John Frinzell-Choctaw

John Frinzell was born in Bavaria, Germany in 1842. He came to Atoka, Indian Territory in 1870 where he had the first blacksmith and wagon factory in the county. He married  in 1874 Amelia Smallwood, daughter of  ex-Govenor Smallwood. John and his wife Amelia had four children, one of whom was John Francis, aged fourteen, survives. Mr. Frinzell is an excellent mechanic and has built a large trade for himself. He is sober, industrious and highly respected by everybody. He owns two farms close to Atoka, containing 150 acres under cultivation and a small stock of cattle.

[src.} Leaders and Leading Men of the Indian Territory with Interesting Biographical Sketches, Choctaws and Chickasaws, Vol. 1; by H. F. O’Beirne

 

Biographical Surname List

What follows is a listing of the biographies  featured in the Choctaw section of the book “Leaders and Leading Men of the Indian Territory” by H. F. O’Beirne. 

My hope is this information will be of help to others. The book is no longer in print and obtaining a copy can be very expensive, if you can find one. I was fortunate to obtain a copy many years ago as a reprint.

I apologize that the names are not in alphabetical order. However, you can do a search by pressing ”Ctl-F” to have the search box appear  and then just type the last name that you want to find.

Remember that just because the name and biography are in the Choctaw section DOES NOT mean that person is Choctaw or for that matter of Native American Heritage. In fact, while typing this list I did notice that several people were listed as Cherokee and Chickasaw.

I will post the  Chickasaw list in the near future.  Good luck with your search!

John M. Hodges	Captain G. B. Hester	Wilson N. Jones
Allen Wright	Rev. Dickson Durant	Peter Intolubbe
Alfred A. Dunn, M. D	Arthur W. Davis	David Osborn Fisher
William Alberson	William G. Ward	Charles J. Maurer
William Bassett	Charles A. Bilbo	Joel H. Nail
Edward A. Bohannon	Thos. J. Manning, M. C.	Richard Smallwood
Morgan Durant	Mrs. Annie Smallwood	Richard C. Sacra
Samuel J. Garvin	Samuel F. Stewart	Julius James
H. A. Campbell	Wallace Jones	Hiram Leon McBride
Tollis H. Stark, M. D.	M. F. Myers	John Frinzell
T. B. Turnbull	Charles F. Stewart	Joseph Bradford Camp
Madison Bouton	B.F. Smallwood	Julius C. Hampton
T. J. Allen, M.D.	J. D. Lankford	Rev. William M. Davis
Rev. Franklin B. Smith	Dr. J. S. Lankford	Jackson Ellis
Rev. W. J. B. Lloyd	Dr. Lewis C. Tennent	C.B. Farrington
Rev. W.l  Butler	M. S. Montague	W. A. Durant
W. H. Ainsworth	F. E. Folsom	Daniel L. Garland
Oliver Thomas	James M. Stead, M. D.	Louis Crutchfield
Josiah Gardner	T. M. Lowrey	J. D. Doyle
Richard B. Boleman	William Noble	Judge J. C. Folsom
Don Juan Folsom	William Secor	H. M. Mize
Edmund A. Doyle	Willaim M. Sawyers	C. A. Hancock
Benjamin Dillard	William C. York	Dr. W. F. Haynes
Julius Haas	Joseph J. Hodges	D. C. Blossom
William H. Harrisson	Alexander Thompson	F. E. Shaffer
W. G. Williams	R. D. Burton	Judge George. M. Bond
Dr. W. M. Dunn, Sr.	Capt. Charles LaFlore	Allinton Telle
Judge Gabriel Burris	Capt. J. S. Standley	James W. Gardner
Campbell Frazier	B. F. Rodgers	Cyrus H. Kingsbury
Alfred Toole	James W. Stewart	Capt. Walker Martin
John T. Howell	J. W. Vail	Wm. A. Clark, M. D.
Napoleon B. Ainsworth	Rev. Calvin Robinson	T. D. Bell
Wiley Stewart	Judge Silas James	McKee James
Henry P. Ward	Charles A. Semple	Sam Muncrief
Butler S. Smizer	Calvin C.Perry	David Roebuck
Jerry Fulsom	Joe W. Everidge	Simon T. Dwight
Alfred Emerson Folsom	William Gardner	Martin Fisher
H. T. Jackman	Fritz Settell	Tom Collins
John M. Harrisson	Willie W.Jones	Alfred W. Folsom
W. T. Clarke	D. W. Hodge	Ellis H. Carnes
Davis Newton Milton	Solomon E. Hoteman	S. A. Connor, M.D.
Alonzo J. Harkins	Charles Ward	McKee F. Robinson
Jackson F. McCurtain	Judge G. W. Gardner	Thomas E. Oakes
Mrs. Jack McCurtain	Benjamin F. McKinney	J. L. Ward
Elias Rector Cheadle	David Bohannon	Thomas P. Howell, M.D.
Cornelius Jones	H. B. Rowley	James S. Cheadle
Henry Perkins	David A. Homer	J. McKinney Cobb
Robert Crowder	Joseph S.Nale	Albert P. Folsom
Henry Byington	Hon. W. W. Hampton	George A. Pate
Joseph B. Thompson	Henry C. Harris	Joseph Garland
Walter Scott Rogers	Michael C. Garland	Col. Coleman E. Nelson
Charles S. Vinson	Judge Alex. Durant	Columbus C. Erwin
John Grist Farr	Judge Jeff Gardner	Edmond McCurtain
John D. Wilson	Rev. B. J. Woods	Robert J.Ward
Joshua Billings Jeter	John P. Turnbull	F. C. Meadows
Lem W. Oakes	Josiah H. Bryant	Isham Walker
Rev. R. W. Officer	John E. McBrayer	John A. Cobb, M. D.
Rev. W. H. McKinney	John Bond	Jonathan J. Watkins
Benjamin Hampton	Joseph D. Lindsay	Amos Henry
Simon E Lewis	Rev. James L Keener	William G. Garland
G. W. Choate	A. M. Surrell	Hon. Chas. K. Winston
Rev. J. S. Murrow	Loring W. Frazier	LaFayette C. Harkins
Samuel L. Oakes	Jacob Jackson

Henry Perkins-Choctaw

Henry Perkins was born in December, 1841 in Blue County. He was the oldest son of Judge David Perkins who was of the Hyah-pah-tuk-kalo clan and his mother’s maiden name was Lucas. 

Henry’s many accomplishments included being a member of the Light Horse,  County Judge for Blue county in 1852 and 1886 and Representative at the Council in 1874. In 1867 appointed Judge of Election also, was Deputy Sheriff for seven years and County Clerk for three terms. Henry attended neighborhood school but did not speak English until he started dealing with renters and farm hands. 

He married Mary Fry, a Choctaw, no children from this union. After Mary died, he married Emily Hampton and they had two children, Alice and Edia. When Emily died, he married thirdly, a Miss Ramsey and had no issue from that union.

In 1862, he joined Sim Folsom’s regiment and served as Sergent of Company J during the latter part of the war and in 1865 started farming and stock-raising.

He was an honest and good-natured man who was well thought of in the county.

David Perkins, Henry’s father was a Christian and a member of the old school Presbyterians and was an elder in his church when he died in 1886.

[src.} Leaders and Leading Men of the Indian Territory with Interesting Biographical Sketches, Choctaws and Chickasaws, Vol. 1; by H. F. O’Beirne

J. McKinney Cobb-Choctaw

J. McKinney Cobb (Choctaw) was born in 1846 near Doaksville and was a son of James Cobb. He completed his education at the Spencer Academy. In 1871 he married Jane Chigley, the sister of Honorable Nelson Chigley.

Mr. Cobb left the Choctaw Nation because of an argument where he shot and killed a Jobe Wilson on June 2, 1877 in self-defense. The case was tried by Justice Vinson at the Push-ma-ta-ha court grounds in August, 1866 and was dismissed.

Mr. Cobb served the Choctaw brigade during the war and in 1869 was elected Sheriff of Kiamichi county, Choctaw Nation. The following year he was elected a member of the House of Representatives, which he held for three years. In 1899 he became Permit Collector.

[src.} Leaders and Leading Men of the Indian Territory with Interesting Biographical Sketches, Choctaws and Chickasaws, Vol. 1; by H. F. O’Beirne