George Davis

George was a Muscogee (Creek) man

Homelands of the Five Tribes

The Muscogee, also known as the Mvskoke, Muscogee Creek or just Creek, and the Muscogee Creek Confederacy, are a group of related Indigenous peoples of the Southeastern Woodlands in the United States. Their historical homelands are in what now comprises southern Tennessee, much of Alabama, western Georgia, and parts of northern Florida.

Most of the Muscogee people were forcibly removed to Indian Territory (now Oklahoma) by the federal government in the 1830s during the Trail of Tears.

Routes of Indian Removal from the southeast-National Geographic
The Muscogee were the first Native Americans officially considered by the early United States government to be "civilized" under George Washington's civilization plan. In the 19th century, the Muscogee were known as one of the "Five Civilized Tribes"

The Muscogee (Creek) Nation
Under the customs of Muscogee matrilineal society, the children belonged to their mother's clan.
Muscogee clans are as follows: (Curator Note: I've not found any documents that identify George's clan)
Alligator Clan (Halpadalgi)
Bear Clan (Muklasalgi, Nokosalgi)
Beaver Clan (Itamalgi, Isfanalgi, Itchhasuaigi)
Bird Clan (Fusualgi)
Bog Potato Clan (Ahalakalgi)
Deer Clan (Itchualgi
Fish Clan (Hlahloalgi)
Fox Clan (Tsulalgi)
Hickory-Nut Clan (Odshisalgi )
Maise Clan (Aktayatsalgi, Atchialgi)
Mole Clan (Takusalgi)
Otter Clan (Osanalgi)
Panther Clan (Chukotalgi, Katsalgi)
Raccoon Clan (Wahlakalgi, Wotkalgi)
Salt Clan (Okilisa, Oktchunualgi)
Skunk Clan (Kunipalgi)
Toad Clan (Pahosalgi, Sopaktalgi)
Wild-Cat Clan (Koakotsalgi)
Wind Clan (Hutalgalgi)
Wolf Clan (Yahalgi)

Source: Wikipedia contributors. "Muscogee." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, 20 Oct. 2024. Web. 14 Nov. 2024.

Okmulgee street scene

Biography:
George was born on February 1, 1893, in the Creek Nation, to unknown parents, both of whom however were born in Indian Territory. He married on March 10, 1913, Miss Ethel Meyers in Gerth, Hughes County, Oklahoma. I found no references to children.

According to the book Vanished in Hiawatha, author Carla Joinson states that George was admitted to the Canton Asylum on February 28, 1921, for unknown reasons, and was discharged on July 20, 1925.

His profile is part of the https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Space:Canton_Asylum.

Research Notes:
-His draft registration card says he is married to an Indian wife, all other sources suggest he was single.
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Sources:

1913 Mar 10 - "Oklahoma, County Marriages, 1890-1995", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XVL1-D3L : Thu Mar 14 23:57:54 UTC 2024), Entry for George Davis and Ethel Meyers, 10 Mar 1913, pg. 469/636, record no. 406 (age 21, wife 18), Gerty, Hughes County, Oklahoma

1917 Jun 18 - "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:WMNJ-55PZ : 9 July 2024), George Davis, 1917-1918, pg. 1299/5558, card 1208 (age 24, married to Indian?), Hugues County, Oklahoma

1921 Jun 30 “Indian Census Rolls, 1885-1940 [Microform].” Internet Archive, Washington : National Archives and Records Service, 1965, archive.org/details/indiancensusroll138unit/page/n137/mode/1up?view=theater. Accessed 29 Feb. 2024, pg. 506/519, line 7, Canton Asylum male census

1922 Jun 30 - Camp Verde School: 1910-27; Canton Insane Asylum: 1910-22, Series: Superintendents' Annual Narrative and Statistical Reports, Record Group 75: Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, 7th and Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC, 20408 @ https://catalog.archives.gov/id/155854182?objectPage=1041/1151, line 6, Canton Asylum male census

1923 Jun 30 - Canton Insane Asylum: 1923-33; Cantonment School, pg. 370/1140: 1910-27, Series: Superintendents' Annual Narrative and Statistical Reports 1910 – 1935, Record Group 75: Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, 7th and Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC, 20408 @ https://catalog.archives.gov/id/155855298?objectPage=31/1140, line 6, Canton Asylum male census

1924 Jun 30 - “Indian Census Rolls, 1885-1940 [Microform].” Internet Archive, Washington : National Archives and Records Service, 1965, archive.org/details/indiancensusroll138unit/page/n137/mode/1up?view=theater. Accessed 29 Feb. 2024, pg. 513/519, line 9, Canton Asylum male census

1925 Jun 30 - Canton Insane Asylum: 1923-33; Cantonment School: 1910-27, Series: Superintendents' Annual Narrative and Statistical Reports 1910 – 1935, Record Group 75: Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, 7th and Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC, 20408 @ https://catalog.archives.gov/id/155855298?objectPage=116/1140, line 9, Canton Asylum male census

1925 - "South Dakota State Census, 1925", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMWR-YJG : Sat Jul 06 22:22:12 UTC 2024), Entry for George Davis, 1925, pg. 204/3376, card 703 (age 33), South Dakota state census singed by H.R.Hummer