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. So many other factors and circumstances added nuances and i think it overly simplifies a complex issue. 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. Partly in response to the yazoo and pine barrens land frauds of the 1790s, the people of georgia decided to distribute newly acquired lands using a lottery, thereby minimizing opportunities for corruption. On average, georgia planters held less land than their. 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. This was a large area generally north of the chattahoochee river in the north west and north central parts of the state. Squatters settled on land all over cherokee nation. Any person who minedor caused to be minedgold, silver, or other metal in the cherokee territory since june 1, 1830. Section 1 is lee county section 2 is muscogee county section 3 is troup county section 4 is coweta county section 5 is carroll county. Gwinnet county, georgia, was officially formed from jackson in 1818. Georgia cherokee lands in 1830 the georgia land lotteries which spanned from 1805 to 1833 were one of the largest land grabs in eastern us, certainly the largest having to do with the 5 civilized tribes. Noonday creek runs across from lower left, then turns north at right top. Names were checked against the 1830 census and obvious errors were corrected with discrepencies between the two noted.
Original surveys of land districts in counties made prior to distribution of land by lottery, 18051833, plus resurveys or renewed surveys of districts. This was strictly illegal and the goverment attempted to protect the cherokees legal rights to the land. Original cherokee territory and a handful of land lots not placed in the prize wheels during earlier lotteries. Georgia began in 1805 to offer land to its citizens through lotteries. Land lottery map of cherokee territory in georgia teach us history. The information maintained is public record, and anyone may come in to research documents. Mcdonald, which represents the tract of land drawn by henry potts, sr. 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. This database is a listing of persons allotted land in 1832 from what was considered cherokee land. In many instances, the basis for qualification is given in abbreviated form after the drawers. There were two distinct areas involved in this lottery.
The cherokee land lottery, containing a numerical list of. The land lottery system set up in georgia beginning in 1805 might be the starting point. Georgia land lottery the georgia studies book our state and the nation land lottery illustration the georgia studies book our state and the nation by edwin l. In georgia, this land belonged to the creek and cherokee nations, and the europeans wanted it. An act to dispose of and distribute the lands lately acquired by the united states for the use of georgia, of the creek nation of indians, by a treaty made and concluded at the indian springs on the twelfth day of february, eighteen hundred and twentyfive.
The hargrett rare book and manuscript library at the university of georgia maintains a collection of more than historic maps. The georgia land lotteries were an early nineteenth century system of land redistribution in. Land owners in the 1832 land lottery deep roots in the south. This list was taken from flanigans history of gwinnett county vol 1 and mary warrens alphabetical index to georgias 1832 gold lottery. Eight times between 1805 and 1833 georgia held lotteries to distribute land, the largest held in the united states. For this study we consider the 1832 lottery of cherokee county in northwest georgia. The cherokee land lotteries of north georgia deep roots. But the system had dramatically changed georgia so that aristocrats no longer held political and economic domination over the state as they had before the revolution. Georgia land lotteries gold grabbing native heritage. Later, portions of cherokee county were used to create pickens county 1853 and milton county 1857. 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. This is the sixth of the land lottery held in georgia. Georgia 1832, supreme court chief justice john marshall ruled that the cherokee nation.
One of the strategies developed to deal with the conflict between white american settlers and native american lands was to negotiate treaties which voluntarily exchanged the lands of indian tribes in the east for lands west of the mississippi. The state of georgia used a unique lottery system to distribute land between the. Sep 30, 2014 1820 georgia county map with 1827 and 1832 land lottery areas. Information on this page is from 1989 current date at top of the screen. Miller mary moore, widow whittington moore william m. Historical and genealogical records of cherokee county compiled by linda woodward geiger, cgrssm, cglsm individuals researching their cherokee county heritage of historic evens of cherokee county will want to consider may of the sources outlined here. In milledgeville, then state capital of georgia, the cherokee land lottery began. The lottery system was utilized by the state of georgia between the years 1805 and 1833. The georgia land lotteries were an early nineteenth century system of land redistribution in georgia.
Full text of the cherokee land lottery, containing a. This land lottery divided up the land of hte former cherokee indian country in 1832. In this and later posts i will be describing how to discover the owners and location of property distributed through the 1832 land lottery. Frey lake stream next to ksu looks like apparently section 430. Pursuant to an act authorized december 21, 1830, the cherokee country was mapped out into counties and surveyed by state surveyors into land lots of 160 acres each, and gold lots of 40 acres each, which were put up and distributed among the white citizens of. Cherokee land lottery, containing a numerical list of the. Elisha turner drew land lot 288 in the 23rd district, 3rd section in the 1832 land lottery. Located in the northeastern part of the state, over 18,500 parcels were distributed by. The 1833 land lottery of georgia and other missing names of winners in the georgia land lotteries and. 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.
Williams lived in mccraneys district, lowndes county. Of all the states, georgia has the distinction of being the only one to distribute parcels of land by lottery. 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. Cherokee county would ultimately become the parent county for all or part of twentyfive contemporary georgia counties. The 1832 georgia gold lottery and the trail of tears. A survey plat, dated 10 july 1832, and grant, dated 18 december 1840 and signed by governor charles j. In the 1832 land lottery area, land lots were 160 acres 0. The act specified that approximately one third of the 160acre. 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. This list is of the 1832 land lottery only and does not include the 1832 gold lottery winners. This office cannot research information about recorded documents by telephone.
In the first part, approximately 85,000 georgians were competing for 18,309 160acre land lots, while in part two of the lottery, 3,000 participants were in the drawing for 35,000 40acre gold lots. About georgia cherokee land lottery, 1832 of all the states, georgia has the distinction of being the only one to distribute parcels of land by lottery. The cherokee land lottery containing a numerical list of the names of the fortunate drawers in said lottery, with an engraved map of each district. Two great, great, great grandfathers won lots in the cherokee land lottery of 1832, albert g. Georgias first land lottery 1805 proved so successful that a second land lottery was enacted to be held in 1807 georgia land lotteries. Historical and genealogical records of cherokee county. The 1827 lottery dispensed lots in carroll, coweta, lee, muscogee, and troup counties. It was divided between land lots distributed by the sixth land lottery and gold. The final land lottery was conducted in 1833 to dispense with the remaining territory from the 1832 lotteries.
Cherokee county was created december 21, 1830, from indian land ultimately ceded in 1835. This land area was divided into the present counties of cass renamed bartow in 1861, cherokee, cobb, floyd, forsyth, gilmer, lumpkin, murray, paulding and union. He was born january 31, 1809, a son of james williams, revolutionary soldier, and elizabeth holleway. The court ruled the indian nation was a distinct community in which the laws of georgia can have no force and. What are your thoughts about the plight of the cherokee and the impact of the 1832 georgia gold lottery. Sadness nunahi duna dio hilu i we must never forget the trail where they cried with the election of andrew jackson as president in 1828, the cherokee were in serious trouble. The original cherokee indian territory became cherokee county by an act of december 26, 1831. Actually, there were two lotteries in 1832 the land lottery where lots were 160 acres, and the gold lottery consisting of districts thought to possibly contain gold, with lots that were 40 acres. Reprints of this work are available, and indexes may also be found online. Georgia land lottery act of 1825 georgia genealogy. I would love to have a general idea of where this land is located, but cannot find a map of the districts anywhere. We choose to focus on the 1832 lottery because the list of winners was available and the later date. The land lottery dataset contains the names and residence of all the fortunate.
Full text of the cherokee land lottery, containing a numerical list of the names of the fortunate drawers in said lottery, with an engraved map of each. Land lotteries in 1832 georgia and 1901 oklahoma and later life outcomes. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. A law passed on december 3, 1832, divided original cherokee county into ten. Any person who has taken up residence in said cherokee territory. The cherokee land lottery 1838 edition open library. Act of the georgia general assembly on june 9, 1825. The land to be distributed was surveyed and laid out in districts and lots.
Reprint of official register of land lottery of georgia 1827 and. It should be noted that before the removal, much of the nation was overrun by whites who had taken over vanns house at springplace, major ridges house rome ga, and chief john rosss house rossville ga. The land was put up for sale in another land lottery in 1820. Deputy clerks are available to assist monday friday, 8. The cherokee land lottery, containing a numerical list of the names of the fortunate drawers in said lottery, with an engraved map of each district. 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. The standard index for the 6th lottery is the 1832 cherokee land lottery of georgia published in 1838 compiled by james f. Lots were 160 acres and eligible drawers must have lived in the state three years immediately prior to december 24, 1831. Georgia land and property genealogy familysearch wiki. The 1805 georgia land lottery was the first experiment of its kind in the united states. To find later owners of the land, you would need to search deed records of floyd county at the courthouse in rome. 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. The collection also includes plat books, records and grant books for each county where lots were awarded. Bagwell drew lot 314 in the 12th district, 5th section in walker county and the other great, great, great grandfather, john sparks, drew lot 319 in the same 12th district, 5th section in walker county.
This will be the actual land lotdistrictsection drawn in the 18321833 lottery. Any fortunate drawer in any previous land lottery who has taken out a grant of said land lot. Elisha registered for the lottery in dobbs district of hall county. However, since the second cherokee county fell within the original cherokee county, dec. Georgia did not own the land it was giving to settlers cobb county, georgia. This day in georgia history cherokee land lottery began. The boundaries of the cherokee country in the east prior to the removal. Index to revolutionary soldiers, their widows and orphans who were fortunate drawers.
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