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Historic Chief of the Choctaw
1830-1834
position abolished
position created
District Chief, Moshulatubbee District
1834-1836
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Biography
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Chief Moshulatubbee's parent's were part of an ever-changing political landscape. [1]Initial colonization of the region was carried out by the French, then control to Spain, Britain and then the Choctaw Nation.
"Miko Amosholi-T-vbi" or Chief Moshulatubbee was the chief of the Choctaw Okla Tannap ("Lower Towns") of the Apukshunnubbee District, which was one of the three major Choctaw divisions in Indian Territory during the early 19th century. [2] While he was renown as a warrior for his exploits against the Osage, he gained more influence through his service in the Creek War of 1813-14 and at the battle of New Orleans with Andrew Jackson.[3] He was a noted orator with a powerful build and he possessed great personal magnetism that attracted supporters and detractors. While he prospered as a farmer and' slave owner, raising cattle, hogs and horses, he also influenced the Choctaw shift toward a market economy. [4]
Although Moshulatubbee supported the educational efforts of the missionaries, he opposed their religious activities and helped establish the Choctaw Academy in traditionalists who opposed Greenwood LeFlore's efforts to control the Choctaw Nation with his more progressive, cosmopolitan, and predominantly mixed-blood faction. Moshulatubbee was replaced by David Folsom as district chief in 1826, but he regained the office in 1830 during the removal crises. [4]
He made the choice to go west to Indian Territory in 1832. He signed the Fort Holmes treaty in 1835 and served as District Chief until 1836. Moshulatubbee died of smallpox, August 30, 1838,[5] near the Choctaw Agency on the Arkansas River and is buried in LeFlore County, Oklahoma.
Pre Removal
Moshulatubbee replaced his deceased uncle as chief of the Okla Tannip district prior to the War of 1812. He continued on as leader to that district up through removal and participating in all treaty negotiations during that time.
- Doak's Stand 1820
- Dancing Rabbit Creek 1830[6]
U.S. Congressional Campaign
"During the discussion in Congress of Jackson's Indian Removal Bill, the people of Mississippi, to win the favor of the Choctaw, made a gesture conferring citizenship upon them; and induced chief Mushulatubbe to announce himself in the April issue of the Port Gibson Correspondent as a candidate for Congress."[5]
Post Removal
He emigrated west to Indian Territory in 1832, as detailed in his son McKee King's 1875 deposition, continued his resistance to missionaries,[7] signed the Fort Holmes treaty in 1835, and served as district chief until 1836.
Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma
MOSHULATUBBE
1830 - 1834 During Removal 1834 - 1836 New District
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| Portrait by George Catlin ca 1834 |
This was copied from a headstone at Hall Cemetery near Cameron, Oklahoma. It was placed by the Oklahoma Historical Society in 1965.
Chief Moshulatubbee Amosholi-T-vbi "Warrior Who Perseveres" Born 1770
Chief Moshulatubbee of Northern district, Choctaw Nation in Mississippi, received his name as a young warrior. He was dignified in bearing, of fine physique, steady and thoughtful in disposition. As Chief he was noted for his orders banning liquor traffic and drinking in his county. He strongly favored education, and a mission school (ABCFM) was located at this prairie village near the Natchez Trace in 1824. Moshulatubbee was one of the three head chiefs who signed the early Choctaw treaties with the United States, including that at Dancing Rabbit Creek in 1830, which provided for the removal of the Choctaws from Mississippi. He had high hopes in coming west with his people in 1832, and made his new home in LeFlore County. He died at his home and was buried nearby, his grave covered in unmarked stones. The region from the Arkansas River to the Winding Stair Mountains was called Moshulatubbee District in law books of the Choctaw Nation, 1834 to 1907.Portrait
Origins and Family
The exact birth date of Moshulatubbee is not known. Upon his death in 1838 it was reported that he was 75 to 80 years old, making his birth ca 1758-1763.
Parents
The exact parentage of Moshulatubbee is not known. It has been reported in U.S. Government documents that he is the "son of Moshulatubbee" and this is repeated by Horatio Cushman.
However, Angie Debo states that It is also as likely that was the nephew of his predecessor, due to the matrilineal nature of Choctaw society.
Spouses and Children
Documentation as to the wives and children of Moshulatubbee has been found in first person reports of those who knew the family. It is certain that he had more than one spouse in a plural marriage. Below are the reported spouses, and the most likely children with each spouse. Care has been taken to create as accurate a listing as possible. However, this is not a definitive list and corrections are welcomed.
Note: For a further discussion of the immediate family and other potential children, or those refuted as spouses and children, please visit the page Chief Mushulatubee Family Relationships.
Children's Surname: his children began to use the surname King at school age, the English translation of the title Mingo given to a district chief.
- Maleah
- Onamaiya
Spelling Variations
As with many Choctaw, names, Moshulatubbee had many different names during his lifetime, although most commonly known to history as Mushulatubbee [13] or Moshulatubbee and it is the latter spelling of his name from the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma which should be used except when quoting from a source. [14]
Other names and spelling variations appear below:
- Moshulatubbe, Mushulatubbe, Mosholetvbbi, Musholatubbee, Moshaleh Tubbee, Mushulatubba
- AmoshuliTvbi, Amosholi-Tvbi, Amosholi-T-vbi
- Homomastubby
Sources
- ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Mississippi
- ↑ https://www.okhistory.org/images/research/IT.Choctaw.pdf
- ↑ Fold3, War of 1812 Service Record Index, General Mushuletubbe, https://www.fold3.com/image/309304597, (/title/875/war-of-1812-service-record-index :accessed June 20, 2020), database and images, https://www.fold3.com/title/875/war-of-1812-service-record-index NARA M602_0151
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 James P. Pate, "Moshulatubbe," The Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture, https://www.okhistory.org/publications/enc/entry.php?entry=MO025.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 Foreman, Grant, and John R. Swanton. The Five Civilized Tribes: Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Creek, Seminole. University of Oklahoma Press, 1989. pgs 49- 50
- ↑ DeRosier, Arthur H. The Removal of the Choctaw Indians. Univ. of Tennessee Pr., 1989.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Debo, Angie. The Rise and Fall of the Choctaw Republic. Univ. of Oklahoma Pr., 1934. pgs 36, 40-41, 49 ff, 58, 64, 65, 69, 151
- ↑ Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma: Moshulatubbe
- ↑ Catlin, George, and Marjorie M. Halpin. Letters and Notes on the Manners, Customs, and Conditions of the North American Indians. Dover Publications, 1973. Vol II pg 123
- ↑ Cushman, Horatio B. History of the Choctaw, Chickasaw and Natchez Indians. Headlight Printing House, Greenville, TX, 1899. pgs 117-118 https://archive.org/details/histchoctaw00cushrich
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 Aiden C. Gibbs, Assistant Missionary/teacher at Elliot Mission, reports on children of Moshulatubbee to the American Baptist Board ca 1825, specific source pending.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 12.4 12.5 12.6 12.7 Choctaw-Chickasaw Citizenship Court Case Files, Case 39. NARA 7RA324, Roll 13, OHS.
- ↑ https://www.mshistorynow.mdah.ms.gov/issue/mushulatubbee-and-choctaw-removal-chiefs-confront-a-changing-world
- ↑ https://www.choctawnation.com/about/history/chiefs/
- Wikipedia: Mushulatubbee
- Wikidata: Item Q437306, en:Wikipedia
- Access Genealogy: Armstrong Roll ArmID: 1568
- FamilySearch: Chief Moshulatubbee LCWG-Q8Z
- Find A Grave: Memorial #15976245
- WikiTree: Choctaw_Chiefs
- Mieirs, Jennifer, blog, March 28, 2013, Pushmataha and Mushulatubbee family relationships
See also:
There is a wonderful biographical sketch attached as a pdf to a profile of Moshulatubbee on another website. This biography was written by Wanda L. Clark and shows a date "Revised 01 March 2000" but the pdf does not contain a bibliography and sources are referenced but not listed. The document is worth your time to review, and if the original can be located it would provide a valuable source for this profile.
