David Vann (Cherokee leader)
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David Vann was a sub-Chief who was elected Treasurer of the Cherokee Nation
in 1839, 1843, 1847 and 1851.
He was the second son of Avery Vann and his wife Margaret McSwain and the brother of Joseph "Teaultlo" Vann. He was the nephew of Cherokee chief James Vann
and the first cousin of Joseph Vann
. David Vann and his first wife Jennie Chambers had two children. He and his second wife Martha McNair, daughter of David McNair and Delilah Vann McNair, had seven children.
Vann was a member of the Treaty party that supported voluntary emigration of the Cherokee people to the West, leading to the Treaty of New Echota
in 1835 and the Cherokee removal
in 1838-1839.
Vann was killed by Pin Indians (Cherokees supporting the Union in the American Civil War
) in 1863.
Cherokee Nation
The Cherokee Nation is the largest of three Cherokee federally recognized tribes in the United States. It was established in the 20th century, and includes people descended from members of the old Cherokee Nation who relocated voluntarily from the Southeast to Indian Territory and Cherokees who...
in 1839, 1843, 1847 and 1851.
He was the second son of Avery Vann and his wife Margaret McSwain and the brother of Joseph "Teaultlo" Vann. He was the nephew of Cherokee chief James Vann
James Vann
James Vann was an influential Cherokee leader, one of the triumvirate with Major Ridge and Charles R. Hicks, who led the Upper Towns of East Tennessee and North Georgia. He was the son of Wah-Li Vann, a mixed-race Cherokee woman, and a Scots fur trader...
and the first cousin of Joseph Vann
Joseph Vann
Joseph H. Vann was a Cherokee leader who owned Diamond Hill , many slaves, taverns, and steamboats that he operated on the Arkansas, Mississippi, Ohio, and Tennessee Rivers. He born at Spring Place, Georgia on February 11, 1798...
. David Vann and his first wife Jennie Chambers had two children. He and his second wife Martha McNair, daughter of David McNair and Delilah Vann McNair, had seven children.
Vann was a member of the Treaty party that supported voluntary emigration of the Cherokee people to the West, leading to the Treaty of New Echota
Treaty of New Echota
The Treaty of New Echota was a treaty signed on December 29, 1835, in New Echota, Georgia by officials of the United States government and representatives of a minority Cherokee political faction, known as the Treaty Party...
in 1835 and the Cherokee removal
Cherokee removal
Cherokee removal, part of the Trail of Tears, refers to the forced relocation between 1836 to 1839 of the Cherokee Nation from their lands in Georgia, Texas, Tennessee, Alabama, and North Carolina to the Indian Territory in the Western United States, which resulted in the deaths of approximately...
in 1838-1839.
Vann was killed by Pin Indians (Cherokees supporting the Union in the American Civil War
American Civil War
The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
) in 1863.