Cherokee Land Lottery
Georgia, 1838
Georgia has the distinction of being the state to distribute parcels of land by lottery. This page is a listing of persons allotted land in 1838 from what was considered "Cherokee Land." Located in the northeastern part of the state, over 18,500 parcels were distributed by lottery in that year. Each entry contains the individual's name, residence, and county. Additionally, it provides the district and section number of the parcel of land.
|
Number |
District |
Name |
Residence |
County |
Comment |
|
173 |
NINTH DISTRICT, SECOND SECTION, CHEROKEE |
Alfred Howell |
Newsom's |
Warren |
|
|
168 |
27th DISTRICT, THIRD SECTION, CHEROKEE |
Byrum Howell |
278th |
Morgan |
|
|
130 |
19th DISTRICT, FOURTH SECTION, CHEROKEE |
Clark Howell |
406th |
Gwinnett |
|
|
227 |
TENTH DISTRICT, SECOND SECTION, CHEROKEE |
Daniel C. Howell |
34th |
Scriven |
orphan. |
|
43 |
27th DISTRICT, SECOND SECTION, CHEROKEE |
Daniel W. Howell |
Howell's |
Troup |
granted previous to the first day of January, 1838 |
|
170 |
SEVENTH DISTRICT, SECOND SECTION, CHEROKEE |
David Howell |
Martin's |
Pike |
granted previous to the first day of January, 1838 |
|
121 |
26th DISTRICT, SECOND SECTION, CHEROKEE |
Elisha Howell |
Boynton's |
Twiggs |
|
|
209 |
SEVENTH DISTRICT, THIRD SECTION, CHEROKEE |
Etheldridge Howell |
Dilman's |
Pulaski |
|
|
232 |
TENTH DISTRICT, FIRST SECTION, CHEROKEE |
Frances Howell |
Howard's |
Oglethorpe |
widow. |
|
189 |
FOURTEENTH DISTRICT, THIRD SECTION, CHEROKEE |
Frederic L. Howell |
Martin's |
Pike |
granted previous to the first day of January, 1838 |
|
287 |
FOURTH DISTRICT, SECOND SECTION, CHEROKEE |
Hiram Howell, of Prescott's |
Boynton's |
Twiggs |
|
|
279 |
12th DISTRICT, FOURTH SECTION, CHEROKEE |
Isaac Howell |
608th |
Taliaferro |
|
|
252 |
25th DISTRICT, SECOND SECTION, CHEROKEE |
James Howell |
Walker's |
Houston |
|
|
107 |
SIXTEENTH DISTRICT, THIRD SECTION, CHEROKEE |
Jesse W. Howell |
Hargrove's |
Newton |
soldier. |
|
207 |
FIFTH DISTRICT, THIRD SECTION, CHEROKEE |
John Howell |
Whipple's |
Wilkinson |
granted previous to the first day of January, 1838 |
|
136 |
FOURTH DISTRICT, SECOND SECTION, CHEROKEE |
John Howell |
Reid's |
Gwinnett |
|
|
77 |
TENTH DISTRICT, FIRST SECTION, CHEROKEE |
John J. Howell |
Sinclair's |
Houston |
|
|
141 |
24th DISTRICT, THIRD SECTION, CHEROKEE |
Joseph Howell |
Perryman's |
Warren |
granted previous to the first day of January, 1838 |
|
236 |
12th DISTRICT, FOURTH SECTION, CHEROKEE |
Mills Howell |
118th |
Hancock |
|
|
192 |
26th DISTRICT, SECOND SECTION, CHEROKEE |
Phillip Howell |
M'Gehee's |
Troup |
|
|
224 |
NINTH DISTRICT, FIRST SECTION, CHEROKEE |
Richmond Howell |
Hatton's |
Baker |
granted previous to the first day of January, 1838 |
|
147 |
TWELFTH DISTRICT, THIRD SECTION, CHEROKEE |
Thomas Howell |
Brown's |
Camden |
revolutionary soldier. |
|
222 |
EIGHTEENTH DISTRICT, FIRST SECTION, CHEROKEE |
Thomas Howell |
David's |
Franklin |
granted previous to the first day of January, 1838 |
|
156 |
TENTH DISTRICT, SECOND SECTION, CHEROKEE |
William Howell |
Edwards's |
Talbot |
soldier. |
SOURCE: Smith, James F. The Cherokee Land Lottery, Containing a Numerical List of the Names of the Fortunate Drawers in Said Lottery. New York: 1838.
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