Reevaluating Tradition with Records of the Removal

1. Reevaluating Tradition with Records of the Removal A Review of a Rejected Citizenship Case

3. Citation of sources • Documentation • Proof

4. PROOF • Proof beyond a Reasonable Doubt: the most demanding level of proof.

5. PROOF • Proof beyond a Reasonable Doubt: the most demanding level of proof. • Preponderance of Evidence: the least demanding level of proof. It is basically proving something is more likely than not.

6. PROOF • Proof beyond a Reasonable Doubt: the most demanding level of proof. • Preponderance of Evidence: the least demanding level of proof. It is basically proving something is more likely than not. • Clear & Convincing Evidence: More demanding than Preponderance. This is the normal standard in genealogical research.

7. Whether it is a Claim, a court case or an assertion the Burden of Proof falls on the Person making the Claim. It is your job to prove your claim not anyone’s job to find proof for you or to disprove your assertion.

14. #8  SINNES      This household has 2 females over the age of 16, 1 female under the age of 16 & 3 males under the age of 8.  Total of 6 Cherokees and no slaves. They had 1 farm of 15 acres with 2 houses.   Everyone was a full blood Cherokee.  [Note:  there is no adult male enumerated in this household] #9  BENJAMIN SINNES    This household had 1 male over age 18 and 1 female over age 16.  Total of 2 Cherokee and no slaves. They had no farm nor house listed [suggests that he lived in a house of Sinnes].  Both were full bloods. 

15. [No. 26.] AN ACT To attach a part of the County of St. Clair to Jackson County. Sec. 1.  Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Alabama in General Assembly convened, That hereafter, all that part of St. Clair county, beginning due south of William Davis’, at the present boundary line of Jackson and St. Clair counties, and running a straight direction to Raizen Rowling’s, so as to include said Raizen Rowling’s in Jackson county, thence due east to the State line of Georgia; thence along said line until it strikes the present boundary line of Jackson county, shall be and compose a part of the county of Jackson. Sect. 2.  And be it further enacted, That all laws contravening the provisions of this act be, and the same are hereby repealed. Sec. 3.  And be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of the colonel of the 63d regiment of Alabama militia, to lay off into one or more company beats according to the number of persons liable to do militia duty in the territory added to Jackson county by this act, which shall be added to and form a part of said regiment, and organize the same according to the existing laws; and when said company or companies are so organized, the captains or commanding officers of said company shall proceed to hold an election for justices of the peace and constables within said company or companies: Provided, that the said company or companies shall not be required to attend the regimental and battalion musters of the regiments to which they are attached by this act. Approved, January 14, 1834 Acts of the General Assembly of Alabama 1833-1834

23. John Huss Detachment Muster Roll of Cherokees Removing ThemselvesRG75 E220 • #28 • Sinewe, 1 male over 25 & under 50 • Pd $20.00

33. Selected Soldiers John McLemore’s Company of Cherokee1st Creek War, 1813-1814

34. 1880 Census of Lawrence Co MO

35. Sinew

36. Benjamin Sinew

37. Jestern Goins Castoe

39. Reevaluating Tradition with Records of the Removal A Review of a Rejected Citizenship Case