INDIAN MOUNTED POLICE – THE LIGHT HORSE By Wayne T. Walker SURNAMES: SEE MASSIVE INDEX BELOW INCLUDING ALL NATIVE INDIAN NAMES.Click here to check out our other products on eCRATER!Custom Search Genealogy Images Of History!Type in your family name or a specific topic you are looking for..Search titles and descriptions. INDIAN MOUNTED POLICE - THE LIGHT HORSE By Wayne T. WalkerOn all multiple items after the first, you will receive a 10% discount.Postage will be combined and refund granted if saved. OLD INDIAN LIGHT HORSE POLICE MEMORABILIA IS RAPIDLY DISAPPEARING FACTUAL REPRESENTATION OF OUR WESTERN TREASURES Folks, this is the most comprehensive, thorough report of the Indian Police I have ever found in the ten years I have been reporting and reviewing their history. Look below – for pictures of the Indian Police members. Unfortunately, the individuals are not identified but perhaps, you or your kin can spot your ancestor here in a photo not normally unseen. Certainly if your ancestors served as a Light Horse member, you should be proud of your heritage. They served with honor and distinction with low pay and skimpier supplies but they brought glory to their name: INDIAN MOUNTED POLICE THE LIGHT HORSE Please read this. There were many a western story published – the common ones about Cowboys and Indians are listed on eCRATER every day but the rarer ones about the Indian Mounted Police of the Indian Tribes like this one are seldom found. Collectors treasure them and their price guide value rises every day. They are hard to find. I hunt them out because really the better, untold and rarer stories were published in the rest. Here’s one of ‘em. FOLLOWING PURCHASE AND PAYMENT, IF YOU WILL WRITE ME OF YOUR SPECIAL NAME OR INTEREST, I WILL DO A FREE SEARCH OF MY COLLECTION AND UNINDEXED STORIES AND NAMES. TOM RUSSELL COLLECTIONFor more Information Please Visit:The Tom Russell CollectionIF I FIND SOMETHING THAT I THINK MERITS YOUR INTEREST, I WILL WRITE A REVIEW AND PLACE IT ON eCRATER AND GIVE YOU NOTICE AND A HEAD START TO BUYITNOW! Following my retirement, I have dedicated my remaining hours to indexing the Genealogy of our western pioneers. During my research, I discovered that thousands of our kinfolk lay unfound and unrecognized on some book dealer’s shelf. Because Old Western History and Memorabilia was printed before computer indexing, I index every item I sell. This complete index will be bound and included in this offering at no additional cost. Humbly, I am trying to keep our history alive I hope you appreciate the effort. INDIAN MOUNTED POLICE - THE LIGHT HORSE By Wayne T. Walker Folks, sooner or later – Genealogists are going to realize that their family kinfolks are laying on some dealer’s dusty shelves. If I can contribute to finding one little name or photo of that long lost ancestor you have been waiting to find, it’s worth all the time I spend. As a tribute to the honor of our American Indians, my indexed listings will include all Indian names mentioned in the story from this time on ANCESTORS INDEXED HEREIN, CIRCA: 1810 – 1900s ANCESTOR’S LOCATION: OKLAHOMA, GEORGIA GENEALOGY NAMES INDEXED w * INDICATING PICTURE: BARNETT, Wesley, Creek Indian bootlegger and outlaw BUCK, Rufus, Euchee, leader of Rufus Buck gang CHECOTE, Chief of Creek Nation * CHEROKEE BILL (Crawford Goldsby) * - called “a bad actor” who killed Light Horseman Sequoya Houston in the battle at Half-way House CHEROKEE INDIANS CHICKASAW INDIANS CHINCHINEE, Captain, Chickasaw Light Horse CHOCTAW INDIANS COOK, Bill, Cherokee * - leader of the Bill Cook Gang COOK, Jim, Cherokee, brother of Bill Cook – arrested and taken into custody by Captain Rattling Gourd – convicted of killing Sequoyah Houston and sentenced to eight years in the Tahlequah prison. CREEK INDIANS CRITTENDEN, Dick – Part of party detailed to watch Bill Cook and Cherokee Bill CRITTENDEN, Effie, collected “Strip” money for the Cooks CRITTENDEN, Zeke - Cherokee Indian Lighthorseman involved in the arrest of Bill and Jim Cook and Crawford Goldsby DALTON, Bob, U. S. Deputy Marshall, Police Chief of Osage Light Horse DALTON, Emmett, member of Osage Light Horse DALTON, Frank, - Member of the Cherokee Light Horse, Commissioned a U. S. Deputy Marshal - killed in line of duty DALTON, Grat, Member of the Cherokee Light Horse, U. S. Deputy Marshal DALTON, Louis – White family claiming to be Cherokee DASON, Curt, member of Cook gang who surrendered in shoot-out with Creek Light Horseman and received a sentence of 15 years. DAVIS, Louis, Creek member of Rufus Buck gang DAVIS, Lucky, member of Rufus Buck gang DOOLIN GANG - Legendary outlaw gang EUCHEE INDIANS GENAWEE, wanted for murder by the Okmulgee Tribal Court GLASS, Dick, leader of Dick Glass gang killed in shoot-out with Indian Lighthorseman GOLDSBY, Crawford, Cherokee known as “Cherokee Bill * GORDAN, Lon, member of Cook gang killed in shoot-out with Creek Light Horseman. GRAYSON, Jim, Creek horse thief HAYNES, Sam, Captain, Creek Light Horse – given orders to bring in Indian named Genawee. HOUSTON, Sequoyah, Cherokee Light Horseman involved in the arrest of Bill and Jim Cook and Crawford Goldsby HUGHES, Tyner, Deputy Marshal who escorted Sam Starr to Federal Court in Ft. Smith, Arkansas. JOHNSON, Jim, member of Dick Glass gang killed in shoot-out with Indian Lighthorseman JORDAN, John, Captain, Cherokee Light Horse whose task was to capture “Boomer” JORDAN, John W., Captain, Cherokee Light Horse JULY, Meome, Creek member of Rufus Buck gang LEDBETTER, Bud, U. S. Deputy Marshal LEFLORE, Captain, Choctaw Light Horse * LEWIS, Jake – a Negro killed by “Cherokee” Bill LUCAS, Chicken, member of Cook gang - caught in the act of Lincoln County Bank at Chandler Robbery and sentenced to 8 years in prison MUDDALOKE, Creek Official, operated ferry at Gano’s Crossing – killed by Wesley Barnett MUNSON, Henry, member of Cook gang - killed in shoot-out with Creek Light Horseman. NICHOLS, Bill NUNNUBBEE, Seminole Indian Chief OSAGE INDIANS PARKER, Isaac C., Judge of the Ft. Smith Federal Court. Known as the “Hanging Judge” PERRYMAN, L. C., Principal Creek Indian Chief PORTER, Pleasant, Chief of Creek Nation RATTLING GOURD, Ellis, Captain, Cherokee Light Horse ROBINSON, U. S. Deputy Marshal in posse for the arrest of Sam Starr RUTHERFORD, S. Morton, U. S. Deputy Marshal SAMSON, Sam, Creek member of Rufus Buck gang SEMINOLE INDIANS SIXKILLER, Sam, Captain, Cherokee Light Horse STARR, Belle – legendary western pioneer woman STARR, E. E., Treasurer STARR, Sam, Cherokee, husband of Belle Starr trying to evade arrest for hi-jacking the Choctaw School Fund and killed in shoot-out with Indian Light Horseman Frank West. THOMAS, Heck, U. S. Deputy Marshal TOLBERT, Paden, U. S. Deputy Marshal UPHAM, D. P., Chief Marshal, Fort Smith, Arkansas VANN, Bill, Captain, Cherokee Indian Police in posse for the arrest of Sam Starr VANN, R. F., brother of Captain Bill Vann, Light Horseman of the Cherokee Indian Police in posse for the arrest of Sam Starr WALKER, Wayne T., Author WEST, Frank, Cherokee Light Horseman in posse for the arrest of Sam Starr and later killed in shoot-out with Sam Starr. PICTURES AND DESCRIPTIONS w * INDICATING PICTURE: Picture 1: Captain Leflore was a member of Choctaw Light Horse. * (Courtesy of Oklahoma Historical Society) Picture 2: Chief Checote of Creek Nation pardoned a horse thief. * (Courtesy of Oklahoma Historical Society) Picture 3: Light Horse patrolled unbroken virgin wilderness – perfect haven for renegades and other gangs. * (Courtesy of Oklahoma Industrial Dev. & Park Department) Picture 4: Cherokee Bill, a bad actor, killed Light Horseman Sequoyah Houston in the battle at Half-Way House. * Picture 5: Bill Cook wanted his share of the Cherokee Strip purchase money – sent Effie Crittenden of Half-Way House to collect for him. * Picture 6: Whipping tree, Salina. Culprits were tied and lashed there. Later Cherokee girl placed herbal salve on smarting backs. * Picture 7: Choctaw Light Horsemen, mounted and armed, and armed men standing behind them, look ready for serious business. * PLACES AND THINGS PROMINENTLY MENTIONED w * INDICATING PICTURE: Barnett Gang Bill Cook Gang Canadian River Bottoms Cherokee Light Horse Cherokee Strip Chickasaw Light Horse Choctaw Light Horse * Coffeyville, Kansas Creek Light Horse Creek Nation Territory Dick Glass Gang Doolin Gang Eufaula, Indian Territory Federal Court at Fort Smith, Arkansas Federal District Court, Wichita, Kansas Five Civilized Nations Fort Gibson Fort Smith, Arkansas Fort Sumner Gano’s Crossing on Arkansas River Georgia Half-Way House on Fort Gibson Road Indian Territory Lincoln County Bank, Chandler, Oklahoma Muskogee, Oklahoma New Mexico Territory No Man’s Land Osage Hills Osage Light Horse Post Office, Eufaula, Indian Territory Preston, Texas Red River Rufus Buck Gang Sapulpa, Oklahoma Seminole Light Horse Tahlequah, Oklahoma Tahlequah, Oklahoma Prison Texas Rangers Tulsa, Oklahoma Whipping Tree, Salina, Oklahoma * Wichita Falls, Texas Younger’s Bend on Canadian River INDIAN MOUNTED POLICE – THE LIGHT HORSE By Wayne T. Walker OLD INDIAN LIGHT HORSE POLICE MEMORABILIA IS RAPIDLY DISAPPEARING While others clip ads from magazines, I save history. It’s a shame that our past is being lost. It’s as simple as that. My wife kids me that after I find a piece I like, buy it, read it, research it, take a picture, scan it, write the blurb, pay the eCRATER entry fee and commission, that I end up making about 50 cents an hour. But, OH HOW I LOVE THIS OLD WESTERN HISTORY. What a story, Rare Story!!! Great Pictures. You will love it as it was publishe