I have posted this on the Murray Co, GA site.  My Casada's were Cherokee and while I knew that I have spent years looking for proof and Native American Casada's by whatever spelling. The following is the most recent I have found.  As Chatooga County, GA was not yet formed, where was the Chatooga mentioned as the residence of those voting?

 

My John Casada in the 1860 Fannin Co, GA Census (living with his son James M. Casada) said he was born in GA. John was born 1775-1776 and married first ____.  His son David Jackson Casada was born 1815 Buncombe Co, NC.  David was raised in KY, probably Wayne Co, KY where his father m2 Nancy Davenport. John and Nancy moved back to Buncombe Co, NC.  On March 18, 1835 in Buncombe Co, NC, John  signed the estate papers of his deceased father Abraham Casada (wife was Rhoda) (Wayne Co, KY records).

No Casada's were in Murray Co, GA in 1834.

 

The council meeting in Floyd Co, GA was held July 19, 1835. A treaty with the Cherokee was signed Dec. 1835.

 

1836-Murray Co, GA, David Jackson Casada was a volunteer in the GA military enlisting July 4, 1836  in Spring Place, Murray Co, GA for 3 months for the Cherokee Removal and mustered out Oct 1, 1836. 1837 and 1839 David Jackson Casada, two Martin Casada's and Wesley Casada lived in Murray County, GA and were jurors.  David married there in 1837 to Didama Douglas, daughter of Jesse and Sarah Ann Douglas.  Jesse and Sarah Ann moved to McMinn Co, TN 1813-1820 from Spartanburg Co, SC and sold their land 1837 in McMinn Co, TN to William Parris moving to Murray Co, GA about 1837 and in the census 1840 with their children and by 1850 were in Gilmer Co, GA where they died. Wesley Casada died 1841, his widow was Elizabeth (Gaston) and he had one son John W. P. Casada. James M. Casada (1850 Gilmer Co, GA, 1860 Fannin Co, GA) married in McMinn Co, TN, Minerva Nelson. They moved to Polk Co, TN (1870 Census) and were in records Montgomery Co, AR beginning 1870. David Jackson Casada was in Gwinnett Co, GA and other counties moving about 1848-1849 to Dade Co, MO settling on the Chickamauga Cherokee settlement areas on the Sac River where his wife's brother Ira Alexander Douglas had settled about 1838.

 

GEORGIA 

1830-The original Cherokee land was created December 1830 for the purpose of a Land Grant for Indian Lands.
1832 Cherokee County, Floyd County, GA and Murray County, GA were each created from the former lands of the Cherokee. 1833 Walker County was taken from Murray County, GA with Walker then including present Walker and all of present Dade, part of the present counties of Whitfield, Catoosa and Chattooga.
1838 Chattooga County, GA was created from Floyd and Walker Counties.

 

1835, Monday, July 19, 1835 Running Waters, Council Ground, Floyd County, Georgia.  The acting agent of the United States for the Cherokees east of the Mississippi river was present for the purpose of finding from the Cherokee people, what they wished to do with their year's annuity of $6,666.67.  JOHN ROSS attended the meeting and it was noted by JOHN RIDGE that John Ross had sent large bodies of Indians from the grounds with their chiefs and so they were not permitted to hear.

 

A resolution was introduced by ARCHILLA SMITH and seconded by JOHN RIDGE that the people be allowed to have the money equally and to the poor particularly.  MAJOR RIDGE, JOHN RIDGE and ARCHLLA SMITH supported the resolution.

 

Another resolution was offered by EDWARD GUNTER that the money be paid to JOHN MARTIN, the treasurer of the Cherokee nation.

 

Over 2,000 Cherokees were numbered and named giving their residence and aye or Noe vote noted for the final SMITH resolution and it was soundly defeated.

 

Many of the voter's were from Chatooga and included the following:
1,252 EDWARD GUNTER
1,270 SAM'L GUNTER
1,275 JACKSON
1,277 CASITY
1,377 JESSE
1,390 CASADODY
1,344 JAMES GUNTER
1,350 CATITHI
JOHN ELIOT from Hightower 2,273, was the last voter

 

I found a map of Floyd Co, GA and Chattooga Old Town was  in Floyd Co, GA almost on the Alabama line on the north side of the Chatooga River. It had two Indian villages according to the map. Other Indian locations were Vann's Valley, Turnip Mountain Town, Woodcock's Ferry, Ross' Ferry, Ridge's Ferry, Woodward Town, and Dirt Town in addition to Chattooga Old Town. The July 19, 1835 Council Ground meeting at Running Waters was held in Floyd County, Georgia.

 

Floyd County was laid out in 1832 and was bounded on the north by original Murray County (later Walker County), on the east by Cass County (later Bartow County) and on the south by Paulding County, and on the west side by the Alabama line.