Lineage: The Sixth Generation:

10. John⁶ Folsom, III (Nathaniel⁵, Nathaniel⁴, Israel³, Samuel², John¹) b. ca. 1802 in Mississippi, d. near Bennington, OK in 1861. John married twice:  He married (1) unknown; he married (2) Monette Durant, daughter of Pierre³ Durant, son of Louis B.² Durant, son of Louis¹ Durant. Notes for Monette: Native American Indian Census: 1855, Blue Co., I.T.. Enumerated on Choctaw Rolls, Field No. 3457, next to Sylvester and Joseph Durant, the former a known brother to Monette.
John Folsom and Monette Durant had the following child:
25.  i. John⁷ Folsom, IV, b. unknown; d. 1864. John married Boenettie Durant. 

Lineage: The Seventh Generation:

25. John⁷ Folsom, IV, (John⁶ III, Nathaniel⁵, Nathaniel⁴, Israel³, Samuel², John¹) b. unknown. John married Boenettie Durant.  
John and Boenettie Folsom had the following children:
26. i. Rhoda Folsom, b. 1851, (probably) Bennington, I.T./OK, d. 1926, at age 75, and was buried Palestine Cemetery, 7 miles NW of Quinton, Pittsburg Co., OK.  m. Emanuel Pogue Guess abt. 1876. He was b. 1852, d. 1926, age 74, b. also at Quinton. Note: Dawes Roll: Dawes Roll No. 9849
27. ii. Sarah Folsom, b. Abt. 1850, Bennington, I.T./OK, d. 1895.
28. iii. Sis Folsom, b. (probably) Bennington, I.T., m. Joel Patten.
29. iv. Emily Folsom, b. (probably) Bennington, I.T./OK.
54. v.  Charlotte⁸ Folsom, b. 1859 near Bennington, I.T./OK; d. 23 Jul 1880, and buried at Old Church, I.T./Oklahoma at 21 years of age. Charlotte m. (?) Benjamin² Hampton, b. 1852, d. 1943.)  Charlotte then m. Rudolphus Crittenden Gardner in 1878.  Rudolphus b. 16 May 1854 in Eagletown, McCurtain Co., I.T.; d. 26 May 1942, at age 88.  Another name for Rudolphus was Rudolphus Canten Gardner.
55. vi. Jefferson Davis Folsom, b. Jul 1861, Bennington, I.T. (Indian Territory, or now OK).
56. vii. Malvina Folsom, b. (probably) Bennington, I.T./OK.

Note: Mystery shrouds the marriage of Charlotte Folsom and Benjamin Hampton, and the parentage of their daughter, Lucinda.  Despite much research, documentation for those particular events has not been found.  What we do have is Lucinda's own story, told to her granddaughter, Bobbe (my cousin, who is still living), and the records of a Census of Blue Co., Indian Territory, apparently the 1890 census, but done later, listing Lucinda (Burks) #781 and her first daughter, Minnie #782 (listed incorrectly as Myrtle, later corrected).  She was living in the household of her aunt Sarah Folsom #780, who raised her.  We also have the Choctaw Rolls, Field No. 3933, stating that application was made for enrollment 25 Aug 1899, enrollment was complete 10 Mar 1903 for Lucinda and her first four children.  These names are: Lucinda Burks, Minnie M. Burks, Willie E. Burks, Marvin F. Burks, and Odra May Burks.  This document list her parents as Ben Hampton and Charlotte Hampton.

In addition to having no records, we recently came upon a document done from interviews with Ben Hampton late in life, for a book, in which he went over much of his young life, and there was no mention of either Charlotte, or Lucinda.  This may not be significant, however, as he also did not mention his role in the Dawes Commission, possibly because it was not something that came to be a "popular" event with the Choctaw.  

Charlotte and Ben were either divorced, or never married, because Lucinda was born in September, 1874, and by 1878, she married Rudolphus Gardner.  They had a son born 7 Jul 1880, and on 23 Jul 1880, Charlotte died; just 16 days later, so it was probably from complications of the birth of her son.  After her death, Rudolphus must have taken Lucinda to her father, Ben Hampton.

This is what Lucinda told her granddaughter: She said that after her mother died, her father took her to her Aunt Sarah Folsom's home, and told Sarah he could no longer care for Lucinda.  He asked Sarah, who was unmarried, to take her to raise.  We are assuming this was in 1880, when Lucinda was six years old. Sarah agreed, and Lucinda was raised by her Aunt.  There appears to be friction between this Folsom family and either Ben Hampton, or the Hampton family, but whatever the cause of this, Lucinda did not see her father until he came to visit her when she was 18 years old.  She was defiant, and disappointed that he had not come to see her in all the intervening years.  She turned him away, and he never came to see her again.  In her later years, Lucinda talked to one of her daughters, asking her to go to Lucinda's father, and ask him if he would like to see her.  However, before this could be done, Ben Hampton broke his leg and had to be taken to Oklahoma City to the hospital there.  He was never able to return home, and died there, so they were never reunited.

Lineage: The Eighth Generation:

54. v. Charlotte⁸ Folsom  (John⁷ IV, John⁶ III, Nathaniel⁵, Nathaniel⁴, Israel³, Samuel², John¹) m.(???) Benjamin² Hampton, b. 24 Apr 1853, Wade Co., I.T. - d. 1943, Chickasha, OK. Charlotte m. also, Rudolphus  
Charlotte Folsom and Ben Hampton had the following child: 
30. i. Lucinda^9,3 Hampton, b. September 17,1874, Blue County, IT (OK); d. February 28, 1965 in Ada, OK.  Lucinda was 90 years old when she died; she's buried in Rosedale Cemetery, Ada, OK. Lucinda m. Joseph Marcus Burke/Burk/Burks.
Charlotte Folsom and Rudolphus Gardner had the following child:
57. William A. Gardner, b. on 7 Jul 1880 in Old Church, I.T., d. 2 Dec 1943 at age 63, and was buried in Old Church, I.T. 
26. i. Rhoda Folsom, b. 1851, (probably) Bennington, I.T./OK, m. Emanuel Pogue Guess.
Rhoda Folsom and E.B. Guess had the following children:
58. i. Jefferson P. Guess, b. 1881 Note: Dawes Roll # 9847
59. ii. Lilly May Guess, b. 1884 Note: Dawes Roll # 9848
60. iii. Emanuel Pogue Guess, Jr, b. 1887 Note: Dawes Roll # 9849
61. iv. Jessie May Guess, b. 1891 Note: Dawes Roll # 9850
62. v. Joseph J. Guess, b. 1894 Note: Dawes Roll # 9851

Lineage: The Ninth Generation:

30. Lucinda^9,3 Hampton, (Charlotte⁸ Folsom, John⁷ IV, John⁶ III, Nathaniel⁵, Nathaniel⁴, Israel³, Samuel², John¹) b. 1874, Oklahoma. Lucinda m. Joseph Marcus Burke, b. 28 Feb 1868, Corinth, Alcorn Co., MS; m. abt. 1894, probably in Blue County, IT. 
Lucinda and Joseph Burke had the following children:
31. i. Minnie Myrtle^10,4 Burke, b. June 9, 1895, Colgate, OK; d. September 27, 1949, Martinez, CA; m. Reginald Rhea Rogers August 18, 1912 in Sherman, Texas. 
32. ii. Willia "Billie" Ethel Burke, b. March 17, 1897 in Colgate, OK; d. November 24 ?, Daytona Beach, FL.  Willia (Billie) m. Jack Hudnut October 01, 1921, in OK.
33. iii. Marvin Folsom Burke, b. March 17, 1899 in Colgate, OK; d. June 27, 1966.  Marvin m. Geneva Sybil Cooper September 25, 1939 in Shawnee, OK. 
34. iv. Odra Mae Burke, b. February 14, 1901, Colgate, OK. ; d. July 17, 1986. Odra Married Wilfred H. "Chick" Clark in Shawnee, OK.
35.v. Burton Oran Burke, b. December 13, 1902 in OK; d. unknown, but buried in NJ. m. Opal. 
36. vi. Velma Ora Burke, b. January 24, 1902, OK; d. March 23, 2000, Walnut Creek, CA , m. James Selby Whitely, Sr., February 14, 1928 Hartsford, OK; 
37. vii. Jessie Burke, b. ca. 1906, died an infant.
38. viii. Franz Haskell Burke, b. July 09, 1908; d. 1927, McAlister, OK.
39. ix. Joseph Marcus Burke III, b. February 02, 1915 in McAlister, OK; d. December 02, 1991, Oklahoma City, OK, m. Wanda Ross in 1939.
40. x. Paula Burke, b. December 26, 1917; d: unknown; m. Harold Glenn Nelson on December 30, 1939 in Ada, OK.

Photo: Joe Marcus Burks, daughter Minnie Rogers, grandson Marcus Newton Rogers
Photo taken probably 1913-1914

Lineage: The Tenth Generation:

31. Minnie Myrtle^10,4 Burke, (Lucinda^9,3 Hampton, Charlotte⁸, John⁷ IV, John⁶ III, Nathaniel⁵, Nathaniel⁴, Israel³, Samuel², John¹), b. June 9, 1895, Colgate, OK; d. September 27, 1949, Martinez, CA; m. Reginald Rhea Rogers August 18, 1912 in Sherman, Texas. 
Minnie and Joe Burke had the following children:
41. i. Marcus Newton^11,5 Rogers (Minnie Myrtle^10,4 Burke, Lucinda^9,3 Hampton, Charlotte⁸, John⁷ IV, John⁶ III, Nathaniel⁵, Nathaniel⁴, Israel³, Samuel², John¹),, b. June 30, 1913 in Wade, OK; d. March 31, 1972 in Texas; married twice.  Married Dora Frances McClure; married Joe Francis Brittain, b. Jacksonville, TX July 15, 1923;d. Orange, TX, May 17, 2000. 
42. ii. Sarah Lucille Rogers, b. July 24, 1915 in Lula, OK; d. May 25, 1975 in Cypress, CA. Lucille married four times: Virgil Robert Booth, Bootz Mercer, Solon Bell Wood, Junious (Jay) Augustus Danner.

Lineage: The Eleventh Generation:

41. Marcus Newton^11,5 Rogers (Minnie Myrtle^10,4 Burke, Lucinda^9,3 Hampton, Charlotte⁸ Folsom, John⁷ IIII, John⁶ III, Nathaniel⁵, Nathaniel⁴, Israel³, Samuel², John¹), b. June 30, 1913 in Wade, OK; d. March 31, 1972 in Texas; married twice; m.  Dora Frances McClure; m. Joe Francis Brittain, b. Jacksonville, TX July 15, 1923;d. Orange, TX, May 17, 2000. 

Marcus and Dora Frances McClure had the following children:
43. i. Marcia May^12,6 Rogers (Marcus Newton^11,5 Rogers, Minnie Myrtle^10,4 Burke, Lucinda^9,3 Hampton, Charlotte⁸ Folsom, John⁷ IV John⁶ III, Nathaniel⁵, Nathaniel⁴, Israel³, Samuel², John¹),b. August 15, 1938, Ada, OK. Married twice; m. William R. Stumpf; m. James D. Foley (b. December 6, 1942, Gloucester, MA) June 29, 1999.
44. ii. Sarah Kay Rogers, b. July 2, 1940 in Ada, OK
45. iii. Everett Ray Rogers, b. November 25, 1942, Tucson, AZ; m. 

Marcus and Joe Francis Brittain had the following children:
46. iv.  Reginald Marcus Rogers, b. September 8, 1946, in Jacksonville, TX.
47. v. Richard Lee Rogers, b. Jacksonville, TX, June 3, 1949; d. Houston, TX, July 7, 1972.
48. vi. Charlotte Rhea Rogers, b. October 13, 1956, in Houston, TX.

42. Sarah Lucille Rogers, b. July 24, 1915 in Lula, OK; d. May 25, 1975 in Cypress, CA. Lucille married four times: Virgil Robert Booth, Bootz Mercer, Solon Bell Wood, Junious (Jay) Augustus Danner.

Lucille and Virgil Booth (b. 1914 d. 1982) married November 12, 1930. 
 Lucille and Virgil  had the following child:
49. i. Living female Booth

Lucille and Junius Danner (b. 1901 d. 1987) married July 04, 1938. 
Lucille and Junius had the following children:
50. i. Bobbe Jean (Booth) Danner (was adopted), b. March 14, 1933; m. Ronald Budda, June 7, 1949.
51. ii. Living female Danner

Lucille and Solon Bell Wood (b. 1917 d. 1972) married November 17, 1951.
Lucille and Solon Bell had the following children:
52. iii. Living female Wood
53. iv. Living female Wood

Note: There are two, and in some cases, three generations after this one, but I would like to have permission before putting information about anyone on here who is living - and almost all of these generations are still living; so I am putting it up "as-is" and will make changes as soon as I receive updated information from family members. 
Thank you for understanding.

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