Native American Austin Families

The Native American Austin Families project was originated by and is based on Dr. Helen Cook Austin's research into the five "civilized" tribes (Cherokee, Choctaw, Chickasaw, Creek, and Seminole). The primary source is the Dawes Commission Report produced by the Bureau of Indian Affairs, U. S. Department of the Interior.

 

 

27 cases have been created from this data. The project grew from five familes to 61 families with over 300 individuals in the database.

 

The families are presented below on a case by case basis. Besides the usual family group sheet presentation, biographies are presented for some of the cases below with more to follow. Access to each biography is provided by clicking on the active Case No. listed below (i.e. clicking on CASE 1 will bring up the biography for Panter Austin).

 

Important Supplemental Information is available regarding the sources used in this database with their locations, Native American proof of ancestry criteria, a definition of what it means to be classified as "Freedman", and a description of the evolution of the use of place names in the database.

 

Please send all updates to Dr. Helen Cook Austin.

 

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