[catfish1957]

Genealogist here. It would be pretty unlikely that the enumerator would likely listed Watie as owning slaves without that truly being the case. I am a member of the SAR, and census data is accepted as primary documentation. Though IMO, it is probably the weakest in light how often people lied to the enumuarator. I have an example where one of my gggg grandfathers told them he was born in a different state every 10 years 1850, 60, 70, and 80.

Probably the best proof would be if there were some probate records which the transfer of slaves as property took place.

Send me the data and I will verify.

[Bubba Ho-Tep]

Send me the data and I will verify.

Here's the transcript of the 1860 census. Additionally, you can find literally hundreds of sources online that flat-out say that Stand Watie was a slaveowner. This isn't controversial except to our boy here.