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The following public information, "State List of Recognized Individuals as Indians in Tennessee Only", has been edited ["xxxxx" marks deleted names and addresses] for personal-privacy concerns. The complete unedited list, presumably dating from 1991 when individual recognition was essentially closed, is public record. Access was provided in 2003 by the TDEC records officer. The following list, sight unseen, was unanimously approved as recognized at the 18 september 2004 Commission of Indian Affairs meeting in Knoxville (home of the largest number of "Recognized Individuals" on this list). The 17 october 2006 TN Attorney General opinion 06-165 "On the status of recognition of individuals and organizations recognized by the prior TN Commission of Indian Affairs", also affirmed this list. | |
__________________________________________ | STATE LIST OF RECOGNIZED INDIVIDUALS | | AS INDIANS IN TENNESSEE ONLY | | (Not Necessarily Federally Recognized) | |________________________________________| Megan E. Burleson [recognized 29 September 1990 Millington] [xxxx] Westland Drive Knoxville, TN 37922 Martha Helen Street [recognized 29 September 1990 Millington] [xxxx] Westland Drive Knoxville, TN 37922 Richard E. Jackson [recognized 29 September 1990 Millington] [xxxx] Lakeshore Drive Memphis, TN 38127 Ms. Charline Martin [recognized 29 September 1990 Millington] [xxxx] Santa Fe Trail (deceased) Knoxville, TN 37919 Jack Martin [recognized 29 September 1990 Millington] [xxxx] Tamarack Drive Knoxville, TN 37919 John Martin [recognized 29 September 1990 Millington] [xxxx] Tamarack Drive Knoxville, TN 37919 Christopher Lee Beitz [xxxx] Arkansas Avenue Oak Ridge, TN 37830 Edna Davenport [xxxx] Irwin Road Powell, TN 37830 Ruth Allen [recognized 6 February 1991 Knoxville] [xxxx] Welsh Road Memphis, TN 38117 Ramona Holder Ijames [recognized 6 February 1991 Knoxville] [xxxx] Juana Drive Millington, TN 38053 Shelley Carole Allen [recognized 6 February 1991 Knoxville] [xxxx] Welsh Road Memphis, TN 38117 Gary Scott Allen [recognized 6 February 1991 Knoxville] [xxxx] Welsh Road Memphis, TN 38117 --- Page 2 Wayne Hamblen [xxxx] Rutland Road Mt. Juliet, TN 37122 James E. Hamblen [xxxx] Rutland Road Mt. Juliet, TN 37122 Geraldine Clark [xxxx] Stewarts Ferry Pike Mt. Juliet, TN 37122 Dorothy Edwards Luke [xxxx] M. Mt. Pleasant Road Greenbrier, TN 37073 Clauden Edwards Hulsey Box 3013, Lights Chapel Road Greenbrier, TN 37073 Lovel Jones [xxxx] Old Louisville Highway Goodlettsville, TN 37072 Dennis Edwards [xxxx] Bethel Road Goodlettsville, TN 37072 James Edwards [xxxx] Bethel Road Goodlettsville, TN 37072 William Edwards [xxxx] Bethel Road Goodlettsville, TN 37072 Bobby Vance P. O. Box 667 (deceased) Joelton, TN 37080 Welbon Trotter [xxxx] Old Springfield Road Goodlettsville, TN 37072 Ernest Jones [xxxx] Old Louisville Highway Goodlettsville, TN 37072 Nancy Edwards [xxxx] Bethel Road Goodlettsville, TN 37072 --- Page 3 Sarah Horton [xxxx] Highway 25 Cottontown, TN 37048 Beverly Trotter [xxxx] Old Springfield Road Goodlettsville, TN 37072 Ronald Allen Fugate [xxxx] Waynesboro Lane Knoxville, TN 37923 J Michael Coleman [xxxx] Amaile Dr. Nashville, TN 37211 Steve Danny Speed P. O. Box 747 Clinton, TN 37717 Karen Ann Jenkins Speed P. O. Box 747 Clinton, TN 37717 William E. Taylor [xxxx] Stuarts Ferry Pike Mt. Juliet, TN 37122 Robin Marie Taylor [xxxx] Stuarts Ferry Pike Mt. Juliet, TN 37122 Heather Lee Taylor [xxxx] Stuarts Ferry Pike Mt. Juliet, TN 37122 Angie Gaines [xxxx] Stuarts Ferry Pike Mt. Juliet, TN 37122 Lacy Gaines [xxxx] Stuarts Ferry Pike Mt. Juliet, TN 37122 Toby Taylor [xxxx] Stuarts Ferry Pike Mt. Juliet, TN 37122 Gerald Taylor [xxxx] Stuarts Ferry Pike Mt. Juliet, TN 37122 --- Page 4 Newly B. Taylor [xxxx] Stuarts Ferry Pike Mt. Juliet, TN 37122 Johnathan B. Vance P. O. Box 667 Joelton, TN 37080 Joseph B. Vance P. O. Box 667 Joelton, TN 37080 Blanch R. Coleman [xxxx] Amile Drive Nashville, TN 37211 Tanis Denise Fulce [xxxx] Corinth Road Darden, TN 38328 Jacquelyne M. Estes [xxxx] Cedar Crest Drive Hendersonville, TN 37075 William E. Ford III [xxxx] Louisville Highway Goodlettsville, TN 37072 Robin Edwards [xxxx] Bethel Road Goodlettsville, TN 37072 Jack Brogden P. O. Box 4271 Knoxville, TN 37921 Shannon Hulsey Taylor [xxxx] Nunley Street Greenbrier, TN 37073 Tina Luke Stokes [xxxx] N. Mt. Pleasant Road Greenbrier, TN 37073 Phyllis Edward [xxxx] Bethel Road Goodlettsville, TN 37072 Robert A. Edwards [xxxx] Bethel Road Goodlettsville, TN 37072 --- Page 5 Thomas Bryant Hulsey [xxxx] Courtland Road Springfield, TN 37172 April Edwards [xxxx] Bethel Road Goodlettsville, TN 37072 Tammy Luke Bush [xxxx] N. Mt. Pleasant Road Greenbrier, TN 37073 Ramon Leonard Cox, Jr. [xxxx] Charles Seibers Blvd. Clinton, TN 37716 Bennie Pokemire [xxxx] Jourolman Ave. Knoxville, TN 37921 Billy Gene Ford [xxxx] Stooksbury Road Knoxville, TN 37924 Bobby Joe Hensley [xxxx] ball Camp Pike Knoxville, TN 37921 John Butler [xxxx] Cowden Ave. Memphis, TN 38104 C.W.3 Retired Mary Page [xxxx] Smith Springs Road Nashville, TN 37013 John Vines [xxxx] Loggan Way Newport, TN 37821 Laquada Barbara Speed P. O. Box 747 Clinton, TN 37717 Larry Davenport [xxxx] Irwin Road Powell, TN 37849 Mark R. Davenport [xxxx] Irwin Road Powell, TN 37849 --- Page 6 Martin Reed Swan [xxxx] Stooksbury Road Knoxville, TN 37914 Frances Lane Drinner-Combs [xxxx] W. Adair Drive, Apt. #[xxxx] Knoxville, TN 37918 Carolyn Gambill [xxxx] Hickory Drive Knoxville, TN 37912 Blake Davenport [xxxx] Irwin Road Powell, TN 37849 Mary T. Newman [xxxx] Bennett Road Ashland, TN 37015 Crystal Tillman [xxxx] Bennett Road Ashland, TN 37015 Cathy Tillman [xxxx] Bennett Road Ashland, TN 37015 Joshua Newman [xxxx] Bennett Road Ashland, TN 37015 Jesse Newman [xxxx] Bennett Road Ashland, TN 37015 Jacob Newman [xxxx] Bennett Road Ashland, TN 37015 Brandy Barnes Rt. 3, Box [xxxx], Old Hickory Blvd. Nashville, TN 37218 Toye Eugene Heath [xxxx] Charlotte Pike Nashville, TN 37209 Joshua M. Smith [xxxx] Banbury Road Knoxville, TN 37922 --- Page 7 Mary Johnson Harrison [xxxx] North 5th Street Nashville, TN 37207 Pamela L. Harrison [xxxx] North 5th Street Nashville, TN 37207 Jason Martin [xxxx] Tamarack Drive Knoxville, TN 37919 E. H. Martin [xxxx] Tamarack Drive Knoxville, TN 37919 Ginger Fields [xxxx] Navigator Point Knoxville, TN 37922 Benjamin Fields [xxxx] Navigator Point Knoxville, TN 37922 Amos Fields [xxxx] Navigator Point Knoxville, TN 37922 Mark Finchum [xxxx] Ashwood Drive Jefferson City, TN 37760 Sherry Finchum [xxxx] Ashwood Drive Jefferson City, TN 37760 Brent McAsee [xxxx] Ashwood Drive Jefferson City, TN 37760 Eric McAsee [xxxx] Ashwood Drive Jefferson City, TN 37760 Katie McAsee [xxxx] Ashwood Drive Jefferson City, TN 37760 Tennessee Commission of Indian Affairs ---------------------------- [ end of document/no more pages ] [ [xxxx] = address number deleted ] [ no date ] page 1: 12 names page 2: 13 names page 3: 13 names page 4: 13 names page 5: 13 names page 6: 13 names page 7: 12 names ---------------------------- 89 names total not on the list: Margaret Ann Baker Street [recognized September 29, 1990, Millington] evidence of recognition from three Commission meeting minutes: Meeting, September 29, 1990, Millington TN - 7 named individuals Meeting, February 6, 1991, Knoxville TN - 4 named individuals Meeting, February 22, 1992, Cookeville TN - 3 unnamed individuals ---------------------------- [ text of Tennessee Native American Indian individual recognition cards ] [ front ] |
[ top left: seal of the State of Tennessee ]
Certificate of
Indian Recognition
This is to certify that
_________________________________________
is a Native American Indian legally
recognized by the State of Tennessee.
Roll Number:________________
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[ back ]
State of Tennessee
Commission of Indian Affairs
The Native American individual shown on the face of
this card was approved for enrollment pursuant to
Chapter 0785-01, Recognition Criteria for Native
American Indians, effective August 17, 1990.
Any alteration or fraudulent use of this Certificate
renders it null and void. This card has a non-
reproducable [sic] background.
[ printed on plain blue cardstock with no background ]
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[ text of Tennessee Commission of Indian Affairs Certificate of Indian Recognition ]
TENNESSEE COMMISSION OF INDIAN AFFAIRS
TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION
Certificate of
INDIAN RECOGNITION
Date: _________________ Roll Number: _________________
To Whom It May Concern:
~This is to certify that~
_____________________________________________________________
is officially and legally recognized as a Native American Indian by the State of Tennessee.
The Native American Indian individual named on this certificate was enrolled with the
State of Tennessee pursuant to Chapter 0785-01, Recognition Criteria for
Native American Indians, effective August 17, 1990.
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[ comments: [ a total of 89 names ( 2 sheets of 12 names [pp 1 & 7] and 5 pages of 13 names). ] [ there are no numbers on these pages apart from street addresses and zip codes. Ruth Allen says s/he has card #11, but on this list is #9 and her child, Shelley Carole Allen, is #11. Tammera Hicks says she has #084 & #085 but her name and her father's (Lee Hicks) are not listed among these 89. discrepancies between the document's order of names and no numbers, coupled with supposedly missing names, indicate that this is not the master list. ] [ former Commissioners John Martin (6), Ruth Allen (9) and Mark Finchum (85), and former Executive Director Toye Heape (76). ] [ apart from the Allen family, only two other Memphis names -- Richard Jackson and John Butler, and no names from southeast TN. ] [ the places with the most concentrations are Knoxville (19), Goodlettsville - suburb of Nashville (12), Mt. Juliet - suburb of Nashville (10), and Nashville and Ashland City, each with (6). if you add suburbs, then Nashville - 39, Knoxville - 26 ... 73% of "Recognized individuals" from those two metropolitan areas. - tpk/april2003 ]
["Commissioner Allen said that reviewing the tapes of meetings of the previous Commission one revealed statements by Luvenia |
this public record and personal comments are provided as a public service by tom kunesh, Chattanooga TN,
who obtained this information in march 2003 from the Tennessee Commission of Indian Affairs archives,
then held by the TN Department of Environment and Conservation.
Commission-recognized organizations* (1990-1999)
organizations that applied for tribal recognition through the state Commission of Indian Affairs
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