Report of December 6, 1910

The following data is extracted from Alabama Indians in Texas.

In accordance with the provision of the act of Congress of April 4, 1910 (36 Stat. L., 269, 274), which reads, " * * * and the Secretary of the Interior is hereby authorized and directed to investigate the conditions of the Alabama Indians in Texas and to submit his report thereon to Congress at the next session," I have the honor to submit the following report:

On October 15, 1910, William Loker was appointed commissioner to the Alabama Indians of Texas and instructed October 26 by the Commissioner of Indian Affairs to proceed to Livingston, the county seat of Polk County in that State, and to such other places as might be necessary to investigate fully the condition and needs of the Indians mentioned.

Mr. Loker was advised that these Indians were reported in the Federal census of 1890 as being located on Big Sandy Creek, Polk County, upon a tract of 1,280 acres given them by the State of Texas; that they were said also to be civilized and self-supporting; to have a chief and subordinate chiefs; to maintain to a great degree their Indian habits in dress and manners; and to cultivate lands like their white neighbors, for whom they worked on occasion.

Number	Surnames	Given Name	Sex	Relation	Age
1	Bullock,	Willie	Male	Single	24
2	Bullock,	Gala vay	Male	Head	23
3	Bullock,	Lazzie	Female	Wife	18
4	Bullock,	Eva	Female	Daughter	118
5	Anton,	Thomas	Male	Widower	50
6	Anton,	Birdie	Female	Daughter	16
7	Anton,	Mary	Female	Daughter	13
8	Battist,	George	Male	Head	56
9	Battist,	Sissie	Female	Wife	57
10	Battist,	Tenney	Male	Son	24
11	Battist,	Laura	Female	Daughter	21
12	Battist,	John	Male	Son	14
13	Battist,	Gustin	Male	Head	44
14	Battist,	Liza	Female	Wife	39
15	Battist,	Durant	Male	Son	18
16	Battist,	Jesse	Male	Son	16
17	Battist,	Asom	Male	Son	14
18	Battist,	Miller	Male	Son	9
19	Battist,	Nellie	Female	Daughter	2 6
20	Battist,	Nela	Female	Daughter	2 6
21	Battist,	Baker	Male	Son	3
22	Battist,	McConico	Male	Head	35
23	Battist,	Mabel	Female	Wife	27
24	Battist,	Inie	Female	Daughter	5
25	Battist,	Fulton	Male	Son	3
26	Battist,	Billie K.	Male	Head	38
27	Battist,	Bettie	Female	Wife	30
28	Battist,	Sarah	Female	Daughter	13
29	Battist,	Andrew	Male	Son	11
30	Battist,	Lizzie	Female	Daughter	8
31	Battist,	Fred	Male	Son	6
32	Battist,	Alfred	Male	Son	2
33	Battist,	Jefferson	Male	Head	29
34	Battist,	Lizzie	Female	Wife	19
35	Battist,	Ashley	Male	Son	2
36	Battist,	Hollis	Male	Son	1 8
37	Battist,	Isaac	Male	Head	48
38	Battist,	Fannie	Female	Wife	50
39	Battist,	Henry	Male	Son	18
40	Battist,	James	Male	Son	16
41	Battist,	Tom	Male	Son	14
42	Battist,	Ed	Male	Son	22
43	Battist,	Josephine	Female	Widow	54
44	Henderson3	Bula	Female	Grand daughter	13
45	Carson	Pedigo	Male	Head	58
46	Carson	Sadie	Female	Wife	38
47	Carson	Alice	Female	Daughter	16
48	Carson	Nicie	Female	Daughter	12
49	Carson	Caleb	Male	Son	8
50	Carson	Joshua	Male	Son	1 4
51	Fitze	Charles	Male	Single	40
52	Henderson	Dennis	Male	Head	52
53	Henderson	Minnie	Female	Wife	53
54	Henderson	Hattie	Female	Daughter	16
55	Henry4	Silesia	Female	Wife	70
56	Henry	Mary	Female	Daughter	39
57	Henry	James	Male	Son	31
58	Henry	Harry	Male	Son	27
59	Lockhard	Sam	Male	Widower	64
60	Lockhard	Hubbert	Male	Son	25

1 Months. 2 Twins 3 Orphan. 4 Husband is not Alabama Indian.
 

1 Orphan. 2 Months. 3 Son of No. 80 by first husband, a full-blood Alabama.

 

1 Months.

2 Mother of No. 126.

3 No. 130 is the leading man of this village and about the only one capable of giving early history of these Indians, but he was too ill to be interviewed. Was under care of Dr. Martin, of Knoxmill.

4 Orphans.

5 These children all by first wife; present wife is Caddo Indian.

6 No. 160 is chief of tribe; is very feeble and quite childish; lives with son 10 miles northeast of village.

7 This family lives about 10 miles north of village on account of head's employment in lumber mill; have a home within the village.

 

1 No. 188 is living with this family; is a sister-in-law of No. 189 and came from Louisiana to care for children;
No. 189 is seldom at home, being employed at Knox Lumber Co.'s mill about 10 miles from village.

Source: Alabama Indians in Texas

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