Margaret Aley 'Peggy' (Woodall) Sanders Scott Williams Wagnon Brown died at Westville, Goingsnake District, Cherokee Nation, Indian Territory before statehood.

Daughter of Thomas H. and Nancy 'Nannie' (Tadpole) Woodall (both buried at this cemetery).

Wife of:
1- Alexander (Archilla) Sanders (see attached marriage record)
2- John Scott
3- Hampton Williams
4- Marshall P. Wagnon (buried at this cemetery)
5- William Brown.

Mother of Cerina Selay (Sanders) Newby, James Alford Sanders, John Edward Sanders, Frances Sanders, Archilla Sanders, Thomas Sanders, Susan Katherine Sanders, Georgiana Sanders, Nancy Jane (Scott) Parris, Thomas Foreman Wagnon (buried at this cemetery), Margaret Marshall (Wagnon) Costen Elkins (buried at Baptist Mission in Westville), Franklin G. Brown, and Willard A. Brown.

Interview of Gr Aunt - 1937
Margaret Marshall (Wagnon) Elkins

Indian Pioneer History Project for Oklahoma
(This is not the complete Interview.shortened for space reasons)
Date: October 12, 1937
Name: Margaret Elkins
Post Office: Westville, Oklahoma
Residence Address:
Date of Birth: July 3, 1863
Place of Birth: Goingsnake District, Cherokee Nation, I.T.
Father: Marshall Wagnon
Place of Birth:
Information on father: white
Mother: Margaret Woodall
Place of birth: Marietta, Georgia
Information on mother: Cherokee
Field Worker: Hummingbird & Bigby
Margaret Elkins was born in Goingsnake District, July 3, 1863. Her father was Marshall WAGNON, a white man. Her mother was Margaret Woodall, a Cherokee. Margaret Woodall was born in Marietta, Georgia. She was married in Georgia to a man named SCOTT, a part Cherokee. They had a child, Nancy Scott.

After the death of said Scott she was again married to a man named Wagnon. To this union there were only two children born, namely: Margaret and Thomas Wagnon. Later she was married to another man named BROWN. She and Brown had two children, Willard and Franklin. Mrs. Elkins still lives on the same farm that the family settled when they came to the Cherokee Nation from Georgia in 1837.

Early Life
Most of the early life of Mrs. Elkins was spent on the farm that her father operated about three miles northwest of the present town of Westville, At first she remembers this farm was small, containing about ten acres. Her father and grandfather worked and cleared more land until now the farm contains about one hundred acres.

The Woodall family was a well-to-do family in the early times. They owned slaves before the Civil War. They kept a few slaves after the war. But they were slaves no more.

Church
The Baptist Mission which they attended was the only church in this part of the Cherokee Nation. The old timers say that this mission started before the Civil War. Some say this was established soon after the coming of the immigrants. But the first missionary at this place was Reverend UPTON as told by the old timers. Afterwards John JONES was stationed at this place. Besides the old log mission house there was erected a brick to house Reverend John Jones.

Post Office
Several years afterwards this Baptist Mission was allowed a post office which was called the Baptist Post Office. Mrs. Carrie QUALLS was the first post-mistress. A printing shop was also established at this place.

Civil War
When the Civil War broke out in the Cherokee Nation her father joined the Confederate Army. He served through the War until the last year. He was killed in the battle of Fayetteville.

Courts
Goingsnake District Courthouse was located on Peacheater Branch, west of present Westville. Abe Woodall was the judge for one term.

Trading and Milling Points
Tahlequah was their main trading point at that time. This was about twenty-five miles away. But they did all their milling at Moore's Mill over in Arkansas.
End of Partial Interview