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Line 1: − =About About Georgia Cherokee Land Lottery<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Georgia_Land_Lotteries&action=submit</ref>=+ − The '''Georgia land lotteries''' were an early nineteenth century system of land redistribution in [[Georgia (U.S.)|Georgia]]. Under this system, white male citizens could register for a chance to win lots of land that had (and in most cases recently) been forcibly taken from the [[Creek Indians]] and the [[Cherokee Nation (19th century)|Cherokee Nation.]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Land Lottery System|url=https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/land-lottery-system|access-date=2020-09-16|website=www.georgiaencyclopedia.org|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Dwyer|first=Dustin|title=What a massive land lottery in antebellum Georgia tells us about wealth and opportunity today|url=https://stateofopportunity.michiganradio.org/post/what-massive-land-lottery-antebellum-georgia-tells-us-about-wealth-and-opportunity-today-0|access-date=2020-09-16|website=stateofopportunity.michiganradio.org|language=en}}</ref> − − ==Land Spaces== − Land lots were surveyed in five different sizes based on the perceived quality of the land. In 1805, land lots were {{convert|202.5|acre|km2|1}} and {{convert|490|acre|km2|1}}. In 1807, land lots were {{convert|202.5|acre|km2|1}}. In 1820, land lots were {{convert|250|acre|km2|1}} and {{convert|490|acre|km2|1}}. In 1821, land lots were {{convert|202.5|acre|km2|1}}. In the 1832 Land Lottery area, land lots were {{convert|160|acre|km2|1}}, while in the 1832 Gold Lottery area, land lots were {{convert|40|acre|km2|1}}. − − ==Lotteries== − − #''1807 Land Lottery'' — Included additional Creek lands. − #''1820 Land Lottery'' — After the [[Indian Wars|Creek War (1814)]], President Jackson demanded from the Creeks an immense area of land which would become the southern third of the entire state of Georgia. A second section of land in northeast Georgia was included. This other, smaller section defined the eastern end of the Cherokee Nation for 12 years. − #''1821 Land Lottery'' — Further Creek cessions which included the future site of Atlanta. − #''1827 Land Lottery'' — Signaled the end of the Creek Indians in Georgia. − #''1832 Land Lottery'' — This lottery, along with the 1832 Gold Lottery, gave the Cherokee Nation to Georgia settlers. Sparked the "[[Trail of Tears]]." − #''[[Gold Lottery of 1832|1832 Gold Lottery]]'' — By the time of the gold lottery the [[Georgia Gold Rush]] was already beginning to wind down. The state did not guarantee that gold existed on the lots given away. − #''1833 Fractions Lottery'' — The State of Georgia held one final land lottery in December, 1833, to distribute fractions from the Cherokee territory and other remaining lots not drawn in previous lotteries. − − ==External References== − *[http://sos.ga.gov/index.php/archives/land_lottery_records%20 Georgia Land Lotteries] from the state of [[Georgia Archives]] − *[http://www.1805georgialandlottery.com/ 1805 Georgia Land Lottery] from 1805georgialandlottery.com − *[http://www.1807georgialandlottery.com/ 1807 Georgia Land Lottery] from 1807georgialandlottery.com − *[http://ngeorgia.com/history/lotteries.html Georgia Land Lottery] from ngeorgia.com − *[http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ga/galand.htm Land Lottery Records] from rootsweb.com/~usgenweb − *[https://web.archive.org/web/20060615172141/http://www.georgiagenealogy.org/land.htm Land Lottery Records] from georgiagenealogy.org − − ==Bibliography== − :Title [[has title::The Cherokee land lottery, containing a numerical list of the names of the fortunate drawers in said lottery, with an engraved map of each district]] − :Author [[has author::James F. Smith]] − :Edition [[has edition::illustrated, reprint]] − :Publisher [[has publisher::Genealogical Publishing Com, 2002]] − :ISBN 0806303182, ISBN 9780806303185 − :Length 520 pages − :Location [[:Category:Mesa Family History Center|Mesa Family History Center]] − − ==Links== − Location: − *[http://archive.org/stream/cherokeelandlott00smit#page/n9/mode/2up Archive.org] - full text available, images downloadable (free) − *[http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4242&enc=1 Ancestry.com Index] - searchable index − − =Documents= − <gallery> − − File:The Cherokee land lottery, containing a numerical list of the names of the fortunate drawers in said lottery, with an engraved map of each district.pdf|[[:File:The Cherokee land lottery, containing a numerical list of the names of the fortunate drawers in said lottery, with an engraved map of each district.pdf|Full PDF]] − File:The Cherokee Land Lottery - Map.jpg|General Map of the Cherokee Land Lottery|[[:File:The Cherokee Land Lottery - Map.jpg|Map of the lottery]] − File:The Cherokee Land Lottery - Forward, page 1.jpg|[[:File:The Cherokee Land Lottery - Forward, page 1.jpg|Forward, page 1]] − File:The Cherokee Land Lottery - Forward, page 2.jpg|[[:File:The Cherokee Land Lottery - Forward, page 2.jpg|Forward, page 2]] − File:A Map of the 10th District 3rd Section of originally Cherokee now Murray County.jpg|[[:File:A Map of the 10th District 3rd Section of originally Cherokee now Murray County.jpg|General map of district 10, page 207]] − File:David Hickox - The Cherokee Land Lottery - Page 232.jpg|[[:File:David Hickox - The Cherokee Land Lottery - Page 232.jpg|List of winners, including David Hickox, Page 232]] − File:A Map of the 28th District 3rd Section of originally Cherokee now Murray County.jpg|[[:File:A Map of the 28th District 3rd Section of originally Cherokee now Murray County.jpg |A Map of the 28th District 3rd Section of originally Cherokee now Murray County, Page 226]] − File:Micajah Crews - The Cherokee Land Lottery - Page 313.jpg|[[:File:Micajah Crews - The Cherokee Land Lottery - Page 313.jpg|List of winners, including Micajah Crews, Page 313.jpg]] − − </gallery> − − − ===David Hickox=== − *[http://archive.org/stream/cherokeelandlott00smit#page/232/mode/2up Page 232] - [[David Hickox]] − *Tenth District, Third Section, Cherokee − *207 [[David Hickox]], Green's, Ware.* − *map says "now Murray County" − *per [[:File:The Cherokke Land Lottery - Map.jpg|general map]] of the lottery, district 10 is located along the Georgia Tennessee boarder. − *per [[:The Cherokee Land Lottery - Forward, page 1.jpg|forward]] land lots were divided into 160 acre lots (forward page 1) − − ===Micajah Crews=== − *[http://archive.org/stream/cherokeelandlott00smit#page/312/mode/2up Page 313] - {{has person|Micajah Crews}} − − ===Important pages:=== − *[http://archive.org/stream/cherokeelandlott00smit#page/n299/mode/2up/ Page 226] - map − *[http://archive.org/stream/cherokeelandlott00smit#page/n13/mode/2up Forward] - explanation of 1832 Charokee land lottery. − − ==Inidviduals in this Source== − {{#ask: [[has source::The Cherokee Land Lottery]] |?has person= |mainlabel=- |format=ul}} − − =Citation= − {{Citation:The Cherokee land lottery, containing a numerical list of the names of the fortunate drawers in said lottery, with an engraved map of each district}} − − =References= − <references /> − − [[category:Books]][[category:Crews]][[Category:Hickox]][[Category:Georgia]][[Category:Mesa Family History Center]] − [[category:needs work]]
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#''1805 Land Lottery'' — This encompassed Creek Indian lands just west of the [[Oconee River]] ceded to the state in 1802 and a small strip of land in the southeast section of the state.