Adaline Hodge was born on Christmas Day, 1865 in a Creek settlement near Wagoner called Choska Bottoms. Her father, Alvin T. Hodge, was a farmer and judge in the Creek Nation. In an interview by the Tulsa World in 1967, she stated, “He owned just about all of Tulsa (county). I mean the land. We could take our allotment anywhere we wanted.”
Adaline attended the historical Tullahasse Creek Mission that Reverend R.M. Loughridge had established in 1850. While there, she was elected to travel with the Reverend and his wife to Carlisle, PA on business. They traveled by train and then wagon. Adaline spoke 3 Indian languages and served as an interpreter. This was something many in her family had done.
Her uncle, David M. Hodge, was noted for his translation of the Bible into Creek language, published a dictionary and grammar of the Creek language with Loughridge and served in Washington as a delegate from the Creek Nation. Her sister, Clarissa Hodge Perryman Richards, once owned the land where Hillcrest Hospital now stands.
Adeline’s cousin was Lilah Lindsey; both of them were members of the Perryman Family. Both were great contributors to the city of Tulsa and their Creek heritage.
15 comments:
Great post.
Somewhere in Tulsa there is an elementary school named after Lilah Lindsey, or umm there used to be.
Hi Adeline, My name is Pat Hodge I married Dale Hodge who grandfather was Elam Hodge his uncle'd were Alvin & David Hodge, I'm Doing the Hodge family tree. I all ready found your family Orcutt and all of the Hodge family. What history the Hodge family had in Tulsa. Dale is enjoying see what his family did in Tulsa. I'm sure glad that I found you. I would really like to hear from you. Thank you for your time. Pat Hodge California
You should see John A. Hodge of Welling, Oklahoma. I am a descendant of Adeline and Adolphis.
Paula Barnoskie (Orcutt)
My name is Dale W. Hodge and I am interested to find out if there any connection or any information on my Hodge family to the Hodge family done by Pat Hodge.
My genealogy includes Pleasant
Abner Hodge b. 1820, Columbus Lafayette Hodge 1856-1934, Roscoe Edgar Hodge 1886-1963 and Ernest W. Hodge 1915-1985. My email is dalehodge@sbcglobal.net
I am Herbert Hugh Orcutt, a direct decendant of Col. A.D. & Adaline Orcutt. I live in Claremore Oklahoma, 45 yrs old, and am a citizen of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation. I have an ancestry.com account and have the Orcutt <- Hodge/Perryman/Burgess line traced back pretty far. If anyone would like some help or further info please contact me at antiquephotons AT yahoo DOT com.
She was my Great Grandmother with sadness I have to report my aunt Wanda has passed away last night. Wanda Orcutt of Texas.
Archie K Wright
Hi all. My mother is the dtr of Alvin Hodge Orcutt, son of Adeline Warfield Hodge Orcutt. Also, sister to Wanda, who just passed on. We, too, have lots of geneological information, so if anyone is interested contact me on FB...Donna Warfield Smith.
Wanda was my Great great grandmother. My name is Josh Jones.
Great grandmother. Not great great.
my great grandfather was Roscoe Edgar
Since fronnie lee orcutt taff hampton passed 5here is only one of 5hat generation left unless nancy who goes by her adopted name has passed to
Answering the comment about Fronnie. Alvin's family does not have the only descendants. There are many cousins who are third generation of Alvin's siblings.
B. Doss January 29, 2020
Thanks for the pictures and family information. Our family are part of those that traveled west to California. My grandmother Elsie Jones put my mother and then myself and three sisters on the Creek roles 35 years ago thanks to Adeline Orcutt (myself #52169). I too have been in Government but not native government (Planning commission chairman and now a city building official).
I wish she could see how her family has lived on and how the family strengths have endured, but mostly to know we are happy. (Pu fvckvkes). I speak, write and read Mvskoke but I am still not fluent. It is hard but I think it is important we continue making our culture relevant.
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My Mvskoke name is Yihiketv. Yihiketv cvyace tos.
Someone questioned earlier if Nancy was still alive. My mom, Anne (adoptive name) is doing fairly well. She and I live in Decatur, Tx where my aunt Lillian "Billie" lived her final years. Nancy Junetta had 5 kids, myself included.
I'm not too familiar with our lineage though I've heard quite a few of these names in the past. Kinda cool to see how they intertwine. On a side note, to Elsie's grandchild: Elsie was amazing! (I only met her a few times; but, she's still one of my heroes. Fearless, true, and possessing a wit as ready as her smile.)
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