Cornelius McCurtain explained

Cornelius McCurtain
Office:District chief of the Moshulatubbee District of the Choctaw Nation
Term Start:1850
Term End:1854
Predecessor:Peter Folsom
Successor:Nicholas Cochnauer
Birth Date:5 March 1803
Birth Place:Choctaw Nation, Mississippi Territory, U.S.
Death Place:Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory
Spouse:Mahayia Bevlin
Citizenship:Choctaw Nation
Children:Jackson McCurtain
Green McCurtain
Edmund McCurtain

Cornelius McCurtain (1803-1871) was a Choctaw politician who served as the district chief of the Moshulatubbee District from 1850 to 1854.

Biography

Cornelius McCurtain was born in the Choctaw Nation within Mississippi Territory on March 5, 1803, to Daniel McCurtain and Hannah Cole. Daniel McCurtain was the son of an Irish immigrant of the same name who had fought in the American Revolution and Celia Jane, a member of the Choctaw tribe. Hannah Cole's mother, Shamoka, was Chakchiuma. He married Mahayia Bevlin in 1826. The couple had seven children: Jackson, Sina, Isabelle, Edmund, David, Greenwood, and Elsie.[1] He moved to Indian Territory in 1822 and settled near Fort Coffee.[2] In 1849 he was elected district chief of the Moshulatubbee District and he served from 1850 to 1854.[3] He died on March 5, 1871, in the Choctaw Nation in Indian Territory.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Curtin . D. P. . History of the Curtins . 1 June 2021 . Ingram Content Group . 73–76 . 3 November 2023 . en.
  2. News: Ruth . Kent . Choctaw Chief's Home to Be Restored . 3 November 2023 . . August 7, 1983.
  3. Web site: List of Chiefs . Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma . . 3 November 2023.