Oklahoma African-native American Source doc
Angela Y Walton-Raji
In 1997 I launched the African-Native American Web site. The page had developed out of my research and work with the records that document the Freedmen of the Five Civilized Tribes. This enormous record set became the basis of my work with “Black Indian” records and eventually formed the basis of my book, Black Genealogy Research. African American Ancestors Among the Five Civilized Tribes.
In the past 12 years, my research has expanded to include the history and documentation of blended African & Native American families in more states. As a genealogist, the focus remains on providing the evidence and properly citing the sources in order to tell the family story. As I have become more familiar with resources for documentation of African American families that were associated with people from multiple Native American communities, I have expanded the focus of my research to include genealogical resources for families beyond Indian Territory.
The focus will remain on relying upon standard genealogical methodology that will lead to the proper documentation of one’s family history. The page will discuss and include record sets that are essential to construct one’s family history.
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"In every conceivable manner, the family is a link to our past, bridge to our future.." Alex Haley
The Primary Surnames for this Blog are the Lindsey and Watts.
Compiled and researched by, Alice Lindsey.
The Lindsey family and the Watts families are originally from Maryland, North Carolina and Missouri.
Our great-great grandfather Jacob Lindsey was a free black man from Maryland. He married Mary Coffin of Jamestown NC.
Mary Coffin is listed as the slave of Shubal Coffin in the 1850-1860 US census slave schedule.
The family story is that she was the daughter of Shubal and was listed as a slave to protect her from being kidnapped and sold.
Their oldest son Junius under the surname Coffin enlisted in the union army (see military record under official papers section below) during the Civil War. After the war he came back he and his family moved to Peru, IN.
His son, our great grandfather Henry Harrison, married Frances Porter, an orphaned Blackfoot Indian. They traveled the entire state of Illinois.
Our grandfather Harry Lindsey married Edith Watts; the family lived for a while in Peru, IN, and then moved to Chicago, IL.
The Primary Surnames for this Blog are the Lindsey and Watts.
Compiled and researched by, Alice Lindsey.
The Lindsey family and the Watts families are originally from Maryland, North Carolina and Missouri.
Our great-great grandfather Jacob Lindsey was a free black man from Maryland. He married Mary Coffin of Jamestown NC.
Mary Coffin is listed as the slave of Shubal Coffin in the 1850-1860 US census slave schedule.
The family story is that she was the daughter of Shubal and was listed as a slave to protect her from being kidnapped and sold.
Their oldest son Junius under the surname Coffin enlisted in the union army (see military record under official papers section below) during the Civil War. After the war he came back he and his family moved to Peru, IN.
His son, our great grandfather Henry Harrison, married Frances Porter, an orphaned Blackfoot Indian. They traveled the entire state of Illinois.
Our grandfather Harry Lindsey married Edith Watts; the family lived for a while in Peru, IN, and then moved to Chicago, IL.
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