What's at this site?

General Chickasaw History as related to:

ROARK, KEMP, COLBERT, and LOVE Family History.
My Allied Families: FRAZIER, MCKINNEY, YOUNG, and SMITH

Please remember that the information presented is collected from a lot of sources and may be incorrect. It is offered as a "guide" and not "gospel". Please contact me if you have photos, stories, links or information to share at this site.

Viki Anderson

A Quote from Chickasaw History...

"We never had a thought of exchanging our land for any other, as we think that we would not find a country that would suit us as well as this we now occupy, it being the land of our forefathers..." Levi Colbert (Itawamba Mingo) 1826

The families I researched were
Chickasaw families

Their histories are interlocked with the history of the Chickasaw Nation. Some ancestors of our family were members of the ruling class in the Chickasaw Nation and were revered chiefs and leaders.

They played an active role in the shaping of the United States, taking part in treaties & meetings with England, France, Spain and the newly formed United States.

They were instrumental in helping their people, before and after the Indian Removal to the Indian Territories. The Chickasaw Nation fared far better than many other tribes during "the Trail of Tears" because our ancestors helped them deal shrewdly with the Government of the United States.

We do indeed share an ancestry that is rich in history.

Where did I begin?

I looked back to my great-great grandmother, Frances Elizabeth Kemp, and her interview for the Oklahoma Indian-Pioneer Interviews in 1937 for insight and clues, thankfully, she names her parents & grandparents.

How did I start?

Frances Elizabeth Kemp's grandson "The Alvin F. Roark Branch"