ani'-Wa'ya = Wolf clan (H Fawling)
Elected: 1883, Chief Justice of Cherokee Nation
Occupation: Bet. 1880 - 1890, Farmer
Photo: Images of America, The Cherokee Nation and Tahlequah by Deborah L Duval, pg 92

Child of CLARA BUFFINGTON and ELLIS WEST is:

531.

CHARLOTTE BELLE⁶ WEST, b. August 10, 1847; d. Aft. 1902.

Children of CLARA BUFFINGTON and JOHN ALBERTY are:

532.	ii.		BLUFORD WEST⁶ ALBERTY, b. February 17, 1853; d. Aft. 1902.
	iii.		ELLIS BUFFINGTON ALBERTY III, b. May 1854; d. December 01, 1880; m. EUGENIA VANN; b. 1858.

More About ELLIS BUFFINGTON ALBERTY III:
1880 Census [CN]: Saline, 10
Clan: Ani'-Wa'ya = Wolf clan (H Fawling)

More About EUGENIA VANN:
1880 Census [CN]: Saline, 11 as Eugina Alberty

533.	iv.	MOSES ALBERTY, SR, b. March 22, 1857; d. November 08, 1892.
534.	v.	JOSEPH VANN ALBERTY, b. July 1860; d. 1935.
	vi.	ELIZABETH JANE ALBERTY, b. April 1863; d. April 1867.

More About ELIZABETH JANE ALBERTY:
Clan: Ani'-Wa'ya = Wolf clan (H Fawling)

164. ELIZABETH⁵ BUFFINGTON (LYDIA⁴ WRIGHT, JENNIE³ CRITTENDEN, NANNIE (FAWLING)² DOWNING, JOHN¹) was born August 01, 1827, and died Aft. 1902. She married MOSES F ALBERTY June 15, 1844, son of JOHN ALBERTY and MARY WRIGHT. He was born April 22, 1820, and died April 15, 1872.

More About ELIZABETH BUFFINGTON:
1851 Old Settler roll: Going Snake, 48 as Elizabeth Alberty (1896 pg 17)
1880 Census [CN]: Going Snake, 39 as Elizabeth Alberty
1890 Census [CN]: Going Snake, 314 as Elizabeth Alberty
1894-96 O.S. payroll: Cincinatti, Page 17 & 31
1902-07 Dawes roll: card# 212, roll# 27938 as Elizabeth Alberty
Blood: 1/2 Cherokee
Clan: Ani'-Wa'ya = Wolf clan (H Fawling)
Starr's Notes: C476

Notes for MOSES F ALBERTY:
Justice of the Middle Circuit of the Cherokee Nation from 1855 to 1859 and was elected Executive Councilor in 1867. He was the chief attorney for Ezekial Proctor who was charged with the murder at the time of the Going Snake court house fight in 1872 and during the fight he was shot and killed by what was supposed to have been an accidental stray shot.

More About MOSES F ALBERTY:
1851 Old Settler roll: Going Snake, 48 (1896 page 31)
1869 Census [CN]: Going Snake, 89 with 1 woman, 4 boys & 3 girls
Clan: Ani'-Wa'ya = Wolf clan (H Fawling)
Elected 1: August 03, 1857, Circuit Judge of the 2nd Judicial Circuit
Elected 2: November 05, 1867, Executive Councilor
Elected 3: August 28, 1868, Grand Councilor from Going Snake District, CNW
Military service: Abt. 1863, Co G, 1st Cherokee Mounted Volunteers, Cpt George H Starr, Col Stand Watie
Starr's Notes: C476

Children of ELIZABETH BUFFINGTON and MOSES ALBERTY are:

535.	i.		CLARA EVA⁶ ALBERTY, b. 1846; d. Aft. 1902.
	ii.		WILLIAM HENRY ALBERTY, b. Abt. 1848; d. Bef. 1896.

More About WILLIAM HENRY ALBERTY:
1851 Old Settler roll: Going Snake, 48 (1896 page 31)
Clan: Ani'-Wa'ya = Wolf clan (H Fawling)
Starr's Notes: H405

536.	iii.	THOMAS BUFFINGTON ALBERTY, b. November 30, 1849; d. Aft. 1902.
537.	iv.	GEORGE WASHINGTON ALBERTY, b. 1852; d. Bet. 1891 - 1895.
538.	v.	ELLIS BUFFINGTON ALBERTY II, b. May 04, 1854, Going Snake Dist, CNW; d. Aft. 1902.
	vi.	JOHN A ALBERTY, b. September 19, 1856; m. NORMA ADAIR; b. Abt. 1860.

More About JOHN A ALBERTY:
1880 Census [CN]: Going Snake, 40
1890 Census [CN]: Going Snake, 310
1894-96 O.S. payroll: Cincinatti, Page 31
1902-07 Dawes roll: card# 211, roll# 669
Blood: 1/16 Cherokee
Clan: Ani'-Wa'ya = Wolf clan (H Fawling)
Occupation: Bet. 1880 - 1890, Farmer
Starr's Notes: H397

vii.

LYDIA ANN ALBERTY, b. 1859.

More About LYDIA ANN ALBERTY:
1880 Census [CN]: Going Snake, 41
1890 Census [CN]: Going Snake, 315
Clan: Ani'-Wa'ya = Wolf clan (H Fawling)
Occupation: Bet. 1880 - 1890, School Teacher
Starr's Notes: H407

539.	viii.		JACOB ALBERTY, b. 1863.
540.	ix.		MARY FRANCES ALBERTY, b. December 19, 1865; d. Aft. 1902.