Catherine Bozarth

Catherine Baer

• AKA Bear, Barr, Byar, Bare
• Birth: Nov 4 1815 - Burton/Nash, White County, Tennessee, USA
• Death: May 8 1888 - Afton, Union, Iowa, USA
• Parents: John Henry Baer, Catharine Carnes
• Spouse: Bert Waymon Bozarth - married 1833, Smithville, White County, Tennessee

Children:

1. William Bozarth
2. Levi Bozarth
3. Nancy Ann Bozarth
4. Emmaline Bozarth
5. Alta Mira Delong (born Bozarth)
6. Sarah Bozarth
7. Leah Bozarth
8. Ellen Bozarth
9. Bozarth
10. Nathan C Bozarth
11. Lucinda Brown (born Bozarth)
12. Julia Barber (born Bozarth)

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Notes

There seems no evidence in her family tree to support this allegation:

from https://www.support.genealogy.com/forum/surnames/topics/bear/607/

Catherine Bear born Nov. 4, 1815 and died May 8, 1888. She married Byrd (Bert) Wayman BOZARTH born December 16, 1813, Smithvile, White County, Tennessee. This is the correct spelling of Catherine's last name. When it was pronounced it sounded like Baer or Barr. She was a full blooded Cherokee. This came from her son Nathan C. Bozarth. Her son Levi Bozarth married Emmeline McDowell, and the 8th child, Hester Ann Bozarth Essary is my g.grandmother. She talked about the family coming from a tribe of Cherokee called Hosh-kosh. Not sure of the spelling, would anyone know about that? I spelled it like it sounds coming from my Uncle. I was a teen when Hester Ann died, but my dad and Uncle remember her well. She had some stories to tell. One of them was about hiding in a hole under the floor from the Indians. Funny she was Indian. Yet she still hid from some.

Catherine Bear is the daughter of Henry Bear, and Catherine KARNS. Henry Bear's parents were John BEAR born Abt. 1726 and Elizabeth Catrina MILLER December 20, 1734. John's parents Jacob BEAR from Switzerland, married Barbara Unknown.

Cherokee Indians Hoshkosh tribe. A name or an area coverin some territory, Something had to be the reason she had told the family the name. This is oral, and I do have it from the horses mouth as well. So not a totally hand me down tradition.

References

1. Catharine Bare in the Tennessee, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1779-2008 (daughter of Hanry Bare; he left $500 to "my daughter Catherine and her children"). < Ancestry.com >; (document attached).
2. "United States, Census, 1850", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDZ5-J57 : Sun Mar 10 18:28:16 UTC 2024), Entry for N Bozarth and C Bozarth, 1850. Race: White
3. "United States, Census, 1860", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHZV-QY4 : Mon Jul 08 12:10:37 UTC 2024), Entry for Catharine Bozarth and Alta Bozarth, 1860. Race: White
4. Year: 1880; Census Place: Afton, Union, Iowa; Roll: 366; Page: 258d; Enumeration District: 224 https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/6742/records/32560242 White, widowed
5. https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/K2TQ-PFP
6. https://gw.geneanet.org/k71red?n=bear&oc=&p=catherine (Shows parents as John Sterling (1770-1831) & Catherine Karnes (1767-1831)
7. https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/memories/K2TQ-PFP
8. https://www.support.genealogy.com/forum/surnames/topics/bear/607/
9. Residence: Campbell Township, Taney, Missouri, United States - 1850
10. Residence: Benton Township, Taney, Missouri, United States - 1860
11. Residence: Afton, Union, Iowa, United States - 1880
    1. Reference: FamilySearch Genealogy - SmartCopy: Dec 14 2024, 19:41:16 UTC
12. https://www.visitharrisonburgva.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/HBRH... Rockingham County was established in 1778 and is named for the Marquis of Rockingham, a British statesman sympathetic with the American Revolution. Over time, Rockingham County evolved from a rural farming region into Virginia’s agricultural powerhouse. ... In the 18th century, Mennonites and other Anabaptists fled Europe and migrated to North America in search of available land and spiritual freedom. They first settled in Pennsylvania but soon migrated south into the Shenandoah Valley, attracted by open farmland and the promise of religious freedom. The Brethren and Mennonite communities remain very active in the Shenandoah Valley today. Learn more about their history and way of life by visiting the Brethren & Mennonite Heritage Center in Harrisonburg.
13. https://www.facebook.com/groups/529798015599783/posts/1117604993485... Chief Oshkosh (1795-1858) was the chief of the Menominee tribe from 1827 until his death. He played a key role in treaty negotiations as the Menominee tried to protect their lands in Wisconsin from being granted to Oneida and other tribes from New York state and European-American pioneers.Chief Oshkosh and his grand children.