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William Drew

Birth
Tennessee, USA
Death
1861 (aged 63–64)
Marion County, Texas, USA
Burial
Marion County, Texas, USA Add to Map
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William Drew (1/2 Cherokee/1/2 French) was the son of Charles Drieux (Drew) and Tsi-go-a (Full Blood Cherokee).

He married in the Creek Nation, IT, Delilah McIntosh (1818-1895), daughter of Chief William McIntosh Jr. and Susanna (Su-gi) Rowe (buried at this cem.). He is listed on the 1851 Cherokee Old Settler Roll: IL, 246 (1896 p. 271).

They had the following children: George Washington b. 1840 in Jefferson, Marion Co.. TX, d. 07 Jul 1861 who married Mary Delilah Vann in 1858 (no issue); Martha A. "Mattie" b. 1843 in Jefferson, TX, d. 18 Jul 1875 who married James Scott; Susie (Susannah) b. 15 Oct 1844, d. 12 Apr 1938, Muskogee, OK who married Chief/Col. William Adair; Hetty/Hettie (Jessie) b. 1847, d. 1895 who married Tuxie Carey; and Catherine "Kate" Drew b. 1848 d. 1925 who married Woods Buckner Rogers.

William settled in Jefferson, Marion Co., TX about 1840, with the purchase of the 2.200 acre Hanks Survey. In his will, probated 3 Jun 1861, aftere settling his debts, Delilah was allowed to keep 200 acres known as the William Drew Homestead and called "Falonah."

Delilah sold the 200 acres to Jacinth O. Jackson in 1877; on this land is located the Drew Cemetery a 45' x 45' low rock walled plot. There are 3 graves at this cem.--William Drew, Chief Roley (Roderick) McIntosh, and Susannah (Su-gi) Rowe McIntosh (2nd wife of Chief William McIntosh Jr., and Chief Roley (Roderick) McIntosh. The cemetery is on private property with no access.


William Drew (1/2 Cherokee/1/2 French) was the son of Charles Drieux (Drew) and Tsi-go-a (Full Blood Cherokee).

He married in the Creek Nation, IT, Delilah McIntosh (1818-1895), daughter of Chief William McIntosh Jr. and Susanna (Su-gi) Rowe (buried at this cem.). He is listed on the 1851 Cherokee Old Settler Roll: IL, 246 (1896 p. 271).

They had the following children: George Washington b. 1840 in Jefferson, Marion Co.. TX, d. 07 Jul 1861 who married Mary Delilah Vann in 1858 (no issue); Martha A. "Mattie" b. 1843 in Jefferson, TX, d. 18 Jul 1875 who married James Scott; Susie (Susannah) b. 15 Oct 1844, d. 12 Apr 1938, Muskogee, OK who married Chief/Col. William Adair; Hetty/Hettie (Jessie) b. 1847, d. 1895 who married Tuxie Carey; and Catherine "Kate" Drew b. 1848 d. 1925 who married Woods Buckner Rogers.

William settled in Jefferson, Marion Co., TX about 1840, with the purchase of the 2.200 acre Hanks Survey. In his will, probated 3 Jun 1861, aftere settling his debts, Delilah was allowed to keep 200 acres known as the William Drew Homestead and called "Falonah."

Delilah sold the 200 acres to Jacinth O. Jackson in 1877; on this land is located the Drew Cemetery a 45' x 45' low rock walled plot. There are 3 graves at this cem.--William Drew, Chief Roley (Roderick) McIntosh, and Susannah (Su-gi) Rowe McIntosh (2nd wife of Chief William McIntosh Jr., and Chief Roley (Roderick) McIntosh. The cemetery is on private property with no access.




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