Cricket “Tah-la-toh Su-dul-de-he” Sixkiller
Birth: 1806 Georgia, USA
Death: 20 Sep 1862 (aged 55–56) Baxter Springs, Cherokee County, Kansas, USA
Burial: Burial Details Unknown
Memorial #: 157473752
Bio: Cricket (Tah-la-toh Su-dul-de-hee) Sixkiller was the son of Sixkiller (also known as Rufas or Old Soldier) and Gu-er-tsa Smith. He was born in 1806 in Cherokee Nation East, Georgia.
He married Deborah Whaley August 1, 1838 in Georgia and they came to eastern Oklahoma on the Trail of Tears. Their detachment began August 28, 1838 under the direction of Hair Conrad, but Assistant Conductor Daniel Colston took over in leading the group west.
Cricket Sixkiller was elected councilor of the Cherokee Nation representing Goingsnake District in 1861, one of several in his family to serve as councilors.
Cricket and his wife Deborah had seven children -- Jacob, Nancy, Jennie, John 'Jonas', Lucinda, Susie and James.
He later married Elizabeth Foreman, daughter of Thomas Foreman Sr. and Susannah Fields. They had one daughter, Eliza Jane. Elizabeth would later marry Cricket's brother, Redbird.
Cricket Sixkiller died September 20, 1862 in Baxter Springs, Kansas during the Civil War.
Family Members
Parents
Rufas Sixkiller 1776-1856
Siblings
Blackhaw Sixkiller Unknown-1875
Delaware Sixkiller Unknown-1864
Redbird Sixkiller 1807-1898
Anderson 'Qua-Wa-De-Che-Ga' Unidentified Sixkiller 1816-1892
Frog Sixkiller 1827-1891
Soldier Sixkiller 1830-1895
Taylor Sixkiller 1830-1889
Children
Jennie Sixkiller Blackwood 1845-1905
Lucinda Marie Sixkiller Wagnon 1853-1921
Created by: Anonymous (48611989)
Added: 26 Jan 2016
URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/157473752/cricket-sixkiller
Citation: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/157473752/cricket-sixkiller: accessed 08 August 2023), memorial page for Cricket “Tah-la-toh Su-dul-de-he” Sixkiller (1806–20 Sep 1862), Find a Grave Memorial ID 157473752; Burial Details Unknown; Maintained by Anonymous (contributor 48611989).