The Citizen Delaware

For more than 12,000 years, the region that is now southeastern New York, all of New Jersey, eastern Pennsylvania, and the northern part of the state of Delaware was home to groups of Lenape (Delaware) Indians. During a series of forced migrations westward during the 1700 and 1800s, the Delaware were forced to settle for a while in central and western Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, eastern Missouri and southwestern Missouri. By 1830 they were settled on a reserve in eastern Kansas encompassing most of what is now Wyandotte and Leavenworth counties.

In Kansas, the Delaware were once again being encroached upon by white settlers and squatters on their land. The Treaty Between The Delaware And The United States 4 July 1866, The Delaware Agency, Kansas was to provide for the removal of the Delaware Indians from Kansas to Indian Territory. Article 3 of the Treaty allows for any adult Delaware who choses to remain in Kansas and become a citizen may do so. Article 9 of the Treaty stipulates that a registry of those remaining to be filed in the office of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs. The registry was compiled and sent to the Commissioner by Agent John G. Pratt on December 9, 1867. Twenty adults chose to remain and their 47 minor children had to stay with their Delaware parent. Article 9 of the Treaty also stipulated that once the minor children reached the age of 21 they could stay in Kansas and become citizens or join the Delaware Tribe in Indian Territory. They are:

The Troy Bulletin (Troy, Kansas) - Thu, Jan 23, 1868 - Page 2

At a special term of the U. S. District Court, at Topeka, on the 14th , Judge Delanay naturalized twenty Delaware Indians under provision of a treaty with the Government, with that nation.

Between 1868 and 1880/81, 23 of the 67 Delaware Indians who remained in Kansas had moved to Indian Territory.

Susan F (Honeywell) Dodge was admitted to Cherokee Nation in 1881. Her Dawes Roll number is 32086. Her husband was William N. Dodge Sr.

George Owl Collins Sr. moved between 1868 and 1871. He was married to Lucinda E. Elliott. George is on the list of those who stayed, along with his infant (born May 1867) daughter Ida Mae. The strange thing is that Lucinda is number 375 of the 985 Delaware Indians who removed to Indian Territory. George and Lucinda's second child, William, was born 30 Nov 1868 in Indian Territory. Their third child, George Jr., was born 13 Mar 1871 in Indian Territory. George Owl Collins Sr. died near Claremore, Indian Territory in 1871. Ida Mae Collins moved to Indian Territory with her father, George Owl Collins Sr., probably in 1868. Her Dawes Roll number is 12755. She and her brother William were enrolled in Cherokee Nation by their mother Lucinda on 30 Nov 1880. Ida's husband was Clinton L. Goodale. George Owl Jr. chose to enroll with the Delaware Tribe and is on their 1906 base roll. There is no evidence that either William or George Jr. ever married.

Lewis Ketchum moved to Indian Territory about 1880 and paid into the Cherokee Nation Treasury $285 to be registered as a Cherokee Delaware the same as the 985 Registered Delawares who moved in 1868. However, neither he nor his family members could participate in the Delaware Per Capita distributions so none are on the Delaware Tribe of Indians 1906 base roll. His Dawes Roll number is 32529. Lewis was considered to be a "latecomer: by a referendum vote of the Delaware Tribe's members in July 1951. This allows descendants of Lewis to apply for membership in the Delaware Tribe of Indians. Since he is on the Dawes Roll, his descendants can also apply for membership in Cherokee Nation, which is allowed by both Tribes.

Elizabeth Z Ketchum moved to Indian Territory about 1880 with her husband Lewis. Her Dawes Roll number is 32530.

Mary L Ketchum moved to Indian Territory about 1880 with her parents Lewis and Elizabeth Z Ketchum. Her Dawes Roll number is 32527. Her husband was Joel T. Thatcher.

Simon Ketchum moved to Indian Territory about 1880 with his parents Lewis and Elizabeth Z Ketchum.

Silas Ketchum moved to Indian Territory about 1880 with his parents Lewis and Elizabeth Z Ketchum.

Solomon Ketchum moved to Indian Territory about 1880 with his parents Lewis and Elizabeth Z Ketchum. His Dawes Roll number is 32528.

Mary E. Ketchum moved to Indian Territory before she died there 11 Feb 1873. Her husband was James D. Henderson.

Charles Zeigler moved to Indian Territory, sometime after 1876 and before 1880. It is presumed that he chose to move in accordance with Article 9 of the 1866 Treaty.

Mary Tiblow Stevenson moved to Indian Territory sometime in 1875/76. She was admitted to Cherokee citizenship on 5 Dec 1876 and is on the 1880 and 1896 Cherokee rolls as Adopted Delaware. Her Cherokee card number is 10400. Her husband was Andrew Stephenson. Rosanna Stevenson moved to Indian Territory with her mother sometime in 1875/76. She was admitted to Cherokee citizenship on 5 Dec 1876 and is on the 1880 and 1896 Cherokee rolls as Adopted Delaware. Her Dawes Roll number is 32526. Her husband was Silas Hamilton Connor.

Mary Ann Tiblow moved to Indian Territory sometime about 1872. She was admitted to Cherokee citizenship on 30 Nov 1875 and she is on the 1880 and 1896 Cherokee rolls as Adopted Delaware. Her Dawes Roll number is 32201. She is the daughter of William and Betsy Marshall. Her husband was Henry Tiblow.

Virginia Tiblow became a United States citizen on 28 Oct 1869 in Kansas and she married William H. Donaldson on 20 Jun 1870 in Kansas or Indian Territory. He testified before the Commission to the Five Civilized Tribes that she was admitted to Cherokee citizenship on 15 Dec 1870 and that he had paid into the Cherokee Treasury $285 so that she would have the rights and privileges as a Registered Delaware. She died 1 Apr 1877 and had no children.

Francis Tiblow married John A. Brown at Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri on 5 Jan 1872. She was admitted to Cherokee citizenship on 30 Nov 1875. Her Dawes Roll number is 32212.

Richard W. C. Tiblow would have moved to Indian Territory with his mother sometime about 1872. He is on the 1880 Cherokee "Intruders: census listed as a physician. It is noted on the census that he "Did not comply with treaty between Delawares and Cherokees:. He died 22 Sep 1897 in Craig County, Oklahoma.

Charles Tiblow would have moved to Indian Territory with his mother sometime about 1872. He died in 1875 and is buried in the Ketchum Family Cemetery at Langely, Mayes County, Oklahoma.

Nancy Jane Tiblow would have gone to Indian Territory with her mother, Mary Ann Tiblow, if she was still alive. There is no record of her.

Nannie M. Pratt married Jacob Hiler Bartles on 1 Oct 1868 at Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, Kansas. They moved to Indian Territory about 1872 and she was admitted to Cherokee citizenship on 25 Nov 1872. Her Dawes Roll number is 32531. She and her 3 Pratt daughters, like Lewis Ketchum, were declared "latecomers: to the Delaware Tribe of Indians by referendum vote in 1951, allowing their descendants to apply for membership in the Delaware Tribe of Indians.

Lavonia I. Pratt would have moved to Indian Territory with her mother about 1872 and her Dawes Roll number is 32733. Her husband was James J. Barndollar. She was declared a "latecomer: to the Delaware Tribe of Indians by referendum vote in 1951.

Ella May Pratt would have moved to Indian Territory with her mother about 1872 and her Dawes Roll number is 32534. Her husband was Francis A. Neilson. She was declared a "latecomer: to the Delaware Tribe of Indians by referendum vote in 1951.

Ida Florine Pratt would have moved to Indian Territory with her mother about 1872 and her Dawes Roll number is 32532. Her husband was Allen H. Gibson. She was declared a "latecomer: to the Delaware Tribe of Indians by referendum vote in 1951.

Sally Owl, Luh-e-pe-she-quah, was born in Indiana, presumedly amongst the Miami Tribe, on 13 Nov 1833 (One obituary says 1830 and another says 1833). She was the daughter of Delaware woman Aup-hee-he-la-qua and Miami man Shin-go-mez-ia, who was also known as George Owl. Sally's grandparents were Delaware woman Au-kee-len-qua, also known as Nancy Ketchum, and Miami man Ni-nun-de-ku-min. This means that Sally was ¾ Miami Indian and ¼ Delaware Indian.

It is said that Sally Owl's family went to Kansas during the Miami removal of 1846 and first went to the Miami Reserve south of Shawnee Mission, in present Miami County.  Sally married William James Honeywell, a white man from New York, who was born about 1815. He  was an assistant at the Shawnee Methodist Mission and was a well-known trader, stockman, and farmer, one of the first white settlers in Kansas. William Honeywell died 23 June 1880, at 65 years, and is buried in Prairie Cemetery in Kansas City, Kansas. Sally died in Kansas City, Kansas on 13 December 1910. Sally, as well as her sons William and John, is buried there as well. Four of their children attended the Delaware Methodist mission school run by John G. Pratt.

Sally had received land allotments from both the Delaware and Miami Tribes. The Miami Tribe of Oklahoma's enrollment criteria is the Lacygne Journal Kansas Headrights List, LaCygne Journal of October 7, 1871 as taken from the Lynn County Historical Society. Sally (Owl) Honeywell is included on that list, which allows her descendants to apply in the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma.