Apalachicola People

Guide to  ancestry, family history and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, parish registers, and military records.

Brief Timeline
1600's: Apalachicola form an alliance with the Spanish settlers

1706-1707: The tribe attacked by British and allied tribes

1715-1716: Yamasee War, the Indians fought against the Carolina traders

1830's:  Most of the Tribe move (from Florida)with the Creek to Oklahoma and some settle with the Seminole

Additional References to the History of the Tribe
Frederick Webb Hodge, in his Handbook of American Indians North of Mexico, gave a more complete history of the Apalachicola tribe, with estimations of the population of the tribe at various time periods.

Records
The majority of records of individuals were those created by the agencies. Some records may be available to tribal members through the tribal headquarters.They were (and are) the local office of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and were charged with maintaining records of the activities of those under their responsibility. Among these records are:


 * Allotment records
 * Annuity rolls
 * Census records
 * Correspondence
 * Health records
 * Reports
 * School census and records
 * Vital records

Census
1833 Censusof several towns of Apalachicola

Claims
1839 List of Claims made by the Apalachicola Indians at Fort Gibson

Removal (Migration) Records
1838 Muster Rollof Blunts Tribe of Apalachicola (32 individuals)

1838 Muster Rollof Walker's Town of Apalachicola (126 individuals)

1838 Muster Rollof Econchatta Micco's Town of Apalachicola (81 individuals)

1838 Muster Rollof Apalachicola received from Lieut. Berrian at Dog Island (28 individuals)

Treaties
1832 Treaty with the Apalachicola

1833 Treaty with the Apalachicola

For Further Reading
See For Further Reading.