Info re: Eva Judkins around 1890's (VT) & parent Nacissy and Harvey Judkins. Relatives rez in ME. Blackfeet

Question

According to family stories, relatives in ME kept snakes in cages and performed ceremonies w/snakes. Eva told family she was 4/4 Blackfeet. Would like to communicate with ancestors re: the Blackfeet part of her life. My mom remembers the snakes in cages on one side of the driveway and home located across the drive from them.

Answer 1

The census info that kpfrombc put in states that their 1880 Census Place  was in Barnet, Caledonia, Vermont .

www.familysearch.org:

Harvey D. Judkins' Spouse:  Narcissus Bryley  (Born About 1848  Barnet, Caledonia, Vermont )

  Marriage:  About 1872   Barnet, Caledonia, Vermont

Their Family Group Record  shows children

         1. Nelson Judkins--b. About 1873  Danville, Caledonia, Vermont

         2. Mabel Judkins (you didn't mention her)--b.  About 1875  Barnet, Caledonia, Vermont ; d. 22 JUL 1917

        3. Eva Judkins--b. About 1877  Danville, Caledonia, Vermont

        4. Bessie Judkins (could it be this instead of Jessie?)--b.

About 1881  Danville, Caledonia, Vermont ; d. 27 JUL 1916

        5. Amos Judkins--b.  About 1883  Danville, Caledonia, Vermont

Eva's listing had this :b. About 1877  Danville, Caledonia, Vermont ; Spouse:  Charles Pike ; Married: About 1900   Barnet, Caledonia, Vermont .

Charles Pike--b. About 1872  Warren, Grafton, New Hampshire ; Children listed--None



Harvey D.'s Parents: listed as

  Father:  JASON E. JUDKINS  

  Mother:  BETSEY  

www.rootsweb.com

Harvey D Judkins

Birth: 8 MAY 1843 in Danville,Vt

Death: 3 DEC 1913 in  Barnet,Vt  

Burial: Pleasant View Cem,Barnet,Vt

(NOTE--www.findagrave.com DOES have this cemetery listed, but there are only 5 records submissions listed. His was not one of them).

NOTES--CENSUS,  01 June 1860 lists:

Jason E Judkins; 47; b.Vt; farmer

Betsey; 49; b.Vt

    CHILDREN

Mary J; 19; b.Vt

=> Harvey; 17; b.Vt

Ellen; 14; b.Vt

James; 11; b.Vt

Elva; 10; b.Vt

John; 08; b.Vt

Geo; 06; b.Vt

Martha; 04; b.Vt

Miranda; 01; b.Vt

1900 Census--taken 28 June; Barnet, Caledonia County, Vt; Dist 41 Sheet 14A; House 294 Family 309

   Harvey Judkins--age 57; b.Vt--May1843--occupation: stone mason

   Wife: Nellie--age 53; b.Mass--Mar1847; Maiden name--Worthly (his 2nd wife--Married: 10 APR 1894)

George H; son; 30; b.NH--Feb1870--day laborer

Harvey's 1st marriage--Narcissus Scott (Bryley)

Birth: 1845  

Death: BEF 10 APR 1894

          Their Children

1.  Nelson Judkins-- b: 1865; Marriage 1 --Mira Chapman b: 1870 ( 3 children); Married 2nd--Jennie Walsh b: 1870 , died 1917; 3 children

2. Mabel Judkins-- b: 18 JAN 1869 in Barnet,Vt; d. 22 JUL 1917; Burial: Pleasant View Cem,Barnet,Vt; Married 28 OCT 1916 in Lyndonville,VT to  Clarence Eugene Morrill --b: 25 APR 1886

3. Eva Judkins-- b: 1870; Married--Charles Pike b: 1870

4. Dora Narcissus Judkins-- b: 27 MAY 1873; d. 1 SEP 1910 in Barnet,Vt ; Burial: Pleasant View Cem,Barnet,Vt; Married: 27 AUG 1889 in rec'd Barnet,Vt to  John T Gochee b: 27 MAR 1868 in Barnet,Vt

5. Bessie Jane Judkins --b: MAY 1876 in Walden,Vt; d. 27 JUL 1916 in Barnet,Vt; Burial: Pleasant View Cem,Barnet,Vt;

Married: 5 AUG 1891 in Barnet,Vt to John Oliver Laundry b: 30 OCT 1872 in Barnet,Vt  by Rev Duncan M McKinlay,Presbyterian of Barnet Center

6.Amos Judkins-- b: 1880; married Minnie Kelley b: 1880, Warren,NH

Harvey's parents:

Name: Jason E Judkins --b. abt 1812 in Vermont

       Home in 1850: Danville, Caledonia, Vermont

    Married: Betsey Judkins--b. abt 1811 in Vermont

www.familysearch.org--Harvey's parents (EVA'S GRANDPARENTS):

Jason Eaton JUDKINS (Father:  James Judkins &Mother:  Betsey Bowers)

Birth:   Abt 1811, Danville, Vt.  

Death: 09 MAR 1867 or 1869 --Buried  Danville Green, Danville, Caledonia, Vermont

         Married:12 Jan 1836, Danville, Vt.

Betsey DANFORTH (her 2nd marriage was to a Mr. GRAY)

Birth:   7 Mar 1811 ,Danville, Vt.

Death:

(Her Father:  Leonard DANFORTH &Mother:  Mary HENRY )

    Children of Betsey & Jason:

1. Martha J. Judkins --b.  09 NOV 1857  Danville, Caledonia, Vermont

2. Minah D. Judkins--b.  03 AUG 1859  Danville, Caledonia, Vermont ; d. 08 MAR 1897

Eva's Great-grandparents:

James Judkins

Birth:   2 Jun 1792 --Fayette, Lincoln, ME  

Death:   2 May 1864 --Danville, Caledonia, VT  

Burial: Danville, Caledonia, VT

       Married:   8 Mar 1812 --Danville, Caledonia, Vt to

Betsey Bowers

Birth: Danville, Caledonia, VT  

Death:   10 Feb 1886--Danville, Caledonia, VT  

Burial: Danville, Caledonia, VT

www.ancestry.com--Native American databases:

Dawes Commission Index, 1896: " Your Search for Eva Judkins returned no matches" (of course the Dawes Commission was only for the 5 Civilized Tribes of Cherokee, Choctaw, Chickasaw, Seminole, and Creek)

Census of the Blackfeet, Montana, 1897-1898:  "Your Search for Eva Judkins returned no matches" ; "Your Search for Judkins returned no matches"

www.ancestry.com--1880 census

NOTE: On original view, on column 4 it states "Race or Color" under "Personal Description" and then lists W (White); MU (Mulatto); B (Black); C (Chinese), or I (Indian).  Harvey and family are listed on lines 1-9, and ALL are marked W.

(Like I put in my other answer, the Blackfeet/Blackfoot Indians

--official site is http://www.blackfeetnation.com--live in the northwestern part of Montana that includes most of Glacier County. On the north it borders the Canadian Province of Alberta Canada. The Blackfeet Nation, traveled by Lewis & Clark in July 1806, inhabits 1.5 million acres in northwestern Montana and is part of the Blackfoot Confederacy. Our land borders Glacier National Park and rises from the austere prairie to towering mountains, the northern edge of the Rocky Mountain Front.

www.ancestry.com--1930 United States Federal Census

Name: Frank H Judkins

Home in 1930: Fromberg, Carbon, Montana

Age: 62

Estimated Birth Year: abt 1868  

Birthplace: Maine  

Relation to Head of House: Head  

(He is the only Judkins I could find that was born in the East and ended up in Montana, where the Blackfoot Reservation is).

http://www.native-languages.org/vermont....

   The original Native American inhabitants of the area that is now Vermont included:

    ** The Abenaki tribe--includes Penobscot Indians; Abenaki bands in the United States include the Sokoki and Mazipskwik Abenakis of Vermont.

      The Mohican tribe

    The Massachusett tribes (Pennacook and Pocomtuc)

Indian tribes of Maine--

The Maliseet tribe

The Passamaquoddy tribe

**The Abenaki tribe

**The Penobscot Indians

The Micmac tribe

The original inhabitants of the area that is now MONTANA included--

The Assiniboine tribe

**The Blackfeet tribe

The Crow tribe

The Gros Ventre tribe

The Kootenai tribe

The Salish tribe

The Sioux tribe

The Shoshoni tribe

Indian tribes driven into Montana after Europeans arrived included:  The Cheyenne tribe

Address for a Federally Recognized tribe in Montana:

Blackfeet Nation:

PO Box 850

Browning, MT 59417

http://www.blackfeetnation.com

On a Yahoo search, these are the only headings for "Indian snake dance" listed--"hopi indian snake dance,pueblo indian snake dance,south indian snake dance,indian snake dance costume,indian snake dance music,indian snake dance song,asian indian snake dance,the hopi indian snake dance"

(The Hopi and Pueblo Indian tribes are in the Southwest in New Mexico (The Pueblo tribes), and Arizona (Hopi Indians).

(So, I still think if Eva and family WERE full-blood Native American, and lived in Vermont/Maine areas, they would have to have been Penobscot, and NOT Blackfeet--since the latter have always been in MONTANA.)

(PS--Snakes in cages could have gotten loose. Must have kept them in covered baskets or something).

Answer 2

Name: Eva Judkins

Father: Harvey D Judkins b: 8 MAY 1843 in Danville,Vt *

Mother: Narcissus Scott b: 1845g

Marriage 1 Charles Pike b: 1870g in "of" Warren,NH

Answer 3

I thought I'd post this just in case you haven't already seen this information.

1880 US CENSUS

Barnet, Caledonia, Vermont

Harvey Judkins 37  Head White Male  b. VT Parents b. VT  Day Laborer

Nicissey Judkins 37  Wife White Female  b. VT Parents b. VT Keeping House

Royal Judkins 17  Son White Male b. VT At School

Nelson Judkins 13 Son White Male b. VT At School  

Nancy Judkins 11  Daughter White Male b. VT At School  

Lucy D. Judkins 7  Daughter White Male b. VT At School

Eva Judkins 10   Daughter White Female b. VT At School

Jessie Judkins 4 Son White Male b. VT

Amos Judkins 1 Son White Male b. VT

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FAMILY TREE INFO

Name: Eva Judkins

Father: Harvey D Judkins b: 8 MAY 1843 in Danville,Vt *

Mother: Narcissus Scott b: 1845g

Marriage 1 Charles Pike b: 1870g in "of" Warren,NH

*Source:  Title: [BTH]Barnet Town History, 1923

Abbrev: [BTH]Barnet Town History, 1923

Note: History of the Town of Barnet from the Outbreak of the French and Indian Wars to Present Time [1754-1923] with Genealogical Records of Many Families, Frederic Palmer Wells; Burlington, Vt.: Free Press Printing Co., 1923

Page: p.511

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