Some Old Family Photos

The time has come to share some old family photos again. These 5 photos can be found on the internet and all of them are descendants of James Logan Colbert.

As always, all images are copyrighted by their respective owners. If I have the wrong owner of the photo's mentioned, please let me know, so I can correct the error

The first photo is of my wife's 4th Great Grandfather Cyrus Harris. Cyrus was the first Governor of the Chickasaw Nation. He was born on August 22, 1817 in Pontotoc, Mississippi. It is currently unknown who his father was, as it appears that the father abandoned his family when Cyrus was a baby. However, Cyrus' mother was part Chickasaw (through her mother, Molly Colbert) and part Cherokee (through her father Christopher Phillip Oxberry). The image is copyright by Oklahoma State University.




The next photo is of a gentleman by the name of Harry Harvel White. Harry was a grandson of the above mentioned Cyrus Harris. He lived between the years of 1875-1958. In the photo, you can clearly see the Native American features in his face. This image is copyrighted by D.B. Mathes from this website.




This next photo is a bit older. It appears to have been an artists drawing of Rhoda Gunn (1818-1876) and her husband, Joseph Brevard Potts (1820-1862). I am not sure who owns the Copyright on this. But, it might be Oklahoma State.




And this last photo is from about 1896. It is a picture of the Staff of Bloomfield Academy in Indian Territory. Of note is the gentleman in the back row center. His name is Douglas Henry Johnston. Douglas, in addition to being the Superintendant of the Bloomfield Academy, was also a 3 term Governor of the Chickasaw Nation. His wife, Nellie Bynum (not pictured) was a Great Great Grand Daughter of James Logan Colbert. Douglas Henry Johnston was born on October 16, 1856 within the Choctaw Nation, while his wife Nellie was born on October 20, 1859 within the Choctaw Nation. The photo is copyrighted by Oklahoma State University.