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Descendants of John Downing, Major


117.ANNIE4 DOWNING (ALEXANDER3, GEORGE2, JOHN1) was born Abt. 1818.She married PUMPKIN I-YA MURPHY.He was born Abt. 1810.
Notes for ANNIE DOWNING:
Downing 1-1-2-2 Annie Downing +PumpkinORMurphy.
More About ANNIE DOWNING:
1851 Drennan roll: Going Snake, 344 as Anna Pumpkin
More About PUMPKIN I-YA MURPHY:
1835 Census roll: Scear Corn Creek, GA as Pumpkin
1851 Drennan roll: Going Snake, 344 as Pumpkin
Translation: I-ya = Pumpkin
     
Children of ANNIE DOWNING and PUMPKIN MURPHY are:
 i. CHARLES5 MURPHY, b. Abt. 1840.
 More About CHARLES MURPHY:
1851 Drennan roll: Going Snake, 344
 ii. KA-TA-YA MURPHY, b. Abt. 1842.
 More About KA-TA-YA MURPHY:
1851 Drennan roll: Going Snake, 344
414.iii. DENNIS MURPHY, b. 1843; d. Bet. 1880 - 1902.
415.iv. THOMAS PUMPKIN, b. 1845; d. Aft. 1906.
 v. ELIZABETH MURPHY, b. Abt. 1846.
 More About ELIZABETH MURPHY:
1851 Drennan roll: Going Snake, 344
 vi. TO-KA-S-TA-S-GI MURPHY, b. Abt. 1848.
 More About TO-KA-S-TA-S-GI MURPHY:
1851 Drennan roll: Going Snake, 344
 vii. BETSEY MURPHY, b. Abt. 1850.
 More About BETSEY MURPHY:
1851 Drennan roll: Going Snake, 344
 viii. ANDREW MURPHY, b. Abt. 1852.
 ix. ANNIE MURPHY, b. Abt. 1854.
416.x. JAMES MURPHY, b. 1856; d. Bet. 1895 - 1902.
 xi. SALLIE MURPHY, b. Abt. 1858; m. (1) ANDERSON W GRITTS; b. November 15, 1851, Flint Dist, CNW; d. Aft. 1906; m. (2) SU-LE-GU-YA; b. Abt. 1852.
 More About ANDERSON W GRITTS:
1880 Census [CN]: Illinois, 776
1890 Census [CN]: Illinois, 156
1902-07 Dawes roll: card# 7680, roll# 18091
1906-09 Miller roll 1: Vian, OK, ap# 16722, roll# 12691
1906-09 Miller roll 2: Vian, OK, ap# 7511
Blood: Full Blood Cherokee
Occupation: 1890, Farmer

118.MARTHA JANE4 DOWNING (JOHN3, GEORGE2, JOHN1) was born Abt. 1816.She married (1) JACKSON SMITH, SR Abt. 1837.He was born Abt. 1810.She married (2) JOSHUA MORGAN Bef. 1840.He was born Abt. 1790.
More About MARTHA JANE DOWNING:
1851 Old Settler roll: Going Snake, 72 as Martha Jane Morgan
     
Children of MARTHA DOWNING and JACKSON SMITH are:
417.i. AMANDA5 SMITH, b. Abt. 1836, Tennessee; d. October 1863.
418.ii. MARY SMITH, b. 1837; d. Aft. 1895.
 iii. JACKSON SMITH, JR, b. Abt. 1838; m. ISABEL ELDRIDGE, Abt. 1858; b. Abt. 1820, CNE [TN]; d. 1867.
 More About JACKSON SMITH, JR:
1851 Old Settler roll: Going Snake, 72 (1895 page 432)

 More About ISABEL ELDRIDGE:
1851 Drennan roll: Going Snake, 157 as Eba Sanders
     
Children of MARTHA DOWNING and JOSHUA MORGAN are:
419.iv. JAMES5 MORGAN, b. 1840; d. Aft. 1902.
 v. LEEAN MORGAN, b. Abt. 1848; m. JEREMIAH HORN; b. Abt. 1840.
 More About LEEAN MORGAN:
1851 Old Settler roll: Going Snake, 72 (1896 page 432)
420.vi. MARK MORGAN, b. 1850, Going Snake Dist, CNW; d. Aft. 1902.
 vii. GEORGE MORGAN, b. Abt. 1852; m. ELIZA F MUSKRAT, March 01, 1876, Canadian Dist, CNW; b. 1856; d. Aft. 1906.
 More About ELIZA F MUSKRAT:
1880 Census [CN]: Canadian, 1016 as E F McDaniel
1890 Census [CN]: Canadian, 1515 as Eliza McDaniel
1902-07 Dawes roll: card# 7068, roll# 16869 as Eliza McDaniel (w/young half-sister Nancy)
1906-09 Miller roll: Warner, OK, ap# 12840, roll# 17803 as Eliza McDaniel
Blood: Full Blood Cherokee

119.JONATHAN4 WHITMIRE, SR (ELIZABETH3DOWNING, GEORGE2, JOHN1) was born 1824, and died Aft. 1890.He married (1) CHARLOTTE WATT Bef. 1848, daughter of WATT DOWNING and SU-GI.She was born Abt. 1828, and died Abt. 1853.He married (2) TEMPERANCE HOLT Bef. 1855, daughter of WILLIAM HOLT and NELLY MILLER.She was born 1830, and died Aft. 1890.
Notes for JONATHAN WHITMIRE, SR:
Excerpts from a statement by Garland Whitmire, g-son of Jonathan Whitmire, signed 10/14/1985;
"When the Civil War started, grandfather had a thriving plantation on Baron Fork Creek.He had some 40 odd slaves on his place.He remained neutral in the war and he was removed to the southern Indian Territory on Red River.The Union troops had taken over his farm and home for the duration of the war and wrecked all his equipment and burned his log house down. When he returned after the war he only built back the lower story of his house.The foundation can still be located by the native stone that was used for the foundation and fireplace.
"He had to release all the slaves he had and some of them that had no last name took the Whitmre name when they were released.After the Civil War, all slaves became free.Many of them didn't want to leave their Master Jonathan.They wanted to stay and continue working for him, but he couldn't let them stay because he had no money to pay them.Some he let share crop his property so they could make a living.
More About JONATHAN WHITMIRE, SR:
1869 Census [CN]: Going Snake, 217 with 1 woman, 6 boys & 4 girls
1880 Census [CN]: Going Snake, 2117
1890 Census [CN]: Going Snake, 624
Occupation: Bet. 1880 - 1890, Farmer
More About CHARLOTTE WATT:
1851 Drennan roll: Going Snake, 714 as Charlotte Whitmire
Aka (Facts Pg): Charlotte Teehee, Charlotte Downing, Charlotte Watt
More About TEMPERANCE HOLT:
1851 Old Settler roll: Flint Dist, 50 (1896 page 210)
1880 Census [CN]: Going Snake, 2118 as Tempy Whitmire
1890 Census [CN]: Going Snake, 625 as Temperance Whitmire
     
Children of JONATHAN WHITMIRE and CHARLOTTE WATT are:
 i. WILLIAM5 WHITMIRE, b. April 20, 1848.
 More About WILLIAM WHITMIRE:
1851 Drennan roll: Going Snake, 714
 ii. NELLY WHITMIRE, b. March 30, 1850.
 More About NELLY WHITMIRE:
1851 Drennan roll: Going Snake, 714
421.iii. WALTER SAMUEL WHITMIRE, b. October 23, 1852; d. Aft. 1906.
     
Children of JONATHAN WHITMIRE and TEMPERANCE HOLT are:
 iv. INFANT5 WHITMIRE, b. May 16, 1855.
 v. ELIPHUS WHITMIRE, b. April 21, 1856.
 vi. CHARLOTTE WHITMIRE, b. November 23, 1857; d. Bet. 1890 - 1902.
 More About CHARLOTTE WHITMIRE:
1880 Census [CN]: Going Snake, 2119
1890 Census [CN]: Going Snake, 627
Occupation: 1890, School Teacher
422.vii. GEORGE WASHINGTON WHITMIRE, SR, b. June 18, 1859; d. Bet. 1894 - 1902.
 viii. ALEXANDER WHITMIRE, b. July 01, 1861; d. Bet. 1890 - 1902.
 More About ALEXANDER WHITMIRE:
1880 Census [CN]: Going Snake, 2121
1890 Census [CN]: Going Snake, 592
Occupation: 1890, Farmer
423.ix. SARAH JANE WHITMIRE, b. February 02, 1863; d. Aft. 1902.
 x. CHARLES HOLT WHITMIRE, b. February 03, 1865; d. Aft. 1906; m. CHARLOTTE CORNTASSEL, Bef. 1906; b. 1872; d. Aft. 1906.
 Notes for CHARLES HOLT WHITMIRE:
Excerpts from a statement by Garland Whitmire, nephew of Charles Whitmire, signed 10/14/1985;
"He [Garland's father, Jonathan] and [uncle] Charlie used to be quite ornery when they were young.He used to say Charlie was one of the best horse thieves in Indian Territory and he said Charlie wouldn't steal a horse if it didn't have a US Army brand on it.He had no use for the union army on account of the way they destroyed his fathers property during the Civil War.Dad told us children about one time Charlie was running from the posse and they cornered him in the cane breaks on the Arkansas River and had him surrounded.They made camp and was going to wait him out.Charlie told dad he sure thought they had him for sure this time.The posse was all out around the cane break and had left a big fat Negro cook in camp.Charlie said he crawled up a deer trail in sight of their camp and made some noise.The Negro grabbed a double barrel shot gun and came running down the trail.Charlie said he sat real quiet and when that Negro got real close, he shot him crosswise through the cheeks of his butt.When that Negro cook screamed and started running for the camp, the posse all made a dash to where the noise came from and that gave him a chance to go out the other side of the break and escape and he headed back to Indian Territory and home.
"Uncle Charlie always rode a stallion horse.No one could get near his horse or saddlebags.He trained them himself.His horse would stop when he came up to a low limb on a tree.Charlie would reach up with his gun barrel and feel the limb, then he would tell him it is OK.Then his horse would go on under it.Charlie's stomping grounds ranged from Oil Springs to Chewey and Scraper.Also to Westville, Stilwell, Sallisaw, Fort Glibson, Muskogee and Tahlequah.He stayed closer around Tahlequah and Stillwell than any other place.He knew every trail in the four counties.He would ride into a place, stay around a few days and leave.No one would ever know when he would show up or know when he was going to leave.He would tell dad he had to go to Fort Gibson or Sallisaw. He would saddle his horse and ride off.No one ever knew just when or where they were likely to see Uncle Charlie.
"Around 1885 or 1890, Charlie was being chased pretty well all over the Indian Territory by the US Marshals.Dad, being a justice of the peace, he got Charlie to stay hidden out until he made arrangements to get the charges dropped against him.The only was was if Charlie would become a deputy marshal.The Army dropped all the horse stealing charges against Uncle Charlie.Dad always said that was the cheapest way for the army to get him stopped from stealing US Government horses.He always had the best of horse flesh and had them trained like a house pet.No one could slip up on him in the woods.His horse would let him know if someone was nearby.His equipment at hand was a bedroll and a rain coat.A good saddle and two 45 colt six shooters and a double barrel shotgun.He was at home where ever night overtook him.He was never married that I know of.He was on the move to much.Dad always said he had taken his job too seriously and said he had become the judge, jury and executioner.Dad said Charlie never
arrested anyone that he knew about.He always said when Charlie was asked to go out after a bootlegger, they just disappeared and he couldn't find any trace of them.Charlie Whitmire died in December of 1940 on Jewel Whitmire's place on the Ross Swimmer road west of Westville, Oklahoma.I located his grave through Jewel in December of 1984.I placed a grave stone at his grave.He is buried in the Green Cemetery on the Ross Swimmer Road, west of Westville Oklahoma.

 More About CHARLES HOLT WHITMIRE:
1880 Census [CN]: Going Snake, 2123
1890 Census [CN]: Going Snake, 593
1902-07 Dawes roll: card# 8076, roll# 28417
Blood: 1/8 Cherokee
Occupation: 1890, Farmer

 More About CHARLOTTE CORNTASSEL:
1880 Census [CN]: Going Snake, 1673 as Charlotte Tassel
1890 Census [CN]: Going Snake, 1797 as Charlotte Hoskins
1902-07 Dawes roll: card# 458, roll# 1364 as Charlotte Capps
1906-09 Miller roll: Baron, OK, ap# 1593, roll# 29059 as Charlotte Whitmire
Blood: 1/2 Cherokee
424.xi. JONATHAN R WHITMIRE, JR, b. April 09, 1867; d. February 01, 1946.
 xii. HENRY R WHITMIRE, b. 1871; d. Aft. 1902; m. TEMPERANCE WINIFRED HAIR, Bef. 1902; b. 1882; d. June 18, 1906.
 More About HENRY R WHITMIRE:
1880 Census [CN]: Going Snake, 2125
1890 Census [CN]: Going Snake, 626
1902-07 Dawes roll: card# 559, roll# 1646
Blood: 1/4 Cherokee

 More About TEMPERANCE WINIFRED HAIR:
1902-07 Dawes roll: card# 559, roll# 1647 as Temperance Baughman [with Henry Whitmire, living together? related?]
1906-09 Miller roll: Campbell, OK, ap# 10743, roll# 4415 as Temperance W Baughman
Blood: 1/2 Cherokee


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