Minerva was the daughter of Charles Fleetwood and Lucinda Morgan. She had relationships with John Vance, Abraham Edwards, John Teel and Smylin Wilson. Manerva had the following known children:
Lucinda F. Vance Tincup 1853–1930
Stephen Edwards 1855–1930
Lafayette Teel 1858–1943
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This is an affidavit of Lucinda Fleetwood, Grandmother of LaFayette Teel (79) of 1113 W. 1st Street, Tulsa. Teel's mother, Minerva Fleetwood was the oldest child of Lucinda Fleetwood.
They boarded the flatboats at or near Chattanooga, Tennessee on the Tennessee River. The Waterloo mentioned in the affidavit is a town in Alabama. This affidavit covers, among other things, the transfer of the Cherokees from the eastern states to the Indian Territory and occurred in 1834. "Took water: means boarded a boat or traveled by water. This Calhoon mentioned is or was near where Chattanooga now stands. These people, grandchildren of Lucinda Fleetwood were allotted land in the Cherokee Nation.
Affidavit
Office of District Judge, Del. Dist. C.N, June 20, 1887
Personally comes before me, J.S. Ward, Judge of the Dist. and Nation aforesaid, at my office on day and date above written, Lucinda Fleetwood, of lawful age, who after being duly sworn deposes and saith:
"We lived betwixt Valley and river and little Heiwassa River in Tocall Dist. and went to school at Jones Mission. We enrolled under Major B.F. Curry, of the U.S. enrolling office and he delivered us to Lt. Harris at Calhoon, where we took water in 1834 in flat bottom boats and came to Waterloo where we took steamboats and came 40 miles above Little Rock at a place called Burnt Caddons. From there we traveled to Fort Gibson in government wagons. My father died at Burnt Caddons and John Miller took charge of the family and brought us on and attended to the drawing of rations and supplies as furnished by the government for the use of the family.
I have lived in the Cherokee Nation ever since, with the exception of six years, when I was first married. I married a soldier of Fort Gibson and went to Leavenworth until my husband served out two terms of six years and then I came right back again to the Cherokee Nation. From this marriage resulted the following children:
Minerva, born November 10, 1835
Lorenzo, born May 1, 1837
Charles, born February 13, 1839
William, born October 27, 1840
Miles, born August 13, 1842
Pruna, born August 24, 1844
Edmond, born March 6, 1846
Hewston, born May 31, 1848
Delphenny, born April 22, 1850
Sarah, born April 22, 1850
Aquella, born June 26, 1852
Eljerry, born April 30, 1854
Martha, born May 11, 1856
Lucinda, born April 11, 1861
Of the above names, children, Minera, Lorenzo, William, Charles, Aquella, Delphenny and Lucinda are dead.
To my daughter, Minerva, were born, Lafayette Teel, Steve Edwards and Lucy Tincup. To my son Aquella, four children were born. Their names are Johnnie, Higona, Roxie and Minerva Fleetwood. To my daughter, Pruna, were born Joe Cox and Eddie Johnson. This is as far as I know my grandchildren.
I have always been recognized as a Cherokee ever since I can recollect until within the last few years. I went to school where no one was allowed to go to school but Cherokees, have exercised all privilege granted the Cherokee until recently. I bought and sold improvements on the public domain and the purchase and sale was always considered valid. My sons voted at elections without a challenge, in fact, I have never known any other place as home and I have never recognized any other such place as such and have always believed myself a Cherokee Indian and never knew a doubt existed until this matter got up. And further the deponent saith not.
Lucinda Fleetwood (seal)
Sworn to before me on this the 20th day of June A.D., 1887.
J.L. Ward, Judge, Del. Dist. C.N.
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Oklahoma and Indian Territory, Indian and Pioneer Historical Collection, 1937, interview with Lafayette Teel (excerpt):
"My father, John Teel, was born in Missouri. My mother's name was Manerva Fleetwood Teel. My mother's father, or my grandfather, as well as my father's people, were from North Carolina. They were moved in the 1834, when the Cherokees were sent west by the government. My grandmother Fleetwood was educated at Jones Mission in North Carolina This was an Indian school. Their journey west, which ended at Fort Gibson, commenced at Chattanooga, Tennessee. They were put in boats on the Tennessee river and journeyed down the river to the Ohio river, then down the Ohio river to the Mississippi river, down this river to the mouth of the Arkansas river, thence up the Arkansas to "Burtooddy". They, with their belongings, were crowded on the flat boats and suffered quite a lot. Their worst experience was at Burtoddy, a landing on the Arkansas river in Arkansas, and when cholera broke out among the company and before long a majority of peopie died. My parents escaped, however, and finally reached Fort Gibson. This was in 1834.... My grandfather on my mother's side was Fleetwood, an Englishman and my grandmother was the daughter of Ocie Morgan, Cherokee Indian of North Carolina... My grandfather, Charles Fleetwood, was an overseer when the original stone buildings were built at Fort Gibson. He was connected with the United States Army at that time, was a Captain."
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Minerva's family from her daughter Lucy Vance Tincup advised that Minerva is buried at Sycamore Springs Cemetery in Delaware County, Oklahoma (in back of a little Baptist church). Her burial location is near that of her last relationship/husband, Symlin Wilson and near the Mouse family. Descendant and family researcher Sandra Delcyne Grant was taken to the burial site by members of the Tincup family. At that time, the site was unmarked. Sandra arranged for a headstone. She is sending a photo of the headstone, which will be uploaded when received.
*Note - Minerva and John William Teel had a relationship that resulted in son Lafayette Teel. She spent the last 10 years of her life with Smylin Wilson. I do not have marriage records for either, but am attaching them as spouses due to the relationship.
Lucinda F. Vance Tincup 1853–1930
Stephen Edwards 1855–1930
Lafayette Teel 1858–1943
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This is an affidavit of Lucinda Fleetwood, Grandmother of LaFayette Teel (79) of 1113 W. 1st Street, Tulsa. Teel's mother, Minerva Fleetwood was the oldest child of Lucinda Fleetwood.
They boarded the flatboats at or near Chattanooga, Tennessee on the Tennessee River. The Waterloo mentioned in the affidavit is a town in Alabama. This affidavit covers, among other things, the transfer of the Cherokees from the eastern states to the Indian Territory and occurred in 1834. "Took water: means boarded a boat or traveled by water. This Calhoon mentioned is or was near where Chattanooga now stands. These people, grandchildren of Lucinda Fleetwood were allotted land in the Cherokee Nation.
Affidavit
Office of District Judge, Del. Dist. C.N, June 20, 1887
Personally comes before me, J.S. Ward, Judge of the Dist. and Nation aforesaid, at my office on day and date above written, Lucinda Fleetwood, of lawful age, who after being duly sworn deposes and saith:
"We lived betwixt Valley and river and little Heiwassa River in Tocall Dist. and went to school at Jones Mission. We enrolled under Major B.F. Curry, of the U.S. enrolling office and he delivered us to Lt. Harris at Calhoon, where we took water in 1834 in flat bottom boats and came to Waterloo where we took steamboats and came 40 miles above Little Rock at a place called Burnt Caddons. From there we traveled to Fort Gibson in government wagons. My father died at Burnt Caddons and John Miller took charge of the family and brought us on and attended to the drawing of rations and supplies as furnished by the government for the use of the family.
I have lived in the Cherokee Nation ever since, with the exception of six years, when I was first married. I married a soldier of Fort Gibson and went to Leavenworth until my husband served out two terms of six years and then I came right back again to the Cherokee Nation. From this marriage resulted the following children:
Minerva, born November 10, 1835
Lorenzo, born May 1, 1837
Charles, born February 13, 1839
William, born October 27, 1840
Miles, born August 13, 1842
Pruna, born August 24, 1844
Edmond, born March 6, 1846
Hewston, born May 31, 1848
Delphenny, born April 22, 1850
Sarah, born April 22, 1850
Aquella, born June 26, 1852
Eljerry, born April 30, 1854
Martha, born May 11, 1856
Lucinda, born April 11, 1861
Of the above names, children, Minera, Lorenzo, William, Charles, Aquella, Delphenny and Lucinda are dead.
To my daughter, Minerva, were born, Lafayette Teel, Steve Edwards and Lucy Tincup. To my son Aquella, four children were born. Their names are Johnnie, Higona, Roxie and Minerva Fleetwood. To my daughter, Pruna, were born Joe Cox and Eddie Johnson. This is as far as I know my grandchildren.
I have always been recognized as a Cherokee ever since I can recollect until within the last few years. I went to school where no one was allowed to go to school but Cherokees, have exercised all privilege granted the Cherokee until recently. I bought and sold improvements on the public domain and the purchase and sale was always considered valid. My sons voted at elections without a challenge, in fact, I have never known any other place as home and I have never recognized any other such place as such and have always believed myself a Cherokee Indian and never knew a doubt existed until this matter got up. And further the deponent saith not.
Lucinda Fleetwood (seal)
Sworn to before me on this the 20th day of June A.D., 1887.
J.L. Ward, Judge, Del. Dist. C.N.
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Oklahoma and Indian Territory, Indian and Pioneer Historical Collection, 1937, interview with Lafayette Teel (excerpt):
"My father, John Teel, was born in Missouri. My mother's name was Manerva Fleetwood Teel. My mother's father, or my grandfather, as well as my father's people, were from North Carolina. They were moved in the 1834, when the Cherokees were sent west by the government. My grandmother Fleetwood was educated at Jones Mission in North Carolina This was an Indian school. Their journey west, which ended at Fort Gibson, commenced at Chattanooga, Tennessee. They were put in boats on the Tennessee river and journeyed down the river to the Ohio river, then down the Ohio river to the Mississippi river, down this river to the mouth of the Arkansas river, thence up the Arkansas to "Burtooddy". They, with their belongings, were crowded on the flat boats and suffered quite a lot. Their worst experience was at Burtoddy, a landing on the Arkansas river in Arkansas, and when cholera broke out among the company and before long a majority of peopie died. My parents escaped, however, and finally reached Fort Gibson. This was in 1834.... My grandfather on my mother's side was Fleetwood, an Englishman and my grandmother was the daughter of Ocie Morgan, Cherokee Indian of North Carolina... My grandfather, Charles Fleetwood, was an overseer when the original stone buildings were built at Fort Gibson. He was connected with the United States Army at that time, was a Captain."
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Minerva's family from her daughter Lucy Vance Tincup advised that Minerva is buried at Sycamore Springs Cemetery in Delaware County, Oklahoma (in back of a little Baptist church). Her burial location is near that of her last relationship/husband, Symlin Wilson and near the Mouse family. Descendant and family researcher Sandra Delcyne Grant was taken to the burial site by members of the Tincup family. At that time, the site was unmarked. Sandra arranged for a headstone. She is sending a photo of the headstone, which will be uploaded when received.
*Note - Minerva and John William Teel had a relationship that resulted in son Lafayette Teel. She spent the last 10 years of her life with Smylin Wilson. I do not have marriage records for either, but am attaching them as spouses due to the relationship.
Minerva was the daughter of Charles Fleetwood and Lucinda Morgan. She had relationships with John Vance, Abraham Edwards, John Teel and Smylin Wilson. Manerva had the following known children:
Lucinda F. Vance Tincup 1853–1930
Stephen Edwards 1855–1930
Lafayette Teel 1858–1943
_______________________
This is an affidavit of Lucinda Fleetwood, Grandmother of LaFayette Teel (79) of 1113 W. 1st Street, Tulsa. Teel's mother, Minerva Fleetwood was the oldest child of Lucinda Fleetwood.
They boarded the flatboats at or near Chattanooga, Tennessee on the Tennessee River. The Waterloo mentioned in the affidavit is a town in Alabama. This affidavit covers, among other things, the transfer of the Cherokees from the eastern states to the Indian Territory and occurred in 1834. "Took water: means boarded a boat or traveled by water. This Calhoon mentioned is or was near where Chattanooga now stands. These people, grandchildren of Lucinda Fleetwood were allotted land in the Cherokee Nation.
Affidavit
Office of District Judge, Del. Dist. C.N, June 20, 1887
Personally comes before me, J.S. Ward, Judge of the Dist. and Nation aforesaid, at my office on day and date above written, Lucinda Fleetwood, of lawful age, who after being duly sworn deposes and saith:
"We lived betwixt Valley and river and little Heiwassa River in Tocall Dist. and went to school at Jones Mission. We enrolled under Major B.F. Curry, of the U.S. enrolling office and he delivered us to Lt. Harris at Calhoon, where we took water in 1834 in flat bottom boats and came to Waterloo where we took steamboats and came 40 miles above Little Rock at a place called Burnt Caddons. From there we traveled to Fort Gibson in government wagons. My father died at Burnt Caddons and John Miller took charge of the family and brought us on and attended to the drawing of rations and supplies as furnished by the government for the use of the family.
I have lived in the Cherokee Nation ever since, with the exception of six years, when I was first married. I married a soldier of Fort Gibson and went to Leavenworth until my husband served out two terms of six years and then I came right back again to the Cherokee Nation. From this marriage resulted the following children:
Minerva, born November 10, 1835
Lorenzo, born May 1, 1837
Charles, born February 13, 1839
William, born October 27, 1840
Miles, born August 13, 1842
Pruna, born August 24, 1844
Edmond, born March 6, 1846
Hewston, born May 31, 1848
Delphenny, born April 22, 1850
Sarah, born April 22, 1850
Aquella, born June 26, 1852
Eljerry, born April 30, 1854
Martha, born May 11, 1856
Lucinda, born April 11, 1861
Of the above names, children, Minera, Lorenzo, William, Charles, Aquella, Delphenny and Lucinda are dead.
To my daughter, Minerva, were born, Lafayette Teel, Steve Edwards and Lucy Tincup. To my son Aquella, four children were born. Their names are Johnnie, Higona, Roxie and Minerva Fleetwood. To my daughter, Pruna, were born Joe Cox and Eddie Johnson. This is as far as I know my grandchildren.
I have always been recognized as a Cherokee ever since I can recollect until within the last few years. I went to school where no one was allowed to go to school but Cherokees, have exercised all privilege granted the Cherokee until recently. I bought and sold improvements on the public domain and the purchase and sale was always considered valid. My sons voted at elections without a challenge, in fact, I have never known any other place as home and I have never recognized any other such place as such and have always believed myself a Cherokee Indian and never knew a doubt existed until this matter got up. And further the deponent saith not.
Lucinda Fleetwood (seal)
Sworn to before me on this the 20th day of June A.D., 1887.
J.L. Ward, Judge, Del. Dist. C.N.
_______________________
Oklahoma and Indian Territory, Indian and Pioneer Historical Collection, 1937, interview with Lafayette Teel (excerpt):
"My father, John Teel, was born in Missouri. My mother's name was Manerva Fleetwood Teel. My mother's father, or my grandfather, as well as my father's people, were from North Carolina. They were moved in the 1834, when the Cherokees were sent west by the government. My grandmother Fleetwood was educated at Jones Mission in North Carolina This was an Indian school. Their journey west, which ended at Fort Gibson, commenced at Chattanooga, Tennessee. They were put in boats on the Tennessee river and journeyed down the river to the Ohio river, then down the Ohio river to the Mississippi river, down this river to the mouth of the Arkansas river, thence up the Arkansas to "Burtooddy". They, with their belongings, were crowded on the flat boats and suffered quite a lot. Their worst experience was at Burtoddy, a landing on the Arkansas river in Arkansas, and when cholera broke out among the company and before long a majority of peopie died. My parents escaped, however, and finally reached Fort Gibson. This was in 1834.... My grandfather on my mother's side was Fleetwood, an Englishman and my grandmother was the daughter of Ocie Morgan, Cherokee Indian of North Carolina... My grandfather, Charles Fleetwood, was an overseer when the original stone buildings were built at Fort Gibson. He was connected with the United States Army at that time, was a Captain."
___________________________
Minerva's family from her daughter Lucy Vance Tincup advised that Minerva is buried at Sycamore Springs Cemetery in Delaware County, Oklahoma (in back of a little Baptist church). Her burial location is near that of her last relationship/husband, Symlin Wilson and near the Mouse family. Descendant and family researcher Sandra Delcyne Grant was taken to the burial site by members of the Tincup family. At that time, the site was unmarked. Sandra arranged for a headstone. She is sending a photo of the headstone, which will be uploaded when received.
*Note - Minerva and John William Teel had a relationship that resulted in son Lafayette Teel. She spent the last 10 years of her life with Smylin Wilson. I do not have marriage records for either, but am attaching them as spouses due to the relationship.
Lucinda F. Vance Tincup 1853–1930
Stephen Edwards 1855–1930
Lafayette Teel 1858–1943
_______________________
This is an affidavit of Lucinda Fleetwood, Grandmother of LaFayette Teel (79) of 1113 W. 1st Street, Tulsa. Teel's mother, Minerva Fleetwood was the oldest child of Lucinda Fleetwood.
They boarded the flatboats at or near Chattanooga, Tennessee on the Tennessee River. The Waterloo mentioned in the affidavit is a town in Alabama. This affidavit covers, among other things, the transfer of the Cherokees from the eastern states to the Indian Territory and occurred in 1834. "Took water: means boarded a boat or traveled by water. This Calhoon mentioned is or was near where Chattanooga now stands. These people, grandchildren of Lucinda Fleetwood were allotted land in the Cherokee Nation.
Affidavit
Office of District Judge, Del. Dist. C.N, June 20, 1887
Personally comes before me, J.S. Ward, Judge of the Dist. and Nation aforesaid, at my office on day and date above written, Lucinda Fleetwood, of lawful age, who after being duly sworn deposes and saith:
"We lived betwixt Valley and river and little Heiwassa River in Tocall Dist. and went to school at Jones Mission. We enrolled under Major B.F. Curry, of the U.S. enrolling office and he delivered us to Lt. Harris at Calhoon, where we took water in 1834 in flat bottom boats and came to Waterloo where we took steamboats and came 40 miles above Little Rock at a place called Burnt Caddons. From there we traveled to Fort Gibson in government wagons. My father died at Burnt Caddons and John Miller took charge of the family and brought us on and attended to the drawing of rations and supplies as furnished by the government for the use of the family.
I have lived in the Cherokee Nation ever since, with the exception of six years, when I was first married. I married a soldier of Fort Gibson and went to Leavenworth until my husband served out two terms of six years and then I came right back again to the Cherokee Nation. From this marriage resulted the following children:
Minerva, born November 10, 1835
Lorenzo, born May 1, 1837
Charles, born February 13, 1839
William, born October 27, 1840
Miles, born August 13, 1842
Pruna, born August 24, 1844
Edmond, born March 6, 1846
Hewston, born May 31, 1848
Delphenny, born April 22, 1850
Sarah, born April 22, 1850
Aquella, born June 26, 1852
Eljerry, born April 30, 1854
Martha, born May 11, 1856
Lucinda, born April 11, 1861
Of the above names, children, Minera, Lorenzo, William, Charles, Aquella, Delphenny and Lucinda are dead.
To my daughter, Minerva, were born, Lafayette Teel, Steve Edwards and Lucy Tincup. To my son Aquella, four children were born. Their names are Johnnie, Higona, Roxie and Minerva Fleetwood. To my daughter, Pruna, were born Joe Cox and Eddie Johnson. This is as far as I know my grandchildren.
I have always been recognized as a Cherokee ever since I can recollect until within the last few years. I went to school where no one was allowed to go to school but Cherokees, have exercised all privilege granted the Cherokee until recently. I bought and sold improvements on the public domain and the purchase and sale was always considered valid. My sons voted at elections without a challenge, in fact, I have never known any other place as home and I have never recognized any other such place as such and have always believed myself a Cherokee Indian and never knew a doubt existed until this matter got up. And further the deponent saith not.
Lucinda Fleetwood (seal)
Sworn to before me on this the 20th day of June A.D., 1887.
J.L. Ward, Judge, Del. Dist. C.N.
_______________________
Oklahoma and Indian Territory, Indian and Pioneer Historical Collection, 1937, interview with Lafayette Teel (excerpt):
"My father, John Teel, was born in Missouri. My mother's name was Manerva Fleetwood Teel. My mother's father, or my grandfather, as well as my father's people, were from North Carolina. They were moved in the 1834, when the Cherokees were sent west by the government. My grandmother Fleetwood was educated at Jones Mission in North Carolina This was an Indian school. Their journey west, which ended at Fort Gibson, commenced at Chattanooga, Tennessee. They were put in boats on the Tennessee river and journeyed down the river to the Ohio river, then down the Ohio river to the Mississippi river, down this river to the mouth of the Arkansas river, thence up the Arkansas to "Burtooddy". They, with their belongings, were crowded on the flat boats and suffered quite a lot. Their worst experience was at Burtoddy, a landing on the Arkansas river in Arkansas, and when cholera broke out among the company and before long a majority of peopie died. My parents escaped, however, and finally reached Fort Gibson. This was in 1834.... My grandfather on my mother's side was Fleetwood, an Englishman and my grandmother was the daughter of Ocie Morgan, Cherokee Indian of North Carolina... My grandfather, Charles Fleetwood, was an overseer when the original stone buildings were built at Fort Gibson. He was connected with the United States Army at that time, was a Captain."
___________________________
Minerva's family from her daughter Lucy Vance Tincup advised that Minerva is buried at Sycamore Springs Cemetery in Delaware County, Oklahoma (in back of a little Baptist church). Her burial location is near that of her last relationship/husband, Symlin Wilson and near the Mouse family. Descendant and family researcher Sandra Delcyne Grant was taken to the burial site by members of the Tincup family. At that time, the site was unmarked. Sandra arranged for a headstone. She is sending a photo of the headstone, which will be uploaded when received.
*Note - Minerva and John William Teel had a relationship that resulted in son Lafayette Teel. She spent the last 10 years of her life with Smylin Wilson. I do not have marriage records for either, but am attaching them as spouses due to the relationship.
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