By studying inherited species' characteristics and other historical evidence, we can reconstruct evolutionary relationships and represent them on a "family . ******************************************** 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. Essex Register 1838, Boston Recorder - Moravian Mission Among The Cherokees At Springplace Major Ridge and Oo-wa-tie, or The Ancient, were full blood Cherokees of the Deer clan. Last autumn he attended the council in Newtown for the last time. (Published November 2002/Purchase at A member of the Cherokee Triumvirate at the beginning of the 19th century, along with James Vann and Major Ridge. [10] He also served with Jackson in the First Seminole War in 1818, leading Cherokee warriors on behalf of the US government against the Seminole Indians in Florida. Major Ridge's and John Ridge's portraits are in the Smithsonian Archives. Opponents strongly protested to the US government and negotiated a new treaty the following year, but were still forced to accept removal. - Shane Smith, brother of Chief Chad Smith, "[John All identified as Cherokee; they were of mixed race and had some exposure to European-American culture. Ridge/Watie Family tree, and several books about the Cherokee people. ., Sarah Go-sa-du-i-sga Brown (born Hicks), William Abraham Hicks, Principal Chief Of The Cherokee Nation, Elizabeth Hicks,