Individual Details

Betsey Te las sha ske

(1762 - Abt 1837)

She is full blooded Cherokee Indian
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1835 Cherokee East of the Mississippi
Census Index Tennessee
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Ooltewah was in Hamilton Co. in 1837, until The land that eventually
became Polk County when it was ceded ( Or should I say Taken with Lies
and decite) by treaties with the Cherokee Indians.


Polk County, Tennessee's seventy-second county, was initially created on
Nov. 28, 1839, and was named in honor of then governor James K. Polk, who
later became U.S. president.
Located in the southeast corner of the state, Polk County is known for
the Cherokee National Forest and its three rivers: the Ocoee, the
Hiwassee; and the Conasauga.

Events

Birth1762Ooltewah Creek in Polk Co. Tennessee East of Chatanooga
MarriageAbt 1780John Sutton
DeathAbt 1837On the Trail of Tears

Families

SpouseJohn Sutton (1755 - 1800)
ChildJohn B. Sutton II ( - 1857)

Endnotes