Biography of jesse chisholm
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Jesse Chisholm Biography
Jesse Chisholm
founder of the Chisholm TrailBorn: circa 1806
Birthplace: Cherokee Nation, eastern Tennessee
Born to a father of Scottish ancestry and a Cherokee mother, Chisholm went to live with the Western Cherokees in Arkansas as a youth. He became a skilled hunter, guide, and trader. In the 1820s, Chisholm settled near Fort Gibson, in what is now eastern Oklahoma, and became a trader. In 1836, he married Eliza Edwards, whose father ran a trading post in present-day Hughes County, Okla.
Chisholm traded goods with Plains Indians throughout Texas, Kansas, and Indian Territory, learning about a dozen Indian languages. Chisholm became a sought-after guide and adviser about Indian affairs. While president of the Republic of Texas, Sam Houston asked Chisholm to contact Indian tribes of West Texas. Chisholm was instrumental in setting up and interpreting at several meetings to discuss peace and cooperation between Indians and Texas settlers. Dur
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Jesse Chisholm
Scotch-Cherokee American fur trader and merchant (1805-1868)
Jesse Chisholm (circa 1805 - March 4, 1868) was a Scotch-Cherokee fur trader and merchant in the American West. Chisholm is known for having scouted and developed what became known as the Chisholm Trail, later used to drive cattle from Texas to railheads in Kansas in the post-Civil War period.
Chisholm used this trail to supply his trading posts among the Native American tribes in Indian Territory, what is now western Oklahoma. Chisholm worked with Black Beaver, a Lenape guide, to develop the trail. Chisholm died before the peak period of the cattle drives from Texas to Kansas, but he was essential to numerous events in Texas and Oklahoma's history. Chisholm served as an interpreter for the Republic of Texas and the United States government in treaty-making with Native American tribes.
Early life and education
[edit]Chisholm's father, Ignatius, was of Scottish descent and probably also a tra
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Jesse Chisholm
The Chisholm Trail, traveled by Texas longhorn boskap moving northward across present-day Oklahoma to Kansas, was named for mixed-blood Cherokee Jesse Chisholm (1805–1868). Though Chisholm’s prominence in western lore rests largely on this connection, he was active on the frontier long before the naming of the trail. Because he left no diaries, letters, or personal documents, however, his life has been shrouded in mystery.
Drawing from many sources, including early state and federal documents, newspaper accounts, and trade and military records, Stan Hoig offers the clearest picture to date of the many important roles Chisholm played: trailblazer, friend of Indian chiefs, linguist of Indian languages, scout, and—perhaps most important—liaison between Indian tribes, the U.S. government, and the Republic of Texas. With his formidable intellect and talent for diplomacy, Chisholm blazed a trail in the history of the American Southwest more fascinating even than the one t