Proof of Cherokee Nation Lineage

March 25, 1892 The Great Bend Weekly Tribune

April 15, 1892 The Great Bend Weekly Tribune

Letter from the Cherokee Nation to Nelson. Nelson giving up his rights to his Cherokee Citizenship.
                                                                  Dated 24 May 1892

                                 Typed copy of the Letter from the Cherokee Nation to Nelson
                                                                Dated 24 May 1892

                   Chief of the Sac and Fox visited Nelson 8 Jan 1892 Great Bend Kansas. I am working with the Sac and Fox Tribe Historian. She is looking into our connection to this Tribe. So far nothing found. She said why would the Chief of the Sac and Fox tribe travel half way across Kansas to meet with Nelson if there was not some poof of his affiliation with this tribe. The search continues.... She will let us know!

April 15, 1892 Newspaper Article from The Great Bend Weekly Tribune

This is proof that he met with the Cherokee Council and had rights to Cherokee land in Oklahoma

Nelson decided not to take the land, he gave up his rights to the land, that's why he is not on the Dawes Rolls or any other Cherokee rolls.  We confirmed this by calling the Cherokee Nation and they said if he did not occupy the land he would not be on any Cherokee Lists.  His family history states "Nelson went to Oklahoma to look at the Indian land and came back saying it was no place to raise a family".  His other daughter said he was offered 160 acres of land in Oklahoma, which we confirmed with the Cherokee Nation is the exact amount they were giving Cherokee Natives at the time.

Go Here:     http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/cherokee-tribe.htm

This is the site with all the Native American rolls. Nelson will not be on any of them because he did not take his land.