Elisha turner drew land lot 288 in the 23rd district, 3rd section in the 1832 land lottery. After gold was discovered in 1828 near dahlonega, the state ignored federal treaties and asserted its claims on the cherokee territory including cobb county. George hammond washington 17961858 find a grave memorial. Lots were 160 acres and eligible drawers must have lived in the state three years immediately prior to december 24, 1831. See the state page for the rules of who got a draw, etc. Legislature opted to use lotteries as methods of distributing land from then forward. The general assembly passed an act that authorized the lottery and spelled out who would be eligible to participate and the grant fees that would apply. Land lottery map of cherokee territory in georgia teach. James f smith the upwards of 20,000 persons listed in this work were fortunate drawers in the 1832 sixth and last land lottery held in the original cherokee. Land lottery map of cherokee territory in georgia teach us.
We have tried to ensure that the information contained in this electronic search system is accurate. As i mentioned above, the 1832 georgia gold lottery was part of a larger land lottery in the state. Sep 30, 2014 1820 georgia county map with 1827 and 1832 land lottery areas. The cherokee land lotteries of north georgia deep roots. This land lottery divided up the land of the former cherokee indian country in 1832. The gold lottery of 1832 was the seventh lottery in the georgia land lottery, a lottery system. Statewide 1832 land lottery in georgia the gold lottery was authorities by the act of december 21, 1830.
This list is of the 1832 land lottery only and does not include the 1832 gold lottery winners. She was awarded a 40 acre lot in cherokee county which had originally been cherokee indian territory. Located in the northeastern part of the state, over 18,500 parcels were distributed by lottery in that year. The 1832 land lotteryhow we went from cherokee to dade. Reprints of this work are available, and indexes may also be found online. Oct 14, 2014 we learned a lot during our short time at new echota, including the cherokee form of government, the way the cherokee lived in the early 1800s, and some of the famous cherokee people. As such, it con stitutes the best edition we could possibly present of a work which lists the great majority of the early settlers of northwestern georgia. Israel isnt the only place with dispossessed people. Georgia land and property genealogy familysearch wiki. Cherokee land was unlawfully usurped by georgia and. The act also provided for surveying the cherokee lands in georgia. Exactly the same preference was given to all revolutionary veterans by the act of december 21, 1820, setting up the sixth cherokee land lottery of 1832.
Using wealth measured in the 1850 census manuscripts, we follow up on a sample of men eligible to win in the 1832 cherokee land lottery. The land lottery dataset contains the names and residence of all the fortunate. The act specified that approximately one third of the 160acre 0. The drawings for the gold lottery of 1832 occurred between october 22, 1832 and may 1, 1833 and applied to land that had been owned by the cherokee indians. This land area was divided into the present counties of. Beginning in 1832, cherokee territory in presentday bartow, cherokee, cobb, floyd, forsyth, gilmer, lumpkin, murray, paulding, and union counties entered into the lottery system and was dispersed to thousands of georgia families. Georgia cherokee land lottery, 1832 database online. The gold lottery of 1832 was the seventh lottery in the georgia land lottery, a lottery system used by the state of georgia between the years 1805 and 1832 to distribute land. Original cherokee territory and a handful of land lots not placed in the prize wheels during earlier lotteries. In the 1832 land lottery area, land lots were 160 acres 0. I would love to have a general idea of where this land is located, but cannot find a map of the districts anywhere.
Georgia land lottery, 1832 by genealogyquest 11 may 2014 1. Mar 11, 2016 elisha turner drew land lot 288 in the 23rd district, 3rd section in the 1832 land lottery. Smith, which was orginally published in 1838, with all the original maps and with the addition of a 105page index and map of the original cherokee county. It was authorized by the georgia general assembly by an act of december 24, 1831 a few years after the start of the georgia gold rush. Georgia is a state land state land and property records, combined with tax digests, can be important keys to successful research in georgia. Statewide records usgenweb archives genealogy project. Colonial and state records edit edit source from 1732 to 1755 the area that is now georgia was a trusteeship in which land was. Elisha registered for the lottery in dobbs district of hall county. Usa 1,015,348 georgia 29,449 georgia land records 577 statewide land records. The cherokee county public records presents the information on this web site as a service to the public.
Georgia 1832, supreme court chief justice john marshall ruled that the cherokee nation. The upwards of 20,000 persons listed in this work were fortunate drawers in the 1832 sixth and last land lottery held in the original cherokee county, georgia. Taylor cherokee county cherokee county marriage records, 18411910, by john carver cherokee county cherokee land lottery, by james f. Jan 31, 20 we also consulted the new georgia encyclopedia where we learned about the history of the land lottery process as well as the names of the 10 original counties formed from the cherokee land lottery cass, cherokee, cobb, floyd, forsyth, gilmer, lumpkin. Georgia county map 1820 world history lessons, history facts, local. One of the gold district lottery maps in the georgia archives. The 1832 georgia gold lottery and the trail of tears. Surviving colonial and state land grant records of georgia, including loose, original records not available on microfilm, are in the georgia archives. Roberts, who later fought in the last indian skirmishes in berrien county then lowndes county. The georgia land lotteries were an early nineteenth century system of land redistribution in.
Georgia, showing the lots they were awarded in cherokee county. All the lots were numbered as being in cherokee county. In the 1832 land lottery of georgia, 36 lucky drawers from lowndes county won land grants in the cherokee indian territory. Georgia, headright and bounty land records, 17831909 family search. This book gives the names of the participants and whether they drew a blank or. For this study we consider the 1832 lottery of cherokee county in northwest georgia. The smallest was 40 acres in the gold lottery of 1832. The land lottery was the beginning of the end of the cherokee in georgia. Land owners in the 1832 land lottery deep roots in the south.
Smith of milledgeville, ga printed by harper and brother, 2 1832 cherokee land lottery of georgia, pg 218, eighth district, third section, cherokee lot no. The land lottery dataset contains the names and residence of all the fortunate drawers in the land lottery of the cherokee country, arranged by districts in numerical order, all carefully copied from the originals in the executive department and the office of the surveyor general, designating also the lots which have been granted. This land lottery divided up the land of hte former cherokee indian country in. This is the sixth of the land lottery held in georgia. Authentic list of all land lottery grants made to veterans of the revolutionary war by the state of georgia.
The cherokee land lottery, containing a numerical list of the. The first lottery took place in 1805 and the last ones were held in the 1830s. Land lottery tickets, 1832 cherokee land lottery historical marker. Cass renamed bartow in 1861, cherokee, cobb, floyd, forsyth, gilmer, lumpkin, murray, paulding, and union. Georgia 1832, supreme court chief justice john marshall ruled that the cherokee nation was entitled to federal protection over those of the state laws of georgia. Dec 09, 2019 the 1832 land lottery how we went from cherokee to dade. To find later owners of the land, you would need to search deed records of floyd county at the courthouse in rome.
Indian agent william springer notified the governor in 1834 that rosss improvements extended onto lots 237 and 243 as well as across the coosa. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the cherokee land lottery, containing a. The original cherokee indian territory became cherokee county by an act of december 26, 1831. The cherokee land lottery, containing a numerical list of. Service in the united states armies was the criterion the state of enlistment and place of service was not material. Georgias unique land lottery records ancestorcloud blog. The georgia land lotteries were an early nineteenth century system of land redistribution in georgia. A law passed on december 3, 1832, divided original cherokee county into ten.
More settlers streamed into georgia and, with the georgia guard enforcing the laws, there wasnt many avenues of recourse for the cherokee. Eight times between 1805 and 1833 georgia held lotteries to distribute land, the largest held in the united states. Cherokee county would ultimately become the parent county for all or part of twentyfive contemporary georgia counties. This includes a map showing which counties were formed in each of the lotteries. The court ruled the indian nation was a distinct community in which the laws of georgia can have no force and. Cherokee county would ultimately become the parent county for all or part. Smith kindle edition by smith, james f download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets.
It was divided between land lots distributed by the sixth land lottery and gold. The 1833 land lottery of georgia and other missing names of. Georgia gave the cherokee nation east away in the 6th or 1832 land lottery. This database is a listing of persons allotted land in 1832 from what was considered cherokee land. The standard index for the 6th lottery is the 1832 cherokee land lottery of georgia published in 1838 compiled by james f. Even more surprising is that the final official maps are all the work. The last, or 1832 land lottery of georgia, made available for distribution and settlement that part of the cherokee indian nation which was in georgia.
We choose to focus on the 1832 lottery because the list of winners was available and the later date. She was awarded a 40 acre lot in cherokee county which had originally been cherokee. The cherokee land lottery, containing a numerical list of the names of the fortunate drawers in said lottery, with an engraved map of each. Fortunate drawers in said lottery with an engraved map of each district, by. Tracing past ownersgeorgia land lottery deep roots in. The cherokee land lottery, containing a numerical list of the names. After jesses decease, though, it was his widow sarah who was a fortunate drawer in the seventh land lottery held by georgia in 1832. The part that was cut off into lumpkin consisted of land lots 4, 5, part of 11, 12, all 40 acre lots part of 6 160 acres. In the reference portion of the book on this lottery that we have in the library are drawings of each individual section of land showing all these geographic features and they are surprisingly accurate. This was a large area generally north of the chattahoochee river in the north west and north central parts of the state. This will be the actual land lotdistrictsection drawn in the 18321833 lottery. A book on the 1832 land lottery by james smith is on under and then search on cheroke land lottery and it was the first book in the list.
The state of georgia used a unique lottery system to distribute land between the years of 1805 to 1833. Cherokee land lottery, containing a numerical list of the. Land lottery map of cherokee territory in georgia teach us history. The upwards of 20,000 persons listed in this work were fortunate drawers in the 1832 sixth and last land lottery held. Among the winners were hamilton sharpe, pennywell folsom and bryan j. Online shopping from a great selection at books store.
Index to 1807 land lottery of georgia family history library index to 1820 land lottery of georgia family history library index to 1821 land lottery of. This land lottery divided up the land of hte former cherokee indian country in 1832. This is the sixth of the land lotteries held in georgia. Under this system, qualifying citizens could register for a chance to win lots of land that had formerly and in most cases recently been occupied by the creek indians and the cherokee nation. The lottery system was utilized by the state of georgia between the years 1805 and 1833. Smith north georgia cherokee planters in georgia 1832 1838, by don l. It has maps but they have no roads, the only identification is creeks and rivers. There were two distinct areas involved in this lottery. James f smith the upwards of 20,000 persons listed in this work were fortunate drawers in the 1832 sixth and last land lottery held in the original cherokee county, georgia. Finally, in 1833, the cherokee began negotiations with the federal government for a removal treaty. The collection also includes plat books, records and grant books for each county where lots were awarded.
I have confirmed that my ancestor received a plat of land during the 1832 cherokee land lottery spencer martin, listed as getting land in the 14th district, 2nd section, cherokee mercks, and his plot number is 281, hall county. The land acquired on the frontier by the lotteries was originally used for tobacco cultivation, but with the introduction of cotton and the innovation of the cotton gin, agriculture shifted to largescale cotton production. In many instances, the basis for qualification is given in abbreviated form after the drawers name. The symbols on these gorgets for the cherokee symbol cherokee nation seal symbol of the 7. The 1832 land lottery how we went from cherokee to dade. We assess the impact of lottery winning on the distribution of wealth 18 years after the fact.
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