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Subject: [TXCASS-L] [AGS-L] Miller County, Arkansas Territory
Date: Fri, 19 Feb 1999 01:34:32 EST

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I have several sources on early Miller County settlers (before 1835), if
anyone is researching this area. Permanent white settlement took place in the
area as early as 1815. The U.S. government vacillated for several years
during early settlement as to whether this area would be ceded to the Indians.
The settlers were chased south of the Red River around 1818, later they were
required to move north of the Red River. Much of old Miller County was
included in the 1825 Choctaw treaty. Many early settlers, as well as those
settling in early Lovely County who lost land under the Cherokee treaty, were
eligible for "donation land grants" if they voluntarily left their lands by a
certain date, which entitled them to claim unused public land elsewhere in
Arkansas. Many early Miller County residents applied for and received these
grants; others left the area for south Texas. Some hardy souls stuck around
the Red River area. There was a quarrel as to whether the land "belonged" to
the U.S. or Mexico. This quarrel was ended by the Texas Revolution. Best
wishes, Rebecca Hitzman

>Has this information been sent to the Bowie County, Texas Rootsweb, or
>Cass County Rootsweb lists? If not, is it ok for me to share this
information
>with them? .

Hi - I am listed on the volunteer lookup GenWeb pages for Miller Co., AR, and
Red River Co., TX, I believe. You are welcome to pass the information on. I
have listed names from various petitions from Miller Co. (1821, 1825, 1828)
and names from the Wavell Colony Register on the Red River page. I have lists
of donation grant applicants and recipients. And I do limited lookups in
Skipper Steely's "Six Months from Tennessee," about early Miller County
settlers. Happy to help out.

Best wishes, Rebecca

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