Sarah Irena Watson, (full Choctaw-sister?)

Notes:

Irena was full blooded Choctaw Inidan from the tribes of Alabama. Written history first places the Choctaws in what is now Mississippi and Alabama. Irena was from Alabama. The Choctaw were described as being humble, friendly, and tranquil. They wove baskets and using natural dyes, colored their work. They made rafts from logs and tired the logs together with vines. They farmed plots of land for a portion of their food. Corn, boiled with turkey or other pieces of fat meat was said to be a favorite dish, as was 'sagamite', a dish resembling hominey. Children born to Choctaw parents were often named after animals with their name sometimes changed later in life. With the purchase of Louisisana in 1803 and Florida in 1819, the whites continued to move into the area often marrying the Choctaw women and introducing European customs to their wives and the Choctaw families. By the year 1833 the Choctaw were already adopting the styles of the European settlers. TradeCloth was brought into the Alabama Choctaw villages by both the French and British. The Choctaw women's garb was the frontier style "grannie dress". Red was the favorite color.

James Nichols, Irena's husband was also born in Alabama. It was his grandfather, William Nichols who brought the Nichols family to Alabama from North Carolina.

Irena and James were married in Alabama in 1835. They had the first two children while living in Alabama. Between the years of 1843 and 1846 they moved to Polk Country, Cove Twp, Arkansas. Their last two children, Irena Arkansas and Samuel were born there. Irena died sometime after the birth of her son Samuel.

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Sarah married James "Jim" Nichols in 1835 in Alabama. James (son of John Nichols and Elizabeth Ann "Polly" Stinnett, (Indian - Chickasaw)) was born on 23 Aug 1809 in DeKalb Co, Alabama; died on 18 Oct 1873 in Polk Co, Arkansas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Anderson Nichols was born on 9 Jan 1836 in DeKalb Co, Alabama; died on 28 Jul 1918 in Hatfield, Polk Co, Arkansas; was buried in Nichols Cem, Polk Co, Arkansas.
2. Lysander Carter Nichols was born on 27 Oct 1839 in Monroe Co, Alabama; died in 1886 in Indian City, Payne Co, Oklahoma.
3. James Fletcher Nichols was born in 1842 in Monroe Co, Alabama; died after 1850 in of, Cove, Polk Co, Arkansas.
4. Delila Nichols was born on 3 Nov 1843 in Monroe Co, Alabama; died after 1870 in of, Cove, Polk Co, Arkansas.
5. Irena Arkansas Nichols was born on 10 Jan 1846 in Cove Polk Co, Arkansas; died on 29 Jul 1918 in Polk Co, Arkansas.
6. Samuel Francis Nichols was born on 10 May 1848 in Cove Polk Co, Arkansas; died on 13 Mar 1915 in Antiers, Pushmataha Co, Oklahoma; was buried in Stanley Cem, Pushmatah Co, Oklahoma.

(..) married (sister of Hiocatubbee), (1/2 Choctaw Indian) about 1809. (sister (daughter of (..), (Choctaw Indian) and (..), (white)) was born about 1785; died after 1815. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

married (..), (white). [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]