228-229. Hampton, David K. Cherokee Mixed-Bloods. Chief DEATH NOTICE 1827-03-14; Paper: Hallowell Gazette. Sarah Ridge's gravesite Believing that they had succeeded in the civilization process by establishing a government on a U.S. model, Cherokees like the Ridges were shocked when the U.S. Congress passed the Indian Removal Bill of 1830 and Georgia implemented a lottery to dispense Cherokee lands shortly thereafter. References), Click here for the genealogy of the Echota Cemetery (Harriet Gold Researchers from the University of Oxford's Big Data Institute have taken a major step towards mapping the entirety of genetic relationships among humans: a single genealogy that traces the ancestry of all of us. Hall. Major Ridge, The Ridge (and sometimes Pathkiller II) (c. 1771 22 June 1839) (also known as Nunnehidihi, and later Ganundalegi) was a Cherokee leader, a member of the tribal council, and a lawmaker. In 1842 Stand Watie, Ridge's nephew, killed Foreman. Georgia supported the settlers against the Cherokee. In June 1839, Major Ridge, his son John, and nephew Elias Boudinot, were assassinated by Cherokees of the Ross faction to remove them as political rivals and to intimidate the political establishment of the Old Settlers, which the Ridge faction had joined. At this time the missionaries conferred upon him the name of Renatus (Renewed) Charles Renatus Hicks. married at Cornwall, Sarah Bird Northrup Ridge Obituary/Mount John Original records: National Archives and Records Administration, Microfilm publication T496, Census Roll, 1835, of Cherokee Indians East of the Mississippi with Index. Wilkins, Thurman Cherokee Tragedy, pp. We Shall in Park Hill, OK. Children:John Hicks: Birth: ABT 1782 in NC. Gazette 1831, New-Bedford Mercury; Date: 01/23/1835; This configuration is also supported by Miller application #7991 for Jennie Hicks nee Wilson who claims through her grand parents George and Lucy Hicks, her G-grandmother Lydia Chisholm [nee Halfbreed] and her great uncles and aunt's Ruth Beck, Anna French, Eli, William, Carrington, Charles and John Hicks all known children of William Hicks. [illegible]. Stand is buried Cherokee chief for the Southern Cherokees in Oklahoma. Original at the Smithsonian, The Multiple family tree templates to start quickly on genealogy research or build presentations. The next year Ross negotiated changes with the US government, but essentially Cherokee removal was confirmed. From Rootsweb: Becky's Genealogy Family Tree @ https://wc.rootsweb.com/trees/235948/I4116/charleschiefrenatus-hick Charles [Chief] Renatus HicksBirth: 23 DEC 1767 in Tamali, Cherokee Nation East, GA now TNDeath: 20 JAN 1827 in Fortville, Red Clay Cherokee Nation, Spring Place, GA now TNBaptism: 10 APR 1813 in At Church of the United Brethren at Spring Place.Residence:OCT 1826 in Chickamauga. escaped assassination on Samuel Worcester's horse This produces a branching pattern of evolutionary relationships. [1] Extremely well-read and acculturated, his personal library was one of the biggest on the continent, public or private. Register 1826, 1825 He no longer wished to live among his people. In the year 1817, he was chosen second principal chief, and conducted the most important affairs of the nation with great fidelity and perserverance, assisted by the first principal chief, Pathkiller, who, thirteen days before him was also removed by death. Ridge had no formal education and could neither read nor write. Thirty years ago he served in the capacity of an interpreter in the negotiation carried on between the Cherokees and the United States' government. He was named Ca-Nun-Tah-Cla-Kee (other spellings include Ca-Nun-Ta-Cla-Gee and Ka-Nun-Tah-Kla-Gee), meaning "The Man Who Walks On The Mountain Top.". In 1845 opponents killed his younger brother, Thomas Watie. ", 1842 Cherokee Claims, Flint District IT, Claim #33, To Elijah, Betsey, Sarah, Jesse, Leonard, and Nancy, the heirs and widow of Charles R. Hicks deed' Residence in the old Nation, Frkville, Chickamauga Creek, (Valuation at Forkville) (list of losses) $8806.50 Nancy Hicks, the widow of Charles R. Hicks, deceased, makes oath that the above described premises and improvements were the property of her late husband, that he resided there until his death which was in the year 1827, and after his death she still resided on the premises peaceably and unmolested until the spring of 1834. Smith Point, Texas, East Brainerd Mission, East Brainerd, Tennessee, Congressman John Bell's The FamilySearch Family Tree, by comparison, is a single tree or lineage for the entire human family. When the War of 1812 (1812-15) began, . On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Cherokee Tragedy., MacMillan & Co., New York, New York, 1970, p. 21 Hoig, Stanley W. The Cherokees and Their Chiefs. 1998. pp. WABE: This Day in History: Cherokee Land Ceded to Government in the Treaty of New Echota, PBS: American Experience: "We Shall Remain". TEXAS CHEROKEES, Mount Tabor The Ridge was among the minority of Cherokee who held enslaved people, fifteen at the time of the census. [10] The family (including enslaved people) was Removed to Indian Territory in 1837, travelling by boat in the detachment of Dr. John Young. Taylor-Colbert, Alice. After the CherokeeAmerican wars, the Ridges lived in the Cherokee town of Oothcaloga. He is an intelligent Indian, and is supposed to be the best speaker in his Nation. Father of Elsie Hicks; Catherine Hicks; Nancy Na-Ni Hicks; Nathan Wolf Hicks; Charles Renatus Hicks, Jr. and 9 others; Ellis Hicks; Elijah Hicks; Elizabeth "Betsy" Fields; Sarah Elizabeth McCoy; Jesse Hicks; Leonard Looney Hicks; Edward Hicks; Reverend John Hicks and Alcie / Elsie Horn less Major Ridge. Portrait by Charles Bird King in Washington Ridge, and Elias Boudinot were all assassinated on June dead. genealogies of the Ridge, Watie, Boudinot, Paschal, Polson, Washbourne, Note: I have been in touch with a few more Nathan HICKS researchers and also a few in Cherokee Genealogy and History research and they agree that Nancy Broom was married to Nathan's son - Charles. historical marker is in Smith Point, TX., near Galveston, TX. Asbury Cemetery Immediate Family: Son of John Ridge and Sarah Bird Ridge. The gospel truths, as they were taught there, chiefly by Brother Gambold and his late wife, whom he always valued as his spiritual parents, and the instruments in the hands of God for his conversion, found entrance into his heart, and in him confirmed the truth that they are the power of God unto salvation, to everyone that believeth. Title: Emmet Starr, "History of the Cherokee Indians and Their Legends and Folk Lore", Publisher Genealogical Pub. 5, pp. Major Ridge was a wealthy Cherokee leader who had embraced white culture, owned slaves, and managed a plantation on Cherokee land that is now part of Rome, Georgia. [6] He was a friend and supporter of Chief John Ross, resisting Removal for many years, but when Ridge was told by President Andrew Jackson in 1832 that he (Jackson) would support the State of Georgia over the Cherokee, he became convinced that moving West was the only way to save his Nation and split with Ross. Major Ridge's wife Susie 205 were here. He developed a plantation, owned 30 African-American slaves as laborers, and became a wealthy planter. Since his conversion he was deeply concerned for the salvation of his countrymen, and earnestly prayed for them at the throne of grace. State Gazette, printed January 15, 1840, Dottie's unedited article Major Ridge is a very controversial figure in Cherokee history for his role in the Treaty of New Echota and the Trail of Tears. The other two men used guns, knives, and a tomahawk to kill the old chief on August 9, 1807, at the Hiwassee Garrison in Tennessee). As lineages evolve and split and modifications are inherited, their evolutionary paths diverge. The soldier, politician, and plantation owner is remembered for signing the Treaty of New Echota (1835), which ceded Cherokee lands to the U.S. government and authorized Cherokee removal. After the war, Ridge became a wealthy planter and slave owner of African Americans. 2005. pp. we've After the Sermon we accompanied the corpse to our burying ground, where it was interred in the manner usual in the Brethren's church. 2) Nancy Elizabeth Broom aka Anna Felicitas was married to Charles Renatus Hicks. who is buried there) Husband of Lydia "Chow-Uh-Kah" Halfbreed; Nancy Anna Felicitas Hicks and NN Sister of Gahno NN They killed several leading Chickamauga Cherokee and wounded others, including Hanging Maw, the chief headman of the Overhill Towns. He was the last Confederate general to Major Ridge Tahchee married Susanna Wickett. His Cherokee name signified "He who walks upon the Ridge", hence his English name. 1770, and died Aft. Letter to the National Intelligencer, Washington, July 27, 1840, The Handbook of Texas Online - Goingsnake District Heritage Association Title: Mary Mansour, marymansour@bellsouth.net. Until the end of the Cherokee American wars, the young man was known as Nunnehidihi, meaning "He Who Slays The Enemy In His Path"[2] or "The Pathkiller" (not the same as another chief of the same name). Source: On his way home from Salem, Major Ridge stopped at Spring Place on January 22, 1827, and found the mission in mourning. [2], The Ridge was a prominent figure in Cherokee politics. ine Marie "caty" Hicks Miller Gann/ 5, 8, Nancy Na Ni Hicks, !, Nathan Wolf Hicks, Elsie Hicks, Chief Charles Renatus Hicks (Lo Nathan Hicks, Ne Yeah Hi Hicks (born Conrad). (to the McNeir Family of Texas - She and her brother Gunrod were children of a Swiss national named Jacob Conrad and a native wife. Title: http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/h/i/c/James-R-Hicks/BOOKPage: Part two8. Tabor - Shane Smith, brother of Chief Chad Smith, "[John As a warrior, he fought in the Cherokee-American wars against American frontiersmen. This configuration is also suported by Miller application #7991 for Jennie Hicks nee Wilson who claims through her grand-parents George and Lucy Hicks, her g-gmother Lydia Chisholm [nee Halfbreed], and her great uncles and aunts; Ruth Beck, Anna French, Eli, William, Carrington, Charles and John Hicks; all known children of William Hicks. Dedication for the McNeir Cemetery New York Advocate - John Ridge and (photographs), Historical markers, He built his house. He was the leader of the Ridge or Treaty Party. When Nancy died they wrote, "Mr. Butrick had been invited to preach in Ridge's house. at the Smithsonian/Polson Cemetery/Ridge's Lizard Brand/Stand Stand Watie Advised by his son John Ridge, Major Ridge came to believe the best way to preserve the Cherokee Nation was to get good terms for their lands from the U.S. government before it was too late. Along with Charles R. Hicks and James Vann, Ridge was part of the "Cherokee triumvirate," a group of rising younger chiefs in the early nineteenth-century Cherokee Nation who supported acculturation and other changes in how the people dealt with the United States. Other Indians called him Nung-Noh-Tah-Hee, meaning "He Who Slays The Enemy In His Path." Ridge, John Ross, George Lowry, and Elijah Hicks letter to the Hicks served as interpreter to U.S. Elizabeth Paschal O'Connor Essex Register 1824, Major Ridge and John Ridge letter to the During the last six years of his life he could visit but twice here in Spring-Place; the first time on the occasion of the funeral of his beloved niece, our late sister Margaret Ann Crutchfield, October 22, 1820, and again, August the 12th of last year, when three persons received holy baptism. Two days before his death, being visited by our Cherokee Brother Samuel, after he had saluted him, he addressed him as follows: "Brother, I am glad to see you once more; my time, it appears, isexpired and I must depart; I am not afraid to die, for I know that my Redeemer livith, I know whom I have believed, and that he is able to keep that which I have committed unto him against that day. But he was known as a noted orator and dynamic speaker. If you have any questions or information to add, feel free to Death: AFT 1857Elsie Hicks: Birth: 1799 in Cherokee Nation East, Chickamauga District, Walker Cty., GA.. Death: 10 JUL 1834 in Barron Forks, Baron, Adair Cty., OKSarah Elizabeth Hicks: Birth: 11 JUN 1800 in Red Clay, Cherokee Nation E. TN. Major Ridge Cherokee Chief (1771-1839) This is some information we've been compiling on Major Ridge since 1998. The family made a final move to Pine Log (now Georgia) about 1785. [17], The Ross faction also tried to kill Elias' brother Stand Watie, but he survived. Major Ridge Major Ridge Birth ABT 1771 - Hiwassee tennessee Death 22 JUN 1839 - Oklahoma, United States Mother E Li Si Moytoy Father DUTSI TahChee Oganstota Bowles Moytoy Quick access Family tree New search Major Ridge family tree Family tree Explore more family trees Parents Dutsi Tahchee Oganstota Bowles Moytoy 1736 - 1828 E Li Si Moytoy 1740 - 1799 Georgia illegally put Cherokee lands in a lottery and auctioned them off even before the Cherokee removal date; settlers started arriving and squatting on Cherokee-occupied land. Ridge had long opposed U.S. government proposals for the Cherokee to sell their lands and remove to the West. Married (2): Lydia Chow-U-Ka Gahno Halfbreed on ABT 1790.Lydia Chow-U-Ka Gahno Halfbreed: Children:Nancy Hicks: Birth: ABT 1792. [Major Ridge, Elias Boudinot, and the others signed the treaty in New Echota, OKC 192111. Cherokee with the help of Samuel Worcester. Joined the Church of the United Brethren at Spring Place CNE, GA, and was baptised on Apr. (The modern city of Calhoun, Georgia, developed near here.) Major Ridge was born 1750 in Georgia to Tahchee Raven (1736-1828) and Oganotota (1740-) and died 22 June 1812 Sugar Hill, Arkansas of Assasination. They were the last of the Five Civilized Tribes of the Southeast to make the journey that became known as the "Trail of Tears," during which nearly 4,000 Cherokee died. His Marriage to a White Woman, Where Elias Boudinot attended school and After the mission in Spring-Place had been commenced in the year 1801, he visited the missionaries from time to time, and proved himself to be their faithful friend. I have added a new section on Many mistake Na'Ye'He' as Nancy and therefore mistakenly assume that Na'Ye'He' is Nancy Broom. All requests for permission to publish or reproduce the resource must be submitted to the rights holder. Watty was "slow and weak in the mind. After 1838, the US government forcibly rounded up the remaining Cherokee (along with their slaves) on tribal lands. The land Ridge had chosen was fifty miles from the territory assigned to the Cherokee. M-208 Roll no. After his nephew Stand Watie died later of natural causes, he was buried near them.[20]. (Mt. (illegible). Genealogy (pictures of Sarah Ridge and G. W. Paschal) During his absence the Cherokee had lost in quick succession their principal chiefs: the aged Pathkiller had died first and two weeks later Charles Hick's lay in a walnut coffin at Spring Place. Records may include photos, original documents, family history, relatives, specific dates, locations and full names. He and a minority of Cherokees signed the Treaty of New Echota in December 1835 without authorization from Ross or the Cherokee government. On December 29, 1835, Ridge made his mark on the Treaty of New Echota, which ceded the remainder of Cherokee tribal land east of the Mississippi River for land in Indian Territory, to be supplemented by the payment of annuities for a period of time, plus support from the government in terms of supplies, tools and food. In the 1850s, Watie was tried in Arkansas for Foreman's murder, but he was acquitted on grounds of self-defense; he was defended by his brother Elias' son, Elias Cornelius Boudinot. lovers of the people" - Harriet Boudinot, Dottie Ridenour's 4th great grandfather After the war, the Ridge family established a plantation on the Oostanaula River in present-day Rome. This act disgusted The Ridge, who felt it dishonored the tribe. region 3008 4050 302 ID 3008 210 7159) along with John Ridge's. Advised by his son John Ridge, Major Ridge came to believe the best way to preserve the Cherokee Nation was to get good terms from the U.S. government and preserve their rights in Indian Territory. knew the hearts of the people, but Ridge saw the future of the nation" Park Hill, OK They believed removal was inevitable and tried to protect Cherokee rights in the process. Taylor-Colbert, Alice. The couple had several children, including John Ridge. Title: Dolores Cobb Phifer, twowolvesdancing@netcarrier.com10. Ridge used Major as his first name for the rest of his life. (http://echotacherokeetribe.homestead.com/Chiefs.html). [3] After the CherokeeAmerican wars, he changed his name to Ganundalegi, which in English was translated as "He Who Walks On The Ridge". The plantation consisted of nearly three hundred cleared acres; its main cash crops were corn, tobacco, and cotton. [6] Like European-American planters, Ridge used enslaved African Americans to work the cotton fields on his plantation. (An Indian community south of Kilgore, Texas (Rusk County), where the families of the Professional diagramming tools and controls to trace family trees and organize genealogical information easily. (Begins with Dottie's 13th great grandparents - 1465), The Cherokee Rolls for Ridge, A protg of the former warrior and Upper Towns chief James Vann, Hicks was one of the most influential leaders in the Nation during the period after the Chickamauga Wars to just past the first quarter of the 19th century. Because William did not impress the Cherokee as a leader, they elected Ross as permanent principal chief in October 1828, a position that he held until his death. (Stand Watie stamp), Historical markers, Background Ridge was born into the Deer clan in the Cherokee town of Hiwassee along the Hiwassee River, an area later part of Tennessee. http://www.genealogy.com/users/h/i/c/James-R-Hicks-VA/BOOK-0001/002 https://wc.rootsweb.com/trees/235948/I4116/charleschiefrenatus-hick http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/h/i/c/James-R-Hicks/BOOK Old Moravian Mission Churchyard, Murray, Georgia, United States, missionary & chief, 1/2 Cherokee Ani-Waya Wolf Clan, Second Principal Cherokee Chief. Potato (Blind Savannah, Bear, or Raccoon), ================================================================== Retrieved Jan 31, 2017, from https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/major-ridge-ca-1771-1839/. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Major_Ridge&oldid=1129664746, Wikipedia articles incorporating a citation from Appleton's Cyclopedia, Pages using infobox person with multiple spouses, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, Major Ridge's home was bought and preserved by the Junior League of Rome in the 1960s. Geni requires JavaScript! Brother Steiner he ever after loved and esteemed as a friend. Elias One daughter born circa 9/1818 - died circa 5/1819 Cherokee Nation East, now GA. John Ridge (Skah-tle-loh-skee) - born 1802 Rome, GA - died 6/22/1839 - married Sarah Bird Northrup married 1/27/1824 at Cornwall, CT. Walter S. Ridge "Watty" - born 1806 - died 1851 - married Elizabeth. (First husband of Sarah Ridge), George Washington Paschal's 2260, 2472-2473 1835 Cherokee Census, transcription published by the Oklahoma Chapter, Trail of Tears Association, Park Hill, OK. 2002. [12]. Ridge/Watie Family tree, and several books about the Cherokee people. 5075819, citing Polson Cemetery, Delaware County, Oklahoma, USA ; Maintained by Wes T. (contributor 48190645) . Gary E. Moulton, John Ross, Cherokee Chief (Athens: University of Georgia Press, 1978). Elected Second Principal Chief under Pathkiller in 1811, a political dispute two years later left Hicks as de facto top chief with Pathkiller serving as a mere figurehead. his marriage to a white woman, John Ridge - Poulson's American Daily Major Ridge son John Ridge: John Ridge "Skah-tle-loh-skee" (1802 Rome, GA - 6/22/1839 Honey Creek, Cherokee Nation) married Sarah Bird Northrup/Northrop (12/7/1804 New Haven, CT - 3/31/1856 Fayetteville, AR) on 1/27/1824 (John buried at Polson Cemetery, OK, near Southwest City, MO. The Tree View graphically shows the . - 04/08/2006 His Cherokee name, Kah-nung-da-tla-geh, means the man who walks on the mountaintop. Englishmen called him The Ridge. He was brought up as a traditional hunter and warrior, resisting white encroachment on Cherokee lands. New York Advocate - Elias Boudinot Sarah's Indian name was "Sollee," pronounced "Sallie." Suppressed Report Tabor Indian Cemetery/George Harlan Starr Home The missionary establishments in the nation, were objects of his highest regard, and it was his delight to be of service to them. Remain, Play performed in LA from February to April, 2012, Treaty of Major Ridge's and John Ridge's portraits are in the Smithsonian Archives. Although only a minor chief in 1807, he was one of the men sent to assassinate Doublehead. After the war, he changed his name to what the English version simplifies as "The Ridge" (as did Bloody Fellow to Clear Sky). According to his particular request his body was brought to Spring-Place on the 22d, and having been set down before the church, Major Ridge delivered an impressive exhortation to those assembled, concluding with the wish, that all present would follow the foot steps of this good man, who is now with God. [11], In 1816, Andrew Jackson tried to persuade the Chickasaw and Cherokee nations to sell their lands in the Southeast and move west of the Mississippi River. Confederate general. by Anastasia Ellis, Ridge-Watie-Boudinot Pictures 17711839) a mixed-blood, slave-owning leader of the Chickamuaga Cherokees in GeorgiaCherokee Phoenix article about Major, son John and nephew Elias Boudinot. The Ridge delivered an impressive exhortation at the funeral. Bowles Our late Brother was born, December 23, 1767, at Thamaatly, on the Hiwassee river. He had gone to bed with Dropsical complaints and had never risen again. Many Cherokee supported the Confederacy, despite the Southern governments having pushed them out. In 1807, Doublehead was bribed by white speculators to cede some Cherokee communal land without approval by the Cherokee National Council. He was rebuffed by most of the Cherokee chiefs at a council in Mississippi. His brother, Oo-wa-tie, "the ancient one", was the father of Stand Watie. Reportedly, Ridge said as he finished, "I have signed my death warrant."[13]. Polson Family (pictures), John Ridge and Sarah Ridge's first cousin Stand Watie, The Cross" Re-dedication [11] The Ridge (along with his son John and nephew Elias Boudinot, all signers of the Treaty of New Echota) was assassinated on June 22, 1839 at Sugar Hill, Washington, Arkansas. The Ridge family and others voluntarily moved west, but Principal Chief Ross and opponents of the treaty fought its implementation. Father of John Ridge; Walter Ridge; Sarah "Sallie" Pix and Nancy Ridge The illegal treaty was then signed by President Jackson and passed by one vote in the U.S. Senate. Among Ridge's killers was Bird Doublehead. He served as head of the Lighthorse Guard (i.e., Cherokee police), member of the National Committee, and speaker of the National Council. Memorial - Opened 11/2005 www.amazon.com) I have added a new section on Texas Cherokees. Arkansas Birth: ABT 1774 in Broomtown, Cherokee Nation East, GA. Death: 1849 in Beatties Prairie, Indian Territory, OK. (Doyen) Ridenour (direct line/pictures), Major M-208 Roll no. Allied with the former warriors James Vann and Major Ridge, Hicks was one of the most influential leaders in the Nation during the period after the Chickamauga wars to just past the first quarter of the 19th century. In the Half breed 1-x $ 1-1x family groups Starr depicts Lydia Halfbreed and Charles Hick's as the parents of George Hicks. Major Ridge, John Boudinot), Ridge/Watie/Boudinot/Paschal/Washbourne [includes Worcester Cemetery and Ross Cemetery], Sarah (Ridge) Paschal Pix (circa 1854, age 40) see also:Trail of Tears : the Rise and Fall of the Cherokee Nation by Ehle, John, 1925- copyright-1988United States War of 1812 Index to Service Records, 1812-1815, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29K-PS1B : 11 March 2016), Ridge, 1812-1815; citing NARA microfilm publication M602 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); roll 175; FHL microfilm 882,693.Creek War wikipedia.comFind A Grave: Memorial #5075819Major Ridge, "The Ridge" Geni.comMajor Ridge - From Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaPaul and Dottie Ridenour's Major Ridge Home PageCHIEFS Major Ridge Kah-nung-da-tla-geh (Cherokee)PG 398-422 MAJOR RIDGE History of the Indian tribes of North America : with biographical sketches and anecdotes of the principal chiefs. pub. Death: August 17, 1890 (55) Berkeley, California, United States. ", Sarah Ridge - born circa April 1814, near present Rome, Georgia. Ridge acquired the title "Major" in 1814, during his service leading the Cherokee alongside the United States General Andrew Jackson at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend during the Creek War against the Red Sticks. Before this tragic period in Cherokee history, however, he was one of the most prominent leaders of the Cherokee nation. Major Ridge's portrait is in the archives at the Smithsonian (Museum of American History-Major Ridge geo. Title: http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/h/i/c/James-R-Hicks/BOOKPage: Part one7. The white man shortened his name to Ridge. Update Please enable JavaScript in your browser's settings to use this part of Geni. Brother of Nathaniel Wolf Hicks, Jr.; Sarah (Go-sa-du-isga) Hicks and Chief William Abraham Hicks. On his way home from Salem, Major Ridge stopped at Spring Place on January 22, 1827, and found the mission in mourning. ******************************************** Cherokee Tragedy, The Ridge Family and the Decimation of a People, by Thurman Wilkins, University of Oklahoma Press, Morman and London: ******************************************** 1842 Cherokee Claims, Flint District, IT, claim# 33; To: Elijah, Betsey, Sarah, Jesse, Leonard, and Nancy, the heirs and widow of Charles R Hicks decd' Residence in the old Nation, Frkville, Chickamauga Creek (Valuation at Forkville) [list of losses] $8806.50 Nancy Hicks, the widow of Charles R Hicks, deceased, makes oath that the above described premises and improvements were the property of her late husband, that he resided there until his death which was in the year 1827, and after his death she still resided on the premises peaceably and unmolested until the Spring of 1834.